Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club

Amsterdam

Full name	Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
Short name	AH&BC
Founded	18 January 1892; 132 years ago (1892-01-18)
Home ground	Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen (Capacity 7,600)
League	Men's Hoofdklasse Women's Hoofdklasse
2021–22	Men: 3rd Women: 3rd
Website	Club website
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Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (founded 28 January 1892) is the oldest professional field hockey club of the Netherlands, based in Amstelveen. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club in the city (2286 members).

The team is a powerhouse of both domestic and international hockey. Both its men's and women's teams are annual contenders for the Dutch titles. The men's team won its maiden European Cup in 2005.

Originally, the club was also playing bandy, as is still reflected in the club's name.

History

The club was founded in 1892 and is seen as the oldest hockey club of the Netherlands and the European mainland.^[1] In the early years bandy was the most important sport, when there was no ice in the summer they would play field hockey. Because of the 1928 Summer Olympics the regard towards hockey changed, the Netherlands national hockey team won the silver medal at the field hockey tournament. From this moment onwards field hockey became the most important sport for the club.^[2]

Honours

Men

National Title / Hoofdklasse

• Winners (21): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Runners-up (15): 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1916–17, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2017–18

Gold Cup

• Winners (1): 2018–19

KNHB Cup

• Winners (1): 1995–96
• Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Euro Hockey League

• Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2015–16

European Cup

• Winners (1): 2005
• Runners-up (3): 1995, 1996, 1998

Cup Winners' Cup

• Winners (2): 1999, 2003

Hoofdklasse Indoor

• Winners (10): 1987–88, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20

EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1990

EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy

• Winners (1): 2016

Women

National title / Hoofdklasse

• Winners (20): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2018–19
• Hoofdklasse runners-up (18): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21

Gold Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2023–24

Euro Hockey League

• Winners (2): 2022, 2024

European Cup

• Winners (14): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2014, 2019
• Runners-up (1): 1993

Cup Winners' Cup

• Winners (6): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009

Hoofdklasse Indoor

• Winners (5): 1971–72, 1986–87, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18

Players

Current squad

Women's squad

As of 22 September 2023^[3]

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Anne Veenendaal 2 GK  NED Mette van Zanten 3 DF  NED Gabrielle Mosch 5 DF  NED Hanna Bergkamp 6  NED Noa Muller 7 FW  NED Alessia Norbiato 8  NED Luna Oijevaar 9 DF  GER Sonja Zimmermann 10 MF  NED Felice Albers 11 FW  NED Maria Verschoor (Captain) 12 FW  NED Fay van der Elst

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  NED Sabine Plönissen 14 MF  NED Ilse Kappelle 15 FW  NED Freeke Moes 16 MF  NED Noor de Baat 17  NED Sarah Smit Sibinga 18 DF  NED Floor de Haan 19 FW  NED Marijn Veen 20 FW  NED Michelle Fillet 21 MF  NED Fiona Morgenstern 22 MF  NED Stella van Gils 25 DF  NED Charlotte Adegeest

Men's squad

As of 22 September 2023^[3]

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Joren Romijn 2 GK  NED Daan de Waal 3 DF  NED Daan Dekker 4  NED Mats de Haas 5 MF  NED Luke Dommershuijzen 6 MF  NED Siem Schoenaker 7 MF  NED Floris Middendorp 8  NED Sam Steins Bisschop 9 FW  NED Valentijn Charbon 10 FW  NED Noud Schoenaker 11 MF  NED Chip Visscher

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF  NED Valentin Verga 14 MF  NED Robbert Kemperman 17 FW  NED Brent van Bijnen 18  NED Thije Harm 19  NED Ruben van Meer 20 FW  NED Boris Burkhardt (Captain) 21 FW  ENG Liam Ansell 22 MF  NED Jochem Blok 25 MF  NED Bram Huijbregts 28 MF  NED Tijn Lissone 30  GER Jan Cordes

Notable players

• Pol Amat
• Santi Freixa
• Helen van der Ben
• Carina Benninga
• Truid Blaisse-Terwindt
• Jacques Brinkman
• Marten Eikelboom
• Paul van Esseveldt
• Marjolein Eijsvogel
• Floris Evers
• Pierre Hermans
• Taco van den Honert
• Jacob van der Hoeven
• Timme Hoyng
• Bart Looije
• Jesse Mahieu

References

External links

• Ahbc.nl

This page was last edited on 30 April 2024, at 19:12