Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
Full name | Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club | ||
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Short name | AH&BC | ||
Founded | 18 January 1892 | ||
Home ground | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen (Capacity 15,000) | ||
Members | 2152[1] | ||
League | Men's Hoofdklasse Women's Hoofdklasse | ||
2020–21 | Men: 7th Women: 2nd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (founded 28 January 1892) is the oldest 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.[2] 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.[3]
Honours[]
Men[]
- 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
- Winners (1): 2005
- Runners-up (3): 1995, 1996, 1998
- 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
- Runners-up (1): 1990
EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy
- Winners (1): 2016
Women[]
- 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
- Winners (14): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2014, 2019
- Runners-up (1): 1993
- 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[]
Head coach: Robert Tigges
- As of 10 September 2021[4]
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Men's squad[]
Head coach: Alexander Cox
- As of 10 September 2021[4]
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Notable players[]
- Pol Amat
- Santi Freixa
- Helen van der Ben
- Carina Benninga
- Truid Blaisse-Terwindt
- Jacques Brinkman
- Marten Eikelboom
- Marjolein Eijsvogel
- Floris Evers
- Pierre Hermans
- Taco van den Honert
- Timme Hoyng
- Bart Looije
- Jesse Mahieu
- Tycho van Meer
- Maartje Scheepstra
- Lisette Sevens
- Clarinda Sinnige
- Taeke Taekema
- Carole Thate
- Klaas Veering
- Sander van der Weide
- Valentin Verga
- Cecilia Rognoni
References[]
- ^ "Amsterdamsche (H. & B.C.)". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Algemeen". ahbc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Archief Amsterdamsche Hockey- en Bandyclub". amsterdam.nl (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2021-2022" (PDF). hockey.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
External links[]
- Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
- Dutch field hockey clubs
- Bandy clubs in the Netherlands
- Bandy clubs established in 1892
- Field hockey clubs established in 1892
- 1892 establishments in the Netherlands
- Sports clubs in Amstelveen
- Defunct bandy clubs