HGC (field hockey)

HGC
Full nameHOC Gazellen Combinatie
Nickname(s)De Gazellen (The Gazelles)
LeagueMen's Hoofdklasse
Women's Hoofdklasse
Founded22 September 1906; 118 years ago (1906-09-22)
Home groundDe Roggewoning, Wassenaar
WebsiteClub website
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H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, also known as HGC, is a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Wassenaar, South Holland on the border of The Hague. The club was founded on 22 September 1906.[1]

The first teams (men and women) competed for many years on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, in the "Hoofdklasse". In 1995/'96 both the men's and the women's first team won the national championship. The men's 1st XI also competed in the Euro Hockey League.

HGC has produced a number of internationals for the Dutch national teams as well as attracting a number of internationals from other countries.

Honours

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Men

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Hoofdklasse

  • Winners (2): 1989–90, 1995–96
  • Runners-up (10): 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2006–07, 2009–10

Euro Hockey League

European Cup

  • Winners (1): 1997

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Winners (2): 1992, 1993
  • Runners-up (1): 1994

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (4): 1985–86, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98

Women

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Hoofdklasse

  • Winners (8): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97
  • Runners-up (6): 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95

KNHB Cup

  • Winners (1): 1996

European Cup

  • Winners (7): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Winners (1): 1993

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (6): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04

Players

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Current squad

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Men's squad

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As of 22 September 2023[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 MF  NED Karst Timmer
2 DF  IND Devindar Walmiki
3   SUI Boris Stomps
4 DF  ENG Ollie Willars
5  NED Pieter Schulpen
6 DF  NED Vincent Langenhuijsen
7 FW  NED Sam Figge
8  NED Alexander Schop
9 MF  NED Seve van Ass (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  NED Lucas Veen
11 FW  NED Willem van Campen
13  NED Casper Berkman
14 FW  NED Jan van 't Land
17 MF  ESP Marc Boltó
21 GK  NED Daan Taphoorn
22 GK  NED Sam van der Ven
24 DF  NED Floris Benschop
26 MF  GER Florian Scholten

Women's squad

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Head coach: Robbert-Jan de Vos

As of 10 September 2021[3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Anke van Goudoever
2 GK  NED Ingeborg Dijkstra
3 MF  NED Faye Muijderman
4  NED Anne Eijsbouts
5 FW  ARG Stefania Antoniazzi
6  NED Lisa Lejeune
7  NED Féline Engelkes
8 MF  NED Isis van Loon
9 FW  ARG Milagros Fernández Ladra
10  NED Lisa Harteveld (Captain)
11 FW  NED Sophie Schlatmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  RSA Dirkie Chamberlain
13  NED Zoe Hessels
14  NED Julie Sytsema
15  NED Amy van den Bosch
16  NED Karlijn Scheepens
18 DF  ENG Giselle Ansley
20  NED Fleur Gort
21 FW  NED Valérie van Aalst
22 DF  NED Loes Stijntjes
24 MF  NED Eva de Goede
29 MF  GER Cécile Pieper

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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 Netherlands
 England/ Great Britain
 Spain
 Argentina
 Canada
 Ireland
 New Zealand
 Belgium
 Japan

Women's internationals

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 Netherlands
 Ireland

References

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  1. ^ "HGC official website site". Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. ^ "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse seizoen 2023-2024" (PDF) (in Dutch). 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2021-2022" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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