Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch professional
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
club based in
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
,
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
.
The women and men's first teams compete in the
hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...
, the highest league of Dutch field hockey.
Founded on 20 September 1908, the club was incredibly successful during the 1970s, winning 8 national titles in a row. The first men's team played continuously on the highest level of Dutch hockey from 1974 until 2007. After promoting twice in a row they have been back in the hoofdklasse since 2018.
Honours
Men
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...
* Winners (8): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
* ''Runners-up (2)'': 1974–75, 1975–76 :
Gold Cup
* Winners (1): 2021–22
EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The EuroHockey Club Champions Cup is a defunct men's field hockey competition for clubs in Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to ...
:
* Winners (2):
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
,
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
* ''Runners-up (4)'': 1980,
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
,
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
, 1985
Hoofdklasse Indoor
* Winners (2): 1974–75, 1982–83
Players
Current squad
Men's squad
Women's squad
Head coach: Razwan Mehmood Ahmed
Notable players
Men's internationals
;
;/
*
Brett Garrard
;
*
Maximiliano Caldas
*Nicolas Keenan
;
*
Grant Schubert
;
*
Gagan Ajit Singh
*
Dilip Tirkey
;
*
Steven van Randwijck
Women's internationals
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*
Naomi van As
*
Merel de Blaeij
*
Eveline de Haan
*
Femke Kooijman
*
Leonoor Voskamp
;
*
Alyson Annan
;/
*
Alex Danson
Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson (born 21 May 1985) is a retired English international hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She played club hockey for Clifton Robinsons, Reading, Klein Zwitserland, Trojans ...
References
External links
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Official website HC Klein Zwitserland
Field hockey clubs in the Netherlands
Field hockey clubs established in 1908
1908 establishments in the Netherlands
Sports clubs and teams in The Hague
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