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H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, also known as HGC, 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 located in
Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a municipality and town located in the province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands. An affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies north of that city on the N44/A44 highway near the Nort ...
,
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. ...
on the border of
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 ...
. The club was founded on 22 September 1906. 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


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 (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 * Winners (1): 2010–11 * ''Runners-up (1)'': 2007–08
European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...
* Winners (1): 1997
Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winne ...
* Winners (2): 1992, 1993 * ''Runners-up (1)'': 1994 Hoofdklasse Indoor * Winners (4): 1985–86, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98


Women

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): 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 The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...
* Winners (7): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994 * ''Runners-up (1)'': 1997
Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winne ...
* Winners (1): 1993 Hoofdklasse Indoor * Winners (6): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04


Players


Current squad


Men's squad


Women's squad

Head coach: Robbert-Jan de Vos


Notable players


Men's internationals

; ;/ ; ; ; ; * John Jermyn * Iain Lewers * Eugene Magee ; * Phil Burrows * Shea McAleese ; * Tanguy Cosyns ; * Kenta Tanaka


Women's internationals

; ; * Lizzie Colvin


References


External links

* Field hockey clubs in the Netherlands Field hockey clubs established in 1906 1906 establishments in the Netherlands Sport in Wassenaar Sports clubs and teams in South Holland Men's Euro Hockey League winning clubs {{Netherlands-sport-team-stub