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).
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| Full name | Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club | ||
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| Short name | AH&BC | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1892 | ||
| 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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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 edit
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 edit
Men edit
- 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 edit
- 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
- 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 edit
Current squad edit
Women's squad edit
- As of 22 September 2023[3]
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Men's squad edit
- As of 22 September 2023[3]
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Notable players edit
References edit
- ^ "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 seizoen 2023-2024" (PDF) (in Dutch). 22 September 2023.