Amsterdamsche_Hockey_&_Bandy_Club
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).
| Full name | Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club | ||
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| Short name | AH&BC | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1892; 132 years ago (1892-01-18) | ||
| 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.
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]
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
Cup Winners' Cup
- 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
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
Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (6): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
Hoofdklasse Indoor
- Winners (5): 1971–72, 1986–87, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18
Current squad
Women's squad
- As of 22 September 2023[3]
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Men's squad
- As of 22 September 2023[3]
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Notable players
- Pol Amat
- Santi Freixa
- Helen van der Ben
- Carina Benninga
- Truid Blaisse-Terwindt
- Jacques Brinkman
- Marten Eikelboom
- Paul van Esseveldt
- Marjolein Eijsvogel
- Floris Evers
- Pierre Hermans
- Taco van den Honert
- Jacob van der Hoeven
- Timme Hoyng
- Bart Looije
- Jesse Mahieu
- "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.
- "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse seizoen 2023-2024" (PDF) (in Dutch). 22 September 2023.