HGC_(field_hockey)

HGC (field hockey)

HGC (field hockey)

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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]

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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

  • 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

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

Current squad

Men's squad

As of 22 September 2023[2]
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Women's squad

Head coach: Robbert-Jan de Vos

As of 10 September 2021[3]
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Notable players

Men's internationals

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

Women's internationals

 Netherlands
 Ireland

References

  1. [1]
    "HGC official website site". Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. [2]
    "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse seizoen 2023-2024" (PDF) (in Dutch). 22 September 2023.
  3. [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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