Honkbal Hoofdklasse Information
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch for Major League Baseball) is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to September and is followed by the playoffs among the four best teams, which culminates in the Holland Series. Both of the playoff rounds are best-of-five. The league follows a promotion and relegation system with the Honkbal Overgangsklasse so that the composition of the top level may change from year to year. Many of the official team nicknames contain the name of the club's corporate sponsor.
The two best teams participates in the European Cup.
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History
Results
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| Rank | Team | Titles | First | Last |
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| 1st | Neptunus | 13 | 1981 | 2010 |
| 2nd | Haarlem Nicols | 12 | 1965 | 1989 |
| 3rd | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 9 | 1923 | 1946 |
| 4th | Sparta/Feyenoord | 9 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 5th | OVVO Amsterdam | 6 | 1949 | 1955 |
| 6th | SC Haarlem | 5 | 1929 | 1941 |
| 7th | Schoten Haarlem | 5 | 1947 | 1961 |
| 8th | Ajax | 4 | 1924 | 1948 |
| 9th | Kinheim | 4 | 1978 | 2007 |
| 10th | Amsterdam Pirates | 4 | 1987 | 2011 |
| 11th | Quick Amsterdam | 3 | 1922 | 1935 |
| 12th | EHS Haarlem | 3 | 1954 | 1962 |
| 13th | Amstel Tijgers | 3 | 1979 | 1986 |
| 14th | HCAW | 2 | 1996 | 1998 |
| 15th | VVGA Amsterdam | 1 | 1933 | |
| 16th | HHC Haarlem | 1 | 1936 | |
| 17th | Seagulls Amsterdam | 1 | 1939 | |
| 18th | EDO Haarlem | 1 | 1958 | |
| 19th | ADO | 1 | 1992 | |
| 20th | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 1 | 1997 | |
- This team competes in the 2010 Honkbal Hoofdklasse.
Current season
Main article: 2011 Honkbal Hoofdklasse seasonThe 2011 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season began Thursday, April 7.
See also
- Honkbal Rookie League
- Baseball in the Netherlands
- Baseball awards #Netherlands
- Baseball awards #Europe
References
- ^ List of Dutch champions (Dutch)
External links
- de Nederlandse honkbalsite (Dutch)
- KNBSB (Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation) (Dutch)
- Connor, Joe. Welcome to the Netherlands. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- Remington, Alex. Honkbal! Netherlands Bids to Host MLB in 2014. FanGraphs. September 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- 2008 Netherlands Baseball All-Star Team and MVP (fan vote at "de Nederlandse honkbalsite"). November 10, 2008. Mister Baseball: All about Baseball & Softball in Europe
- Rodney Daal Signs Pro Contract with San Diego Padres Organization. August 24, 2010. Mister Baseball: All about Baseball & Softball in Europe
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Categories:
- Baseball in the Netherlands
- Sport in the Netherlands
- European baseball leagues
- Organizations established in 1922
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