| Full name | Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland | ||
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| Nickname(s) | De Steenbokken (The Capricorns) | ||
| Short name | KZ | ||
| Founded | 20 September 1908 | ||
| Home ground | Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague | ||
| Members | 2068[1] | ||
| League | Men's Hoofdklasse Women's Promotieklasse | ||
| 2018–19 | Men: 11th Women: 4th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland. The first men's team competes in the hoofdklasse, the highest tier of Dutch field hockey and the first women's team competes in the promotieklasse, the second tier of Dutch field hockey.
The club was founded on 20 September 1908. They were really successful during the 1970s, winning 8 national titles in a row. The first men team played continuously on the highest level of Dutch hockey from 1974 until 2007.
Honours
Men
Hoofdklasse
- Winners (8): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1975–76
EuroHockey Club Champions Cup:
- Winners (2): 1979, 1981
- Runners-up (4): 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985
Hoofdklasse Indoor
- Winners (2): 1974–75, 1982–83
Players
Current squad
Men's squad
Head coach: Omar Schlingemann
- As of 4 September 2020[2]
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Notable players
Men's internationals
Netherlands
England/
Great Britain
- Brett Garrard
Argentina
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Australia
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India
Women's internationals
- Naomi van As
- Merel de Blaeij
- Eveline de Haan
- Femke Kooijman
- Leonoor Voskamp
- Australia
- England/ Great Britain
- Alex Danson
References
- ^ "Klein Zwitserland (H.C.)". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Spelerslijst Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren (veldhockey) 2020-2021" (PDF). hockey.nl (in Dutch). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links
- (in Dutch) Official website HC Klein Zwitserland