Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
Encyclopedia
Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (founded 28 January 1892) is the oldest field hockey club of the Netherlands
. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club of Amsterdam (2111 members).
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.
2005
1999, 2003
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club of Amsterdam (2111 members).
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
EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, previously known as the European Club Championship, is the leading woman's field hockey competition for clubs in Europe. It is held annually. Prior to the creation of the Euro Hockey League in 2007, the woman's competition also had a men's counterpart of the same...
in 2005.
Men
- European CupEuroHockey Club Champions CupThe EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, previously known as the European Club Championship, is the leading woman's field hockey competition for clubs in Europe. It is held annually. Prior to the creation of the Euro Hockey League in 2007, the woman's competition also had a men's counterpart of the same...
2005
- Cup Winners' Cup
1999, 2003
Women
- European CupEuroHockey Club Champions CupThe EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, previously known as the European Club Championship, is the leading woman's field hockey competition for clubs in Europe. It is held annually. Prior to the creation of the Euro Hockey League in 2007, the woman's competition also had a men's counterpart of the same...
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
- Cup Winners' Cup
1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006
Notable players
- Pablo AmatPablo AmatPol Amat Escudé is a field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
- Helen van der Ben
- Carina BenningaCarina BenningaCarina Marguerite Benninga is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands hockey team, in which she scored 25 goals. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
- Jacques BrinkmanJacques BrinkmanJacques Brinkman is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the golden medal with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
- Marten EikelboomMarten EikelboomMarten Eikelboom is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
- Paul van Esseveldt
- Marjolein EijsvogelMarjolein EijsvogelMaria Yolanda Caroline Gertrude Bolhuis-Eijsvogel is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1986 World Championships.Four years later, when Seoul hosted the Summer Games, she captured the bronze medal with...
- Floris EversFloris EversFloris Maarten Alphons Maria Evers is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Pierre HermansPierre HermansLambertus Maria Petrus Hermans is a former field hockey goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Men's Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Hermans earned a total number of 86 caps, in the years 1977-1984...
- Taco van den HonertTaco van den HonertTaco Hajo van den Honert is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics ....
- Jacob van der Hoeven
- Timme HoyngTimme HoyngTimme Hoyng is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was a member of the national team that finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Bart Looije
- Jesse MahieuJesse MahieuJesse Mahieu dead 28.November 2011 is a field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Tycho van MeerTycho van MeerTycho van Meer is a former field hockey striker from The Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the golden medal with the Dutch national team...
- Maartje Scheepstra
- Lisette SevensLisette SevensElisabeth Anthonius Maria Ignatius Sevens is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
- Clarinda SinnigeClarinda SinnigeClarinda Maria Sinnige is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played 142 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team....
- Taeke TaekemaTaeke TaekemaTaeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
- Carole ThateCarole ThateCarole Helene Antoinette Thate is a Dutch former field hockey player, who played 168 international matches for the Netherlands, in which she scored forty goals...
- Klaas VeeringKlaas VeeringKlaas Willem Veering is a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. There he was the stand-in for first choice Guus Vogels.The goalie made his debut on 23 February 2003 in a friendly match in and...
- Sander van der WeideSander van der WeideSander Petrus Henricus van der Weide is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
- Bas Nieuwe Weme
- Valentin Verga
- Cecilia RognoniCecilia RognoniMaria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH...