Full name | Sportvereniging Kampong Hockey | ||
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Founded | 29 September 1902 | ||
Home ground | De Klapperboom, Utrecht | ||
League |
Men's Hoofdklasse Women's Hoofdklasse | ||
2021–22 |
Men: 5th Women: 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Sportvereniging Kampong Hockey (Dutch pronunciation: ['kɑmpɔŋ]; Javanese pronunciation: ['kɑmpuŋ]), also known as SV Kampong or simply Kampong, is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in Utrecht. It was founded in 1902, making it the second oldest hockey club in the Netherlands. [1] [2]
Both the men's and the women's 1st XI compete in the Hoofdklasse, country's top-tier league. The men's team won the league in 2017, after 32 years without a national title, after a clash with Rotterdam. They have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.
The term 'Kampong' is Javanese in origin. Having hundreds years of relationship with Java island (especially during the Dutch colonialism on Indonesia), Javanese language influenced some vocabulary in Dutch language. The term ꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (kampung, Javanese pronunciation: ['kɑmpuŋ]) literally means " village" in Javanese, it refers to the historical fact that these hockey club was once played in the villages in Java.
Gold Cup
Hoofdklasse Indoor
Hoofdklasse Indoor
Head coach: Fleur van de Kieft
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