Field hockey in the Netherlands is a sport which has popular support in the country. There are 350,000 people who play for a variety of field hockey teams.
In 1892 was the when field hockey was first played in the Netherlands. The Royal Dutch Hockey Federation the governing body for field hockey in the country.
Hoofdklasse Hockey has a men's and women's professional field hockey leagues. The hockey season begins in two stages: from September to December and then March to June.
The Dutch men's and women's national teams have enjoyed major success in international field hockey tournaments. The men's team has won 3 world championships and three times Olympic gold. The women's team has won 9 world championships and 5 gold medals at the Olympics (1984, 2008, 2012, 2021, 2024).