The KNHB competition management has announced the playing dates for the Tulp Hoofdklasse season 2025-2026. The first round of play of the new season is scheduled for the weekend of 13 and 14 September 2025.
For the fourth season in a row, games will be played on Saturday and Sunday. The new season also features a total of three midweek rounds: two in men’s and one in women’s. These are all scheduled for the first half of the competition. For men, they are Thursday 18 September (round 2) and Thursday 30 October (round 9). In women, the only midweek matches are scheduled on Thursday 25 September (play round 3).
The final matches of the first half of the season will be played on 16 November (men) and 23 November 2025 (women). After the winter break, the league will resume on 28 February 2026.
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Pentecost finals
The play-offs of the 2025-2026 season start on Thursday 14 May 2026 (Ascension Day). The national title finals will be played on Saturday 23 May and Monday 25 May 2026 (Whitsun). The season will end with the promotion-degradation matches between clubs from the Promotieklasse and Hoofdklasse on 30 and 31 May 2026.
The KNHB will announce the playing schedule for the new season in the Tulp Hoofdklasse sometime next month.
