Netherlands: Cup field hockey: draw first round Gold Cup Women and Men

The KNHB conducted the draw for the first round of the Gold Cup on Thursday. The ladies will play their duels in the first round on Thursday, Sept. 11. The men play a week later on Sept. 18. All matches begin at 8:30 p.m.

The semifinalists of last season’s Silver Cup will start in the Gold Cup this season. For the men, they are: Delta Venlo, Hoorn (WFHC) and Union. Zwart-Wit was also a semifinalist but was promoted to the Overgangsklasse and was therefore already allowed to participate in the Gold Cup. Among the ladies, Alecto qualified for the first round of the Gold Cup. The semifinalists DES, Phoenix and AthenA were already allowed to start in the Gold Cup because of their promotion to the Overgangsklasse.

Draw first round ladies:

North
Bully (OVK) – Groningen (PK)
Zwolle (OVK) – Schaerweijde (OVK)
Wageningen (1) – Gooische (OVK)
GCHC (OVK) – Voordaan (OVK)
Phoenix (OVK) – Laren (OVK)
West
Alecto (1) – Myra (OVK)
Xenios (OVK) – HBS (PK)
Red-White (OVK) – Cartouche (OVK)
Klein Zwitserland (OVK) – Leiden (PK)
Alkmaar (OVK) – Victoria (PK)
Schiedam (OVK) – HIC (PK)
AthenA (OVK) – Ring Pass (PK)
South
Helmond (OVK) – Delta Venlo (OVK)
Houten (OVK) – Push (PK)
Fletiomare (OVK) – Breda (PK)
Union (OVK) – Were Di (PK)
DES (OVK) – MOP (OVK)

Den Bosch winner of Gold Cup 2025. Jasper Tukkers lifts the cup. Photo: Willem Vernes

Men’s first round draw:

North-West
Spandersbosch (OVK) – Gooische (OVK)
Groningen (OVK) – Almere (PK)
WFHC Hoorn (1) – HBS (OVK)
Xenios (OVK) – Huizen (OVK)
AthenA (OVK) – Myra (OVK)
AMVJ (OVK) – GCHC (OVK)
South-West
HGC (OVK) – Cartouche (PK)
Rijswijk (OVK) – Reigers (OVK)
Leonidas (OVK) – Berkel-Rodenrijs (PK)
Forescate (OVK) – Victoria (PK)
HUDITO (OVK) – Ring Pass (PK)
Roomburg (OVK) – Leiden (PK)
Midden-Zuid
Goirle (OVK) – Ede (PK)
Zwart-White (OVK) – Push (PK)
Delta Venlo (1) – Were Di (OVK)
Phoenix (OVK) – Voordaan (PK)
Union (1) – MEP (OVK)
Houten (OVK) – HCAS (OVK)