Kampong (field hockey club)
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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]
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Full name | Sportvereniging Kampong Hockey | ||
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Founded | 29 September 1902; 121 years ago (1902-09-29) | ||
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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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.