Dutch Cup (ice hockey)

The Dutch Cup, better known in Dutch as the "Beker" or "Bekercompetitie", is the national ice hockey cup in the Netherlands. It was held from 1938-1939, and 1971-present. The Dutch Cup is usually an autumn competition that precedes or runs simultaneously with the regular season of the Eredivisie, the Dutch and Belgian semi-professional ice hockey league.

The format of the Dutch Cup competition is determined before each season and can vary depending on the number of teams competing. In 2011, the format consisted of:

a 16-game preliminary round-robin, followed by
a three-game playoff round-robin among the top four teams in the preliminary round
a one-game final game among the top two teams from the playoff round.

In 2012-2013, the Cup competition was a knock-out competition of home-and-home series among the six Dutch teams of the Eredivisie and eight teams of the Eerste Divisie, the Netherlands' top amateur league.

The Dutch Cup is a separate competition from the Dutch National Championship, which is determined in a playoff amongst Eredivisie teams only.

Champions

1938 : HHIJC Den Haag
1939 : AIJHC Amsterdam
1970 : Tilburg Trappers 2nd division
1971 : Tilburg Trappers 2nd division
1972 : Tilburg Trappers
1973 : Tilburg Trappers
1974 : Tilburg Trappers
1975 : Tilburg Trappers
1976 : Tilburg Trappers
1977 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
1978 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
1979 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
1980 : De Bisschop Amsterdam
1981 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
1982 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
1983 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
1984 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
1985 : Deko Builders Amsterdam
1986 : Eindhoven Kemphanen
1987 : IJHC Rotterdam Panda's
1988 : BP Flyers Heerenveen
1989 : Spitman Nijmegen
1990 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
1991 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
1992 : Agpo Trappers Tilburg
1993 : Meetpoint Eaters Geleen
1994 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
1995 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
1996 : Fulda Tigers Nijmegen
1997 : CVT Keukens Trappers Tilburg
1998 : Pelgrim Flyers Heerenveen
1999 : Agio Huys Tijgers Nijmegen
2000 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
2001 : Diamant Trappers Tilburg
2002 : Formido Heerenveen Flyers
2003 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
2004 : Amsterdam Bulldogs
2005 : Amsterdam Bulldogs
2006 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
2007 : Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam
2008 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
2009 : Romijnders DAR Devils Nijmegen
2010 : Ruijters Eaters Geleen
2011 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
2012 : HYS The Hague
2013 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
2014 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
2015 : Destil Trappers Tilburg

External links

National ice hockey cups

Active	Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia France Germany Hungary Italy Japan Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Switzerland

Defunct	Soviet Union Ukraine Yugoslavia

Eredivisie

Governing Body	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond

Current Teams	Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers Geleen Eaters HYC Herentals HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers

Former Teams	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam G's Groningen Grizzlies Leuven Chiefs Nijmegen Devils Nijmegen Tigers Rotterdam Panda's Utrecht Dragons White Caps Turnhout Zoetermeer Panthers

Related tournaments	Dutch Cup IIHF Continental Cup

Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1949–50 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011-12 2012–13 2013–14

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