Know Who Are the Top Men Hockey Club Champions Across the Globe
Club hockey forms an integral part of any hockey player across the globe. Hockey players showcase their prowess in various hockey leagues that are of highly competitive nature. Wearing the national jersey is of course, a big thing for hockey players but it is the club hockey exploits that pave their way into the national fold and subsequently, a flourishing international career. Let us deep dive into which men club teams are the champions across top hockey leagues across the globe.
Netherlands Hockey League more popularly known as Hoofdklasse is perhaps the most competitive hockey league in the world – established in 1973, the Dutch hockey league brings the best of hockey to the fore. Kampong won the 2023-24 Hoofdklasse beating Rotterdam in the two-leg final. Kampong that features ace drag-flicker Jip Janssen, Lars Balk, Jonas de Geus, Terrance Pieters and Duco Telgenkamp, beat Rotterdam 2-1 in the first leg and drew the second leg 2-2 to win 4-3 on aggregate.
Jip Janssen and Lars Balk had both played in the Hockey India League. Rotterdam who finished runners-up has in their ranks international retired Jeroen Hertzberger and the Dutch forward combo of Thijs van Dam and Tjep Hoedemakers.
Germany’s hockey league called Bundesliga is another competitive league established in 1937. Mannheimer HC won the 2023-24 Bundesliga pipping Hamburger Polo Club 2-0 in a shootout after being locked 2-2 in regulation time.
Mannheimer boast of former Argentinian drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat, Teo Hinrichs and forward Justus Weigand, while Hamburger Polo Club features a strong local talent in Mathias Müller, Constantin Staib, Paul-Philipp Kaufmann besides a wealth of overseas players in Australian duo of Tom Craig and Tim Brand as well as the New Zealand quartet of Nick Woods, Hugo Inglis, Kane Russell, and Sean Findlay.
Belgian Hockey League also has a rich history and is the oldest hockey league in the world dating back to 1919. Gantoise won the 2023-24 Belgium Hockey League beating Waterloo Ducks in the two leg final. Gantoise, who have in its ranks ace drag-flicker Alexander Hendrickx and Antoine Kina as well the Ireland duo of Sean Murray and Benjamin Walker, won the first leg 7-1 but lost the second leg 2-3 and won the final 9-4 on aggregate. Waterloo Ducks features Victor Wegnez as well as star Argentinian forward Tomas Domene and France drag-flicker Victor Charlet.
The Australian Hockey League better known as Hockey One came into being in 2019. HC Melbourne won 2024 Men’s Hockey One beating Canberra 5-2 in the final. HC Melbourne have the likes of Nathan Ephraums and Craig Marais in their ranks, while Canberra Chill boast of international retired goalkeeper Andrew Charter.
The England Hockey League is also a prestigious hockey league – it came into inception in 1974. Old Georgians won 2023–24 England Hockey League beating Surbiton 3-1 in the final
Old Georgians have firepower in the form of goalkeeper George Pinner, Liam Sanford, international retired Ashley Jackson, and Chris Griffiths, while Surbiton boast of goalkeeper James Mazarelo, Tim Nurse, Nick Park, Struan Walker, Stuart Rushmere, Conor Williamson, and Gareth Furlong.
Finally, the Hockey India League was born in 2013 was revived after six years. Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers won the 2024-25 edition beating Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in the final. The Tigers boast of Indian strikers Sukhjeet Singh and Abhishek and Jugraj Singh as well formidable foreign players in Sam Lane, Gauthier Boccard, Sebastian Dockier, Florent Van Aubel, Tim Cross, Jamie Carr, Hayden Beltz and Sean Findlay. The Toofans boast of Indian trio of Sumit, Nilakanta Sarma and Rajinder Singh besides the foreign firepower in the form of Tim Brand, Gonzallo Peillat, Jacon Anderson, Arthur De Sloover, Dominic Dixon, Maico Casella, and Tim Woods.
Current Club Champions of World Top Hockey Leagues
| League Name | Champions |
| Netherlands Hoofdklasse League | Kampong |
| Germany’s Bundesliga | Mannheimer HC |
| Belgium Hockey League | Gantoise |
| Australia Hockey League (Hockey One) | HC Melbourne |
| England Hockey League | Old Georgians |
| Hockey India League | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers |
