Holland Series
Annual professional baseball championship in the Netherlands
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The Holland Series is the annual championship series of the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is the conclusion of the postseason of Honkbal Hoofdklasse, played between the two winners of the league's playoffs. The series was played for two years in the 1970s, then annually beginning in 1987.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Month played | Late September–October |
| Established | 1972 |
| Administrator | Honkbal Hoofdklasse |
| Format | Best-of-seven series |
| Teams | 2 |
| Defending champions | Neptunus (21st title) |
| Most championships | Neptunus (21 titles) |
The Holland Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven game playoff. Currently, six teams qualify for the playoffs, with the top two teams in the Hoofdklasse regular season earning a bye in the Wildcard round.
Neptunus in Rotterdam has won 21 Holland Series championships, more than any other Dutch club.[1][2]
Results
Champions
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2024 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2023 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 2022 | HCAW Bussum |
| 2021 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 2019 | Amsterdam Pirates[3] |
| 2018 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2017 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2016 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2015 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2014 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2013 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2012 | Kinheim Haarlem |
| 2011 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 2010 | Neptunus Rotterdam[4] |
| 2009 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2008 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 2007 | Kinheim Haarlem |
| 2006 | Kinheim Haarlem |
| 2005 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2004 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2003 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2002 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2001 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 2000 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 1999 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 1998 | Mr. Cocker HCAW |
| 1997 | Hoofddorp Pioniers |
| 1996 | Mr. Cocker HCAW |
| 1995 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 1994 | Kinheim Haarlem |
| 1993 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 1992 | ADO Den Haag |
| 1991 | Neptunus Rotterdam |
| 1990 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 1989 | Haarlem Nicols |
| 1988 | Haarlem Nicols |
| 1987 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 1973 | Sparta-Feyenoord |
| 1972 | Sparta-Feyenoord |
Records
| Holland Series Records[5] | ||||
| Rank | Team | Titles | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neptunus Rotterdam | 20 | 1991 | 2024 |
| 2nd | Amsterdam Pirates | 7 | 1987 | 2023 |
| 3rd | Kinheim Haarlem | 4 | 1994 | 2012 |
| 4th | Mr. Cocker HCAW | 3 | 1996 | 2022 |
| 5th | Haarlem Nicols | 2 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Sparta-Feyenoord | 2 | 1972 | 1973 | |
| 6th | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 1 | 1997 | |
| 7th | ADO Den Haag | 1 | 1992 | |