Curaçao Neptunus

Neptunus was the Hoofdklasse powerhouse of the early 21st Century. They won a record seven consecutive titles from 1999 through 2005 before several stars departed prior to the 2006 season, including 2005 MVP Dirk van 't Klooster and 2005 Pitcher of the Year Rob Cordemans. The absence didn't turn them much as they rebounded to be the league's top power again in the 2010s. Neptunus is located in Rotterdam and play their home games in Neptunus Familiestadion.

Previously known as Levi's Neptunus Rotterdam, Kok Juwelier Neptunus Rotterdam, KOK Neptunus Rotterdam, Tropicana Neptunus, and for many years DOOR Neptunus before being sponsored by the government of Curaçao, the club also won Hoofdklasse titles in 1981, 1991, 1993 and 1995. They also won the European Cup five consecutive seasons from 2000 through 2004 as well as in 1994, 1996, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

When Neptunus won the 2009 Holland Series, they tied Haarlem Nicols for the most titles (12) in league history. They became the first 13-time titlist when they won the 2010 Holland Series. After two years without a title, they won the 2013 Holland Series. They were the first Hoofdklasse team to 1,000 wins (on April 27, 2014), doing so after only 1,387 games; at least four other teams had more games played but Kinheim was second in wins at a distant 816 at that point. They also won five straight Dutch championships from 2014 through 2018 then it was a hiatus until their next championship in 2024.

Retired Numbers

• 14: Harry Koster
• 16: Robert Eenhoorn
• 22: Bob van Aalen

Yearly Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs	European Competition
1979	23-10-3
1980	21-12-3		Runner-up	4th place
1981	29-7	Wim Onderstal	Champions	4th place
1982	19-16-1
1983	19-17	Tim Schmidt		3rd place
1984	15-21	Harry van der Berg/Frans van Aalen
1985	Overgangsklasse
1986	33-11-1	Hamilton Richardson	Runner-up
1987	28-14	Hamilton Richardson	Runner-up
1988	26-15-1	Huub Kohl
1989	30-5-1	Huub Kohl	Runner-up
1990	37-6-2	Huub Kohl	Runner-up	Champions
1991	27-8-1	Charles Urbanus Jr.	Champions	Runner-up
1992	28-14		Semi final	Runner-up
1993	24-17-1	Charles Urbanus Jr.	Champions	Champions
1994	25-15-2	Charles Urbanus Jr.	Runner-up	Champions
1995	25-10	Jan Collins	Champions	Runner-up
1996	25-10	Jan Collins	Semi final	Champions
1997	31-10	Bill Froberg	Semi final	Runner-up
1998	32-13	Bill Froberg	Runner-up	Champions
1999	38-7	Robert Eenhoorn	Champions	Champions
2000	32-8	Robert Eenhoorn	Champions	Champions
2001	34-12	Robert Eenhoorn	Champions	Champions
2002	38-7	**	Champions	Champions
2003	33-7	**	Champions	Champions
2004	32-7	**	Champions	Champions
2005	31-10	**	Champions	3rd place
2006	29-11	**	Semi final	5th place
2007	32-7	Eric de Bruin	Semi final	Champions
2008	31-11	Eric de Bruin	Semi final	5th place
2009	32-9	Steve Janssen	Champions
2010	39-3	Steve Janssen	Champions	6th place
2011	31-11	Jan Collins	Semi final	5th place
2012	33-9	Jan Collins	Runner-up	5th place
2013	34-8	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Champions
2014	34-7	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Champions	3rd place
2015	33-9	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Champions	Champions
2016	34-7	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Champions	4th place
2017	40-13	Ronald Jaarsma	Champions	Champions
2018	42-9	Ronald Jaarsma	Champions	Champions
2019	36-6	Ronald Jaarsma	Runner-up	3rd place
2020	23-3	Ronald Jaarsma	Co-champions	Cancelled

Note: The years 2002-2006 Neptunus went with 3 co-managers

External Link

Team website