Hoofddorp Pioniers

Team Bio

The Hoofddorp Pioniers are a member of Hoofdklasse. They are known formally as the Hoofddorp Pioniers (after their location; for 32 years, they were known as the Konica Minolta Pioniers (after their sponsor from 1969-2010). They play their home games at Sportpark Pioniers in Hoofddorp. The Pioniers won their lone Hoofdklasse title in 1997 but have made the Holland Series several times.

Retired Numbers

• 1 - Arie van Zuilen
• 15 - Norbert Lokhorst
• 19 - Mark Duursma
• 21 - Tommy van Limburg
• 23 - Marc Steenhof
• 25 - Richard Orman
• 26 - Peter Barentsen
• 30 - Dè Flanegin

Head Coaches (pre 1995)

• 1982-1984 - Dave Bisceglia
• 1988 - Tony Stall
• 1989-1990 - Mike Baker
• 1991 - Dave Daniels
• 1992-1993 - Joe Ward

Yearly Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs	European Compettition
1995	22-13	Bruce Heiser	Semi final
1996	26-9	Bruce Heiser	Semi final
1997	24-17	Bruce Heiser	Champions	3rd place
1998	28-16	Bruce Heiser	Semi final	Runner-up
1999	27-16		Semi final
2000	17-23	Johnny Walker
2001	25-21	Joop Peters
2002	21-22	Robert Klaver	Semi final
2003	31-10	Robert Klaver	Semi final	Champions
2004	27-12	Robert Klaver	Semi final	Runner-up
2005	28-12	Robert Klaver	Semi final	Runner-up
2006	25-17	Trevor Rooper	Runner-up	Champions
2007	22-17	Frank Koene	Runner-up	3rd place
2008	28-14	Frank Koene	Semi final
2009	27-13	Frank Koene	Runner-up
2010	21-20	Bernie Beckman	Semi final	5th place
2011	25-16	Robert Klaver	Runner-up
2012	26-15	Robert Klaver	Semi final
2013	29-12	Robert Klaver	Runner-up
2014	27-14	Robert Klaver	Semi final	3rd place
2015	25-17	Robert Klaver	Semi final
2016	27-15	Dè Flanegin	Semi final
2017	26-26	Dè Flanegin	Semi final
2018	20-27-4	Mervin Gario
2019	20-20	Mervin Gario	Semi final
2020	16-13	Mervin Gario	No playoffs

Website

Official team site