Overlook the egg hunt, Easter bunny munching or gourmetting with the in-laws. Union, Alecto, Horn, Delta Venlo, Zwart-Wit, DES and Phoenix have just one mission: hoist up that silver trophy. Friday night time the semifinals, Monday the finals. For these groups, nothing beats the Silver Cup. Not even a weekend at Heart Parcs or a hug from grandma.
Union H1
Union began the cup season within the Gold Cup, due to final yr’s semifinal spot within the Silver Cup. The ticket resulted in a recreation in opposition to transitional class Had been Di. One recreation, one elimination – thanks and goodbye, Gold Cup. Then the aim faucet in Nijmegen opened: the staff scored 21 objectives in 4 Silver Cup video games.
They’ll rating in Nijmegen, whilst leaders within the First Division. Turning into champion was one in all Union’s objectives, as was reaching the Cup semifinals. Now that that has been achieved, it is usually time for a silver cup so far as they’re involved. Final yr the choice stranded within the semifinals, so maybe there may be nonetheless some outdated ache. Time for revenge.
Union H1.
Black and white H1
The boys of Zwart-Wit performed all their cup video games this season in 2025. In reality, earlier than the winter break, a Silver Cup night time went off twice resulting from poor climate situations. Subsequently, the sphere hockey calendar in Breda is totally bursting on the seams. Secretly, the boys have been additionally trying ahead to Easter, the primary free weekend for the reason that begin of the second half of the season.
That can also be the rationale why one of many coaches from Brabant would possibly simply miss the spotlight of the season. He’s having fun with a trip this lengthy weekend. For that cause he’ll miss the primary away recreation of the cup season. Zwart-Wit has performed all 4 earlier video games on house soil. It is going to be Friday night time – with out Silver Cup leisure – to get used to the Breda fields.
⏰ Semifinal: Friday 8:30 pm | Union-Black and White
📍Location: Malden, Union
Black-White H1.
Alecto D1
Alecto had the Easter weekend all deliberate out. Good getaway, no discipline hockey for some time. However you then win the quarterfinals in opposition to HCAS after shoot-outs… so all plans have been cancelled. Two weekends away have been cancelled and virtually all Easter breakfasts have already been cancelled. Seeing the household this weekend is ok by them in Leiderdorp. However with a banner on the discipline hockey membership.
Phoenix D1
Instantly after their daughters reached the semi-finals, the moms of the gamers got here up with a plan. Particularly, they organized a superdeluxe catered Easter breakfast on Monday morning. No eggs on the kitchen desk, however alongside the road. As a result of the moms are certain that their offspring will make it to the cup remaining. Sandwiches, boiled eggs and contemporary gravy whereas their daughters tussle for the cup. There’s no higher Easter image, proper?
⏰ Semifinal: Friday 8:30 p.m. | Alecto – Phoenix
📍Location: Leiderdorp, Alecto
Phoenix D1.
Delta Venlo H1
If the Silver Cup had a trophy for journey time, Delta Venlo could be on the rostrum by now. In spite of everything, this season’s biggest mile-eaters are from Venlo. And let that be the most effective motivation for the Limburg males? As a result of if it’s important to cross the nation two Fridays in a row, you higher win the cup event as properly.
For the Silver Cup, Venlo traveled to Sint-Oedenrode and Nuenen, however these have been peanuts in comparison with the distances that adopted later. The quarterfinals have been performed in opposition to Ommoord. Certainly, Rotterdam. Some 177 kilometers away and greater than two hours away with out (!) site visitors jams. In case you assume it could actually’t get a lot additional, you might be mistaken. Subsequent Friday the boys will embark on one other world tour. Hoorn is about 221 kilometers away. And that could be a 2.5 hour drive from Venlo, and not using a pee break or site visitors jam.
Delta Venlo H1.
Hoorn H1
“Don’t even take into consideration me being there on Easter Monday,” was the message virtually all of Hoorn’s males despatched of their household app teams. Just one participant was a bit of bit bummed in regards to the full discipline hockey schedule over the Easter weekend. In spite of everything, he was presupposed to be working onerous in his newly planted backyard. Anyway, the remainder of the staff thinks he ought to commerce his turf for the water discipline. Robust luck. A inexperienced backyard can wait, a Silver Cup can’t.
Horn performed essentially the most Silver Cup video games of the remaining groups this season. In reality, the boys from North Holland already competed in Spherical 4, once they have been allowed to go to Leeuwarden (1-7). 5 video games later, they’re within the semifinals.
⏰ Semi-Ultimate: Friday 20:30 | Hoorn – Delta Venlo
📍Location: Zwaag, Hoorn
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DES is maybe essentially the most feared staff within the Silver Cup. In reality, the Brabanders gained the event in 2024. The Silver Cup is someplace within the clubhouse in Kaatsheuvel and the choice actually has no intention of relinquishing it. As a result of such a celebration as final yr, they undoubtedly need to expertise once more. Once more, all Easter actions have been cancelled. There might be a full breakfast, however on Monday morning with the complete staff.
DES has not but performed a single house recreation within the Silver Cup this season – they did play within the Gold Cup, once they misplaced after shoot-outs to Maastricht (0-0) in September. However for away video games they’ve since discovered an answer as properly. They are going to take a bus filled with supporters to Amsterdam on Friday night time, the place they may compete with AthenA for a remaining spot.
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AthenA D1
Not solely at Zwart-Wit is the workers incomplete. Additionally at AthenA, the coach was a bit of too enthusiastic together with his Easter plans. He boarded a aircraft on Friday night through the semi-final and solely heard after touchdown how his women had fared with out his presence.
Luckily, the Amsterdam girls themselves have been a bit of extra forward-thinking. One participant particularly deserves kudos for that. She makes a big, shared staff agenda yearly, wherein each possible second is blocked off: coaching camps, staff outings, exams, birthdays, and sure, even potential semi-finals on the Easter weekend. In August it was already circled in purple: this weekend we’re holding this weekend free. However then, in fact, it’s important to survive just a few rounds first…
⏰ Semifinal: Friday 20:30 | AthenA – DES
📍Location: Amsterdam, AthenA
AthenA D1.
