Oranje Zwart

Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart was a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Eindhoven, North Brabant, which was founded on 1 September 1933. With around 1,700 members – as of 3 May 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands. The 2,000 capacity Sportpark Aalsterweg is their home venue.

Oranje Zwart

Full name	Mixed Hockey Club Oranje Zwart
Short name	OZ
Founded	1 September 1933 (1933-09-01)
Dissolved	1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Home ground	Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven, Netherlands (Capacity 2,000)

In 2016, the club merged with neighbouring club EMHC. The name of the new club is HC Oranje-Rood.^[1]

Honours

Men

• Hoofdklasse
  • Winners (4): 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (4): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2012–13
• Euro Hockey League
  • Winners (1): 2014–15
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
• EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup
  • Winners (2): 2002, 2004
• Hoofdklasse indoor
  • Winners (10): 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
• EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy
  • Winners (2): 2004, 2006
• EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I
  • Winners (1): 2003

Women

• Hoofdklasse
  • Winners (3): 1955–56, 1968–69, 1969–70

Notable players from Oranje Zwart

• Shahbaz Ahmad
• Troy Elder
• Carsten Fischer
• Piet-Hein Geeris
• Robert van der Horst
• Ronald Jansen
• Josef Kramer
• Harrie Kwinten
• Tycho van Meer
• Rob Reckers
• Jay Stacy
• Margje Teeuwen
• Teun Rohof
• Darren Cheesman
• Matthijs Brouwer
• Brent Livermore