Dutch Cup

The Dutch Cup, better known in Dutch as the "Beker" or "Bekercompetitie", is the national ice hockey cup in the Netherlands. It was held from 1938-1939, and 1971-present. The Dutch Cup is usually an autumn competition that precedes or runs simultaneously with the regular season of the North Sea Cup, the Dutch and Belgian semi-professional ice hockey league.

The format of the Dutch Cup competition is determined before each season and can vary depending on the number of teams competing. In 2011, the format consisted of:
 * a 16-game preliminary round-robin, followed by
 * a three-game playoff round-robin among the top four teams in the preliminary round
 * a one-game final game among the top two teams from the playoff round.

The Dutch Cup is a separate competition from the Dutch National Championship, which is determined in a playoff at the end of the North Sea Cup season.

Champions

 * 1938 : HHIJC Den Haag
 * 1939 : AIJHC Amsterdam
 * 1971 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1972 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1973 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1974 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1975 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1976 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 1977 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
 * 1978 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
 * 1979 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1980 : De Bisschop Amsterdam
 * 1981 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1982 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1983 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1984 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1985 : Deko Builders Amsterdam
 * 1986 : Eindhoven Kemphanen
 * 1987 : IJHC Rotterdam Panda's
 * 1988 : BP Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1989 : Spitman Nijmegen
 * 1990 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
 * 1991 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
 * 1992 : Agpo Trappers Tilburg
 * 1993 : Meetpoint Eaters Geleen
 * 1994 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
 * 1995 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
 * 1996 : Fulda Tigers Nijmegen
 * 1997 : CVT Keukens Trappers Tilburg
 * 1998 : Pelgrim Flyers Heerenveen
 * 1999 : Agio Huys Tijgers Nijmegen
 * 2000 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
 * 2001 : Diamant Trappers Tilburg
 * 2002 : Formido Heerenveen Flyers
 * 2003 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
 * 2004 : Amsterdam Bulldogs
 * 2005 : Amsterdam Bulldogs
 * 2006 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
 * 2007 : Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam
 * 2008 : Destil Trappers Tilburg
 * 2009 : Romijnders DAR Devils Nijmegen
 * 2010 : Ruijters Eaters Geleen
 * 2011 : Tilburg Trappers
 * 2012 : HYS The Hague