VOC is supported in Limburg by about 130 supporters. “We are still trying to build more enthusiasm, but it doesn’t help that it is far away and the C-team is playing in Boekel at the same time,” said chairman Richard Derksen.
The last time SEW won the national championship was in 2004. VOC was still the best in the Netherlands in 2023. NH Sport is making a report this weekend about the final that you can see online and on television on Monday. Regional broadcaster West Friesland will broadcast the final live on the radio from 5 p.m.
Title Aalsmeer
For the men, the decision who wins the Super Handball League will be made this weekend, also in Geleen. That is the combined Dutch/Belgian competition. Aalsmeer will play the semi-finals tomorrow afternoon against the Belgian Bocholt, which has been in the final for the past eight years. If you win, the final will be against Sporting Pelt or Bevo on Sunday at 6 p.m. For Aalsmeer, the last final was a while ago: in 2009, Aalsmeer beat Volendam in the then BENE League.
Former goalkeeper Micha Hoogewoud was one of the players at the time. He is now an association manager. “I think there will be around fifty supporters. It is of course the semi-final and it is uncertain whether they will make it to the final. There could be more on Sunday. However, it is an unfortunate time and it is a 2.5-hour drive from Aalsmeer.”
Supporters in shopping street
He still remembers how the team went through a shopping street for a ceremony in 2009. “We were then honored by the municipality. We then drove around on a double-decker bus and were encouraged by supporters.”
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