The North Sea Cup was a short-lived hockey league that temporarily succeeded the Dutch Eredivisie from 2010-2012.
In its second year, )the league/tournament was pared down to a 14-game regular season, with a one-game playoff between the top two teams to determine the North Sea Cup champion.
The Dutch ice hockey Eredivisie was formed after World War II, with teams in Amsterdam, The Hague and Tilburg.
In 2010, the Belgian Elite Series disbanded when two of its teams, HYC Herentals and White Caps Turnhout, joined the Dutch Eredivisie, which was renamed the "North Sea Cup".
White Caps Turnhout dropped out of the league midway through the season due to a large number of injured and departing players—their games did not count in the final standings.
In the Netherlands, below the North Sea Cup was the Eerste Divisie (First Division), the country's top amateur ice hockey league.