2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League

The 2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League was the 95th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.

Belgian Hockey League
Season2020–21
Dates10 September 2020 – 9 May 2021
ChampionsGantoise
Regular seasonGantoise (3rd title)
RelegatedLeuven
Wellington
Euro Hockey LeagueGantoise
EuroHockey Club TrophyDragons
Matches played154
Goals scored549 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorerAmbre Ballenghien
Alix Gerniers (18 goals)
Biggest home winWaterloo Ducks 7–0 Wellington
Biggest away winWellington 0–8 Gantoise
Mechelse 1–9 Dragons
Highest scoringLéopold 6–9 Gantoise

The season started on 10 September 2020 and concluded on 9 May 2021 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Gantoise won the title for the third time.[2]

Changes from 2019–20

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For the first time in history, the league was played with 14 teams instead of 12. Teams played each other once in a single round-robin format, with the top eight teams qualifying for the play–offs and the bottom six progressing to the relegation series.

Teams

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Antwerp
 
Braxgata
 
Herakles
 
Mechelse
 
Victory
 
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Racing
White Star
Wellington
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
 
 
Daring
 
White Star
 
Wellington
Location of Brussels teams in the 2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League
Team Location Province
Antwerp Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor   Antwerp
Braxgata Boom   Antwerp
Daring Molenbeek-Saint-Jean   Brussels
Dragons Brasschaat   Antwerp
Gantoise Ghent   East Flanders
Herakles Lier   Antwerp
Léopold Uccle   Brussels
Leuven Heverlee   Flemish Brabant
Mechelse Mechelen   Antwerp
Racing Uccle   Brussels
Victory Edegem   Antwerp
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo   Walloon Brabant
Wellington Uccle   Brussels
White Star Evere   Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

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Province Number of teams Team(s)
  Antwerp 6 Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Mechelse, Victory
  Brussels 5 Daring, Léopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star
  East Flanders 1 Gantoise
  Flemish Brabant Leuven
  Walloon Brabant Waterloo Ducks
Total 14

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gantoise 13 12 1 0 56 12 +44 37 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Daring 13 8 4 1 29 18 +11 28
3 Dragons 13 8 2 3 39 14 +25 26
4 Braxgata 13 7 3 3 25 11 +14 24
5 Antwerp 13 7 1 5 28 17 +11 22
6 Racing 13 7 1 5 22 20 +2 22
7 Herakles 13 6 3 4 23 16 +7 21
8 Victory 13 6 3 4 20 25 −5 21
9 Waterloo Ducks 13 5 3 5 28 19 +9 18 Qualification for the Play–downs
10 Léopold 13 5 0 8 28 36 −8 15
11 White Star 13 3 1 9 15 37 −22 10
12 Mechelse 13 2 2 9 10 34 −24 8
13 Wellington 13 2 0 11 8 50 −42 6
14 Leuven 13 1 0 12 13 35 −22 3
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]

Results

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Home \ Away ANT BRA DAR DRA GAN HER LÉO LEU MEC RAC VIC WAT WEL WHI
Antwerp 2–4 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 5–0 4–2
Braxgata 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Daring 3–2 2–1 0–1 3–3 4–1 1–1 2–0
Dragons 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
Gantoise 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 5–1 7–1
Herakles 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1
Léopold 2–4 1–5 6–9 2–1 1–4 2–1
Leuven 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–3 1–2 5–2
Mechelse 0–0 1–2 1–9 0–5 1–0 0–4
Racing 1–0 3–1 2–1 5–2 0–2 3–0 0–1
Victory 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–5 2–1 2–1
Waterloo Ducks 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–6 1–2 3–0 7–0
Wellington 0–5 0–8 1–2 1–6 2–1 2–3 0–1
White Star 2–3 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–2
Source: OKEY
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play–downs

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The points obtained during the regular season were halved before the start of the play-downs. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the play-downs: Waterloo Ducks 9 points, Léopold 7.5, White Star 5, Mechelse 4, Wellington 3 and Leuven 1.5.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation WAT WHI LÉO MEC LEU WEL
1 Waterloo Ducks 10 10 0 0 36 9 +27 39 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–2 7–2
2 White Star 10 5 0 5 16 16 0 20 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–1
3 Léopold 10 3 3 4 14 17 −3 19.5 0–5 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
4 Mechelse 10 2 4 4 7 13 −6 14 2–7 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0
5 Leuven 10 3 3 4 14 20 −6 13.5 Relegation to National 1 0–3 2–4 3–2 0–0 2–1
6 Wellington 10 1 2 7 12 24 −12 8 0–1 2–3 2–4 1–0 2–3
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]

Play–offs

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The points obtained during the regular season were halved before the start of the play-downs. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the play-offs: Gantoise 18.5 points, Daring 14, Dragons 13, Braxgata 12, Antwerp 11, Racing 11, Herakles 10.5 and Victory 10.5.[4]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SF GAN ANT VIC BRA
1 Gantoise 6 6 0 0 17 2 +15 36.5 Advanced to semi-finals 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Antwerp 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 19 0–1 4–0 1–1
3 Victory 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 16.5 0–5 1–3 2–0
4 Braxgata 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 14 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SF DRA RAC DAR HER
1 Dragons 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 26 Advanced to semi-finals 4–0 2–3 2–0
2 Racing 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 24 1–1 2–0 3–0
3 Daring 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 23 1–2 0–2 1–0
4 Herakles 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 10.5 0–3 2–4 0–3
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]

Classification matches

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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Seventh and eighth place

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25 April 2021
12:00
Braxgata 4–0 Herakles
Van Grimbergen   13'
Vorushylo   44'
J. Vandermeiren   51'
Ikegwuonu   58'
Report
Braxgata HC, Boom

Fifth and sixth place

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25 April 2021
12:00
Victory 1–2 Daring
Bruni   15' Report Jardel   41'
Ferrazzini   53'
Royal Victory HC, Edegem

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
 
 
 
Gantoise52
 
 
 
Racing11
 
Gantoise33
 
 
 
Dragons02
 
Dragons31
 
 
Antwerp10
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Racing3
 
 
Antwerp2

Semi-finals

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25 April 2021
12:00
Racing 1–5 Gantoise
Boon   12' Report Gerniers   6'
Ballenghien   27'28'
Schreurs   49'
S. Vanden Borre   58'
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles, Uccle
Umpires:
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
2 May 2021
12:00
Gantoise 2–1 Racing
Oviedo   11'
Sinia   52'
Report Rasir   37'
La Gantoise HC, Ghent
Umpires:
Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Gantoise won the series 2–0.


25 April 2021
15:00
Antwerp 1–3 Dragons
Delforge   66' Report Struyf   4'
Magis   9'
De Groof   52'
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Pieter Verleye (BEL)
2 May 2021
12:00
Dragons 1–0 Antwerp
Magis   17' Report
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

Dragons won the series 2–0.

Third and fourth place

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8 May 2021
13:00
Racing 3–2 Antwerp
De Mot   21'
Boon   22'
Haussener   51'
Report M. Struijk   37'
Rebecchi   68'
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
Pieter Verleye (BEL)

Final

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8 May 2021
15:00
Gantoise 3–0 Dragons
Schreurs   32'
S. Vanden Borre   44'
Nelen   47'
Report
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Louise de Clercq (BEL)
9 May 2021
15:00
Dragons 2–3 Gantoise
Magis   4'
De Groof   66'
Report Schreurs   43'
A. Vanden Borre   51'
Ballenghien   61'
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Gantoise won the series 2–0, winning the title.

Top Goalscorers

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Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player Club FG PC PS Total
1   Ambre Ballenghien Gantoise 11 5 1 18
  Alix Gerniers 17 1 0
3   Priscila Jardel Daring 10 6 0 16
4   Carla Rebecchi Antwerp 7 7 0 14
5   Noa Schreurs Gantoise 11 1 0 12
  Jill Boon Racing 6 5 1
7   Stéphanie Vanden Borre Gantoise 0 11 0 11
8   Valerie Magis Dragons 1 7 2 10
  Manon Simons 7 3 0
  Zoë Dujardin Leuven 7 3 0
  Marie Ronquetti Waterloo Ducks 10 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Championnat Dames Honneur : le calendrier". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "DH Dames: le second tour" (in French). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.