2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

The 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 104th season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.

Belgian Hockey League
Season2023–24
Dates10 September 2023 – 12 May 2024
ChampionsGantoise (3rd title)
RelegatedVictory
White Star
Euro Hockey LeagueLéopold
Gantoise
Waterloo Ducks
Matches played132
Goals scored642 (4.86 per match)
Top goalscorerTom Boon (39 goals)
Biggest home winDragons 6–0 White Star
Braxgata 7–1 Victory
Waterloo Ducks 7–1 Victory
Biggest away winWhite Star 0–6 Waterloo Ducks
White Star 2–8 Racing
Highest scoringVictory 5–5 Dragons
White Star 4-6 Léopold
White Star 2–8 Racing

The season started on 10 September 2023 and concluded on 12 May 2024 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Gantoise were the defending champion.[2] They defended their title by defeating the Waterloo Ducks 9–4 on aggregate in the championship final to win their third national title.[3]

Teams

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Braxgata
 
Herakles
 
Victory
 
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Orée
Racing
Uccle Sport
White Star
2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams
 
 
Orée
 
Uccle Sport
 
White Star
Location of Brussels teams in the 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

Victory and White Star were the two promoted clubs from the 2022–23 National 1, replacing Leuven and Old Club.

Team Location Province
Braxgata Boom   Antwerp
Daring Molenbeek-Saint-Jean   Brussels
Dragons Brasschaat   Antwerp
Gantoise Ghent   East Flanders
Herakles Lier   Antwerp
Léopold Uccle   Brussels
Orée Woluwe-Saint-Pierre   Brussels
Racing Uccle   Brussels
Uccle Sport Uccle   Brussels
Victory Edegem   Antwerp
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo   Walloon Brabant
White Star Evere   Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

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Province Number of teams Team(s)
  Brussels 6 Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star
  Antwerp 4 Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory
  East Flanders 1 Gantoise
  Walloon Brabant Waterloo Ducks
Total 12

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 Léopold 22 15 4 3 71 39 +32 49 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs
2 Dragons 22 11 6 5 58 34 +24 39 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Waterloo Ducks 22 11 5 6 68 43 +25 38 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs
4 Gantoise (C) 22 11 5 6 64 48 +16 38 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League first round and the play-offs
5 Braxgata 22 10 8 4 66 46 +20 38
6 Racing 22 10 6 6 59 42 +17 36
7 Herakles 22 10 4 8 42 43 −1 34
8 Orée 22 9 6 7 54 44 +10 33
9 Uccle Sport 22 6 7 9 48 60 −12 25
10 Daring (O) 22 5 4 13 41 59 −18 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Victory (R) 22 2 3 17 39 92 −53 9 Relegation to the National 1
12 White Star (R) 22 1 4 17 32 92 −60 7
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BRA DAR DRA GAN HER LÉO ORE RAC UCC VIC WAT WHI
Braxgata 4–3 3–3 4–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 7–1 2–2 5–2
Daring 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–7 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–4 2–2 1–1
Dragons 4–3 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 2–2 6–0
Gantoise 4–4 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–4 3–2 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–4 3–0
Herakles 2–0 3–4 3–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 3–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–1
Léopold 3–2 5–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 6–2 3–2 1–0 6–1 1–1 7–2
Orée 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 3–2 2–2
Racing 4–3 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–4 5–4 2–2 5–0
Uccle Sport 1–4 3–2 0–3 3–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 4–3 4–4
Victory 0–4 3–5 5–5 2–7 2–2 1–5 2–6 1–4 1–4 2–5 1–3
Waterloo Ducks 2–5 3–0 2–3 3–0 6–1 1–3 5–4 0–2 5–1 7–1 3–1
White Star 2–2 0–3 1–4 2–7 2–3 4–6 0–4 2–8 0–5 3–4 0–6
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player[5] Club FG PC PS Goals
1   Tom Boon Léopold 24 12 3 39
2   Loïck Luypaert Braxgata 0 19 4 23
3   Victor Charlet Waterloo Ducks 0 19 3 22
4   Tanguy Cosyns Racing 11 8 1 20
5   Tomas Domene Orée 6 12 1 19
6   Maxime Plennevaux Uccle Sport 12 1 0 13
  Jeff De Winter Braxgata 10 3 0

Play-offs

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Léopold123
 
 
 
Gantoise23 5
 
Gantoise729
 
 
 
Waterloo Ducks13 4
 
Dragons314
 
 
Waterloo Ducks23 5
 
Third place
 
 
11 May
 
 
Léopold4
 
 
Dragons5

Semi-finals

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4 May 2024
15:00
Gantoise 2–1 Léopold
Hellin   12'
Kina   62'
Report A. Verdussen   37'
Ghent
5 May 2024
15:00
Léopold 2–3 Gantoise
Boon   19'33' Report Kina   30'
Esquelin   48'
Tynevez   67'
Uccle

Gantoise won 5–3 on aggregate.


4 May 2024
15:00
Waterloo Ducks 2–3 Dragons
Dykmans   27'
Charlet   67'
Report Della Torre   55'70'
Raes   59'
Waterloo
5 May 2024
15:00
Dragons 1–3 Waterloo Ducks
Della Torre   58' Report Charlet   2'39'48'
Brasschaat

The Waterloo Ducks won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third place

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11 May 2024
11:00
Léopold 4–5 Dragons
Forgues   19'
Muschs   28'44'
A. Verdussen   68'
Report M. Luyten   14'
Raes   37'55'
Martínez   41'
Crols   59'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

Final

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11 May 2024
16:00
Gantoise 7–1 Waterloo Ducks
Duvekot   12'
Esquelin   14'27'
Goyet   25'
T. Clément   40'55'60'
Report Petit   33'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
12 May 2024
16:00
Waterloo Ducks 3–2 Gantoise
Rogeau   29'66'
Dykmans   62'
Report Esquelin   33'
Murray   39'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

Gantoise won 9–4 on aggregate to win their third national title.

Relegation play-offs

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The relegation play-offs took place on 18 and 19 May 2024.[6] Daring won 12–4 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Old Club 4-12 Daring 3-5 1-7

References

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  1. ^ "Calendrier 2023-2024 publié" (in French). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Gantoise kroont zich voor vierde opeenvolgende keer tot landskampioen bij de vrouwen, ook mannen pakken titel". hbvl.nl (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
  5. ^ "DH : classement des buteurs au 28 avril 2024" (in French).
  6. ^ "Championnat : les barrages" (in French).