Football league season
Belgian Hockey LeagueSeason | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 10 September 2020 – 9 May 2021 |
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Champions | Gantoise |
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Regular season | Gantoise (3rd title) |
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Relegated | Leuven Wellington |
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Euro Hockey League | Gantoise |
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EuroHockey Club Trophy | Dragons |
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Matches played | 154 |
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Goals scored | 549 (3.56 per match) |
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Top goalscorer | Ambre Ballenghien Alix Gerniers (18 goals) |
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Biggest home win | Waterloo Ducks 7–0 Wellington |
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Biggest away win | Wellington 0–8 Gantoise Mechelse 1–9 Dragons |
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Highest scoring | Léopold 6–9 Gantoise |
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← 2019–20 |
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.
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
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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2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
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Location of Brussels teams in the
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League Number of teams by provinces
Regular season
Standings
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fifth to eighth place classification
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Victory | 1–2 | Daring | Bruni 15' | Report | Jardel 41' Ferrazzini 53' | |
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles, Uccle Umpires: Lucien Vanderborght (BEL) Alexandra Mahieu (BEL) | |
La Gantoise HC, Ghent Umpires: Alexandra Mahieu (BEL) Anne van den Bosch (BEL) | |
Gantoise won the series 2–0.
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Pieter Verleye (BEL) | |
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Pauline Cuypers (BEL) | |
Dragons won the series 2–0.
Third and fourth place
Final
Gantoise won the series 2–0, winning the title.
Top Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Championnat Dames Honneur : le calendrier". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
- ^ a b "DH Dames: le second tour" (in French). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.