2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League

Men's Belgian Hockey League
Season2018–19
Dates2 September 2018 – 12 May 2019
ChampionsLéopold (28th title)
RelegatedDaring
White Star
Euro Hockey LeagueLéopold
Beerschot
Herakles
Matches played122
Goals scored736 (6.03 per match)
Top goalscorerTom Boon (38 goals)
← 2017–18
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 100th season of the Belgian field hockey men's top division. It began on 2 September 2018 and it concluded with the second leg of the championship final on 12 May 2019.[1] Dragons were the defending champions, having won the 2017–18 season.

Léopold won their 28th title by defeating Beerschot 6–5 in aggregate in the championship final (two-legged tie).[2]

Teams

Antwerp
Braxgata
Gantoise
Herakles
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Orée
Racing
White Star
2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams
Daring
Orée
White Star
Location of Brussels teams in the 2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League
Team Location Province
Antwerp Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor Antwerp
Beerschot Kontich Antwerp
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
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo Walloon Brabant
White Star Evere Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

Province Number of teams Team(s)
Antwerp 5 Antwerp, Beerschot, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles
Brussels Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, White Star
East Flanders 1 Gantoise
Walloon Brabant Waterloo Ducks
Total 14

Regular season

The twelve teams are grouped in two pools of six (Pool A and Pool B) based on the previous season's ranking :

  • Pool A : 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, National 1 (2)
  • Pool B : 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, National 1 (1)[3]

The teams of the same pool compete 2 times and face the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool are qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool play the play-downs.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Racing 16 10 6 0 67 30 +37 36 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Orée 16 9 4 3 48 35 +13 31
3 Beerschot 16 8 2 6 46 45 +1 26
4 Dragons 16 7 2 7 40 35 +5 23
5 Braxgata 16 4 4 8 33 39 −6 16 Qualification for the play-downs
6 Antwerp 16 0 2 14 27 71 −44 2
Source: [1]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterloo Ducks 16 13 1 2 73 32 +41 40 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Gantoise 16 10 4 2 60 37 +23 34
3 Léopold (C) 16 10 2 4 59 32 +27 32
4 Herakles 16 4 6 6 42 53 −11 18
5 Daring (R) 16 2 2 12 34 66 −32 8 Qualification for the play-downs
6 White Star (R) 16 2 0 14 27 81 −54 6
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

All rounds are played in a two-legged tie. The scheme for the quarter-finals is as follows :

  • Series 1: 1A/4B
  • Series 2: 2B/3A
  • Series 3: 1B/4A
  • Series 4: 2A/3B

The semi-finals are played between the winners of series 1 and 2 and the winners of series 3 and 4. The winners qualify for the championship final where the two teams compete to decide who will be crowned Belgian champion.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Racing213
 
 
 
Herakles (s.o.)03 3
 
Herakles325
 
 
 
Beerschot34 7
 
Gantoise202
 
 
 
Beerschot12 3
 
Beerschot235
 
 
 
Léopold24 6
 
Waterloo Ducks145
 
 
 
Dragons42 6
 
Dragons213
 
 
 
Léopold22 4EHL play-off
 
Orée145
 
 
 
Léopold53 8
 
Herakles (s.o.)426
 
 
Dragons51 6
 

Quarter-finals

(1A) Racing vs (4B) Herakles

14 April 2019
15:00
Herakles 0-2 Racing
Boon  12', 51'
28 April 2019
15:00
Racing 1–3 Herakles
Boon  22' De Kerpel  11', 70'
Haig  64'
Penalties
1–3

Herakles won series 3-3 (3-1) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.

(2B) Gantoise vs (3A) Beerschot

14 April 2019
15:00
Beerschot 1–2 Gantoise
Catlin  70' Saladino
Tolini  58'
28 April 2019
15:00
Gantoise 0-2 Beerschot
Duvekot  12'
Bull  17'

Beerschot won series 3-2 in aggregate.

(1B) Waterloo Ducks vs (4A) Dragons

14 April 2019
15:00
Dragons 4–1 Waterloo Ducks
Raes  32', 46'
Denayer  38'
van Aubel  65' 		Boccard  54'
28 April 2019
15:00
Waterloo Ducks 4-2 Dragons
Pangrazio  11'
Van Oost  25'
Boccard  40'
Wilbers  57' 		Raes  28'
Denayer  53'

Dragons won series 6-5 in aggregate.

(2A) Orée vs (3B) Léopold

14 April 2019
15:00
Léopold 5–1 Orée
Russell  8', 30', 42'
Zimmer  56'
Degroote  60' 		Domene  16'
28 April 2019
15:00
Orée 4-3 Léopold
Domene  35', 40', 43', 56' Degroote  6'
Russell  52', 54'

Léopold won series 8-5 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played from 1 to 5 May 2019 at Herakles.

Herakles vs Beerschot

1 May 2019
16:00
Herakles 3–3 Beerschot
Jenness  42'
Keusters  56'
Haig  68' 		Catlin  3'
Rossi  38'
Bull  51'
5 May 2019
15:00
Beerschot 4–2 Herakles
Carson  7', 22', 36'
Perez  15' 		Hottlet  49'
Haig  63'

Beerschot won series 7–5 in aggregate.

Dragons vs Léopold

1 May 2019
17:30
Dragons 2–2 Léopold
van Aubel  53'
Willems  56' 		Brunet  59', 68'
5 May 2019
15:00
Léopold 2–1 Dragons
Baumgarten  10'
Russell  46' 		O'Donoghue  50'

Léopold won series 4–3 in aggregate.

EHL play-off

The EHL play-off was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. The third place winner is qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.

11 May 2019
11:00
Herakles 4–5 Dragons
Haig  1', 57'
Jenness  18'
De Kerpel  68' 		Lootens  9'
Uher  13'
Shimmins  17'
Denayer  50'
Raes  51'
12 May 2019
11:00
Dragons 1–2 Herakles
Raes  59' Haig  5'
Jenness  26'
Penalties
3–5

Herakles won series 6–6 (5-3) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.

Final

The final was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. Both teams are qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.

11 May 2019
13:30
Léopold 2–2 Beerschot
Russell  17'
Verdussen  32' 		Rossi  5'
Catlin  70'
12 May 2019
13:30
Beerschot 3–4 Léopold
Carson  6', 62'
Verhoeven  41' 		Verdussen  33'
Russell  43', 57'
Eaton  52'

Léopold won series 6–5.

References

  1. ^ "CALENDRIER / KALENDER 2018-2019 OUTDOOR" (PDF). www.hockey.be (in French and Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Belgian Hockey Finals 2019 : le Léo et l'Antwerp sacrés champions 2019 !". hockey.be (in French). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Les poules de la prochaine division Honneur". www.okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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