2020–21 Women's Belgian 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
← 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

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

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

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

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

  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.
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