2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League
Season2021–22
Dates5 September 2021 – 8 May 2022
ChampionsGantoise (4th title)
Regular seasonGantoise
RelegatedMechelse
White Star
Euro Hockey LeagueGantoise
Euro Hockey Club TrophyDragons
Matches played132
Goals scored523 (3.96 per match)
Top goalscorerLouise Versavel (Braxgata)
(23 goals)
Biggest home winGantoise 12–1 Mechelse
Biggest away winHerakles 0–9 Gantoise
Highest scoringGantoise 12–1 Mechelse
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

The 2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League was the 96th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.

The season started on 5 September 2021 and concluded on 8 May 2022 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Gantoise are the defending champions.[2]

Changes from 2020–21

This season will again be played with 12 instead of 14 teams.[3] Each team will play each other twice and the top four teams will advance to the championship play-offs. The bottom two teams will be relegated directly and the team in 10th place will play a relegation play-off against the third placed team in the second division.[4]

Teams

Antwerp
Braxgata
Herakles
Mechelse
Victory
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Racing
White Star
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
Daring
White Star
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
Mechelse Mechelen Antwerp
Racing Uccle Brussels
Victory Edegem Antwerp
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo Walloon Brabant
White Star Evere Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

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

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gantoise 22 20 2 0 106 15 +91 62 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Dragons 22 14 6 2 65 32 +33 48 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Braxgata 22 14 2 6 50 30 +20 44
4 Racing 22 13 5 4 55 27 +28 44
5 Waterloo Ducks 22 12 2 8 50 40 +10 38
6 Daring 22 9 2 11 37 51 −14 29
7 Antwerp 22 8 3 11 33 44 −11 27
8 Victory 22 8 1 13 33 47 −14 25
9 Herakles 22 7 1 14 30 57 −27 22
10 Léopold 22 5 2 15 29 57 −28 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 White Star 22 4 5 13 24 45 −21 17 Relegation to the National 1
12 Mechelse 22 1 3 18 11 78 −67 6
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[5]

Results

Home \ Away ANT BRA DAR DRA GAN HER LEO MEC RAC VIC WAT WHI
Antwerp — 1–1 1–2 4–4 0–3 4–1 3–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0
Braxgata 1–0 — 1–2 4–2 0–4 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 6–1 3–1 3–1
Daring 2–0 0–7 — 1–2 2–3 1–5 4–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–5 1–1
Dragons 3–2 3–1 3–1 — 1–3 4–0 4–1 8–0 3–3 2–2 2–1 2–0
Gantoise 6–0 4–1 5–1 2–2 — 4–0 10–0 12–1 5–0 7–1 1–0 5–1
Herakles 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–9 — 2–1 4–0 0–5 0–4 2–4 4–1
Léopold 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0
Mechelse 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–5 1–1 2–1 — 0–4 1–3 1–6 1–1
Racing 5–1 4–1 1–0 2–4 2–2 0–1 5–1 5–0 — 2–0 2–2 2–1
Victory 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–4 — 0–1 2–0
Waterloo Ducks 3–2 0–1 4–1 0–6 2–5 5–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–3 — 2–1
White Star 0–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 4–2 —
Source: OKEY
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play–offs

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
 
 
 
Gantoise41
 
 
 
Braxgata11
 
Gantoise33
 
 
 
Dragons10
 
Dragons20
 
 
Racing10
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Braxgata0
 
 
Racing4

Semi-finals

30 April 2022
15:30
Braxgata 1–4 Gantoise
Civera  38' Report Schreurs  14'
Sinia  19'
Ballenghien  63'
A. Vanden Borre  66'
Braxgata HC, Boom
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Antoine Forton (BEL)
1 May 2022
15:30
Gantoise 1–1 Braxgata
Ballenghien  24' Report Versavel  68'
La Gantoise HC, Ghent
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Louise de Clercq (BEL)

Gantoise won the series 1–0.

30 April 2022
15:30
Racing 1–2 Dragons
Boon  33' Report Raye  20'
Herzsprung  38'
Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Uccle
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Antoine Colemonts (BEL)
1 May 2022
15:30
Dragons 0–0 Racing
Report
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

Dragons won the series 1–0.

Third and fourth place

7 May 2022
11:00
Braxgata 0–4 Racing
Report Holz  12'
Sistermans  22'
A. Willems  32'
Puvrez  67'
Louvain-la-Neuve HC, Louvain-la-Neuve
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Antoine Colemonts (BEL)

Final

7 May 2022
13:30
Dragons 1–3 Gantoise
D. Marien  45' Report Ballenghien  4'
Gaspari  23'
Schreurs  41'
Louvain-la-Neuve HC, Louvain-la-Neuve
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Louise de Clercq (BEL)
8 May 2022
13:30
Gantoise 3–0 Dragons
Ballenghien  11', 38'
Gerniers  21' 		Report
Louvain-la-Neuve HC, Louvain-la-Neuve
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Gantoise won the series 2–0.

Top goalscorers

As of 24 April 2022
Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player Club FG PC PS Total
1 Louise Versavel Braxgata 18 4 1 23
2 Emilie Sinia Gantoise 16 5 0 21
3 Ambre Ballenghien 16 4 0 20
4 Charlotte Englebert Racing 9 6 1 16
5 Abigail Raye Dragons 11 4 0 15
Stéphanie Vanden Borre Gantoise 2 11 2
7 Lara Oviedo 12 1 0 13
8 Joanne Peeters Waterloo Ducks 0 11 1 12
9 Priscila Jardel Daring 4 3 3 10
Stéphanie de Groof Dragons 0 10 0
Noa Schreurs Gantoise 10 0 0

References

  1. ^ "DH Dames : le programme 2021-2022". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (19 June 2021). "La division d'honneur à 12 la saison prochaine". lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Algemene Vergadering – meerderheid voor de Belgian League formats". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
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