2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League
Season2022–23
Dates4 September 2022 – 21 May 2023
ChampionsGantoise (2nd title)
RelegatedLeuven
Old Club
Euro Hockey LeagueGantoise
Léopold
Waterloo Ducks
Matches played132
Goals scored767 (5.81 per match)
Best PlayerTom Boon
Top goalscorerTom Boon (53 goals)
Best goalkeeperLoic Van Doren
Biggest home winWaterloo Ducks 9–0 Uccle Sport
Biggest away winOld Club 2–15 Dragons
Highest scoringOld Club 2–15 Dragons

The 2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 103nd season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.

The season started on 4 September 2022 and concluded on 21 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Racing were the defending champions.[2]

Gantoise beat the Waterloo Ducks 5–2 on aggregate in the championship final to win their second title, 102 years after their first championship win.[3]

Teams

Braxgata
Herakles
Old Club
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Orée
Racing
Uccle Sport
2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams
Orée
Uccle Sport
Location of Brussels teams in the 2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League

Uccle Sport and Old Club were the two promoted club from the 2021–22 National 1, replacing Beerschot and Antwerp.

Team Location Province
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
Old Club Liège Liège
Orée Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Brussels
Racing Uccle Brussels
Uccle Sport Uccle Brussels
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo Walloon Brabant

Number of teams by provinces

Province Number of teams Team(s)
Brussels 5 Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport
Antwerp 3 Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles
East Flanders 1 Gantoise
Flemish Brabant Leuven
Liège Old Club
Walloon Brabant Waterloo Ducks
Total 12

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Léopold 22 18 3 1 111 43 +68 57 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Dragons 22 15 4 3 86 37 +49 49 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Gantoise (C) 22 15 2 5 78 40 +38 47 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
4 Waterloo Ducks 22 14 1 7 86 49 +37 43
5 Orée 22 12 1 9 67 49 +18 37
6 Racing 22 9 6 7 62 56 +6 33
7 Herakles 22 10 1 11 58 61 −3 31
8 Braxgata 22 8 6 8 52 43 +9 30
9 Daring 22 6 2 14 39 68 −29 20
10 Uccle Sport (O) 22 4 1 17 36 87 −51 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Leuven (R) 22 4 1 17 36 93 −57 13 Relegation to the National 1
12 Old Club (R) 22 3 0 19 50 135 −85 9
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

Home \ Away BRA DAR DRA GAN HER LEO LEU OLD ORE RAC UCC WAT
Braxgata — 2–3 1–3 3–3 2–0 1–3 5–1 7–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–5
Daring 1–2 — 1–5 1–5 0–4 1–2 3–4 7–2 3–2 0–4 2–1 1–4
Dragons 1–1 4–0 — 4–4 1–2 3–2 3–0 7–6 2–3 2–2 8–0 2–0
Gantoise 1–0 4–2 1–3 — 2–1 1–5 3–0 8–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–2
Herakles 3–1 1–2 3–0 4–3 — 1–2 7–1 4–2 2–7 4–4 4–1 2–3
Léopold 4–3 5–2 2–2 1–0 10–2 — 8–1 9–2 7–1 6–3 7–2 3–3
Leuven 0–3 2–2 1–5 2–7 2–1 5–6 — 3–1 1–7 2–7 4–3 0–7
Old Club 2–4 3–1 2–15 2–8 4–3 2–13 7–4 — 1–8 1–3 1–3 1–6
Orée 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–5 0–1 2–4 3–2 9–2 — 3–2 6–0 4–3
Racing 2–2 2–2 1–5 1–6 2–4 3–3 2–0 4–3 3–1 — 6–0 2–1
Uccle Sport 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–4 6–4 1–6 3–1 2–1 2–4 2–5 — 2–3
Waterloo Ducks 2–4 8–3 2–4 2–4 6–2 2–3 4–1 8–3 3–2 3–2 9–0 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[5] Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Tom Boon Léopold 30 20 3 53
2 Victor Charlet Waterloo Ducks 0 33 1 34
3 Tomas Domene Orée 10 16 4 30
4 Tanguy Cosyns Racing 5 16 2 23
5 Blake Govers Dragons 2 17 1 20
6 Henri Raes Dragons 15 0 0 15
Tom Degroote Léopold 15 0 0
Arthur Verdussen Léopold 12 3 0
9 Gaëtan Dykmans Waterloo Ducks 12 2 0 14
Nicolás Della Torre Dragons 1 13 0
Loïck Luypaert Braxgata 0 10 4

Play-offs

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Léopold325
 
 
 
Waterloo Ducks43 7
 
Waterloo Ducks022
 
 
 
Gantoise32 5
 
Dragons033
 
 
Gantoise52 7
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Léopold (s.o.)3 (5)
 
 
Dragons3 (4)

Semi-finals

13 May 2023
13:30
Gantoise 5–0 Dragons
Hellin  4', 66'
Esquelin  17'
Goyet  57'
Kina  59' 		Report
Ghent
14 May 2023
13:30
Dragons 3–2 Gantoise
Gougnard  6'
Della Torre  53'
Rubens  65' 		Report Duvekot  22', 37'
Brasschaat

Gantoise won 7–3 on aggregate.

13 May 2023
13:30
Waterloo Ducks 4–3 Léopold
Charlet  10', 38', 70'
Wilbers  57' 		Report Muschs  16'
Degroote  28'
Boon  39'
Waterloo
14 May 2023
13:30
Léopold 2–3 Waterloo Ducks
Baumgarten  28'
A. Verdussen  70' 		Report Charlet  31', 61'
De Backer  57'
Uccle

Waterloo Ducks won 7–5 on aggregate.

Final

20 May 2023
16:15
Gantoise 3–0 Waterloo Ducks
Tynevez  12'
Masson  28'
Duvekot  47' 		Report
Brasschaat
21 May 2023
16:15
Waterloo Ducks 2–2 Gantoise
Dykmans  24', 62' Report Esquelin  13'
Clément  58'
Brasschaat

Gantoise won 5–2 on aggregate.

Third place

18 May 2023
15:45
Léopold 3–3 Dragons
Baumgarten  41', 60'
Verdussen  50' 		Report Della Torre  40'
Martinez  54'
Govers  69'
Brasschaat

Léopold won the shoot-out 5–4.

Relegation play-offs

Uccle Sport won 10–7 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Antwerp 7–10 Uccle Sport 4–6 3–4

Awards

Award Winner[6] Club
Golden Stick – Player of the Year Tom Boon Léopold
Goalkeeper of the Year Loic Van Doren Dragons
Rising Star of the Year Thomas Crols
Coach of the Year Pascal Kina Gantoise

References

  1. ^ "Championnat Messieurs Honneur 22-23 : le calendrier" (in French). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Les résultats de ce dimanche 8 mai 22" (in French). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
  5. ^ "DH : classement des buteurs au 07 mai 23" (in French).
  6. ^ Thys, Werner (25 June 2023). "Tweede Gouden Stick op rij voor Tom Boon, Michelle Struijk wint bij de vrouwen". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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