2024–25 Women's Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League
Season2024–25
Dates8 September 2024 – 25 May 2025
ChampionsBraxgata (3rd title)
RelegatedWhite Star
Mechelse
Euro Hockey LeagueGantoise
Braxgata
Matches played120
Goals scored430 (3.58 per match)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Women's Belgian Hockey League is the 99th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.

The season started on 8 September 2024 and will conclude on 25 May 2025 with the second match of the championship final. Gantoise is the defending champion.[1] The calendar of the season is revealed on 17th July 2024.[2]

Teams

Antwerp
Herakles
Mechelse
Victory
Brussels teams:
Racing
Wellington
White Star
2024–25 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
Wellington
White Star
Location of Brussels teams in the 2024–25 Women's Belgian Hockey League

White Star and Mechelse are the two promoted clubs from the 2023–24 National 1, replacing Léopold and Pingouin.[3]

Team Location Province
Antwerp Brecht Antwerp
Braxgata Boom Antwerp
Dragons Brasschaat Antwerp
Gantoise Ghent East Flanders
Herakles Lier Antwerp
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 3 Racing, Wellington, White Star
East Flanders 1 Gantoise
Flemish Brabant Leuven
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 18 2 2 68 17 +51 56 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Dragons 22 15 5 2 72 27 +45 50 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Braxgata (C) 22 13 4 5 59 27 +32 43 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
4 Leuven 22 12 5 5 43 31 +12 41 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Wellington 22 10 4 8 40 33 +7 34
6 Waterloo Ducks 22 8 9 5 44 36 +8 33
7 Racing 22 7 6 9 30 36 −6 27
8 Antwerp 22 6 6 10 39 52 −13 24
9 Herakles 22 5 8 9 30 35 −5 23
10 Victory (O) 22 5 2 15 19 52 −33 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 White Star (R) 22 2 3 17 15 75 −60 9 Relegation to the National 1
12 Mechelse (R) 22 1 6 15 27 65 −38 9
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2025. Source: Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League Ranking
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 ANT BRA DRA GAN HER LEU MEC RAC VIC WAT WEL WHI
Antwerp 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1
Braxgata 6–0 4–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 7–0
Dragons 4–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 5–1 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 10–0
Gantoise 4–0 4–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–1
Herakles 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–5 3–0
Leuven 5–2 1–4 2–2 0–6 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Mechelse 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–3 1–5 1–2 3–2
Racing 3–2 0–0 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–2 5–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–0
Victory 0–3 0–6 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 3–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0
Waterloo Ducks 8–4 2–1 1–2 1–6 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Wellington 2–2 2–3 3–4 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0
White Star 0–5 1–5 0–8 0–7 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2025. Source: Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League Schedule
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Gantoise156
 
 
 
Leuven00 0
 
Gantoise000
 
 
 
Braxgata10 1
 
Dragons134
 
 
Braxgata14 5
 
Third place
 
 
24 May
 
 
Leuven2
 
 
Dragons3

Semi-finals

17 May 2024
12:00
Leuven 0–1 Gantoise
Gerniers  5'
Heverlee
18 May 2024
12:00
Gantoise 5–0 Leuven
Van der Geld  13'33'
Van den Abeele  41'
Van Remortel  56'
Ballenghien  70'
Ghent

Gantoise won 6–0 on aggregate.


17 May 2024
13:00
Braxgata 1–1 Dragons
Vanden Borre  46' Gil  33'
De Schorre, Boom
18 May 2024
13:00
Dragons 3–4 Braxgata
Cedrés  13'
Gil  18'
De Groof  20'
Caarls  3'42'
Dewaet  55'
Van Dieren  63'
Brasschaat

Braxgata won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third place

24 May 2024
11:30
Dragons 3–2 Leuven
Gil  20'
Magis  34'39'
Denef  58'
Mesones  64'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

Final

24 May 2024
13:45
Gantoise 0–1 Braxgata
Van Dieren  65'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
25 May 2024
11:30
Braxgata 0–0 Gantoise
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

Braxgata won 1–0 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 24 and 25 May 2025.[5]

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Victory 4-2 Uccle Sport 3-1 1-1

Matches

24 May 2025
15:00
Victory 3–1 Uccle Sport
Edegem
25 May 2025
15:00
Uccle Sport 1–1 Victory
Uccle

Victory won 4–2 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player[6] Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Teresa Viana Dragons 18 3 0 21
2 Stéphanie Vanden Borre Braxgata 0 17 1 18
3 Ambre Ballenghien Gantoise 16 1 0 17
Valerie Magis Dragons 0 14 3 17
5 Jill Boon Racing 9 6 0 15
6 Anna Gil Dragons 11 1 0 12
7 Marie Ronquetti Wellington 11 0 0 11
Sarah Torrans Waterloo Ducks 11 0 0 11
Anne-Sophie Weyns Herakles 9 2 0 11
10 Lisl Denef Leuven 10 0 0 10
Astrid Bonami Gantoise 10 0 0 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Résultats du dimanche 12 mai 24/update" (in French). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Le calendrier Dames national 24-25" (in French). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Hockey : promues, les filles du White Star visent la 9e place en DH" (in French). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
  5. ^ Demaret, Philippe (23 May 2025). "Les barrages de ce week-end". okey.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ^ "DH classement des buteuses au 11/05/25" (in French).