The 2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 102nd season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 September 2021 – 8 May 2022 |
| Champions | Racing (6th title) |
| Relegated | Antwerp Beerschot |
| Euro Hockey League | Gantoise Racing |
| Top goalscorer | Tanguy Cosyns (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Léopold 8–1 Herakles |
| Biggest away win | Antwerp 1–11 Gantoise |
| Highest scoring | Antwerp 1–11 Gantoise |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The season started on 5 September 2021 and concluded on 8 May 2022 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Dragons were the defending champions.[2] Racing won their sixth league title by defeating Gantoise 5–4 on aggregate in the championship final.[3][4]
Changes from 2020–21 edit
This season was played with 12 instead of 14 teams again.[5] Each team played each other twice and the top four teams advanced to the championship play-offs. The bottom two teams were relegated directly and the team in 10th place played a relegation play-off against the third placed team from the second division.[6]
Teams edit
Location of Brussels teams in the 2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League
Number of teams by provinces edit
| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Antwerp |
5 | Antwerp, Beerschot, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles |
 Brussels |
4 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing |
 East Flanders |
1 | Gantoise |
 Flemish Brabant |
Leuven | |
 Walloon Brabant |
Waterloo Ducks | |
| Total | 12 |
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo Ducks | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 42 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Racing (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 3 | Braxgata | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Gantoise | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 36 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 5 | Herakles | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 33 | |
| 6 | Leuven | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Dragons | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Daring | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Orée | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 28 | |
| 10 | Léopold (O) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Beerschot (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 20 | Relegation to the National 1 |
| 12 | Antwerp (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results edit
Play-offs edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Waterloo Ducks | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Gantoise (s.o.) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| Gantoise | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Racing | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| Racing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Braxgata | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||
| 8 May – Louvain-la-Neuve | ||||||||||
| Waterloo Ducks | 3 | |||||||||
| Braxgata | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-finals edit
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5–5 on aggregate. Gantoise won the shoot-out 5–4.
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Racing won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Racing won 5–4 on aggregate and won their sixth league title.
Relegation play-offs edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léopold | 12–3 | Mechelse | 6–2 | 6–1 |
Matches edit
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Léopold won 12–3 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player[10] | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tanguy Cosyns
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Racing | 8 | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | Tom Boon
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Léopold | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Loïck Luypaert
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Braxgata | 0 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 |  Victor Charlet
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Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 |  Tomas Domene
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Orée | 2 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Cédric Charlier
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Racing | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sam Lane
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Leuven | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Arthur De Sloover
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Beerschot | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Nicolás Della Torre
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Dragons | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
 Pepijn Scheen
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Gantoise | 0 | 8 | 4 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "DH Messieurs : le programme 2021-2022". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Dragons en Gantoise vieren de titel in België, Vanasch in Duitsland". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Toussaint, Laurent (8 May 2022). "Le Racing au sommet du hockey belge". lesoir.be (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Racing is voor het eerst in 81 jaar hockeykampioen bij de mannen, treurnis bij Gantoise". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Toussaint, Laurent (19 June 2021). "La division d'honneur à 12 la saison prochaine". lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Algemene Vergadering – meerderheid voor de Belgian League formats". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
- ^ "DH Messieurs : la Gantoise forfait". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "DH Messieurs : le Léo forfait, 5-1 devient 0-5" (in French).
- ^ "DH Classement final des buteurs" (in French).