Football league season
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
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
Location of Brussels teams in the
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League
Number of teams by provinces
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
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
Fifth and sixth place
Victory
1–2
Daring
Bruni 15'
Report
Jardel 41' Ferrazzini 53'
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles, Uccle Umpires: Lucien Vanderborght (BEL) Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
La Gantoise HC, Ghent Umpires: Alexandra Mahieu (BEL) Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Gantoise won the series 2–0.
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Pieter Verleye (BEL)
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Dragons won the series 2–0.
Third and fourth place
Final
Gantoise won the series 2–0, winning the title.
Top Goalscorers
References
^ "Championnat Dames Honneur : le calendrier". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .
^ "LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE". hockeywrldnws.com . Hockey World News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .
^ a b c d "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF) .
^ a b "DH Dames: le second tour" (in French). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .