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Men's Belgian Hockey League
Season2018–19
Dates2 September 2018 – 12 May 2019
ChampionsLéopold (28th title)
RelegatedDaring
White Star
Euro Hockey LeagueLéopold
Beerschot
Herakles
Matches played122
Goals scored736 (6.03 per match)
Top goalscorerTom Boon (38 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 100th season of the Belgian field hockey men's top division. It began on 2 September 2018 and it concluded with the second leg of the championship final on 12 May 2019. Dragons were the defending champions, having won the 2017–18 season.

Léopold won their 28th title by defeating Beerschot 6–5 in aggregate in the championship final (two-legged tie).

Teams

2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League is located in BelgiumAntwerpAntwerpBeerschotBeerschotBraxgataBraxgataDragonsDragonsGantoiseGantoiseHeraklesHeraklesWaterloo DucksWaterloo DucksBrusselsBrusselsBrussels teams: Daring Léopold Orée Racing White StarBrussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Orée
Racing
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Team Location Province
Antwerp Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor  Antwerp
Beerschot Kontich  Antwerp
Braxgata Boom  Antwerp
Daring Molenbeek-Saint-Jean  Brussels
Dragons Brasschaat  Antwerp
Gantoise Ghent  East Flanders
Herakles Lier  Antwerp
Léopold Uccle  Brussels
Orée Woluwe-Saint-Pierre  Brussels
Racing Uccle  Brussels
Waterloo Ducks Waterloo  Walloon Brabant
White Star Evere  Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

Province Number of teams Team(s)
 Antwerp 5 Antwerp, Beerschot, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles
 Brussels Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, White Star
 East Flanders 1 Gantoise
 Walloon Brabant Waterloo Ducks
Total 14

Regular season

The twelve teams are grouped in two pools of six (Pool A and Pool B) based on the previous season's ranking :

  • Pool A : 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, National 1 (2)
  • Pool B : 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, National 1 (1)

The teams of the same pool compete 2 times and face the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool are qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool play the play-downs.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Racing 16 10 6 0 67 30 +37 36 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Orée 16 9 4 3 48 35 +13 31
3 Beerschot 16 8 2 6 46 45 +1 26
4 Dragons 16 7 2 7 40 35 +5 23
5 Braxgata 16 4 4 8 33 39 −6 16 Qualification for the play-downs
6 Antwerp 16 0 2 14 27 71 −44 2
Source:

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterloo Ducks 16 13 1 2 73 32 +41 40 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Gantoise 16 10 4 2 60 37 +23 34
3 Léopold (C) 16 10 2 4 59 32 +27 32
4 Herakles 16 4 6 6 42 53 −11 18
5 Daring (R) 16 2 2 12 34 66 −32 8 Qualification for the play-downs
6 White Star (R) 16 2 0 14 27 81 −54 6
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

All rounds are played in a two-legged tie. The scheme for the quarter-finals is as follows :

  • Series 1: 1A/4B
  • Series 2: 2B/3A
  • Series 3: 1B/4A
  • Series 4: 2A/3B

The semi-finals are played between the winners of series 1 and 2 and the winners of series 3 and 4. The winners qualify for the championship final where the two teams compete to decide who will be crowned Belgian champion.

Bracket

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                 
  
 
 Racing213
  
 Herakles (s.o.)03 3
 Herakles325
  
 Beerschot34 7
 Gantoise202
  
 Beerschot12 3
 Beerschot235
  
 Léopold24 6
 Waterloo Ducks145
  
 Dragons42 6
 Dragons213
  
 Léopold22 4EHL play-off
 Orée145
  
 Léopold53 8
 Herakles (s.o.)426
 
 Dragons51 6
 

Quarter-finals

(1A) Racing vs (4B) Herakles

14 April 2019
15:00
Herakles 0-2 Racing
Boon field hockey ball 12', 51'
28 April 2019
15:00
Racing 1–3 Herakles
Boon field hockey ball 22' De Kerpel field hockey ball 11', 70'
Haig field hockey ball 64'
Penalties
1–3

Herakles won series 3-3 (3-1) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.

(2B) Gantoise vs (3A) Beerschot

14 April 2019
15:00
Beerschot 1–2 Gantoise
Catlin field hockey ball 70' Saladino field hockey ball
Tolini field hockey ball 58'
28 April 2019
15:00
Gantoise 0-2 Beerschot
Duvekot field hockey ball 12'
Bull field hockey ball 17'

Beerschot won series 3-2 in aggregate.

(1B) Waterloo Ducks vs (4A) Dragons

14 April 2019
15:00
Dragons 4–1 Waterloo Ducks
Raes field hockey ball 32', 46'
Denayer field hockey ball 38'
van Aubel field hockey ball 65' 		Boccard field hockey ball 54'
28 April 2019
15:00
Waterloo Ducks 4-2 Dragons
Pangrazio field hockey ball 11'
Van Oost field hockey ball 25'
Boccard field hockey ball 40'
Wilbers field hockey ball 57' 		Raes field hockey ball 28'
Denayer field hockey ball 53'

Dragons won series 6-5 in aggregate.

(2A) Orée vs (3B) Léopold

14 April 2019
15:00
Léopold 5–1 Orée
Russell field hockey ball 8', 30', 42'
Zimmer field hockey ball 56'
Degroote field hockey ball 60' 		Domene field hockey ball 16'
28 April 2019
15:00
Orée 4-3 Léopold
Domene field hockey ball 35', 40', 43', 56' Degroote field hockey ball 6'
Russell field hockey ball 52', 54'

Léopold won series 8-5 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played from 1 to 5 May 2019 at Herakles.

Herakles vs Beerschot

1 May 2019
16:00
Herakles 3–3 Beerschot
Jenness field hockey ball 42'
Keusters field hockey ball 56'
Haig field hockey ball 68' 		Catlin field hockey ball 3'
Rossi field hockey ball 38'
Bull field hockey ball 51'
5 May 2019
15:00
Beerschot 4–2 Herakles
Carson field hockey ball 7', 22', 36'
Perez field hockey ball 15' 		Hottlet field hockey ball 49'
Haig field hockey ball 63'

Beerschot won series 7–5 in aggregate.

Dragons vs Léopold

1 May 2019
17:30
Dragons 2–2 Léopold
van Aubel field hockey ball 53'
Willems field hockey ball 56' 		Brunet field hockey ball 59', 68'
5 May 2019
15:00
Léopold 2–1 Dragons
Baumgarten field hockey ball 10'
Russell field hockey ball 46' 		O'Donoghue field hockey ball 50'

Léopold won series 4–3 in aggregate.

EHL play-off

The EHL play-off was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. The third place winner is qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.

11 May 2019
11:00
Herakles 4–5 Dragons
Haig field hockey ball 1', 57'
Jenness field hockey ball 18'
De Kerpel field hockey ball 68' 		Lootens field hockey ball 9'
Uher field hockey ball 13'
Shimmins field hockey ball 17'
Denayer field hockey ball 50'
Raes field hockey ball 51'
12 May 2019
11:00
Dragons 1–2 Herakles
Raes field hockey ball 59' Haig field hockey ball 5'
Jenness field hockey ball 26'
Penalties
3–5

Herakles won series 6–6 (5-3) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.

Final

The final was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. Both teams are qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.

11 May 2019
13:30
Léopold 2–2 Beerschot
Russell field hockey ball 17'
Verdussen field hockey ball 32' 		Rossi field hockey ball 5'
Catlin field hockey ball 70'
12 May 2019
13:30
Beerschot 3–4 Léopold
Carson field hockey ball 6', 62'
Verhoeven field hockey ball 41' 		Verdussen field hockey ball 33'
Russell field hockey ball 43', 57'
Eaton field hockey ball 52'

Léopold won series 6–5.

References

  1. "CALENDRIER / KALENDER 2018-2019 OUTDOOR" (PDF). www.hockey.be (in French and Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "Belgian Hockey Finals 2019 : le Léo et l'Antwerp sacrés champions 2019 !". hockey.be (in French). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. "Les poules de la prochaine division Honneur". www.okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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