2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League Explained

Competition:Belgian Hockey League
Season:2020–21
Dates:10 September 2020 – 9 May 2021
Winners:Gantoise
Shieldtitle:Regular season
Shield:Gantoise (3rd title)
Relegated:Leuven
Wellington
Continentalcup1:Euro Hockey League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Gantoise
Continentalcup2:EuroHockey Club Trophy
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dragons
Matches:154
Total Goals:549
League Topscorer:Ambre Ballenghien
Alix Gerniers (18 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Waterloo Ducks 7–0 Wellington
Biggest Away Win:Wellington 0–8 Gantoise
Mechelse 1–9 Dragons
Highest Scoring:Léopold 6–9 Gantoise
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

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

TeamLocationProvince
AntwerpSint-Job-in-'t-Goor
BraxgataBoom
DaringMolenbeek-Saint-Jean
DragonsBrasschaat
GantoiseGhent
HeraklesLier
LéopoldUccle
LeuvenHeverlee
MechelseMechelen
RacingUccle
VictoryEdegem
Waterloo DucksWaterloo
WellingtonUccle
White StarEvere

Number of teams by provinces

ProvinceNumber of teamsTeam(s)
6Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Mechelse, Victory
5Daring, Léopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star
1Gantoise
Leuven
Waterloo Ducks
Total14

Regular season

Results

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.[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.[3]

Pool B

Classification matches

Fifth to eighth place classification

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Gantoise won the series 2–0.----Dragons won the series 2–0.

Final

Gantoise won the series 2–0, winning the title.

Top Goalscorers

Goalscoring Table
PlayerClubTotal
1 Ambre BallenghienGantoise115118
Alix Gerniers1710
3 Priscila JardelDaring106016
4 Carla RebecchiAntwerp77014
5 Noa SchreursGantoise111012
Jill BoonRacing651
7 Stéphanie Vanden BorreGantoise011011
8 Valerie MagisDragons17210
Manon Simons730
Zoë DujardinLeuven730
Marie RonquettiWaterloo Ducks1000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championnat Dames Honneur : le calendrier . okey.lalibre.be . 8 April 2022 . fr . 13 July 2020.
  2. Web site: LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE . Hockey World News . hockeywrldnws.com . 8 April 2022 . 10 May 2021.
  3. Web site: DH Dames: le second tour . 8 April 2022 . fr . 13 December 2020.