2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League Explained

Competition:Belgian Hockey League
Season:2023–24
Dates:10 September 2023 – 12 May 2024
Winners:Gantoise (3rd title)
Relegated:Victory
White Star
Continentalcup1:Euro Hockey League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Léopold
Gantoise
Waterloo Ducks
Matches:132
Total Goals:642
League Topscorer:Tom Boon (39 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Dragons 6–0 White Star
Braxgata 7–1 Victory
Waterloo Ducks 7–1 Victory
Biggest Away Win:White Star 0–6 Waterloo Ducks
White Star 2–8 Racing
Highest Scoring:Victory 5–5 Dragons
White Star 4-6 Léopold
White Star 2–8 Racing
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 104th season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.

The season started on 10 September 2023 and concluded on 12 May 2024 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Gantoise were the defending champion.[2] They defended their title by defeating the Waterloo Ducks 9–4 on aggregate in the championship final to win their third national title.[3]

Teams

Victory and White Star were the two promoted clubs from the 2022–23 National 1, replacing Leuven and Old Club.

TeamLocationProvince
BraxgataBoom
DaringMolenbeek-Saint-Jean
DragonsBrasschaat
GantoiseGhent
HeraklesLier
LéopoldUccle
OréeWoluwe-Saint-Pierre
RacingUccle
Uccle SportUccle
VictoryEdegem
Waterloo DucksWaterloo
White StarEvere

Number of teams by provinces

ProvinceNumber of teamsTeam(s)
6Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star
4Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory
1Gantoise
Waterloo Ducks
Total12

Regular season

Top goalscorers

RankPlayer[4] ClubGoals
1 Tom BoonLéopold2412339
2 Loïck LuypaertBraxgata019423
3 Victor CharletWaterloo Ducks019322
4 Tanguy CosynsRacing118120
5 Tomas DomeneOrée612119
6 Maxime PlennevauxUccle Sport121013
Jeff De WinterBraxgata1030

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Gantoise won 5–3 on aggregate.----The Waterloo Ducks won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

Gantoise won 9–4 on aggregate to win their third national title.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 18 and 19 May 2024.[5] Daring won 12–4 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendrier 2023-2024 publié . 9 September 2023 . fr . 6 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey . www.nieuwsblad.be . . 9 September 2023 . nl . 21 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Gantoise kroont zich voor vierde opeenvolgende keer tot landskampioen bij de vrouwen, ook mannen pakken titel . hbvl.nl . . 14 May 2024 . nl . 12 May 2024.
  4. Web site: DH : classement des buteurs au 28 avril 2024 . fr.
  5. Web site: Championnat : les barrages . fr.