| Men's Belgian Hockey League | |
| Last Season: | 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League |
| Upcoming Season: | 2024–25 Men's Belgian Hockey League |
| Sport: | Field hockey |
| Administrator: | Royal Belgian Hockey Association |
| Inaugural: | 1919–20 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Confed: | EHF (Europe) |
| Champion: | Gantoise (3rd title) |
| Champ Season: | 2023–24 |
| Most Champs: | Léopold (28 titles) |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Relegation: | National 1 |
| Confed Cup: | Euro Hockey League |
The Men's Belgian Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association. The league was established in 1919 as the Division 1. Between the 2006–07 and the 2015–16 seasons it was known as the Honor Division.
Sixteen different clubs have won the league with a 28 times record for Léopold. The current champion is Gantoise, having won the 2023–24 season by defeating Waterloo Ducks in the championship final.
The season usually starts in September and ends around the end of April or the beginning of May. From the 2021–22 season onwards the league is played by twelve teams who play each other twice and who compete for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three play each other in the semi-final and the winners qualify for the final where the winner will be crowned champion. The last two teams are relegated to the National 1 and the tenth placed team plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed team in the second division.[1]
| Team | Location | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braxgata | Boom | ||
| Daring | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | ||
| Dragons | Brasschaat | ||
| Gantoise | Ghent | ||
| Herakles | Lier | ||
| Léopold | Uccle | ||
| Orée | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | ||
| Racing | Uccle | ||
| Uccle Sport | Uccle | ||
| Victory | Edegem | ||
| Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo | ||
| White Star | Evere |
| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star | ||
| 4 | Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory | ||
| 1 | Gantoise | ||
| Waterloo Ducks | |||
| Total | 12 |
| 01 | 1919–20 | Brussels HLTC (1) | |
| 02 | 1920–21 | Gantoise (1) | |
| 03 | 1921–22 | Léopold (1) | |
| 04 | 1922–23 | Léopold (2) | |
| 05 | 1923–24 | Racing (1) | |
| 06 | 1924–25 | Beerschot (1) | |
| 07 | 1925–26 | Rasante (1) | |
| 08 | 1926–27 | Beerschot (2) | |
| 09 | 1927-28 | Léopold (3) | |
| 10 | 1928-29 | Rasante (2) | |
| 11 | 1929-30 | Rasante (3) | |
| 12 | 1930-31 | Rasante (4) | |
| 13 | 1931-32 | Beerschot (3) | |
| 14 | 1932-33 | Racing (2) | |
| 15 | 1933-34 | Beerschot (4) | |
| 16 | 1934-35 | Racing (3) | |
| 17 | 1935-36 | Racing (4) | |
| 18 | 1936-37 | Rasante (5) | |
| 19 | 1937-38 | Rasante (6) | |
| 20 | 1938-39 | Léopold (4) | |
| 21 | 1939-40 | Rasante (7) | |
| 22 | 1940-41 | Racing (5) | |
| 23 | 1941-42 | Beerschot (5) | |
| 24 | 1942-43 | Rasante (8) | |
| 25 | 1943-44 | Beerschot (6) | |
| 26 | 1944-45 | Rasante (9) | |
| 27 | 1945-46 | Daring (1) | |
| 28 | 1946-47 | Daring (2) | |
| 29 | 1947-48 | Daring (3) | |
| 30 | 1948-49 | Daring (4) | |
| 31 | 1949-50 | Victory (1) | |
| 32 | 1950-51 | Léopold (5) | |
| 33 | 1951-52 | Léopold (6) | |
| 34 | 1952-53 | Rasante (10) | |
| 35 | 1953-54 | Rasante (11) |
| 36 | 1954–55 | Léopold (7) | |
| 37 | 1955-56 | Rasante (12) | |
| 38 | 1956-57 | Rasante (13) | |
| 39 | 1958-59 | Rasante (14) | |
| 40 | 1958-59 | Léopold (8) | |
| 41 | 1959-60 | Léopold (9) | |
| 42 | 1960-61 | Léopold (10) | |
| 43 | 1961-62 | Victory (2) | |
| 44 | 1962-63 | Not finished | |
| 45 | 1963-64 | Uccle Sport (1) | |
| 46 | 1964-65 | Uccle Sport (2) | |
| 47 | 1965-66 | Léopold (11) | |
| 48 | 1966-67 | Léopold (12) | |
| 49 | 1967-68 | Léopold (13) | |
| 50 | 1968-69 | Léopold (14) | |
| 51 | 1969-70 | Léopold (15) | |
| 52 | 1970-71 | Léopold (16) | |
| 53 | 1971-72 | Léopold (17) | |
| 54 | 1972-73 | Léopold (18) | |
| 55 | 1973-74 | Léopold (19) | |
| 56 | 1974-75 | Uccle Sport (3) | |
| 57 | 1975-76 | Uccle Sport (4) | |
| 58 | 1976-77 | Uccle Sport (5) | |
| 59 | 1977-78 | Uccle Sport (6) | |
| 60 | 1978-79 | Léopold (20) | |
| 61 | 1979-80 | Uccle Sport (7) | |
| 62 | 1980-81 | Uccle Sport (8) | |
| 63 | 1981-82 | Uccle Sport (9) | |
| 64 | 1982-83 | Uccle Sport (10) | |
| 65 | 1983-84 | Uccle Sport (11) | |
| 66 | 1984-85 | Uccle Sport (12) | |
| 67 | 1985-86 | Rasante (15) | |
| 68 | 1986-87 | Uccle Sport (13) | |
| 69 | 1987-88 | Léopold (21) | |
| 70 | 1988–89 | Léopold (22) |
| 71 | 1989-90 | Rasante (16) | |
| 72 | 1990-91 | Léopold (23) | |
| 73 | 1991-92 | Léopold (24) | |
| 74 | 1992-93 | Baudouin (1) | |
| 75 | 1993-94 | Baudouin (2) | |
| 76 | 1994-95 | Baudouin (3) | |
| 77 | 1995-96 | White Star (1) | |
| 78 | 1996-97 | Dragons (1) | |
| 79 | 1997-98 | Herakles (1) | |
| 80 | 1998-99 | Dragons (2) | |
| 81 | 1999-2000 | Dragons (3) | |
| 82 | 2000-01 | Dragons (4) | |
| 83 | 2001-02 | Léopold (25) | |
| 84 | 2002-03 | Dragons (5) | |
| 85 | 2003-04 | Léopold (26) | |
| 86 | 2004-05 | Léopold (27) | |
| 87 | 2005-06 | Waterloo Ducks (1) | |
| 88 | 2006-07 | Antwerp (1) | |
| 89 | 2007-08 | Leuven (1) | |
| 90 | 2008-09 | Waterloo Ducks (2) | |
| 91 | 2009-10 | Dragons (6) | |
| 92 | 2010-11 | Dragons (7) | |
| 93 | 2011-12 | Waterloo Ducks (3) | |
| 94 | 2012-13 | Waterloo Ducks (4) | |
| 95 | 2013-14 | Waterloo Ducks (5) | |
| 96 | 2014-15 | Dragons (8) | |
| 97 | 2015-16 | Dragons (9) | |
| 98 | 2016-17 | Dragons (10) | |
| 99 | 2017-18 | Dragons (11) | |
| 100 | 2018-19 | Léopold (28) | |
| – | 2019-20 | Not finished | |
| 101 | 2020-21 | Dragons (12) | |
| 102 | 2021–22 | Racing (6) | |
| 103 | 2022–23 | Gantoise (2) | |
| 104 | 2023–24 | Gantoise (3) |
| Club | Championship(s) | Year(s) won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Léopold | 28 | 1921–22, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1938–39, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2018–19 | |
| Rasante | 16 | 1925–26, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1985–86, 1989–90 | |
| Uccle Sport | 13 | 1963–64, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87 | |
| Dragons | 12 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21 | |
| Beerschot | align=center rowspan=2 | 6 | 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1941–42, 1943–44 |
| Racing | 1923–24, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1940–41, 2021–22 | ||
| Waterloo Ducks | 5 | 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | |
| Daring | 4 | 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49 | |
| Gantoise | align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | 1920–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Baudouin | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 | ||
| Victory | 2 | 1949–50, 1961–62 | |
| Brussels HLTC | align=center rowspan=5 | 1 | 1919–20 |
| White Star | 1995–96 | ||
| Herakles | 1997–98 | ||
| Antwerp | 2006–07 | ||
| Leuven | 2007–08 |
| Province | Championships | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Léopold (28), Rasante (16), Uccle Sport (13), Racing (6), Daring (4), Brussels HLTC (1), White Star (1) | ||
| 22 | Dragons (12), Beerschot (6), Victory (2), Herakles (1), Antwerp (1) | ||
| 5 | Waterloo Ducks (5) | ||
| 4 | Baudouin (3), Leuven (1) | ||
| 3 | Gantoise (3) |