2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League

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.

Belgian Hockey League
Season2020–21
Dates10 September 2020 – 9 May 2021
ChampionsGantoise
Regular seasonGantoise (3rd title)
RelegatedLeuven
Wellington
Euro Hockey LeagueGantoise
EuroHockey Club TrophyDragons
Matches played154
Goals scored549 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorerAmbre Ballenghien
Alix Gerniers (18 goals)
Biggest home winWaterloo Ducks 7–0 Wellington
Biggest away winWellington 0–8 Gantoise
Mechelse 1–9 Dragons
Highest scoringLéopold 6–9 Gantoise
← 2019–20

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
2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League is located in Belgium
Antwerp
Antwerp
Braxgata
Braxgata
Dragons
Gantoise
Herakles
Herakles
Leuven
Mechelse
Mechelse
Victory
Victory
Waterloo Ducks
Brussels
Brussels teams:DaringLéopoldRacingWhite StarWellington
Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Racing
White Star
Wellington
2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
2020–21 Women's Belgian Hockey League is located in Brussels
Daring
Daring
Léopold
Racing
White Star
White Star
Wellington
Wellington
Location of Brussels teams in the 2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League
TeamLocationProvince
AntwerpSint-Job-in-'t-Goor Antwerp
BraxgataBoom Antwerp
DaringMolenbeek-Saint-Jean Brussels
DragonsBrasschaat Antwerp
GantoiseGhent East Flanders
HeraklesLier Antwerp
LéopoldUccle Brussels
LeuvenHeverlee Flemish Brabant
MechelseMechelen Antwerp
RacingUccle Brussels
VictoryEdegem Antwerp
Waterloo DucksWaterloo Walloon Brabant
WellingtonUccle Brussels
White StarEvere Brussels

Number of teams by provinces
Province Number of teams Team(s)
 Antwerp6Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Mechelse, Victory
 Brussels5Daring, Léopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star
 East Flanders1Gantoise
 Flemish BrabantLeuven
 Walloon BrabantWaterloo Ducks
Total14

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
Home \ Away ANT BRA DAR DRA GAN HER LÉO LEU MEC RAC VIC WAT WEL WHI
Antwerp — 2–4 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 5–0 4–2
Braxgata 1–1 — 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Daring 3–2 2–1 — 0–1 3–3 4–1 1–1 2–0
Dragons 0–2 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
Gantoise 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 4–0 5–1 7–1
Herakles 1–2 — 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1
Léopold 2–4 1–5 6–9 — 2–1 1–4 2–1
Leuven 1–3 1–3 1–3 — 2–3 1–2 5–2
Mechelse 0–0 1–2 1–9 0–5 1–0 — 0–4
Racing 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 5–2 0–2 3–0 0–1
Victory 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–5 2–1 — 2–1
Waterloo Ducks 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–6 1–2 3–0 — 7–0
Wellington 0–5 0–8 1–2 1–6 2–1 2–3 0–1 —
White Star 2–3 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 —
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

Seventh and eighth place
25 April 2021
12:00
Braxgata 4–0 Herakles
Van Grimbergen field hockey ball 13'
Vorushylo field hockey ball 44'
J. Vandermeiren field hockey ball 51'
Ikegwuonu field hockey ball 58'		 Report
Braxgata HC, Boom

Fifth and sixth place
25 April 2021
12:00
Victory 1–2 Daring
Bruni field hockey ball 15' Report Jardel field hockey ball 41'
Ferrazzini field hockey ball 53'
Royal Victory HC, Edegem

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
 
 
 
Gantoise52
 
 
 
Racing11
 
Gantoise33
 
 
 
Dragons02
 
Dragons31
 
 
Antwerp10
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Racing3
 
 
Antwerp2

Semi-finals
25 April 2021
12:00
Racing 1–5 Gantoise
Boon field hockey ball 12' Report Gerniers field hockey ball 6'
Ballenghien field hockey ball 27', 28'
Schreurs field hockey ball 49'
S. Vanden Borre field hockey ball 58'
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles, Uccle
Umpires:
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
2 May 2021
12:00
Gantoise 2–1 Racing
Oviedo field hockey ball 11'
Sinia field hockey ball 52'		 Report Rasir field hockey ball 37'
La Gantoise HC, Ghent
Umpires:
Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Gantoise won the series 2–0.

25 April 2021
15:00
Antwerp 1–3 Dragons
Delforge field hockey ball 66' Report Struyf field hockey ball 4'
Magis field hockey ball 9'
De Groof field hockey ball 52'
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Pieter Verleye (BEL)
2 May 2021
12:00
Dragons 1–0 Antwerp
Magis field hockey ball 17' Report
KHC Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

Dragons won the series 2–0.

Third and fourth place
8 May 2021
13:00
Racing 3–2 Antwerp
De Mot field hockey ball 21'
Boon field hockey ball 22'
Haussener field hockey ball 51'		 Report M. Struijk field hockey ball 37'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 68'
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
Pieter Verleye (BEL)

Final
8 May 2021
15:00
Gantoise 3–0 Dragons
Schreurs field hockey ball 32'
S. Vanden Borre field hockey ball 44'
Nelen field hockey ball 47'		 Report
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Louise de Clercq (BEL)
9 May 2021
15:00
Dragons 2–3 Gantoise
Magis field hockey ball 4'
De Groof field hockey ball 66'		 Report Schreurs field hockey ball 43'
A. Vanden Borre field hockey ball 51'
Ballenghien field hockey ball 61'
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

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

Top Goalscorers
Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player Club FG PC PS Total
1 Belgium Ambre Ballenghien Gantoise 11 5 1 18
Belgium Alix Gerniers 17 1 0
3 Argentina Priscila Jardel Daring 10 6 0 16
4 Argentina Carla Rebecchi Antwerp 7 7 0 14
5 Belgium Noa Schreurs Gantoise 11 1 0 12
Belgium Jill Boon Racing 6 5 1
7 Belgium Stéphanie Vanden Borre Gantoise 0 11 0 11
8 Netherlands Valerie Magis Dragons 1 7 2 10
Belgium Manon Simons 7 3 0
Belgium Zoë Dujardin Leuven 7 3 0
Belgium Marie Ronquetti Waterloo Ducks 10 0 0

References
  1. "Championnat Dames Honneur : le calendrier". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. "LA GANTOISE END 12 YEAR WAIT FOR COVETED CHAMPIONS TITLE". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
  4. "DH Dames: le second tour" (in French). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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