2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League

The 2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League was the 94th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.

Belgian Hockey League
Season2018–19
Dates2 September 2018 – 12 May 2019
ChampionsAntwerp
Regular seasonAntwerp (19th title)
Matches played127
2017–18
2019–20

The season started on 2 September 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019 with the second match of the championship final.[1]

Format

The season was played with a total of twelve teams. Two pools of six were formed, based on rankings from the previous season.[2]

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

Teams in each pool played each other twice throughout the season, while playing teams from the other pool once. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four teams from each pool advanced to the play–offs, while the remaining teams moved forward to the relegation matches.

Teams

Antwerp
Braxgata
Namur
Victory
Brussels teams:
Léopold
Racing
Wellington
White Star
2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League teams
White Star
Wellington
Location of Brussels teams in the 2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League
TeamLocationProvince
AntwerpSint-Job-in-'t-Goor Antwerp
BraxgataBoom Antwerp
DragonsBrasschaat Antwerp
GantoiseGhent East Flanders
LéopoldUccle Brussels
LeuvenHeverlee Flemish Brabant
NamurNamur Namur
RacingUccle Brussels
VictoryEdegem Antwerp
Waterloo DucksWaterloo Walloon Brabant
WellingtonUccle Brussels
White StarEvere Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

Province Number of teams Team(s)
 Antwerp4Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Victory
 BrusselsLéopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star
 East Flanders1Gantoise
 Flemish BrabantLeuven
 NamurNamur
 Walloon BrabantWaterloo Ducks
Total12

Regular season

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAN WAT DRA VIC WHI NAM
1 Gantoise 16 15 1 0 53 13 +40 46 Advanced to Play–offs 1–0 3–1 6–0 8–3 1–0
2 Waterloo Ducks 16 9 5 2 35 18 +17 32 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
3 Dragons 16 5 5 6 34 34 0 20 0–1 3–1 1–2 4–4 4–1
4 Victory 16 5 5 6 22 29 7 20 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–2
5 White Star 16 2 5 9 25 46 21 11 Play–downs 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–3 3–1
6 Namur 16 0 0 16 10 75 65 0 0–8 0–4 0–7 1–2 2–3
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 Qualification BRA LEU RAC ANT WEL LÉO
1 Braxgata 16 9 5 2 48 18 +30 32 Advanced to Play–offs 3–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 6–2
2 Leuven 16 9 3 4 35 26 +9 30 1–3 2–1 1–2 5–2 3–1
3 Racing 16 7 3 6 28 18 +10 24 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–0
4 Antwerp 16 5 6 5 23 14 +9 21 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
5 Wellington 16 3 4 9 19 30 11 13 Play–downs 0–0 3–4 2–1 0–4 0–1
6 Léopold 16 5 2 9 18 29 11 17 0–3 0–1 1–2 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]

Results

The following results represent the crossover matches between pools A and B.

Home \ Away ANT BRA DRA GAN LÉO LEU NAM RAC VIC WAT WEL WHI
Antwerp 6–0 1–1 3–0
Braxgata 13–0 4–4 3–2
Dragons 1–1 0–6 3–2
Gantoise 4–2 3–2 2–1
Léopold 3–2 0–3 1–2
Leuven 2–2 2–5 1–0
Namur 1–3 0–5 0–4
Racing 5–1 1–1 5–0
Victory 0–2 1–1 1–1
Waterloo Ducks 1–1 2–1 4–1
Wellington 1–2 0–2 1–1
White Star 0–2 2–2 2–2
Source: OKEY
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play–downs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHI LÉO WEL NAM
1 White Star 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 1–1 1–1 3–1
2 Léopold 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 0–0 1–0 2–0
3 Wellington 6 3 1 2 15 5 +10 10 Relegated to National 1 0–1 3–2 7–0
4 Namur 6 0 0 6 2 24 22 0 1–4 0–4 0–4
Source: OKEY
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]

Play–offs

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
14–28 April
 
 
Gantoise134
 
1–5 May
 
Antwerp (s.o.)13 4
 
Antwerp (s.o.)123
 
14–28 April
 
Leuven21 3
 
Leuven224
 
11–12 May
 
Dragons10 1
 
Antwerp235
 
14–28 April
 
Racing11 2
 
Waterloo Ducks033
 
1–5 May
 
Racing (s.o.)12 3
 
Racing415
 
14–28 April
 
Braxgata12 3Third place
 
Braxgata404
 
12 May
 
Victory21 3
 
Leuven3
 
 
Braxgata0
 

Quarter-finals

14 April 2019
12:00
Antwerp 1–1 Gantoise
Neal  61' Report Granatto  49'
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp
Umpires:
Thimothy Hennes (BEL)
Didier van den Eede (BEL)
28 April 2019
12:00
Gantoise 3–3 Antwerp
Gerniers  2'
Granatto  49', 50'
Report Berends  35'
Wisniewska  43'
Delforge  51'
Penalties
S. Vanden Borre
A. Vanden Borre
Johnston
0–3 M. Struijk
Gloyn
Urroz
La Gantoise HC, Ghent
Umpires:
Eric Denis (BEL)
Florian Haine (BEL)

Antwerp won the series 3–0 in a shoot-out, following a 4–4 tie on aggregate.


14 April 2019
12:00
Dragons 1–2 Leuven
Jakus  20' Report Van Dieren  3'
Stairs  6'
KHC Dragons, Braschaat
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
28 April 2019
12:00
Leuven 2–0 Dragons
Scheers  10'
Stairs  55'
Report
KHC Leuven, Leuven
Umpires:
Michael Bourg (BEL)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Leuven won the series 2–0.


14 April 2019
12:00
Racing 1–0 Waterloo Ducks
Boon  63' Report
Racing Club de Bruxelles, Uccle
Umpires:
Christophe Pontus (BEL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
28 April 2019
12:00
Waterloo Ducks 3–2 Racing
Ronquetti  1', 58'
De Mot  33'
Report Patriarche  24'
Boon  36'
Penalties
Ronguetti
Blockmans
Peeters
Gose
2–3 A. Willems
Raes
Boon
Englebert
Patriarche
Waterloo Ducks HC, Waterloo
Umpires:
Thomas Dagnelie (BEL)
Didier van den Eede (BEL)

Racing won the series 3–2 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.


14 April 2019
12:00
Victory 2–4 Braxgata
Contardi  3'
Secco  41'
Report Leclef  7'
Versavel  19', 46'
Meyvis  63'
Royal Victory HC, Edegem
Umpires:
Alexandra Mahieu (BEL)
Corentin Hardy (BEL)
28 April 2019
12:00
Braxgata 0–1 Victory
Report Secco  49'
Braxgata HC, Boom
Umpires:
Virginie Hermans (BEL)
Corentin HArdy (BEL)

Braxgata won the series 4–3 on aggregate.

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
1 May
 
 
Gantoise4
 
5 May
 
Dragons2
 
Gantoise1
 
1 May
 
Victory0
 
Waterloo Ducks3 (4)
 
 
Victory (pen.)3 (5)
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 May
 
 
Dragons4 (2)
 
 
Waterloo Ducks (pen.)4 (3)
Crossover
1 May 2019
13:30
Gantoise 4–2 Dragons
Granatto  6'
Johnston  42'
Gerniers  64'
S. Vanden Borre  68'
Report Jakus  24'
D. Marien  59'
La Gantoise HC, Edegem

1 May 2019
13:30
Waterloo Ducks 3–3 Victory
Sinia  49'
Ronquetti  58'
Peeters  69'
Report Contardi  17'
Secco  55'
Hennig  63'
Penalties
4–5
Waterloo Ducks HC, Waterloo
Seventh and eighth place
5 May 2019
16:00
Dragons 4–4 Waterloo Ducks
De Groof  23'
A. Marien  52'
Struyf  54', 62'
Report Gose  19', 41'
Peeters  40', 45'
Penalties
2–3
KHC Dragons, Braschaat
Fifth and sixth place
5 May 2019
16:00
Gantoise 1–0 Victory
A. Vanden Borre  33' Report
La Gantoise HC, Edegem
Semi-finals
1 May 2019
13:30
Antwerp 1–2 Leuven
Wisniewska  35+' Report Van Dieren  53'
Chardome  64'
Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
5 May 2019
12:00
Leuven 1–2 Antwerp
Wright  69' Report Puvrez  27', 56'
Penalties
3–4
KHC Leuven, Leuven
Umpires:
Eric Denis (BEL)
Michael Bourg (BEL)

Antwerp won the series 4–3 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.


1 May 2019
13:30
Racing 4–1 Braxgata
López  4'
Boon  21'
Englebert  32'
Patriarche  69'
Report J. Vandermeiren  48'
Racing Club de Bruxelles, Uccle
Umpires:
Christophe Pontus (BEL)
Didier van den Eede (BEL)
5 May 2019
12:00
Braxgata 2–1 Racing
Nelen  6'
Fobe  58'
Report Boon  48'
Braxgata HC, Boom
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Virginie Hermans (BEL)

Racing won the series 5–3 on aggregate.

Third and fourth place
12 May 2019
10:00
Leuven 3–0 Braxgata
McManus  39'
Norlander  42'
Chardome  53'
Report
Royal Herakles HC, Lier
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Virginie Hermans (BEL)
Final
11 May 2019
16:00
Racing 1–2 Antwerp
Letor  31' Report Neal  55'
Delforge  60'
Royal Herakles HC, Lier
Umpires:
Didier van den Eede (BEL)
Eric Denis (BEL)
12 May 2019
16:00
Antwerp 3–1 Racing
Puvrez  16'
Neal  24'
Urroz  67'
Report Meulemans  47'
Royal Herakles HC, Lier
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Antwerp won the series 2–0, claiming the national title.

References

  1. "The 2018-2019 Ladies Honor Division calendar". okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. "Les poules de la prochaine division Honneur". okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
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