2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League
Season	2023–24
Dates	10 September 2023 – 12 May 2024
Champions	Gantoise (3rd title)
Relegated	Victory; White Star
Euro Hockey League	Léopold; Gantoise; Waterloo Ducks
Matches played	132
Goals scored	642 (4.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	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
	← 2022–23 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

Braxgata

Dragons

Gantoise

Herakles

Victory

Waterloo Ducks

Brussels

Brussels teams:
Daring
Léopold
Orée
Racing
Uccle Sport
White Star

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2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams

Daring

Léopold

Orée

Racing

Uccle Sport

White Star

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Location of Brussels teams in the 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

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

Team	Location	Province
Braxgata	Boom	Antwerp
Daring	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels
Dragons	Brasschaat	Antwerp
Gantoise	Ghent	East Flanders
Herakles	Lier	Antwerp
Léopold	Uccle	Brussels
Orée	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Brussels
Racing	Uccle	Brussels
Uccle Sport	Uccle	Brussels
Victory	Edegem	Antwerp
Waterloo Ducks	Waterloo	Walloon Brabant
White Star	Evere	Brussels

Number of teams by provinces

Province	Number of teams	Team(s)
Brussels	6	Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star
Antwerp	4	Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory
East Flanders	1	Gantoise
Walloon Brabant	1	Waterloo Ducks
Total	12

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Léopold	22	15	4	3	71	39	+32	49	Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs
2	Dragons	22	11	6	5	58	34	+24	39	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Waterloo Ducks	22	11	5	6	68	43	+25	38	Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs
4	Gantoise (C)	22	11	5	6	64	48	+16	38	Qualification for the Euro Hockey League first round and the play-offs
5	Braxgata	22	10	8	4	66	46	+20	38
6	Racing	22	10	6	6	59	42	+17	36
7	Herakles	22	10	4	8	42	43	−1	34
8	Orée	22	9	6	7	54	44	+10	33
9	Uccle Sport	22	6	7	9	48	60	−12	25
10	Daring (O)	22	5	4	13	41	59	−18	19	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Victory (R)	22	2	3	17	39	92	−53	9	Relegation to the National 1
12	White Star (R)	22	1	4	17	32	92	−60	7	Relegation to the National 1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.^[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	BRA	DAR	DRA	GAN	HER	LÉO	ORE	RAC	UCC	VIC	WAT	WHI
Braxgata	—	4–3	3–3	4–3	1–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	7–1	2–2	5–2
Daring	2–2	—	1–3	3–2	1–2	2–7	1–3	1–2	2–2	3–4	2–2	1–1
Dragons	4–3	0–1	—	3–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	3–0	2–2	6–0
Gantoise	4–4	3–1	4–1	—	1–1	3–4	3–2	3–2	3–2	2–1	3–4	3–0
Herakles	2–0	3–4	3–2	2–2	—	1–2	0–3	3–2	2–3	2–1	1–2	3–1
Léopold	3–2	5–1	2–1	2–2	3–2	—	6–2	3–2	1–0	6–1	1–1	7–2
Orée	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	—	2–2	2–3	4–2	3–2	2–2
Racing	4–3	3–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–2	—	4–4	5–4	2–2	5–0
Uccle Sport	1–4	3–2	0–3	3–6	1–5	3–3	1–1	1–2	—	0–0	4–3	4–4
Victory	0–4	3–5	5–5	2–7	2–2	1–5	2–6	1–4	1–4	—	2–5	1–3
Waterloo Ducks	2–5	3–0	2–3	3–0	6–1	1–3	5–4	0–2	5–1	7–1	—	3–1
White Star	2–2	0–3	1–4	2–7	2–3	4–6	0–4	2–8	0–5	3–4	0–6	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player^[5]	Club	FG	PC	PS	Goals
1	Tom Boon	Léopold	24	12	3	39
2	Loïck Luypaert	Braxgata	0	19	4	23
3	Victor Charlet	Waterloo Ducks	0	19	3	22
4	Tanguy Cosyns	Racing	11	8	1	20
5	Tomas Domene	Orée	6	12	1	19
6	Maxime Plennevaux	Uccle Sport	12	1	0	13
6	Jeff De Winter	Braxgata	10	3	0	13

Play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals				Final



Léopold	1	2	3

Gantoise	2	3	5
				Gantoise	7	2	9

				Waterloo Ducks	1	3	4
Dragons	3	1	4

Waterloo Ducks	2	3	5
				Third place

				11 May

				Léopold			4

				Dragons			5

Semi-finals

4 May 2024
15:00

Gantoise	2–1	Léopold
Hellin 12' Kina 62'	Report	A. Verdussen 37'

Ghent

5 May 2024
15:00

Léopold	2–3	Gantoise
Boon 19', 33'	Report	Kina 30' Esquelin 48' Tynevez 67'

Uccle

Gantoise won 5–3 on aggregate.

4 May 2024
15:00

Waterloo Ducks	2–3	Dragons
Dykmans 27' Charlet 67'	Report	Della Torre 55', 70' Raes 59'

Waterloo

5 May 2024
15:00

Dragons	1–3	Waterloo Ducks
Della Torre 58'	Report	Charlet 2', 39', 48'

Brasschaat

The Waterloo Ducks won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third place

11 May 2024
11:00

Léopold	4–5	Dragons
Forgues 19' Muschs 28', 44' A. Verdussen 68'	Report	M. Luyten 14' Raes 37', 55' Martínez 41' Crols 59'

Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

Final

11 May 2024
16:00

Gantoise	7–1	Waterloo Ducks
Duvekot 12' Esquelin 14', 27' Goyet 25' T. Clément 40', 55', 60'	Report	Petit 33'

Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

12 May 2024
16:00

Waterloo Ducks	3–2	Gantoise
Rogeau 29', 66' Dykmans 62'	Report	Esquelin 33' Murray 39'

Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

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.^[6] Daring won 12–4 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Old Club	4-12	Daring	3-5	1-7

References

^ "Calendrier 2023-2024 publié" (in French). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Gantoise kroont zich voor vierde opeenvolgende keer tot landskampioen bij de vrouwen, ook mannen pakken titel". hbvl.nl (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
^ "DH : classement des buteurs au 28 avril 2024" (in French).
^ "Championnat : les barrages" (in French).

[1] "Calendrier 2023-2024 publié" (in French). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[2] "Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[3] "Gantoise kroont zich voor vierde opeenvolgende keer tot landskampioen bij de vrouwen, ook mannen pakken titel". hbvl.nl (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[4] "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).

[5] "DH : classement des buteurs au 28 avril 2024" (in French).

[6] "Championnat : les barrages" (in French).

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