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The 2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 103nd season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 2022 – 21 May 2023 |
| Champions | Gantoise (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Leuven Old Club |
| Euro Hockey League | Gantoise Léopold Waterloo Ducks |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 767 (5.81 per match) |
| Best Player | Tom Boon |
| Top goalscorer | Tom Boon (53 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Loic Van Doren |
| Biggest home win | Waterloo Ducks 9–0 Uccle Sport |
| Biggest away win | Old Club 2–15 Dragons |
| Highest scoring | Old Club 2–15 Dragons |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The season started on 4 September 2022 and concluded on 21 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Racing were the defending champions.[2]
Gantoise beat the Waterloo Ducks 5–2 on aggregate in the championship final to win their second title, 102 years after their first championship win.[3]
Uccle Sport and Old Club were the two promoted club from the 2021–22 National 1, replacing Beerschot and Antwerp.
| Team | Location | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Braxgata | Boom |  Antwerp |
| Daring | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |  Brussels |
| Dragons | Brasschaat | Antwerp |
| Gantoise | Ghent |  East Flanders |
| Herakles | Lier | Antwerp |
| Léopold | Uccle | Brussels |
| Leuven | Heverlee |  Flemish Brabant |
| Old Club | Liège |  Liège |
| Orée | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Brussels |
| Racing | Uccle | Brussels |
| Uccle Sport | Uccle | Brussels |
| Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo |  Walloon Brabant |
Number of teams by provinces
| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 5 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport |
| Antwerp | 3 | Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles |
| East Flanders | 1 | Gantoise |
| Flemish Brabant | Leuven | |
| Liège | Old Club | |
| Walloon Brabant | Waterloo Ducks | |
| Total | 12 |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léopold | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 43 | +68 | 57 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 2 | Dragons | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 37 | +49 | 49 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Gantoise (C) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 4 | Waterloo Ducks | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 43 | |
| 5 | Orée | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 37 | |
| 6 | Racing | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Herakles | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Braxgata | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 30 | |
| 9 | Daring | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 20 | |
| 10 | Uccle Sport (O) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 87 | −51 | 13 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Leuven (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 13 | Relegation to the National 1 |
| 12 | Old Club (R) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 135 | −85 | 9 |
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
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 | LEO | LEU | OLD | ORE | RAC | UCC | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxgata | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 |
| Daring | 1–2 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Dragons | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–0 |
| Gantoise | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Herakles | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | — | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 2–7 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Léopold | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 10–2 | — | 8–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 |
| Leuven | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 5–6 | — | 3–1 | 1–7 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 0–7 |
| Old Club | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–15 | 2–8 | 4–3 | 2–13 | 7–4 | — | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| Orée | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 9–2 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 |
| Racing | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Uccle Sport | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 2–3 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 2–4 | 8–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 9–0 | — |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player[5] | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Boon |
Léopold | 30 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 2 |  Victor Charlet |
Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 |  Tomas Domene |
Orée | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | Tanguy Cosyns |
Racing | 5 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 |  Blake Govers |
Dragons | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Henri Raes |
Dragons | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Degroote |
Léopold | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arthur Verdussen |
Léopold | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Gaëtan Dykmans |
Waterloo Ducks | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Nicolás Della Torre |
Dragons | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Loïck Luypaert |
Braxgata | 0 | 10 | 4 |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Léopold | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Waterloo Ducks | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Gantoise | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Dragons | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Gantoise | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||
| Léopold (s.o.) | 3 (5) | |||||||||
| Dragons | 3 (4) | |||||||||
Semi-finals
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Gantoise won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Waterloo Ducks won 7–5 on aggregate.
Final
|
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Gantoise won 5–2 on aggregate.
Third place
|
Léopold won the shoot-out 5–4.
Uccle Sport won 10–7 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 7–10 | Uccle Sport | 4–6 | 3–4 |
| Award | Winner[6] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Stick – Player of the Year | Tom Boon |
Léopold |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Loic Van Doren |
Dragons |
| Rising Star of the Year | Thomas Crols | |
| Coach of the Year | Pascal Kina |
Gantoise |
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