2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

{{Short description|Field hockey league season}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Belgian Hockey League

| logo =

| image =

| pixels =

| alt =

| caption =

| season = 2023–24

| dates = 10 September 2023 – 12 May 2024

| winners = Gantoise (3rd title)

| relegated = Victory
White Star

| continentalcup1 = Euro Hockey League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers= Léopold
Gantoise
Waterloo Ducks

| matches = 132

| total goals = 642

| best player =

| league topscorer = Tom Boon (39 goals)

| best goalkeeper =

| 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

| prevseason = 2022–23

| nextseason = 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.{{cite web |title=Calendrier 2023-2024 publié |url=https://hockey.be/fr/calendrier-2023-2024-publie/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |language=fr |date=6 April 2023}} Gantoise were the defending champion.{{cite web |title=Gantoise slaat na succes bij vrouwen dubbelslag: Gentse mannen pakken na 102 (!) jaar titel in hockey |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230521_95856639 |website=www.nieuwsblad.be |publisher=Het Nieuwsblad |access-date=9 September 2023 |language=nl |date=21 May 2023}} They defended their title by defeating the Waterloo Ducks 9–4 on aggregate in the championship final to win their third national title.{{cite web |title=Gantoise kroont zich voor vierde opeenvolgende keer tot landskampioen bij de vrouwen, ook mannen pakken titel |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20240512_95772867 |website=hbvl.nl |publisher=Het Belang van Limburg |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=nl |date=12 May 2024}}

Teams

{{Location map+|Belgium|caption=2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams|width=400|float=right|places=

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0857434|long=4.3836827|label=Braxgata|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2851622|long=4.4897585|label=Dragons}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=51.050777|long=3.686533|label=Gantoise|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1441681|long=4.5316904|label=Herakles}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1491104|long=4.4301326|label=Victory|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=50.7166511|long=4.4192513|label=Waterloo Ducks|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8465573|long=4.351697|label=Brussels|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Belgium |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=49.9 |long=2.3 |label=Brussels teams:

Daring

Léopold

Orée

Racing

Uccle Sport

White Star

|position=right}}}}

{{Location map+|Belgium Brussels|caption=Location of Brussels teams in the 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League|float=right|places=

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.8616095|long=4.3155117|label=Daring}}

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.8072907|long=4.3512413|label=Léopold}}

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.8223361|long=4.4579515|label=Orée}}

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.7947218|long=4.3789168|label=Racing}}

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.7993086|long=4.315674|label=Uccle Sport|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Belgium Brussels|lat=50.86089324951172|long=4.4129462242126465|label=White Star}}

}}

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

class="wikitable sortable"
Team||Location||Province
BraxgataBoom{{flag|Antwerp}}
DaringMolenbeek-Saint-Jean{{flag|Brussels}}
DragonsBrasschaat{{flag|Antwerp}}
GantoiseGhent{{flag|East Flanders}}
HeraklesLier{{flag|Antwerp}}
LéopoldUccle{{flag|Brussels}}
OréeWoluwe-Saint-Pierre{{flag|Brussels}}
RacingUccle{{flag|Brussels}}
Uccle SportUccle{{flag|Brussels}}
VictoryEdegem{{flag|Antwerp}}
Waterloo DucksWaterloo{{flag|Walloon Brabant}}
White StarEvere{{flag|Brussels}}

=Number of teams by provinces=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Province

! Number of teams

! Team(s)

align="left"|{{flag|Brussels}}6Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star
align="left"|{{flag|Antwerp}}4Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory
align="left"|{{flag|East Flanders}}rowspan=2|1Gantoise
align=left|{{flag|Walloon Brabant}}Waterloo Ducks
Total||12||

Regular season

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.flashscore.com/field-hockey/belgium/hockey-league/standings/#/nsJkLVne/table/overall Flashscore]

|update=28 April 2024

|team_order=LEO, DRA, WAT, GAN, BRA, RAC, HER, ORE, UCC, DAR, VIC, WHI

|result1=EHL2 |result2=PO |result3=EHL2 |result4=EHL |result10=RPO |result11=R |result12=R

|win_BRA=10|draw_BRA=8 |loss_BRA=4 |gf_BRA=66|ga_BRA=46

|win_DAR=5 |draw_DAR=4 |loss_DAR=13|gf_DAR=41|ga_DAR=59|status_DAR=O

|win_DRA=11|draw_DRA=6 |loss_DRA=5 |gf_DRA=58|ga_DRA=34

|win_GAN=11|draw_GAN=5 |loss_GAN=6 |gf_GAN=64|ga_GAN=48|status_GAN=C

|win_HER=10|draw_HER=4 |loss_HER=8 |gf_HER=42|ga_HER=43

|win_LEO=15|draw_LEO=4 |loss_LEO=3 |gf_LEO=71|ga_LEO=39

|win_ORE=9 |draw_ORE=6 |loss_ORE=7 |gf_ORE=54|ga_ORE=44

|win_RAC=10|draw_RAC=6 |loss_RAC=6 |gf_RAC=59|ga_RAC=42

|win_UCC=6 |draw_UCC=7 |loss_UCC=9 |gf_UCC=48|ga_UCC=60

|win_VIC=2 |draw_VIC=3 |loss_VIC=17|gf_VIC=39|ga_VIC=92|status_VIC=R

|win_WAT=11|draw_WAT=5 |loss_WAT=6 |gf_WAT=68|ga_WAT=43

|win_WHI=1 |draw_WHI=4 |loss_WHI=17|gf_WHI=32|ga_WHI=92|status_WHI=R

|name_BRA=Braxgata

|name_DAR=Daring

|name_DRA=Dragons

|name_GAN=Gantoise

|name_HER=Herakles

|name_LEO=Léopold

|name_ORE=Orée

|name_RAC=Racing

|name_UCC=Uccle Sport

|name_VIC=Victory

|name_WAT=Waterloo Ducks

|name_WHI=White Star

|class_rules=1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.{{cite web |title=Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor |url=https://hockey.be/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RS-ARBH_KBHB_22-23.22.09.pdf}}

|res_col_header = QR

|col_EHL=green1 |text_EHL=Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs

|col_EHL2=green2 |text_EHL2=Qualification for the Euro Hockey League first round and the play-offs

|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs

|col_RPO=red2|text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the National 1

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| update= 28 April 2024

| source = [https://www.flashscore.com/field-hockey/belgium/hockey-league/results/ Flashscore]

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=BRA |team2=DAR |team3=DRA |team4=GAN |team5=HER |team6=LEO |team7=ORE |team8=RAC |team9=UCC |team10=VIC |team11=WAT |team12=WHI

|name_BRA=Braxgata

|name_DAR=Daring

|name_DRA=Dragons

|name_GAN=Gantoise

|name_HER=Herakles

|name_LEO=Léopold |short_LEO=LÉO

|name_ORE=Orée

|name_RAC=Racing

|name_UCC=Uccle Sport

|name_VIC=Victory

|name_WAT=Waterloo Ducks

|name_WHI=White Star

| match_BRA_DAR = 4–3

| match_BRA_DRA = 3–3

| match_BRA_GAN = 4–3

| match_BRA_HER = 1–0

| match_BRA_LEO = 1–1

| match_BRA_ORE = 3-1

| match_BRA_RAC = 2-1

| match_BRA_UCC = 2-2

| match_BRA_VIC = 7–1

| match_BRA_WAT = 2–2

| match_BRA_WHI = 5–2

| match_DAR_BRA = 2-2

| match_DAR_DRA = 1-3

| match_DAR_GAN = 3–2

| match_DAR_HER = 1–2

| match_DAR_LEO = 2–7

| match_DAR_ORE = 1–3

| match_DAR_RAC = 1–2

| match_DAR_UCC = 2-2

| match_DAR_VIC = 3-4

| match_DAR_WAT = 2–2

| match_DAR_WHI = 1–1

| match_DRA_BRA = 4-3

| match_DRA_DAR = 0–1

| match_DRA_GAN = 3-0

| match_DRA_HER = 0–1

| match_DRA_LEO = 2-0

| match_DRA_ORE = 4–1

| match_DRA_RAC = 1–1

| match_DRA_UCC = 5–1

| match_DRA_VIC = 3-0

| match_DRA_WAT = 2–2

| match_DRA_WHI = 6–0

| match_GAN_BRA = 4-4

| match_GAN_DAR = 3-1

| match_GAN_DRA = 4–1

| match_GAN_HER = 1-1

| match_GAN_LEO = 3–4

| match_GAN_ORE = 3–2

| match_GAN_RAC = 3–2

| match_GAN_UCC = 3–2

| match_GAN_VIC = 2–1

| match_GAN_WAT = 3-4

| match_GAN_WHI = 3–0

| match_HER_BRA = 2–0

| match_HER_DAR = 3-4

| match_HER_DRA = 3-2

| match_HER_GAN = 2–2

| match_HER_LEO = 1–2

| match_HER_ORE = 0-3

| match_HER_RAC = 3–2

| match_HER_UCC = 2–3

| match_HER_VIC = 2–1

| match_HER_WAT = 1-2

| match_HER_WHI = 3-1

| match_LEO_BRA = 3–2

| match_LEO_DAR = 5–1

| match_LEO_DRA = 2–1

| match_LEO_GAN = 2-2

| match_LEO_HER = 3-2

| match_LEO_ORE = 6-2

| match_LEO_RAC = 3–2

| match_LEO_UCC = 1–0

| match_LEO_VIC = 6–1

| match_LEO_WAT = 1-1

| match_LEO_WHI = 7–2

| match_ORE_BRA = 3–3

| match_ORE_DAR = 2-0

| match_ORE_DRA = 1–1

| match_ORE_GAN = 1-2

| match_ORE_HER = 1–1

| match_ORE_LEO = 2–0

| match_ORE_RAC = 2–2

| match_ORE_UCC = 2-3

| match_ORE_VIC = 4-2

| match_ORE_WAT = 3–2

| match_ORE_WHI = 2-2

| match_RAC_BRA = 4–3

| match_RAC_DAR = 3-2

| match_RAC_DRA = 2–2

| match_RAC_GAN = 1–1

| match_RAC_HER = 1-2

| match_RAC_LEO = 3-1

| match_RAC_ORE = 1-2

| match_RAC_UCC = 4–4

| match_RAC_VIC = 5–4

| match_RAC_WAT = 2-2

| match_RAC_WHI = 5–0

| match_UCC_BRA = 1–4

| match_UCC_DAR = 3–2

| match_UCC_DRA = 0-3

| match_UCC_GAN = 3-6

| match_UCC_HER = 1-5

| match_UCC_LEO = 3-3

| match_UCC_ORE = 1–1

| match_UCC_RAC = 1-2

| match_UCC_VIC = 0–0

| match_UCC_WAT = 4–3

| match_UCC_WHI = 4–4

| match_VIC_BRA = 0-4

| match_VIC_DAR = 3–5

| match_VIC_DRA = 5–5

| match_VIC_GAN = 2-7

| match_VIC_HER = 2–2

| match_VIC_LEO = 1-5

| match_VIC_ORE = 2–6

| match_VIC_RAC = 1-4

| match_VIC_UCC = 1–4

| match_VIC_WAT = 2-5

| match_VIC_WHI = 1–3

| match_WAT_BRA = 2-5

| match_WAT_DAR = 3-0

| match_WAT_DRA = 2-3

| match_WAT_GAN = 3–0

| match_WAT_HER = 6–1

| match_WAT_LEO = 1–3

| match_WAT_ORE = 5–4

| match_WAT_RAC = 0–2

| match_WAT_UCC = 5–1

| match_WAT_VIC = 7–1

| match_WAT_WHI = 3-1

| match_WHI_BRA = 2-2

| match_WHI_DAR = 0–3

| match_WHI_DRA = 1-4

| match_WHI_GAN = 2–7

| match_WHI_HER = 2–3

| match_WHI_LEO = 4-6

| match_WHI_ORE = 0–4

| match_WHI_RAC = 2-8

| match_WHI_UCC = 0-5

| match_WHI_VIC = 3-4

| match_WHI_WAT = 0–6

}}

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Player{{cite web |title=DH : classement des buteurs au 28 avril 2024 |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/dh-classement-des-buteurs-au-28-avril-24/ |language=fr}}

!Club

!{{abbr|FG|Field goal}}

!{{abbr|PC|Penalty corner}}

!{{abbr|PS|Penalty stroke}}

!Goals

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Boon

|align=left|Léopold

|24

12339
2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Loïck Luypaert

|align=left|Braxgata

|0

19423
3

|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Charlet

|align=left|Waterloo Ducks

|0

19322
4

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Tanguy Cosyns

|align=left|Racing

|11

8120
5

|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Tomas Domene

|align=left|Orée

|6

12119
rowspan=2|6

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Plennevaux

|align=left|Uccle Sport

|12

10rowspan=2|13
align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jeff De Winter

|align=left|Braxgata

|10

30

Play-offs

=Bracket=

{{Round4

|3rdplace=yes

|score-boxes=2+sum |bold_winner=high

||Léopold|1|2|Gantoise|2|3

||Dragons|3|1|Waterloo Ducks|2|3

||Gantoise|7|2|Waterloo Ducks|1|3

|11 May|Léopold|4||Dragons|5|

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=4 May 2024

|time=15:00

|team1=Gantoise

|score=2–1

|team2=Léopold

|goals1=Hellin {{fhgoal|FG|12}}
Kina {{fhgoal|FG|62}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/dh-messieurs-resultats-des-demi-finales-aller-2/ Report]

|goals2=A. Verdussen {{fhgoal|FG|37}}

|stadium=Ghent

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=5 May 2024

|time=15:00

|team1=Léopold

|score=2–3

|team2=Gantoise

|goals1=Boon {{fhgoal|FG|19|PC|33}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/dh-messieurs-resultats-des-demi-finales-retour/ Report]

|goals2=Kina {{fhgoal|PC|30}}
Esquelin {{fhgoal|PC|48}}
Tynevez {{fhgoal|FG|67}}

|stadium=Uccle

}}

Gantoise won 5–3 on aggregate.

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date=4 May 2024

|time=15:00

|team1=Waterloo Ducks

|score=2–3

|team2=Dragons

|goals1=Dykmans {{fhgoal|FG|27}}
Charlet {{fhgoal|PC|67}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/dh-messieurs-resultats-des-demi-finales-aller-2/ Report]

|goals2=Della Torre {{fhgoal|PC|55|PC|70}}
Raes {{fhgoal|FG|59}}

|stadium=Waterloo

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=5 May 2024

|time=15:00

|team1=Dragons

|score=1–3

|team2=Waterloo Ducks

|goals1=Della Torre {{fhgoal|PC|58}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/dh-messieurs-resultats-des-demi-finales-retour/ Report]

|goals2=Charlet {{fhgoal|PC|2|PC|39|PS|48}}

|stadium=Brasschaat

}}

The Waterloo Ducks won 5–4 on aggregate.

=Third place=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=11 May 2024

|time=11:00

|team1=Léopold

|score=4–5

|team2=Dragons

|goals1=Forgues {{fhgoal|FG|19}}
Muschs {{fhgoal|PC|28|FG|44}}
A. Verdussen {{fhgoal|FG|68}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/resultats-du-samedi-11-mai-24/ Report]

|goals2=M. Luyten {{fhgoal|FG|14}}
Raes {{fhgoal|FG|37|FG|55}}
Martínez {{fhgoal|FG|41}}
Crols {{fhgoal|FG|59}}

|stadium=Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

}}

=Final=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=11 May 2024

|time=16:00

|team1=Gantoise

|score=7–1

|team2=Waterloo Ducks

|goals1=Duvekot {{fhgoal|FG|12}}
Esquelin {{fhgoal|FG|14|FG|27}}
Goyet {{fhgoal|FG|25}}
T. Clément {{fhgoal|FG|40|FG|55|FG|60}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/resultats-du-samedi-11-mai-24/ Report]

|goals2=Petit {{fhgoal|FG|33}}

|stadium=Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=12 May 2024

|time=16:00

|team1=Waterloo Ducks

|score=3–2

|team2=Gantoise

|goals1=Rogeau {{fhgoal|FG|29|FG|66}}
Dykmans {{fhgoal|PC|62}}

|report=[https://okey.lalibre.be/resultats-du-dimanche-12-mai-24/ Report]

|goals2=Esquelin {{fhgoal|FG|33}}
Murray {{fhgoal|PS|39}}

|stadium=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.{{cite web |title=Championnat : les barrages |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/championnat-les-barrages/ |language=fr}} Daring won 12–4 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Old Club||4–12|Daring||3–5|1–7}}

|}

References

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