Women's Belgian Hockey League
Most recent season or competition: 2023–24 Women's Belgian Hockey League | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1921 |
First season | 1921–22 |
Administrator | Royal Belgian Hockey Association |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Belgium |
Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Gantoise (6th title) (2023–24) |
Most titles | Uccle Sport (22 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | National 1 |
International cup(s) | EuroHockey Club Trophy |
The Women's Belgian Hockey League is the top women's league competition for field hockey clubs in Belgium. The league is played since the 1921–22 season.
Gantoise are the most recent champions having won their sixth title in the 2023–24 season.
Format
[edit]The season usually starts in September and ends around the end of April or the beginning of May. From the 2021–22 season onwards the league is played by twelve teams who play each other twice and who compete for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three play each other in the semi-final and the winners qualify for the final where the winner will be crowned champion. The last two teams are relegated to the National 1 and the tenth placed team plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed team in the second division.[1]
Teams
[edit]Number of teams by province
[edit]Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
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5 | Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory |
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3 | Léopold, Racing, Wellington |
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2 | Pingouin, Waterloo Ducks |
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1 | Gantoise |
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Leuven | |
Total | 12 |
List of champions
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By club
[edit]Club | Championship(s) | Year(s) won |
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Uccle Sport | 22 | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89 |
Antwerp | 19 | 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19 |
Léopold | 14 | 1921–22, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1991–91, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
Rasante | 13 | 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91 |
Racing | 6 | 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1948–49 |
Gantoise | 2005–06, 2008–09, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24 | |
Beerschot | 5 | 1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1951–52 |
Leuven | 1992–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 | |
Wellington | 2 | 2010–11, 2013–14 |
Braxgata | 2015–16, 2016–17 | |
Dragons | 1 | 1993–94 |
Parc | 2001–02 | |
Victory | 2002–03 | |
Waterloo Ducks | 2017–18 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DH Dames : le programme 2021-2022". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Le palmarès des championnats de Belgique". okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. Retrieved 19 June 2019.