Football league season
Belgian Hockey LeagueSeason | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 5 September 2021 – 8 May 2022 |
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Champions | Racing (6th title) |
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Relegated | Antwerp Beerschot |
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Euro Hockey League | Gantoise Racing |
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Top goalscorer | Tanguy Cosyns (30 goals) |
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Biggest home win | Léopold 8–1 Herakles |
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Biggest away win | Antwerp 1–11 Gantoise |
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Highest scoring | Antwerp 1–11 Gantoise |
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The 2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 102nd season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.
The season started on 5 September 2021 and concluded on 8 May 2022 with the second match of the championship final.[1] Dragons were the defending champions.[2] Racing won their sixth league title by defeating Gantoise 5–4 on aggregate in the championship final.[3][4]
Changes from 2020–21
This season was played with 12 instead of 14 teams again.[5] Each team played each other twice and the top four teams advanced to the championship play-offs. The bottom two teams were relegated directly and the team in 10th place played a relegation play-off against the third placed team from the second division.[6]
Teams
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2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams
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Location of Brussels teams in the
2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League Number of teams by provinces
Regular season
Standings
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Home \ Away | ANT | BEE | BRA | DAR | DRA | GAN | HER | LÉO | LEU | ORÉ | RAC | WD |
Antwerp | — | 4–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–11 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–6 |
Beerschot | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 |
Braxgata | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Daring | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 |
Dragons | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–5 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
Gantoise | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–5[a] | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
Herakles | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Léopold | 0–5[b] | 3–1 | 0–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 8–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 |
Leuven | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 |
Orée | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–7 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 1–3 |
Racing | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 |
Waterloo Ducks | 7–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
- ^ Leuven was awarded a 5–0 win because Gantoise fielded two ineligible players. The original match finished 3–3.[8]
- ^ Antwerp was awarded a 0–5 win because a member of the Léopold staff who was suspended was present at the match. The original match finished 5–1.[9]
Play-offs
Bracket
Semi-finals
5–5 on aggregate. Gantoise won the shoot-out 5–4.
Racing won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third place game
Final
Racing won 5–4 on aggregate and won their sixth league title.
Relegation play-offs
Overview
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Léopold | 12–3 | Mechelse | 6–2 | 6–1 |
Matches
Léopold | 6–2 | Mechelse | A. Verdussen 23' Cuvelier 25' Degroote 31' Boon 34', 36', 41' | Report | Flack 43' Mondo 53' | |
Léopold won 12–3 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Top goalscorers
See also
References
- ^ "DH Messieurs : le programme 2021-2022". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Dragons en Gantoise vieren de titel in België, Vanasch in Duitsland". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Toussaint, Laurent (8 May 2022). "Le Racing au sommet du hockey belge". lesoir.be (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Racing is voor het eerst in 81 jaar hockeykampioen bij de mannen, treurnis bij Gantoise". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Toussaint, Laurent (19 June 2021). "La division d'honneur à 12 la saison prochaine". lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Algemene Vergadering – meerderheid voor de Belgian League formats". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Reglement Sportif Hockey Outdoor" (PDF).
- ^ "DH Messieurs : la Gantoise forfait". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "DH Messieurs : le Léo forfait, 5-1 devient 0-5" (in French).
- ^ "DH Classement final des buteurs" (in French).