Football league season
The 2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 100th season of the Belgian field hockey men's top division. It began on 2 September 2018 and it concluded with the second leg of the championship final on 12 May 2019.[1] Dragons were the defending champions, having won the 2017–18 season.
Léopold won their 28th title by defeating Beerschot 6–5 in aggregate in the championship final (two-legged tie).[2]
Teams
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2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League teams
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Location of Brussels teams in the
2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League Number of teams by provinces
Regular season
The twelve teams are grouped in two pools of six (Pool A and Pool B) based on the previous season's ranking :
- Pool A : 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, National 1 (2)
- Pool B : 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, National 1 (1)[3]
The teams of the same pool compete 2 times and face the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool are qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool play the play-downs.
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
1 | Racing | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 36 | Qualification for the play-offs |
2 | Orée | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 31 |
3 | Beerschot | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 26 |
4 | Dragons | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 23 |
5 | Braxgata | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 16 | Qualification for the play-downs |
6 | Antwerp | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 2 |
Source: [1]
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
1 | Waterloo Ducks | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
2 | Gantoise | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 34 |
3 | Léopold (C) | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 32 |
4 | Herakles | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 18 |
5 | Daring (R) | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 8 | Qualification for the play-downs |
6 | White Star (R) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 81 | −54 | 6 |
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
All rounds are played in a two-legged tie. The scheme for the quarter-finals is as follows :
- Series 1: 1A/4B
- Series 2: 2B/3A
- Series 3: 1B/4A
- Series 4: 2A/3B
The semi-finals are played between the winners of series 1 and 2 and the winners of series 3 and 4. The winners qualify for the championship final where the two teams compete to decide who will be crowned Belgian champion.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
(1A) Racing vs (4B) Herakles
Herakles won series 3-3 (3-1) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.
(2B) Gantoise vs (3A) Beerschot
Beerschot won series 3-2 in aggregate.
(1B) Waterloo Ducks vs (4A) Dragons
Dragons won series 6-5 in aggregate.
(2A) Orée vs (3B) Léopold
Léopold won series 8-5 in aggregate.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played from 1 to 5 May 2019 at Herakles.
Herakles vs Beerschot
Beerschot | 4–2 | Herakles | Carson 7', 22', 36' Perez 15' | | Hottlet 49' Haig 63' | |
Beerschot won series 7–5 in aggregate.
Dragons vs Léopold
Léopold won series 4–3 in aggregate.
EHL play-off
The EHL play-off was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. The third place winner is qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.
Herakles won series 6–6 (5-3) in aggregate after penalty shoot-out.
Final
The final was played from 11 to 12 May 2019 at Herakles. Both teams are qualified for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.
Léopold won series 6–5.
References
- ^ "CALENDRIER / KALENDER 2018-2019 OUTDOOR" (PDF). www.hockey.be (in French and Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Belgian Hockey Finals 2019 : le Léo et l'Antwerp sacrés champions 2019 !". hockey.be (in French). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Les poules de la prochaine division Honneur". www.okey.lalibre.be (in French). La Libre Belgique. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.