Competition: | Belgian Hockey League |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Dates: | 11 September 2020 – 9 May 2021 |
Winners: | Dragons (12th title) |
Relegated: | Namur Old Club |
Continentalcup1: | Euro Hockey League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Dragons |
Continentalcup2: | EHL Ranking Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Waterloo Ducks |
Matches: | 155 |
Total Goals: | 858 |
League Topscorer: | Tom Boon (34 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Léopold 11–1 Namur |
Biggest Away Win: | Old Club 1–11 Gantoise |
Highest Scoring: | Racing 10–3 Old Club |
Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 101st season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league. The season began on 11 September 2020 and ended on 9 May 2021 with the second match of the championship final in Antwerp.[1]
Dragons won their 12th title by defeating the Waterloo Ducks 4–3 and 2–1 in the final series.[2] The defending champions Léopold, finished in third place.
Team | Location | Province | |
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Antwerp | Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor | ||
Beerschot | Kontich | ||
Braxgata | Boom | ||
Daring | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | ||
Dragons | Brasschaat | ||
Gantoise | Ghent | ||
Herakles | Lier | ||
Léopold | Uccle | ||
Leuven | Heverlee | ||
Namur | Saint-Servais | ||
Old Club | Liège | ||
Orée | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | ||
Racing | Uccle | ||
Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo |
Province | Number of teams | Team(s) | |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Antwerp, Beerschot, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles | ||
4 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing | ||
1 | Gantoise | ||
Leuven | |||
Old Club | |||
Namur | |||
Waterloo Ducks | |||
Total | 14 |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved before the start of the play-downs. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the play-downs: Herakles 8 points, Braxgata 7, Antwerp 5, Daring 5, Namur 2 and Old Club 0.
The points obtained during the regular season were halved before the start of the play-offs and the teams were put into two pools. As a result, the teams in pool A started with the following points before the play-offs: Gantoise 18.5 points, Léopold 13, Dragons 11.5 and Racing 9 and in pool B: Waterloo Ducks 16 points, Orée 15, Leuven 11 and Beerschot 10.[3]
Series drawn. Waterloo Ducks won shoot-out 4–2.----Series drawn. Dragons won shoot-out 4–3.
Léopold won both matches and captured third place.
Dragons won both matches and won their 12th national title.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | |||
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1 | Tom Boon | Léopold | 18 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
2 | Tomas Domene | Orée | 4 | 22 | 6 | 32 |
3 | Loïck Luypaert | Braxgata | 2 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
4 | Milan van Baal | Antwerp | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Jérôme Dekeyser | Leuven | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
6 | Victor Charlet | Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
7 | Gaëtan Perez | Beerschot | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Maxime Plennevaux | Léopold | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||
Timothée Clément | Orée | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||
10 | Florent Van Aubel | Dragons | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
Tommy Willems | Waterloo Ducks | 7 | 2 | 5 |