# 2023–24 Men's Belgian Hockey League

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. Gantoise were the defending champion. They defended their title by defeating the Waterloo Ducks 9–4 on aggregate in the championship final to win their third national title.

## Teams

Victory and White Star were the two promoted clubs from the 2022–23 National 1, replacing Leuven and Old Club.
| Team | Location | Province |
| Braxgata | Boom | Antwerp |
| Daring | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Brussels |
| Dragons | Brasschaat | Antwerp |
| Gantoise | Ghent | East Flanders |
| Herakles | Lier | Antwerp |
| Léopold | Uccle | Brussels |
| Orée | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Brussels |
| Racing | Uccle | Brussels |
| Uccle Sport | Uccle | Brussels |
| Victory | Edegem | Antwerp |
| Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo | Walloon Brabant |
| White Star | Evere | Brussels |

### Number of teams by provinces

| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
| Brussels | 6 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport, White Star |
| Antwerp | 4 | Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory |
| East Flanders | 1 | Gantoise |
| Walloon Brabant | 1 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Léopold | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs |
| 2 | Dragons | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 39 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Waterloo Ducks | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 38 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs |
| 4 | Gantoise (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 38 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League first round and the play-offs |
| 5 | Braxgata | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 38 | |
| 6 | Racing | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 36 | |
| 7 | Herakles | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Orée | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 33 | |
| 9 | Uccle Sport | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 25 | |
| 10 | Daring (O) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Victory (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 92 | −53 | 9 | Relegation to the National 1 |
| 12 | White Star (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 92 | −60 | 7 | Relegation to the National 1 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | DAR | DRA | GAN | HER | LÉO | ORE | RAC | UCC | VIC | WAT | WHI |
| Braxgata | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Daring | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Dragons | 4–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 |
| Gantoise | 4–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 |
| Herakles | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Léopold | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 6–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 |
| Orée | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Racing | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–4 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| Uccle Sport | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–4 |
| Victory | 0–4 | 3–5 | 5–5 | 2–7 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 2–5 | 1–3 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 7–1 | — | 3–1 |
| White Star | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4–6 | 0–4 | 2–8 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 0–6 | — |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Tom Boon | Léopold | 24 | 12 | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | Loïck Luypaert | Braxgata | 0 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Victor Charlet | Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Tanguy Cosyns | Racing | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Tomas Domene | Orée | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Maxime Plennevaux | Uccle Sport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Jeff De Winter | Braxgata | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Léopold | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gantoise | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Gantoise | 2 | 3 | 5 | Gantoise | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| | | | | Waterloo Ducks | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Dragons | 3 | 1 | 4 | Waterloo Ducks | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Waterloo Ducks | 2 | 3 | 5 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | 11 May | 11 May | 11 May | 11 May |
| | | | | Léopold | Léopold | Léopold | 4 |
| | | | | Dragons | Dragons | Dragons | 5 |

### Semi-finals

* 4 May 2024 15:00
| Gantoise | 2–1 | Léopold |
| Hellin 12' Kina 62' | Report | A. Verdussen 37' |
* Ghent
* 5 May 2024 15:00
| Léopold | 2–3 | Gantoise |
| Boon 19', 33' | Report | Kina 30' Esquelin 48' Tynevez 67' |
* Uccle
Gantoise won 5–3 on aggregate.
* 4 May 2024 15:00
| Waterloo Ducks | 2–3 | Dragons |
| Dykmans 27' Charlet 67' | Report | Della Torre 55', 70' Raes 59' |
* Waterloo
* 5 May 2024 15:00
| Dragons | 1–3 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Della Torre 58' | Report | Charlet 2', 39', 48' |
* Brasschaat
The Waterloo Ducks won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Third place

* 11 May 2024 11:00
| Léopold | 4–5 | Dragons |
| Forgues 19' Muschs 28', 44' A. Verdussen 68' | Report | M. Luyten 14' Raes 37', 55' Martínez 41' Crols 59' |
* Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

### Final

* 11 May 2024 16:00
| Gantoise | 7–1 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Duvekot 12' Esquelin 14', 27' Goyet 25' T. Clément 40', 55', 60' | Report | Petit 33' |
* Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
* 12 May 2024 16:00
| Waterloo Ducks | 3–2 | Gantoise |
| Rogeau 29', 66' Dykmans 62' | Report | Esquelin 33' Murray 39' |
* 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. Daring won 12–4 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Old Club | 4–12 | Daring | 3–5 | 1–7 |