# 2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League

The 2022–23 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 103nd season of the Men's Belgian Hockey League, the top men's Belgian field hockey league.
The season started on 4 September 2022 and concluded on 21 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final. Racing were the defending champions.
Gantoise beat the Waterloo Ducks 5–2 on aggregate in the championship final to win their second title, 102 years after their first championship win.

## Teams

Uccle Sport and Old Club were the two promoted club from the 2021–22 National 1, replacing Beerschot and Antwerp.
| Team | Location | Province |
| Braxgata | Boom | Antwerp |
| Daring | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Brussels |
| Dragons | Brasschaat | Antwerp |
| Gantoise | Ghent | East Flanders |
| Herakles | Lier | Antwerp |
| Léopold | Uccle | Brussels |
| Leuven | Heverlee | Flemish Brabant |
| Old Club | Liège | Liège |
| Orée | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Brussels |
| Racing | Uccle | Brussels |
| Uccle Sport | Uccle | Brussels |
| Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo | Walloon Brabant |

### Number of teams by provinces

| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
| Brussels | 5 | Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport |
| Antwerp | 3 | Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles |
| East Flanders | 1 | Gantoise |
| Flemish Brabant | 1 | Leuven |
| Liège | 1 | Old Club |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 43 | +68 | 57 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 2 | Dragons | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 37 | +49 | 49 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Gantoise (C) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 4 | Waterloo Ducks | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 43 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs |
| 5 | Orée | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 37 | |
| 6 | Racing | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Herakles | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Braxgata | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 30 | |
| 9 | Daring | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 20 | |
| 10 | Uccle Sport (O) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 87 | −51 | 13 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Leuven (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 13 | Relegation to the National 1 |
| 12 | Old Club (R) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 135 | −85 | 9 | Relegation to the National 1 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | DAR | DRA | GAN | HER | LEO | LEU | OLD | ORE | RAC | UCC | WAT |
| Braxgata | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 |
| Daring | 1–2 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Dragons | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–0 |
| Gantoise | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Herakles | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | — | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 2–7 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Léopold | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 10–2 | — | 8–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 |
| Leuven | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 5–6 | — | 3–1 | 1–7 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 0–7 |
| Old Club | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–15 | 2–8 | 4–3 | 2–13 | 7–4 | — | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| Orée | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 9–2 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 |
| Racing | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Uccle Sport | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 2–3 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 2–4 | 8–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 9–0 | — |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Tom Boon | Léopold | 30 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 2 | Victor Charlet | Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Tomas Domene | Orée | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | Tanguy Cosyns | Racing | 5 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Blake Govers | Dragons | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Henri Raes | Dragons | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Tom Degroote | Léopold | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Arthur Verdussen | Léopold | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Gaëtan Dykmans | Waterloo Ducks | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Nicolás Della Torre | Dragons | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Loïck Luypaert | Braxgata | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Léopold | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Waterloo Ducks | 4 | 3 | 7 | Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | Gantoise | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Dragons | 0 | 3 | 3 | Gantoise | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Gantoise | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| Gantoise | 5 | 2 | 7 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | Léopold (s.o.) | Léopold (s.o.) | Léopold (s.o.) | 3 (5) |
| | | | | Dragons | Dragons | Dragons | 3 (4) |

### Semi-finals

* 13 May 2023 13:30
| Gantoise | 5–0 | Dragons |
| Hellin 4', 66' Esquelin 17' Goyet 57' Kina 59' | Report | |
* Ghent
* 14 May 2023 13:30
| Dragons | 3–2 | Gantoise |
| Gougnard 6' Della Torre 53' Rubens 65' | Report | Duvekot 22', 37' |
* Brasschaat
Gantoise won 7–3 on aggregate.
* 13 May 2023 13:30
| Waterloo Ducks | 4–3 | Léopold |
| Charlet 10', 38', 70' Wilbers 57' | Report | Muschs 16' Degroote 28' Boon 39' |
* Waterloo
* 14 May 2023 13:30
| Léopold | 2–3 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Baumgarten 28' A. Verdussen 70' | Report | Charlet 31', 61' De Backer 57' |
* Uccle
Waterloo Ducks won 7–5 on aggregate.

### Final

* 20 May 2023 16:15
| Gantoise | 3–0 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Tynevez 12' Masson 28' Duvekot 47' | Report | |
* Brasschaat
* 21 May 2023 16:15
| Waterloo Ducks | 2–2 | Gantoise |
| Dykmans 24', 62' | Report | Esquelin 13' Clément 58' |
* Brasschaat
Gantoise won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Third place

* 18 May 2023 15:45
| Léopold | 3–3 | Dragons |
| Baumgarten 41', 60' Verdussen 50' | Report | Della Torre 40' Martinez 54' Govers 69' |
* Brasschaat
Léopold won the shoot-out 5–4.

## Relegation play-offs

Uccle Sport won 10–7 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Antwerp | 7–10 | Uccle Sport | 4–6 | 3–4 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Golden Stick – Player of the Year | Tom Boon | Léopold |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Loic Van Doren | Dragons |
| Rising Star of the Year | Thomas Crols | Dragons |
| Coach of the Year | Pascal Kina | Gantoise |