# 2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League

The 2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League was the 94th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.
The season started on 2 September 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019 with the second match of the championship final.

## Format

The season was played with a total of twelve teams. Two pools of six were formed, based on rankings from the previous season.
Pool A: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, National 1 (Team 2)
Pool B: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, National 1 (Team 1)
Teams in each pool played each other twice throughout the season, while playing teams from the other pool once. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four teams from each pool advanced to the play–offs, while the remaining teams moved forward to the relegation matches.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Province |
| Antwerp | Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor | Antwerp |
| Braxgata | Boom | Antwerp |
| Dragons | Brasschaat | Antwerp |
| Gantoise | Ghent | East Flanders |
| Léopold | Uccle | Brussels |
| Leuven | Heverlee | Flemish Brabant |
| Namur | Namur | Namur |
| Racing | Uccle | Brussels |
| Victory | Edegem | Antwerp |
| Waterloo Ducks | Waterloo | Walloon Brabant |
| Wellington | Uccle | Brussels |
| White Star | Evere | Brussels |

### Number of teams by provinces

| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
| Antwerp | 4 | Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Victory |
| Brussels | 4 | Léopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star |
| East Flanders | 1 | Gantoise |
| Flemish Brabant | 1 | Leuven |
| Namur | 1 | Namur |
| Walloon Brabant | 1 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GAN | WAT | DRA | VIC | WHI | NAM |
| 1 | Gantoise | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 13 | +40 | 46 | Advanced to Play–offs | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 8–3 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Waterloo Ducks | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 32 | Advanced to Play–offs | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Dragons | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | Advanced to Play–offs | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–4 | 4–1 |
| 4 | Victory | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 20 | Advanced to Play–offs | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 5 | White Star | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 11 | Play–downs | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Namur | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 75 | −65 | 0 | Play–downs | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | LEU | RAC | ANT | WEL | LÉO |
| 1 | Braxgata | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 32 | Advanced to Play–offs | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| 2 | Leuven | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 30 | Advanced to Play–offs | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Racing | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 24 | Advanced to Play–offs | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | Advanced to Play–offs | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Wellington | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 13 | Play–downs | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 |
| 6 | Léopold | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 17 | Play–downs | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — |

### Results

The following results represent the crossover matches between pools A and B.
| Home \ Away | ANT | BRA | DRA | GAN | LÉO | LEU | NAM | RAC | VIC | WAT | WEL | WHI |
| Antwerp | — | | | | | | 6–0 | | | 1–1 | | 3–0 |
| Braxgata | | — | | | | | 13–0 | | | 4–4 | | 3–2 |
| Dragons | 1–1 | 0–6 | — | | | | | 3–2 | | | | |
| Gantoise | 4–2 | 3–2 | | — | | | | 2–1 | | | | |
| Léopold | | | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | | | | 1–2 | | | |
| Leuven | | | 2–2 | 2–5 | | — | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Namur | | | | | 1–3 | 0–5 | — | | | | 0–4 | |
| Racing | | | | | | | 5–1 | — | | 1–1 | | 5–0 |
| Victory | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | — | | | |
| Waterloo Ducks | | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | — | 4–1 | |
| Wellington | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | | | | | 1–1 | | — | |
| White Star | | | | | 0–2 | 2–2 | | | | | 2–2 | — |

## Play–downs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHI | LÉO | WEL | NAM |
| 1 | White Star | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Léopold | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Wellington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 10 | Relegated to National 1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 7–0 |
| 4 | Namur | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | Relegated to National 1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — |

## Play–offs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | | | | | | |
| Gantoise | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gantoise | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | | | | | |
| Antwerp (s.o.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | | |
| Antwerp (s.o.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | Antwerp (s.o.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | | | | Antwerp (s.o.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | Leuven | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| Leuven | 2 | 2 | 4 | Leuven | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| Leuven | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 11–12 May | 11–12 May | 11–12 May | 11–12 May |
| Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 11–12 May | 11–12 May | 11–12 May | 11–12 May |
| Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | Antwerp | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | | | | | | | | | | Antwerp | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | | | | | | | Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | | | | | | |
| Racing (s.o.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | 1–5 May | | | | | | |
| Racing (s.o.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Racing | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | | | | Racing | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | 14–28 April | Braxgata | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Braxgata | 4 | 0 | 4 | Braxgata | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Braxgata | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 May | 12 May | 12 May | 12 May |
| Victory | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 May | 12 May | 12 May | 12 May |
| Victory | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Leuven | Leuven | Leuven | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Braxgata | Braxgata | Braxgata | 0 |

### Quarter-finals

* 14 April 2019 12:00
| Antwerp | 1–1 | Gantoise |
| Neal 61' | Report | Granatto 49' |
* Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp Umpires: Thimothy Hennes (BEL) Didier van den Eede (BEL)
* 28 April 2019 12:00
| Gantoise | 3–3 | Antwerp |
| Gerniers 2' Granatto 49', 50' | Report | Berends 35' Wisniewska 43' Delforge 51' |
| Penalties |||
| S. Vanden Borre A. Vanden Borre Johnston | 0–3 | M. Struijk Gloyn Urroz |
* La Gantoise HC, Ghent Umpires: Eric Denis (BEL) Florian Haine (BEL)
Antwerp won the series 3–0 in a shoot-out, following a 4–4 tie on aggregate.
* 14 April 2019 12:00
| Dragons | 1–2 | Leuven |
| Jakus 20' | Report | Van Dieren 3' Stairs 6' |
* KHC Dragons, Braschaat Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
* 28 April 2019 12:00
| Leuven | 2–0 | Dragons |
| Scheers 10' Stairs 55' | Report | |
* KHC Leuven, Leuven Umpires: Michael Bourg (BEL) Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Leuven won the series 2–0.
* 14 April 2019 12:00
| Racing | 1–0 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Boon 63' | Report | |
* Racing Club de Bruxelles, Uccle Umpires: Christophe Pontus (BEL) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 28 April 2019 12:00
| Waterloo Ducks | 3–2 | Racing |
| Ronquetti 1', 58' De Mot 33' | Report | Patriarche 24' Boon 36' |
| Penalties |||
| Ronguetti Blockmans Peeters Gose | 2–3 | A. Willems Raes Boon Englebert Patriarche |
* Waterloo Ducks HC, Waterloo Umpires: Thomas Dagnelie (BEL) Didier van den Eede (BEL)
Racing won the series 3–2 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.
* 14 April 2019 12:00
| Victory | 2–4 | Braxgata |
| Contardi 3' Secco 41' | Report | Leclef 7' Versavel 19', 46' Meyvis 63' |
* Royal Victory HC, Edegem Umpires: Alexandra Mahieu (BEL) Corentin Hardy (BEL)
* 28 April 2019 12:00
| Braxgata | 0–1 | Victory |
| | Report | Secco 49' |
* Braxgata HC, Boom Umpires: Virginie Hermans (BEL) Corentin HArdy (BEL)
Braxgata won the series 4–3 on aggregate.

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 1 May | 1 May |
| Gantoise | 4 |
| Gantoise | 4 | 5 May | 5 May |
| Dragons | 2 | 5 May | 5 May |
| Dragons | 2 | Gantoise | 1 |
| 1 May | 1 May | | Gantoise | 1 |
| 1 May | 1 May | Victory | 0 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 3 (4) | Victory | 0 |
| Victory (pen.) | 3 (5) | | |
| Victory (pen.) | 3 (5) | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 5 May | 5 May |
| | | Dragons | 4 (2) |
| | | Waterloo Ducks (pen.) | 4 (3) |

##### Crossover

* 1 May 2019 13:30
| Gantoise | 4–2 | Dragons |
| Granatto 6' Johnston 42' Gerniers 64' S. Vanden Borre 68' | Report | Jakus 24' D. Marien 59' |
* La Gantoise HC, Edegem
* 1 May 2019 13:30
| Waterloo Ducks | 3–3 | Victory |
| Sinia 49' Ronquetti 58' Peeters 69' | Report | Contardi 17' Secco 55' Hennig 63' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–5 | |
* Waterloo Ducks HC, Waterloo

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 5 May 2019 16:00
| Dragons | 4–4 | Waterloo Ducks |
| De Groof 23' A. Marien 52' Struyf 54', 62' | Report | Gose 19', 41' Peeters 40', 45' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–3 | |
* KHC Dragons, Braschaat

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 5 May 2019 16:00
| Gantoise | 1–0 | Victory |
| A. Vanden Borre 33' | Report | |
* La Gantoise HC, Edegem

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 1 May 2019 13:30
| Antwerp | 1–2 | Leuven |
| Wisniewska 35+' | Report | Van Dieren 53' Chardome 64' |
* Royal Antwerp HC, Antwerp Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
* 5 May 2019 12:00
| Leuven | 1–2 | Antwerp |
| Wright 69' | Report | Puvrez 27', 56' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–4 | |
* KHC Leuven, Leuven Umpires: Eric Denis (BEL) Michael Bourg (BEL)
Antwerp won the series 4–3 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.
* 1 May 2019 13:30
| Racing | 4–1 | Braxgata |
| López 4' Boon 21' Englebert 32' Patriarche 69' | Report | J. Vandermeiren 48' |
* Racing Club de Bruxelles, Uccle Umpires: Christophe Pontus (BEL) Didier van den Eede (BEL)
* 5 May 2019 12:00
| Braxgata | 2–1 | Racing |
| Nelen 6' Fobe 58' | Report | Boon 48' |
* Braxgata HC, Boom Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Virginie Hermans (BEL)
Racing won the series 5–3 on aggregate.

##### Third and fourth place

* 12 May 2019 10:00
| Leuven | 3–0 | Braxgata |
| McManus 39' Norlander 42' Chardome 53' | Report | |
* Royal Herakles HC, Lier Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Virginie Hermans (BEL)

##### Final

* 11 May 2019 16:00
| Racing | 1–2 | Antwerp |
| Letor 31' | Report | Neal 55' Delforge 60' |
* Royal Herakles HC, Lier Umpires: Didier van den Eede (BEL) Eric Denis (BEL)
* 12 May 2019 16:00
| Antwerp | 3–1 | Racing |
| Puvrez 16' Neal 24' Urroz 67' | Report | Meulemans 47' |
* Royal Herakles HC, Lier Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Antwerp won the series 2–0, claiming the national title.