2018–19 Men's Belgian Hockey League


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. 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.

Teams

A total of 12 teams took part in the league : The best 10 teams from the 2017–18 season and the two best teams from National 1.
ClubLocation
AntwerpBrecht
BeerschotKontich
BraxgataBoom
DaringMolenbeek-Saint-Jean
DragonsBrasschaat
GantoiseGhent
HeraklesBerchem
LéopoldUccle
OréeWoluwe-Saint-Pierre
RacingUccle
Waterloo DucksWaterloo
White StarEvere

Regular season

The twelve teams are grouped in two pools of six based on the previous season's ranking :
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

Pool B

Play-offs

All rounds are played in a two-legged tie. The scheme for the quarter-finals is as follows :
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 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 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 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.