Women's Belgian Hockey League
# Women's Belgian Hockey League

The Women's Belgian Hockey League is the top women's league competition for field hockey clubs in Belgium. The league is played since the 1921–22 season.

Gantoise are the most recent champions having won their fifth title in the 2022–23 season.

## Format

The season usually starts in September and ends around the end of April or the beginning of May. From the 2021–22 season onwards the league is played by twelve teams who play each other twice and who compete for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three play each other in the semi-final and the winners qualify for the final where the winner will be crowned champion. The last two teams are relegated to the National 1 and the tenth placed team plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed team in the second division.

## Teams

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

### Number of teams by province

| Province | Number of teams | Team(s) |
| - | - | - |
| Antwerp | 5 | Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles, Victory |
| Brussels | 3 | Léopold, Racing, Wellington |
| Walloon Brabant | 2 | Pingouin, Waterloo Ducks |
| East Flanders | 1 | Gantoise |
| Flemish Brabant | 1 | Leuven |
| Total | 12 | |

## List of champions

1921–1955 :

| No. | Season | Champion |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 1921–22 | Léopold (1) |
| 2 | 1922–23 | Léopold (2) |
| 3 | 1923–24 | Racing (1) |
| 4 | 1924–25 | Racing (2) |
| 5 | 1925–26 | Léopold (3) |
| 6 | 1926–27 | Racing (3) |
| 7 | 1927–28 | Rasante (1) |
| 8 | 1928–29 | Rasante (2) |
| 9 | 1929–30 | Léopold (4) |
| 10 | 1930–31 | Rasante (3) |
| 11 | 1931–32 | Rasante (4) |
| 12 | 1932–33 | Racing (4) |
| – | 1933–34 | Not held |
| – | 1934–35 | Not held |
| 13 | 1935–36 | Léopold (5) |
| 14 | 1936–37 | Léopold (6) |
| 15 | 1937–38 | Rasante (5) |
| 16 | 1938–39 | Rasante (6) |
| 17 | 1939–40 | Rasante (7) |
| – | 1940–41 | Not held |
| 18 | 1941–42 | Rasante (8) |
| 19 | 1942–43 | Beerschot (1) |
| 20 | 1943–44 | Beerschot (2) |
| 21 | 1944–45 | Rasante (9) |
| 22 | 1945–46 | Beerschot (3) |
| 23 | 1946–47 | Beerschot (4) |
| 24 | 1947–48 | Racing (5) |
| 25 | 1948–49 | Racing (6) |
| 26 | 1949–50 | Léopold (7) |
| 27 | 1950–51 | Léopold (8) |
| 28 | 1951–52 | Beerschot (5) |
| 29 | 1952–53 | Antwerp (1) |
| 30 | 1953–54 | Antwerp (2) |
| 31 | 1954–55 | Antwerp (3) |

1955–1989 :

| No. | Season | Champion |
| - | - | - |
| 32 | 1955–56 | Antwerp (4) |
| 33 | 1956–57 | Antwerp (5) |
| 34 | 1957–58 | Antwerp (6) |
| 35 | 1958–59 | Antwerp (7) |
| 36 | 1959–60 | Antwerp (8) |
| 37 | 1960–61 | Antwerp (9) |
| 38 | 1961–62 | Antwerp (10) |
| – | 1962–63 | Not finished |
| 39 | 1963–64 | Antwerp (11) |
| 40 | 1964–65 | Antwerp (12) |
| 41 | 1965–66 | Uccle Sport (1) |
| 42 | 1966–67 | Uccle Sport (2) |
| 43 | 1967–68 | Uccle Sport (3) |
| 44 | 1968–69 | Uccle Sport (4) |
| 45 | 1969–70 | Uccle Sport (5) |
| 46 | 1970–71 | Uccle Sport (6) |
| 47 | 1971–72 | Uccle Sport (7) |
| 48 | 1972–73 | Uccle Sport (8) |
| 49 | 1973–74 | Uccle Sport (9) |
| 50 | 1974–75 | Uccle Sport (10) |
| 51 | 1975–76 | Uccle Sport (11) |
| 52 | 1976–77 | Uccle Sport (12) |
| 53 | 1977–78 | Uccle Sport (13) |
| 54 | 1978–79 | Uccle Sport (14) |
| 55 | 1979–80 | Uccle Sport (15) |
| 56 | 1980–81 | Uccle Sport (16) |
| 57 | 1981–82 | Uccle Sport (17) |
| 58 | 1982–83 | Uccle Sport (18) |
| 59 | 1983–84 | Uccle Sport (19) |
| 60 | 1984–85 | Uccle Sport (20) |
| 61 | 1985–86 | Uccle Sport (21) |
| 62 | 1986–87 | Rasante (10) |
| 63 | 1987–88 | Rasante (11) |
| 64 | 1988–89 | Uccle Sport (22) |

1989–2022 :

| No. | Season | Champion |
| - | - | - |
| 65 | 1989–90 | Rasante (12) |
| 66 | 1990–91 | Rasante (13) |
| 67 | 1991–92 | Léopold (9) |
| 68 | 1992–93 | Leuven (1) |
| 69 | 1993–94 | Dragons (1) |
| 70 | 1994–95 | Léopold (10) |
| 71 | 1995–96 | Leuven (2) |
| 72 | 1996–97 | Leuven (3) |
| 73 | 1997–98 | Leuven (4) |
| 74 | 1998–99 | Leuven (5) |
| 75 | 1999–2000 | Léopold (11) |
| 76 | 2000–01 | Léopold (12) |
| 77 | 2001–02 | Parc (1) |
| 78 | 2002–03 | Victory (1) |
| 79 | 2003–04 | Léopold (13) |
| 80 | 2004–05 | Léopold (14) |
| 81 | 2005–06 | Gantoise (1) |
| 82 | 2006–07 | Antwerp (13) |
| 83 | 2007–08 | Antwerp (14) |
| 84 | 2008–09 | Gantoise (2) |
| 85 | 2009–10 | Antwerp (15) |
| 86 | 2010–11 | Wellington (1) |
| 87 | 2011–12 | Antwerp (16) |
| 88 | 2012–13 | Antwerp (17) |
| 89 | 2013–14 | Wellington (2) |
| 90 | 2014–15 | Antwerp (18) |
| 91 | 2015–16 | Braxgata (1) |
| 92 | 2016–17 | Braxgata (2) |
| 93 | 2017–18 | Waterloo Ducks (1) |
| 94 | 2018–19 | Antwerp (19) |
| – | 2019–20 | Not finished |
| 95 | 2020–21 | Gantoise (3) |
| 96 | 2021–22 | Gantoise (4) |
| 97 | 2022–23 | Gantoise (5) |

### By club

| Club | Championship(s) | Year(s) won |
| - | - | - |
| Uccle Sport | 22 | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89 |
| Antwerp | 19 | 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19 |
| Léopold | 14 | 1921–22, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1991–91, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
| Rasante | 13 | 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91 |
| Racing | 6 | 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1948–49 |
| Beerschot | 5 | 1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1951–52 |
| Leuven | 5 | 1992–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 |
| Gantoise | 5 | 2005–06, 2008–09, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23 |
| Wellington | 2 | 2010–11, 2013–14 |
| Braxgata | 2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Dragons | 1 | 1993–94 |
| Parc | 1 | 2001–02 |
| Victory | 1 | 2002–03 |
| Waterloo Ducks | 1 | 2017–18 |
