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.
TeamLocationProvinceBraxgataBoomDaringMolenbeek-Saint-JeanDragonsBrasschaatGantoiseGhentHeraklesLierLéopoldUccleLeuvenHeverleeOld ClubLiègeOréeWoluwe-Saint-PierreRacingUccleUccle SportUccleWaterloo DucksWaterloo
Number of teams by provinces Province Number of teams Team(s)5Daring, Léopold, Orée, Racing, Uccle Sport3Braxgata, Dragons, Herakles1GantoiseLeuvenOld ClubWaterloo DucksTotal12
Regular season Standings
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tom BoonLéopold30203532 Victor CharletWaterloo Ducks0331343 Tomas DomeneOrée10164304 Tanguy CosynsRacing5162235 Blake GoversDragons2171206 Henri RaesDragons150015 Tom DegrooteLéopold1500 Arthur VerdussenLéopold12309 Gaëtan DykmansWaterloo Ducks122014 Nicolás Della TorreDragons1130 Loïck LuypaertBraxgata0104
Play-offs Bracket
Semi-finals
Gantoise won 7–3 on aggregate.
Waterloo Ducks won 7–5 on aggregate.
Final
Gantoise won 5–2 on aggregate.
Third place
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.
Awards Award Winner ClubGolden Stick – Player of the Year Tom BoonLéopoldGoalkeeper of the Year Loic Van DorenDragonsRising Star of the Year Thomas CrolsCoach of the Year Pascal KinaGantoise
References