2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League
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The 2021–22 Men's Belgian Hockey League was the 102nd season of the
Men's Belgian Hockey League The Men's Belgian Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association. The league was established in 1919 as the Division 1. Between the 2006–07 and the 2015–16 seasons it was known as the Honor Division. S ...
, the top men's Belgian
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league. The season started on 5 September 2021 and concluded on 8 May 2022 with the second match of the championship final.
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were the defending champions.
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won their sixth league title by defeating Gantoise 5–4 on aggregate in the championship final.


Changes from 2020–21

This season was played with 12 instead of 14 teams again. Each team played each other twice and the top four teams advanced to the championship play-offs. The bottom two teams were relegated directly and the team in 10th place played a relegation play-off against the third placed team from the second division.


Teams


Number of teams by provinces


Regular season


Standings


Results


Play-offs


Bracket


Semi-finals

''5–5 on aggregate. Gantoise won the shoot-out 5–4.'' ---- ''Racing won 4–3 on aggregate.''


Third place game


Final

''Racing won 5–4 on aggregate and won their sixth league title.''


Relegation play-offs


Overview


Matches

''Léopold won 12–3 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.''


Top goalscorers


See also

* 2021–22 Women's Belgian Hockey League


References

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