The Belgian National League was the second level of ice hockey in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. The league was one rank below the

Belgian Hockey League The Belgian Hockey League, also known as the Belgian Elite League, was the highest level of competition organized by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. The league winner was crowned the Belgian Champion. The league had been in existence sinc ...

, but for the 2012-2013 season it was merged with two teams of the defunct

North Sea Cup The ''North Sea Cup'' was a short-lived hockey league that temporarily succeeded the Dutch Eredivisie from 2010-2012. It was the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederla ...

to become the "Belgian Elite League", which is now Belgium's top level league.

Participating teams

Antwerp Phantoms The Antwerp Phantoms, also known as the Phantoms Deurne, are an ice hockey team in Deurne, Belgium. The Phantoms play in the BeNe League. History The club was founded in 1972, and won the Belgian Cup in 1988. From 1996 to 1998, they won three c ...

Bulldogs Liège Bulldogs de Liège is a Belgian ice hockey team playing in the BeNe League. They play their home games at Patinoire de Liège in Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia ...

Charleroi Red Roosters The Charleroi Red Roosters are an ice hockey team in Charleroi, Belgium. They are currently playing in the Belgian Hockey League The Belgian Hockey League, also known as the Belgian Elite League, was the highest level of competition organized by ...

Gullegem Jets The Gullegem Jets are an ice hockey team in Gullegem, Belgium. They are currently playing in the Belgian Hockey League The Belgian Hockey League, also known as the Belgian Elite League, was the highest level of competition organized by the Royal ...

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HYC Herentals HYC Herentals is an ice hockey team in Herentals, Belgium. They play in the BeNe League and are known, for sponsorship reasons, as ERA Renomar HYC Herentals. History The club was founded in 1971. They won their first of nine Belgian Hockey League ...

IHC Leuven IHC Leuven (''French: IHC Louvain''), is an ice hockey team in Leuven, Belgium. Leuven plays in the BeNe League (a.k.a. Belgian Elite League), where it competes as the Leuven Chiefs. The team are the current Belgian national ice hockey champions, ...

Olympia Heist op den Berg Olympia Heist op den Berg is a Belgian ice hockey team in the city of Heist-op-den-Berg. They play in the newly formed BeNe-league, a joint league starting in the season 2015-2016, consisting of the top teams from the Netherlands and Belgium. The l ...

White Caps Turnhout The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion. They participate in the Belgian Cup tournament and the Belgi ...

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External links

Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation
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