The 2018–19 Women's Belgian Hockey League was the 94th season of the Women's Belgian Hockey League, the top women's Belgian field hockey league.
The season started on 2 September 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019 with the second match of the championship final.
Format The season was played with a total of twelve teams. Two pools of six were formed, based on rankings from the previous season.
Pool A: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, National 1 (Team 2)
Pool B: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, National 1 (Team 1)
Teams in each pool played each other twice throughout the season, while playing teams from the other pool once. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four teams from each pool advanced to the play–offs, while the remaining teams moved forward to the relegation matches.
Teams
TeamLocationProvinceAntwerpSint-Job-in-'t-GoorBraxgataBoomDragonsBrasschaatGantoiseGhentLéopoldUccleLeuvenHeverleeNamurNamurRacingUccleVictoryEdegemWaterloo DucksWaterlooWellingtonUccleWhite StarEvere
Number of teams by provinces Province Number of teams Team(s)4Antwerp, Braxgata, Dragons, VictoryLéopold, Racing, Wellington, White Star1GantoiseLeuvenNamurWaterloo DucksTotal12
Regular season Pool A
Pool B
Results The following results represent the crossover matches between pools A and B.
Play–downs
Play–offs Bracket
Quarter-finals
Antwerp won the series 3–0 in a shoot-out, following a 4–4 tie on aggregate.
Leuven won the series 2–0.
Racing won the series 3–2 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.
Braxgata won the series 4–3 on aggregate.
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Antwerp won the series 4–3 in a shoot-out, following a 3–3 tie on aggregate.
Racing won the series 5–3 on aggregate.
Third and fourth place
Final
Antwerp won the series 2–0, claiming the national title.
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