BeNe League (ice hockey)

BeNe League

Current season	2018/19
sport	ice Hockey
Association	Belgian and Dutch ice hockey federations
League foundation	2015
Teams	12
Country countries	Belgium 5 teams Netherlands 7 teams
Title holder	Hijs Hokij The Hague
Website	www.beneleague-icehockey.com
↓ Division 1 (Belgium), Eerste divisie (Netherlands)

The BeNe League is the joint highest ice hockey league in Belgium and the Netherlands, founded in 2015 .

history

The league was founded in 2015 by the Belgian and Dutch ice hockey associations and replaces the Belgian and Dutch honorary division as the highest league in the respective country. Previously, individual Belgian clubs had played in the Dutch Eredivise. All teams from the Belgian and Dutch Eredivise as well as the teams from the Dutch Eerste divisie could apply for the first season .

In May 2017, the Dutch ice hockey association NIJB terminated its cooperation in the BeNeLeague, but revised the decision again in June 2017. In 2019, the Inter Regio Cup with German regional league teams was held parallel to the BeNe League .

Teams

Flyers Hijs Hokij Eaters Devils Trappers Panters Phantoms Chiefs HYC Bulldogs Sharks

Clubs of the BeNeLiga 2019/20

Eighteen clubs applied for the first season. The Utrecht Dragons withdrew their application, GIJS Groningen withdrew shortly before the start of the season. The remaining 16 teams were divided into two groups A and B, so that each team played a home and an away game against the clubs of the same group and one game against the teams in the other group. In the second season, the number of teams decreased to 14. These were also again divided into two groups.

Since the 2017/18 season, a single-track championship has been played without groups. The teams play one home and one away game against the other participants and the best eight teams of the regular season play the championship in the play-offs.

Participants and grouping

The champions team is marked in bold.

country	Club	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20 *
	Phantoms Antwerp	7th	6th	10	11	10
	Olympia Heist op den Berg	7th	-	-	-	-
	HYC Herentals	M.	HF	VF	M.	HF
	Chiefs Leuven	5	5	VF	VF	VF
	Bulldogs de Liège	VF	HF	HF	HF	VF
	Golden Sharks Mechelen	-	-	-	10	VF
	Turnhout Tigers	6th	-	-	-	-
	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam	VF	VF	VF	9	-
	Hijs Hokij The Hague	HF	F.	M.	VF	HF
	Dordrecht Lions	8th	-	-	-	-
	Eindhoven Kemphanen	6th	VF	9	-	-
	GIJS Bears Groningen	†	6th	-	-	-
	Heerenveen Flyers	F.	M.	F.	F.	HF
	Red Eagles' s-Hertogenbosch	8th	7th	13	-	-
	Limburg Eaters	HF	VF	VF	HF	VF
	Nijmegen Devils	VF	7th	HF	VF	HF
	Tilburg Trappers II	VF	5	12	12	11
	Zoetermeer Panthers	5-A	VF	11	VF	9

^† withdrew shortly before the start of the season

^* Semi-finals and finals not played

M, F, HF, VF: Champion, finalist, semi-finalist, quarter-finalist

5, 6, 7 ...: Placement in the main round or main round group (2015–17)

Winners list

• 2015/16 : HYC Herentals
• 2016/17 : Heerenveen Flyers
• 2017/18 : Hijs Hokij The Hague
• 2018/19 : HYC Herentals
• 2019/20 : Championship canceled

See also

• North Sea Cup

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.rbihf.be/node/4425
2. ↑ http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9867&cHash=96388f4587d62280e1d8fd5a65d19979
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ https://www.ijshockeynederland.nl/nieuws/nederland-zegt-beneliga-alliantie-op