Belgium men's national field hockey team
Nickname(s) | Red Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Royal Belgian Hockey Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Coach | Michel van den Heuvel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Steve Bayer Shane McLeod Xavier Reckinger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Eric Pirenne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Félix Denayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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The Belgian national men's field hockey team represents Belgium in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.[2][3][4]
Belgium won the
History
Hockey was introduced in Belgium in 1902. The country's first club was founded in 1904. In 1907, several clubs established the Belgian Hockey Association. Belgium played its first international match against Germany, and was one of the founding members of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Between 1920 and 1978, Belgium appeared in two of the first three
By the early 2000s, the Royal Belgian Hockey Association started to invest heavily in the youth and modernized its structures. In 2007, Belgium won the bronze medal at the European Championship, a first in the country's history. Belgium also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, for the first time in 32 years.
Belgium won a silver medal at the
Honours
- Summer Olympics
- First place: 2020
- Second place: 2016
- Third place: 1920
- World Cup
- First place: 2018
- Second place: 2023
- European Championship
- First place: 2019
- Second place: 2017
- Third place: 2023
- FIH Pro League
- First place: 2020–21
- Second place: 2019, 2021–22
- Hockey World League
- Second place: 2014-15
- Champions Challenge
- First place: 2011
- Third place: 2005
- Belgian National Sports Merit Award
- Winners: 1959, 2019
- Belgian Sportsteam of the Year
- Winners: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates a tournament played within Belgium.
Summer Olympics
Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1908 | did not participate | ||||||||
1912 | Not held | ||||||||
1920 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
1924 | Not held | ||||||||
1928 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
1932 | did not participate | ||||||||
1936 | Group phase | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
1948 | Group phase | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
1952 | Second round | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
1956 | Group phase | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
1960 | Group phase | 11th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
1964 | Group phase | 11th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
1968 | Group phase | 9th | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |
1972 | Group phase | 10th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
1976 | Group phase | 9th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | |
1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1988 | |||||||||
1992 | |||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | Group phase | 9th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
2012 | Group phase | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | |
2020 | Champion | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 13 | |
2024 | qualified | ||||||||
Total | Best: Champion | 16/26 | 82 | 36 | 12 | 34 | 174 | 163 |
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1971 | did not participate | ||||||||
1973 | Group phase | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
1975 | did not participate | ||||||||
1978 | Group phase | 14th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
1982 | did not participate | ||||||||
1986 | |||||||||
1990 | |||||||||
1994 | Group phase | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | |
1998 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2002 | Group phase | 14th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
2006 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2014 | 5th–6th play-off | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | |
2018 | Winners
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1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
2023 | Runners-up
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2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |
/ 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Best: Winners | 7/15 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 97 | 105 |
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Championship Record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1970 | Second round | 5th | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |
1974 | Group phase | 10th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
1978 | did not participate | ||||||||
1983 | Group phase | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
1987 | Group phase | 10th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | |
1991 | Group phase | 9th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
1999 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 28 | |
2003 | Group phase | 6th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | |
2005 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |
2007 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | |
2009 | Group phase | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | |
2011
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |
2013
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
2015
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Group phase | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | |
2017
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
2019
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Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2021
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | |
2023
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |
Total | 1 title | 18/19 | 105 | 52 | 16 | 37 | 273 | 236 |
FIH Pro League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIH Pro League record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 33 | |
2020–21
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Winners | 1st | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 26 | |
2021–22 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 25 | |
2022–23 | Third place | 3rd | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 37 | |
Total | Best: Winners | 4/4 | 62 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 191 | 121 |
Hockey World League (defunct)
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Hockey World League record | |||||||||
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Year | Position | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2012–13 | 5th | Round 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
Semifinal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |||
Final | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
2014–15 | 2nd | Semifinal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | |
Final | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |||
2016–17 | 5th | Semifinal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | |
Final | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
Total | Best: 2nd | Final | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 158 | 55 |
Champions Trophy (defunct)
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Champions Trophy record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1978 until 2011 |
did not participate | ||||||||
2012 | First round | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |
2014 | Second round | 8th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
2016 | Second round | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
2018 | Second round | 5th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
Total | Best: 5th place | 4/37 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 61 |
Champions Challenge (defunct)
Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Champions Challenge record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2001 | 5th–6th play-off | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
2003 | did not participate | ||||||||
2005 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | |
2007 | 5th–6th play-off | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |
2009
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7th–8th play-off | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |
2011 | Winners | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |
2012 | did not participate | ||||||||
2014 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Winners | 5/8 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 77 |
- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Team
Current squad
The following 20 players were named on 5 February 2024 for the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League matches against Argentina and Germany from 14 to 19 February 2024 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.[5]
Head coach: Michel van den Heuvel
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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1 | GK | Simon Vandenbroucke | 6 June 1999 | 5 | Waterloo Ducks | |
43 | GK | Boris Feldheim | 1 April 2002 | 0 | Daring | |
5 | DF | Nicolas Poncelet | 19 September 1996 | 36 | Léopold | |
15 | DF | Emmanuel Stockbroekx | 23 December 1993 | 193 | Orée | |
29 | DF | Maxime Van Oost | 2 December 1999 | 29 | Waterloo Ducks | |
41 | DF | Guillaume Van Marcke | 28 December 1999 | 1 | Waterloo Ducks | |
45 | DF | Olivier Biekens | 14 May 1999 | 2 | Braxgata | |
46 | DF | Maxime Loots | 18 February 1998 | 2 | Braxgata | |
17 | MF | Guillermo Hainaut | 8 June 2002 | 4 | Uccle Sport | |
28 | MF | Tobias Biekens | 2 January 2001 | 5 | Braxgata | |
31 | MF | Arno Van Dessel (Captain) | 3 July 2003 | 27 | Herakles | |
33 | MF | Jérémy Wilbers | 6 November 2001 | 0 | Waterloo Ducks | |
47 | MF | Charlie Van Damme | 10 August 2001 | 0 | Herakles | |
3 | FW | Thibeau Stockbroekx | 20 July 2000 | 27 | Oranje-Rood | |
11 | FW | Tommy Willems | 13 April 1997 | 13 | Waterloo Ducks | |
14 | FW | Thomas Crols | 11 September 2003 | 1 | Dragons | |
35 | FW | Dylan Englebert | 20 April 2000 | 1 | Léopold | |
39 | FW | Guillaume Hellin | 28 May 2001 | 1 | Gantoise | |
40 | FW | Roman Duvekot | 21 June 2000 | 3 | Gantoise | |
49 | FW | Emile Esquelin | 28 August 1999 | 2 | Gantoise |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
See also
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Jonckheere, Karien. "Newly crowned hockey champs Belgium's SA connection". SuperSport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Craig Fulton helps guide Belgium to maiden hockey World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Fulton's pride shines as the Red Lions claim World Cup crown". www.independent.ie. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Pro League Argentinië: de nationale selecties zijn bekend!". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 5 February 2024.