Belgium national football team - wikipedia Belgium national football team This article is about the men 's team. For the women 's team, see Belgium women 's national football team. Belgium Nickname ( s ) De Rode Duivels Les Diables Rouges Die Roten Teufel ( The Red Devils ) Association Royal Belgian Football Association ( KBVB / URBSFA / KBFV ) Confederation UEFA ( Europe ) Head coach Roberto Martínez Captain Eden Hazard Most caps Jan Vertonghen ( 98 ) Top scorer Romelu Lukaku ( 31 ) Home stadium King Baudouin Stadium FIFA code BEL First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 5 ( 23 November 2017 ) Highest 1 ( November 2015 -- March 2016 ) Lowest 71 ( June 2007 ) Elo ranking Current 9 ( 10 November 2017 ) Highest 2 ( September 1920 ) Lowest 74 ( September 2009 ) First international Belgium 3 -- 3 France ( Uccle, Belgium ; 1 May 1904 ) Biggest win Belgium 9 -- 0 Zambia ( Brussels, Belgium ; 4 June 1994 ) Belgium 10 -- 1 San Marino ( Brussels, Belgium ; 28 February 2001 ) Belgium 9 -- 0 Gibraltar ( Liège, Belgium ; 31 August 2017 ) Biggest defeat England Amateurs 11 -- 2 Belgium ( London, England ; 17 April 1909 ) World Cup Appearances 13 ( first in 1930 ) Best result Fourth place, 1986 European Championship Appearances 5 ( first in 1972 ) Best result Runners - up, 1980 Medal record Men 's Football Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team The Belgian national football team ( Dutch : Belgisch voetbalelftal, French : Équipe de Belgique de football ) has officially represented Belgium in association football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA -- both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team 's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association ( RBFA ). Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1970 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium 's home games are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Belgium 's national team has participated in three quadrennial major football competitions. It appeared in the end stages of twelve FIFA World Cups and five UEFA European Football Championships, and featured at three Olympic football tournaments, including the 1920 Olympic tournament which they won. Other notable performances are victories over four reigning world champions -- West Germany, Brazil, Argentina and France -- between 1954 and 2002. Belgium has long - standing football rivalries with its Dutch and French counterparts, having played both teams nearly every year from 1905 to 1967. The squad has been known as the Red Devils since 1906 ; its fan club is named `` 1895 ''. During the national player career of forward Paul Van Himst, the most - praised Belgian footballer of the 20th century, Belgium took third place at Euro 1972. After that, they experienced two golden ages with many gifted players. In the first period, which lasted from the 1980s to the early 1990s, the team finished as runners - up at Euro 1980 and fourth in the 1986 World Cup. In the second, under guidance of Marc Wilmots in the 2010s, Belgium topped the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in November 2015. Belgium qualified for the next World Cup, in 2018, and will thereafter participate in League A of the first UEFA Nations League edition. Contents 1 History 2 Kit 3 Home stadium 4 Team image 4.1 Media coverage 4.2 Side activities 4.3 Nickname and logo 5 Supporters 6 Rivalries 7 Management 8 Players 8.1 Current squad 8.2 Recent call - ups 8.3 Notable 9 Competitive record 9.1 FIFA World Cup 9.2 UEFA European Championship 9.3 Summer Olympic Games 10 Records and fixtures 10.1 Player records 11 See also 12 Footnotes 13 References 14 Bibliography 15 Further reading 16 External links History Main article : History of the Belgium national football team Belgium was one of the first mainland European countries to play association football. Its practice in Belgium began on 26 October 1863, after an Irish student walked into the Josephites College of Melle with a leather ball. Initially an elitist pastime, during the following decades association football supplanted rugby as Belgium 's most popular football sport. On 1 September 1895, ten clubs for football, athletics, cricket and cycling founded the Belgian sports board Union Belge des Sociétés de Sports Athlétiques ( UBSSA ) ; a year later UBSSA organised the first annual league in Belgian football. The first Belgium A-squad in 1901 featured four Englishmen. On 11 October 1900, Beerschot AC honorary president Jorge Díaz announced that Antwerp would host a series of challenge matches between Europe 's best football teams. After some organisational problems, on 28 April 1901, Beerschot 's pitch hosted its first tournament, in which a Belgian A-squad and a Dutch B - team contested the Coupe Vanden Abeele. Belgium won, and beat the Netherlands in all three follow - up games ; FIFA does not recognise these results because Belgium fielded some English players. On 1 May 1904, the Belgians played their first official game, against France at the Stade du Vivier d'Oie in Uccle ; their draw left the Évence Coppée Trophy unclaimed. Twenty days later, the football boards of both countries were among the seven FIFA founders. At that time, the Belgian squad was chosen by a committee drawn from the country 's six or seven major clubs. In 1906, the national team players received the nickname Red Devils because of their red jerseys, and four years later, Scottish ex-footballer William Maxwell replaced the UBSSA committee as their manager. From 1912, UBSSA governed football only and was renamed UBSFA. During the Great War, the national team only played unrecognised friendlies, with games in and against France. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, in their first official Olympic appearance, the Red Devils won the gold medal on home soil after a controversial final in which their Czechoslovak opponents left the pitch. This triumph led them to an all - time high second place in the World Football Elo Ratings. In the three 1920s Summer Olympics, they achieved fair results ( four wins in seven games ), and played their first intercontinental match, against Argentina. Over the following decade, however, Belgium lost all of their matches at the first three FIFA World Cup final tournaments. According to historian Richard Henshaw, `` The growth of ( football ) in Scandinavia, Central Europe, and South America left Belgium far behind ''. Although World War II hindered international football events in the 1940s, the Belgian team remained active with unofficial matches against squads of other allied nations. In the 1920 Olympic football final at the Olympisch Stadion in Antwerp, Robert Coppée scored for Belgium with a penalty kick. Belgium qualified for only one of eight major tournaments during the 1950s and the 1960s : the 1954 World Cup. The day before the tournament began, the RBFA was among the three UEFA founders. Dutch journalists considered the draw of the 1954 Belgian team in their opener against England to be the most surprising result of that match day, even more than Switzerland 's victory over the Italian `` football stars ''. However, Belgium were eliminated after a loss to Italy in the second ( and last ) group match. Two bright spots in these decades were wins against World Cup holders : West Germany in 1954, and Brazil in 1963. Between these, Belgium defeated Hungary 's Golden Team in 1956. The combination of failure in competitive games, and success in exhibition matches, gave the Belgians the mock title of `` world champion of the friendlies ''. The team 's performance improved during the early 1970s, under manager Raymond Goethals. Fully dressed in white, as the White Devils, Belgium had their first victories at World and European Championships at the 1970 World Cup and Euro 1972. En route to that Euro appearance, their first, they eliminated reigning European champions Italy by winning the two - legged play - offs on aggregate. At the end stage, they finished third by winning the consolation match against Hungary. In 1973, the denial of a match - winning goal in their last 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification game for UEFA Group 3 cost Belgium their appearance at the finals, causing Belgium to become the only nation ever to miss a World Cup final round despite not allowing a goal during the qualifiers. The next two attempts to reach a major finals were also fruitless. Beginning with a second - place finish at Euro 1980, the 1980s and the early 1990s are generally considered as Belgium 's first golden age. Coached by Guy Thys, they achieved their spot in the 1980 final with an unbeaten record in the group phase ; in the final, they narrowly lost the title to West Germany with the score 1 -- 2. Starting with the 1982 World Cup, and ending with the 2002 World Cup, the national team qualified for six consecutive World Cup end stages and mostly progressed to the second round. During this period, managers Guy Thys, Paul Van Himst and Robert Waseige each guided a Belgian selection past the first round. In addition to receiving individual FIFA recognitions, the team reached the semi-finals of the 1986 World Cup. After reaching the Euro 1980 final, they were unsuccessful at subsequent European Championships, with early exits from their appearances at Euro 1984 and Euro 2000. During the late 1990s, they played three friendly tournaments in Morocco, Cyprus and Japan, sharing the 1999 Kirin Cup with Peru in the latter. The greatest talents of the Belgian team during this golden age were retired from international football by 2000, yet in 2002, Belgium defeated reigning world and European champions France, and reached the World Cup round of 16. Belgium ( in red ) playing Algeria at the Mineirão in the 2014 World Cup After the 2002 World Cup, the team weakened with the loss of more veterans and coach Waseige. They missed out five successive major finals from Euro 2004 until Euro 2012, and went through an equal number of head coaches. A 2005 win over reigning European champions Greece meant nothing but a small comfort. In between, a promising new generation was maturing at the 2007 European U-21 Championship ; Belgium 's squad qualified for the following year 's Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the Young Red Devils squad finished fourth. Seventeen of them appeared in the senior national team, albeit without making an immediate impact. Belgium finished in second ( and last ) place at the Kirin Cup in May 2009, and lost against the 125th FIFA - ranked Armenian team in September 2009. After Georges Leekens ' second stint as national manager, his assistant Marc Wilmots became the caretaker in May 2012. After two matches as interim coach, Wilmots agreed to replace Leekens as manager. Following his appointment, the team 's results improved, such that some foreign media regarded it as another Belgian golden generation. The young Belgian squad qualified as unbeaten group winners for the 2014 World Cup finals, and earned Belgium 's second - ever place in a World Cup quarter - finals with a four - game winning streak. Belgium qualified for Euro 2016 with a match to spare in October 2015, and took the top spot in the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in November 2015, to stay first for five months. In the following year, Belgium could not confirm their role as outsider at the European Championship with a quarter - final elimination by the 26th FIFA - ranked Welsh team ; this prompted the RBFA to dismiss Wilmots. In the 2018 World Cup qualifying allocation, they were seeded first in their group, and made the final tournament under Spanish manager Roberto Martínez, becoming the first European team besides the hosts Russia to do so. Kit See also : Historical kits overview Traditional red jersey worn by the Euro 1980 runners - up, and the stylised lion emblem ( 1948 -- 80 ) In home matches, the team 's outfield players traditionally wear the colours of the Belgian flag : black, yellow and red. Red dominates the strip and is often the sole jersey colour. The away colours are usually white, black or both ; in 2014, the squad introduced a third, yellow kit. Their shirts are often trimmed with tricolores at the margins. Since 1981, the RBFA emblem has been the national team 's badge ; the previous badge was a yellow lion on a black shield, similar to the escutcheon of the national coat of arms. For their first unofficial match in 1901, the Belgian team wore white jerseys with tricoloured bands on the upper arms. Around their third unofficial game in 1902, the choice was made for a `` shirt with national colours... ( that would indicate, ) with a stripe, the number of times every player has participated in an encounter ''. Since 1904, Belgium 's classic all - red jersey design has been altered twice. In 1904 -- 05, the squad briefly wore satin shirts with three horizontal bands in red, yellow and black ; according to sports journalist Victor Boin, the shirts set `` the ugliness record ''. During the 1970s, manager Raymond Goethals chose an all - white combination to improve the team 's visibility during evening matches. Six clothing manufacturers have supplied the official team strip. Since 2014, it has been produced by Adidas, who was also the supplier from 1974 to 1980, and from 1982 to 1991. Former kit manufacturers are Umbro ( early 1970s ), Admiral ( 1981 -- 1982 ), Diadora ( 1992 -- 1999 ), Nike ( 1999 -- 2010 ) and BURRDA ( 2010 -- 2014 ). Home Stadium Main articles : Belgium national football team home stadium and King Baudouin Stadium The national stadium at the Heysel Plateau in 1935 ( left ) and in 2013 Numerous former and current venues in 11 urban areas have hosted Belgium 's home games. Most of these matches have been played in Brussels at the Heysel Plateau, on the site of the present - day King Baudouin Stadium -- a multipurpose facility with a seating capacity of 50,122. Its field also hosts the team 's final trainings before domestic games. Since 2007, most physical preparation takes place at the National Football Centre in Tubize, or at Anderlecht 's training ground in the Neerpede quarter. Apart from Belgian home friendlies, at the international level Belgium 's national stadium has also hosted six European Championship games. In 1930, for the country 's centennial, the venue was inaugurated as the Jubilee Stadium with an unofficial match between Belgium and the Netherlands. At that time, the stadium had a capacity of 75,000. In 1946, it was renamed Heysel Stadium after its city quarter. This new name became associated with the tragedy preceding the 1985 European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool ; 39 spectators died after riots in the then antiquated building. Three years after the disaster, plans were unveiled for a renovation ; in 1995, after two years of work, the modernised stadium was named after the late King Baudouin. In May 2013, the Brussels - Capital Region announced that the King Baudouin Stadium would be replaced by Eurostadium, elsewhere on the Heysel Plateau ; two years later, a 2019 date was set for the stadium 's completion. Team image Media coverage Gust De Muynck 's live coverage during Belgium -- Netherlands in 1931 The first live coverage of a Belgian sporting event occurred on 3 May 1931, when journalist Gust De Muynck commentated on the football game between Belgium and the Netherlands on radio. Later, football broadcasts were also televised. As 60 per cent of Belgians speak Dutch and 40 per cent French, commentaries for the national team matches are provided in both languages. The games are not broadcast in German -- Belgium 's third official language. During Belgium 's tournament appearances in the 1980s and the early 1990s, Rik De Saedeleer crowned himself the nation 's most famous football commentator with his emotional and humorous reports. Initially the matches were transmitted mainly on public television channels : the former BRTN in Dutch, and the RTBF in French. Since 1994, commercial channels such as vtm and its sister channel Kanaal 2, and VIER in Flanders, have purchased broadcasting rights. As of November 2016, the Euro 2016 round - of - 16 match against Hungary was the most - watched programme in Belgian television history, with an audience of over four million viewers out of 11.3 million Belgian citizens. In April 2014, the VRT started transmitting a nine - piece, behind - the - scenes documentary about the national team filmed during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, titled Iedereen Duivel ( Everybody Devil ). Cable broadband provider Telenet broadcast an eight - part documentary about individual players titled Rode Helden ( Red Heroes ). Side activities Illustration of Belgium 's game against France in April 1918. Some of these unofficial wartime matches served as charity fundraisers. Multiple events were organised for the fans during the squad 's peak popularity in the 2010s. During the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, a string of interactive events called the Devil Challenges were organised. The premise was that small groups of international players would do a favour in return for each of the five comprehensive chores their supporters completed ( `` colour Belgium red '', `` gather 500,000 decibels '', etc. ), all of which were accomplished. In June 2013, the Belgian national team 's first ever Fan Day attracted over 20,000 supporters ; a second was held after the 2014 World Cup. On the days of Belgium 's 2014 World Cup group matches, large dance events titled Dance with the Devils took place in three Belgian cities. This type of happening was repeated during Belgium 's Euro 2016 group matches. Occasionally, the Belgian team directly supported charity. Between 1914 and 1941 they played at minimum five unofficial games of which the returns were for charitable purposes : two against France, and three against the Netherlands. In mid-1986, when the Belgian delegation reached the Mexico World Cup semi-finals, the squad started a project titled Casa Hogar, an idea of delegation leader Michel D'Hooghe. Casa Hogar is a home for street children in the Mexican industrial city of Toluca, to which the footballers donated part of their tournament bonuses. In August 2013, the national team supported four social projects through the charity fund Football+ Foundation, by playing an A-match with a plus sign on the shoulders of their jerseys and auctioning the shirts. In 2002, the national squad held its first anti-racism campaign in which they posed with slogans. A home Euro 2012 qualifier was given the theme of respect for diversity in 2010 ; this UEFA - supported action was part of the European FARE Action Week. Ex-Red Devil Dimitri Mbuyu -- the first black Belgium player ( in 1987 ) -- was engaged as godfather, and other foreign, current, and former footballers who played in the Belgian top division participated. Nickname and logo After a 1905 match, a Dutch reporter wrote that three Belgian footballers `` work ( ed ) as devils ''. A year later Léopold FC manager Pierre Walckiers nicknamed the players Red Devils, inspired by their jersey colour, and the achievement of three successive victories in 1906. Because of their white home shirts in the 1970s, they were temporarily known as the White Devils. Since 2012, the team logo is a red trident ( or three - pronged pitchfork ), an item that is often associated with the devil. Before that, the national squad had three official anthropomorphous mascots. The first was a lion in team kit named Diabolix, a reference to the central symbol in the Belgian coat of arms that appeared on the team jerseys from 1905 to 1980. In accordance with their epithet, the next mascots were a red super-devil and a fan - made modern devil. Supporters `` Cycling is the traditional national sport of Belgium, but soccer is the most popular. '' -- Historian Richard Henshaw, 1979 Fans of the Belgian national team display the country 's tricolour national flag, usually with an emphasis on the red element. In 2012, local supporter clubs merged into one large Belgian federation named `` 1895 '' after the foundation year of the RBFA. One year later, 1895 had 24,000 members. The nationwide interest in the football squad has also been reflected by the occasional presence of Belgian monarchs at their matches since 1914. One of the greatest moments for the Belgian team and their 12th man was in mid-1986 when the Belgian delegation at the Mexico World Cup received a warm `` welcome home ''. When the World Cup semi-finalists appeared on the balcony of Brussels Town Hall, the adjoining Grand Place square was filled with an ecstatic crowd that cheered as though their squad had won a major tournament. Logo of the national fan federation The team 's deterioration after the 2002 World Cup lead to their absence from the end stages of the next five major tournaments, and strained their popularity. Between 2004 and 2010, local journalists called the Belgian footballing nation `` mortally ill ''. Some fans continued to support their squad in bad times. Ludo Rollenberg was one of the most loyal fans attending the team 's games worldwide since 1990, missing only the Japanese Kirin Cup in 1999, and two other matches by 2006. He was the only supporter to attend their game in Armenia in 2009. Just before the kick - off of a 2014 World Cup home qualifier, Belgium 's footballers saw a first tifo banner, sized 10.5 by 11.5 metres ( 34 by 38 ft ) depicting a devil in the national colours. The presence of many Belgian players in top leagues abroad, such as the Premier League, and promising results under Marc Wilmots, increased fans ' enthusiasm and belief in a successful World Cup campaign. Because of this popularity peak, two Belgian monuments were decorated in national colours for the 2014 FIFA World Cup event ; the Manneken Pis statue received a child - sized version of the new Belgian uniform, and facets of the Atomium 's upper sphere were covered in black, yellow and red vinyl. Rivalries See also : Low Countries derby Illustration of a Netherlands -- Belgium cup match at Rotterdam 's Schuttersveld pitch in 1905 Belgium 's main football rivals are its neighbours the Netherlands and France, with which it shares close cultural and political relations. The matchup between the Belgian and Dutch team is known as the Low Countries derby ; as of November 2016 they have played each other in 126 official games. The clash between the Belgian and French sides is nicknamed le Match Sympathique in French ( `` the Friendly Match '' ) ; they have contested 73 official games as of November 2016. Belgium won the first four -- unofficial -- matches against the Netherlands, but lost their first FIFA - recognised contest. The two national teams played each other biannually between 1905 and 1964, except during the World Wars. They have met 18 times in major tournament campaigns, and have played at least 35 friendly cup matches : in Belgium for the Coupe Vanden Abeele, and in the Netherlands for the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad - Beker. The overall balance favours the Netherlands, with 55 wins against 41 Belgian victories. The Low Countries ' squads co-operated in fundraising initiatives between 1925 and 1941 ; they played five unofficial games for charity, FIFA and the Belgian Olympic Committee. The first match between Belgium and France, the Évence Coppée Trophy played in 1904, was the first official game for both teams and the first official football match between independent countries on the European continent. Until 1967, the sides met almost annually. As of November 2016, France has played most often against Belgium in international football. Belgium have the better record, with 30 wins to France 's 24. Management For more details on this topic, see List of Belgium national football team managers. Roberto Martínez, Belgium 's current head coach ( since 2016 ) Since 1904, the RBFA, 24 permanent managers and two caretaker managers have officially been in charge of the national team ; this includes one national footballer selector. As of November 2016, a crew of over 20 RBFA employees guides the player group, including their Spanish manager Roberto Martínez, his assistants Graeme Jones and Thierry Henry, and goalkeeping coaches Erwin Lemmens and Iñaki Bergara. As of 28 March 2017, Marc Wilmots is statistically the best performing Belgium manager with an average of 2.18 points per match. Under him, Belgium reached the top FIFA ranking spot in 2015, which earned him the title of Best Coach of the Year at the 2015 Globe Soccer Awards. Under Guy Thys, the squad achieved record results at World and European championships ; World Soccer magazine accordingly proclaimed him Manager of the Year in 1986. Rather than developing innovative team formations or styles of play, Belgium 's managers applied conventional tactics. At the three 1930s World Cups, the Red Devils were aligned in a contemporary 2 -- 3 -- 5 `` pyramid ''. In 1954, Doug Livingstone 's squad played in a 3 -- 2 -- 5 `` WM '' arrangement during World Cup matches. Throughout most of their tournament games in the 1970s, the 1980s and the 1990s, the team played in a 4 -- 4 -- 2 formation. Since Raymond Goethals ' stint in the 1970s, a key strength of the Belgian squad has been their systematic use of the offside trap, a defensive tactic that was already intensively applied in the 1960s by Anderlecht coach Pierre Sinibaldi. According to football journalist Wim De Bock, `` master tactician '' Goethals represented the `` conservative, defensive football of the Belgian national team '' ; he added that in the 1970s, the contrast between the Belgian playing style and the Total Football of their Dutch rivals `` could not be bigger ''. In an attempt to win a game at the 1998 World Cup, Georges Leekens chose a 4 -- 3 -- 3 arrangement for Belgium 's second and third group matches. Robert Waseige, Belgium coach around 2000, said that `` above all, ( his ) 4 -- 4 -- 2 system ( was ) holy '', in the sense that he left good attackers on the bench to keep his favourite formation. Wilmots opted for the 4 -- 3 -- 3 line - up again, with the intention of showing dominant football against any country. Players See also : List of Belgium international footballers and List of Belgium national football team captains Current squad The following 26 players were convocated for the international friendlies against Mexico and Japan, on 10 and 14 November 2017 respectively. Michy Batshuayi and Radja Nainggolan were also called up but dropped out through injury. Note that the RBFA lists all wingers as forwards. Caps, goals and player numbers are correct as of 14 November 2017 after the game against Japan ; only FIFA - recognised matches are included. 0 # 0 Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Thibaut Courtois ( 1992 - 05 - 11 ) 11 May 1992 ( age 25 ) 54 0 Chelsea 12 1GK Simon Mignolet ( 1988 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1988 ( age 29 ) 20 0 Liverpool 13 1GK Koen Casteels ( 1992 - 06 - 25 ) 25 June 1992 ( age 25 ) 0 0 Wolfsburg 1GK Matz Sels ( 1992 - 02 - 26 ) 26 February 1992 ( age 25 ) 0 0 Anderlecht 5 2DF Jan Vertonghen ( 1987 - 04 - 24 ) 24 April 1987 ( age 30 ) 98 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2DF Thomas Vermaelen ( 1985 - 11 - 14 ) 14 November 1985 ( age 32 ) 63 Barcelona 15 2DF Thomas Meunier ( 1991 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1991 ( age 26 ) 21 5 Paris Saint - Germain 23 2DF Laurent Ciman ( 1985 - 08 - 05 ) 5 August 1985 ( age 32 ) 19 Los Angeles FC 2DF Jordan Lukaku ( 1994 - 07 - 25 ) 25 July 1994 ( age 23 ) 8 0 Lazio 20 2DF Dedryck Boyata ( 1990 - 11 - 28 ) 28 November 1990 ( age 27 ) 0 Celtic 2DF Leander Dendoncker ( 1995 - 04 - 15 ) 15 April 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Anderlecht 24 2DF Christian Kabasele ( 1991 - 02 - 24 ) 24 February 1991 ( age 26 ) 0 Watford 6 3MF Axel Witsel ( 1989 - 01 - 12 ) 12 January 1989 ( age 28 ) 87 9 Tianjin Quanjian 10 3MF Eden Hazard ( captain ) ( 1991 - 01 - 07 ) 7 January 1991 ( age 26 ) 82 21 Chelsea 19 3MF Mousa Dembélé ( 1987 - 07 - 16 ) 16 July 1987 ( age 30 ) 73 5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 3MF Kevin Mirallas ( 1987 - 10 - 05 ) 5 October 1987 ( age 30 ) 57 10 Everton 7 3MF Kevin De Bruyne ( 1991 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1991 ( age 26 ) 55 12 Manchester City 16 3MF Steven Defour ( 1988 - 04 - 15 ) 15 April 1988 ( age 29 ) 50 Burnley 22 3MF Nacer Chadli ( 1989 - 08 - 02 ) 2 August 1989 ( age 28 ) 40 West Bromwich Albion 18 3MF Thorgan Hazard ( 1993 - 03 - 29 ) 29 March 1993 ( age 24 ) 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 3MF Youri Tielemans ( 1997 - 05 - 07 ) 7 May 1997 ( age 20 ) 7 0 Monaco 25 3MF Adnan Januzaj ( 1995 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1995 ( age 22 ) 6 0 Real Sociedad 9 4FW Romelu Lukaku ( 1993 - 05 - 13 ) 13 May 1993 ( age 24 ) 65 31 Manchester United 14 4FW Dries Mertens ( 1987 - 05 - 06 ) 6 May 1987 ( age 30 ) 63 13 Napoli 17 4FW Divock Origi ( 1995 - 04 - 18 ) 18 April 1995 ( age 22 ) 24 Wolfsburg 21 4FW Laurent Depoitre ( 1988 - 12 - 07 ) 7 December 1988 ( age 29 ) Huddersfield Town Recent call - ups The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call - up DF Toby Alderweireld ( 1989 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1989 ( age 28 ) 71 Tottenham Hotspur v. Cyprus, 10 October 2017 DF Vincent Kompany ( vice-captain ) ( 1986 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1986 ( age 31 ) 72 Manchester City v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 October 2017 DF Thomas Foket ( 1994 - 09 - 25 ) 25 September 1994 ( age 23 ) 0 Gent v. Estonia, 9 June 2017 MF Radja Nainggolan ( 1988 - 05 - 04 ) 4 May 1988 ( age 29 ) 28 6 Roma v. Mexico, 10 November 2017 MF Marouane Fellaini ( 1987 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1987 ( age 30 ) 77 15 Manchester United v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 October 2017 MF Yannick Carrasco ( 1993 - 09 - 04 ) 4 September 1993 ( age 24 ) 21 5 Atlético Madrid v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 October 2017 FW Michy Batshuayi ( 1993 - 10 - 02 ) 2 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 12 Chelsea v. Mexico, 10 November 2017 FW Christian Benteke ( 1990 - 12 - 03 ) 3 December 1990 ( age 27 ) 31 11 Crystal Palace v. Greece, 3 September 2017 Notes = Withdrew from this squad due to injury = Serving suspension = Preliminary squad / standby Notable Paul Van Himst Between 1904 and 1980, mainly attacking Belgium players were recognised as talented footballers. In the team 's first decade, striker Robert De Veen was very productive with 26 goals in 23 international appearances. Richard Henshaw described Alphonse Six as `` Belgium 's greatest player in the prewar period... ( who ) was often called the most skillful forward outside Great Britain ''. The key player of the victorious 1920 Olympic squad was Robert Coppée, who scored a hat - trick against Spain 's Ricardo Zamora, and the penalty in the final. Other outstanding Belgian strikers in the interwar period were top scorer Bernard Voorhoof and `` Belgium 's football grandmaster '' Raymond Braine, considered `` one of the greatest players of the era ''. Gifted players in the 1940s and the 1950s included centre - back Louis Carré and attackers Jef Mermans, Pol Anoul and Rik Coppens ; at the 1954 World Cup, Anoul shone with three goals, and newspaper L'Équipe named Coppens the event 's best centre forward. The 1960s and the early 1970s were the glory days of forward and four - time Belgian Golden Shoe Paul Van Himst, later elected Belgian UEFA Golden Player of 1954 -- 2003 and Belgium 's Player of the Century by IFFHS. At the 1965 Ballon d'Or, Van Himst ranked fourth, achieving Belgium 's highest ever position at the European football election. Decades after Coppens and Van Himst had retired from playing football, a journalist on a Flemish television show asked them `` Who ( from both of you ) was the best, actually ? ''. Coppens replied : `` I will ask Paul that... If Paul says it was me, then he 's right ''. In 1966, striker Raoul Lambert and defending midfielder Wilfried Van Moer joined the national team ; while the UEFA praised Lambert for his skills at Euro 1972, Van Moer won three Golden Shoes and equalled Van Himst 's fourth rank at the Ballon d'Or in 1980. Belgium has seen two talented waves since 1980, from which several players in defensive positions gained international fame. In the 1980s and the early 1990s, goalkeepers Jean - Marie Pfaff and Michel Preud'homme were elected best custodians at FIFA World Cups, while FIFA recognised midfielders Jan Ceulemans and Enzo Scifo as the propelling forces of Belgium 's 1986 FIFA World Cup squad. In 2002, after all players of this generation had retired, Marc Wilmots became Belgium 's top scorer at the World Cup with five goals. During the 12 years in which Belgium failed to qualify for major tournaments, another golden generation matured, most of whom later featured in foreign top football leagues ; as of July 2013, 12 Belgian national team players would play the next season in the English Premier League. Five players of this generation gained both prime individual and team awards in foreign top competitions or European club competitions : defenders Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen, wingers Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne, and forward Kevin Mirallas. However, as of November 2016 none of them were regarded by FIFA or UEFA to be the best at their position in any major international tournament yet. Competitive record See also : Belgium national football team records § Achievements, and Belgium national football team results FIFA World Cup Main article : Belgium at the FIFA World Cup Belgium failed to progress past the first round of their earliest five World Cup participations. After two scoreless defeats at the inaugural World Cup in 1930, the team scored in their first - round knockout games in the 1934 and 1938 editions -- but only enough to save their honour. In 1954, they tied with England ( 4 -- 4 after extra time ), and in 1970, they won their first World Cup match, against El Salvador ( 3 -- 0 ). From 1982 until 2002, Belgium reached six successive World Cups by playing qualification rounds, advancing to the second phase five times. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup opener, Belgium beat defending champions Argentina 1 -- 0. Their tournament ended in the second group stage, after a Polish hat - trick by Zbigniew Boniek and a 0 -- 1 loss against the Soviet Union. United States -- Belgium in 1930 was the joint first ever World Cup match. At Mexico 1986, the Belgian team achieved their best - ever World Cup run. In the knockout phase as underdogs they beat the Soviets after extra time ( 3 -- 4 ) ; the unnoticed offside position of Jan Ceulemans, during the initial ninety minutes, allowed him to equalise ( 2 -- 2 ) and force the game into extra time. They also beat Spain, in a penalty shoot - out after a 1 -- 1 draw, but lost to eventual champions Argentina in the semi-final 2 -- 0, and France in the third - place match ( 4 -- 2 ). In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Belgium dominated periods of their second - round match against England ; Enzo Scifo and Jan Ceulemans hit the woodwork. David Platt 's volley in the final minute of extra time, described as `` nearly blind '' by Richard Witzig, avoided an apparently goalless draw and led to the sudden elimination of the Belgians. In 1994, a 3 -- 2 defeat to defending champions Germany saw Belgium go out in the second round again. Afterwards, the entire Belgian delegation criticised referee Kurt Röthlisberger for not awarding a penalty for a foul on Belgian Josip Weber. Three draws in the group stage of the 1998 World Cup were insufficient for Belgium to reach the knockout stage. With two draws, the 2002 FIFA World Cup started poorly for Belgium, but they won the decisive group match against Russia 3 -- 2. In the second round, they faced eventual World Cup winners Brazil ; Belgium lost 2 -- 0 after Marc Wilmots ' headed opening goal was disallowed due to a `` phantom foul '' on Roque Júnior, as Witzig named it. In 2014, Belgium beat all their group opponents with a single - goal difference. Thereafter, they played an entertaining round of 16 game against the United States, in which American goalkeeper Tim Howard made 15 saves. However, they defeated the US 2 -- 1 in extra time. In a balanced quarter - final, Argentina eliminated Belgium, after a 1 -- 0 victory. Belgium 's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Host nation ( s ) and year Round Pos Pld D * GF GA Squad Outcome Pld GF GA 1930 Round 1 11th of 13 0 0 0 Squad Qualified as invitees 1934 15th of 16 0 0 5 Squad 2nd of 4 0 6 8 1938 13th of 15 0 0 Squad 2nd of 4 0 1950 Withdrew Withdrew 1954 Group stage 12th of 16 0 5 8 Squad 1st of 3 0 11 6 1958 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 16 11 1962 3rd of 3 0 0 10 1966 1st of 4, playoff loss 5 0 12 5 1970 Group stage 10th of 16 0 5 Squad 1st of 4 6 14 8 Did not qualify 2nd of 4 6 0 12 0 1978 2nd of 4 6 0 7 6 1982 Group stage 2 10th of 24 5 5 Squad 1st of 5 8 5 12 9 1986 Fourth place 4th of 24 7 2 * 12 15 Squad 2nd of 4, playoff win 8 9 5 1990 Round of 16 11th of 24 0 6 Squad 1st of 5 8 0 15 5 1994 11th of 24 0 Squad 2nd of 6 10 7 16 5 1998 Group stage 19th of 32 0 0 Squad 2nd of 5, playoff win 10 7 23 13 2002 Round of 16 14th of 32 6 7 Squad 2nd of 5, playoff win 10 7 27 6 2006 Did not qualify 4th of 6 10 16 11 4th of 6 10 6 13 20 2014 Quarter - finals 6th of 32 5 0 6 Squad 1st of 6 10 8 0 18 2018 Qualified 1st of 6 10 9 0 43 6 2022 To be determined Total Best : fourth place 13 / 21 41 14 9 18 52 66 -- Total 133 77 25 31 277 141 Champions Runners - up Third place Fourth place * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. UEFA European Championship Main article : Belgium at the UEFA European Football Championship Line - ups of the Euro 1980 final : Belgium ( red ) against West Germany With four successful qualification campaigns out of thirteen, Belgium 's performance in the European Championship does not compare to their World Cup record. Belgium has hosted or co-hosted the event twice ; they were chosen to accommodate the 1972 European Football Championship from three candidates, and hosted UEFA Euro 2000 with the Netherlands. At Euro 1972, Belgium finished third after losing 1 -- 2 against West Germany and beating Hungary 2 -- 1. The team 's best continental result is their second place at Euro 1980 in Italy. By finishing as group winners, Belgium reached the final, to face West Germany. The West German Horst Hrubesch scored first, but René Vandereycken equalised courtesy of a penalty. Two minutes before the regular playing time ended, Hrubesch scored again denying Belgium a first European title. At Euro 1984, in their last and decisive group match against Denmark, the Belgian team took a 0 -- 2 lead, but the Danes won the match 3 -- 2. Sixteen years later, Belgium automatically reappeared at UEFA 's national team tournament as co-hosts. After winning the Euro 2000 opener against Sweden 2 -- 1, two 2 -- 0 losses against eventual runners - up Italy and Turkey eliminated the Belgians from the tournament by the end of the group stage. In spite of winning with broad margins against the Republic of Ireland ( 3 -- 0 ) and Hungary ( 0 -- 4 ) at Euro 2016, Belgium 's second very talented generation disappointed with a quarter - final exit. As during the tournament 's qualifiers, Wales got the better of Belgium, with a 3 -- 1 win. Belgium 's UEFA European Championship record Qualification record Host nation ( s ) and year Round Pos Pld GF GA Squad Outcome Pld GF GA 1960 Did not enter Did not enter 1964 Did not qualify Preliminary loss 0 0 1968 2nd of 4 6 14 9 1972 Third place 3rd of 4 0 Squad Quarter - finals win 8 5 13 1976 Did not qualify 1st of 4, playoff loss 8 7 10 1980 Runners - up 2nd of 8 Squad 1st of 5 8 0 12 5 1984 Group stage 6th of 8 0 8 Squad 1st of 4 6 12 8 1988 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 8 16 8 1992 3rd of 4 6 7 6 3rd of 6 10 17 13 2000 Group stage 12th of 16 0 5 Squad Qualified as hosts Did not qualify 3rd of 5 8 5 11 9 2008 5th of 8 14 5 6 14 16 2012 3rd of 6 10 21 15 2016 Quarter - finals 7th of 24 5 0 9 5 Squad 1st of 6 10 7 24 5 2020 To be determined Total Best : runners - up 5 / 15 17 7 8 22 25 -- Total 104 49 26 29 170 112 Champions Runners - up Third place / semi-finalists Summer Olympic games See also : Belgium at the Olympics Hectic phase during the goal - rich Olympic win against Luxembourg in 1928 ( 5 -- 3 ) Football tournaments for senior men 's national teams took place in six Summer Olympics between 1908 and 1936. The Belgian squad participated in all three Olympic football tournaments in the 1920s and kept the gold medal at home at the 1920 edition. Apart from the proper national team, two other Belgian delegations appeared at the Olympics. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Belgian representation with mainly students won bronze, and at the 2008 edition, Belgium 's U-23 selection placed fourth. Belgium 's 1920 Olympic squad was given a bye into the quarter - finals, where they won 3 -- 1 against Spain, and reached the semi-finals, where they beat the Netherlands 3 -- 0. In the first half of their final against Czechoslovakia, the Belgians led 2 -- 0. Forward Robert Coppée converted a disputed early penalty, and the action in which attacker Henri Larnoe doubled the score was also a matter of debate. After the dismissal of the Czechoslovak left - back Karel Steiner, the discontented visitors left the pitch in the 40th minute. Afterwards, the away team reported their reasons for protest to the Olympic organisation ; these complaints were dismissed and the Czechoslovaks were disqualified. The 2 -- 0 score was allowed to stand and Belgium were crowned the champions. Belgium 's Summer Olympic Games record Host nation, city and year Round Pld GF GA Squad Athens 1896 No association football competition took place. Paris 1900 Tournaments played between clubs St. Louis 1904 London 1908 Did not enter Stockholm 1912 Withdrew before the tournament Antwerp 1920 Winners 0 0 8 Squad Paris 1924 Round 2 0 0 8 Squad Amsterdam 1928 Quarter - finals 0 9 12 Squad Los Angeles 1932 No association football competition took place. Berlin 1936 Did not enter London 1948 until Rio de Janeiro 2016 From the 1948 till 1988 Olympic Games, amateur selections played. Since 1992, football at the Olympics is an under - 23 tournament. Total 3 / 6, 1 title 7 0 18 21 -- Gold Silver Bronze Editions in italics indicate that no actual national football teams competed. Records and fixtures See also : Belgium national football team records As of 3 September 2017, the complete official match record of the Belgian national team comprises 753 games : 312 wins, 162 draws and 279 losses. During these games, the team scored 1,297 times and conceded 1,232 goals. Belgium 's highest winning margin is nine goals, which has been achieved on three occasions : against Zambia in 1994 ( 9 -- 0 ), against San Marino in 2001 ( 10 -- 1 ) and against Gibraltar in 2017 ( 9 -- 0 ). Their longest winning streak is seven wins in two periods, and their unbeaten record is fourteen consecutive official games. The entire match record can be examined on the following articles : Results in chronological order lists all individual games. Record per opponent shows the head - to - head record against other footballing nations. Statistics per manager compiles an overview per managerial period. Upcoming fixtures are listed on the 2010s results page ; these include the qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Player records See also : List of Belgium national football team hat - tricks Romelu Lukaku is the all - time record goalscorer Jan Vertonghen is Belgium 's most capped player As of 7 October 2017, the RBFA lists 683 players who appeared on the men 's senior national team. With 98 official caps, Jan Vertonghen is the most appearance for Belgium. Jan Ceulemans started the most games as captain ( 48 ). Hector Goetinck had the longest career as an international footballer : 17 years, 6 months and 10 days. Romelu Lukaku is the highest - scoring Belgium player with 31 goals. Those who scored the most goals in one match are Robert De Veen, Bert De Cleyn and Josip Weber ( 5 ) ; De Veen also holds the record for the most hat - tricks with three. Belgium 's fastest goal after the initial kick - off was scored by Christian Benteke, 8.1 seconds into the match against Gibraltar on 10 October 2016. See also Belgium portal Association football portal Belgium national football team results -- unofficial matches Belgian Congo national football team ( 1948 -- 60 ) Belgium national football B team Belgium national youth football team ( U-15 -- U-21 squads ) Belgian First Division A Sport in Belgium Footnotes Jump up ^ The acronyms KBVB, URBSFA and KBFV come from the organisation 's respective Dutch, French and German names : Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football - Association and Königliche Belgische Fußballverband. The title of `` Royal Union '' was awarded on its 25th anniversary in 1920. ^ Jump up to : Caps and goals against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA but not officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game. Jump up ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the England team records. Jump up ^ UBSFA was the acronym for the organisation 's French name : Union Belge des Sociétés de Football - Association. In 1920 it received the title of `` Royal Union '' for its 25th year of existence, and hence became the Royal Belgian Football Association. Jump up ^ Even in their last match of 1980, against Cyprus on 21 December, Belgium played in an Adidas outfit. This suggests that Admiral 's sponsorship started in 1981, contrary to what the 2014 article stated. Jump up ^ The timeline in the 2014 overview article stated the switch from Diadora to Nike happened in 1998. However, the 1999 article focused on this kit sponsor change which took place in mid-1999. Jump up ^ The interim managers were Louis Nicolay and Franky Vercauteren. Jump up ^ According to the `` three points for a win '' standard ^ Jump up to : Note that the friendlies against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 are not FIFA - recognised due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game. The Belgian and Czech football federations were too late in asking that the match against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 would be official. Jump up ^ Prime individual awards include being elected the season 's or year 's best player of a competition ; prime team awards equal winning a competition. 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RBFA official website ( in Dutch ) ( in English ) ( in French ) FIFA team profile ELO team records Belgian national team news website ( in French ) Official supporters ' federation 1895 ( in Dutch ) ( in French ) Belgium national football team History Kit Royal Belgian Football Association Management Venues Home venues King Baudouin Stadium ( 1930 -- ) Eurostadium ( proposed ) Records and statistics Team Match results Official Unofficial Statistics By opponent Per manager Achievements Records Individual Caps ( progression ) Goals ( progression ) Hat - tricks Captaincies Awards Disciplinary Other Players Current Notable Captains 21 + caps 5 - 20 caps 1 - 4 caps Born outside Belgium World Finals Summary 1930 1934 1938 1954 1970 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2014 2018 European Finals Summary 1972 1980 1984 2000 2016 Other tournaments Évence Coppée Trophy ( 1904 ) Belgium vs. Netherlands Cups ( 1905 -- 32 ) Summer Olympics ( 1920 -- 28 ) King Hassan II Tournament ( 1998 ) Cyprus Tournament ( 1999 ) Kirin Cup ( 1999, 2009 ) UEFA Nations League ( proposed ) Culture Noted matches Supporters Media coverage Rivalries Nickname and logo Other RBFA teams Men 's Belgium B ( defunct ) Youth U-21 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15 Futsal Beach Women 's Senior Youth U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 U-15 Beach Category : Belgium national football team Portal : Association football Commons : Belgium national football team Awards Achievements Preceded by 1912 Great Britain Olympic Champions 1920 ( First title ) Succeeded by 1924 Uruguay Preceded by 1998 Japan Kirin Cup Champions 1999 ( First title, shared ) Succeeded by 2000 Slovakia Preceded by Germany FIFA Team of the Year 2015 Succeeded by Argentina Summer Olympics football men 's tournament winners 1900 : Upton Park ( Great Britain ) ( GBR ) 1904 : Galt ( Canada ) ( CAN ) 1908 : Great Britain ( GBR ) 1912 : Great Britain ( GBR ) 1920 : Belgium ( BEL ) 1924 : Uruguay ( URU ) 1928 : Uruguay ( URU ) 1936 : Italy ( ITA ) 1948 : Sweden ( SWE ) 1952 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1956 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1960 : Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 1964 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1968 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1972 : Poland ( POL ) 1976 : East Germany ( GDR ) 1980 : Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 1984 : France ( FRA ) 1988 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1992 : Spain ( ESP ) 1996 : Nigeria ( NGR ) 2000 : Cameroon ( CMR ) 2004 : Argentina ( ARG ) 2008 : Argentina ( ARG ) 2012 : Mexico ( MEX ) 2016 : Brazil ( BRA ) Belgian Sportsperson of the Year Men 1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969 -- 1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979 -- 1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean - Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean - Michel Saive 1995 -- 1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001 -- 2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009 -- 2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois 2015 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 Greg Van Avermaet 2017 David Goffin Women 1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976 -- 1977 Anne - Marie Pira 1978 -- 1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982 -- 1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988 -- 1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990 -- 1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994 -- 1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999 -- 2002 Kim Clijsters 2003 -- 2004 Justine Henin - Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006 -- 2007 Justine Henin - Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009 -- 2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam 2015 Delfine Persoon 2016 - 2017 Nafissatou Thiam Team 1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Belgian Motocross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Belgian Motocross team 2004 Women 's 4 × 100 metres relay 2005 Under - 21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007 -- 2008 Women 's 4 × 100 metres relay 2009 -- 2011 Men 's 4 × 400 metres relay 2012 Field hockey team 2013 -- 2014 Football team 2015 Davis Cup team 2016 Field hockey team 2017 Davis Cup team Talent 1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi 2015 Tiesj Benoot 2016 Louise Carton 2017 Lotte Kopecky Paralympic 2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 Wim Decleir 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George 2015 Marieke Vervoort 2016 Laurens Devos 2017 Peter Genyn Coach 2011 -- 2012 Jacques Borlée 2013 -- 2014 Marc Wilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016 - 2017 Roger Lespagnard Belgian National Sports Merit Award 1928 Louis Crooy and Victor Groenen 1929 Georges Ronsse 1930 Hyacinte Roosen 1931 René Milhoux and Jules Tacheny 1932 not awarded 1933 Jef Scherens 1934 Union SG 1935 Count Arnold de Looz - Corswarem 1936 Ernest Demuyter 1937 Joseph Mostert 1938 Hubert Carton de Wiart 1939 Commandant Henry de Menten de Horne 1940 Fernande Caroen 1941 Jan Guilini 1942 Pol Braekman 1943 Prince Albert de Ligne 1944 not awarded 1945 Flying personnel of the Belgian Royal Air Force - section 1946 Gaston Reiff 1947 Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet 1948 Étienne Gailly 1949 Feru Moulin 1950 Briek Schotte 1951 Johnny Claes and Jacky Ickx 1952 André Noyelle 1953 Crew of the Yacht Omoo ( Mr. and Mrs. Van de Wielle and Fred Debels ) 1954 Adolph Verschueren 1955 Roger Moens 1956 Gilberte Thirion 1957 Jacques Brichant and Philippe Washer 1958 René Baeten 1959 Belgium men 's national field hockey team 1960 Flory Van Donck 1961 Rik Van Looy 1962 Gaston Roelants 1963 Aureel Vandendriessche 1964 Joël Robert 1965 First jachtwing of the Belgian Air Component 1966 Raymond Ceulemans 1967 Ferdinand Bracke and Eddy Merckx 1968 Jacky Ickx 1969 Serge Reding 1970 Freddy Herbrand 1971 Emiel Puttemans 1972 Karel Lismont 1973 Roger De Coster 1974 Paul Van Himst 1975 Jean - Pierre Burny 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Gaston Rahier 1978 Anderlecht 1979 Robert Van de Walle 1980 Belgium national football team 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982 Ingrid Berghmans 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 André Malherbe 1985 not awarded 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Michel Preud'homme 1990 Jan Ceulemans 1991 Jean - Michel Saive 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Brigitte Becue 1995 Fred Deburghgraeve 1996 Johan Museeuw 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Ulla Werbrouck 1999 Gella Vandecaveye 2000 Joël Smets 2001 Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin 2002 Marc Wilmots 2003 Stefan Everts 2004 Axel Merckx 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Kim Gevaert and Tia Hellebaut 2007 Belgian Women 's 4 × 100 metres relay team 2008 not awarded 2009 Philippe Gilbert 2010 Philippe Le Jeune 2011 Kevin Borlée 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Daniel Van Buyten 2015 Belgian Men 's 4 × 400 metres relay team 2016 Nafissatou Thiam 2017 David Goffin Belgium squads Belgium squad -- 1920 Olympic Gold Medalists GK De Bie GK Vandermeiren DF De Groof DF Swartenbroeks DF Verbeeck MF Cnudde MF Fierens MF Hanse MF Musch MF Pelsmaeker FW Balyu FW Bastin FW Bragard FW Coppée FW Dogaer FW Hebdin FW Larnoe FW Michel FW Nisot FW Thys FW Van Hege FW Wertz Coach : Maxwell / Daufresne de la Chevalerie Belgium squad -- 1924 Summer Olympics GK De Bie GK Paty DF Demol DF Lorphèvre DF Swartenbroeks ( c ) DF Verbeeck MF Fierens MF Hanse MF Musch MF Pelsmaecker MF Schelstraete MF Vanhalme FW Bastin FW Coppée FW Despae FW Gillis FW Grimmonprez FW Henderickx FW Houet FW Larnoe FW Thys FW Van Hege Coach : Maxwell Belgium squad -- 1928 Summer Olympics GK Caudron GK De Bie DF De Deken DF Hoydonckx DF Lavigne DF Ruyssevelt MF Boesman MF P. Braine MF Ditzler MF Hellemans MF Van Averbeke MF Vanhalme FW Bierna FW R. Braine FW De Coninck FW Despae FW Devos FW Diddens FW Moeschal FW Verhulst FW Versyp FW Voorhoof Coach : Löwenfelt Belgium squad -- 1930 FIFA World Cup GK Badjou GK De Bie DF De Deken DF Hoydonckx DF Nouwens MF Braine ( c ) MF Chantraine MF De Clercq MF Hellemans FW Adams FW Delbeke FW Diddens FW Moeschal FW Saeys FW Versyp FW Voorhoof Coach : Goetinck Belgium squad -- 1934 FIFA World Cup GK Badjou GK Vandewyer DF Joacim DF Pappaert DF Smellinckx MF Bourgeois MF Claessens MF Hellemans MF Peeraer MF Putmans MF Simons MF Van Ingelgem MF Welkenhuysen ( c ) FW Brichaut FW Capelle FW Devries FW Grimmonprez FW Heremans FW Lamoot FW Ledent FW Versyp FW Voorhoof Coach : Goetinck Belgium squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Badjou GK Braet GK Vandewyer DF Gommers DF Paverick DF Petit DF Seys DF Smellinckx MF Dalem MF De Winter MF Henry MF Stijnen ( c ) MF Van Alphen FW Braine FW Buyle FW Capelle FW Ceuleers FW Fievez FW Isemborghs FW Nelis FW Vanden Wouwer FW Voorhoof Coach : Butler Belgium squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Gernaey 2 Dries 3 Van Brandt 4 Huysmans 5 Carré 6 Mees 7 Vliers 8 Houf 9 Coppens 10 Anoul 11 Mermans ( c ) 12 Geerts 13 Dirickx 14 Van Kerkhoven 15 H. van den Bosch 16 P. van den Bosch 17 Ausloos 18 Van Der Linden 19 Backaert 20 Maertens 21 Van Steen 22 Van Hoywegen Coach : Livingstone Belgium squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Piot 2 Heylens 3 Thissen 4 Dewalque 5 Jeck 6 Dockx 7 Semmeling 8 Van Moer 9 Devrindt 10 Van Himst ( c ) 11 Puis 12 Trappeniers 13 Beurlet 14 Martens 15 Vandendaele 16 Polleunis 17 Verheyen 18 Lambert 19 Carteus 20 Peeters 21 Janssens 22 Duquesne Coach : Goethals Belgium squad -- UEFA Euro 1972 Third Place GK Piot GK Sanders DF Dockx DF Dolmans DF Heylens DF Martens DF Thissen DF Van Binst MF Semmeling MF Thio MF Vandendaele MF Verheyen FW Janssens FW Lambert FW Polleunis FW Teugels FW Van Himst ( c ) Coach : Goethals Belgium squad -- UEFA Euro 1980 runners - up 1 Custers 2 Gerets 3 L. Millecamps 4 Meeuws 5 Renquin 6 Cools ( c ) 7 Vandereycken 8 Van Moer 9 Van der Elst 10 Vandenbergh 11 Ceulemans 12 Pfaff 13 M. Martens 14 Plessers 15 Verheyen 16 M. Millecamps 17 Mommens 18 Dardenne 19 Wellens 20 Preud'homme 21 Heyligen 22 R. Martens Coach : Thys Belgium squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Pfaff 2 Gerets ( c ) 3 L. Millecamps 4 Meeuws 5 Renquin 6 Vercauteren 7 Daerden 8 Van Moer 9 Vandenbergh 10 Coeck 11 Ceulemans 12 Custers 13 Van der Elst 14 Baecke 15 De Schrijver 16 Plessers 17 Verheyen 18 Mommens 19 M. Millecamps 20 Vandersmissen 21 Czerniatynski 22 Munaron Coach : Thys Jos Daerden stepped in because Rene Vandereycken ruled out through injury on the eve of the finals Belgium squad -- UEFA Euro 1984 1 Pfaff 2 Grün 3 Lambrichts 4 Clijsters 5 De Wolf 6 Vercauteren 7 Vandereycken 8 Claesen 9 Vandenbergh 10 Coeck 11 Ceulemans ( c ) 12 Munaron 13 Baecke 14 De Greef 15 Verheyen 16 Scifo 17 Voordeckers 18 Czerniatynski 19 Mommens 20 De Coninck Coach : Thys Belgium squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Pfaff 2 Gerets 3 F. Van der Elst 4 De Wolf 5 Renquin 6 Vercauteren 7 Vandereycken 8 Scifo 9 Vandenbergh 10 Desmet 11 Ceulemans ( c ) 12 Munaron 13 Grün 14 Clijsters 15 L. Van der Elst 16 Claesen 17 Mommens 18 Veyt 19 Broos 20 Bodart 21 Demol 22 Vervoort Coach : Thys Belgium squad -- 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Preud'homme 2 Gerets ( c ) 3 Albert 4 Clijsters 5 Versavel 6 Emmers 7 Demol 8 Van der Elst 9 Degryse 10 Scifo 11 Ceulemans 12 Bodart 13 Grün 14 Claesen 15 De Sart 16 De Wolf 17 Plovie 18 Staelens 19 Van Der Linden 20 De Wilde 21 Wilmots 22 Vervoort Coach : Thys Belgium squad -- 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Preud'homme 2 Medved 3 Borkelmans 4 Albert 5 Smidts 6 Staelens 7 Van der Elst 8 Nilis 9 Degryse 10 Scifo 11 Czerniatynski 12 De Wilde 13 Grün ( c ) 14 De Wolf 15 Emmers 16 Boffin 17 Weber 18 Wilmots 19 Van Meir 20 Verlinden 21 Van Der Heyden 22 Renier Coach : Van Himst Belgium squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 De Wilde 2 Crasson 3 Staelens 4 Vidović 5 Borkelmans 6 Van der Elst 7 Wilmots 8 Oliveira 9 M. Mpenza 10 Nilis 11 Van Kerckhoven 12 Vande Walle 13 Verlinden 14 Scifo ( c ) 15 Clement 16 De Boeck 17 Verstraeten 18 Verheyen 19 Van Meir 20 E. Mpenza 21 Boffin 22 Deflandre Coach : Leekens Belgium squad -- UEFA Euro 2000 1 De Wilde 2 Deflandre 3 Valgaeren 4 Staelens ( c ) 5 Clement 6 Vanderhaeghe 7 Wilmots 8 Goor 9 É. Mpenza 10 Strupar 11 Verheyen 12 De Vlieger 13 Herpoel 14 Walem 15 Peeters 16 Nilis 17 Léonard 18 Van Kerckhoven 19 Van Meir 20 De Bilde 21 M. Mpenza 22 Hendrikx Coach : Waseige Belgium squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 De Vlieger 2 Deflandre 3 De Boeck 4 Van Meir 5 Van Kerckhoven 6 Simons 7 Wilmots ( c ) 8 Goor 9 Sonck 10 Walem 11 Verheyen 12 Van Der Heyden 13 Vandendriessche 14 Vermant 15 Peeters 16 Van Buyten 17 Englebert 18 Vanderhaeghe 19 Thijs 20 Strupar 21 Boffin 22 Mpenza 23 Herpoel Coach : Waseige Belgium squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Kompany ( c ) 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 Lukaku 10 Hazard 11 Mirallas 12 Mignolet 13 Bossut 14 Mertens 15 Van Buyten 16 Defour 17 Origi 18 Lombaerts 19 Dembélé 20 Januzaj 21 Vanden Borre 22 Chadli 23 Ciman Coach : Wilmots Belgium squad -- UEFA Euro 2016 1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Nainggolan 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 R. Lukaku 10 Hazard ( c ) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet 13 Gillet 14 Mertens 15 Denayer 16 Meunier 17 Origi 18 Kabasele 19 Dembélé 20 Benteke 21 J. 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