# Belgian Cross Country Championships

The Belgian Cross Country Championships (Dutch: Belgische kampioenschappen veldlopen) is an annual cross country running organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League that serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium. It was usually held in February or March until 2023 but from there on out, the championships are organized in the autumn, usually in November.
It was first held in 1896 for men only. A separate women's championship was created in 1970 and the national championship races for both sexes were held in conjunction from 1988 onwards. A short race was added to the programme in 1992, which served as with national selection for that section at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2006.
Guest athletes from other nations occasionally compete at the competition, but are not eligible for the national title. Several guests have gone on to place first in the race. In the men's long race New Zealand's Gavin Thorley in 1971, Burundi's Hilaire Ntirampeba in 2000 and Ethiopia's Faisa Dame Tasama in 2007 and 2013. In the women's long race, Lithuania's Stefanija Statkuvienė in 1996 and Ethiopia's Mimi Belete in 2008. The 2012 men's short race was won by Morocco's Abdellah Dacha.

## Editions
### Men's championship

| Year | Date | Location | Winner |
| 1896 | 26 April | Ter Kameren | Charles Van der Beeken |
| 1897 | 18 April | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1898 | 13 March | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1899 | 23 April | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1900 | 18 March | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1901 | | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1902 | 16 March | Ter Kameren | Charles Mertens |
| 1903 | 29 March | Ter Kameren | Jules Lesage |
| 1904 | 6 March | Ter Kameren | Charles Mertens |
| 1905 | 5 March | Ter Kameren | Charles Mertens |
| 1906 | 4 March | Ter Kameren | Antoine Doyen |
| 1907 | 10 March | Brussels | François Delloye |
| 1908 | 8 March | Brussels | François Delloye |
| 1909 | 14 March | Uccle (Ganzenvijver) | François Delloye |
| 1910 | 20 March | Uccle (Ganzenvijver) | François Delloye |
| 1911 | 2 April | Antwerp | François Delloye |
| 1912 | 3 March | Liège | François Delloye |
| 1913 | 2 March | Gentbrugge | François Delloye |
| 1914 | 1 March | Karreveld | Isidore Vignol |
| 1919 | 13 April | Schaerbeek | Julien Van Campenhout |
| 1920 | 14 March | Stokkel | Auguste Broos |
| 1921 | 6 March | Bosvoorde | Marcel Alavoine |
| 1922 | 19 March | Bosvoorde | Auguste Broos |
| 1923 | 4 March | Bosvoorde | Georges Vandenbroele |
| 1924 | 2 March | Bosvoorde | Julien Van Campenhout |
| 1925 | 1 March | Bosvoorde | Alfred Defleurquin |
| 1926 | 14 March | Stokkel | Leon Degrande |
| 1927 | 13 March | Stokkel | Leon Degrande |
| 1928 | 11 March | Stokkel | Leon Degrande |
| 1929 | 17 March | Stokkel | Leon Degrande |
| 1930 | 9 March | Stokkel | René Geeraert |
| 1931 | 15 March | Stokkel | René Geeraert |
| 1932 | 28 February | Stokkel | Maurice Maréchal |
| 1933 | 12 March | Stokkel | Jan Linsen |
| 1934 | 11 March | Stokkel | Victor Honorez |
| 1935 | 10 March | Stokkel | Victor Honorez |
| 1936 | 8 March | Stokkel | Eduard Schroeven |
| 1937 | 7 March | Stokkel | Oscar Van Rumst |
| 1938 | 20 March | Stokkel | Oscar Van Rumst |
| 1939 | 12 March | Stokkel | Jan Chapelle |
| 1940 | 3 March | Bosvoorde | Jan Chapelle |
| 1941 | 30 March | Forest | Eduard Schroeven |
| 1942 | 12 April | Bosvoorde | Eduard Schroeven |
| 1943 | 21 March | Bosvoorde | Gaston Reiff |
| 1944 | 19 March | Bosvoorde | Gaston Reiff |
| 1945 | 11 March | Bosvoorde | Jan Chapelle |
| 1946 | 3 March | Bosvoorde | Jan Chapelle |
| 1947 | 1 March | Bosvoorde | Gaston Reiff |
| 1948 | 13 March | Bosvoorde | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1949 | 12 March | Bosvoorde | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1950 | 4 March | Bosvoorde | Lucien Theys |
| 1951 | 10 March | Laeken | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1952 | 9 March | Waregem | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1953 | 8 March | Waregem | Lucien Theys |
| 1954 | 14 March | Waregem | Lucien Hanswijk |
| 1955 | 6 March | Waregem | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1956 | 4 March | Bosvoorde | Frans Herman |
| 1957 | 10 March | Waregem | Marcel Vandewattyne |
| 1958 | 2 March | Waregem | Raymond Vandenborre |
| 1959 | 1 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1960 | 28 February | Waregem | Hedwig Leenaert |
| 1961 | 5 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1962 | 11 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1963 | 3 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1964 | 8 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1965 | 7 March | Ostend | Rik Clerckx |
| 1966 | 6 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1967 | 5 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1968 | 3 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1969 | 9 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1970 | 8 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1971 | 7 March | Waregem | Willy Polleunis |
| 1972 | 5 March | Waregem | Gaston Roelants |
| 1973 | 4 March | Waregem | Willy Polleunis |
| 1974 | 3 March | Waregem | Erik De Beck |
| 1975 | 2 March | Waregem | Emiel Puttemans |
| 1976 | 15 February | Waregem | Erik De Beck |
| 1977 | 6 March | Waregem | Karel Lismont |
| 1978 | 5 March | Waregem | Willy Polleunis |
| 1979 | 4 March | Waregem | Léon Schots |
| 1980 | 24 February | Waregem | Karel Lismont |
| 1981 | 8 March | Hechtel | Emiel Puttemans |
| 1982 | 28 February | Waregem | Léon Schots |
| 1983 | 27 February | Hechtel | Léon Schots |
| 1984 | 4 March | Hechtel | Vincent Rousseau |
| 1985 | 10 March | Heusden-Zolder | Jef Gees |
| 1986 | 9 March | Waregem | Eddy De Pauw |
| 1987 | 1 March | Mol | Vincent Rousseau |

### Women's championship

| Year | Date | Location | Winner |
| 1921 | 6 March | Bosvoorde | Elvire Berlémont |
| 1922 | 26 March | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Louise Gits |
| 1923 | 4 March | Bosvoorde | Ida Degrande |
| 1924 | 9 March | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Ida Degrande |
| 1925 | 15 March | Laeken | Ida Degrande |
| 1926 | | | Ida Degrande |
| 1927 | 27 March | Uccle | Ida Degrande |
| 1928 | 26 February | Leopold Park | Ida Degrande |
| 1929 | 24 March | Ganshoren | Ida Degrande |
| 1930 | 9 March | Ter Kameren | Julia Vandevelde |
| 1931 | 8 March | Laeken | Julia Vandevelde |
| 1932 | 13 March | Dilbeek | José Mariani |
| 1933 | 19 March | Dilbeek | Julia Vandevelde |
| 1934 | 18 March | Dilbeek | Julia Vandevelde |
| 1935 | 31 March | Dilbeek | Jeanne Pousset |
| 1936 | 5 April | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Jeanne Pousset |
| 1937 | 4 April | Schaerbeek | Helene Van Mol |
| 1938 | 6 March | Dilbeek | Jeanne Pousset |
| 1939 | 26 March | Dilbeek | Jeanne Pousset |
| 1940 | 10 March | Dilbeek | Mimi Simon |
| 1941 | 9 March | Dilbeek | Jenny Van Gerdinge |
| 1944 | 19 March | Dilbeek | Aimée Knaepen |
| 1945 | 25 March | Dilbeek | Augusta Burlet |
| 1946 | 17 March | Dilbeek | Aimée Knaepen |
| 1947 | 23 March | Dilbeek | Georgette Grumiaux |
| 1948 | 14 March | Dilbeek | Georgette Grumiaux |
| 1949 | 13 March | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe | Marie Vissers |
| 1970 | 22 February | Vilvoorde | Marie-Claire Decroix |
| 1971 | 28 February | Vilvoorde | Joske Van Santberghe |
| 1972 | 27 February | Vilvoorde | Joske Van Santberghe |
| 1973 | 25 February | Vilvoorde | Joske Van Santberghe |
| 1974 | 24 February | Vilvoorde | Joske Van Santberghe |
| 1975 | 23 February | Vilvoorde | Magda Ilands |
| 1976 | 8 February | Vilvoorde | Viviane Van Emelen |
| 1977 | 27 February | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Marleen Mols |
| 1978 | 26 February | Wingene | Marleen Mols |
| 1979 | 25 February | Wingene | Francine Peeters |
| 1980 | 17 February | Vorselaar | Magda Ilands |
| 1981 | 1 March | Vorselaar | Marie-Christine Deurbroeck |
| 1982 | 21 February | Waregem | Magda Ilands |
| 1983 | 20 February | Vorselaar | Francine Peeters |
| 1984 | 11 March | Heusden-Zolder | Francine Peeters |
| 1985 | 24 February | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Betty Vansteenbroek |
| 1986 | 2 March | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Corinne Debaets |
| 1987 | 8 March | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Véronique Collard |

### Combined championship

| Year | Date | Location | Men's long race winner | Women's long race winner | Men's short race winner | Women's short race winner |
| 1988 | 28 February | Ostend | Vincent Rousseau | Véronique Collard | — | — |
| 1989 | 12 February | Waregem | Jos Maes | Véronique Collard | — | — |
| 1990 | 11 March | Amay | Vincent Rousseau | Véronique Collard | — | — |
| 1991 | 3 March | Antwerp | Vincent Rousseau | Lieve Slegers | — | — |
| 1992 | 8 March | Averbode | Vincent Rousseau | Lieve Slegers | Christophe Impens | Linda Berghmans |
| 1993 | 14 March | Mechelen | Vincent Rousseau | Véronique Collard | Bart Meganck | Laurence Robaert |
| 1994 | 6 March | Monceau-sur-Sambre | Vincent Rousseau | Lieve Slegers | Rudy Vlasselaer | Maria Byczkowska |
| 1995 | 5 March | Waregem | Vincent Rousseau | Lieve Slegers | Rudy Vlasselaer | Els VanCollie |
| 1996 | 3 March | Monceau-sur-Sambre | William Van Dijck | Anne-Marie Danneels | Frederic Desmedt | Els VanCollie |
| 1997 | 2 March | Averbode | Mohammed Mourhit | Anja Smolders | Francois Carpentier | Els Verthé |
| 1998 | 8 March | Ostend | Mohammed Mourhit | Anja Smolders | Wouter Van den Broek | Els VanCollie |
| 1999 | 14 March | Ostend | Mohammed Mourhit | Anja Smolders | Luc Bernart | Els VanCollie |
| 2000 | 12 March | Ostend | Jerry Van den Eede | Anja Smolders | Patrick Grammens | Véronique Collard |
| 2001 | 18 March | Ostend | Tom Van Hooste | Anja Smolders | Jurgen Vandewiele | Véronique Collard |
| 2002 | 10 March | Ostend | Tom Van Hooste | Anja Smolders | Ridouane Es Saadi | Véronique Collard |
| 2003 | 9 March | Ostend | Tom Van Hooste | Fatiha Baouf | Ridouane Es Saadi | Veerle Dejaeghere |
| 2004 | 7 March | Ostend | Tom Compernolle | Anja Smolders | Ridouane Es Saadi | Mieke Geens |
| 2005 | 27 February | Ostend | Tom Van Hooste | Mounia Aboulahcen | Mario Van Waeyenberge | Liesbeth Van de Velde |
| 2006 | 12 March | Ostend | Pieter Desmet | Nathalie De Vos | Mario Van Waeyenberge | Sylvie Verthé |
| 2007 | 11 March | Ostend | Rik Ceulemans | Nathalie De Vos | Dries Busselot | Sigrid Vanden Bempt |
| 2008 | 9 March | Ostend | Tom Van Hooste | Elke Van Hoeymissen | Kim Ruell | Barbara Maveau |
| 2009 | 1 March | Ostend | Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele | Veerle Dejaeghere | Kim Ruell | Veerle Van Linden |
| 2010 | 14 March | Ostend | Pieter Desmet | Veerle Dejaeghere | Wesley De Kerpel | Sigrid Vanden Bempt |
| 2011 | 13 March | Ostend | Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele | Veerle Dejaeghere | Wesley De Kerpel | Anne-Sophie Maréchal |
| 2012 | 11 March | Ostend | Bashir Abdi | Veerle Dejaeghere | Pieter-Jan Hannes | Katrijn Vande Riviere |
| 2013 | 10 March | Ostend | Koen Naert | Almensh Belete | Pieter-Jan Hannes | Sigrid Vanden Bempt |
| 2014 | 9 March | Wachtebeke | Jeroen D'hoedt | Veerle Dejaeghere | Pieter-Jan Hannes | Sophie Van Accom |
| 2015 | 15 March | Wachtebeke | Isaac Kimeli | Louise Carton | Ismael Debjani | Zenobie Van Gansbeke |
| 2016 | 13 March | Wachtebeke | Jeroen D'hoedt | Louise Carton | Sam Valgaeren | Lisa Rooms |
| 2017 | 12 March | Wachtebeke | Isaac Kimeli | Louise Carton | Ali Hamdi | Zenobie Vangansbeke |
| 2018 | 25 February | Laeken | Isaac Kimeli | Imana Truyers | Jeroen D'hoedt | Renée Eykens |
| 2019 | 24 February | Laeken | Soufiane Bouchikhi | Hanna Vandenbussche | Ali Hamdi | Elise Vanderelst |
| 2020 | 1 March | Laeken | Soufiane Bouchikhi | Sofie Van Accom | Robin Hendrix | Jenna Wyns |
| 2021 | 28 February | Laeken | John Heymans | Mieke Gorissen | Ruben Querinjean | Lotte Scheldeman |
| 2022 | 6 March | Laeken | Michael Somers | Mieke Gorissen | Ruben Querinjean | Elise Vanderelst |
| 2023 | 26 February | Brussel | Isaac Kimeli | Lisa Rooms | Stijn Baeten | Marie Bilo |
| 2023-2024 | 19 November | Hulshout | Isaac Kimeli | Chloé Herbiet | Ruben Verheyden | Elise Vanderelst |
| 2024-2025 | 17 November | Hulshout | Isaac Kimeli | Jana Van Lent | Antoine Sénard | Eline Dalemans |