# Belgium men's national volleyball team

The Belgium national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.

## Competitive record
### World Championship

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1949 | 7th-10th play-offs | 9th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 1952 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1956 | 11th-20th play-offs | 17th | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1962 | Group stage | 20th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1966 | 9th-16th play-offs | 14th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| 1970 | 1st-8th play-offs | 8th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| 1974 | 7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 1978 | 17th-18th play-offs | 18th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Group stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | Second Round | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | | 9/20 | 71 | 21 | 50 | 94 | 160 |

### World League

World League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1990 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 1991 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 1992 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 1994 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 1999 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 2002 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 2012 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 2013 | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate | 1990 to 2013 Did not participate |
| 2014 | G2 FR | 11th | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 |
| 2015 | G2 FR | 12th | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 9th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 |
| Total | | 4/28 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 100 | 85 |

### Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Final | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | | 1/5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1948 | Round Robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 1950 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1951 | Final Round | 5th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 1955 | 9th-14th play-offs | 12th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 1958 | 17th-20th play-offs | 17th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| 1963 | 9th-17th play-offs | 13th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
| 1967 | 9th-16th play-offs | 12th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 1971 | 7th-12th play-offs | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 1975 | 7th-12th play-offs | 12th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | 7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | 7th-8th play-offs | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Second Round | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | First Round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | Quarter Final | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015 | Play-Offs | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | Third place game | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Total | | 18/33 | 113 | 44 | 69 | 175 | 239 |

### European Volleyball League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Volleyball League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2004 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2005 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2006 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2007 | Group stage | 12th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 2008 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Group stage | 5th | 12 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 |
| 2010 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 |
| 2012 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2021 | Final round | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| Total | 1 Title | 10/16 | 88 | 48 | 40 | 176 | 162 |

## Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2023 European Championship.
Head coach: Emanuele Zanini
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
| 1 | Jolan Cox | 12 July 1991 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Greenyard Maaseik |
| 3 | Sam Deroo (C) | 29 April 1992 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Zenit Kazan |
| 4 | Stijn D'Hulst | 24 April 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 321 cm (126 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Knack Roeselare |
| 8 | Matthijs Verhanneman | 8 December 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Knack Roeselare |
| 9 | Wout D'Heer | 26 April 2001 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Itas Trentino |
| 10 | Mathijs Desmet | 28 January 2000 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Pallavolo Padova |
| 11 | Seppe Van Hoyweghen | 7 October 2000 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Decospan Volley Team Menen |
| 12 | Seppe Rotty | 10 March 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Knack Roeselare |
| 13 | Elias Thys | 20 October 1998 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Greenyard Maaseik |
| 14 | Jelle Ribbens | 17 March 1992 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Fréjus Var Volley |
| 20 | Robbe Van De Velde | 28 October 2002 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Lindemans Aalst |
| 23 | Ferre Reggers | 18 July 2003 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Allianz Milano |
| 26 | Martin Perin | 22 November 2002 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | Greenyard Maaseik |
| 33 | Michiel Fransen | 29 October 2002 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Tectum Achel |