# List of Belgium national football team hat-tricks

Since the inception of international association football matches, 28 Belgium male footballers have scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first player to score a hat-trick for Belgium was Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq, while on the books of Union Saint-Gilloise, in a friendly match against France in 1905. Three players, Robert De Veen, Bert De Cleyn and Josip Weber, have scored five goals in one match. Romelu Lukaku has scored the greatest number of hat-tricks for Belgium, with four.
Belgium have conceded 44 hat-tricks since 1904, the most recent being scored by Haris Seferovic in a 2–5 UEFA Nations League loss against Switzerland. Undoubtedly, the most famous hat-trick against Belgium came during the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when Belgium overcame three goals by Ihor Belanov to move past the Soviet Union into the quarter finals.

## Hat-tricks for Belgium

| Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 7 May 1905 | 3 | Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq | France | Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels | Friendly | 7–0 |
| 29 April 1906 | 3 | Robert De Veen | Netherlands | Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 9 May 1909 | 3 | Robert De Veen | France | Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels | Friendly | 5–2 |
| 3 April 1910 | 3 | Alphonse Six | France | Stade de la FGSPF, Gentilly | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 30 April 1911 | 5 | Robert De Veen | France | Rue de Forest, Brussels | Friendly | 7–1 |
| 20 February 1912 | 3 | Louis Saeys | Switzerland | Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp | Friendly | 9–2 |
| 23 November 1913 | 3 | Sylvain Brébart | Germany | Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp | Friendly | 6–2 |
| 23 November 1913 | 3 | Jean Van Cant | Germany | Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp | Friendly | 6–2 |
| 29 August 1920 | 3 | Robert Coppée | Spain | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp | 1920 Summer Olympics | 3–1 |
| 13 April 1930 | 3 | Michel Vanderbauwhede | France | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | Friendly | 6–1 |
| 5 June 1932 | 3 | Jean Capelle | Denmark | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Friendly | 4–3 |
| 19 March 1939 | 3 | Jean Capelle | Netherlands | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 5–4 |
| 17 March 1940 | 3 | Jules Van Craen | Netherlands | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 7–1 |
| 23 February 1946 | 5 | Bert De Cleyn | Luxembourg | Stade du Mambourg, Charleroi | Friendly | 7–0 |
| 10 May 1950 | 3 | Joseph Mermans | Republic of Ireland | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 4 June 1950 | 3 | Joseph Mermans | France | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 4–1 |
| 12 November 1950 | 3 | Victor Lemberechts | Netherlands | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 7–2 |
| 25 November 1951 | 3 | Pol Anoul | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 7–6 |
| 25 May 1953 | 3 | Rik Coppens | Finland | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–2 |
| 4 September 1957 | 3 | Paul Vandenberg | Iceland | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification | 5–2 |
| 24 April 1963 | 3 | Jacques Stockman | Brazil | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 10 November 1965 | 3 | Paul Van Himst | Israel | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | 5–0 |
| 19 March 1967 | 3 | Jacques Stockman | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying | 5–0 |
| 9 October 1968 | 3 | Lon Polleunis | Finland | Regenboogstadion, Waregem | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–1 |
| 18 May 1972 | 3 | Lon Polleunis | Iceland | Stade de Sclessin, Liège | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–1 |
| 14 October 1986 | 3 | Nico Claesen | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | 6–0 |
| 1 April 1987 | 3 | Nico Claesen | Scotland | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | 4–1 |
| 1 June 1989 | 4 | Marc Van Der Linden | Luxembourg | Stade Grimonprez-Jooris, Lille (France) | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 5–0 |
| 4 June 1994 | 5 | Josip Weber | Zambia | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 9–0 |
| 4 June 1994 | 3 | Marc Degryse | Zambia | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 9–0 |
| 30 April 1997 | 3 | Luís Oliveira | Turkey | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 3–1 |
| 28 February 2001 | 3 | Bob Peeters | San Marino | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 10–1 |
| 26 May 2014 | 3 | Romelu Lukaku | Luxembourg | Cristal Arena, Genk | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 10 October 2016 | 3 | Christian Benteke | Gibraltar | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 6–0 |
| 31 August 2017 | 3 | Thomas Meunier | Gibraltar | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 9–0 |
| 31 August 2017 | 3 | Romelu Lukaku | Gibraltar | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 9–0 |
| 23 March 2023 | 3 | Romelu Lukaku | Sweden | Friends Arena, Solna | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 3–0 |
| 19 November 2023 | 4 | Romelu Lukaku | Azerbaijan | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 5–0 |

### Note

* ^ Lukaku hat-trick goals against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 were counted by RBFA but not officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game.

## Hat-tricks conceded by Belgium

Belgium have conceded 44 hat-tricks.
| Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 30 April 1905 | 3 | Eddy de Neve | Netherlands | Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 1–4 |
| 18 April 1908 | 3 | Vivian Woodward | England Amateur | Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels | Friendly | 2–8 |
| 17 April 1909 | 4 | Cyril Dunning | England Amateur | White Hart Lane, Tottenham | Friendly | 2–11 |
| 17 April 1909 | 3 | Harold Stapley | England Amateur | White Hart Lane, Tottenham | Friendly | 2–11 |
| 25 April 1909 | 3 | Edu Snethlage | Netherlands | Prinsenlaan, Rotterdam | Friendly | 1–4 |
| 10 April 1910 | 3 | Mannes Francken | Netherlands | De Hout, Haarlem | Friendly | 0–7 |
| 19 March 1911 | 3 | Mannes Francken | Netherlands | Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 1–5 |
| 28 April 1912 | 3 | Mannes Francken | Netherlands | DFC-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht | Friendly | 3–4 |
| 24 February 1914 | 3 | Lionel Louch | England Amateur | Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels | Friendly | 1–8 |
| 25 May 1924 | 3 | Rudolf Kock | Sweden | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (France) | 1924 Summer Olympics | 1–8 |
| 25 May 1924 | 3 | Sven Rydell | Sweden | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (France) | 1924 Summer Olympics | 1–8 |
| 3 May 1925 | 3 | Wout Buitenweg | Netherlands | Het Nederlandsche Sportpark, Amsterdam | Friendly | 0–5 |
| 24 May 1926 | 3 | Frank Osborne | England | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 3–5 |
| 11 May 1927 | 3 | Dixie Dean | England | Stadium in Molenbeek, Molenbeek | Friendly | 1–9 |
| 2 June 1928 | 3 | Domingo Tarasconi | Argentina | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 1928 Summer Olympics | 3–6 |
| 20 April 1929 | 3 | John Flood | Irish Free State | Dalymount Park, Dublin | Friendly | 0–4 |
| 11 May 1929 | 3 | George Camsell | England | Parc Duden, Brussels | Friendly | 1–5 |
| 20 March 1932 | 4 | Wim Lagendaal | Netherlands | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 1–4 |
| 11 December 1932 | 4 | Anton Schall | Austria | Jubelstadion, Brussels | Friendly | 1–6 |
| 22 October 1933 | 4 | Karl Hohmann | Germany | Wedaustadion, Duisburg | Friendly | 1–8 |
| 25 February 1934 | 4 | Paddy Moore | Irish Free State | Dalymount Park, Dublin | 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–4 |
| 11 March 1934 | 5 | Leen Vente | Netherlands | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Friendly | 3–9 |
| 27 May 1934 | 3 | Edmund Conen | Germany | Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence (Italy) | 1934 FIFA World Cup | 2–5 |
| 31 March 1935 | 3 | Beb Bakhuys | Netherlands | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Friendly | 2–4 |
| 29 March 1936 | 3 | Beb Bakhuys | Netherlands | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Friendly | 0–8 |
| 27 February 1938 | 4 | Kick Smit | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 2–7 |
| 15 May 1938 | 3 | Silvio Piola | Italy | San Siro, Milan | Friendly | 1–6 |
| 12 May 1946 | 3 | Faas Wilkes | Netherlands | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Friendly | 3–6 |
| 23 November 1949 | 3 | Trevor Ford | Wales | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Friendly | 1–5 |
| 15 April 1951 | 3 | Noud van Melis | Netherlands | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Friendly | 4–5 |
| 20 May 1951 | 3 | George Hamilton | Scotland | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Friendly | 0–5 |
| 25 November 1951 | 3 | Abe Lenstra | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 7–6 |
| 11 November 1956 | 5 | Thadée Cisowski | France | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–6 |
| 4 October 1959 | 3 | Faas Wilkes | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 1–9 |
| 4 October 1959 | 3 | Piet van der Kuil | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 1–9 |
| 20 November 1960 | 3 | Charles Antenen | Switzerland | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–4 |
| 2 June 1965 | 3 | Pelé | Brazil | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro | Friendly | 0–5 |
| 8 October 1967 | 3 | Janusz Żmijewski | Poland | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying | 2–4 |
| 25 April 1976 | 3 | Rob Rensenbrink | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | UEFA Euro 1976 | 0–5 |
| 28 June 1982 | 3 | Zbigniew Boniek | Poland | Camp Nou, Barcelona (Spain) | 1982 FIFA World Cup | 0–3 |
| 16 June 1984 | 3 | Michel Platini | France | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes | UEFA Euro 1984 | 0–5 |
| 15 June 1986 | 3 | Igor Belanov | Soviet Union | Estadio Nou Camp León, León (Mexico) | 1986 FIFA World Cup | 4–3 |
| 4 September 1999 | 3 | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam | Friendly | 5–5 |
| 18 November 2018 | 3 | Haris Seferovic | Switzerland | Swissporarena, Lucerne | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | 2–5 |