Belgium men's national ice hockey team

The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Belgium, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four Olympic Games, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).
The national team played in the first World Championship in 1930. They took part in the top division until 1951, but have played exclusively in the lower tiers ever since. 
==Tournament participation==
===Olympic Games===
Games 	GP 	W 	OW 	T 	OL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Rank 	 	 	
1920 Antwerp 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	8 	Gold Medal Round 	7th 	 	 	
1924 Chamonix 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	3 	8 	45 	First round 	7th 	 	 	
1928 St. Moritz 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	9 	10 	First round 	8th 	 	 	
1932 Lake Placid 	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	3 	4 	20 	First round 	14th 	 	 	
1948–2022 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
===World Championships===
*1930 – Finished in 10th place
*1933 – Finished in 12th place
*1934 – Finished in 11th place
*1935 – Finished in 14th place
*1939 – Finished in 12th place
*1947 – Finished in 8th place
*1949 – Finished in 9th place
*1950 – Finished in 7th place
*1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
*1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
*1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
*1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
*1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
*1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
*1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
*1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
*1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
*1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
*1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
*1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
*1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
*1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
*1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
*1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
*1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
*1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
*1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
*1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
*1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
*1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
*1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
*2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
*2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
*2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
*2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
*2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A
*2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
*2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
*2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
*2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
*2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
*2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
*2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
*2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
*2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
*2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
*2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
*2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
*2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
*2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
*2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
*2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*2022 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B
*2023 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
*2024 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
===European Championships===
Games 	GP 	W 	T 	L 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Rank 	 	
1910 Les Avants 	3 	1 	1 	1 	5 	6 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1911 Berlin 	3 	1 	1 	1 	5 	13 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1912 Prague* 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate
1913 Munich 	3 	2 	1 	0 	25 	10 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1914 Berlin 	2 	0 	0 	2 	2 	13 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1915–1920 	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).	No Championships (World War I).
1921 Stockholm 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate
1922 St. Moritz 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate
1923 Antwerp 	4 	1 	0 	3 	5 	18 	Round-robin 	4th 	 	
1924 Milan 	2 	1 	0 	1 	4 	3 	Group stage 	4th 	 	
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec	3 	0 	1 	2 	1 	9 	Round-robin 	4th 	 	
1926 Davos 	4 	1 	0 	3 	5 	8 	Second round 	7th 	 	
1927 Wien 	5 	3 	1 	1 	13 	3 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1929 Budapest 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2 	First round 	7th 	 	
1932 Berlin 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate 	did not participate
==All-time record==
As of 23 April 2023.
Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF 	GA 	GD
 	16 	8 	0 	8 	64 	59 	+5
 	13 	1 	0 	12 	36 	106 	-70
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	10 	-10
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	9 	17 	-8
 	20 	8 	1 	11 	84 	122 	-38
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	33 	-33
 	8 	3 	0 	5 	29 	52 	-23
 	7 	2 	0 	5 	13 	42 	-29
 	8 	1 	0 	7 	7 	76 	−69
 	13 	1 	0 	12 	31 	177 	-146
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	8 	30 	-22
 	6 	1 	1 	4 	12 	50 	-38
 	3 	0 	0 	3 	4 	22 	−18
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	2 	17 	−15
 	53 	14 	2 	37 	115 	303 	-188
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	3 	4 	-1
 	14 	4 	1 	9 	32 	69 	-37
 	23 	3 	1 	19 	54 	188 	-134
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	19 	7 	+12
 	16 	2 	1 	13 	36 	162 	-126
 	10 	7 	0 	3 	57 	28 	+29
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	9 	1 	+8
 	15 	8 	1 	6 	60 	47 	+13
 	8 	1 	0 	7 	15 	74 	-59
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	24 	-24
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	4 	31 	-27
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	4 	19 	-15
 	4 	4 	0 	0 	36 	4 	+32
 	7 	7 	0 	0 	55 	8 	+47
 	71 	18 	3 	50 	210 	453 	-243
 	3 	2 	0 	1 	31 	8 	+23
 	8 	2 	0 	6 	14 	36 	-22
 	5 	0 	0 	5 	7 	58 	-51
 	5 	0 	1 	4 	6 	29 	-23
 	15 	0 	0 	15 	24 	133 	-109
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	8 	-8
 	16 	6 	1 	5 	38 	45 	-8
 	2 	1 	1 	0 	7 	4 	+3
 	10 	9 	0 	1 	88 	17 	+71
 	7 	3 	0 	4 	24 	27 	-3
 	18 	11 	0 	7 	69 	73 	-4
 	6 	0 	0 	6 	7 	57 	−50
 	16 	8 	1 	7 	59 	116 	-57
 	3 	3 	0 	0 	35 	5 	+30
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	2 	37 	-35
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	3 	4 	-1
 	3 	0 	0 	3 	2 	44 	−42
 	6 	1 	1 	4 	22 	66 	-44
Total 	455 	142	18 	295 	1 446	3 002	-1 556
==Hockey Hall of Fame members==
* Paul Loicq, team captain, player-coach, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
*IIHF profile
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe