Belgium men's national field hockey team

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Red Lions
Association	Royal Belgian Hockey Association
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Shane McLeod
Assistant coach(es)	Xavier Reckinger
Manager	Eric Pirenne
Captain	Félix Denayer
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	3 1 (19 December 2024) [1]
Highest	1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – June 2021)
Lowest	14 (2003–04)
Olympic Games
Appearances	16 (first in 1920 )
Best result	1st (2020)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1973 )
Best result	1st (2018)
European Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1970 )
Best result	1st (2019)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Cup 1 1 0 European Championship 1 2 3 Hockey World League 0 1 0 Pro League 1 2 1 Total 4 7 5 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 1920 Antwerp Team World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela European Championship 2019 Antwerp 2013 Boom 2017 Amstelveen 2007 Manchester 2021 Amstelveen 2023 Mönchengladbach Hockey World League 2014–15 Raipur

The Belgian national men's field hockey team represents Belgium in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Belgium won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018, the European Championship in 2019, the 2020-21 FIH Pro League and the gold medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They also won a silver medal at the 2023 Bhubaneswar & Rourkela and 2016 Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. They reached eight semi-finals at the European Championship since 1995, including a third place in 2007 and runners-up in 2013 and 2017.

History

Hockey was introduced in Belgium in 1902. The country's first club was founded in 1904. In 1907, several clubs established the Belgian Hockey Association. Belgium played its first international match against Germany, and was one of the founding members of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Between 1920 and 1978, Belgium appeared in two of the first three World Cups and in eleven out of thirteen Summer Olympics. After the successful early years (before the 1950s) with three times being among the best five at the Summer Olympics, it would last six decades before Belgium reached the international field hockey top again from the 1990s on.

By the early 2000s, the Royal Belgian Hockey Association started to invest heavily in the youth and modernized its structures. In 2007, Belgium won the bronze medal at the European Championship, a first in the country's history. Belgium also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, for the first time in 32 years.

Belgium won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a second medal after Belgium ended third at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two years later Belgium won the 2018 Hockey World Cup. It was the first major international title in the country's history. A year later Belgium won the gold medal at the European Championship which was held in Antwerp. They secured their second consecutive olympic medal through reaching the gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Summer Olympics

First place: 2020

Second place: 2016

Third place: 1920

World Cup

First place: 2018

Second place: 2023

European Championship

First place: 2019

Second place: 2013, 2017

Third place: 2007, 2021, 2023

FIH Pro League

First place: 2020–21

Second place: 2019, 2021–22

Hockey World League

Second place: 2014-15

Champions Challenge

First place: 2011

Third place: 2005

Belgian National Sports Merit Award

Winners: 1959, 2019

Belgian Sportsteam of the Year

Winners: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates a tournament played within Belgium.

Summer Olympics

 Gold    Silver    Bronze    Fourth place

In 1920, Belgium's field hockey team won the bronze medal at home, at the Olympic Stadium in Antwerp.

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1908	did not participate
1912	Not held
1920	Bronze medal	3rd	3	1	0	2	6	19
1924	Not held
1928	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	8	12
1932	did not participate
1936	Group phase	9th	3	0	2	1	5	8
1948	Group phase	5th	4	2	0	2	6	8
1952	Second round	9th	2	1	0	1	6	1
1956	Group phase	7th	3	0	1	2	0	5
1960	Group phase	11th	5	1	1	3	7	9
1964	Group phase	11th	7	2	2	3	10	13
1968	Group phase	9th	8	4	1	3	17	9
1972	Group phase	10th	8	2	1	5	9	16
1976	Group phase	9th	6	3	0	3	11	19
1980	did not qualify
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group phase	9th	6	2	1	3	12	13
2012	Group phase	5th	6	3	1	2	13	9
2016	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	0	2	29	11
2020	Champion	1st	8	6	2	0	35	13
2024	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	1	1	17	10
Total	Best: Champion	16/26	88	40	13	35	291	173

World Cup

Belgium captain Thomas Briels lifting the 2018 World Cup trophy

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1971	did not participate
1973	Group phase	8th	5	2	0	3	8	12
1975	did not participate
1978	Group phase	14th	6	1	2	3	12	18
1982	did not participate
1986
1990
1994	Group phase	11th	5	0	1	4	6	26
1998	did not qualify
2002	Group phase	14th	7	0	0	7	7	23
2006	did not qualify
2010
2014	5th–6th play-off	5th	6	4	0	2	21	13
2018	Winners	1st	7	5	2	0	22	5
2023	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	21	8
/ 2026	Qualified
Total	Best: Winners	7/15	42	15	8	19	97	105

European Championship

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1970	Second round	5th	7	6	0	1	18	7
1974	Group phase	10th	6	2	1	3	7	9
1978	did not participate
1983	Group phase	8th	7	2	1	4	8	17
1987	Group phase	10th	7	1	3	3	14	21
1991	Group phase	9th	7	4	0	3	14	17
1995	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	12	8
1999	Fourth place	4th	7	4	0	3	19	28
2003	Group phase	6th	7	2	2	3	21	21
2005	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	6	20
2007	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	16	14
2009	Group phase	5th	5	3	0	2	22	11
2011	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	14	12
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	12	6
2015	Group phase	5th	5	3	1	1	20	13
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	13	9
2019	Winners	1st	5	5	0	0	22	2
2021	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	19	10
2023	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	17	8
Total	1 title	18/19	105	52	16	37	273	236

FIH Pro League

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIH Pro League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2019	Runners-up	2nd	16	9	3	4	57	33
2020–21	Winners	1st	14	9	3	2	40	26
2021–22	Runners-up	2nd	16	10	4	2	52	25
2022–23	Third place	3rd	16	10	0	6	42	37
2023–24	Fifth place	5th	16	7	2	7	41	39
2024-25	Second place	2nd	8	4	2	2	24	15
Total	Best: Winners	5/5	78	45	12	21	256	175

Hockey World League (defunct)

 Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Hockey World League record
Year	Position	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	5th	Round 2	5	5	0	0	44	6
		Semifinal	6	4	2	0	18	9
		Final	6	1	2	3	9	10
2014–15	2nd	Semifinal	7	5	1	1	21	8
		Final	6	3	1	2	14	9
2016–17	5th	Semifinal	7	6	0	1	37	8
		Final	5	4	0	1	15	5
Total	Best: 2nd	Final	42	28	6	8	158	55

Champions Trophy (defunct)

 Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Champions Trophy record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978 until 2011	did not participate
2012	First round	5th	6	2	0	4	15	16
2014	Second round	8th	6	1	3	2	13	15
2016	Second round	5th	6	2	2	2	13	15
2018	Second round	5th	6	1	4	1	12	15
Total	Best: 5th place	4/37	24	6	9	9	53	61

Champions Challenge (defunct)

 Winners    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Champions Challenge record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2001	5th–6th play-off	6th	6	0	0	6	6	18
2003	did not participate
2005	Third place	3rd	9	6	2	1	26	17
2007	5th–6th play-off	6th	6	1	1	4	13	21
2009	7th–8th play-off	7th	5	2	0	3	13	9
2011	Winners	1st	6	4	2	0	22	12
2012	did not participate
2014
Total	Best: Winners	5/8	32	13	5	14	80	77

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

Belgium   v   Ireland

22 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	1–2	Ireland	Antwerp, Belgium
19:00	Hainaut  55'	Report	Nelson  11' Cole  20'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   India

23 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	4–1	India	Antwerp, Belgium
21:00	Denayer  22' Hendrickx  34', 60' Charlier  49'	Report	Abhishek  55'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   India

25 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2–2 (3–1 p)	India	Antwerp, Belgium
16:15	Denayer  30' Van Aubel  50'	Report	Araijeet  11' Sukhjeet  57'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
	Penalties
	Boccard De Sloover Van Aubel Ghislain		Araijeet Sukhjeet Abhishek Prasad

Belgium   v   Ireland

26 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	1–4	Ireland	Antwerp, Belgium
16:15	Kina  9'	Report	Johnson  17', 31' Duncan  45' Walker  55'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Australia

29 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	5–1	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium
19:00	Denayer  8', 29' Hendrickx  18' Onana  36' Stockbroekx  48'	Report	Sharp  15'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Spain

30 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	3–2	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
21:15	Dohmen  41' Luypaert  44' Hendrickx  55'	Report	Pe. Cunill  35' Sanz  42'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Spain

1 June 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	4–1	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00	Hendrickx  1' Van Aubel  17', 58' Stockbroekx  23'	Report	Álvarez  55'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Australia

2 June 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	4–4 (3–2 p)	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium
16:15	Boon  13' De Kerpel  42' Hendrickx  43' Van Aubel  58'	Report	Govers  12' Whetton  14' Ephraums  19' Sharp  51'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
	Penalties
	Boccard Van Aubel Wegnez De Kerpel		Brand Ogilvie Govers Sharp Craig

Great Britain   v   Belgium

23 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Great Britain	1–3	Belgium	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:30	Ansell  33'	Report	Wegnez  17' Hendrickx  30', 37'	Stadium: SV Kampong

Netherlands   v   Belgium

25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–1	Belgium	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00	Janssen  41' Reyenga  45' De Mol  51'	Report	Boon  18'	Stadium: SV Kampong

Great Britain   v   Belgium

27 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Great Britain	3–1	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30	Wallace  3' Ward  20', 58'	Report	Hendrickx  22'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Netherlands   v   Belgium

30 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–5	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00	T. Brinkman  13', 15' Pieters  46'	Report	Stockbroekx  1' De Kerpel  12' Hendrickx  27' Luypaert  39' Onana  58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Belgium   v   Ireland

27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Belgium	2–0	Ireland	Paris, France
10:30	Boon  25' Hendrickx  49'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Belgium   v   New Zealand

28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Belgium	2–1	New Zealand	Paris, France
17:30	Hendrickx  8' Van Aubel  44'	Report	Lane  43'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Australia   v   Belgium

30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Australia	2–6	Belgium	Paris, France
19:45	Sharp  28' Govers  44'	Report	Hendrickx  7' Boon  15', 30', 57' Van Aubel  35' Kina  38'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

India   v   Belgium

1 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	India	1–2	Belgium	Paris, France
10:00	Abhishek  18'	Report	Stockbroekx  33' Dohmen  44'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Belgium   v   Argentina

2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS	Belgium	3–3	Argentina	Paris, France
17:30	De Kerpel  34' Hendrickx  52' Stockbroekx  60'	Report	Casella  5' Domene  45' Rey  53'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Belgium   v   Spain

4 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF	Belgium	2–3	Spain	Paris, France
12:30	De Sloover  41' Hendrickx  58'	Report	Basterra  40' Reyné  55' Miralles  57'	Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Netherlands   v   Belgium

1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Van Dam  25'	Report	Stockbroekx  14'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	Pieters Bijen De Mol Veen		Duvekot Van Dessel Boccard Kina

Belgium   v   Germany

2 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Belgium	4–3	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Duvekot  40' Boon  11', 16', 54'	Report	Zwicker  48' Sperling  57' Peillat  60'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Netherlands   v   Belgium

8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–3 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Bijen  11', 28' Van der Veen  27'	Report	Boon  1', 45' Stockbroekx  22'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	De Mol Bijen Brinkman Veen		Boccard Willems De Sloover Van Dessel

Germany   v   Belgium

9 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Germany	3–6	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Hartkopf  18' Prinz  26' Mazkour  43'	Report	Ghislain  5' Boon  15', 42', 51' Hellin  49' Stockbroekx  50'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

2025

Argentina   v   Belgium

19 February 2025 Argentina Leg	Argentina	3–5	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00	Toscani  10' Habif  58' Capurro  60'	Report	Boon  13', 22', 60' Hellin  31' Stockbroekx  50'	Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

Australia   v   Belgium

21 February 2025 Argentina Leg	Australia	2–2	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00		Report		Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

Argentina   v   Belgium

22 February 2025 Argentina Leg	Argentina	0–1	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00		Report		Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

Belgium   v   Australia

24 February 2025 Argentina Leg	Belgium	1–3	Australia	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00		Report		Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

Belgium   v   Ireland

14 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	Ireland	Antwerp, Belgium
15:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Ireland

15 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	Ireland	Antwerp, Belgium
15:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Spain

17 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Spain

18 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   India

21 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	India	Antwerp, Belgium
15:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   India

22 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	India	Antwerp, Belgium
15:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   England

28 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	England	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   England

29 June 2025 Belgium Leg	Belgium	v	England	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

Belgium   v   Austria

9 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Belgium	v	Austria	Mönchengladbach, Germany
				Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Belgium   v   Netherlands

10 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Mönchengladbach, Germany
				Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Spain   v   Belgium

12 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Spain	v	Belgium	Mönchengladbach, Germany
				Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Team

Current squad

On 12 February 2025, the following 24 players were called up for the Pro League matches against the Argentina and Australia in Santiago del Estero, Argentina from 19 to 24 February 2025 ^[5] .

Caps updated as of 24 February 2025, after the match against Australia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Simon Vandenbroucke	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25)	11	0	Waterloo Ducks
14	GK	Loic Van Doren	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)	65	0	Dragons
4	DF	Arthur Van Doren	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)	255	19	Braxgata
9	DF	Maxime Van Oost	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25)	52	0	Waterloo Ducks
11	DF	Tommy Willems	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27)	29	3	Waterloo Ducks
12	DF	Gauthier Boccard	(1991-08-26) 26 August 1991 (age 33)	310	26	Léopold
16	DF	Alexander Hendrickx	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31)	199	168	Gantoise
23	DF	Arthur De Sloover	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)	175	6	Oranje-Rood
33	DF	Hugo Labouchère	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Orée
34	DF	Olivier Biekens	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25)	15	0	Braxgata
5	MF	Arno Van Dessel	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21)	48	1	Herakles
6	MF	Lucas Balthazar	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Uccle Sport
22	MF	Victor Foubert	(2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Dragons
24	MF	Antoine Kina	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 29)	134	15	Gantoise
26	MF	Victor Wegnez	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 29)	177	27	Waterloo Ducks
28	MF	Tobias Biekens	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)	18	0	Braxgata
7	FW	Thibeau Stockbroekx	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24)	52	20	Oranje-Rood
10	FW	William Ghislain	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	45	9	Waterloo Ducks
13	FW	Nicolas De Kerpel	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)	134	44	Herakles
17	FW	Guillaume Hellin	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	12	3	Gantoise
18	FW	Roman Duvekot	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24)	13	2	Gantoise
27	FW	Tom Boon	(1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 35)	362	305	Léopold
30	FW	Nelson Onana	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 25)	46	12	Léopold
37	FW	Thomas Crols	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Dragons

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Vincent Vanasch	(1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37)	288	0	Orée	2024 Summer Olympics
DF	Loïck Luypaert	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)	315	100	Braxgata	2024 Summer Olympics
MF	John-John Dohmen	(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 37)	481	63	Orée	2024 Summer Olympics
MF	Félix Denayer (Captain)	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 35)	402	48	Dragons	2024 Summer Olympics
MF	Guillermo Hainaut	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22)	8	1	Uccle Sport	v.   India, 23 May 2024
FW	Cédric Charlier	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 37)	381	116	Racing	2024 Summer Olympics
FW	Florent Van Aubel	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33)	301	119	Pinoké	2024 Summer Olympics
FW	Tanguy Cosyns	(1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33)	180	80	Racing	v.   Spain, 1 June 2024

See also

• Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team
• Belgium women's national field hockey team

References

1. '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"' "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. Jonckheere, Karien. "Newly crowned hockey champs Belgium's SA connection". SuperSport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
3. "Craig Fulton helps guide Belgium to maiden hockey World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
4. "Fulton's pride shines as the Red Lions claim World Cup crown". www.independent.ie. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
5. "FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS Santiago del Estero (ARG), 19 - 24 February 2025" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile