Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Red Dragons
Association	(VB)VOLLEY BELGIUM
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Emanuele Zanini
FIVB ranking	16 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1968 )
Best result	8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1949 )
Best result	7th (2025)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1948 )
Best result	4th (2017)

Belgium men's national volleyball team

Medal record
Challenger Cup
	2024 Linyi	Team
European League
	2013 Marmaris

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
1956	11th-20th play-offs	17th	10	2	8	16	22
1960	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
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014	Group stage	17th	5	1	4	9	12
2018	Second Round	10th	8	4	4	16	14
2022	Did not qualify
2025	Quarterfinals	7th	5	4	1	12	5
Total		9/20	76	25	51	106	165

World League

World League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1990	1990 to 2013 Did not participate
1991
1992
1994
1999
2002
2012
2013
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
2019
2022
2023
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
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
1979	7th-12th play-offs	11th	8	1	7	8	18
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987	7th-8th play-offs	7th	7	3	4	15	12
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Second Round	10th	6	4	2	8	15
2009	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
2005
2006
2007	Group stage	12th	12	2	10	13	33
2008	Did not participate
2009	Group stage	5th	12	8	4	30	20
2010	Did not participate
2011	Group stage	6th	12	7	5	26	24
2012	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 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. ^[1]

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
2	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
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)	VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
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
5	Pieter Coolman	24 April 1989	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	346 cm (136 in)	Knack Roeselare
6	Simon Plaskie	10 March 2001	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	333 cm (131 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
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)	Volley Lube
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)	Knack Roeselare
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)	Knack Roeselare
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)	Volley Milano
13	Kobe Verwimp	13 January 2005	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	328 cm (129 in)		Volley Haasrode Leuven
15	Basil Dermaux	9 February 2003	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)				Knack Roeselare
19	Gorik Lantsoght	9 December 2005	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)				Thuismakers Brabo Antwerp VT
21	Samuel Fafchamps	3 February 2001	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)			Greenyard Maaseik
23	Pierre Perin	20 February 2004	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)			Greenyard Maaseik

References

1. ""Goede mix van ervaring en talent": deze 14 Red Dragons trekken naar WK volleybal". Sporza. Retrieved 2025-09-08.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile