Belgium women's national football team

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Belgium
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Nickname(s) Belgian Red Flames
Association Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ives Serneels
Captain Tessa Wullaert
Most caps Janice Cayman (138)
Top scorer Tessa Wullaert (79)
Home stadium Den Dreef
(Leuven)
FIFA code BEL
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FIFA ranking
Current 18 Steady2.svg (15 December 2023) [1]
Highest17 (December 2019 – December 2020)
Lowest35 (November 2010 – July 2011)
First international
Flag of France.svg  France 1–2 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
(Reims, France; 30 May 1976)
Biggest win
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 19–0 Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg
(Leuven, Belgium; 25 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8–0 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
(Kolbotn, Norway; 26 September 1992)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9–1 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
(Alginet, Spain; 29 February 2004)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2017 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2022)

The Belgium women's national football team (nicknamed Belgian Red Flames) represents Belgium in international women's football. It is controlled by the Royal Belgian Football Association, the governing body for football in Belgium. Their home stadium is Den Dreef and their current coach Ives Serneels. During most of their history the team has had poor results but showed improvement in the Euro 2013 and 2015 World Cup Qualifiers. In 2016, they qualified for their first major tournament: Euro 2017. In 2022, they won the Pinatar Cup in San Pedro del Pinatar (Spain).

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History

Early days (1976–1984)

Belgium played its first match against France on May 30, 1976 at Stade Auguste Delaune in Reims, France. The game ended in a 2–1 victory. A year after this debut, the Belgian team played against Switzerland and France, tying both matches, 2–2 and 1–1 respectively. The next year, they faced the same opposition once more and won both games by scores of 1-0 and 2-0. Another victory followed against Yugoslavia with 1–0. The team's first defeat however came at the hands of England: 3–0, which was followed by a 2–0 loss against France and a 2–2 tie against the Netherlands. In the following years, Belgium kept playing mostly against European teams.

First tournaments (1984–1989)

Belgium participated in qualifications for the first time for the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. They were sorted in Group 4 with the Netherlands, Denmark and West Germany. The campaign started off well with a 3–2 victory over the Netherlands, but continued with a 1–0 loss against Denmark and a 1–1 draw against West Germany. Despite having a neutral goal difference at this point, the Belgian team ended up last in the group after a 5–0 defeat against the Netherlands and draws against their other two opponents, 2–2 against Denmark and 1–1 against West Germany.

Their second attempt at qualifying was for the 1987 European Competition, where they were joined in Group 3 by France, the Netherlands again and Sweden. Their games against France were one win and one loss, both 3–1. Their matches against their two other opponents however were all defeats: 3–1 and 3–0 against The Netherlands, and 5–0 and 2–1 against Sweden. This resulted in Belgium again ending last in the group.

In attempting to qualify for the 1989 tournament they did better. They played in Group 4 against four other teams: Czechoslovakia, France, Spain and Bulgaria. Among the eight games, they won two, drew four and lost two, with 7 goals for and 4 against. This earned them third place in the group of five, which did not suffice for qualification.

Stagnation (1990–2011)

The Belgian team suffered a series of poor results from 1990 to 2011. They never won even half of their matches in any of the qualification campaigns during this period, except for one. This notable exception was the 2003 Women's World Cup qualifiers, where they won five games and suffered only one loss. Scotland however had achieved the same result and with better goal difference, leaving Belgium second in their group. This was nevertheless Belgium's best performance at the World Cup qualifiers until 2019 when they went out in the play-offs. It was followed by their worst: they lost all eight games in the next iteration (2007). At the UEFA Women's Euro qualifications, their best performances during this period were at the 1995 edition and the 2009 edition, both times losing 'only' half of their matches and drawing one.

Improvements (2011–2018)

An era of victories began when Ives Serneels replaced Anne Noë as manager in 2011. Serneels led the team to improved qualification campaigns for Euro 2013 and 2015 World Cup, both times ending third in the group (just short of qualifying). Between both campaigns, the Belgian female football team adopted the nickname "Belgian Red Flames". [2] Following the improvements, the RBFA invested in more growth in 2015, targeting qualification for Euro 2017. [3] After a successful start in their qualifications group, the team was invited to play at the 2016 Algarve Cup in Portugal, one of the most prestigious women's international football events.

Belgium finished second in their Euro 2017 qualifications group (after England), which was enough to earn them their first ever qualification for a major tournament. At the European championship Belgium secured a 2–0 upset win over Norway during the group stage. However, after losing 1–0 to Denmark and 2–1 to the Netherlands, they finished third in their group and did not advance to the knockout rounds.

First success (2019–present)

Belgium performed well in UEFA World Cup Qualifying for the 2019 World Cup and secured second place in Group 6 behind Italy. As a result, they qualified for the UEFA Play-offs as they were one of the top 4 ranked second place teams. Switzerland, the Netherlands and Denmark were the other teams in the play-off. Belgium faced Switzerland in their play-off semi-final, after two legs the aggregate score was 3–3, but Switzerland advanced on away goals. The Netherlands went on to defeat Switzerland in the play-off final to claim the final UEFA qualifying spot at the 2019 World Cup. [4]
In 2019, Belgium also finished third during the 2019 Cyprus cup after defeating Austria on penalties. [5]

In 2022, Belgium won the Pinatar Cup, a friendly tournament held in Spain, beating Russia on penalties. [6] Euro 2022 was a success for Belgium, who managed to get out of the first round and reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their second appearance at the continental finals. The Red Flames finished 2nd in Group D behind France, the group's favorite against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland and Italy after a 1–1 draw against the former and a 1–0 victory against the latter (an outgoing quarter-finalists of the 2019 World Cup), in the last match. All this combined with the lack of a victory for the Icelandic women against the French, who were already assured a finish in first place of the group, in the other match (1–1). This historic qualification was made possible in part by the performance of Belgian goalkeeper Nicky Evrard, who saved two penalties in each of the first two games (against Iceland and France). Belgium faced Sweden in the quarter-finals, the winner of group C and silver medalist at the Olympic games in Tokyo. [7] The Belgians lost by a score of 0–1 at the end of the match and saw their journey end at this stage of the competition. [8]

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Nicknames

At the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2015 World Cup in Canada, the team earned their first and current nickname: the "Belgian Red Flames". [2] Prior to that, they were simply known as "Rode Duivelinnen" (Red Devil Ladies). [9]

Kits and crest

On September 19, 2022 the RBFA presented new home kits. This was the first time that a unified look was presented for all Belgian national teams. It replaces the one-off black home shirt which was released earlier in support of women's football in Belgium. [10]
The kit comes with a red base, and black and yellow details representing the Belgian flag. The jersey features a dynamic graphic print of flames on both sleeves, hinting at the team's nickname "Red Flames".

Kit suppliers

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2022-present [10]
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Home kit 2021
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Home stadium

The team plays their home matches mostly at Den Dreef but occasionally at other stadiums in Belgium.

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.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

7 April Friendly Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wiener Neustadt, Austria
20:30Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
11 April Friendly Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
2 July Friendly Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kerkrade, Netherlands
20:45
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Glasgow
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park,
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Leicester, England
19:45
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,321
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 28 September 2022 [11]
RoleName
Head coach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ives Serneels
Assistant coach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Van Der Haegen
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Van Steenberghe [12]
Performance analyst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Leroy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hanne Nielandt
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arne Jaspers
Nutritionist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gino Devriendt
Mental coach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steffi Van Ranst
Team doctor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Karolien Lemmens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Vanderlinden
Physiotherapist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fabienne Van De Steene
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Van der Jeugt
Manager women's football Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Katrien Jans

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Scotland and Netherlands on 1 and 5 December 2023, respectively . [13]

As of 22 February 2023
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
121 GK Diede Lemey (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27)70 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fortuna Sittard
1 GK Lisa Lichtfus (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24)00 Flag of France.svg Dijon
11 GK Nicky Evrard (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 28)590 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion

22 DF Davina Philtjens (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 34)11510 Flag of Italy.svg Sassuolo
2 DF Shari Van Belle
222 DF Laura Deloose (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30)744 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht
2 DF Amber Tysiak (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)205 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
152 DF Jody Vangheluwe (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 26)140 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club YLA
2 DF Isabelle Iliano
192 DF Sari Kees (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)152 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven

233 MF Kassandra Missipo (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26)450 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Basel
83 MF Féli Delacauw (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 21)130 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fortuna Sittard
163 MF Marie Detruyer (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven
103 MF Justine Vanhaevermaet (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 31)426 Flag of England.svg Everton

144 FW Jassina Blom (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 29)208 Flag of Spain.svg UDG Tenerife
114 FW Janice Cayman (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 35)13248 Flag of England.svg Leicester
4 FW Yana Daniels
64 FW Tine De Caigny (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 26)8139 Flag of Germany.svg TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
254 FW Welma Fon (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège
54 FW Sarah Wijnants (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 24)262 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht
174 FW Jill Janssens (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20)110 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven
94 FW Tessa Wullaert (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 30)11771 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fortuna Sittard

Amy Littel

Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Femke Bastiaen (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 22)00 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV 2023 Arnold Clark Cup

DF Charlotte Tison (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 25)130 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht v. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia, 6 September 2022
DF Michelle Colson (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25)10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
DF Fran Meersman (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21)30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KAA Gent 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
DF Laura De Neve (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 29)592 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht v. Flag of England.svg  England, 31 October 2023
DF Constance Brackman v. Flag of England.svg  England, 31 October 2023

MF Marie Minnaert (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 24)313 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 6 October 2022
MF Valesca Ampoorter (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
MF Julie Biesmans (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 29)1003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
MF Chloe Vande Velde (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26)262 Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 26 September 2023
MF Jarne Teulings v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 26 September 2023

FW Davinia Vanmechelen (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 24)5010 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club YLA v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 6 October 2022
FW Elena Dhont (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 25)303 Flag of the Netherlands.svg FC Twente 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
FW Ella Van Kerkhoven (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30)2313 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
FW Hannah Eurlings (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)246 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven v. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, 26 September 2023

Notes
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Individual records

As of match played on 6 October 2022
Players in bold are still active.
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Janice Cayman
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Tessa Wullaert
Most appearances
RankNameCapsGoalsCareer
1 Janice Cayman 131482007–present
2 Tessa Wullaert 116692011–present
3 Davina Philtjens 115102008–present
4 Aline Zeler 111292005–2019
5 Julie Biesmans 9932011–present
6 Heleen Jaques 9732007–2020
7 Maud Coutereels 9092004–present
8 Femke Maes 85251996–2009
9 Tine De Caigny 80382014–present
10 Laura Deloose 7442015–present
Top goalscorers
RankNameGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Tessa Wullaert 691160.592011–present
2 Janice Cayman 481310.372007–present
3 Tine De Caigny 38800.482014–present
4 Aline Zeler 291110.262009–2019
5 Femke Maes 25850.291996–2009
6 Kristel Verelst 18460.391998–2009
7 Myriam Vanslembrouck 16210.761992–1996
8 Christine Saelens 13410.321993–2003
9 Cecile Carnol 12370.321996–2003
Ella Van Kerkhoven 220.552013–present
10 Marina Verdonck 10530.191976–1990
Davina Philtjens 1150.092008–present
Davinia Vanmechelen 500.22016–present

Competitive record

Belgium has not yet featured at the World Cup, but has reached the end stage of the Euro 2017 tournament. Their best qualification rounds before that were for 2003 World Cup, 2013 Euro and 2015 World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 Did not qualify6105112
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 62131513
Flag of the United States.svg 1999 8017623
Flag of the United States.svg 2003 6501139
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 8008825
Flag of Germany.svg 2011 83141813
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 106133411
Flag of France.svg 2019 8421118
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 11712567
2027 To be determinedTo Be Determined
Total7128734162121
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1984 Did not qualify6132712
Flag of Norway.svg 1987 6105617
Flag of Germany.svg 1989 824274
Flag of Denmark.svg 1991 6105112
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 412118
Flag of England.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 62131513
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 Belgium and 17 other nations were not part of a proper qualification group
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 Belgium and 16 other nations were not part of a proper qualification group
Flag of England.svg 2005 8107539
Flag of Finland.svg 2009 8314715
Flag of Sweden.svg 2013 10622188
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 Group stage10th3102338521275
Flag of England.svg 2022 Quarter-finals8th4112348701375
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 To be determinedTo be determined
TotalQuarter-finals2/1372146778301533131138
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

Belgium was invited to play at the 2016 Algarve Cup in Portugal and ended fifth out of eight teams. The teams were divided into two groups; after the group stage, placement matches were played among the equally ranked teams from both groups. Belgium ended third in Group A, and won the placement match against Russia (third place in Group B) with 5–0. [14]

Cyprus Cup

Belgium has been invited to the Cyprus Cup four times, as of 2019. Their first appearance was in 2015. They were sorted into group C that year, with Mexico, Czech Republic and South Africa, and ended last in the group. They also lost the placement match (after penalties) against South Korea, resulting in the last place of all 12 teams. In 2017 Belgium finished third in Group A with Switzerland, North Korea and Italy, and eventually reached seventh place out of 12 after winning the placement match against Austria. [15]

Belgium was also invited to play the tournament in 2018, in a group with Austria, Czech Republic and Spain. They ended second in the group behind eventual winner Spain, and fifth overall (out of 12) after winning the placement match against South Africa. Belgium returned to the Cyprus Cup in 2019. They were in Group C with Austria, Slovakia and Nigeria. [5] Belgium finished in third place after defeating Austria on penalties in the third place match.

Pinatar Cup

Belgium were crowned Pinatar Cup champions in 2022. Belgium beat Russia in the final after taking the game to penalties. [16]

FIFA world rankings

As of 5 August 2022 [17] [18]

 Worst Ranking   Best Ranking   Worst Mover   Best Mover  

Belgium's FIFA world rankings
RankYearGPWDLBestWorst
RankMoveRankMove
2820151043327Steady2.svg 028Decrease2.svg 1
2520161381425Increase2.svg 228Steady2.svg 0
2220171783622Increase2.svg 223Decrease2.svg 1
2120181154221Increase2.svg 223Decrease2.svg 1
17201914103117Increase2.svg 120Increase2.svg 1
172020741217Steady2.svg 017Steady2.svg 0
2020211261518Steady2.svg 020Decrease2.svg 1
1920221591519Increase2.svg 120Increase2.svg 1

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Belgium's all-time international record.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDWPCT
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 4400200+20100.00
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2200260+26100.00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 110010+1100.00
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11722198+1163.64
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2110110+1150.00
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2200110+11100.00
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4310110+1175.00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10010110.00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 411258325.00
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 411258325.00
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 121110735288.33
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands per Nov.1 - 202333552331936215.15
Total 80281240147153635.00
Updated to match(es) played on 28-09-2022. Source: [19]

Honours

Regional

Med 3.png 3rd: 2019
Med 1.png Champions: 2022

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