Nickname(s) | Black Flames Red Flames Futsal | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Niki De Cock | ||
FIFA code | BEL | ||
FIFA ranking | 39 ![]() | ||
Highest FIFA ranking | 36 (May 2024) | ||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 39 (October 2024) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Kerkrade, Netherlands; 2 May 1983) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Vantaa, Finland; 19 October 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Gibraltar; 11 May 2022) |
The Belgium women's national futsal team (Dutch : Belgische futsalvrouwen, French : Équipe de Belgique féminine de futsal) represents Belgium in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
Belgium played its first match against Netherlands on May 2, 1983, in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. The game ended in a 6–1 loss. [2] After its debut, and due to limited competition on the women's futsal scene, the team mainly played friendlies, including 10 matches against the Dutch team from 1984 to 1990.
After a period of hiatus, Belgium returned to the international scene in 2018 for the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019 qualifiers Preliminary round, held in Northern Ireland from August 21 to 24, 2018. The team won their opening match against the hosts and earned the nickname The Black Flames. [3] However, a loss to Sweden on the final day meant they failed to qualify for the inaugural edition. in their second attempt, they managed to qualify for the main round. [4]
Following the establishment of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup, Belgium registered for the European qualifiers, being drawn into Group 5 alongside Latvia, Slovakia, and hosts Sweden. [5] The team failed to qualify for the inaugural edition, securing one win and two losses. [6]
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 Lose Fixture
6 April Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Newry, Northern Ireland |
7 April Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Newry, Northern Ireland |
6 October Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() | Zeist, Netherlands |
| Report |
| Stadium: KNVB Campus Referee: Davey Markerink (NED) |
16 October 2025 World Cup qualification | Belgium ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Alingsås, Sweden |
14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 105 Referee: Julien Lang (FRA) Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN) |
17 October 2025 World Cup qualification | Slovakia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Alingsås, Sweden |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 167 Referee: Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE) Julien Lang (FRA) |
19 October 2025 World Cup qualification | Sweden ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() | Alingsås, Sweden |
17:00 |
| Report | Corbeels ![]() | Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN) Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE) |
Role | Name |
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Team Manager | ![]() ![]() |
The following 14 players were called up for the 2025 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Latvia, Slovakia and Sweden on 16, 17 and 19 October 2024, respectively. [8]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Zélie Lambert | 18 September 2001 | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Estelle Loos | 27 July 2000 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Aster Jansen | 13 March 1999 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Morgane Wijns | 28 May 1998 | ![]() | ||
7 | DF | Riana Nainggolan | 3 May 1988 | ![]() | ||
15 | DF | Mette Tiesters | 3 April 2006 | ![]() | ||
4 | FW | Yasémin In | 15 February 2002 | ![]() | ||
6 | FW | Justine Gomboso | 24 July 1995 | ![]() | ||
8 | FW | Marie Bougard | 6 February 1997 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Marieke Peeters | 7 July 1998 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Sara Bakar | 23 January 2002 | ![]() | ||
11 | FW | Lauren Meyers | 9 November 2003 | ![]() | ||
14 | FW | Noa Corbeels | 19 February 2001 | ![]() | ||
16 | FW | Tinne Van Den Bergh | 14 January 1995 | ![]() |
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
Total | Best: — | 0/1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Futsal Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 32 | |||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | Best: | 0/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 59 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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