Belgium women's national futsal team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Belgium national futsal team.

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Black Flames Red Flames Futsal
Association	Royal Belgian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Niki De Cock
FIFA code	BEL
FIFA ranking	41 2 (4 April 2025) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking	36 (May 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking	39 (October 2024)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Netherlands 6–1 Belgium   (Kerkrade, Netherlands; 2 May 1983)
Biggest win
Spain 14–0 Belgium   (Vantaa, Finland; 19 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
Belgium 12–1 Moldova   (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).

History

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]

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

2024

Northern Ireland   v   Belgium

6 April Friendly

Northern Ireland

1–5

Belgium

Newry, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland   v   Belgium

7 April Friendly

Northern Ireland

4–1

Belgium

Newry, Northern Ireland

Norway   v   Belgium

14 May Friendly

Norway

2–1

Belgium

Trondheim, Norway

Norway   v   Belgium

15 May Friendly

Norway

4–2

Belgium

Trondheim, Norway

Netherlands   v   Belgium

6 October Friendly	Netherlands	9–2	Belgium	Zeist, Netherlands
	van den Boomgaard  2', 27', 32' Dijkstra  7' Hand  9', 18', 37' Brand  11' Luijks  22'	Report	Bougard  22' Meyers  31'	Stadium: KNVB Campus Referee: Davey Markerink (NED)

Belgium   v   Latvia

16 October 2025 World Cup qualification	Belgium	6–0	Latvia	Alingsås, Sweden
14:00	Bougard  7'00" Corbeels  22'55" In  23'58" Bakar  29'38" Meyers  31'26" Peeters  38'10"	Report		Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 105 Referee: Julien Lang (FRA) Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN)

Slovakia   v   Belgium

17 October 2025 World Cup qualification	Slovakia	4–2	Belgium	Alingsås, Sweden
14:00	Chomová  15'35" Macková  21'57" Rybanská  25'07" Tomčíková  31'32"	Report	In  5'54" Bougard  25'49"	Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 167 Referee: Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE) Julien Lang (FRA)

Sweden   v   Belgium

19 October 2025 World Cup qualification	Sweden	11–1	Belgium	Alingsås, Sweden
17:00	Lundström  1'17", 26'12" Lindqvist  7'09" Aguilar  16'02" Rolin  22'23", 26'41", 36'35" Rångemyr  29'19" Kiryo  33'24", 39'25" Stegius  37'24"	Report	Corbeels  25'19"	Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN) Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 2 February 2025 ^[7]

Role	Name
Head coach	Niki De Cock
Assistant coach	Hilde Demecheleer
Goalkeeping coach	Natasha Ribbens
Performance analyst	Ilhame Kodalci
Team doctor	Lize Vaes
Physical coach	Ismail Badiai
Physiotherapist	Kelly Berckmans
Team Manager	Miguel Capilla Perez

Players

Current squad

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
1	1 GK	Zélie Lambert	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 23)	Topsport Antwerpen
12	1 GK	Estelle Loos	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 24)	RWD Molebeek Girls
3	2 DF	Aster Jansen	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 26)	Besiktas Gent
5	2 DF	Morgane Wijns	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 27)	FP Halle-Gooik
7	2 DF	Riana Nainggolan	(1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 37)	CUS Cagliari
15	2 DF	Mette Tiesters	(2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 19)	Shokudo Aarschot
4	4 FW	Yasémin In	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23)	Besiktas Gent
6	4 FW	Justine Gomboso	(1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29)	Ent. Jeunesse Fléron
8	4 FW	Marie Bougard	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28)	Celtic FD Visé
9	4 FW	Marieke Peeters	(1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26)	Topsport Antwerpen
10	4 FW	Sara Bakar	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)	Besiktas Gent
11	4 FW	Lauren Meyers	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21)	Full Hasselt
14	4 FW	Noa Corbeels	(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24)	Topsport Antwerpen
16	4 FW	Tinne Van Den Bergh	(1995-01-14) 14 January 1995 (age 30)	Topsport Antwerpen

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2025	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

UEFA Women's Futsal Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2019	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	10	14
2022										4	1	1	2	6	13
2023										6	2	2	2	22	32
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best:	0/3	—	—	—	—	—	—		13	4	4	5	38	59

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

1. "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "Women's futsal: Netherlands 6–1 Belgium match report". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 5 May 1983. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Vrouwelijke zaalvoetballers worden Black Flames: "We kozen voor stoer zwart"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
4. "Belgische vrouwen plaatsen zich voor tweede ronde EK futsal". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
5. Van Lindt, Aernout (1 July 2024). "Futsal Flames weten waar ze voor staan richting WK". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
6. Coudyser, Rune (19 October 2024). "Belgische futsalvrouwen mogen WK vergeten na pak slaag tegen Zweden". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
7. "Red Flames Futsal staff". rbfa.be. Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
8. "Red Flames futsal squad". rbfa.be. Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

See also

• Belgium women's national football team

External links

• Official website