Belgium national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges (Red Devils) | ||
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| Association | Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Rodrigues Marques Coimbra Luca Cragnaz | ||
| Asst coach | Tim Vergauwen, Karim Bachar | ||
| Most caps | Karim Chaibai (135) | ||
| Top scorer | Karim Chaibai (65) | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 27 [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 7–2 Netherlands  (Genk, Belgium; April 22, 1977) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Belgium 14–1 Moldova  (Ghent, Belgium; October 24, 1995) Belgium 13–0 Malta  (Bern, Switzerland; December 17, 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belgium 1–11 Spain  (Ans, Belgium; April 5, 2005) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (1989) | ||
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result |  3rd place (1996) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in ) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2015) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 5th place (2007, ) | ||
The Belgium national futsal team is the national futsal team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.[2]
Tournament records[]
FIFA Futsal World Cup[]
| FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Netherlands 1989 | 4th Place | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
| Hong Kong 1992 | Second Round | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
| Spain 1996 | Second Round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
| Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei 2004 | |||||||
| Brazil 2008 | |||||||
| Thailand 2012 | |||||||
| Colombia 2016 | |||||||
| Lithuania 2020 | |||||||
| Total | 3/9 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 51 |
UEFA European Futsal Championship[]
| UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Spain 1996 | 3rd Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Spain 1999 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Russia 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Italy 2003 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Czech Republic 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Portugal 2007 | |||||||
| Hungary 2010 | 1st Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Croatia 2012 | Did not qualify' | ||||||
| Belgium 2014 | 1st Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Serbia 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Slovenia 2018 | |||||||
| Netherlands 2022 | |||||||
| Total | 5/12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
Grand Prix de Futsal[]
| Grand Prix de Futsal Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Brazil 2005 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Brazil 2006 | |||||||
| Brazil 2007 | 5th Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 |
| Brazil 2008 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Brazil 2009 | |||||||
| Brazil 2010 | |||||||
| Brazil 2011 | 13th Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 |
| Brazil 2013 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Brazil 2014 | |||||||
| Brazil 2015 | |||||||
| 5th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 28 | |
| Total | 3/11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 72 |
Futsal Mundialito[]
| Futsal Mundialito Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Did not enter | |||||||
| 5th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| 8th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| Did not enter | |||||||
| Portugal 2007 | |||||||
| Portugal 2008 | |||||||
| Total | 2/9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were named for UEFA Futsal Euro 2014
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 12 | GK | 19 May 1988 (aged 25) | Futsal Hasselt
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| 1 | GK | David Morant | 24 December 1977 (aged 36) | Real Noorderwijk
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| 5 | DF | Ahmed Sababti | 10 December 1985 (aged 28) | Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
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| 8 | DF | Liliu | 16 April 1979 (aged 34) | Châtelineau Futsal
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| 13 | DF | 12 April 1983 (aged 30) | FP Asse-Gooik
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| 11 | MF | Abdelhak El Ghaadaoui | 12 April 1992 (aged 21) | Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
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| 2 | FW | Valentin Dujacquier | 23 July 1989 (aged 24) | Châtelineau Futsal
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| 3 | FW | Mustapha Harram | 29 April 1981 (aged 32) | Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
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| 4 | FW | Omar Rahou | 19 July 1992 (aged 21) | Châtelineau Futsal
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| 6 | FW | Lúcio | 4 July 1975 (aged 38) | Châtelineau Futsal
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| 7 | FW | Karim Chaibai | 5 October 1982 (aged 31) | Châtelineau Futsal
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| 9 | FW | 14 May 1987 (aged 26) | Action 21 Charleroi
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| 10 | FW | Aziz Hitou | 1 February 1990 (aged 23) | Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
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| 14 | FW | 26 June 1981 (aged 32) | Futsal Hasselt
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References[]
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "Belgium futsal story: Hope for better future". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
External links[]
- Belgian Football.be website - Belgian FA official website
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