Belgium men's national field hockey team

Belgium
Nickname	Red Lions
Association	Royal Belgian Hockey Association
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Coach	Shane McLeod
Assistant coach(es)	Steve Bayer; Mick Beunen; Michel van den Heuvel
Manager	Eric Pirenne
Captain	Thomas Briels
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (1 March 2020)[1]
Highest	1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – present)
Lowest	14 (2003–04)
Olympic Games
Appearances	15 (first in 1920)
Best result	2nd (2016)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1973)
Best result	1st (2018)
European Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1970)
Best result	1st (2019)
Olympic Games
World Cup
European Championship

The Belgian national men's field hockey team represents Belgium in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.

Belgium won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018, the European Championship in 2019, and won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics respectively. They reached eight semi-finals at the European Championship since 1995, including a third place in 2007 and runners-up in 2013 and 2017.

History

Hockey was introduced in Belgium in 1902. The country's first club was founded in 1904. In 1907, several clubs established the Belgian Hockey Association. Belgium played its first international match against Germany, and was one of the founding members of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Between 1920 and 1978, Belgium appeared in two of the first three World Cups and in eleven out of thirteen Summer Olympics. After the successful early years (before the 1950s) with three times being among the best five at the Summer Olympics, it would last six decades before Belgium reached the international field hockey top again from the 1990s on.

By the early 2000s, the Royal Belgian Hockey Association started to invest heavily in the youth and modernized its structures. In 2007, Belgium won the bronze medal at the European Championship, a first in the country's history. Belgium also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, for the first time in 32 years.

Belgium won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a second medal after Belgium ended third at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two years later Belgium won the 2018 Hockey World Cup. It was the first major international title in the country's history. A year later Belgium won the gold medal at the European Championship which was held in Antwerp.

Honours

Summer Olympics: Second place: 2016; Third place: 1920

World Cup: First place: 2018

European Championship: First place: 2019; Second place: 2013, 2017; Third place: 2007

FIH Pro League: Second place: 2019

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Belgium.

Summer Olympics

Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place

In 1920, Belgium's field hockey team won the bronze medal at home, at the Olympic Stadium in Antwerp.

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1908	Did Not Participate
1912	Not Held
1920	Bronze Medal	3rd	3	1	0	2	6	19
1924	Not Held
1928	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	0	2	8	12
1932	Did Not Participate
1936	Group Phase	9th	3	0	2	1	5	8
1948	Group Phase	5th	4	2	0	2	6	8
1952	Second Round	9th	2	1	0	1	6	1
1956	Group Phase	7th	3	0	1	2	0	5
1960	Group Phase	11th	5	1	1	3	7	9
1964	Group Phase	11th	7	2	2	3	10	13
1968	Group Phase	9th	8	4	1	3	17	9
1972	Group Phase	10th	8	2	1	5	9	16
1976	Group Phase	9th	6	3	0	3	11	19
1980	Did Not Qualify
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group Phase	9th	6	2	1	3	12	13
2012	Group Phase	5th	6	3	1	2	13	9
2016	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	0	2	29	11
2020	Qualified
Total	Best: Runners-up	15/25	74	30	10	34	139	150

World Cup

Belgium captain Thomas Briels lifting the 2018 World Cup trophy

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1971	Did Not Participate
1973	Group Phase	8th	5	2	0	3	8	12
1975	Did Not Participate
1978	Group Phase	14th	6	1	2	3	12	18
1982	Did Not Participate
1986
1990
1994	Group Phase	11th	5	0	1	4	6	26
1998	Did Not Qualify
2002	Group Phase	14th	7	0	0	7	7	23
2006	Did Not Qualify
2010	Did Not Qualify
2014	5th–6th Play-off	5th	6	4	0	2	21	13
2018	Winners	1st	7	5	2	0	22	5
2023	To be determined
Total	Best: Winners	6/14	35	13	5	19	76	97

European Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

European Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1970	Second Round	5th	7	5	0	2	18	7
1974	Group Phase	10th	6	2	1	3	7	9
1978	Did Not Participate
1983	Group Phase	8th	7	2	1	4	8	17
1987	Group Phase	10th	7	1	3	3	14	21
1991	Group Phase	9th	7	4	0	3	14	17
1995	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	2	1	12	8
1999	Fourth Place	4th	7	4	0	3	19	28
2003	Group Phase	6th	7	2	2	3	21	21
2005	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	1	3	6	20
2007	Third Place	3rd	5	2	2	1	16	14
2009	Group Phase	5th	6	4	0	2	22	11
2011	Fourth Place	4th	5	2	0	3	14	12
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	12	6
2015	Group Phase	5th	5	3	1	1	20	13
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	2	13	9
2019	Winners	1st	5	5	0	0	22	2
2021	Qualified
Total	1 title	17/18	95	46	15	35	238	215

FIH Pro League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIH Pro League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2019	Runners-up	2nd	16	9	3	4	57	33
Total	Best: Runners-up	1/1	16	9	3	4	57	33

Hockey World League (defunct)

Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Hockey World League record
Year	Position	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	5th	Round 2	5	5	0	0	44	6
		Semifinal	6	4	2	0	18	9
		Final	6	1	2	3	9	10
2014–15	2nd	Semifinal	7	5	1	1	21	8
2014–15	2nd	Final	6	3	1	2	14	9
2016–17	5th	Semifinal	7	6	0	1	37	8
2016–17	5th	Final	5	4	0	1	15	5
Total	Best: 2nd	Final	42	28	6	8	158	55

Champions Trophy (defunct)

Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Champions Trophy record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978 until 2011	Did Not Participate
2012	First Round	5th	6	2	0	4	15	16
2014	Second Round	8th	6	1	3	2	13	15
2016	Second Round	5th	6	2	2	2	13	15
2018	Second Round	5th	6	1	4	1	12	15
Total	Best: 5th place	4/37	24	6	9	9	53	61

Champions Challenge (defunct)

Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Champions Challenge record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2001	5th–6th Play-off	6th	6	0	0	6	6	18
2003	Did Not Participate
2005	Third Place	3rd	9	6	2	1	26	17
2007	5th–6th Play-off	6th	6	1	1	4	13	21
2009	7th–8th Play-off	7th	5	2	0	3	13	9
2011	Winners	1st	6	4	2	0	22	12
2012	Did Not Participate
2014	Did Not Participate
Total	Best: Winners	5/8	32	13	5	14	80	77

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team

Current squad

The following 22 players were named on 23 January 2020 for the FIH Pro League matches against Australia, New Zealand and India from 25 January to 9 February 2020.[2]

Caps updated as of 9 February 2020, after the match against India.

Head coach: Shane McLeod

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	GK	Loic Van Doren	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996	23	Den Bosch
21	GK	Vincent Vanasch	(1987-12-21) 21 December 1987	235	Waterloo Ducks

4	DF	Arthur Van Doren	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994	184	Bloemendaal
12	DF	Gauthier Boccard	(1991-08-26) 26 August 1991	218	Waterloo Ducks
15	DF	Manu Stockbroekx	(1993-12-23) 23 December 1993	157	Dragons
16	DF	Alex Hendrickx	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993	124	Pinoké
23	DF	Arthur De Sloover	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997	85	Beerschot
25	DF	Loïck Luypaert	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991	243	Braxgata

7	MF	John-John Dohmen	(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988	395	Waterloo Ducks
14	MF	Augustin Meurmans	(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997	64	Racing Bruxelles
19	MF	Félix Denayer	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990	319	Dragons
22	MF	Simon Gougnard	(1991-01-17) 17 January 1991	278	Leuven
24	MF	Antoine Kina	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996	68	Gantoise
26	MF	Victor Wegnez	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995	89	Racing Bruxelles

8	FW	Florent Van Aubel	(1991-09-25) 25 September 1991	232	Dragons
9	FW	Sébastien Dockier	(1989-12-28) 28 December 1989	196	Den Bosch
10	FW	Cédric Charlier	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987	318	Dragons
13	FW	Nicolas De Kerpel	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993	67	Herakles
17	FW	Thomas Briels (Captain)	(1987-08-23) 23 August 1987	343	Oranje-Rood
18	FW	Max Plennevaux	(1993-06-14) 14 June 1993	28	Léopold
27	FW	Tom Boon	(1990-01-25) 25 January 1990	294	Léopold
32	FW	Tanguy Cosyns	(1991-06-29) 29 June 1991	135	Amsterdam

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Simon Vandenbroucke	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999	2	Beerschot	v. Argentina, 23 October 2019
GK	Amaury Timmermans	(1990-07-25) 25 July 1990	1	Herakles	v. Ireland, 15 October 2019

DF	Nicolas Poncelet	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996	16	Léopold	v. Argentina, 23 October 2019


FW	William Ghislain	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999	4	Waterloo Ducks	v. France, 8 October 2019
FW	Tommy Willems	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	4	Waterloo Ducks	v. France, 8 October 2019
FW	Thibeau Stockbroeckx	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000	2	Oranje-Rood	v. India, 3 October 2019

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2019

26 February 2019 Test match	Belgium	3–0	Russia	Kontich, Belgium
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Willems 22' Plennevaux 43', 48'	Report		Stadium: Royal Beerschot THC

10 April 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	7–3	Spain	Brussels, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Aubel 12', 17' Boon 15', 19' Charlier 18' Denayer 28' A. Van Doren 33'	Report	Quemada 46', 60' González 57'	Stadium: Royal Uccle Sport

19 May 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Great Britain	0–4	Belgium	London, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Van Aubel 13' Dohmen 39', 57' Briels 43'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

30 May 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	4–2	Great Britain	Antwerp, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Charlier 9', 19' Boon 15' Hendrickx 20'	Report	Roper 38' Taylor 47'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

2 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	4–4 (3–4 p)	Germany	Antwerp, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cosyns 21', 54' Gougnard 29' Hendrickx 55'	Report	T. Grambusch 8', 30+' Wellen 42' Miltkau 45'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
	Penalties
	Briels Wegnez Van Aubel De Sloover Cosyns		Wellen Fuchs Linnekogel Hellwig Große

8 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	0–4	Netherlands	Antwerp, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kellerman 37', 48' De Voogd 55' Hertzberger 60'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

9 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Netherlands	4–3	Belgium	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pruyser 24' Janssen 29' Van der Weerden 33' Hertzberger 38'	Report	Dockier 9' Boon 24', 46'	Stadium: HC Den Bosch

12 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Germany	0–8	Belgium	Krefeld, Germany
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hendrickx 20', 45' Dockier 22', 30' Boon 52' Charlier 53', 55' Wegnez 55'	Stadium: Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion

16 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	4–0	New Zealand	Antwerp, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dockier 7' Plennevaux 43' Briels 56', 56'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

19 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	0–2	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Govers 19', 60'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

23 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League	Belgium	4–1	Argentina	Antwerp, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Charlier 1', 34' Plennevaux 13' Denayer 43'	Report	Ortiz 55'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

28 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League Grand Final	Belgium	3–1	Netherlands	Amstelveen, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cosyns 18' Boon 44' Hendrickx 50'	Report	Galema 26'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

30 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League Grand Final	Australia	3–2	Belgium	Amstelveen, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mitton 9' Ogilvie 14' Govers 29'	Report	Luypaert 44' Hendrickx 58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

4 August 2019 Test match	Belgium	2–2	Germany	Antwerp, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Plennevaux 42' Luypaert 57'	Report	Hellwig 8' Herzburch 43'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

6 August 2019 Test match	Belgium	2–1	Germany	Antwerp, Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Briels 34' Boon 48'	Report	Rühr 28'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

9 August 2019 Test match	Belgium	5–1	Malaysia	Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Charlier 7' De Kerpel 8' Boon 24' Van Aubel 57' Wegnez 57'	Report	Tengku 34'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

12 August 2019 Test match	Belgium	8–0	Malaysia	Antwerp, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kina 6' Boon 14' Hendrickx 22', 36' Luypaert 30', 48' Gougnard 35' Denayer 44'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

16 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship	Belgium	5–0	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hendrickx 9', 54' Wegnez 19' Boon 52' Kina 55'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

18 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship	England	0–2	Belgium	Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Boon 15' Hendrickx 49'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

20 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship	Belgium	6–0	Wales	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hendrickx 15' Boon 15' De Kerpel 25' Charlier 28', 35' Briels 41'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

22 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship	Belgium	4–2	Germany	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boon 42' De Kerpel 54' Wegnez 56' Charlier 58'	Report	Rühr 21' Fuchs 26'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

24 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship	Belgium	5–0	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dohmen 10' Van Aubel 17' Boon 18' Stockbroekx 27' Hendrickx 39'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

26 September 2019 Test match	Belgium	0–2	India	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mandeep 39' Akashdeep 54'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

1 October 2019 Test match	Belgium	1–2	India	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Denayer 33'	Report	Amit 10' Simranjeet 52'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

3 October 2019 Test match	Belgium	1–5	India	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hendrickx 39'	Report	Simranjeet 7' Lalit 35' Vivek 36' Harmanpreet 42' Ramandeep 43'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

8 October 2019 Test match	France	1–2 (2–4 p)	Belgium	Lille, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumgarten 44'	Report	Plennevaux 11' Gougnard 24'	Stadium: Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux
	Penalties
	Lockwood Van Straaten Dumont Martin-Brisac H. Genestet		Gougnard Boon Wegnez Van Doren Cosyns

15 October 2019 Test match	Belgium	6–0	Ireland	Wavre, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hendrickx 5', 24' Charlier 15', 39' A. Van Doren 53' Briels 57'	Report		Stadium: LARA Hockey Club de Wavre

23 October 2019 Test match	Belgium	4–3	Argentina	Brasschaat, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hendrickx 25' Boccard 41' Kina 55' Dockier 60'	Report	Ferreiro 5', 43' Casella 11'	Stadium: KHC Dragons

2020

25 January 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Australia	2–2 (2–4 p)	Belgium	Sydney, Australia
18:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Hayward 49' Craig 51'	Report	Briels 18' Denayer 59'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
	Penalties
	Brand Ogilvie Craig Swann		Van Aubel De Sloover Gougnard Wegnez A. Van Doren

26 January 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Australia	2–4	Belgium	Sydney, Australia
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Sharp 42' Hayward 60'	Report	Hendrickx 13', 25' Plennevaux 56' Stockbroekx 58'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

1 February 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	New Zealand	2–6	Belgium	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)	Muir 17', 41'	Report	Denayer 3', 5' Boon 7', 52' Dockier 19' De Kerpel 41'	Stadium: North Harbour Hockey Stadium

2 February 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	New Zealand	1–3	Belgium	Auckland, New Zealand
17:30 NZDT (UTC+13)	Tarrant 34'	Report	Hendrickx 19' Dockier 24' Cosyns 53'	Stadium: North Harbour Hockey Stadium

8 February 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	India	2–1	Belgium	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+5)	Mandeep 2' Ramandeep 46'	Report	Boccard 33'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

9 February 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	India	2–3	Belgium	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+5)	Vivek 15' Amit 17'	Report	Hendrickx 3' Plennevaux 17', 26'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

19 March 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Germany	v	Belgium	Mönchengladbach, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

26 March 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Germany	v	Belgium	Hamburg, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Uhlenhorster HC

15 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

17 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Spain	Antwerp, Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

21 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Argentina	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

23 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Argentina	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

29 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Great Britain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

31 May 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Great Britain	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

26 June 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Antwerp, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

28 June 2020 2020 FIH Pro League	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Antwerp, Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

25 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Netherlands	v	Belgium	Tokyo, Japan
11:45 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

27 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Germany	v	Belgium	Tokyo, Japan
09:30 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

28 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Belgium	v	South Africa	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

30 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Belgium	v	Canada	Tokyo, Japan
10:00 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

31 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Belgium	v	Great Britain	Tokyo, Japan
21:15 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

References

"FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
"Ontdek de Red Lions selectie voor de wedstrijd tegen Australië". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

External links

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[2] "Ontdek de Red Lions selectie voor de wedstrijd tegen Australië". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

Belgium men's national field hockey team

History

Honours

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

European Championship

FIH Pro League

Hockey World League (defunct)

Champions Trophy (defunct)

Champions Challenge (defunct)

Team

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Results and fixtures

2019

2020

See also

References

External links