Belgium women's national field hockey team

The Belgium women's national field hockey team is coached by Nils Thijssen.

Belgium
NicknameRed Panthers
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
CoachNiels Thiessen
Assistant coach(es)Raoul Ehren
Simon Letchford
ManagerMuriel Peche
CaptainBarbara Nelen
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 11 (1 March 2020)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best result11th (2012)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1974)
Best result3rd (1978)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984)
Best result2nd (2017)

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 11th 6 1 2 3 4 11

Hockey World Cup

World League

FIH Pro League

EuroHockey Nations Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

EuroHockey Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1984 Group stage 8th 7 1 1 5 3 16
England 1987 Group stage 9th 7 3 0 4 6 28
Belgium 1991 Group stage 7th 7 1 3 3 6 13
Netherlands 1995 Group stage 11th 7 1 1 5 10 32
Germany 1999 Group stage 11th 7 1 1 5 5 32
Spain 2003 Did not participate
Ireland 2005
England 2007
Netherlands 2009
Germany 2011 Group stage 5th 5 3 0 2 10 9
Belgium 2013 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 0 3 11 8
England 2015 Group stage 5th 5 3 1 1 9 9
Netherlands 2017 Finals 2nd 5 3 0 2 9 5
Belgium 2019 Group stage 6th 5 2 1 2 9 6
Netherlands 2021 Qualified

Current squad

The following 18 players represented Belgium during the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Changzhou, China.[2]

Head coach: Niels Thiessen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
21 1GK Aisling D'Hooghe (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 188 0 Waterloo Ducks
29 1GK Elodie Picard (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 15 0 Royal Antwerp

3 2DF Abigail Raye (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 11 0 KHC Dragons
4 2DF Aline Fobe (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 188 Braxgata
7 2DF Judith Vandermeiren (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 163 8 Braxgata
8 2DF Emma Puvrez (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 128 10 Royal Antwerp
22 2DF Stéphanie Vanden Borre (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 127 20 Gantoise
26 2DF Lien Hillewaert (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 72 0 Braxgata

2 3MF Sophie Limauge (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 71 0 Waterloo Ducks
13 3MF Alix Gerniers (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 207 Waterloo Ducks
17 3MF Michelle Struijk (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 56 7 Royal Antwerp
19 3MF Barbara Nelen (C) (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 254 Gantoise
25 3MF Pauline Leclef (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 93 7 Braxgata

10 4FW Louise Versavel (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 184 39 Braxgata
14 4FW Emilie Sinia (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 251 Gantoise
15 4FW Anne-Sophie Weyns (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 93 13 Royal Victory
27 4FW Jill Boon (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 302 Gantoise
30 4FW Ambre Ballenghien (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 28 8 Gantoise

The following players are members of the 2020 national squad:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Pauline de Ryck (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 0 0 Gantoise
GK Elena Sotgiu (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 36 0 Braxgata v.  Netherlands; June 9, 2019

DF Tiphaine Duquesne (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 39 0 Waterloo Ducks v.  Argentina; June 23, 2019
MF Justine Rasir (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 0 0 Royal Racing Club
DF Lucie Breyne (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 5 0 Waterloo Ducks v.  Netherlands; June 9, 2019

MF Joanne Peeters (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 96 7 Waterloo Ducks v.  Netherlands; June 9, 2019
MF Anne-Sophie Vanden Borre (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 0 0 Gantoise
MF Charlotte Englebert (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 2 0 [Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles] v.  United States; November 29, 2018

FW Alexia 't Serstevens (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 14 1 Waterloo Ducks v.  Argentina; June 23, 2019

See also

References

  1. "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "Team Details – Belgium". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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