Belgium national futsal team

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]

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges (Red Devils)
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	30 [1]
Home colours Away colours
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 1997)
Best result	4th place, (2015)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	3 (First in 2007)
Best result	5th place, (2007, 2018)

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lithuania 2020	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/9	20	10	2	8	56	51

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Netherlands 2022	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/12	14	2	3	9	17	42

Grand Prix de Futsal

See also: Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Brazil 2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2007	5th Place	6	4	0	2	20	23
Brazil 2008	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2011	13th Place	6	3	2	1	32	21
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2015	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2018	5th Place	4	0	1	3	8	28
Total	3/11	16	7	3	6	60	72

Futsal Mundialito

See also: Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Italy 1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1998	5th Place	4	0	0	4	8	18
Brazil 2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2002	8th Place	4	0	1	3	5	19
Portugal 2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2008	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
12	1GK	Pietro Benetti	(1988-05-19)19 May 1988 (aged 25)			Futsal Hasselt
1	1GK	David Morant	(1977-12-24)24 December 1977 (aged 36)			Real Noorderwijk
5	2DF	Ahmed Sababti	(1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 28)			Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
8	2DF	Liliu	(1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 34)			Châtelineau Futsal
13	2DF	Jonathan Neukermans	(1983 -04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 30)			FP Asse-Gooik
11	3MF	Abdelhak El Ghaadaoui	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 21)			Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
2	4FW	Valentin Dujacquier	(1989 -07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 24)			Châtelineau Futsal
3	4FW	Mustapha Harram	(1981-04-29)29 April 1981 (aged 32)			Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
4	4FW	Omar Rahou	(1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 21)			Châtelineau Futsal
6	4FW	Lúcio	(1975-07-04)4 July 1975 (aged 38)			Châtelineau Futsal
7	4FW	Karim Chaibai	(1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 31)			Châtelineau Futsal
9	4FW	Saad Salhi	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 26)			Action 21 Charleroi
10	4FW	Aziz Hitou	(1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 23)			Futsal Topsport Antwerpen
14	4FW	Reda Dahbi	(1981 -06-26)26 June 1981 (aged 32)			Futsal Hasselt

References

1. Futsal World Ranking
2. "Belgium futsal story: Hope for better future". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

External links

• Belgian Football.be website - Belgian FA official website