Belgium national football team results – unofficial matches
This is a list of the Belgium national football team's results from 1901 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals.[1][2]
The earliest four games played by a national selection of players active in Belgium, with the Netherlands as opponent between 1901 and 1904, were not yet considered as official because of the presence of English players in the "Belgian" squad.[1][3] The nine games played between Belgium and England's amateur team are not considered as official by the opponents; this also applies to a game played between Belgium and England in 1946, which is classified by the English FA as an unofficial 'Victory International'.[2][4] While the Belgian Football Association does not take several Olympic Games matches of Belgium into account, according to the RSSSF there is no reason to doubt about the official character.[2]
1900s
| International Friendly 1901-04-28 | Belgium .svg.png){kind=small} |
8 – 0 |  Netherlands ("van Hasselt XI") |
Antwerp, Belgium | ||
H. Potts  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'W. Potts ?' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Charles Maggee | |||||
| International Friendly 1902-01-05 | Belgium |
1 – 0 | Netherlands |
Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Stadium: Olympic Stadium | ||||||
| International Friendly 1902-12-15 | Belgium |
2 – 1 | Netherlands |
Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Stadium: Olympic Stadium | ||||||
| International Friendly 1904-01-03 | Belgium |
6 – 4 | Netherlands |
Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Stadium: Olympic Stadium | ||||||
1920s
| International Friendly 1924-06-10 | Belgium |
5 – 0 |  Sweden |
(Belgium) | ||
| International Friendly 1925-09-06 | Belgium |
1 – 1 | Netherlands |
Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| International Friendly 1926-08-29 | Netherlands |
1 – 5 | Belgium |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Van Gelder 15' |
Frenay 9' Devos 37'Despae 39', 49', 66' |
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| International Friendly 1927-11-01 | Belgium |
3 – 3 |  London Amateurs |
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| International Friendly 1929-02-12 | Belgium |
1 – 0 | Zwaluwen |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| International Friendly 1929-11-01 | Belgium |
7 – 3 | London Amateurs |
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| International Friendly 1929-12-08 | Netherlands |
1 – 0 | Belgium |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
1930s
| International Friendly 1930-09-14 | Belgium |
4 – 1 | Netherlands |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| International Friendly 1932-01-27 | Belgium |
0 – 1 |  Vienna |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Zischek 82' |
Attendance: 25,000 | |||||
| International Friendly 1932-02-14 | Netherlands |
2 – 3 | Belgium |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Wels 36' Van Nellen 47' |
Versijp 31', 85' Capelle 87' |
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| International Friendly 1932-10-16 | Belgium |
2 – 3 | Netherlands |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| International Friendly 1934-02-07 | Belgium |
6 – 3 | "Zwaluwen" |
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| International Friendly 1934-05-10 | Belgium |
4 – 1 |  Luxembourg |
Liège, Belgium | ||
| International Friendly 1935-01-01 | Belgium |
5 – 6 | Austrian League selection |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| International Friendly 1938-04-24 | Belgium |
3 – 1 |  Wales League XI |
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| International Friendly 1939-01-04 | Belgium |
5 – 4 | Crystal Palace |
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| International Friendly 1939-04-30 | Belgium |
5 – 2 |  "West-Germany" |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Stadium: Heysel Stadion Attendance: 8,000 | ||||||
| International Friendly 1939-12-10 | Netherlands |
5 – 2 | Belgium |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
2000s
The 2006 match in and against Luxembourg was stopped after 65 minutes due to heavy snowfall.[5]
| International Friendly 2006-03-01 | Luxembourg |
0 – 2 | Belgium |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| 20:15 UTC+1 | Vandenbergh 43' Pieroni 62' |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel | ||||
2010s
The matches against Romania on 14 November 2012 and against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 were scheduled as official friendlies but afterwards not recognized by FIFA because of Romania's 8 substitutions[6] and Belgium's 7 substitutions[7] respectively, while only 6 were allowed.[8]
| International Friendly 2012-11-14 | Romania  |
2 – 1 | Belgium |
Bucharest, Romania | ||
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Maxim 32' Torje 66' |
Report | Benteke 23' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Italy) | ||
| International Friendly 2014-05-26 | Belgium |
5 – 1 | Luxembourg |
Genk, Belgium | ||
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Lukaku 3', 23', 53' Chadli 71'De Bruyne 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Joachim 13' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) | ||
| International Friendly 2014-06-12 | Belgium |
cancelled[9] |  United States |
São Paulo, Brazil[10] | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hubert, Christian (1980). Les diables rouges (in French). Brussels: Arts & voyages. p. 12-13. ISBN 978-28-016-0046-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Belgium - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Fraiponts, Jean; Willocx, Dirk (2003). Kroniek van het Belgische voetbal / Pioniers en Rode Duivels - 1863-1906 (in Dutch) 1. Antwerp: Assoc. BE bvba. ISBN 978-90-77314-01-2.. Extract consulted online on 30 August 2010 on Beerschot Athletic Club
- ↑ England Football Online (Feb 2008). "England's Unofficial Matches". Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Luxemburg/België bij 0-2 stopgezet door sneeuwval". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 1 Mar 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Romania football team defeated Belgium 2:1, 14 November 2012". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Debuut Bossut en Januzaj, én hattrick Lukaku zijn ongeldig" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rules & Governance - Law 3: The number of players". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 Oct 2014.
- ↑ "De Rode Duivels sparren niet tegen de VS" (in Dutch). Sporza. 11 Jun 2014. Retrieved 11 Jun 2014.
- ↑ "Rode Duivels sparren op 12 juni tegen de VS" (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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