Belgium national under-21 football team

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Results and fixtures 2014–2017

Current squad

Honours

References

References and external links

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Other fixtures

Recent call-ups

Qualification

Friendly matches

Belgium U-21

Nickname(s)

Young Devils

Association

Belgian Football Association

Head coach

Johan Walem

Most caps

Jean-François Gillet (36)

Top scorer

Cédric Roussel (10 goals)

First colours

Second colours

First international

France 1-1 Belgium

(Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)

Biggest win

Belgium 8-0 Luxembourg

(Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007)

Biggest defeat

Czech Republic 7-0 Belgium

(Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

2 (First in 2002)

Best result

Semi-finals, 2007

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the last prestation, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1980	Did not qualify
1982	Did not qualify
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Semi-final	4	1	2	1	3	4
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
Total	2/19	7	2	2	3	5	8

A * denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Gold background color indicates first place finish. Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Final tournament	—	–	–	–	–	2–1
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible Play-offs based on ranking	–	—	–	–	–	–
3	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		–	–	—	–	–	15 Jun '15
4	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		–	–	–	—	16 Jun '15	–
5	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		–	–	–	–	—	–
6	Moldova	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0		–	–	–	–	11 Jun '15	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2015. Source: UEFA

30 March 2015	Belgium	2 – 1	Moldova	Den Dreef, Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CET	Tielemans 14' Castagne 45'	Report	Spătaru 50'	Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

12 November 2014	Spain	1 – 4	Belgium	Estadio de A Malata, Ferrol, Spain
20:30 CET	Munir 48'		Kabasele 14' Tielemans 34' Kayembe 57' Raman 75'	Referee: Carlos Xistra (Spain)

Squad selected for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Moldova on 30 March 2015. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1994.^[1] Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lucas Pirard	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995	1	0	Standard Liège
12	1GK	Bo Geens	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995	0	0	Lokeren

3	2DF	Michaël Heylen	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	7	0	Anderlecht
2	2DF	Thomas Foket	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994	4	0	Gent
13	2DF	Timothy Castagne	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995	3	1	Genk
19	2DF	Corentin Fiore	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995	0	0	Standard Liège

6	3MF	Ibrahima Cissé	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994	9	0	KV Mechelen
8	3MF	Youri Tielemans	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997	7	3	Anderlecht
7	3MF	Joris Kayembe	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994	3	2	Arouca
10	3MF	Charly Musonda	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996	3	1	Chelsea
14	3MF	Julien De Sart	(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994	2	0	Standard Liège
15	3MF	Charni Ekangamene	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994	1	0	Zulte-Waregem
5	3MF	Pieter Gerkens	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995	1	0	Genk
16	3MF	Andy Kawaya	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996	1	0	Anderlecht
20	3MF	Glenn Claes	(1994-03-08) 8 March 1994	0	0	KV Mechelen

9	4FW	Nathan Kabasele	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	6	3	Anderlecht
17	4FW	Obbi Oulare	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996	1	0	Club Brugge
18	4FW	Cyriel Dessers	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994	0	0	Lokeren

The following players have been called up and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Davy Roef	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994	1	0	Anderlecht	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
GK	Guillaume Hubert	(1994-01-11) 11 January 1994	1	0	Standard Liège	v. Norway, 17 November 2014
GK	Sven Dhoest	(1994-04-09) 9 April 1994	0	0	Mouscron-Péruwelz	v. Spain, 12 November 2014

DF	Ahmed El Messaoudi	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995	1	0	Lierse	v. Norway, 17 November 2014
DF	Jason Denayer	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	2	1	Celtic	v. Cyprus, 5 September 2014
DF	Björn Engels	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Serbia, 5 March 2014

MF	Leander Dendoncker	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995	2	0	Anderlecht	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
MF	Dennis Praet	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994	9	0	Anderlecht	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015

FW	Nikola Storm	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	0	0	Club Brugge	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
FW	Benito Raman	(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994	2	1	Gent	v. Moldova, 30 March 2015
FW	Yannis Mbombo	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994	2	0	Auxerre	v. Norway, 17 November 2014
FW	Theo Bongonda	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	2	0	Celta de Vigo	v. Norway, 17 November 2014
FW	Divock Origi	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995	1	0	Lille	v. Serbia, 5 March 2014
FW	Zakaria Bakkali	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996	4	1	PSV Eindhoven	v. Serbia, 15 November 2013

International Challenge Trophy

Winners (1): 2007–09

Runners-up (1): 2005–06

↑ "Belgium squad". Belgian FA. Retrieved 2012-12-06.

17 November 2014

Belgium

Norway

Den Dreef, Heverlee, Belgium

Musonda 20'
Kayembe 47'
Kabasele 57'
Malanda 81'

UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships

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Football in Belgium

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League system

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Women	BeNe League (with the Netherlands) First Division Second Division Third Division

Domestic cups

Men	Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup Belgian League Cup (defunct)

Women	Belgian Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with the Netherlands)

Awards

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23 Championship

Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

Under-21 Championship

Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992

With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013

Belgian Sportsperson of the Year

Men	1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean-Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean-Michel Saive 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001–2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois

Women	1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam

Team	1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Belgian Motorcross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Belgian Motorcross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Men's 4×400 metres relay 2012 Field hockey team 2013–2014 Football team

Talent	1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi

Paralympic	2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 Wim Decleir 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George

Coach	2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 Marc Wilmots

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