Belgium men's national field hockey team

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
Nickname(s)Red Lions
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachMichel van den Heuvel
Assistant coach(es)Steve Bayer
Shane McLeod
Xavier Reckinger
ManagerEric Pirenne
CaptainFélix Denayer
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 2 (12 March 2024)
Highest1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – June 2021)
Lowest14 (2003–04)
Olympic Games
Appearances15 (first in 1920)
Best result1st (2020)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1973)
Best result1st (2018)
European Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (2019)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Cup 1 1 0
European Championship 1 2 3
Hockey World League 0 1 0
Pro League 1 2 1
Total 4 7 5
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
1920 AntwerpTeam
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
European Championship
2019 Antwerp
2013 Boom
2017 Amstelveen
2007 Manchester
2021 Amstelveen
2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
2014–15 Raipur

Belgium won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018, the European Championship in 2019, the 2020-21 FIH Pro League and the gold medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They also won a silver medal at the 2023 Bhubaneswar & Rourkela and 2016 Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. They reached eight semi-finals at the European Championship since 1995, including a third place in 2007 and runners-up in 2013 and 2017.

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