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The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association.

History

Belgium played its first official game on May 1, 1904 in a 3-3 draw against France. Prior to this match, a Belgian selection played several matches, but the squad contained some English players, so these are not added to the caps. For example, Belgium beat Netherlands by 8-0 on April 28, 1901 with the help of some Englishmen. It was then decided that Belgium would play twice a year against Netherlands beginning from 1905, generally once in Antwerp and once in Rotterdam (later Amsterdam). At that time, the national squad was chosen by a committee of representatives of the 6 or 7 main clubs.

The team was nicknamed The Red Devils by journalist Pierre Walckiers after its 3:2 victory over Netherlands (Rotterdam, 1906). The nickname stems from the fact that from the beginning and up until recently, the team's primary colours were all red.

Over the next six decades, Belgium established itself as a strong second-tier team, rarely in the running for winning a major tournament but never easy to handle at home or abroad. A key strength of the team was its systematic use of the offside trap, a defensive tactic developed in the 1960s at Anderlecht under French coach Pierre Sinibaldi.

Their most succesful period started when they were second in the UEFA Euro 1980. The 1980s and early 1990s are generally considered the strongest period of the national team. Under the lead of Guy Thys, who coached more than 100 official games, Belgium established a reputation of being a physical, well-organized team that was hard to play against. The team's rigorous organization was reinforced by several world-class players such as goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff, right-back Eric Gerets, midfielder Jan Ceulemans, and playmaker Enzo Scifo. Performances were sometimes poor against lower-ranked teams, but nearly always inspired against top teams. Until as recently as 2002, world-class national teams did not like the prospect of playing the Red Devils--not even eventual champions Brazil, who were very lucky to beat Belgium in the knockout phase of the 2002 World Cup. Since then, however, the team has steadily slipped down the rankings, and has not been able to extend its past reputation.

After failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1978, the contract of national coach Aimé Anthuenis was not renewed beyond 2005, and it was decided on December 22, 2005 that René Vandereycken would replace Anthuenis on January 1, 2006. On August 16 of that year, they started their new campaign against Kazakhstan and although the team had made the confidence of the home public grow through some promising performances from new talented young players against teams as Slovakia and Turkey, they played awfully and did not manage to get past the team from Kazakhstan. The situation got worse after also losing the home game against Poland on November 15 of that year. Qualification already seemed far away. This put the Red Devils into an all-time low 71st position in the FIFA World Rankings in June, 2007.

World Cup Record

Belgium's World Cup appearance record reflects the unusual depth of footballing talent for a country of this size, in the manner of the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, or Sweden. The country qualified for six successive World Cups, between 1982 and 2002. Every other nation with an equal or longer string of appearances has had the streak "interrupted" by automatic qualification as the host or the defending champion. (The 2006 tournament was the first for which the defending champion does not automatically qualify.)

Playing inspired against other teams in the World Cup, they have reached the knockout phase five out of six times from 1982 to 2002, including a streak of four tournaments. One of their most famous victories was a 1-0 win over defending champions Argentina, in the first game of the 1982 World Cup held at Camp Nou with a great goal by Erwin Vandenbergh.

Four years later they achieved their best-ever World Cup run in 1986 when they placed fourth under command of players like Jan Ceulemans, Eric Gerets and Jean-Marie Pfaff. Belgium surprisingly won against favourites Soviet-Union with stars such as Igor Belanov and Rinat Dasayev (3-4) after extra time. Belgium also beat Spain with penalties, but they lost to eventual champions Argentina in the semifinal (0-2). In the third-place match Belgium lost to France (2-4) after extra time. Captain and midfielder Jan Ceulemans was the first Belgian player to be selected in the All-Star Team of a World Cup. Enzo Scifo was elected as best young player of the tournament.

Despite being knocked out in the 2nd round, the team's general performance in the 1990 was considered even better than 4 years before. Belgium dominated England, but eventually lost in the last minute of extra time after a goal by David Platt. Enzo Scifo was elected as second best player of the 1990 World Cup after Lothar Matthäus.

In the 1994 World Cup Belgium lost to title defenders Germany in round 2. This match became most memorable because of a disputed decision by referee Kurt Röthlisberger. The team was not awarded a penalty when Josip Weber was tripped inside the penalty area. Michel Preud'homme was elected as best goalkeeper of the tournament and he was selected in the All-Star Team.

In 1998 Belgium was one of only two teams, together with World Champion France not to lose a single game. Three draws in the first round - against Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea - proved not enough to reach the knock-out stage. In 1998 Enzo Scifo and Franky Van Der Elst appeared in their fourth World Cups, setting a Belgian record.

The FIFA World Cup 2002 did not start well for Belgium, but the team improved during the tournament. Captain Marc Wilmots was notable for scoring in every match of the first round. In the second round they had to play against eventual champions Brazil. Similar to 1994, the match was strongly influenced by a disputed referee decision. Even to the surprise of the Brazilians themselves, referee Peter Prendergast cancelled the 1-0 scored by Marc Wilmots. After this, the match went in favour of Brazil. Brazilian bondscoach Luiz Felipe Scolari would declare after the tournament that the match against the Red Devils had been the hardest for Brazil to win. The team did win the tournament's fair-play award. Marc Wilmots equaled the record of Enzo Scifo and Franky Van Der Elst to appear in 4 World Cups, but with the differene that he didn't played in his first World Cup. Wilmots also scored his 5th World Cup goal against Russia, which made him the Belgian topscorer in World Cups.

European Championship Record

Belgium's performance in the European Championships does not match its World Cup record. The best result is no doubt the unexpected second place at the 1980 edition in Italy after a narrow defeat (1-2) to West Germany in the final. Belgium hosted or co-hosted the event twice, finishing third in 1972 and being one of the major disappointments of the 2000 edition with a first-round exit.

  • 1960 - Did not qualify
  • 1964 - Did not qualify
  • 1968 - Did not qualify
  • 1972 - Third place
  • 1976 - Did not qualify
  • 1980 - Runners-up
  • 1984 - Round 1
  • 1988 - Did not qualify
  • 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 2000 - Round 1 (entered as host)
  • 2004 - Did not qualify
  • 2008 - Did not qualify

Olympics Record

Belgium won the Olympic Gold Medal in 1920, and the Bronze Medal in 1900.

Gold Medal winners 1920: -Félix Balyu -Désiré Bastin -Mathieu Bragard -Jean De Bie -Robert Coppée -André Fierens -Emile Hanse -Georges Hebdin-Henri Larnoe -Joseph Musch(c) -Armand Swartenbroeks -Fernand Nisot -Louis Van Hege -Oscar Verbeek. coach: Raoul Daufresne

On June 16, 2007, Belgium qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Games through a 2-2 draw with their neighbours, the Netherlands. For more info, see 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Current squad

The following players have all recently been called up to the Belgian squad for the match against Italy. Caps as of May 30 2008.

Po. No. Name DoB. Club Caps (Sel.) Goals First sel.

GK 12 Olivier Renard 24 May 1979 Y.R. K.V. Mechelen 0 (2) 0 2008
GK 1 Stijn Stijnen 7 April 1981 Club Brugge K.V. 18 (20) 0 2006
DF 20 Mark De Man 27 April 1983 R.S.C. Anderlecht 4 (9) 0 2006
DF 2 Sepp De Roover 12 November 1984 FC Groningen 0 0 2008
DF 30 Guillaume Gillet 9 March 1985 R.S.C. Anderlecht 5 (6) 0 2007
DF 13 Carl Hoefkens 6 October 1978 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 21 (27) 1 1999
DF 27 Vincent Kompany 10 April 1986 Hamburger SV 23 (22) 0 2004
DF 14 Landry Mulemo 17 September 1986 Standard Liège 0 0 2008
DF 15 Jan Vertonghen 24 April 1987 AFC Ajax 8 (9) 0 2007
DF 16 Sébastien Pocognoli 1 August 1987 AZ 1 (1) 0 2008
DF 28 Gill Swerts 23 September 1982 AZ 6 (9) 0 2006
DF 5 Daniel Van Buyten 7 February 1978 FC Bayern Munich 43 (48) 4 2001
MF 25 Steven Defour 15 April 1988 Standard Liège 13 (16) 0 2006
MF 17 Marouane Fellaini 22 November 1988 Standard Liège 10 (10) 1 2007
MF 6 Gaby Mudingayi 1 October 1981 S.S. Lazio 11 (13) 0 2003
MF 3 Timmy Simons 11 December 1976 PSV Eindhoven 60 (62) 3 2001
MF 8 Axel Witsel 12 January 1989 Standard Liège 2 (2) 1 2008
FW 18 Moussa Dembélé 16 July 1987 AZ 14 (14) 4 2006
FW 19 Stein Huysegems 16 June 1982 FC Twente 9 (14) 0 2004
FW 9 Kevin Mirallas 5 January 1987 Lille O.S.C. 8 (8) 2 2007
FW 10 Wesley Sonck 9 August 1978 Club Brugge K.V. 41 (41) 17 2001 Other players who have been called up recently:

Po. No. Name DoB. Club Caps (Sel.) Goals First sel.

GK Logan Bailly 27 December 1985 K.R.C. Genk 0 (3) 0 2007
GK Geert De Vlieger 16 October 1971 Club Brugge K.V. 43 (55) 0 1998
GK Yves Makabu-Makalambay 31 January 1986 Hibernian F.C. 0 (0) 0
GK Silvio Proto 23 May 1983 R.S.C. Anderlecht 11 (13) 0 2004
GK Davy Schollen 28 February 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht 1 (2) 0 2006
GK Brian Vandenbussche 27 December 1985 sc Heerenveen 3 (11) 0 2006
GK Glenn Verbauwhede 19 May 1985 K.V. Kortrijk 0 (1) 0 2005
DF Philippe Clement 22 March 1974 Club Brugge K.V. 38 (47) 1 1998
DF Nicolas Lombaerts 20 March 1985 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 (8) 0 2005
DF Jelle Van Damme 10 October 1983 R.S.C. Anderlecht 17 (21) 0 2003
DF Thomas Vermaelen 14 November 1985 AFC Ajax 12 (12) 0 2006
MF Thomas Buffel 19 February 1981 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 29 (29) 6 2002
MF Thomas Chatelle 31 March 1981 R.S.C. Anderlecht 3 (4) 0 2004
MF Tom De Mul 4 March 1986 Sevilla FC 2 (3) 0 2004
MF Karel Geraerts 5 January 1982 Club Brugge K.V. 18 (23) 4 2005
MF Christophe Grégoire 20 April 1980 Willem II Tilburg 2 (2) 0 2007
MF Faris Haroun 22 September 1985 K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot 4 (5) 0 2007
MF Maarten Martens 2 July 1984 AZ 3 (5) 0 2007
MF Anthony Vanden Borre 24 October 1987 Genoa C.F.C. 17 (25) 1 2004
FW Stijn De Smet 27 March 1985 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 1 (1) 0 2008
FW Tom De Sutter 3 July 1985 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 0 0
FW Emile Mpenza 4 July 1978 Manchester City F.C. 54 (55) 17 1997
FW Mbo Mpenza 27 March 1976 Larissa F.C. 56 (66) 3 1997
FW Luigi Pieroni 8 September 1980 R.S.C. Anderlecht 24 (28) 2 2004
FW Kevin Vandenbergh 16 May 1983 FC Utrecht 13 (21) 3 2004

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Caps

As of November 24, 2007 the 100 most capped players for Belgium are:

# Player Belgium career Caps Sel.
1 Jan Ceulemans 1976-1991 96 99
2 Eric Gerets 1975-1991 86 94
= Franky Van Der Elst 1984-1998 86 93
4 Vincenzo Scifo 1984-1998 84 87
5 Paul Van Himst 1960-1974 81 83
6 Georges Grün 1984-1995 77 81
= Bart Goor* 1999- 77 79
8 Lorenzo Staelens 1989-2000 70 82
= Marc Wilmots 1990-2002 70 80
10 Victor Mees 1949-1960 68 73
11 Georges Heylens 1961-1973 67 68
12 Joseph Jurion 1955-1967 64 68
= Jean-Marie Pfaff 1974-1987 64 84
14 Franky Vercauteren 1977-1989 63 71
= Marc Degryse 1984-1996 63 67
16 Bernard Voorhoof 1928-1940 61 61
17 Michel Preud'homme 1978-1994 58 72
= Timmy Simons* 2001- 58 60
19 Eric Deflandre 1996-2005 57 67
= Wilfried Van Moer 1966-1982 57 62
21 Joseph Mermans 1945-1956 56 67
= Mbo Mpenza* 1997- 56 66
= Luc Nilis 1988-2000 56 60
= Louis Carré 1948-1958 56 58
25 Michel Renquin 1975-1987 55 62
26 Emile Mpenza* 1997- 54 55
= Raymond Braine 1925-1939 54 54
28 Danny Boffin 1989-2002 53 70
= Armand Swartenbroeks 1913-1928 53 53
30 René Vandereycken 1975-1986 50 60
= Gert Verheyen 1994-2002 50 57
32 Wilfried Puis 1962-1975 49 50
33 Pierre Hanon 1956-1969 48 58
= Erwin Vandenbergh 1979-1991 48 58
= Léopold Anoul 1947-1954 48 50
= Yves Vanderhaeghe 1999-2005 48 49
37 Henri 'Rik' Coppens 1949-1959 47 50
38 Walter Meeuws 1976-1984 46 52
= Ludo Coeck 1974-1984 46 48
= Pierre Braine 1922-1930 46 46
41 François Van Der Elst 1973-1983 44 50
42 Geert De Vlieger* 1998- 43 55
43 Michel De Wolf 1980-1994 42 66
= Nico Van Kerckhoven 1996-2002 42 47
= Daniel Van Buyten* 2001- 42 47
= Victor Lemberechts 1945-1955 42 43
47 Philippe Albert 1987-1997 41 53
= Robert Paverick 1935-1946 41 41
49 Leo Clijsters 1982-1991 40 53
= Christian Piot 1969-1977 40 41
51 Jean Nicolay 1959-1967 39 47
= Florimond Van Halme 1921-1930 39 39
= Wesley Sonck* 2001- 39 39
54 Philippe Clement* 1998- 38 47
= Paul Vandenberg 1957-1967 38 43
= Alfons Van Brandt 1950-1958 38 43
= Stéphane Demol 1986-1991 38 38
58 Marc Emmers 1988-1994 37 39
= Jean De Bie 1920-1930 37 37
60 Johan Walem 1991-2002 36 47
= Glen De Boeck 1993-2002 36 46
= Nico Claesen 1983-1990 36 41
= Nicolas Hoydonckx 1928-1933 36 36
64 Léon Semmeling 1961-1973 35 42
= Jean Dockx 1967-1976 35 42
= Julien Cools 1974-1980 35 37
= Désiré Bastin 1920-1932 35 35
= Luc Millecamps 1979-1983 35 35
69 Eric Van Meir 1993-2002 34 58
= Jean Thissen 1968-1977 34 35
= Arnold Badjou 1930-1939 34 34
= Louis Versyp 1928-1936 34 34
= Jean Capelle 1931-1939 34 34
74 Filip De Wilde 1984-2000 33 68
= Jan Verheyen 1965-1976 33 50
= Henri Meert 1944-1957 33 48
= Raoul Lambert 1966-1977 33 38
= Rudi Smidts 1989-1997 33 35
= Jean Plaskie 1964-1971 33 35
= Nico Dewalque 1967-1975 33 34
= Martin Lippens 1957-1963 33 34
82 Patrick Vervoort 1986-1991 32 41
= Jacques Stockman 1958-1967 32 40
= Erwin Vandendaele 1970-1977 32 36
85 Alexandre Czerniatynski 1981-1994 31 42
= Marcel Dries 1953-1959 31 41
= Luis Oliveira 1992-1999 31 31
= Emile Stijnen 1932-1939 31 31
89 Henri Dirickx 1951-1960 29 58
= Thomas Buffel* 2002- 29 29
91 Bruno Versavel 1988-1995 28 30
= August Hellemans 1928-1934 28 28
93 Walter Baseggio* 1999- 27 31
= Oscar Verbeeck 1914-1924 27 27
95 Dirk Medved 1991-1997 26 41
= Philippe Léonard 1994-2006 26 37
= Bertrand Crasson 1991-2001 26 37
= Maurice Martens 1970-1980 26 36
= Denis Houf 1954-1961 26 29
= Stanley Vanden Eynde 1931-1938 26 26

Other notable players who have represented Belgium include (note, this is not a comprehensive list):

Player Belgium career Caps Sel.
Gilles De Bilde 1994-2000 25 27
René Verheyen 1976-1984 24 49
Hugo Broos 1974-1986 24 31
Joseph Musch 1911-1924 24 24
Camille Van Hoorden 1904-1912 24 24
Louis Saeys 1907-1914 24 24
André Fierens 1920-1925 24 24
Johan Devrindt 1964-1975 23 29
Laurent Verbiest 1960-1965 23 28
Luigi Pieroni* 2004- 23 27
Robert De Veen 1906-1913 23 23
Maurice Gillis 1922-1928 23 23
Ferdinand Adams 1924-1930 23 23
Vital Borkelmans 1989-1998 22 35
Odilon Polleunis 1968-1975 22 29
Eddy Voordeckers 1978-1985 22 29
Régis Genaux 1992-2000 22 27
Henri Larnoe 1920-1925 22 22
Peter Van Der Heyden* 2001- 21 32
Vincent Kompany* 2004- 21 21
Carl Hoefkens* 1999- 20 25
Frédéric Chaves D'Aguilar 1946-1951 20 24
Jean Cornelis 1962-1969 19 31
Henri 'Hendrik' Coppens 1945-1950 19 29
Marc Van Der Linden 1983-1990 19 22
Joos Valgaeren 1999-2004 19 22
Raymond Mommens 1977-1988 18 47
Sven Vermant 1995-2004 18 22
Jacky Peeters 1999-2002 17 27
Anthony Vanden Borre* 2004- 17 25
Karel Geraerts* 2005- 17 22
Jelle Van Damme* 2003- 17 21
Guy Vandersmissen 1982-1987 17 20
Roger Claessen 1961-1968 17 19
Branko Strupar 1999-2002 17 19
Stijn Stijnen* 2006- 17 18
Hector Goetinck 1906-1923 17 17
Henri Isemborghs 1935-1939 16 16
Gilbert Van Binst 1972-1977 15 23
Marc Baecke 1977-1984 15 22
Marc Hendrikx 1999-2001 15 22
Gordan Vidović 1997-1999 15 19
Robert Coppée 1919-1924 15 15
Philippe Desmet 1984-1987 14 20
Olivier Deschacht* 2003- 14 19
Michaël Goossens 1993-2001 14 18
Fernand Nisot 1911-1920 14 14
Robert Braet 1931-1938 14 14
Kevin Vandenbergh* 2004- 13 21
Leo Van Der Elst 1983-1987 13 20
Pascal Renier 1994-1996 13 20
Bob Peeters 1997-2002 13 18
Gerard Plessers 1979-1985 13 17
Roberto Bisconti 2004-2005 13 15
Jean Mathonet 1952-1958 13 14
René Thirifays 1946-1949 13 13
Gunther Schepens 1995-1997 13 13
Moussa Dembele* 2006- 13 13
Gilbert Bodart 1985-1995 12 55
Daniel Veyt 1985-1989 12 26
Didier Dheedene 1997-2005 12 16
Steven Defour* 2006- 12 15
Louis Van Hege 1919-1924 12 12
Sylvain Brebart 1912-1914 12 12
Albert De Cleyn 1946-1948 12 12
Jean Trappeniers 1964-1970 11 18
Sandy Martens 1995-2003 11 15
Léon Jeck 1967-1970 11 15
Guy Dardenne 1977-1980 11 15
Silvio Proto* 2004- 11 13
Olivier De Cock 2002-2005 11 12
Henri De Deken 1930-1933 11 11
Thomas Vermaelen* 2006- 11 11
Theo Custers 1977-1982 10 29
Tjörven De Brul 1996-1999 10 22
Roland Storme 1958-1963 10 15
Robert Van Kerkhoven 1951-1957 9 37
Gaëtan Englebert* 1999- 9 21
Koen Daerden* 2002- 9 14
Stefaan Tanghe 1999-2002 9 13
Gaby Mudingayi* 2003- 9 11
Alphonse Six 1910-1912 9 9
Jacky Munaron 1981-1987 8 44
Philippe Vande Walle 1988-1999 8 30
Fernand Boone 1962-1969 8 20
Hippolyte Van Den Bosch 1953-1957 8 15
Ronny Gaspercic 1998-2001 8 15
Tom Soetaers* 2002- 8 14
Stein Huysegems* 2004- 8 12
Frédéric Pierre 1996-1999 8 10
Emmanuel Karagiannis 1995-1998 8 8
Fernand Goyvaerts 1959-1961 8 8
Marouane Fellaini* 2007- 8 8
Josip Weber 1994-1994 8 8
Frédéric Herpoel 1999-2005 7 39
Willy Wellens 1976-1981 7 11
Toni Brogno 1998-2000 7 11
Chris Janssens 1998-1999 7 9
Jean Janssens 1969-1979 7 8
Francis Severeyns 1988-1994 7 8
Roger Van Gool 1975-1978 7 7
Marc Millecamps 1976-1982 6 17
Olivier Doll 1997-2005 6 12
Ferdinand Boogaerts 1946-1952 6 10
Peter Van Houdt 1999-2002 6 10
Mike Verstraeten 1997-1998 6 10
Jozef Vliers 1954-1963 6 9
Jan Vertonghen* 2007- 6 7
Kevin Mirallas* 2007- 6 6
Bernd Thijs 1999-2003 5 14
Pascal Plovie 1987-1992 5 11
Frank Dauwen 1991-1992 5 11
Jos Daerden 1982-1984 5 8
Victor Wégria 1957-1961 5 7
Gill Swerts* 2006- 5 7
Walter De Greef 1979-1984 5 6
Jurgen Cavens 1999-2001 5 6
Paul Lambrichts 1984-1984 5 6
Albert De Roover 1997-1997 5 6
Stéphane Van Der Heyden 1991-1994 4 13
Maurits De Schrijver 1981-1982 4 10
Nicolas Lombaerts* 2005- 4 8
Mark De Man* 2006- 4 8
Koenraad Sanders 1989-1990 4 7
Michel De Groote 1981-1985 4 6
Gert Claessens 1996-1998 4 6
Jonathan Walasiak* 2003- 4 6
François Sterchele 2007-2008 4 6
Tristan Peersman* 2004- 4 5
Gregory Dufer* 2004- 4 5
Faris Haroun* 2007- 4 5
Gunter Verjans 1995-1996 4 4
Jean Petit 1938-1938 4 4
Dominique Lemoine 1997-1997 4 4
Jean-François De Sart 1989-1990 3 12
Brian Vandenbussche* 2006- 3 11
Geoffrey Claeys 1996-1998 3 8
Georges Leekens 1973-1978 3 6
Davy Oyen 1998-1999 3 6
Maarten Martens* 2007- 3 5
Thomas Chatelle* 2004- 3 4
Peter Crève 1984-1988 3 4
Guillaume Gillet 2007- 3 4
Frédéric Peiremans 1996-1996 3 4
Daniel Kimoni 1999-1999 3 4
Jonathan Blondel* 2002- 3 3
Maurice Willems 1956-1957 3 3
Franky Dekenne 1987-1988 3 3
David Brocken 1997-2000 2 6
Erwin Lemmens 1999-2004 2 5
Guy Thys 1952-1953 2 4
Tom De Mul* 2004- 2 3
Jos Heyligen 1973-1980 2 3
Alain Bettagno 1992-1995 2 3
Cédric Roussel 2003-2003 2 3
Nordin Jbari 1996-1997 2 2
Pieter Collen* 2006- 2 2
Ronald Foguenne 1995-1995 2 2
Christophe Lauwers 1996-1996 2 2
Stijn Vreven 2002-2002 2 2
Christophe Grégoire 2007- 2 2
Dany Verlinden 1993-1998 1 15
Franky Vandendriessche 2002-2003 1 6
Filip Haagdoren 1995-1997 1 5
Wim De Decker* 2006- 1 4
Gunther Hofmans 1991-1992 1 4
Tom Caluwé 2006- 1 3
Filip Daems 1999-2004 1 2
Joris Van Hout 2001-2002 1 2
Dimitri M'Buyu 1987-1987 1 2
Alain De Nil 1992-1992 1 2
Dirk Huysmans 1995-1995 1 2
Birger Maertens* 2005- 1 2
Davy Schollen* 2006- 1 2
Geert Broeckaert 1990-1990 1 1
Didier Ernst 1999-1999 1 1
Killian Overmeire 2007- 1 1

the * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Top Belgium goalscorers

As of October 17, 2007:
# Player Belgium career Goals (Caps)
1 Bernard Voorhoof 1928-1940 30 (61)
= Paul Van Himst 1960-1974 30 (81)
3 Marc Wilmots 1990-2002 28 (70)
4 Joseph Mermans 1945-1956 27 (56)
5 Robert De Veen 1906-1913 26 (23)
= Raymond Braine 1925-1939 26 (54)
7 Marc Degryse 1984-1996 23 (63)
= Jan Ceulemans 1976-1991 23 (96)
9 Henri 'Rik' Coppens 1949-1959 21 (47)
10 Léopold Anoul 1947-1954 20 (48)
= Erwin Vandenbergh 1979-1991 20 (48)
12 Jean Capelle 1931-1939 19 (34)
13 Raoul Lambert 1966-1977 18 (33)
= Vincenzo Scifo 1984-1998 18 (84)
15 Emile Mpenza* 1997- 17 (54)
16 Paul Vandenberg 1957-1967 16 (38)
= Wesley Sonck* 2001- 16 (39)
18 Johan Devrindt 1964-1975 15 (23)
19 Victor Lemberechts 1945-1955 14 (42)
= François Van Der Elst 1973-1983 14 (44)
21 Jacques Stockman 1958-1967 13 (32)
= Bart Goor* 1999- 13 (75)
23 Nico Claesen 1983-1990 12 (36)
24 Henri Larnoe 1920-1925 11 (22)
= Fernand Nisot 1911-1920 10 (14)
= Odilon Polleunis 1968-1975 10 (22)
= Gert Verheyen 1994-2002 10 (50)
= Luc Nilis 1988-2000 10 (56)
29 Albert De Cleyn 1946-1948 9 (12)
= Robert Coppée 1919-1924 9 (15)
= Marc Van Der Linden 1983-1990 9 (19)
= Ferdinand Adams 1924-1930 9 (23)
= Louis Saeys 1907-1914 9 (24)
= Stanley Vanden Eynde 1931-1938 9 (26)
= Wilfried Puis 1962-1975 9 (49)
= Wilfried Van Moer 1966-1982 9 (57)
= Franky Vercauteren 1977-1989 9 (63)
= Joseph Jurion 1955-1967 9 (64)
39 Alphonse Six 1910-1912 8 (9)
= Sylvian Brebart 1912-1914 8 (12)
= Henri Isemborghs 1935-1939 8 (16)
= Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar 1946-1951 8 (20)
= Maurice Gillis 1922-1928 8 (23)
= Louis Versyp 1928-1936 8 (34)
= Lorenzo Staelens 1989-2000 8 (70)

the * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Coaches

Before 1910, a committee of the Belgian federation selected the players.