Belgium national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Young Devils | ||
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Association | Belgian Football Association | ||
Head coach | Johan Walem | ||
Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) | ||
Top scorer | Cédric Roussel (10) | ||
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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 latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Contents
1 UEFA U-21 Championship record
2 Results and fixtures
2.1 Results
3 Current squad
3.1 Recent call-ups
4 Honours
5 See also
6 References
7 References and external links
UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1980 | |||||||
1982 | |||||||
1984 | |||||||
1986 | |||||||
1988 | |||||||
1990 | |||||||
1992 | |||||||
1994 | |||||||
1996 | |||||||
1998 | |||||||
2000 | |||||||
2002 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2006 | |||||||
2007 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2011 | |||||||
2013 | |||||||
2015 | |||||||
2017 | |||||||
2019 | Qualified | ||||||
Total | 2/21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Results and fixtures
Belgium are currently competing for qualification to the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The table below shows their current standing in the qualification group.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Belgium | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | ||
4 | Hungary | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
Results
Belgium v Malta
27 March 2017 | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Malta | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | R. Mmaee 43' Cools 54' | Report | 69' Grech | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland) |
Belgium v Turkey
5 September 2017 | Belgium | 0 – 0 | Turkey | Heverlee, Belgium |
20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Italy) |
Belgium v Sweden
6 October 2017 | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Vanlerberghe 30' | Report | 61' Dagerstål | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
Cyprus v Belgium
10 October 2017 | Cyprus | 0 – 2 | Belgium | Larnaca, Cyprus |
16:00 CET | Report | 51' Lukebakio 90+3' Bastien | Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
Belgium v Cyprus
9 November 2017 | Belgium | 3 – 2 | Cyprus | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Mbenza 15' Dimata 45+2' Leya Iseka 90+2' | Report | 49' Papageorgiou 75' Fragkou | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
Turkey v Belgium
14 November 2017 | Turkey | 1 – 2 | Belgium | Istanbul, Turkey |
15:00 CET | Okutan 5' | Report | Merih Demiral 45+2' (o.g.) Schrijvers 87' | Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland) |
Belgium v Hungary
26 March 2018 | Belgium | 3 – 0 | Hungary | Heverlee, Belgium |
19:00 CET | Schrijvers 19' Lukebakio 64' Dimata 72' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
Malta v Belgium
7 September 2018 | Malta | 0 – 4 | Belgium | Ta'Qali, Malta |
16:00 CET | Report | Dimata 11' Schrijvers 18' Lukebakio 59' Leya Iseka 69' | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia) |
Hungary v Belgium
11 September 2018 | Hungary | 0 – 3 | Belgium | Budapest, Hungary |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 20', 73' (pen.) Schrijvers 86' | Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
Sweden v Belgium
16 October 2018 | Sweden | 0 – 3 | Belgium | Kalmar, Sweden |
17:00 CET | Report | Dimata 29', 40' Lukebakio 65' | Stadium: Fredriksskans Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
Romania v Belgium
15 November 2018 | Romania | 3 – 3 | Belgium | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
18:00 CET | Drăguș 45' (pen.) Olaru 90' Ciobanu 90+1' | Report | Cools 35' Leya 56' Mbenza 58' | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Romania) |
Current squad
Squad selected for the friendly match against Romania on 15 November 2018. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1996.[1] Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Ortwin De Wolf | (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 | 2 | 0 | Lokeren | |
1GK | Jens Teunckens | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 | 2 | 0 | Royal Antwerp | |
2DF | Dion Cools | (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 | 14 | 3 | Club Brugge | |
2DF | Wout Faes | (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 | 11 | 0 | KV Oostende | |
2DF | Zinho Vanheusden | (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 | 6 | 0 | Standard Liège | |
2DF | Jordi Vanlerberghe | (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 | 6 | 1 | KV Oostende | |
2DF | Casper de Norre | (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 | 5 | 0 | Sint-Truiden | |
2DF | Jur Schryvers | (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | Waasland-Beveren | |
2DF | Mathias Bossaerts | (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 | 3 | 0 | KV Oostende | |
2DF | Rocky Bushiri | (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | AS Eupen | |
2DF | Dries Wouters | (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 | 2 | 0 | Genk | |
3MF | Dodi Lukebakio | (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 | 12 | 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
3MF | Alexis De Sart | (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 | 10 | 1 | Sint-Truiden | |
3MF | Samuel Bastien | (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 | 9 | 1 | Standard Liège | |
3MF | Bryan Heynen | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 | 8 | 0 | Genk | |
3MF | Orel Mangala | (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 | 5 | 0 | Hamburger SV | |
3MF | Stéphane Oméonga | (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 | 5 | 0 | Genoa | |
3MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 | 3 | 0 | Anderlecht | |
4FW | Siebe Schrijvers | (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 | 18 | 4 | Club Brugge | |
4FW | Aaron Leya Iseka | (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 | 12 | 3 | Toulouse | |
4FW | Isaac Mbenza | (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 | 12 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | |
4FW | Francis Amuzu | (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 | 2 | 1 | Anderlecht |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Nordin Jackers | (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 | 9 | 0 | Genk | v. Italy, 11 October 2018 |
GK | Arnaud Bodart | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Cyprus, 9 November 2017 |
GK | Senne Vits | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Hasselt | v. Malta, 27 March 2017 |
DF | Sebastiaan Bornauw | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | Anderlecht | v. Sweden, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Senna Miangue | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 | 10 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Hungary, 11 September 2018 |
DF | Elias Cobbaut | (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 | 5 | 0 | Mechelen | v. Hungary, 26 March 2018 |
DF | Samy Mmaee | (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 | 5 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Hungary, 26 March 2018 |
DF | Maximiliano Caufriez | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | Waasland-Beveren | v. Netherlands, 23 March 2018 |
DF | Nathan de Medina | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 | 1 | 0 | Royal Excel Mouscron | v. Turkey, 14 November 2017 |
DF | Thibault De Smet | (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gent | v. Sweden, 6 October 2017 |
MF | Aristote Nkaka | (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 | 4 | 0 | KV Oostende | v. Hungary, 26 March 2018 |
MF | Andy Kawaya | (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 | 1 | 0 | Mechelen | v. Turkey, 5 September 2017 |
MF | Manuel Benson | (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 | 1 | 0 | Genk | v. Malta, 27 March 2017 |
MF | Charly Musonda | (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 | 12 | 1 | Chelsea | v. Latvia, 11 October 2016 |
MF | Youri Tielemans | (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 | 14 | 6 | Monaco | v. Montenegro, 7 October 2016 |
MF | Beni Badibanga | (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Czech Republic, 12 November 2015 |
FW | Landry Dimata | (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 | 12 | 7 | Anderlecht | v. Sweden, 16 October 2018 |
FW | Julien Ngoy | (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 | 5 | 1 | Grasshopper | v. Italy, 11 October 2018 |
FW | Obbi Oularé | (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 | 6 | 1 | Standard Liège | v. Hungary, 26 March 2018 |
FW | Ryan Mmaee | (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 | 2 | 1 | Waasland-Beveren | v. Cyprus, 10 October 2017 |
FW | Zakaria Bakkali | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 | 9 | 1 | Deportivo de La Coruña | v. Latvia, 11 October 2016 |
Honours
- International Challenge Trophy
Winners (1): 2007–09- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
See also
- Belgium national football team
- Belgium national under-19 football team
- Belgium national under-17 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
References
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References and external links
UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships