Belgium national football team
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{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Belgium
| Badge = Belgium_urbsfa.gif|250px
| FIFA Trigramme = BEL
| Nickname = Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges<br>(''Red Devils'')
| Association = [[Belgian Football Association]]
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]])
| Coach = {{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[René Vandereycken]] (2006-)
| Captain = [[Timmy Simons]]
| Most caps = [[Jan Ceulemans]] (96)
| FIFA Rank = 46
| 1st ranking date = August 1993
| FIFA max = 16
| FIFA max date = January 2003
| FIFA min = 71
| FIFA min date = June 2007
| Elo Rank = 56
| Elo max = 2
| Elo max date = September 1920
| Elo min = 57
| Elo min date = September 2007
| Top scorer = [[Paul Van Himst]],<br>[[Bernard Voorhoof]] (30)
| Home Stadium = [[King Baudouin Stadium]]
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| First game = {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium 3 - 3 [[France national football team|France]] {{Flagicon|France}}<br/>([[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]; [[1 May]] [[1904]])
| Largest win = {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium 9 - 0 [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] {{Flagicon|Zambia}}<br/>([[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]; [[4 June]] [[1994]])<br/> {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium 10 - 1 [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] {{Flagicon|San Marino}}<br/>([[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]; [[28 February]] [[2001]])
| Largest loss = {{Flagicon|England}} [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] 11 - 2 Belgium {{Flagicon|Belgium}}<br/>([[London]], [[England]]; [[17 April]] [[1909]])
| World cup apps = 11
| World cup first = 1930
| World cup best = Fourth place, [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]]
| Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]
| Regional cup apps = 4
| Regional cup first = [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]]
| Regional cup best = Runners-up, [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]]
}}
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] | [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]] | [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
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The '''Belgium national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|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 national football team|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 national football team|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 [[1960]]s at [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|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 [[Brazilian national football team|Brazil]], who were very lucky to beat Belgium in the knockout phase of the [[Football World Cup 2002|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 national football team|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 national football team|Slovakia]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], they played awfully and did not manage to get past the team from [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]. The situation got worse after also losing the home game against [[Poland national football team|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 national football team|Czech Republic]], the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], or [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]. The country qualified for six successive World Cups, between [[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] and [[Football World Cup 2002|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 national football team|Argentina]], in the first game of the [[FIFA World Cup 1982|'''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 [[FIFA World Cup 1986|'''1986''']] when they placed fourth under command of players like [[Jan Ceulemans]], [[Eric Gerets]] and [[Jean-Marie Pfaff]]. Belgium surprisingly won against favourites [[USSR national football team|Soviet-Union]] with stars such as [[Igor Belanov]] and [[Rinat Dasayev]] (3-4) after extra time. Belgium also beat [[Spain national football team|Spain]] with penalties, but they lost to eventual champions [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the semifinal (0-2). In the third-place match Belgium lost to [[France national football team|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 [[FIFA World Cup 1990|'''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 [[FIFA World Cup 1994|'''1994''' World Cup]] Belgium lost to title defenders [[Germany national football team|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 [[FIFA World Cup 1998|'''1998''']] Belgium was one of only two teams, together with World Champion [[France national football team|France]] not to lose a single game. Three draws in the first round - against [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[Korea Republic national football team|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 [[2002 FIFA World Cup|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 national football team|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 (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 [[Russian national football team|Russia]], which made him the Belgian topscorer in World Cups.
{{Belgium Squad 1930 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1934 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1938 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1954 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1970 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1982 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1990 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1994 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 2002 World Cup}}
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1934|1934]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1938|1938]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1950|1950]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[Football World Cup 1954|1954]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1958|1958]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - Round 2
*[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - Fourth place
*[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - Round 2
*[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - Round 2
*[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - Round 2
*[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==European Championship Record==
Belgium's performance in the [[European Football Championship|European Championships]] does not match its World Cup record. The best result is no doubt the unexpected second place at the [[1980 European Football Championship|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 European Football Championship|1972]] and being one of the major disappointments of the [[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] edition with a first-round exit.
{{Belgium Squad Euro 1972}}
{{Belgium Squad Euro 1980}}
{{Belgium Squad Euro 1984}}
{{Belgium Squad Euro 2000}}
*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1964 European Football Championship|1964]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1968 European Football Championship|1968]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1972 European Football Championship|1972]] - Third place
*[[1976 European Football Championship|1976]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1980 European Football Championship|1980]] - Runners-up
*[[1984 European Football Championship|1984]] - Round 1
*[[1988 European Football Championship|1988]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1992 European Football Championship|1992]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] - Round 1 (entered as host)
*[[2004 European Football Championship|2004]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify''
==Olympics Record==
Belgium won the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Gold Medal in [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]], and the Bronze Medal in [[1900 Summer Olympics|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 [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|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]].
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|- style="background:#efefef;"
| align="center"|'''Po.'''
| align="center"|'''No.'''
| align="center"|'''Name'''
| align="center"|'''DoB.'''
| align="center"|'''Club'''
| align="center"|'''Caps (Sel.)'''
| align="center"|'''Goals'''
| align="center"|'''First sel.'''
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK||12|| [[Olivier Renard]]|| [[24 May]] [[1979]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen]] || 0 (2) || 0 || 2008
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK||1|| [[Stijn Stijnen]]|| [[7 April]] [[1981]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Club Brugge K.V.]] || 18 (20) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||20|| [[Mark De Man]] || [[27 April]] [[1983]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 4 (9) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||2|| [[Sepp De Roover]] || [[12 November]] [[1984]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[FC Groningen]] || 0 || 0 || 2008
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||30|| [[Guillaume Gillet]] || [[9 March]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 5 (6) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||13|| [[Carl Hoefkens]] || [[6 October]] [[1978]] || [[Image:Flag of England.svg|21px]] [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.]] || 21 (27) || 1 || 1999
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||27|| [[Vincent Kompany]] || [[10 April]] [[1986]] || [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|21px]] [[Hamburger SV]] || 23 (22) || 0 || 2004
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||14|| [[Landry Mulemo]] || [[17 September]] [[1986]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Standard Liège]] || 0 || 0 || 2008
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||15|| [[Jan Vertonghen]] || [[24 April]] [[1987]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AFC Ajax]] || 8 (9) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||16|| [[Sébastien Pocognoli]] || [[1 August]] [[1987]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] || 1 (1) || 0 || 2008
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||28|| [[Gill Swerts]] || [[23 September]] [[1982]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] || 6 (9) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF||5|| [[Daniel Van Buyten]] || [[7 February]] [[1978]] || [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|21px]] [[FC Bayern Munich]] || 43 (48) || 4 || 2001
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF||25|| [[Steven Defour]] || [[15 April]] [[1988]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Standard Liège]] || 13 (16) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF||17|| [[Marouane Fellaini]] || [[22 November]] [[1988]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Standard Liège]] || 10 (10) || 1 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF||6|| [[Gaby Mudingayi]] || [[1 October]] [[1981]] || [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|21px]] [[S.S. Lazio]] || 11 (13) || 0 || 2003
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF||3|| [[Timmy Simons]] || [[11 December]] [[1976]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[PSV Eindhoven]] || 60 (62) || 3 || 2001
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF||8|| [[Axel Witsel]] || [[12 January]] [[1989]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Standard Liège]] || 2 (2) || 1 || 2008
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW||18|| [[Moussa Dembélé]] || [[16 July]] [[1987]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] || 14 (14) || 4 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW||19|| [[Stein Huysegems]] || [[16 June]] [[1982]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[FC Twente]] || 9 (14) || 0 || 2004
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW||9|| [[Kevin Mirallas]] || [[5 January]] [[1987]] || [[Image:Flag of France.svg|21px]] [[Lille O.S.C.]] || 8 (8) || 2 || 2007
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW||10|| [[Wesley Sonck]]|| [[9 August]] [[1978]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Club Brugge K.V.]] || 41 (41) || 17 || 2001
{{nat fs end}}
Other players who have been called up recently:
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" border="1" style="font-size: 100%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| align="center"|'''Po.'''
| align="center"|'''No.'''
| align="center"|'''Name'''
| align="center"|'''DoB.'''
| align="center"|'''Club'''
| align="center"|'''Caps (Sel.)'''
| align="center"|'''Goals'''
| align="center"|'''First sel.'''
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Logan Bailly]] || [[27 December]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[K.R.C. Genk]] || 0 (3) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Geert De Vlieger]] || [[16 October]] [[1971]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Club Brugge K.V.]] || 43 (55) || 0 || 1998
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Yves Makabu-Makalambay]] || [[31 January]] [[1986]] || [[Image:Flag of Scotland.svg|21px]] [[Hibernian F.C.]] || 0 (0) || 0 ||
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Silvio Proto]] || [[23 May]] [[1983]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 11 (13) || 0 || 2004
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Davy Schollen]] || [[28 February]] [[1978]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 1 (2) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Brian Vandenbussche]] || [[27 December]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[SC Heerenveen|sc Heerenveen]] || 3 (11) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|GK|| || [[Glenn Verbauwhede]] || [[19 May]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[K.V. Kortrijk]] || 0 (1) || 0 || 2005
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF|| || [[Philippe Clement]] || [[22 March]] [[1974]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Club Brugge K.V.]] || 38 (47) || 1 || 1998
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF|| || [[Nicolas Lombaerts]] || [[20 March]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|21px]] [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]] || 4 (8) || 0 || 2005
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF|| || [[Jelle Van Damme]] || [[10 October]] [[1983]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 17 (21) || 0 || 2003
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|DF|| || [[Thomas Vermaelen]] || [[14 November]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AFC Ajax]] || 12 (12) || 0 || 2006
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Thomas Buffel]] || [[19 February]] [[1981]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.]] || 29 (29) || 6 || 2002
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Thomas Chatelle]] || [[31 March]] [[1981]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 3 (4) || 0 || 2004
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Tom De Mul]] || [[4 March]] [[1986]] || [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|21px]] [[Sevilla FC]] || 2 (3) || 0 || 2004
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Karel Geraerts]] || [[5 January]] [[1982]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Club Brugge K.V.]] || 18 (23) || 4 || 2005
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Christophe Grégoire]] || [[20 April]] [[1980]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[Willem II Tilburg]] || 2 (2) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Faris Haroun]] || [[22 September]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot]] || 4 (5) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Maarten Martens]] || [[2 July]] [[1984]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] || 3 (5) || 0 || 2007
|-bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align="center"|MF|| || [[Anthony Vanden Borre]] || [[24 October]] [[1987]] || [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|21px]] [[Genoa C.F.C.]] || 17 (25) || 1 || 2004
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Stijn De Smet]] || [[27 March]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.]] || 1 (1) || 0 || 2008
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Tom De Sutter]] || [[3 July]] [[1985]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.]] || 0 || 0 ||
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Emile Mpenza]] || [[4 July]] [[1978]] || [[Image:Flag of England.svg|21px]] [[Manchester City F.C.]] || 54 (55) || 17 || 1997
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Mbo Mpenza]] || [[27 March]] [[1976]] || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|21px]] [[Larissa F.C.]] || 56 (66) || 3 || 1997
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Luigi Pieroni]] || [[8 September]] [[1980]] || [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|21px]] [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] || 24 (28) || 2 || 2004
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align="center"|FW|| || [[Kevin Vandenbergh]] || [[16 May]] [[1983]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|21px]] [[FC Utrecht]] || 13 (21) || 3 || 2004
{{nat fs end}}
==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]==
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==Caps==
As of [[November 24]], [[2007]] the 100 most capped players for Belgium are:
{| class="prettytable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!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 Coppens|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 (footballer)|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):
{| class="prettytable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!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 (belgian footballer)|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]]:''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!#
!Player
!Belgium career
!Goals (Caps)
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bernard Voorhoof]]
|1928-1940
|30 (61)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Paul Van Himst]]
|1960-1974
|30 (81)
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc Wilmots]]
|1990-2002
|28 (70)
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Joseph Mermans]]
|1945-1956
|27 (56)
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Robert De Veen]]
|1906-1913
|26 (23)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Raymond Braine]]
|1925-1939
|26 (54)
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc Degryse]]
|1984-1996
|23 (63)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jan Ceulemans]]
|1976-1991
|23 (96)
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Henri Coppens|Henri 'Rik' Coppens]]
|1949-1959
|21 (47)
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Léopold Anoul]]
|1947-1954
|20 (48)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Erwin Vandenbergh]]
|1979-1991
|20 (48)
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jean Capelle]]
|1931-1939
|19 (34)
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Raoul Lambert]]
|1966-1977
|18 (33)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vincenzo Scifo]]
|1984-1998
|18 (84)
|-
|15
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emile Mpenza]]*
|1997-
|17 (54)
|-
|16
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Paul Vandenberg]]
|1957-1967
|16 (38)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wesley Sonck]]*
|2001-
|16 (39)
|-
|18
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Johan Devrindt]]
|1964-1975
|15 (23)
|-
|19
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Victor Lemberechts]]
|1945-1955
|14 (42)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[François Van Der Elst]]
|1973-1983
|14 (44)
|-
|21
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jacques Stockman]]
|1958-1967
|13 (32)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bart Goor]]*
|1999-
|13 (75)
|-
|23
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nico Claesen]]
|1983-1990
|12 (36)
|-
|24
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Henri Larnoe]]
|1920-1925
|11 (22)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fernand Nisot]]
|1911-1920
|10 (14)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Odilon Polleunis]]
|1968-1975
|10 (22)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Gert Verheyen]]
|1994-2002
|10 (50)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Luc Nilis]]
|1988-2000
|10 (56)
|-
|29
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Albert De Cleyn]]
|1946-1948
|9 (12)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Robert Coppée]]
|1919-1924
|9 (15)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc Van Der Linden]]
|1983-1990
|9 (19)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ferdinand Adams]]
|1924-1930
|9 (23)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Louis Saeys]]
|1907-1914
|9 (24)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Stanley Vanden Eynde]]
|1931-1938
|9 (26)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wilfried Puis]]
|1962-1975
|9 (49)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wilfried Van Moer]]
|1966-1982
|9 (57)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Franky Vercauteren]]
|1977-1989
|9 (63)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Joseph Jurion]]
|1955-1967
|9 (64)
|-
|39
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Alphonse Six]]
|1910-1912
|8 (9)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sylvian Brebart]]
|1912-1914
|8 (12)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Henri Isemborghs]]
|1935-1939
|8 (16)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar]]
|1946-1951
|8 (20)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Maurice Gillis]]
|1922-1928
|8 (23)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Louis Versyp]]
|1928-1936
|8 (34)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[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.
*[[1910]]-[[1913]]: [[William Maxwell (footballer)|William Maxwell]]
*[[1914]]: [[Charles Bunyan]]
*[[1920]]-[[1928]]: [[William Maxwell (footballer)|William Maxwell]]
*[[1928]]-[[1930]]: [[Victor Löwenfelt]]
*[[1930]]-[[1934]]: [[Hector Goetinck]]
*[[1935]]: [[Jules Turnauer]]
*[[1935]]-[[1940]]: [[Jack Butler (footballer)|Jack Butler]]
*[[1944]]-[[1946]]: [[François Demol]]
*[[1947]]-[[1953]]: [[Bill Gormlie]]
*[[1953]]-[[1954]]: [[Dougall Livingstone]]
*[[1955]]-[[1957]]: [[André Vandeweyer]]
*[[1957]] ([[caretaker manager|caretaker]]): [[Louis Nicolay]]
*[[1957]]-[[1958]]: [[Geza Toldi]]
*[[1958]]-[[1968]]: [[Constant Vanden Stock]]
*[[June 19]], [[1968]]-[[April 26]], [[1976]]: [[Raymond Goethals]]
*[[May 22]], [[1976]]-[[June 9]], [[1989]]: [[Guy Thys]]
*[[July 23]], [[1989]]-[[February 21]], [[1990]]: [[Walter Meeuws]]
*[[May 26]], [[1990]]-[[May 1]], [[1991]]: [[Guy Thys]]
*[[September 1]], [[1991]]-[[March 25]], [[1996]]: [[Paul Van Himst]]
*[[October 8]], [[1996]]-[[December 27]], [[1996]]: [[Wilfried Van Moer]]
*[[February 11]], [[1997]]-[[August 18]], [[1999]]: [[Georges Leekens]]
*[[August 20]], [[1999]]-[[June 30]], [[2002]]: [[Robert Waseige]]
*[[August 21]], [[2002]]-[[December 31]], [[2005]]: [[Aimé Anthuenis]]
*since [[January 1]], [[2006]]: [[René Vandereycken]]
==Captains==
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Performances as captain
|-
|1.
|align="left"|[[Jan Ceulemans]]
|51
|-
|2.
|align="left"|[[Armand Jurion|Jef Jurion]]
|40
|-
|3.
|align="left"|[[Paul Van Himst]]
|37
|-
|=.
|align="left"|[[Armand Swartenbroeks]]
|37
|-
|5.
|align="left"|[[Jef Mermans]]
|30
|-
|6.
|align="left"|[[Georges Grün]]
|24
|-
|7.
|align="left"|[[Marc Wilmots]]
|23
|-
|8.
|align="left"|[[Eric Gerets]]
|22
|-
|9.
|align="left"|[[Julien Cools]]
|20
|-
|10.
|align="left"|[[Lorenzo Staelens]]
|19
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Timmy Simons]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Franky Van der Elst]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Enzo Scifo]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Bernard Voorhoof]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Wilfried Van Moer]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Bart Goor]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Joseph Musch]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Vic Mees]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Christian Piot]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Eric Deflandre]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Marc Degryse]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Emile Mpenza]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Mbo Mpenza]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Pierre Braine]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Léopold Anoul]]
|?
|-
|
|align="left"|...
|?
|}
== See also ==
* [[Belgium national under-21 football team]]
* [[Belgium national youth football team]] (U-17, U-18, U-19, U20, U23 Squads)
==External links==
*[http://www.footbel.be/ Footbel.be website] - [[Belgian Football Association|Belgian FA]] official website
*[http://www.footbel.be/en/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1.html Footbel.be/National team statistics page/]
*[http://users.skynet.be/fa664658/extra/RedDevils/ The Red Devils Archive]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/belg-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1904-]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/belg-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/belg-coach.html RSSSF archive of coaches 1904-]
*IFFHS Archive:[http://www.iffhs.de/?390a857fcf027cda17299a01fccd40bfcf02005fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeeda0a3e8e003e0f704 1904-1910]
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