Belgium women's national field hockey team

Belgium
Nickname(s)	Red Panthers
Association	Royal Belgian Hockey Association
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Raoul Ehren [nl]
Assistant coach(es)	Tim White
Manager	Muriel Peche
Captain	Alix Gerniers; Barbara Nelen; Michelle Struijk
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	3 1 (13 August 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	4th (2024)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1974)
Best result	3rd (1978)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	2nd (2017)

The Belgium women's national field hockey team is coached by Raoul Ehren.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980-2008	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	11th	6	1	2	3	4	11
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Semifinals	4th	8	5	2	1	18	7
Total	2/11	0 titles	14	6	4	4	22	18

Hockey World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1974	Group stage	5th place	6	4	1	1	13	2
1976	Semifinal	4th place	6	3	0	3	14	8
1978	Semifinal	3rd	7	3	1	3	6	10
1981	Group stage	8th place	7	2	1	4	7	16
1983 - 2010	Did not qualify
2014	Group stage	12th place	6	0	2	4	10	18
2018	Second round	10th place	4	1	2	1	8	7
/ 2022	Quarterfinal	6th place	5	3	0	2	13	5
/ 2026	Qualified
Total	8/16	0 titles	41	16	7	18	71	66

World League

FIH Hockey World League record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	11th place	Round 2	4	3	0	1	18	3
2012–13	11th place	Semifinals	5	0	1	4	5	13
2014–15	13th place	Semifinals	7	3	2	2	9	8
2016–17	15th place	Semifinals	6	2	1	3	12	8
Total	0 titles	Semifinal	22	8	4	10	44	32

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019	5th place	16	6	2	8	21	27	Squad
2020–21	7th place	12	3	3	6	19	25	Squad
2021–22	4th place	16	9	1	6	35	20	Squad
2022–23	4th place	16	8	4	4	35	20	Squad
2023–24	4th place	16	7	3	6	24	27	Squad
Total	Best: 4th	76	33	13	30	134	119	—

EuroHockey Nations Championship

EuroHockey Nations Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1984	Group stage	8th	7	1	1	5	3	16
1987	Group stage	9th	7	3	0	4	6	28
1991	Group stage	7th	7	1	3	3	6	13
1995	Group stage	11th	7	1	1	5	10	32
1999	Group stage	11th	7	1	1	5	5	32
2003	did not participate
2005
2007
2009
2011	Group stage	5th	5	3	0	2	10	9
2013	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	0	3	11	8
2015	Group stage	5th	5	3	1	1	9	9
2017	Finals	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	5
2019	Group stage	6th	5	2	1	2	9	6
2021	Semi finals	3rd	5	2	2	1	10	6
2023	Finals	2nd	5	3	0	2	13	5
Total	12/17	0 titles	70	25	10	35	97	169

*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

2024

13 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS	Belgium	0–0	Ireland	Valencia, Spain
18:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio Betero

15 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS	South Korea	1–10	Belgium	Valencia, Spain
14:15	Kim J. 52'	Report	Ballenghien 6', 15', 38', 60' Versavel 16', 56' Vanden Borre 17' Marien 24', 57' Hillewaert 54'	Stadium: Estadio Betero

16 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS	Belgium	13–0	Ukraine	Valencia, Spain
17:00	Ballenghien 4', 30', 30', 46', 47' Gerniers 23' Vanden Borre 26', 45' Struijk 31' Puvrez 33' Englebert 48' Marien 56' Blockmans 60+'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Betero

18 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers SF	Belgium	3–2	Great Britain	Valencia, Spain
15:30	Nelen 15' Vanden Borre 34' Rasir 55'	Report	Howard 19' Rayer 57'	Stadium: Estadio Betero

20 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers F	Spain	1–2	Belgium	Valencia, Spain
18:00	S. Barrios 29'	Report	Versavel 56' Englebert 56'	Stadium: Estadio Betero

14 February 2024 Argentina Leg	Argentina	5–0	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30	Manuele 3' Di Santo 25' Albertarrio 40' Gorzelany 45' Trinchinetti 47'	Report		Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

15 February 2024 Argentina Leg	Belgium	0–3	Germany	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30		Report	Zimmermann 14' Fleschütz 48' Stoffelsma 55'	Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

17 February 2024 Argentina Leg	Argentina	2–0	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30	Gorzelany 36' Toccalino 50'	Report		Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

18 February 2024 Argentina Leg	Germany	3–1	Belgium	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30	Kurz 17' Fleschütz 32' Strauss 60'	Report	Leclef 58'	Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

22 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	5-1	United States	Antwerp, Belgium
16:45	Bonami 19', 33', 43' Raye 35' Vanden Borre 60'	Report	Tamer 41'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

23 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2-0	India	Antwerp, Belgium
18:45	'T Serstevens 34' Dewaet 36'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

25 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2-1	India	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00	Ballenghien 15' Blockmans 20'	Report	Sangita 34'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

26 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2-1	United States	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00	Raye 8' Ballenghien 13'	Report	Gonzales 5'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

29 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2-2	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium
16:30	Vanden Borre 19' Gerniers 60'	Report	Claxton 8' Peris 57'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

30 May 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	1-1	China	Antwerp, Belgium
19:00	Versavel 20'	Report	Zhang Xia. 50'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

1 June 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	1-2	China	Antwerp, Belgium
16:15	Ballenghien 41'	Report	Ou 16' Ma 43'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

2 June 2024 Belgium Leg	Belgium	2-1	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00	Gerniers 28' Bonami 50'	Report	Arnott 17'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp

24 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1-2	Belgium	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00	Van der Elst 26'	Report	Englebert 45' Vanden Borre 53'	Stadium: SV Kampong

24 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Great Britain	1-2	Belgium	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30	Watson 6'	Report	Ballenghien 2' Blockmans 9'	Stadium: SV Kampong

28 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	2-1	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00	Jansen 6', 27'	Report	Vanden Borre 42'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

29 June 2024 Netherlands Leg	Belgium	1-1	Great Britain	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30	Englebert 33'	Report	Hamilton 14'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

28 July 2024 Pool A	Belgium	v	China	Paris, France
10:00				Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

29 July 2024 Pool A	France	v	Belgium	Paris, France
20:15				Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

31 July 2024 Pool A	Belgium	v	Japan	Paris, France
17:00				Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

2 August 2024 Pool A	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Paris, France
12:45				Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

3 August 2024 Pool A	Germany	v	Belgium	Paris, France
19:45				Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 17 June 2024.^[2]

Head coach: Raoul Ehren^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
3	FW	Justine Rasir	(2001-12-04)4 December 2001 (aged 22)	70	Racing
4	FW	Delphine Marien	(2002-03-27)27 March 2002 (aged 22)	37	Dragons
5		Abigail Raye	(1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 33)	141
6	FW	Charlotte Englebert	(2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 23)	70	Den Bosch
7	MF	Judith Vandermeiren	(1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 29)	237	Braxgata
8	DF	Emma Puvrez	(1997-07-25)25 July 1997 (aged 27)	199	Tilburg
9	FW	Emily White	(2004-09-20)20 September 2004 (aged 19)	22	Waterloo Ducks
13	MF	Alix Gerniers (Captain)	(1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 31)	269	Gantoise
15	DF	Vanessa Blockmans	(2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 22)	44	Waterloo Ducks
17	MF	Michelle Struijk	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 26)	121	Gantoise
19	MF	Barbara Nelen (Captain)	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 32)	324	Gantoise
21	GK	Aisling D'Hooghe	(1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 29)	229	Waterloo Ducks
22	DF	Stéphanie Vanden Borre	(1997-09-14)14 September 1997 (aged 26)	186	Braxgata
26	DF	Lien Hillewaert	(1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 26)	137	Braxgata
29	GK	Elodie Picard	(1997-09-08)8 September 1997 (aged 26)	49	Royal Antwerp
30	FW	Ambre Ballenghien	(2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 23)	83	Gantoise
31	DF	Lucie Breyne	(2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (aged 23)	64	Waterloo Ducks
36	DF	Hélène Brasseur	(2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 22)	59	Gantoise
40	MF	Camille Belis	(2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 19)	33	Braxgata

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Selectie Red Panthers voor de Hockey Pro League en nominaties voor de Olympische selectie". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[2] "Selectie Red Panthers voor de Hockey Pro League en nominaties voor de Olympische selectie". hockey.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[3] "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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