Belgium
Nickname(s)Red Dragons
Association(VB)VOLLEY BELGIUM
ConfederationCEV
Head coachEmanuele Zanini
FIVB ranking17 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 1968)
Best result8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1949)
Best result8th (1970)
European Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1948)
Best result4th (2017)
Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
Gold medal – first place2013 Marmaris

The Belgium national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czechoslovakia 1949 7th-10th play-offs 9th 3 0 3 0 9
Soviet Union 1952 Did not participate
France 1956 11th-20th play-offs 17th 10 2 8 16 22
Brazil 1960 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1962 Group stage 20th 4 0 4 1 12
Czechoslovakia 1966 9th-16th play-offs 14th 10 4 6 15 22
Bulgaria 1970 1st-8th play-offs 8th 11 4 7 14 22
Mexico 1974 7th-12th play-offs 11th 11 3 8 13 26
Italy 1978 17th-18th play-offs 18th 9 3 6 10 21
Argentina 1982 Did not qualify
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Group stage 17th 5 1 4 9 12
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Second Round 10th 8 4 4 16 14
Poland Slovenia 2022 Did not qualify
Total9/2071215094160

World League

World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1990 1990 to 2013 Did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992
Italy 1994
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2002
Bulgaria 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014 G2 FR 11th 14 8 6 32 23
Brazil 2015 G2 FR 12th 14 10 4 35 23
Poland 2016 Group Stage 9th 9 3 6 15 20
Brazil 2017 Group Stage 7th 9 4 5 18 19
Total4/2846252110085

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Italy 1948 Round Robin 5th 5 1 4 3 13
Bulgaria 1950 Did not participate
France 1951 Final Round 5th 6 1 5 4 18
Romania 1955 9th-14th play-offs 12th 7 3 4 11 15
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 1958 17th-20th play-offs 17th 7 3 4 13 12
Romania 1963 9th-17th play-offs 13th 10 4 6 14 18
Turkey 1967 9th-16th play-offs 12th 9 5 4 17 17
Italy 1971 7th-12th play-offs 10th 6 2 4 7 14
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 7th-12th play-offs 12th 8 0 8 10 24
Finland 1977 Did not qualify
France 1979 7th-12th play-offs 11th 8 1 7 8 18
Bulgaria 1981 Did not qualify
East Germany 1983
Netherlands 1985
Belgium 1987 7th-8th play-offs 7th 7 3 4 15 12
Sweden 1989 Did not qualify
Germany 1991
Finland 1993
Greece 1995
Netherlands 1997
Austria 1999
Czech Republic 2001
Germany 2003
ItalySerbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2007 Second Round 10th 6 4 2 8 15
Turkey 2009 Did not qualify
AustriaCzech Republic 2011 First Round 13th 3 1 2 4 7
DenmarkPoland 2013 Quarter Final 7th 4 3 1 10 6
BulgariaItaly 2015 Play-Offs 10th 4 2 2 6 7
Poland 2017 Third place game 4th 6 4 2 14 10
Belgium France Netherlands Slovenia 2019 Round of 16 9th 6 4 2 14 8
Finland Estonia Czech Republic Poland 2021 Preliminary round 18th 5 1 4 7 12
Italy Bulgaria North Macedonia Israel 2023 Round of 16 14th 6 2 4 10 13
Total18/331134469175239

European Volleyball League

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czech Republic 2004 Did not participate
Russia 2005
Turkey 2006
Portugal 2007 Group stage 12th 12 2 10 13 33
Turkey 2008 Did not participate
Portugal 2009 Group stage 5th 12 8 4 30 20
Spain 2010 Did not participate
Slovakia 2011 Group stage N/A 12 7 5 26 24
Turkey 2012 Did not participate
Turkey 2013 Champions 1st 14 14 0 42 7
Total1 Title4/1050311911184

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2023 European Championship.[1]

Head coach: Emanuele Zanini

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2023–24 club
1Jolan Cox12 July 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)354 cm (139 in)333 cm (131 in)Belgium Greenyard Maaseik
3Sam Deroo (C)29 April 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Russia Zenit Kazan
4Stijn D'Hulst24 April 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)321 cm (126 in)305 cm (120 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
8Matthijs Verhanneman8 December 19881.98 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)352 cm (139 in)320 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
9Wout D'Heer26 April 20012.02 m (6 ft 8 in)80 kg (180 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in)Italy Itas Trentino
10Mathijs Desmet28 January 20001.96 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)341 cm (134 in)315 cm (124 in)Italy Pallavolo Padova
11Seppe Van Hoyweghen7 October 20001.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)339 cm (133 in)310 cm (120 in)Belgium Decospan Volley Team Menen
12Seppe Rotty10 March 20011.90 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
13Elias Thys20 October 19982.02 m (6 ft 8 in)85 kg (187 lb)351 cm (138 in)340 cm (130 in)Belgium Greenyard Maaseik
14Jelle Ribbens17 March 19921.85 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)331 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)France Fréjus Var Volley
20Robbe Van De Velde28 October 20022.02 m (6 ft 8 in)77 kg (170 lb)336 cm (132 in)325 cm (128 in)Belgium Lindemans Aalst
23Ferre Reggers18 July 20032.03 m (6 ft 8 in)83 kg (183 lb)353 cm (139 in)335 cm (132 in)Italy Allianz Milano
26Martin Perin22 November 20021.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (150 lb)310 cm (120 in)283 cm (111 in)Belgium Greenyard Maaseik
33Michiel Fransen29 October 20022.02 m (6 ft 8 in)87 kg (192 lb)345 cm (136 in)312 cm (123 in)Belgium Tectum Achel

References

  1. "Team Roster – Belgium". CEV. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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