Belgium men's national field hockey team
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The Belgian national men's field hockey team represents Belgium in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.[2][3][4]
Nickname(s) | Red Lions | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Hockey Association | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Michel van den Heuvel | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Steve Bayer Shane McLeod Xavier Reckinger | ||
Manager | Eric Pirenne | ||
Captain | Félix Denayer | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 2 (16 May 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 1 (December 2018 – June 2019, January 2020 – June 2021) | ||
Lowest | 14 (2003–04) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1920) | ||
Best result | 1st (2020) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | 1st (2018) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 1st (2019) | ||
Medal record |
Belgium won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018, the European Championship in 2019, the 2020-21 FIH Pro League and the gold medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They also won a silver medal at the 2023 Bhubaneswar & Rourkela and 2016 Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. They reached eight semi-finals at the European Championship since 1995, including a third place in 2007 and runners-up in 2013 and 2017.