Belgium women's national field hockey team

Belgium
Nickname(s)Red Panthers
AssociationRoyal Belgian Hockey Association
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRein van Eijk
Assistant coach(es)Jeroen Baart
Thomas Briels
ManagerMuriel Peche
CaptainAlix Gerniers
Michelle Struijk
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 3 (10 March 2026)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best result4th (2024)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1974)
Best result 3rd (1978)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1984)
Best result 2nd (2017, 2023)

The Belgium women's national field hockey team represents Belgium in international women's field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.[2] The team is coached by Rein van Eijk since 2025.[3]

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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
2025 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 3 0 10 3
2027 Qualified
Total 14/19 0 titles 75 27 13 35 107 172
*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

14 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  4–2  Germany Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Vanden Borre  8', 13'
Struijk  48'
Schreurs  52'		 Report Nolte  2'
Hachenberg  13'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
15 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  2–2
(3–2 p)		  Germany Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Puvrez  15'
Bonami  30'		 Report Nolte  41'
Landshut  50'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
Penalties
Verhees
Ballenghien
Rasir
Englebert
Breyne
Verhees 		Zimmermann
Schwabe
Strauss
Frerichs
Kurz
Strauss
17 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  6–0  Spain Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 Englebert  4'
Vanden Borre  28', 29'
Rasir  29'
Hillewaert  51'
Schreurs  55'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
18 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  0–1  Spain Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 Report Álvarez  14' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
21 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  5–1  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Brasseur  37', 55'
A. Marien  41'
Ballenghien  54'
Englebert  58'		 Report Deepika  6' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
22 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  2–0  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Ballenghien  40'
Hillewaert  43'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
28 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  0–2  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Jansen  30'
Van der Elst  42'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
29 June 2025 Belgium Leg Belgium  2–2
(0–2 p)		  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 D. Marien  41', 59' Report Matla  2'
Y. Jansen  60'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
Penalties
Gerniers
Hillewaert
Schreurs
Rasir 		Moes
De Waard
Matla
10 August 2025 2025 EC GS Belgium  2–2  Spain Mönchengladbach, Germany
12:30 Vanden Borre  26', 51' Report Álvarez  19'
Barrios  43'		 Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
11 August 2025 2025 EC GS England  0–2  Belgium Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:00 Report Dewaet  13'
Moors  50'		 Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
13 August 2025 2025 EC GS Belgium  5–0  Scotland Mönchengladbach, Germany
12:15 Ballenghien  1', 18'
Rasir  27'
Vanden Borre  31'
Bonami  37'		 Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
15 August 2025 2025 EC SF Belgium  1–1
(2–3 p)		  Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:00 Gerniers  51' Report Wanner  3' Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
Penalties
Englebert
Ballenghien
Rasir
Bonami
Marien 		Schwabe
Fleschütz
Strauss
Micheel
17 August 2025 2025 EC 3rd Spain  0–0
(2–1 p)		  Belgium Mönchengladbach, Germany
14:30 Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
Penalties
Segú
P. Jiménez
Vidosa
L. Jiménez
Agulló
L. Jiménez
P. Jiménez 		Vanden Borre
Ballenghien
Belis
Vanden Borre
Vandermeiren
Rasir
Ballenghien
9 December 2025 Ireland Leg England  0–3  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Report Vanden Borre  7', 38'
Englebert  58'		 Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus
10 December 2025 Ireland Leg Ireland  1–2  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Curran  60+' Report Ballenghien  23', 34' Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus
12 December 2025 Ireland Leg Belgium  2–1  England Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Englebert  42'
Vanden Borre  59'		 Report Bourne  14' Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus
13 December 2025 Ireland Leg Ireland  1–2  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Torrans  41' Report Englebert  4'
Gerniers  10'		 Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus

2026

5 February 2026 Spain Leg Spain  3–5  Belgium Valencia, Spain
13:30 Amundson  25'
Agulló  56'
Álvarez  59'		 Report Van Remortel  16', 35'
Dewaet  17'
Belis  38'
D. Marien  55'		 Stadium: Estadio Beteró
6 February 2026 Spain Leg Germany  1–3  Belgium Valencia, Spain
13:30 Haid  20' Report Marien  4'
Dewate  34', 49'		 Stadium: Estadio Beteró
8 February 2026 Spain Leg Spain  1–0  Belgium Valencia, Spain
13:30 Rogoski  27' Report Stadium: Estadio Beteró
9 February 2026 Spain Leg Belgium  1–0  Germany Valencia, Spain
13:30 D. Marien  51' Report Stadium: Estadio Beteró
14 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Argentina Wavre, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
16 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  China Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
18 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  China Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
20 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Argentina Wavre, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
23 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Australia Wavre, Belgium
20:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
25 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Netherlands Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
26 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Australia Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
28 June 2026 Belgium Leg Belgium  –  Netherlands Wavre, Belgium
14:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
16 August 2026 World Cup Pool B Belgium  v  New Zealand Wavre, Belgium
17:30 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
18 August 2026 World Cup Pool B Spain  v  Belgium Wavre, Belgium
20:30 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena
20 August 2026 World Cup Pool B Belgium  v  Ireland Wavre, Belgium
20:30 Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.[4]

Head coach: Rein van Eijk

  2. Justine Rasir
  3. Delphine Marien
  5. Charlotte Englebert
  6. Judith Vandermeiren
  7. Emma Puvrez
  9. Alix Gerniers (C)
  11. Michelle Struijk (C)
  13. Hélène Brasseur
  15. Stéphanie Vanden Borre
  16. Elena Sotgiu (GK)
  18. Lien Hillewaert
  20. Lisa Moors
  21. Elodie Picard (GK)
  22. Ambre Ballenghien
  23. Lucie Breyne
  24. Louise Dewaet
  26. Camille Belis
  27. Astrid Bonami

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Hockey: Revenge of Belgium's Red Panthers and Red Lions". brusselstimes.com. 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rein van Eijk wordt bondscoach van de Belgian Red Panthers". Hockey.be (in Dutch). 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Selectie Red Panthers bekend voor EK 2025". hockey.de (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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