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)Tim White
ManagerMuriel Peche
CaptainAlix Gerniers
Barbara Nelen
Michelle Struijk
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 3 (4 July 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best result4th (2024)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1974)
Best result 3rd (1978)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances11 (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
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

24 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands  1–2   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   Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30 Watson  6' Report Ballenghien  2'
Blockmans  9'		 Stadium: SV Kampong
28 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands  2–1   Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 Jansen  6', 27' Report Vanden Borre  42' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
29 June 2024 Netherlands Leg   1–1
(2–4 p)		  Great Britain Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30 Englebert  33' Report Hamilton  14' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
Penalties
Gerniers
Hillewaert
Vandermeiren
Belis 		Hamilton
Watson
Petter
Toman
Costello
28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   2–1  China Paris, France
10:00 Ballenghien  23'
Englebert  55'		 Report Chen Ya.  46' Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
29 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS France  0–5   Paris, France
20:15 Report Rasir  7'
Ballenghien  12', 52'
Gerniers  18'
Vanden Borre  37'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
31 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   3–0  Japan Paris, France
17:00 Brasseur  28'
Englebert  29'
Ballenghien  52'		 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS   1–3  Netherlands Paris, France
12:45 Ballenghien  35' Report Sanders  6'
Jansen  13'
Verschoor  30'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
3 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Germany  0–2   Paris, France
19:45 Report Struijk  13'
Ballenghien  17'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
5 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF   2–0  Spain Paris, France
20:00 Marien  46'
Englebert  49'		 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
7 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics SF   1–1
(2–3 p)		  China Paris, France
19:00 Puvrez  59' Report
Penalty shootout report		 Zou  18' Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Penalties
Englebert
Blockmans
Ballenghien
Rasir
Marien 		Chen Ya.
He
Zou
Ma
9 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics 3rd place Argentina  2–2
(3–1 p)		   Paris, France
14:00 Gorzelany  22'
Albertarrio  27'		 Report
Penalty shootout report		 Puvrez  8'
Rasir  27'		 Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Penalties
Casas
Jankunas
Díaz
Cairo 		Englebert
Blockmans
Rasir
Vanden Borre
30 November 2024 China Leg China  2–2
(4–1 p)		   Hangzhou, China
19:30 Xu Weny.  20'
Zou  32'		 Report Struijk  50'
Englebert  58'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
Penalties
Li H.
Zhang Y.
Fan
Dan 		Rasir
Marien
Blockmans
2 December 2024 China Leg   1–3  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Blockmans  41' Report Bingham  2', 32'
Bourne  58'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
3 December 2024 China Leg China  1–2   Hangzhou, China
19:30 Liu C.  57' Report Schreurs  39'
Blockmans  46'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
5 December 2025 China Leg England  2–8   Hangzhou, China
19:30 Crowson  15'
Giglio  25'		 Report Blockmans  29'
Rasir  32'
Vanden Borre  41', 58'
Bonami  45+'
Moors  52'
Englebert  57', 59'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium

2025

19 February 2025 Argentina Leg Argentina  2–3   Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30 Gorzelany  10', 24' Report Vanden Borre  27', 40'
Gerniers  33'		 Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
21 February 2025 Argentina Leg Australia  1–2   Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30 Williams  55' Report Ballenghien  16', 43' Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
22 February 2025 Argentina Leg Argentina  0–0
(2–0 p)		   Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30 Report Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
Penalties
Díaz
Bruggesser
Gorzelany
Albertario 		Dewaet
Ballenghien
D. Marien
Englebert
24 February 2025 Argentina Leg   3–2  Australia Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30 Ballenghien  1'
Gerniers  24'
Vanden Borre  28'		 Report Williams  43'
Schonell  56'		 Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial
14 June 2025 Belgium Leg   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   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   –  Spain Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
18 June 2025 Belgium Leg   –  Spain Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
21 June 2025 Belgium Leg   –  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
22 June 2025 Belgium Leg   –  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
28 June 2025 Belgium Leg   –  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
29 June 2025 Belgium Leg   –  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
10 August 2025 2025 EC GS   v  Spain Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
11 August 2025 2025 EC GS England  v   Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
13 August 2025 2025 EC GS   v  Scotland Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 17 June 2024.[4]

Head coach: Raoul Ehren[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  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 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.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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