Belgium women's national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | Black Flames Red Flames Futsal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Niki De Cock | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 41 2 (4 April 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 36 (May 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 39 (October 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Netherlands 6–1 (Kerkrade, Netherlands; 2 May 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Spain 14–0 (Vantaa, Finland; 19 October 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 12–1 Moldova (Gibraltar; 11 May 2022) | |||
The Belgium women's national futsal team (Dutch: Belgische futsalvrouwen, French: Équipe de Belgique féminine de futsal) represents Belgium in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
History
Belgium played its first match against Netherlands on May 2, 1983, in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. The game ended in a 6–1 loss.[2] After its debut, and due to limited competition on the women's futsal scene, the team mainly played friendlies, including 10 matches against the Dutch team from 1984 to 1990.
After a period of hiatus, Belgium returned to the international scene in 2018 for the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019 qualifiers Preliminary round, held in Northern Ireland from August 21 to 24, 2018. The team won their opening match against the hosts and earned the nickname The Black Flames.[3] However, a loss to Sweden on the final day meant they failed to qualify for the inaugural edition. in their second attempt, they managed to qualify for the main round.[4]
Following the establishment of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup, Belgium registered for the European qualifiers, being drawn into Group 5 alongside Latvia, Slovakia, and hosts Sweden.[5] The team failed to qualify for the inaugural edition, securing one win and two losses.[6]
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
| 6 April Friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–5 | Newry, Northern Ireland |
| 7 April Friendly | Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Newry, Northern Ireland |
| 6 October Friendly | Netherlands | 9–2 | Zeist, Netherlands | |
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Report |
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Stadium: KNVB Campus Referee: Davey Markerink (NED) |
| 16 October 2025 World Cup qualification | 6–0 | Latvia | Alingsås, Sweden | |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 105 Referee: Julien Lang (FRA) Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN) |
| 17 October 2025 World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 4–2 | Alingsås, Sweden | |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 167 Referee: Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE) Julien Lang (FRA) |
| 19 October 2025 World Cup qualification | Sweden | 11–1 | Alingsås, Sweden | |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Corbeels 25'19" | Stadium: Estrad Alingsås Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Roosa-Maria Karoliina Tuomi (FIN) Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 2 February 2025[7]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Niki De Cock |
| Assistant coach | Hilde Demecheleer |
| Goalkeeping coach | Natasha Ribbens |
| Performance analyst | Ilhame Kodalci |
| Team doctor | Lize Vaes |
| Physical coach | Ismail Badiai |
| Physiotherapist | Kelly Berckmans |
| Team Manager | Miguel Capilla Perez |
Players
Current squad
The following 14 players were called up for the 2025 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Latvia, Slovakia and Sweden on 16, 17 and 19 October 2024, respectively.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Zélie Lambert | 18 September 2001 | Topsport Antwerpen | ||
| 12 | GK | Estelle Loos | 27 July 2000 | RWD Molebeek Girls | ||
| 3 | DF | Aster Jansen | 13 March 1999 | Besiktas Gent | ||
| 5 | DF | Morgane Wijns | 28 May 1998 | FP Halle-Gooik | ||
| 7 | DF | Riana Nainggolan | 3 May 1988 | CUS Cagliari | ||
| 15 | DF | Mette Tiesters | 3 April 2006 | Shokudo Aarschot | ||
| 4 | FW | Yasémin In | 15 February 2002 | Besiktas Gent | ||
| 6 | FW | Justine Gomboso | 24 July 1995 | Ent. Jeunesse Fléron | ||
| 8 | FW | Marie Bougard | 6 February 1997 | Celtic FD Visé | ||
| 9 | FW | Marieke Peeters | 7 July 1998 | Topsport Antwerpen | ||
| 10 | FW | Sara Bakar | 23 January 2002 | Besiktas Gent | ||
| 11 | FW | Lauren Meyers | 9 November 2003 | Full Hasselt | ||
| 14 | FW | Noa Corbeels | 19 February 2001 | Topsport Antwerpen | ||
| 16 | FW | Tinne Van Den Bergh | 14 January 1995 | Topsport Antwerpen | ||
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
| Total | Best: — | 0/1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Futsal Championship
| UEFA Women's Futsal Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 32 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | Best: | 0/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 59 | |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Women's futsal: Netherlands 6–1 Belgium match report". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 5 May 1983. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Vrouwelijke zaalvoetballers worden Black Flames: "We kozen voor stoer zwart"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Belgische vrouwen plaatsen zich voor tweede ronde EK futsal". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Van Lindt, Aernout (1 July 2024). "Futsal Flames weten waar ze voor staan richting WK". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Coudyser, Rune (19 October 2024). "Belgische futsalvrouwen mogen WK vergeten na pak slaag tegen Zweden". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Red Flames Futsal staff". rbfa.be. Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Red Flames futsal squad". rbfa.be. Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2025.