Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium U-21

Nickname(s)	Young Devils
Association	Belgian Football Association
Head coach	Francky Dury
Most caps	Maarten Martens (19)
Top scorer	Cédric Roussel (10 goals)
Home colours Away colours
First international
France 1-1 Belgium (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
Biggest win
Belgium 8-0 Luxembourg (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 7-0 Belgium (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2002)
Best result	Semi-finals, 2007

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest success was reaching the semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not qualify
1980	Did not qualify
1982	Did not qualify
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Semi-final	4	1	2	1	3	4
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
Total	2/18	7	2	2	3	5	8

• A * denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
• Gold background color indicates first place finish. Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.
• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

Selection of 23 February 2012:

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Koen Casteels June 25, 1992 (1992-06-25) -- -- Hoffenheim GK Jo Coppens December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21) -- -- Cercle Brugge GK Thomas Kaminski October 23, 1992 (1992-10-23) -- -- OH Leuven DF Dedryck Boyata November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28) -- -- Bolton Wanderers DF Dimitri Daeseleire May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18) -- -- K. Sint-Truidense V.V. DF Laurens De Bock November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07) -- -- Lokeren DF Jimmy De Jonghe March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18) -- -- Club Brugge DF Gregory Mertens February 2, 1991 (1991-02-02) -- -- Cercle Brugge DF Pierre-Yves Ngawa March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12) -- -- Sint Truiden DF Dries Wuytens March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18) -- -- Beerschot MF Arnor Angeli February 25, 1991 (1991-02-25) -- -- Beerschot MF Ziguy Badibanga November 26, 1991 (1991-11-26) -- -- Anderlecht FW Nill De Pauw January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06) -- -- Lokeren MF Guillaume François June 3, 1990 (1990-06-03) -- -- Beerschot MF Maxime Lestienne June 17, 1992 (1992-06-17) -- -- Club Brugge MF Thomas Meunier September 12, 1991 (1991-09-12) -- -- Club Brugge MF René Sterckx January 18, 1991 (1991-01-18) -- -- Zulte Waregem MF Thibaut Van Acker November 21, 1991 (1991-11-21) -- -- Club Brugge FW Christian Benteke December 3, 1990 (1990-12-03) -- -- Genk FW Gianni Bruno August 19, 1991 (1991-08-19) -- -- Lille FW Jens Naessens April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01) -- -- Zulte Waregem

See also

• Belgium national football team
• Belgium national under-19 football team
• Belgium national under-17 football team
• European Under-21 Football Championship

References and external links

• UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships