Belgium women's national basketball team
Appearance
FIBA ranking | 6 (26 August 2024)[1] | ||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Belgium | ||
Coach | Rachid Meziane | ||
Nickname(s) | Belgian Cats | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 13 | ||
Medals | Bronze: (2017, 2021) | ||
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The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international women's basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship thirteen times overall. Their best results at the event are two third place finishes, in 2017, and 2021.[2][3] Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the World Cup (2018,[4] 2022[5]), and one at the Olympic Games (2020[6]).
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | |||||||
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Year | Place | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | |
1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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2008 | |||||||
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2016 | |||||||
2020 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 282 | |
Total | 1/12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 282 |
FIBA Women's World Cup
FIBA Women's World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Place | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | |
1953 | Did not enter | ||||||
1957 | |||||||
1959 | |||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1967 | Did not enter | ||||||
1971 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1975 | |||||||
1979 | |||||||
1983 | |||||||
1986 | |||||||
1990 | |||||||
1994 | |||||||
1998 | |||||||
2002 | |||||||
2006 | |||||||
2010 | |||||||
2014 | |||||||
2018 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 401 | |
2022 | Fifth place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 433 | 435 | |
Total | 2/19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 889 | 836 |
EuroBasket Women
EuroBasket Women record | |||||||
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Year | Place | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | |
1938 | Did not enter | ||||||
1950 | 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 328 | 351 | |
1952 | Did not enter | ||||||
1954 | |||||||
1956 | |||||||
1958 | |||||||
1960 | 10th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 284 | 402 | |
1962 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 287 | |
1964 | Did not enter | ||||||
1966 | |||||||
1968 | 7th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 374 | 615 | |
1970 | 12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 390 | 599 | |
1972 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1974 | |||||||
1976 | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 471 | 740 | |
1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1980 | 13th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 453 | 668 | |
1981 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1983 | |||||||
1985 | 12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 306 | 350 | |
1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1989 | |||||||
1991 | |||||||
1993 | |||||||
1995 | |||||||
1997 | |||||||
1999 | |||||||
2001 | |||||||
2003 | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 578 | 649 | |
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2007 | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 525 | 520 | |
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2011 | |||||||
2013 | |||||||
2015 | |||||||
2017 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 413 | 376 | ||
2019 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 418 | 400 | |
2021 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 445 | 414 | ||
2023 | To be determined | ||||||
Total | 13/38 | 93 | 27 | 66 | 5157 | 6371 |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[7][8]
Belgium women's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- Belgium women's national under-20 basketball team
- Belgium women's national under-18 basketball team
- Belgium women's national under-16 basketball team
- Belgium women's national 3x3 team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2017". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2021". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2020 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Coach Demory sélectionne 11 Cats pour la Coupe du Monde 2022" (in French). basketballbelgium.be. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Elise Ramette vervolledigt WK-selectie Belgian Cats" (in French). kw.be. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster: Belgium" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Belgium National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com