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This is a list of the Belgium national football team's results from 1901 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals.[1][2]

The nine games played between Belgium and England's amateur team are not considered as official by the opponents; this also applies to a game played between Belgium and England in 1946, which is classified by the English FA as an unofficial 'Victory International'.[2][3] While the Belgian Football Association does not take several Olympic Games matches of Belgium into account, according to the RSSSF there is no reason to doubt about the official character.[2]

1900s

The earliest four games played by a national selection of players active in Belgium, with the Netherlands as opponent between 1901 and 1904, were not yet considered as official because of the presence of English players in the "Belgian" squad.[1][4]

1901-04-28 International Friendly Belgium  8 – 0 Netherlands Netherlands B ("van Hasselt XI") Antwerp, Belgium
H. Potts ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
W. Potts ?'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Charles Maggee
1904-01-03 International Friendly Belgium  6 – 4  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
H. Potts ?', ?', ?', ?'
Feye ?', ?'
[7] Becker ?'
Kamperdijk ?'
Van den Berg ?'
Wollenberg ?'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: H. J. Willing (Netherlands)

1910s

Probably because of the war period (World War I), results of matches between 1915 and 1918 are not shown in official overviews. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, however, listed three France–Belgium matches in this period together with the matches between 1905 and 1914, without noting a difference in status.[9] In the 1918 match Albert I, King of the Belgians, handed out a cup trophy for the winners.[10]

1911-11-01 International Friendly Belgium  5 – 2 England London Brussels, Belgium
[11]
1916-03-?? International Friendly France  1 – 4  Belgium Paris, France
? ?' [9] Wertz ?', ?', ?'
? ?'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Scamoni (Italy)
1918-04-22 International Friendly France  2 – 5  Belgium Paris, France
[10] Stadium: Stade Bauer
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Haworth (England)

1920s

Apart from the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium played against the Netherlands for diverse purposes in the 1920s; the 1925 and 1926 matches served as fundraiser for FIFA and charity, respectively, and in the 1929 match the Royal Dutch Football Association's 40th anniversary was celebrated.[13]

1921-02-08 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 0 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Brussels, Belgium
14:37 UTC+1 Bragard 23'
Thijs 90'
[14][15] Stadium: Park Duden
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ch. Barette
1921-11-01 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 0 England London Brussels, Belgium
[16] Stadium: Park Duden
Referee: Mutters
1922-03-01 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 2 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Brussels, Belgium
Larnoe 56'
Hendrickx 74'
[17] Blinckhof 23'
Petit 45'
Stadium: Park Duden
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Langenus
1923-02-13 International Friendly Belgium  5 – 3 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Brussels, Belgium
14:32 UTC+1 Larnoe 21'
Musch 54'
Van der Velde 55'
Wertz 68'
Gillis 75'
[18] Van Linge 19'
Buitenweg ?'
Formenoy ?'
Stadium: Park Duden
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Christophe
1926-08-29 International Friendly Netherlands  1 – 5  Belgium Rotterdam, Netherlands
Van Gelder 15' Frenay 9'
Devos 37'
Despae 39', 49', 66'
1927-11-01 International Friendly Belgium  3 – 3 England London Amateurs
1927 or 1928 International Friendly Belgium  1 – 3 Netherlands Zwaluwen Belgium
[20]
1929-02-12 International Friendly Zwaluwen Netherlands 1 – 0  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
1929-11-01 International Friendly Belgium  7 – 3 England London Amateurs

1930s

Outside the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium faced the Netherlands for diverse reasons in the 1930s; the 1930 match served to inaugurate the new national stadium, the two matches in 1932 served as fundraiser for FIFA and charity, and the 1939 match was at the occasion of the Royal Dutch Football Association's 50th anniversary.[13]

1930-03-04 International Friendly Belgium  5 – 0 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Brussels, Belgium
Vanderbauwhede 37', 64'
Adams 56' (pen.), 72', 85'
[21] Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Charlier
1930-05-29 International Friendly "Zwaluwen" Netherlands 3 – 3  Belgium Rotterdam, Netherlands
Wendt 12'
Lagendaal ?'
Everdingen 83'
[22] Stynen ?'
Van Beeck 78'
Devidts 86'
Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 20,000
1930-09-14 International Friendly Belgium  4 – 1  Netherlands Brussels, Belgium
14:17 UTC+1 Vanderbauwhede ?', ?'
Moeschal ?'
Voorhoof ?'
[23] Van Reenen ?' Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Cejnar (Czechoslovakia)
1930-11-01 International Friendly Belgium  4 – 4 England London Brussels, Belgium
[24][25] Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
1931-02-17 International Friendly Belgium  3 – 1 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Belgium
Voorhoof 30', ?'
Capelle 35'
[26] Volkers ?' Referee: Hamus (Luxembourg)
1932-01-27 International Friendly Belgium  0 – 1 Austria Vienna Brussels, Belgium
[27] Zischek 82' Attendance: 25,000
1932-11-23 International Friendly Belgium  4 – 1 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague Brussels, Belgium
Versyp 6'
Fr. Vandeneynde 36'
Capelle ?', ?'
[29] Silný 43' Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
1932-12-28 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 1 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague Brussels, Belgium
Voorhoof 51', 66' [30] Joska 4' Referee: Van Praag
1934-02-07 International Friendly Belgium  6 – 3 Netherlands "Zwaluwen" Brussels, Belgium
[32] Stadium: Heysel Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Turfkruyer
1936-11-02 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 1 England London Combination Brussels, Belgium
Voorhoof 2', 20' [34] Smite 74' Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Finck (Germany)
1938-04-24 International Friendly Belgium  3 – 1 Wales Wales League XI
1939-02-21 International Friendly Belgium  4 – 3 England London Combination Brussels, Belgium
R. Braine ?'
Voorhoof ?'
Buyle ?', 84'
[36] Scott 51'
Fisher ?'
Vinall ?'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Pforrmann (Luxembourg)
1939-04-16 International Friendly "Zwaluwen" Netherlands 3 – 2  Belgium Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hazeweyer 18'
de Bock ?'
de Boer ?'
[37] R. Braine 29'
Ceuleers 44'
Attendance: 12,000
1939-04-30 International Friendly Belgium  5 – 2 Germany "West-Germany" Brussels, Belgium
[38] Stadium: Heysel Stadion
Attendance: 8,000

1940s

During the occupation of Belgium in World War II, Belgium played multiple unofficial friendlies abroad against teams of allied nations. These included two selections of the English FA that contained some Scottish and Welsh players at both occasions.[39]

1941-02-01 International Friendly Netherlands  3 – 3  Belgium London, United Kingdom
15:00 Van der Gender ?', ?', ?' [40] Schuermans ?', ?'
Kennens ?'
1941-10-11 International Friendly Netherlands  4 – 5  Belgium London, United Kingdom
Luttmer 10'
Van Elsacker 23'
Van der Gender 53', ?'
[41] Schuermans 32', 40', 50'
De Busser 35'
Clerikx ?'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
1942-12-12 International Friendly Netherlands  0 – 0  Belgium Brentford, United Kingdom
[42] Stadium: Griffin Park
1943-04-11 International Friendly Belgium  4 – 2  Netherlands Leipzig, Germany
[43] Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
1943-05-08 International Friendly France  0 – 7  Belgium London, United Kingdom
[44] Stadium: Shepherd's Bush
1944-01-?? International Friendly Netherlands  3 – 2  Belgium London, United Kingdom
[45] Attendance: 5,000
1944-10-01 International Friendly Belgium  0 – 3 United Kingdom FA Services XI Brussels, Belgium
[39][46] Barnes ?'
Smellinckx ?' (o.g.)
Drake ?' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Franken (Belgium)
1945-03-25 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 3 United Kingdom FA Services XI Brussels, Belgium
Van Den Audenaerde ?'
Nicolay ?'
[39][46] Lawton ?', ?', ?' (pen) Stadium: Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wiltshire (England)
1948-02-10 International Friendly Belgium  2 - 1 England London Combination Charleroi, Belgium
15:00 Van Den Audenaerde 40'
Van Den Bosch 90'
Parsons 44' Stadium: Neuvillestadion
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?

2010s

The matches against Romania on 14 November 2012 and against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 were scheduled as official friendlies but afterwards not recognized by FIFA because of Romania's 8 substitutions[47] and Belgium's 7 substitutions[48] respectively, while only 6 were allowed.[49] The Belgian and Czech football federations were too late in asking that the match against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 would be official.[50]

2012-11-14 International Friendly Romania  2 – 1  Belgium Bucharest, Romania
20:00 UTC+1 Maxim 32'
Torje 66'
Report Benteke 23' Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Italy)
2014-05-26 International Friendly Belgium  5 – 1  Luxembourg Genk, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2 Lukaku 3', 23', 53'
Chadli 71'
De Bruyne 90+1' (pen.)
Report Joachim 13' Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
2017-06-05 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 1  Czech Republic Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(UTC+2)
Report Krmenčík 29' Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

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