Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Red Dragons
Association	(VB)VOLLEY BELGIUM
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Emanuele Zanini
FIVB ranking	16 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1968)
Best result	8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1949)
Best result	8th (1970)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1948)
Best result	4th (2017)

Belgium men's national volleyball team

Medal record
Challenger Cup
	2024 Linyi	Team
European League
	2013 Marmaris

The Belgium national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1949	7th-10th play-offs	9th	3	0	3	0	9
1952	Did not participate
1956	11th-20th play-offs	17th	10	2	8	16	22
1960	Did not participate
1962	Group stage	20th	4	0	4	1	12
1966	9th-16th play-offs	14th	10	4	6	15	22
1970	1st-8th play-offs	8th	11	4	7	14	22
1974	7th-12th play-offs	11th	11	3	8	13	26
1978	17th-18th play-offs	18th	9	3	6	10	21
1982	Did not qualify
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014	Group stage	17th	5	1	4	9	12
2018	Second Round	10th	8	4	4	16	14
2022	Did not qualify
2025	Qualified
Total		9/20	71	21	50	94	160

World League

World League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1990	1990 to 2013 Did not participate
1991
1992
1994
1999
2002
2012
2013
2014	G2 FR	11th	14	8	6	32	23
2015	G2 FR	12th	14	10	4	35	23
2016	Group Stage	9th	9	3	6	15	20
2017	Group Stage	7th	9	4	5	18	19
Total		4/28	46	25	21	100	85

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2018	Did not qualify
2019
2022
2023
2024	Final	2nd	3	2	1	7	7
Total		1/5	3	2	1	7	7

European Championship

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1948	Round Robin	5th	5	1	4	3	13
1950	Did not participate
1951	Final Round	5th	6	1	5	4	18
1955	9th-14th play-offs	12th	7	3	4	11	15
1958	17th-20th play-offs	17th	7	3	4	13	12
1963	9th-17th play-offs	13th	10	4	6	14	18
1967	9th-16th play-offs	12th	9	5	4	17	17
1971	7th-12th play-offs	10th	6	2	4	7	14
1975	7th-12th play-offs	12th	8	0	8	10	24
1977	Did not qualify
1979	7th-12th play-offs	11th	8	1	7	8	18
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987	7th-8th play-offs	7th	7	3	4	15	12
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Second Round	10th	6	4	2	8	15
2009	Did not qualify
2011	First Round	13th	3	1	2	4	7
2013	Quarter Final	7th	4	3	1	10	6
2015	Play-Offs	10th	4	2	2	6	7
2017	Third place game	4th	6	4	2	14	10
2019	Round of 16	9th	6	4	2	14	8
2021	Preliminary round	18th	5	1	4	7	12
2023	Round of 16	14th	6	2	4	10	13
Total		18/33	113	44	69	175	239

European Volleyball League

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2004	Did not participate
2005
2006
2007	Group stage	12th	12	2	10	13	33
2008	Did not participate
2009	Group stage	5th	12	8	4	30	20
2010	Did not participate
2011	Group stage	6th	12	7	5	26	24
2012	Did not participate
2013	Champions	1st	14	14	0	42	7
2018	Group stage	6th	6	4	2	13	9
2019	Group stage	11th	6	1	5	8	17
2021	Final round	4th	8	4	4	15	15
2022	Group stage	7th	6	2	4	8	12
2023	Group stage	7th	6	2	4	8	13
2024	Group stage	5th	6	4	2	13	12
Total	1 Title	10/16	88	48	40	176	162

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2023 European Championship.

Head coach: Emanuele Zanini

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023–24 club
1	Jolan Cox	12 July 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Greenyard Maaseik
3	Sam Deroo (C)	29 April 1992	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Zenit Kazan
4	Stijn D'Hulst	24 April 1991	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	321 cm (126 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Knack Roeselare
8	Matthijs Verhanneman	8 December 1988	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Knack Roeselare
9	Wout D'Heer	26 April 2001	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Itas Trentino
10	Mathijs Desmet	28 January 2000	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	341 cm (134 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Pallavolo Padova
11	Seppe Van Hoyweghen	7 October 2000	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Decospan Volley Team Menen
12	Seppe Rotty	10 March 2001	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Knack Roeselare
13	Elias Thys	20 October 1998	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Greenyard Maaseik
14	Jelle Ribbens	17 March 1992	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	331 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Fréjus Var Volley
20	Robbe Van De Velde	28 October 2002	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Lindemans Aalst
23	Ferre Reggers	18 July 2003	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Allianz Milano
26	Martin Perin	22 November 2002	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Greenyard Maaseik
33	Michiel Fransen	29 October 2002	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Tectum Achel

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile