Belgian men's national volleyball team
Belgium | |
Association | Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) |
World ranking | 13th place |
Trainer | Brecht Van Kerckhove |
Assistant coach | Karol Redzioch, Kris Eyckmans |
Homepage | topvolleybelgium.be |
World Championship | |
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Participation in the finals | 1949, 1956, 1962 (preliminary round only) , 1966–1978, 2014 |
best result | 8th place in 1970 |
Olympic games | |
Participation in the finals | 1968 |
best result | 8th place in 1968 |
European Championship | |
Participation in the finals | 1948, 1951-1975, 1979, 1987, 2007, 2011-2019 |
best result | 4th place 2017 |
World cup | |
Participation in the finals | no |
best result | no |
World league | |
Participation in the finals | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
best result | 7th place 2017 |
European League | |
Participation in the finals | 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
best result | 1st place 2013 |
(As of September 23, 2019) |
The Belgian national volleyball team for men is a selection of the best Belgian players who represent the Fédération Royale Belge de Volleyball in international tournaments and internationals.
history
World Championship
At the first volleyball world championship in 1949 with ten participants, Belgium took penultimate place ahead of neighboring Netherlands. In 1956 the Belgians did not get beyond 17th place and in 1962 they withdrew their team after the preliminary round. After 14th place in 1966, Belgium achieved its best result in 1970 in eighth place. Then it went down from eleventh to 18th in 1978. Belgium did not qualify for a World Cup until 2014 (17th place).
Olympic games
The only Olympic tournament with Belgian participation took place in Mexico in 1968 . Belgium reached eighth place.
European Championship
At the first European volleyball championship , Belgium finished fifth out of six places. Three years later, the Belgians finished sixth, followed by six tournaments with double-digit placements between 10 and 17. After a missed tournament, the Belgians finished eleventh in 1979 and when the 1987 European Championship took place in their own country, they achieved one of their best results in seventh. After that, they had to wait twenty years for the next participation. Belgium finished tenth at the 2007 European Championship .
World cup
The World Cup has so far taken place without Belgium.
World league
Belgium did not play in the world league either.
European League
In 2007 , Belgium finished last of twelve places in the Europa League .
Web links
- Homepage of the Belgian Volleyball Federation (Dutch)
- FIVB Volleyball Competitions (English)
- Information in the CEV (English)