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General Information for Belgium
Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association | Koninklijke Belgiese Voetbal Bond
Founded
1895
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1997
1.82m
Average age in 1997
26.8
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1997
Coaches in 1997
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Leekens, Georges (Coach)
Day of Birth
1949-05-18
Place of Birth
Meeuwen-Gruitrode
(Belgium)
Height
1.87m
Matches
8
(7 /
1)
Players of Belgium in 1997
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| De Wilde, Filip | 1964-07-05 | Goalkeeper |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Kerckhoven, Nico | 1970-12-14 | Left Back |
|
Lierse SK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Meir, Eric | 1968-02-28 | Centre Back |
|
Lierse SK | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Roover, Bart | 1967-08-21 | Defender |
|
NAC Breda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crasson, Bertrand | 1971-10-05 | Right Back |
|
SSC Napoli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vidović, Gordan | 1968-06-23 | Centre Back |
|
Excelsior Mouscron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smidts, Rudi | 1963-08-12 | Left Back |
|
RSC Charleroi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verstraeten, Mike | 1967-08-12 | Centre Back |
|
Germinal Ekeren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert, Phillippe | 1967-08-10 | Centre Back |
|
Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deflandre, Éric | 1973-08-02 | Right Back |
|
Club Brugge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genaux, Régis | 1973-08-31 | Right Back |
|
Udinese Calcio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Boeck, Glen | 1971-08-22 | Centre Back |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medved, Dirk | 1968-09-15 | Right Back |
|
Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borkelmans, Vital | 1963-06-01 | Left Back |
|
Club Brugge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claeys, Geoffrey | 1974-10-05 | Centre Back |
|
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doll, Olivier | 1973-06-09 | Centre Back |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Léonard, Philippe | 1974-02-12 | Left Back |
|
AS Monaco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van der Elst, Franky | 1961-04-30 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staelens, Lorenzo | 1964-04-30 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scifo, Enzo | 1966-02-19 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmots, Marc | 1969-02-22 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boffin, Danny | 1965-07-10 | Left Midfielder |
|
FC Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemoine, Dominique | 1966-03-12 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Standard Liège | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claessens, Gert | 1972-02-21 | Left Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schepens, Gunther | 1973-05-04 | Left Midfielder |
|
Karlsruher SC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haagdoren, Filip | 1970-06-25 | Right Midfielder |
|
Lierse SK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre, Frédéric | 1974-02-23 | Right Midfielder |
|
Excelsior Mouscron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliveira, Luís | 1969-03-24 | Centre Forward |
|
AC Fiorentina | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mpenza, Émile | 1978-07-04 | Centre Forward |
|
Standard Liège | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilis, Luc | 1967-05-25 | Centre Forward |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verheyen, Gert | 1970-09-20 | Right Winger |
|
Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goossens, Michaël | 1973-11-30 | Centre Forward |
|
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Bilde, Gilles | 1971-06-09 | Left Winger |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jbari, Nordin | 1975-02-05 | Centre Forward |
|
Club Brugge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mpenza, Mbo | 1976-12-04 | Centre Forward |
|
Standard Liège | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Belgium in 1997
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-11 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-03-29 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 7 | ||
| 1997-04-30 |
|
|
1:3 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 7 | ||
| 1997-06-07 |
|
|
6:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 7 | ||
| 1997-09-06 |
|
|
3:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 7 | ||
| 1997-10-11 |
|
|
3:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 7 | ||
| 1997-10-29 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs | ||
| 1997-11-15 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs | ||
| 8 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Belgium in 1997
Favorite Opponents of Belgium
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
48 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 72 |
|
|
37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 75 |
|
|
17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
|
17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
|
|
17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
|
|
16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
|
|
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
|
13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
|
13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
|
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
|
12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
|
12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
|
11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
|
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
|
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
|
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
|
England (Amateur)
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
|
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 573 | 283 | 122 | 168 | 1,087 |