title: Belgium men's national ice hockey team
text: # Belgium men's national ice hockey team
  
  The Belgium men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Belgium, and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1908. They have played in four Olympic Games, the last in 1936. The team also participated in the European Championships from 1910 to 1932. They have won 2 bronze medals (1910, 1911), 1 silver medal (1927), and 1 gold medal (1913).
  
  ## Tournament participation
  
  ### Olympic Games
  
  | Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1920 Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ? | ? | Gold Medal Round | 7th |
  | 1924 Chamonix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 | ? | ? | First round | 7th |
  | 1928 St. Moritz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ? | ? | First round | 8th |
  | 1932 Lake Placid | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
  | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ? | ? | First round | 14th |
  | 1948–2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
  
  ### World Championships
  
  * 1930 – Finished in 10th place
  * 1933 – Finished in 12th place
  * 1934 – Finished in 11th place
  * 1935 – Finished in 14th place
  * 1939 – Finished in 12th place
  * 1947 – Finished in 8th place
  * 1949 – Finished in 9th place
  * 1950 – Finished in 7th place
  * 1951 – Finished in 4th place Criterium Européen
  * 1952 – Finished 5th place in Pool B
  * 1955 – Finished in 6th place in Pool B
  * 1956 – Finished in 3rd place in Pool B
  * 1961 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  * 1963 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  * 1970 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  * 1971 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  * 1975 – Finished in 7th place in Pool C
  * 1977 – Finished in 6th place in Pool C
  * 1978 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  * 1987 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  * 1989 – Finished in 1st place in Pool D
  * 1990 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  * 1991 – Finished in 9th place in Pool C
  * 1992 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C1
  * 1993 – Finished in 8th place in Pool C
  * 1994 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  * 1995 – Finished in 5th place in Pool C2
  * 1996 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  * 1997 – Finished in 8th place in Pool D
  * 1998 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  * 1999 – Finished in 4th place in Pool D
  * 2000 – Finished in 2nd place in Pool D
  * 2001 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group B
  * 2002 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2003 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  * 2004 – Finished in 6th place in Division I, Group A
  * 2005 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group B
  * 2006 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2007 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2008 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2009 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
  * 2010 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2011 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  * 2012 – Finished in 1st place in Division II, Group B
  * 2013 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2014 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  * 2015 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2016 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group A
  * 2017 – Finished in 4th place in Division II, Group A
  * 2018 – Finished in 5th place in Division II, Group A
  * 2019 – Finished in 6th place in Division II, Group A
  * 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  * 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  * 2022 – Finished in 3rd place in Division II, Group B
  * 2023 – Finished in 2nd place in Division II, Group B
  
  ### European Championships
  
  | Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1910 Les Avants | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
  | 1911 Berlin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
  | 1912 Prague* | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
  | 1913 Munich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
  | 1914 Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
  | 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). | No Championships (World War I). |
  | 1921 Stockholm | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
  | 1922 St. Moritz | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
  | 1923 Antwerp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
  | 1924 Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | ? | Group stage | 4th |
  | 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
  | 1926 Davos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ? | ? | Second round | 7th |
  | 1927 Wien | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
  | 1929 Budapest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | First round | 7th |
  | 1932 Berlin | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
  
  ## All-time record
  
      As of 23 April 2023.
  
  | Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 59 | +5 |
  | Austria | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 106 | -70 |
  | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
  | Bohemia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
  | Bulgaria | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 84 | 122 | -38 |
  | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | -33 |
  | China | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 52 | -23 |
  | Croatia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 42 | -29 |
  | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | −69 |
  | Denmark | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 177 | -146 |
  | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 30 | -22 |
  | England | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 50 | -38 |
  | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 |
  | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | −15 |
  | France | 53 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 115 | 303 | -188 |
  | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
  | Germany | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 69 | -37 |
  | Great Britain | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 188 | -134 |
  | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
  | Hungary | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 162 | -126 |
  | Iceland | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 28 | +29 |
  | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
  | Israel | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 47 | +13 |
  | Italy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 74 | -59 |
  | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 |
  | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
  | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -15 |
  | Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 |
  | Mexico | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | +47 |
  | Netherlands | 71 | 18 | 3 | 50 | 210 | 453 | -243 |
  | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 |
  | North Korea | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 | -22 |
  | Norway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 58 | -51 |
  | Poland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | -23 |
  | Romania | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 133 | -109 |
  | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
  | Serbia | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 45 | -8 |
  | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
  | South Africa | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 17 | +71 |
  | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
  | Spain | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 73 | -4 |
  | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 57 | −50 |
  | Switzerland | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 116 | -57 |
  | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 |
  | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | -35 |
  | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
  | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 44 | −42 |
  | Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 66 | -44 |
  | Total | 455 | 142 | 18 | 295 | 1 446 | 3 002 | -1 556 |
  
  ## Hockey Hall of Fame members
  
  * Paul Loicq, team captain, player-coach, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
  