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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
26.5
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Leekens, Georges (Coach)

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Leekens, Georges (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-05-18
Place of Birth
Meeuwen-Gruitrode (Belgium)
Height
1.87m
Matches
8 (7 / 1)
Goto coach Georges Leekens

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 Belgium RSC Anderlecht 8 0 0 0 0 0
Van Kerckhoven, Nico 1970-12-14 Left Back Belgium Lierse SK 7 0 0 0 0 0
Van Meir, Eric 1968-02-28 Centre Back Belgium Lierse SK 5 0 1 0 0 0
De Roover, Bart 1967-08-21 Defender Netherlands NAC Breda 5 0 0 0 0 0
Crasson, Bertrand 1971-10-05 Right Back Italy SSC Napoli 4 0 1 0 0 0
Vidović, Gordan 1968-06-23 Centre Back Belgium Excelsior Mouscron 4 0 0 0 0 0
Smidts, Rudi 1963-08-12 Left Back Belgium RSC Charleroi 3 1 0 0 0 0
Verstraeten, Mike 1967-08-12 Centre Back Belgium Germinal Ekeren 2 1 0 0 0 0
Albert, Phillippe 1967-08-10 Centre Back England Newcastle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Deflandre, Éric 1973-08-02 Right Back Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 0 0 0 0
Genaux, Régis 1973-08-31 Right Back Italy Udinese Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 0
De Boeck, Glen 1971-08-22 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
Medved, Dirk 1968-09-15 Right Back Belgium Standard Liège 1 0 0 0 0 0
Borkelmans, Vital 1963-06-01 Left Back Belgium Club Brugge 0 2 0 0 0 0
Claeys, Geoffrey 1974-10-05 Centre Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Doll, Olivier 1973-06-09 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
Léonard, Philippe 1974-02-12 Left Back France AS Monaco 0 1 0 0 0 0
Van der Elst, Franky 1961-04-30 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 8 0 0 0 0 0
Staelens, Lorenzo 1964-04-30 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 5 0 0 0
Scifo, Enzo 1966-02-19 Attacking Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 1 0 0 0 0
Wilmots, Marc 1969-02-22 Attacking Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 3 0 1 0 0 0
Boffin, Danny 1965-07-10 Left Midfielder France FC Metz 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lemoine, Dominique 1966-03-12 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 2 2 0 0 0 0
Claessens, Gert 1972-02-21 Left Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 1 0 0 0
Schepens, Gunther 1973-05-04 Left Midfielder Germany Karlsruher SC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Haagdoren, Filip 1970-06-25 Right Midfielder Belgium Lierse SK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pierre, Frédéric 1974-02-23 Right Midfielder Belgium Excelsior Mouscron 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oliveira, Luís 1969-03-24 Centre Forward Italy AC Fiorentina 6 0 5 0 0 0
Mpenza, Émile 1978-07-04 Centre Forward Belgium Standard Liège 4 1 2 0 0 0
Nilis, Luc 1967-05-25 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 1 2 0 0 0
Verheyen, Gert 1970-09-20 Right Winger Belgium Club Brugge 2 1 0 0 0 0
Goossens, Michaël 1973-11-30 Centre Forward Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 1 0 0 0 0
De Bilde, Gilles 1971-06-09 Left Winger Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 3 0 0 0 0
Jbari, Nordin 1975-02-05 Centre Forward Belgium Club Brugge 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mpenza, Mbo 1976-12-04 Centre Forward Belgium 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
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Belgium
Belgium
3:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Belgium
Friendly
Windsor Park
1997-03-29
Wales
Wales
Belgium
Belgium
1:2 c
Wales vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Cardiff Arms Park
1997-04-30
Turkey
Turkey
Belgium
Belgium
1:3 c
Turkey vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu
1997-06-07
Belgium
Belgium
San Marino
San Marino
6:0 c
Belgium vs. San Marino
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Stade Roi Baudouin
1997-09-06
Netherlands
Netherlands
Belgium
Belgium
3:1 c
Netherlands vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1997-10-11
Belgium
Belgium
Wales
Wales
3:2 c
Belgium vs. Wales
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Stade Roi Baudouin
1997-10-29
Ireland
Ireland
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
Lansdowne Road
1997-11-15
Belgium
Belgium
Ireland
Ireland
2:1 c
Belgium vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
Stade Roi Baudouin
8 Matches

Match Progress for Belgium in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
45 12 12 21 71
France
France
37 12 8 17 75
Spain
Spain
17 5 2 10 19
Germany
Germany
17 4 1 12 22
Wales
Wales
17 8 5 4 28
Italy
Italy
16 2 4 10 18
England
England
14 4 4 6 21
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
13 10 3 0 39
Switzerland
Switzerland
13 8 1 4 31
Sweden
Sweden
12 7 2 3 17
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 5 2 5 18
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 22
Cyprus
Cyprus
12 11 1 0 32
Poland
Poland
11 5 3 3 15
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 2 1 27
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 2 5 18
Estonia
Estonia
10 9 0 1 32
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 11
Croatia
Croatia
9 3 3 3 6
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 3 3 16
Romania
Romania
9 4 2 3 14
Czechia
Czechia
9 4 2 3 10
Ireland
Ireland
9 3 6 0 15
Portugal
Portugal
9 2 3 4 8
England
England (Amateur)
9 2 1 6 14
Russia
Russia
8 6 2 0 19
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 46
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
8 5 3 0 20
Hungary
Hungary
8 6 2 0 20
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 4 1 3 19
Israel
Israel
7 6 0 1 16
Iceland
Iceland
7 7 0 0 28
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 10
Japan
Japan
6 2 2 2 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 10
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 0 1 11
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 15
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 3 0 2 7
Norway
Norway
5 3 2 0 10
Mexico
Mexico
5 1 2 2 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 3 2 0 6
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 4
Serbia
Serbia
5 4 0 1 9
Egypt
Egypt
4 1 0 3 4
Austria
Austria
4 2 2 0 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 1 2 1 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 2 1 1 8
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 14
Morocco
Morocco
4 2 0 2 6
South Korea
South Korea
4 3 1 0 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 1 0 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 1 1 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 0 2 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Algeria
Algeria
3 2 1 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 4
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 0 2 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 9
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 2 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 0 1 1 0
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
Albania
Albania
2 1 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 13
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 6
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 1 0 0 3
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 3
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 9
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 2
558 272 118 168 1,054

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