Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium U-21
Nickname(s)Jonge duivels (Young demons)

Jeunes diables (Little devils)

Junge Teufels (Young Devils)
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
Head coachGill Swerts
CaptainAster Vranckx
Most capsJean-François Gillet (36)
Top scorerLoïs Openda (13)
Home stadiumDen Dreef
First colours
Second colours
First international
France 1–1 Belgium
(Amiens, France; 3 September 1976)
Biggest win
Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg
(Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 7–0 Belgium
(Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultSemi-finals (2007)

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.


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