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FIBA ranking | 6 ![]() | ||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Belgium | ||
Coach | Rachid Meziane | ||
Nickname(s) | Belgian Cats | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 14 | ||
Medals | ![]() ![]() | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Moulins, France; 22 May 1976) |
The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship fourteen times overall. Their best results at the event are winning the title in 2023,[2] and two third place finishes (2017,[3] and 2021[4]). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the World Cup (2018,[5] 2022[6]), and one at the Olympic Games (2020[7]).