Belgium B was a secondary football team that occasionally served as support for the Belgium national football team. At times they have played against the full national team of Luxembourg;[1] they have also played matches against 'B' or U-23 teams from other football associations. Since the team's first use in 1924, there have been at minimum 104 games; most of them against Luxembourg, but also against English,[2] French,[3] Italian,[4] Norwegian,[5] Portuguese,[6] and Swiss teams.[7] The last recorded match dates from February 2000 (a 1–1 draw against France B).
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV)[A] | ||
| Home stadium | N/A | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 2–1 Luxembourg  (Arlon, Belgium; 4 May 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg (Charleroi, Belgium; 9 May 1954) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belgium 0–6 France  (Charleroi, Belgium; 7 December 1930) | |||
This team is assumed to have been always different from the Belgian U-21 team. However, it is not well documented whether this is the same Belgian team that played qualifiers for the Summer Olympics until 1988; neither is it clear whether age restrictions (e.g. under-25) have ever been applied.
Match record
edit1920s
edit| 23 March 1924 Friendly | France B  | 1 – 0 | Belgium B | Strasbourg, France |
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Report |
| 4 May 1924 Friendly | Belgium B | 2 – 1 | Luxembourg | Arlon, Belgium |
| 15:00 | Vens Jooris |
Report1 Report2 |
Elter 56' |
Stadium: Stade du Jeunesse Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Robert Van Assche (Belgium) |
| 11 May 1924 Friendly | Luxembourg | 2 – 1 | Belgium B | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15:00 | Langers 35', 61' |
Report1 Report2 |
?? |
Stadium: CA Spora Luxembourg field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gaston Vallat (France) |
| 5 October 1924 Friendly | Belgium B | 4 – 1 | Luxembourg | Mechelen, Belgium |
| 14:30 | Diddens De Spae Verhoeven |
Report1 Report2 |
Lefèvre |
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 14 February 1926 Friendly | Luxembourg | 1 – 1 | Belgium B | Differdange, Luxembourg |
| 14:30 | Ries 89' |
Report1 Report2 |
Diddens |
Stadium: FA Red Boys Differdange field Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nic Schmit (Luxembourg) |
| 5 December 1926 Friendly | Belgium B | 6 – 1 | Luxembourg | Charleroi, Belgium |
| 14:00 | |
Report1 Report2 |
Lefèvre |
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Charles Malevez (Belgium) |
| 1 April 1928 Friendly | Luxembourg | 2 – 3 | Belgium B | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15:30 | Koetz 10' Berchem 34' |
Report1 Report2 |
Bierna Voorhoof |
Stadium: CA Spora Luxembourg field Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nic Schmit (Luxembourg) |
| 4 November 1928 Friendly | Belgium B | 1 – 1 | Luxembourg | Ghent, Belgium |
| 14:30 | ?? |
Report1 Report2 |
Bommertz 36' |
Stadium: Stade Emmanuel Hiel Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roger Conrié (France) |
1930s
edit| 9 February 1930 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0 – 1 | Belgium B | Differdange, Luxembourg |
| 14:30 | Report1 Report2 |
Claessens |
Stadium: FA Red Boys Differdange field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Georges Balvay (France) |
| 1 June 1930 Friendly | Belgium B | 7 – 4 | Luxembourg | Brugge, Belgium |
| 16:00 | Versyp Vanderbauwhede Diddens |
Report1 Report2 |
Waltener 8', 50' Theissen 29'Becker 44' |
Stadium: Cercle Brugge K.S.V. field Referee: Roger Conrié (France) |
| 1 March 1931 Friendly | Luxembourg | 2 – 3 | Belgium B | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15:00 | Theissen 4' Logelin 76' |
Report1 Report2 |
Capelle Secretin Noeth |
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Louis Raguin (France) |
| 14 February 1932 Friendly | Belgium B | 6 – 3 | Luxembourg | Charleroi, Belgium |
| 14:30 | Campenhout (pen.) Secretin Bourgeois |
Report1 Report2 |
Speicher 14', 83' Kremer 33' |
Stadium: Stade de la Neuville Referee: Joop van Moorsel (The Netherlands) |
1960s
edit| 8 April 1964 Friendly | Italy B  | 1 – 1 | Belgium B | Verona, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
| 16 March 1966 Friendly | Belgium B | 3 – 3 | Italy B | Charleroi, Belgium |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de la Neuville |
| 1 June 1966 Friendly | Portugal B  | 0 – 0 | Belgium B | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Report |
| 22 March 1967 Friendly | Belgium B | 2 – 0 | Portugal B | Charleroi, Belgium |
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Report |
| 25 May 1969 Friendly | Belgium B | 0 – 1 |  England U23 | Oostende, Belgium |
| Report1 | Joe Royle |
Stadium: Albertparkstadion |
1990s
editNote: this record may not be exhaustive.
| Opponents | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Points/game[B] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U23 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| France |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 26.67 | 1.20 |
| Italy |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg |
75 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 244 | 106 | +138 | 76.00 | 2.43 |
 Norway U23 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 | 1.50 |
 Switzerland |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 50.00 | 1.63 |
| Totals | 104 | 66 | 22 | 16 | 287 | 147 | +140 | 63.46 | 2.12 |
Notes
edit- ^ The acronyms KBVB, URBSFA and KBFV come from the organisation's respective Dutch, French and German names: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, Union royale belge des sociétés de football association and Königliche Belgische Fußballverband.
- ^ According to the "three points for a win" standard
References
edit- ^ Courtney, Barrie. "Luxembourg - List of Unofficial International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie. "England - U-23 International Results- Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Garin, Erik. "France - B/A'-Team - International Results 1922-2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Testero, Giampaolo. "Italy B - International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Aarhus, Lars. "U23 national team record (1998-2014)". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Teixeira, Jorge Miguel. "Selecção B - Lista de Jogos" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Garin, Erik. "Switzerland - International Matches B-Team 1932-1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2014.