Belgium women's national basketball team
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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 | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 14 | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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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]).
Competitive record[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
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7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 282 | |
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Total | 2/13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 282 |
FIBA Women's World Cup[edit]
FIBA Women's World Cup record | |||||||
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Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 401 | |
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Fifth place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 433 | 435 | |
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Total | 2/19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 889 | 836 |
EuroBasket Women[edit]
EuroBasket Women record | |||||||
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8th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 287 | 302 | |
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10th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 284 | 402 | |
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10th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 287 | |
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7th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 374 | 615 | |
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12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 390 | 599 | |
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12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 471 | 740 | |
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13th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 453 | 668 | |
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12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 306 | 350 | |
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6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 578 | 649 | |
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7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 525 | 520 | |
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6th | 5 | 1 | 413 | 376 | |
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5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 418 | 400 | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 445 | 414 | |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 488 | 338 | |
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Total | 14/39 | 98 | 33 | 65 | 5604 | 6660 |
Team[edit]
Current roster[edit]
Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.[8][9]
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See also[edit]
- Belgium women's national under-20 basketball team
- Belgium women's national under-19 basketball team
- Belgium women's national under-17 basketball team
- Belgium women's national 3x3 team
References[edit]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2023". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2017". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2021". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2020 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Voici la sélection des Belgian Cats pour FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023" (in French). basketballbelgium.be. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Team Roster: Belgium" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belgium women's national basketball team.
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Belgium National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com