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Belgium national under-17 football team

{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Belgium women's national under-17 football team}}{{Short description|National association football team}}

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{{Infobox national football team

| Name = Belgium U-17

| Badge = Royal Belgian FA logo 2019.svg

| Upright = 0.55

| FIFA Trigramme = BEL

| Nickname = De Jonge Duivels
Les Diablotins
The Super Devils

| Association = Royal Belgian Football Association

| Confederation = UEFA

| Coach = Bob Browaeys

| Captain =

| Most caps =

| Top scorer =

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| First game =

| Largest win =

| Largest loss =

| Regional name = World Cup

| Regional cup apps = 3

| Regional cup first = 2007

| Regional cup best = Third place (2015)

| 2ndRegional name = European Championship

| 2ndRegional cup apps = 8

| 2ndRegional cup first = 2006

| 2ndRegional cup best = Semi-final (2007, 2015, 2018)

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The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.

Players

=Current squad=

  • The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.{{cite web |title=Selectie Nationale Ploeg U17 |url=https://www.rbfa.be/nl/nationale-ploegen/rode-duivels-jeugd/rode-duivels-u17/selectie-nationale-ploeg-u17 |publisher=Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond |access-date=16 March 2025}}
  • Match dates: 19, 22 and 25 March 2025
  • Opposition: {{fbu|17|IRL}}, {{fbu|17|ISL}} and {{fbu|17|POL}}
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 18 November 2024, after the match against {{fbu|17|ENG}}

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Lucca Brughmans|age={{birth date and age|2008|06|27|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Bas Evers|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|02|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Gent|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Martin Henrion|age={{birth date and age|2008|03|02|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Ajax|clubnat=NED}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Pablo Capilla Rivera|age={{birth date and age|2008|11|20|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Gent|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Arthur De Kimpe|age={{birth date and age|2008|05|02|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=OH Leuven|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Wout Gielen|age={{birth date and age|2008|04|05|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Brent Jonkers|age={{birth date and age|2008|03|11|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lucca Darcon|age={{birth date and age|2008|02|06|df=yes}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=OH Leuven|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Wout Kapers|age={{birth date and age|2008|02|11|df=yes}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jessi Da Silva|age={{birth date and age|2008|04|15|df=yes}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Club Brugge|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Matthias Wamu Oyatambwe|age={{birth date and age|2008|10|22|df=yes}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=August De Wannemacker|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|25|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Nathan De Cat|age={{birth date and age|2008|07|19|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Anderlecht|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Noah Fernandez|age={{birth date and age|2008|01|09|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Mory Kera|age={{birth date and age|2008|06|26|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Sporting Charleroi|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Mohammed El Adfaoui|age={{birth date and age|2008|02|28|df=yes}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Gent|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=René Mitongo Muteba|age={{birth date and age|2008|01|18|df=yes}}|caps=7|goals=5|club=Standard Liège|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Aaron Murenzi|age={{birth date and age|2008|05|23|df=yes}}|caps=7|goals=4|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Gassimou Sylla|age={{birth date and age|2008|08|10|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=4|club=Anderlecht|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Jesse Bisiwu|age={{birth date and age|2008|01|22|df=yes}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Club Brugge|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Stan Naert|age={{birth date and age|2008|02|02|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Club Brugge|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs end}}

=Recent call-ups=

The following players have also been called up to the Belgium under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

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Competitive record

= FIFA U-17 World Cup record =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|China}} 1985rowspan=11 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Canada}} 1987
{{flagicon|Scotland}} 1989
{{flagicon|Italy}} 1991
{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1993
{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1995
{{flagicon|Egypt}} 1997
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} 1999
{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 2001
{{flagicon|Finland}} 2003
{{flagicon|Peru}} 2005
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2007Group stage310236
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2009rowspan=3 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011
{{flagicon|UAE}} 2013
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|Chile}} 2015

Third place741298
{{flagicon|India}} 2017rowspan=3 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023
{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2025colspan=7| Qualified
Total3/20105141214

= UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|DEN}} 2002rowspan=4 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|POR}} 2003
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2004
{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} 2005
{{flagicon|LUX}} 2006Group stage301228
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BEL}} 2007

Semi-finals413*055
{{flagicon|TUR}} 2008rowspan=4 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|GER}} 2009
{{flagicon|LIE}} 2010
{{flagicon|SRB}} 2011
{{flagicon|SLO}} 2012Group stage311132
{{flagicon|SVK}} 2013rowspan=2 colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|MLT}} 2014
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|BUL}} 2015

Semi-finals522*164
{{flagicon|AZE}} 2016Quarter-finals412132
{{flagicon|CRO}} 2017rowspan=1 colspan=7|did not qualify
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|ENG}} 2018

Semi-finals5401103
{{flagicon|IRL}} 2019Quarter-finals412155
{{flagicon|EST}} 2020rowspan=2 colspan=8|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|title=U17 finals in Estonia cancelled|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/025b-0ef557e5f07e-ef6e6c9ff749-1000--u17-finals-in-estonia-cancelled/|publisher=UEFA|date=18 March 2020|access-date=22 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0264-111e19ab63a2-1dda0bfee36f-1000--2020-21-u17-euro-cancelled/|title=2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled|publisher=UEFA|date=18 December 2020|access-date=22 August 2021}}
{{flagicon|CYP}} 2021
{{flagicon|ISR}} 2022Group stage311144
{{flagicon|HUN}} 2023colspan=7|did not qualify
{{flagicon|CYP}} 2024colspan=7|did not qualify
Total8/1931121093833

  •   *  denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  • {{color box|transparent|border=silver}} indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

{{Portal|Belgium|Association football}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Belgium national football team}}

{{Football in Belgium}}

{{UEFA under-17 teams}}

{{National sports teams of Belgium}}

Under-17

Category:European national under-17 association football teams

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Belgium's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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Opponent

!{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

!{{abbr|W|Won}}

!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

!{{abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

!Win %

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Costa Rica}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Ecuador}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Honduras}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Mali}}

{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Mexico}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|South Korea}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Tajikistan}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|Tunisia}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fbu|17|United States}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}}

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!Total

{{WDLtot|10|5|1|4|for=12|against=14|diff=yes}}