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| FIBA ranking | 6  (26 August 2024)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Gold: 2023 Bronze: 2017, 2021 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Soviet Union 91–31 Belgium  (Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Azerbaijan 28–136 Belgium (Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belgium 48–127 Soviet Union  (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]).
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 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.