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Nickname(s) | Jonge duivels (Young demons)
Jeunes diables (Little devils) Junge Teufels (Young Devils) | ||
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Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
Head coach | Gill Swerts | ||
Captain | Aster Vranckx | ||
Most caps | Jean-François Gillet (36) | ||
Top scorer | Loïs Openda (13) | ||
Home stadium | Den Dreef | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Amiens, France; 3 September 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Mechelen, Belgium; 3 June 2007) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Prague, Czech Republic; 24 April 2001) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2007) |
The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.