Progression of Belgium association football caps record

This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international caps for the Belgium national football team.

Criteria

For the early decades, counts of caps were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

Belgium record

Player

Cap

Date

Opponent

Score

Notes

Refs

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Charles Vanderstappen
Camille Van Hoorden

2

1905-04-30

1–4

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Charles Vanderstappen
Camille Van Hoorden

3

1905-05-07

7–0

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Charles Vanderstappen
Camille Van Hoorden

4

1905-05-14

0–4

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Camille Van Hoorden

5

1906-04-22

5–0

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Camille Van Hoorden

6

1906-04-29

5–0

Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq
Edgard Poelmans
Camille Van Hoorden

7

1906-05-13

3–2

Edgard Poelmans
Camille Van Hoorden

8

1907-04-14

1–3

Edgard Poelmans
Camille Van Hoorden

9

1907-04-21

1–2

Camille Van Hoorden

10

1907-05-09

2–1

Camille Van Hoorden

11

1908-03-29

1–4

Camille Van Hoorden

12

1908-04-12

2–1

Camille Van Hoorden

13

1908-04-18

England Amateur

2–8

Camille Van Hoorden

14

1908-04-26

1–3

Camille Van Hoorden

15

1908-10-26

2–1

Camille Van Hoorden

16

1909-03-21

1–4

Camille Van Hoorden

17

1909-04-25

1–4

Camille Van Hoorden

18

1909-05-09

5–2

Charles Cambier

18

1910-03-26

England Amateur

2–2

Charles Cambier

19

1910-04-03

4–0

Charles Cambier

20

1910-04-10

0–7

Camille Van Hoorden

20

1911-04-02

1–3

Camille Van Hoorden

21

1911-04-23

Germany

2–1

Camille Van Hoorden

22

1911-04-30

7–1

Camille Van Hoorden

23

1912-03-10

1–2

Camille Van Hoorden

24

1912-04-28

3–4

Louis Saeys

24

1914-03-15

2–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

24

1923-03-19

1–6

Armand Swartenbroeks

25

1923-04-29

1–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

26

1923-05-05

England Amateur

3–0

Armand Swartenbroeks

27

1923-11-01

2–2

Armand Swartenbroeks

28

1924-01-13

0–2

Armand Swartenbroeks

29

1924-03-23

1–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

30

1924-04-27

1–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

31

1924-05-29

1–8

1924 Summer Olympics

Armand Swartenbroeks

32

1924-11-11

3–0

Armand Swartenbroeks

33

1924-12-08

0–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

34

1925-03-15

0–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

35

1925-05-03

0–5

Armand Swartenbroeks

36

1925-05-21

3–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

37

1925-05-24

0–0

Armand Swartenbroeks

38

1925-12-13

3–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

39

1926-02-14

0–2

Armand Swartenbroeks

40

1926-05-02

5–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

41

1926-05-24

3–5

Armand Swartenbroeks

42

1926-06-20

2–2

Armand Swartenbroeks

43

1927-01-02

2–3

Armand Swartenbroeks

44

1927-03-13

2–0

Armand Swartenbroeks

45

1927-04-13

2–1

Armand Swartenbroeks

46

1927-05-01

2–3

Armand Swartenbroeks

47

1927-05-11

1–9

Armand Swartenbroeks

48

1927-05-22

1–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

49

1927-05-26

0–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

50

1927-09-04

0–7

Armand Swartenbroeks

51

1928-01-08

1–2

Armand Swartenbroeks

52

1928-02-12

2–4

Armand Swartenbroeks

53

1928-03-11

1–1

Bernard Voorhoof

53

1938-05-15

Italy

1–6

Bernard Voorhoof

54

1938-05-29

2–2

Bernard Voorhoof

55

1938-06-05

1–3

1938 FIFA World Cup

Bernard Voorhoof

56

1939-01-29

1–4

Bernard Voorhoof

57

1939-03-19

5–4

Bernard Voorhoof

58

1939-04-23

2–3

Bernard Voorhoof

59

1939-05-14

1–2

Bernard Voorhoof

60

1940-03-17

7–1

Bernard Voorhoof

61

1940-04-21

2–4

Vic Mees

61

1958-03-02

0–2

Vic Mees

62

1958-04-13

2–7

Vic Mees

63

1958-11-23

1–3

Vic Mees

64

1960-02-28

1–0

Vic Mees

65

1960-03-27

3–1

Vic Mees

66

1960-04-24

2–1

Vic Mees

67

1960-05-22

1–4

Vic Mees

68

1960-10-02

1–4

Paul Van Himst

68

1972-06-14

1–2

UEFA Euro 1972

Paul Van Himst

69

1972-06-17

2–1

UEFA Euro 1972

Paul Van Himst

70

1972-10-04

0–2

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Paul Van Himst

71

1972-11-19

0–0

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Paul Van Himst

72

1973-04-18

3–0

Paul Van Himst

73

1973-10-31

2–0

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Paul Van Himst

74

1973-11-18

0–0

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Paul Van Himst

75

1974-03-13

0–1

Paul Van Himst

76

1974-04-17

1–1

Paul Van Himst

77

1974-05-01

1–0

Paul Van Himst

78

1974-06-01

2–1

Paul Van Himst

79

1974-09-08

2–0

Paul Van Himst

80

1974-10-12

2–1

UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

Paul Van Himst

81

1974-12-07

0–0

UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

Jan Ceulemans

81

1989-06-08

2–0

Jan Ceulemans

82

1989-08-23

3–0

Jan Ceulemans

83

1989-09-06

3–0

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Jan Ceulemans

84

1989-10-11

2–2

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Jan Ceulemans

85

1989-10-25

1–1

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Jan Ceulemans

86

1990-01-17

0–2

Jan Ceulemans

87

1990-02-21

0–0

Jan Ceulemans

88

1990-05-26

2–2

Jan Ceulemans

89

1990-06-12

2–0

1990 FIFA World Cup

Jan Ceulemans

90

1990-06-17

3–1

1990 FIFA World Cup

Jan Ceulemans

91

1990-06-21

1–2

1990 FIFA World Cup

Jan Ceulemans

92

1990-06-26

0–1

1990 FIFA World Cup

Jan Ceulemans

93

1990-09-12

0–2

Jan Ceulemans

94

1990-10-17

1–3

UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

Jan Ceulemans

95

1991-02-13

0–0

Jan Ceulemans

96

1991-02-27

3–0

UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

See also

  • List of footballers with 100 or more caps
  • Progression of association football caps record
  • Progression of Belgium association football goalscoring record