Belgium national football B team
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| Nickname | The Red Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV)[A] | ||
| Home stadium | N/A | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 2–1 Luxembourg  (Arlon, Belgium; 4 May 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Belgium 8–0 Luxembourg (Charleroi, Belgium; 9 May 1954) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belgium 0–6 France  (Charleroi, Belgium; 7 December 1930) | |||
Belgium B was a secondary football team that occasionally served as support for the Belgium national football team. At times they have played against the full national team of Luxembourg;[1] they have also played matches against 'B' or U-23 teams from other football associations. Since the team's first use in 1924, there have been at minimum 104 games; most of them against Luxembourg, but also against English,[2] French,[3] Italian,[4] Norwegian,[5] Portuguese,[6] and Swiss teams.[7] The last recorded match dates from February 2000 (a 1–1 draw against France B).
This team is assumed to have been always different from the Belgian U-21 team. However, it is not well documented whether this is the same Belgian team that played qualifiers for the Summer Olympics until 1988; neither is it clear whether age restrictions (e.g. under-25) have ever been applied.
