The Belgium national korfball team, nicknamed the Belgian Diamonds, is managed by the Koninklijke Belgische Korfbalbond (KBKB), representing Belgium in korfball international competitions.
Belgium | |
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Association | Koninklijke Belgische Korfbalbond |
IKF membership | IKF Foundator |
IKF code | BEL |
IKF rank | 3 (Jan. 2017)[1] |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 11 |
First appearance | 1978 |
Best result | Champions, 1991 |
World Games | |
Appearances | 10 |
First appearance | 1985 |
Best result | Runners-up, 9 times |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 8 |
First appearance | 1998 |
Best result | Runners-up, 6 times |
http://www.korfbal.be/ |
The Koninklijke Belgische Korfbalbond was one of the founders of the International Korfball Federation, with the Dutch Federation, on 11 June 1933.
Tournament history
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Competition | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
World Championship | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
World Games | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
European Championship | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
World Championships[2] | |||
Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
1978 | 1st World Championship | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
1984 | 2nd World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 2nd place |
1987 | 3rd World Championship | Makkum (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
1991 | 4th World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | Champions |
1995 | 5th World Championship | New Delhi (India) | 2nd place |
1999 | 6th World Championship | Adelaide (Australia) | 2nd place |
2003 | 7th World Championship | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
2007 | 8th World Championship | Brno (Czech Republic) | 2nd place |
2011 | 9th World Championship | Shaoxing (China) | 2nd place |
2015 | 10th World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 2nd place |
2019 | 11th World Championship | Durban (South Africa) | 2nd place |
2023 | 12th World Championship | Taiwan | 3rd place |
World Games[3] | |||
Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
1985 | 2nd World Games | London (United Kingdom) | 2nd place |
1989 | 3rd World Games | Karlsruhe (Germany) | 2nd place |
1993 | 4th World Games | The Hague (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
1997 | 5th World Games | Lahti (Finland) | 2nd place |
2001 | 6th World Games | Akita (Japan) | 2nd place |
2005 | 7th World Games | Duisburg (Germany) | 2nd place |
2009 | 8th World Games | Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | 2nd place |
2013 | 9th World Games | Cali (Colombia) | 2nd place |
2017 | 10th World Games | Wrocław (Poland) | 3rd place |
2022 | 11th World Games | Birmingham (United States) | 2nd place |
European Championships[4] | |||
Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
1998 | 1st European Championship | Estoril (Portugal) | 2nd place |
2002 | 2nd European Championship | Terrassa (Spain) | 3rd place |
2006 | 3rd European Championship | Budapest (Hungary) | 2nd place |
2010 | 4th European Championship | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
2014 | 5th European Championship | Maia (Portugal) | 2nd place |
2016 | 6th European Championship | Dordrecht (Netherlands) | 2nd place |
2018 | 7th European Championship | Friesland (Netherlands) | 4th place |
2021 | 8th European Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 2nd place |
References
edit- ^ "IKF Ranking from 1 January 2017" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
- ^ IKF (ed.). "The history of the IKF and the World Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
- ^ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.