List of Belgium national football team hat-tricks

Since the inception of international association football matches, 26 Belgium footballers have scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first player to score a hat-trick for Belgium was Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq, while on the books of Union Saint-Gilloise, in a friendly match against France in 1905.^[1] Three players, Robert De Veen, Bert De Cleyn and Josip Weber, have scored five goals in one match. De Veen also scored the greatest number of hat-tricks, with three.

Belgium have conceded 43 hat-tricks since 1904, the most recent being scored by Dutchman Patrick Kluivert in a 5–5 friendly match draw with the Netherlands.^[2] Undoubtedly, the most famous hat-trick against Belgium came during the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when Belgium overcame three goals by Ihor Belanov to move past the Soviet Union into the quarter finals.^[3]

Hat-tricks for Belgium

Date	Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result^[a]	Ref
7 May 1905	3	Destrebecq, Pierre-JosephPierre-Joseph Destrebecq	France	Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels	Friendly	7–0	[1]
29 April 1906	3	De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen	Netherlands	Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp	Friendly	5–0	[4]
9 May 1909	3	De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen	France	Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels	Friendly	5–2	[5]
3 April 1910	3	Six, AlphonseAlphonse Six	France	Stade de la FGSPF, Gentilly	Friendly	4–0	[6]
30 April 1911	5	De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen	France	Rue de Forest, Brussels	Friendly	7–1	[7]
20 February 1912	3	Saeys, LouisLouis Saeys	Switzerland	Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp	Friendly	9–2	[8]
23 November 1913	3	Brébart, SylvainSylvain Brébart	Germany	Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp	Friendly	6–2	[9]
23 November 1913	3	Van Cant, JeanJean Van Cant	Germany	Stadion Broodstraat, Antwerp	Friendly	6–2	[9]
29 August 1920	3	Coppée, RobertRobert Coppée	Spain	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	1920 Summer Olympics	3–1	[10]
13 April 1930	3	Vanderbauwhede, MichelMichel Vanderbauwhede	France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	Friendly	6–1	[11]
5 June 1932	3	Capelle, JeanJean Capelle	Denmark	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen	Friendly	4–3	[12]
19 March 1939	3	Capelle, JeanJean Capelle	Netherlands	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp	Friendly	5–4	[13]
17 March 1940	3	Van Craen, JulesJules Van Craen	Netherlands	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp	Friendly	7–1	[14]
23 February 1946	5	De Cleyn, BertBert De Cleyn	Luxembourg	Stade du Mambourg, Charleroi	Friendly	7–0	[15]
10 May 1950	3	Mermans, JosephJoseph Mermans	Republic of Ireland	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	5–1	[16]
4 June 1950	3	Mermans, JosephJoseph Mermans	France	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	4–1	[17]
12 November 1950	3	Lemberechts, VictorVictor Lemberechts	Netherlands	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp	Friendly	7–2	[18]
25 November 1951	3	Anoul, PolPol Anoul	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	7–6	[19]
25 May 1953	3	Coppens, RikRik Coppens	Finland	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	1954 FIFA World Cup qualification	4–2	[20]
4 September 1957	3	Vandenberg, PaulPaul Vandenberg	Iceland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification	5–2	[21]
24 April 1963	3	Stockman, JacquesJacques Stockman	Brazil	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	5–1	[22]
10 November 1965	3	Van Himst, PaulPaul Van Himst	Israel	National Stadium, Ramat Gan	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification	5–0	[23]
19 March 1967	3	Stockman, JacquesJacques Stockman	Luxembourg	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg	1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	5–0	[24]
9 October 1968	3	Polleunis, LonLon Polleunis	Finland	Regenboogstadion, Waregem	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification	6–1	[25]
18 May 1972	3	Polleunis, LonLon Polleunis	Iceland	Stade de Sclessin, Liège	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification	6–1	[26]
14 October 1986	3	Claesen, NicoNico Claesen	Luxembourg	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg	1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	6–0	[27]
1 April 1987	3	Claesen, NicoNico Claesen	Scotland	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	4–1	[28]
1 June 1989	4	Van Der Linden, MarcMarc Van Der Linden	Luxembourg	Stade Grimonprez-Jooris, Lille (France)	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying	5–0	[29]
4 June 1994	5	Weber, JosipJosip Weber	Zambia	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	9–0	[30]
4 June 1994	3	Degryse, MarcMarc Degryse	Zambia	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	9–0	[30]
30 April 1997	3	Oliveira, LuísLuís Oliveira	Turkey	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying	3–1	[31]
28 February 2001	3	Peeters, BobBob Peeters	San Marino	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying	10–1	[32]
10 October 2016	3	Benteke, ChristianChristian Benteke	Gibraltar	Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying	6–0	[33]

Hat-tricks conceded by Belgium

Belgium have conceded 43 hat-tricks.

Date	Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result ^[a]	Ref(s)
30 April 1905	3	de Neve, EddyEddy de Neve	Netherlands	Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp	Friendly	1–4	[34]
18 April 1908	3	Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward	England Amateur	Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels	Friendly	2–8	[35]
17 April 1909	4	Dunning, CyrilCyril Dunning	England Amateur	White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Friendly	2–11	[36]
17 April 1909	3	Stapley, HaroldHarold Stapley	England Amateur	White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Friendly	2–11	[36]
25 April 1909	3	Snethlage, EduEdu Snethlage	Netherlands	Prinsenlaan, Rotterdam	Friendly	1–4	[37]
10 April 1910	3	Francken, MannesMannes Francken	Netherlands	De Hout, Haarlem	Friendly	0–7	[38]
19 March 1911	3	Francken, MannesMannes Francken	Netherlands	Beerschot Stadion, Antwerp	Friendly	1–5	[39]
28 April 1912	3	Francken, MannesMannes Francken	Netherlands	DFC-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht	Friendly	3–4	[40]
24 February 1914	3	Louch, LionelLionel Louch	England Amateur	Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels	Friendly	1–8	[41]
25 May 1924	3	Kock, RudolfRudolf Kock	Sweden	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (France)	1924 Summer Olympics	1–8	[42]
25 May 1924	3	Rydell, SvenSven Rydell	Sweden	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (France)	1924 Summer Olympics	1–8	[42]
3 May 1925	3	Buitenweg, WoutWout Buitenweg	Netherlands	Het Nederlandsche Sportpark, Amsterdam	Friendly	0–5	[43]
24 May 1926	3	Osborne, FrankFrank Osborne	England	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	Friendly	3–5	[44]
11 May 1927	3	Dean, DixieDixie Dean	England	Stadium in Molenbeek, Molenbeek	Friendly	1–9	[45]
2 June 1928	3	Tarasconi, DomingoDomingo Tarasconi	Argentina	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (Netherlands)	1928 Summer Olympics	3–6	[46]
20 April 1929	3	Flood, JohnJohn Flood	Irish Free State	Dalymount Park, Dublin	Friendly	0–4	[47]
11 May 1929	3	Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell	England	Parc Duden, Brussels	Friendly	1–5	[48]
20 March 1932	4	Lagendaal, WimWim Lagendaal	Netherlands	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp	Friendly	1–4	[49]
11 December 1932	4	Schall, AntonAnton Schall	Austria	Jubelstadion, Brussels	Friendly	1–6	[50]
22 October 1933	4	Hohmann, KarlKarl Hohmann	Germany	Wedaustadion, Duisburg	Friendly	1–8	[51]
25 February 1934	4	Moore, PaddyPaddy Moore	Irish Free State	Dalymount Park, Dublin	1934 FIFA World Cup qualification	4–4	[52]
11 March 1934	5	Vente, LeenLeen Vente	Netherlands	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	Friendly	3–9	[53]
27 May 1934	3	Conen, EdmundEdmund Conen	Germany	Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence (Italy)	1934 FIFA World Cup	2–5	[54]
31 March 1935	3	Bakhuys, BebBeb Bakhuys	Netherlands	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	Friendly	2–4	[55]
29 March 1936	3	Bakhuys, BebBeb Bakhuys	Netherlands	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	Friendly	0–8	[56]
27 February 1938	4	Smit, KickKick Smit	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	2–7	[57]
15 May 1938	3	Piola, SilvioSilvio Piola	Italy	San Siro, Milan	Friendly	1–6	[58]
12 May 1946	3	Wilkes, FaasFaas Wilkes	Netherlands	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	Friendly	3–6	[59]
23 November 1949	3	Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford	Wales	Ninian Park, Cardiff	Friendly	1–5	[60]
15 April 1951	3	van Melis, NoudNoud van Melis	Netherlands	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	Friendly	4–5	[61]
20 May 1951	3	Hamilton, GeorgeGeorge Hamilton	Scotland	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	Friendly	0–5	[62]
25 November 1951	3	Lenstra, AbeAbe Lenstra	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	7–6	[19]
11 November 1956	5	Cisowski, ThadéeThadée Cisowski	France	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification	3–6	[63]
4 October 1959	3	Wilkes, FaasFaas Wilkes	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	1–9	[64]
4 October 1959	3	van der Kuil, PietPiet van der Kuil	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	1–9	[64]
20 November 1960	3	Antenen, CharlesCharles Antenen	Switzerland	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	2–4	[65]
2 June 1965	3	, PeléPelé	Brazil	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Friendly	0–5	[66]
8 October 1967	3	Żmijewski, JanuszJanusz Żmijewski	Poland	Heysel Stadium, Brussels	1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	2–4	[67]
25 April 1976	3	Rensenbrink, RobRob Rensenbrink	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	0–5	[68]
28 June 1982	3	Boniek, ZbigniewZbigniew Boniek	Poland	Camp Nou, Barcelona (Spain)	1982 FIFA World Cup	0–3	[69]
16 June 1984	3	Platini, MichelMichel Platini	France	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	1984 UEFA European Football Championship	0–5	[70]
15 June 1986	3	Belanov, IhorIhor Belanov	Soviet Union	Estadio Nou Camp León, León (Mexico)	1986 FIFA World Cup	4–3	[3]
4 September 1999	3	Kluivert, PatrickPatrick Kluivert	Netherlands	Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam	Friendly	5–5	[2]

Notes

^a The result is presented with Belgium's score first.

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