Netherlands national football team records and statistics
This page details Netherlands men's national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Netherlands' match record by opponent and decade.
- As of 7 September 2021
Honours[]
Major tournaments[]
- FIFA World Cup:
- UEFA European Championship:
- UEFA Nations League:
- Runners-up (1): 2019
- Olympic football tournament:
Friendly tournaments[]
- Olympic Football Consolation Tournament
- Winners: 1928
- 75th Anniversary FIFA Cup
- Runners-up: 1979
- World Champions' Gold Cup
- Fourth Place: 1980
- Copa Confraternidad
- Runners-up: 2011
Individual records[]
Player records[]
Most-capped players[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Wesley_Sneijder_%2815487233555%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Wesley_Sneijder_%2815487233555%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Rank | Player | National career | Matches | Goals | Minutes | Total career |
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1. | Wesley Sneijder | 2003–2018 | 134 | 31 | 9,811 | 2002–2019 |
2. | Edwin van der Sar | 1995–2008 | 130 | 0 | 11,463 | 1990–2011 |
3. | Frank de Boer | 1990–2004 | 112 | 13 | 9,271 | 1988–2005 |
4. | Rafael van der Vaart | 2001–2013 | 109 | 25 | 6,938 | 2000–2018 |
5. | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 1996–2010 | 106 | 6 | 8,215 | 1993–2010 |
6. | Dirk Kuyt | 2004–2014 | 104 | 24 | 6,875 | 1998–2017 |
7. | Robin van Persie | 2005–2017 | 102 | 50 | 7,317 | 2001��2019 |
8. | Phillip Cocu | 1996–2006 | 101 | 10 | 8,001 | 1988–2006 |
9. | Arjen Robben | 2003–2017 | 96 | 37 | 7,394 | 2000–2021 |
10. | John Heitinga | 2004–2013 | 87 | 7 | 7,031 | 2001–2016 |
Clarence Seedorf | 1994–2008 | 11 | 5,982 | 1992–2014 |
Last updated: 6 June 2021
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)
Top goalscorers[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Robin_van_Persie_cropped.jpg/190px-Robin_van_Persie_cropped.jpg)
Rank | Player | National career | Goals | Matches | Average | Minutes | Total career |
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1. | Robin van Persie | 2005–2017 | 50 | 102 | 0.49 | 7,317 | 2001–2019 |
2. | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 2006–2015 | 42 | 76 | 0.55 | 4,399 | 2002–2021 |
3. | Patrick Kluivert | 1994–2004 | 40 | 79 | 0.51 | 5,816 | 1994–2008 |
4. | Memphis Depay | 2013– | 38 | 75 | 0.51 | 5,714 | 2013– |
5. | Dennis Bergkamp | 1990–2000 | 37 | 79 | 0.47 | 6,339 | 1986–2006 |
Arjen Robben | 2003–2017 | 96 | 0.39 | 7,394 | 2000–2021 | ||
7. | Faas Wilkes | 1946–1961 | 35 | 38 | 0.92 | 3,450 | 1940–1964 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 1998–2011 | 70 | 0.50 | 4,543 | 1993–2012 | ||
9. | Abe Lenstra | 1940–1959 | 33 | 47 | 0.70 | 4,260 | 1935–1963 |
Johan Cruyff | 1966–1977 | 48 | 0.69 | 4,282 | 1964–1984 |
Last updated: 19 November 2021
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)
Hat-tricks[]
Robin van Persie scored four goals for the Dutch national side during their 11–0 win over minnows San Marino on 2 September 2011. He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary on 11 October 2013.
Rank | Player | National career | Matches | Hat-tricks | Total career |
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1. | Mannes Francken | 1906–1914 | 22 | 3 | 1906–1914 |
Beb Bakhuys | 1928–1937 | 23 | 1925–1939 | ||
John Bosman | 1986–1997 | 30 | 1983–2002 | ||
Faas Wilkes | 1946–1961 | 38 | 1945–1964 | ||
5. | Noud van Melis | 1950–1957 | 13 | 2 | 1950–1957 |
Wim Lagendaal | 1930–1935 | 15 | 1930–1935 | ||
Tonny van der Linden | 1957–1963 | 24 | 1957–1963 | ||
Rob Rensenbrink | 1968–1979 | 46 | 1965–1982 | ||
Marco van Basten | 1983–1992 | 58 | 1981–1995 | ||
Patrick Kluivert | 1994–2004 | 79 | 1994–2008 | ||
Robin van Persie | 2005–2017 | 102 | 2001–2019 | ||
12. | 24 players | 1 |
Last updated: 19 November 2021
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)
Age records[]
- Oldest player to make debut: Sander Boschker 39 years and 256 days vs
Ghana, 1 June 2010
- Youngest player to make debut: Jan van Breda Kolff 17 years and 74 days vs
Belgium, 2 April 1911 RSSSF
- Oldest player to score: Abe Lenstra 38 years and 143 days [1]
Belgium, 19 April 1959
- Youngest player to score: Jan van Breda Kolff 17 years and 74 days vs
Belgium, 2 April 1911
Progression of the Netherlands association football goalscoring record[]
This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international goals for the Netherlands national football team.
For the early decades, records of players appearances and goals 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.
Player | Goals | Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
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Eddy de Neve | 4 | 30 April 1905 | ![]() |
4–1 | De Neve scored four times in this game [1] |
Eddy de Neve | 5 | 15 May 1905 | ![]() |
4–0 | [2] |
Edu Snethlage | 6 | 25 October 1908 | ![]() |
5–3 | Snethlage scored twice in this game [3] |
Edu Snethlage | 7 | 21 March 1909 | ![]() |
4–1 | [4] |
Edu Snethlage | 10 | 25 April 1909 | ![]() |
4–1 | Snethlage scored three times in this game [5] |
Mannes Francken | 11 | 24 March 1912 | ![]() |
5–5 | Francken scored twice in this game [6] |
Mannes Francken | 14 | 28 April 1912 | ![]() |
4–3 | Francken scored three times in this game [7] |
Mannes Francken | 16 | 17 November 1912 | ![]() |
3–2 | Francken scored twice in this game [8] |
Mannes Francken | 17 | 9 March 1913 | ![]() |
3–3 | [9] |
Wim Tap | 17 | 26 April 1931 | ![]() |
1–1 | [10] |
Beb Bakhuys | 17 | 12 May 1935 | ![]() |
2–0 | [11] |
Beb Bakhuys | 18 | 3 November 1935 | ![]() |
3–0 | [12] |
Beb Bakhuys | 19 | 8 December 1935 | ![]() |
5–3 | [13] |
Beb Bakhuys | 22 | 12 January 1936 | ![]() |
6–1 | Bakhuys scored three times in this game[14] |
Beb Bakhuys | 25 | 29 March 1936 | ![]() |
8–0 | Bakhuys scored three times in this game[15] |
Beb Bakhuys | 26 | 3 May 1936 | ![]() |
1–1 | [16] |
Beb Bakhuys | 27 | 1 November 1936 | ![]() |
3–3 | [17] |
Beb Bakhuys | 28 | 7 March 1937 | ![]() |
2–1 | [18] |
Abe Lenstra | 28 | 13 April 1958 | ![]() |
7–2 | Lenstra scored twice in this game[19] |
Faas Wilkes | 28 | 23 April 1958 | ![]() |
8–1 | Wilkes scored twice in this game[20] |
Abe Lenstra | 30 | 23 April 1958 | ![]() |
8–1 | Lenstra scored twice in this game[21] |
Abe Lenstra | 32 | 15 October 1958 | ![]() |
5–1 | Lenstra scored twice in this game[22] |
Abe Lenstra | 33 | 19 April 1959 | ![]() |
2–2 | [23] |
Faas Wilkes | 34 | 4 November 1959 | ![]() |
7–1 | Wilkes scored twice in this game[24] |
Faas Wilkes | 35 | 19 April 1961 | ![]() |
1–2 | [25] |
Dennis Bergkamp | 35 | 29 June 1998 | ![]() |
2–1 | |
Dennis Bergkamp | 36 | 4 July 1998 | ![]() |
2–1 | |
Dennis Bergkamp | 37 | 9 October 1999 | ![]() |
2–2 | |
Patrick Kluivert | 37 | 30 April 2003 | ![]() |
1–1 | |
Patrick Kluivert | 38 | 7 June 2003 | ![]() |
2–0 | |
Patrick Kluivert | 39 | 6 September 2003 | ![]() |
3–1 | |
Patrick Kluivert | 40 | 11 October 2003 | ![]() |
5–0 | |
Robin van Persie | 41 | 11 October 2013 | ![]() |
8–1 | Van Persie scored three times in this game |
Robin van Persie | 42 | 17 May 2014 | ![]() |
1–1 | |
Robin van Persie | 43 | 31 May 2014 | ![]() |
1–0 | |
Robin van Persie | 45 | 13 June 2014 | ![]() |
5–1 | Van Persie scored twice in this game |
Robin van Persie | 46 | 18 June 2014 | ![]() |
3–2 | |
Robin van Persie | 47 | 12 July 2014 | ![]() |
3–0 | |
Robin van Persie | 48 | 10 October 2014 | ![]() |
3–1 | |
Robin van Persie | 49 | 16 November 2014 | ![]() |
6–0 | |
Robin van Persie | 50 | 2015-20-13 | ![]() |
2–3 |
Manager records[]
Team records[]
Tournament records[]
- The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players.[26]
- World Cup appearances: 10 (most recent in 2014)
- Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
- European Championship appearances: 10 (most recent in 2020)
- Most successful European Championship appearance: Winners (1988)
- Summer Olympics appearances: 8 (most recent in 2008)
- Most successful Olympics appearance: Third place (1908, 1912, 1920)
Match records[]
Firsts[]
- First match: Belgium
1–4
Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
- First World Cup finals match: Switzerland
3–2
Netherlands (Milan, Italy; 27 May 1934)
- First European Championship finals match: Netherlands
1–3
Czechoslovakia (Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 16 June 1976)
Record results[]
- Biggest win:
- Netherlands
11–0
San Marino (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
- Netherlands
- Biggest loss:
- England AM.
12–2
Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
- England AM.
Head-to-head records[]
- As of 19 November 2019.[27]
- Draws include penalty shoot-outs.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | D% | L% |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 44.44% | 44.44% | 11.11% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% | 50% | 25% |
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19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 47.36% | 21.05% | 31.57% |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 80% | 0% | 20% |
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127 | 55 | 31 | 41 | 280 | 220 | +60 | 43.30% | 24.40% | 32.28% |
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12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 33.33% | 41.66% | 25% |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 41.66% | 16.66% | 41.66% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.66% | 33.33% | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 66.66% | 33.33% | 0% |
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 25% | 20% | 55% |
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31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 38.70% | 32.25% | 29.03% |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 66.66% | 11.11% | 22.22% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
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22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31.81% | 40.90% | 27.27% |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 83.33% | 16.66% | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 78.57% | 14.28% | 9.09% |
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28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +19 | 44% | 14.28% | 46.42% |
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44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 75 | 84 | −9 | 27.27% | 36.36% | 36.36% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.66% | 33.33% | 0% |
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9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 77.77% | 11.11% | 11.11% |
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17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 58.82% | 11.76% | 29.41% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 81.81% | 9.09% | 18.18% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 14.28% | 42.85% | 42.85% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.66% | 33.33% | 00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 14 | +53 | 83.33% | 5.55% | 11.11% |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 50% | 12.50% | 37.50% |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.66% | 0% | 33.33% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 50% | 37.50% | 12.50% |
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20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 45% | 30% | 25% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
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15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 40% | 40% | 20% |
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14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 14.28% | 28.57% | 57.14% |
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20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 45% | 20% | 35% |
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14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 71.42% | 21.42% | 7.14% |
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 40% | 30% | 30% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | +39 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 47.36% | 21.05% | 31.57% |
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 60% | 10% | 30% |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.66% | 33.33% | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 50% | 8.33% | 41.66% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 44% | 24% | 32% |
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33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 45.45% | 9.09% | 45.45% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 33.33% | 66.66% | 0% |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 41.66% | 33.33% | 25% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 33.33% | 16.66% | 50% |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 80% | 0% | 20% |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Total | 794 | 404 | 176 | 214 | 1,640 | 985 | +655 | 50.88% | 22.16% | 26.95% |
- ^ Includes matches against the
Netherlands Antilles.
- ^ Includes matches against
Czechoslovakia.
- ^ Includes matches against
West Germany.
- ^ Includes matches against the
Soviet Union and the
CIS.
- ^ Includes matches against
Yugoslavia.
Rankings[]
FIFA[]
- Highest FIFA Rank: 1 (August 2011)
- Lowest FIFA Rank: 32 (April 2017)
- FIFA Team of the Year First place: 1
- 2000
- FIFA Team of the Year Third place: 3
- 2005, 2008, 2009
Elo[]
- Highest Elo ranking: 1
(June 1978, June 1988 – June 1990, June–September 1992, June 2002, June–September 2003, October 2005, June 2008, July 2010, June 2014) - Lowest Elo Ranking: 56 (October 1954)
References[]
- ^ International football MATCH report: 30 April 1905 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 15 May 1905 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 25 October 1908 Netherlands vs Sweden eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 21 March 1909 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 25 April 1909 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 24 March 1912 Netherlands vs Germany eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 28 April 1912 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 17 November 1912 Germany vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 09.03.0913 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 26 April 1931 Netherlands vs Germany eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 12 May 1935 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 3 November 1935 Netherlands vs Denmark eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 8 December 1935 Irish Free State vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 12 January 1936 France vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 29 March 1936 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 3 May 1936 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 1 November 1936 Netherlands vs Norway eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 07.03.0937 Netherlands vs Switzerland eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 13 April 1958 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 23 April 1958 Netherlands vs Netherlands Antilles eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 23 April 1958 Netherlands vs Netherlands Antilles eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 15 October 1958 Netherlands vs Denmark eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 19 April 1959 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 4 November 1959 Netherlands vs Norway eu-football
- ^ International football MATCH report: 19 April 1961 Netherlands vs Mexico eu-football
- ^ 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory sbnation.com
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Netherlands". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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