Netherlands women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1] | ||
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Association | Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
Captain | Sari van Veenendaal | ||
Most caps | Sherida Spitse (188) | ||
Top scorer | Vivianne Miedema (83) | ||
FIFA code | NED | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 4 ![]() | ||
Highest | 3[2] (July 2019) | ||
Lowest | 20[2] (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Winners (2017) |
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The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.
In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[4] They have played at the final tournament of the 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They played at the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2015, and finished in thirteenth place. The Netherlands reached the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] Mark Parsons has been head coach since the conclusion of the 2020 Summer Olympics. As of June 2021, the team is ranked number 4 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
History[]
On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[4] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands.[5]
In 1980s and 1990s, the team failed to qualify for the final tournaments of UEFA's European Championship and later also for the FIFA's World Championship.[5] The Royal Dutch Football Association began major investments into women's football in the 2000s, culminating in the establishment of the Women's Eredivisie in 2007 (which was merged with the Belgian league in 2012).[6][7] The team qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and reached third place together with Norway, behind England (second place) and Germany (first place).[8] The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage.[9]
The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, after having lost their first match in the knockout stage to Japan.[10]
In 2017, the Netherlands won their first major women's trophy, ending Germany's seemingly unbeatable reign over the UEFA Women's Championship and surprising friend and foe alike by winning the tournament on home soil, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final.[11] The successful campaign in which Oranje managed to win all of their matches highly contributed to the popularity of women's football in the Netherlands.[12]
In 2018, the Netherlands finished second in their UEFA Qualifying Group behind Norway. Therefore, they had to go through the UEFA play-off in order to qualify for the 2019 World Cup featuring the Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark are the other teams in the play-off.[13] The Netherlands beat Denmark 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals before beating Switzerland 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off final to qualify.[14] In the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Netherlands had another strong performance, reaching the finals before losing 2-0 to the United States.
Team image[]
Nicknames[]
The Netherlands women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Oranje (Orange)" or "Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)"[1].
FIFA world rankings[]
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Overall official record[]
- All results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
- Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
- Colors gold, silver, and bronze indicate first-, second-, and third-place finishes.
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EC | European Championship (Women's Euro) |
WC | World Cup |
OG | Olympic Games |
QS | Qualification stage/tournament |
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | hideScorers |
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1984 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 2–3, 5–0 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | , , , , , , |
2–1, 0–2 | ![]() |
De Bakker, | |||
2–2, 1–1 | ![]() |
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1987 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 | 1–0, 5–3 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Allott (4), De Bakker, |
0–2, 2–0 | ![]() |
De Bakker, | |||
3–1, 3–0 | ![]() |
Allott (2), De Bakker, , (2) | |||
1989 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 | 0–0, 1–0 | ![]() |
1 / 4 | De Bakker |
4–0, w/o | ![]() |
De Bakker (2), , Wiegman | |||
1–0, 2–0 | ![]() |
De Bakker, , | |||
Quarter-finals | 1–2, 0–3 | ![]() |
De Bakker | ||
1991 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 | 2–0, 0–0 | ![]() |
1 / 3 | (2) |
6–0, 9–0 | ![]() |
, De Bakker (6), Geeris, (2), Pauw, (2), , | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–0, 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
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1993 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 | 3–0, 2–0 | ![]() |
1 / 3 | Geeris (3), , |
1–1, 0–0 | ![]() |
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Quarter-finals | 0–3, 0–3 | ![]() |
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1995 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.8 | 1–2, 0–1 | ![]() |
2 / 3 | |
2–0, 4–0 | ![]() |
(2), , , , | |||
1997 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) |
0–2, 0–2 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | |
1–1, 1–0 | ![]() |
, | |||
1–1, 1–2 | ![]() |
, Migchelsen | |||
Relegation Play-off | 2–1, 1–0 | ![]() |
Kiesel-Griffioen, , Wiegman | ||
1999 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 (Class A) |
1–6, 0–0 | ![]() |
3 / 4 | |
0–1, 2–1 | ![]() |
(2) | |||
1–0, 1–2 | ![]() |
Migchelsen, | |||
2001 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 (Class A) |
1–1, 1–2 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | , |
1–1, 1–2 | ![]() |
Kiesel-Griffioen, | |||
1–1, 0–3 | ![]() |
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Relegation Play-Off | 3–0, 2–0 | ![]() |
Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, , Torny (2) | ||
2003 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 (Class A) |
0–0, 1–4 | ![]() |
3 / 4 | Kiesel-Griffioen |
0–3, 0–6 | ![]() |
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1–2, 4–1 | ![]() |
Burger, Muller, , , | |||
2005 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) |
0–1 0–0 | ![]() |
4 / 5 | |
0–2, 0–2 | ![]() |
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0–3, 1–5 | ![]() |
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3–0, 3–0 | ![]() |
De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, | |||
2007 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 (Class A) |
1–0, 0–2 | ![]() |
3 / 5 | De Boer |
1–0, 4–0 | ![]() |
Delies, , Louwaars, Smit (2) | |||
0–1, 0–4 | ![]() |
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5–0, 4–0 | ![]() |
Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, , Stevens (3) | |||
2009 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 1–5, 0–1 | ![]() |
2 / 5 | Torny |
2–2, 1–1 | ![]() |
, Melis (2) | |||
2–1, 1–0 | ![]() |
Melis (2), Smit | |||
2–2, 3–0 | ![]() |
Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens | |||
Play-Off | 2–0, 2–0 | ![]() |
Stevens (3), Van de Ven | ||
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Group Stage: Gr.A | 2–0 |
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2 / 4 | Stevens, Van de Ven |
1–2 |
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Van de Ven | |||
2–1 |
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Melis, Smit | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() |
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Semi-finals | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Pieëte | ||
2011 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 | 0–3, 2–2 | ![]() |
2 / 5 | Dekker, Melis |
13–1, 7–0 | ![]() |
Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse | |||
1–1, 4–0 | ![]() |
Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven | |||
2–0, 1–0 | ![]() |
Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit | |||
2013 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.6 | 6–0, 4–0 | ![]() |
2 / 5 | Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6) |
3–0, 2–0 | ![]() |
Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven | |||
0–0, 0–1 | ![]() |
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2–0, 3–1 | ![]() |
Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2) | |||
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Group Stage: Gr.B | 0–0 |
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4 / 4 | |
0–1 |
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0–1 |
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2015 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 | 4–0, 10–1 | ![]() |
2 / 6 | Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g. |
7–0, 3–2 | ![]() |
Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2) | |||
1–2, 2–0 | ![]() |
Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema | |||
7–0, 6–0 | ![]() |
Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse | |||
1–1, 2–0 | ![]() |
Miedema (2), Slegers | |||
Semifinal | 2–1, 2–0 | ![]() |
Martens (2), Melis (2) | ||
Final | 1–1, 2–1 | ![]() |
Miedema (3) | ||
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Group Stage: Gr.A | 1–0 |
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3 / 4 | Martens |
0–1 |
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1–1 |
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Van de Ven | |||
Round of 16 | 1–2 |
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Van de Ven | ||
2016 OG QS | Single Round-robin | 4–3 |
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2 / 4 | Van den Berg, Melis, Miedema, Van de Sanden |
1–4 |
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Melis | |||
1–1 |
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Miedema | |||
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Group Stage: Gr.A | 1–0 |
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1 / 4 | Van de Sanden |
1–0 |
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Spitse | |||
2–1 |
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Martens, Spitse | |||
Quarter-finals | 2–0 |
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Martens, Miedema | ||
Semi-finals | 3–0 |
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Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g. | ||
Final | 4–2 |
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Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse | ||
2019 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 | 1–0 (h), 1–2 (a) | ![]() |
2 / 5 | Miedema (2) |
5–0 (a), 1–0 (h) | ![]() |
Van der Gragt (2), Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse | |||
0–0 (h), 2–0 (a) | ![]() |
Beerensteyn, Spitse | |||
7–0 (h), 5–0 (a) | ![]() |
Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Groenen, Martens (2), Miedema, Van de Sanden (2), Spitse (3), + 1 o.g. | |||
Play-Off Semi-final | 2–0 (h), 2–1 (a) | ![]() |
Beerensteyn (3), Van de Sanden | ||
Play-Off Final | 3–0 (h), 1–1 (a) | ![]() |
Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse | ||
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Group Stage: Gr.E | 1–0 |
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1 / 4 | Roord |
3–1 |
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Bloodworth, Miedema (2) | |||
2–1 |
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Beerensteyn, Dekker, | |||
Round of 16 | 2–1 |
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Martens (2) | ||
Quarter-finals | 2–0 |
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Van der Gragt, Miedema | ||
Semi-finals | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Groenen | ||
Final | 0–2 |
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Group Stage: Gr.F | 10-3 |
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1 / 4 | Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden |
3–3 |
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D. Janssen, Miedema (2), | |||
8–2 |
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Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden | |||
Quarter-finals | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | ![]() |
Miedema (2) | ||
2022 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.A | 3–0 (h), 8–0 (a) | ![]() |
1 / 6 | Van de Donk (4), Van der Gragt, Miedema (2), Van de Sanden, Spitse (3), |
4–1 (h), 4–2 (a) | ![]() |
Beerensteyn, Miedema (3), Spitse (4), | |||
7–0 (h), 7–0 (a) | ![]() |
Bloodworth, Van de Donk (2), Groenen (2), E. Jansen, Miedema (2), Nouwen, Roord, Snoeijs, Spitse (3), | |||
2–0 (h), 1–0 (a) | ![]() |
Van de Donk, Miedema, Roord | |||
6–0 (h), 6–0 (a) | ![]() |
Van de Donk, Martens (2), Miedema, Roord (2), Snoeijs (6) | |||
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Results and fixtures[]
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[15]
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
2020[]
18 September UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | Russia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showMoscow, Russia |
23 October UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | Netherlands ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | showGroningen, Netherlands |
27 October UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | showPristina, Kosovo |
27 November Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showBreda, Netherlands |
1 December UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | Netherlands ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | showBreda, Netherlands |
2021[]
18 February Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | showBrussels, Belgium |
24 February Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | showVenlo, Netherlands |
9 April Friendly | Spain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | showMarbella, Spain |
13 April Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | showNijmegen, Netherlands |
10 June Friendly | Italy ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | showFerrera, Italia |
15 June Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | showEnschede, Netherlands |
3 July Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | Canceled | ![]() | showZwolle, Netherlands |
21 July Olympics GS | Zambia ![]() | 3–10 | ![]() | showRifu, Japan |
24 July Olympics GS | Netherlands ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | showRifu, Japan |
27 July Olympics GS | Netherlands ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() | showYokohama Japan |
30 July Olympics QF | Netherlands ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | ![]() | showYokohama,Japan |
17 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C | Netherlands ![]() | v | ![]() | showGroningen, Netherlands |
21 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() |
2022[]
July UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | v | showTBC , England |
July UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | v | showTBC , England |
July UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | v | showTBC , England |
6 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C | Netherlands ![]() | v | ![]() | show |
Coaching staff[]
Technical staff[]
- As of 26 September 2021.[16]
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Head coaches[]
Period | Coach | Notes | Reference(s) |
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1972–1973 | [17] | ||
1973–1974 | [17] | ||
1974–1975 | Ger Blok | [17] | |
1975–1977 | Ron Groenewoud | [17] | |
1977–1978 | [17] | ||
1979–1987 | Bert van Lingen | [17] | |
1987 | coached in one match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987) | [17] | |
1987 | Dick Advocaat | coached in one match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987) | [17] |
1987–1989 | Piet Buter | [17] | |
1989–1992 | Bert van Lingen | second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987) | [17][18] |
1992–1995 | [17][18] | ||
1995–2001 | [17][18] | ||
2001 | Andries Jonker | interim coach | [17][18] |
2001–2004 | Frans de Kat | [17][18] | |
2004 | Remy Reynierse | interim coach | [17][18] |
2004–2010 | Vera Pauw | [17][18][19][20] | |
2010 | Ed Engelkes | interim coach | [17][18] |
2010–2015 | Roger Reijners | [17][18][21][20] | |
2015 | Sarina Wiegman | interim coach | [22] |
2015–2016 | Arjan van der Laan | [22] | |
2016–2017 | Sarina Wiegman | second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015) | [23] |
2017–2021 | permanent coach | ||
2021– | Mark Parsons | [24] |
Coaches[]
Name | Period | Matches | |
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1 | ![]() |
2015–2021 | 79 |
2 | ![]() |
2004–2010 | 73 |
3 | ![]() |
2010–2015 | 71 |
4 | ![]() |
1995–2000 | 64 |
5 | ![]() |
1979–1986, 1989 1991 | 46 |
6 | ![]() |
2001–2004 | 27 |
7 | ![]() |
1991–1994 | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
1987–1989 | 15 |
10 | ![]() |
1977–1978 | 8 |
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2001 |
- As of 31 July 2021
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 24 players were named to the squad for the for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Czech Republic and
Iceland on 17 and 23 September 2021, respectively.[25][26]
Caps and goals may be incorrect.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Sari van Veenendaal | 13 April 1990 | 75 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Anouk Dekker | 15 November 1986 | 85 | 7 | ![]() | |
DF | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
DF | Merel van Dongen | 11 February 1993 | 51 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Kika van Es | 11 October 1991 | 70 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Sisca Folkertsma | 21 May 1997 | 12 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Stefanie van der Gragt | 16 August 1992 | 75 | 10 | ![]() | |
DF | Dominique Janssen | 17 January 1995 | 71 | 3 | ![]() | |
DF | Aniek Nouwen | 9 March 1999 | 16 | 1 | ![]() | |
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MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | 5 August 1991 | 114 | 28 | ![]() | |
MF | Jackie Groenen | 17 December 1994 | 71 | 7 | ![]() | |
MF | Inessa Kaagman | 17 April 1996 | 11 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Victoria Pelova | 3 June 1999 | 11 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Jill Roord | 22 April 1997 | 64 | 11 | ![]() | |
MF | Sherida Spitse | 188 | 42 | ![]() | ||
FW | Lineth Beerensteyn | 11 October 1996 | 66 | 12 | ![]() | |
FW | Lieke Martens | 16 December 1992 | 123 | 49 | ![]() | |
FW | Vivianne Miedema | 15 July 1996 | 100 | 83 | ![]() | |
FW | Shanice van de Sanden | 2 October 1992 | 85 | 19 | ![]() | |
FW | Katja Snoeijs | 10 | 7 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Lize Kop | 17 March 1998 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Loes Geurts | 12 January 1986 | 125 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
DF | Lynn Wilms | 10 March 2000 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
FW | Renate Jansen | 7 December 1990 | 48 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Joëlle Smits | 7 February 2000 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
Records[]
Current players are highlighted in orange.
Players with 100 or more caps[]
Name | Period | Matches | Goals | |
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1 | Sherida Spitse | 2006–present | 188 | 42 |
2 | Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen | 1995–2011 | 156 | 19 |
3 | Dyanne Bito | 2000–2015 | 146 | 6 |
4 | Marleen Wissink ![]() ![]() |
1989–2006 | 141 | 0 |
5 | Daphne Koster | 1997–2017 | 139 | 7 |
6 | Manon Melis | 2005–2016 | 136 | 59 |
7 | Lieke Martens | 2011–present | 127 | 53 |
8 | Loes Geurts ![]() ![]() |
2005–present | 125 | 0 |
9 | Danielle van de Donk | 2010–present | 118 | 28 |
10 | Sylvia Smit | 2004–2013 | 106 | 30 |
11 | Anouk Hoogendijk | 2004–2017 | 103 | 9 |
12 | Petra Hogewoning | 2004–2015 | 100 | 9 |
Vivianne Miedema | 2013–present | 100 | 83 |
- As of 31 July 2021
Top scorers[]
Name | Period | Goals | Caps | Goals/Caps | |
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1 | Vivianne Miedema | 2013–present | 83 | 100 | 0,83 |
2 | Manon Melis | 2005–2016 | 59 | 136 | 0,43 |
3 | Lieke Martens | 2011–present | 53 | 127 | 0,42 |
4 | Sherida Spitse | 2006–present | 42 | 188 | 0,23 |
5 | Sylvia Smit | 2004–2013 | 30 | 106 | 0,28 |
6 | Marjoke de Bakker | 1979–1991 | 29 | 60 | 0,48 |
7 | Danielle van de Donk | 2010–present | 28 | 118 | 0,237 |
8 | Shanice van de Sanden | 2008–present | 21 | 89 | 0,236 |
9 | Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen | 1995–2011 | 19 | 156 | 0,12 |
10 | Kirsten van de Ven | 2005–2016 | 18 | 86 | 0,21 |
- As of 31 July 2021
Competitive record[]
FIFA Women's World Cup[]
On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.[27] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team.[28]
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Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
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Total | 2/9 | 12th | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
- Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games[]
Since the inception of women's Olympic football, UEFA has designated the World Cup as it's qualifying tournament for the succeeding Olympic tournament. Because the Netherlands failed to qualify to the World Cup until 2015, the Dutch women automatically failed to qualify for the Olympics up to 2012. In 2015 the Dutch made it to their first World Cup. Their round of 16 exit was good enough for a post World Cup mini tournament to decide UEFA's last spot at the Olympics. Sweden won that tournament and the Dutch were eliminated. In 2019 the Dutch reached the World Cup final and qualified for the Olympics for the first time.
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
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Total | 1/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
UEFA European Women's Championship[]
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The Netherlands failed to qualify for the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship from 1984 to 2005. In 2009, the Dutch women's team qualified and reached third place.[29] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance after the group stage.[30] The Dutch women booked a major victory on the 2017 tournament: following a 4–2 victory over Denmark they became the new European champion. Furthermore, Lieke Martens was heralded as the best player of the tournament.[31]
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Host nation(s) and year |
Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1984** | Did not qualify | |||||||
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
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Qualified | |||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 3/13 | 8th | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- ** Missing flag indicates no host country.
See also[]
- Sport in the Netherlands
- Football in the Netherlands
- Netherlands women's national under-19 football team
- Netherlands women's national under-17 football team
- Netherlands men's national football team
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Women's football in the Netherlands Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "FIFA". fifa.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The women's football World Cup is about to start. Here's the lowdown on the Oranje Lionesses – DutchNews.nl". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "NEDERLANDS VROUWENELFTAL. htstorie" (in Dutch). www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Aimee (6 July 2019). "USA vs. Netherlands: Dutch World Cup success was decades in the making". CNN. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (4 July 2019). "Netherlands looks to add Women's World Cup title to European championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ uefa.com. "UEFA Women's EURO 2009 - History - – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Euro history. Netherlands". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. Teams. Netherlands". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "NETHERLANDS VS. DENMARK 4 – 2". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Dutch women's football aiming high". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Cup play-off draw on Friday". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands win World Cup play-offs". 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "OnsOranje – Uitslagen". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Spelers & Staf". KNVB. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Bondscoaches Aller Tijden Oranje vrouwen (1972–2011)". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Media Guide Netherlands national Women's Team World Cup 2015" (PDF). KNVB. p. 15 (section 'Coaches since 1990'). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ (in Dutch) "De loopbaan van Vera Pauw", Intermediair, 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Dutch) Hugo Logtenberg, "Roger Reijners nieuwe bondscoach vrouwenelftal", de Volkskrant, 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ (in Dutch) Spelers en Staf: Vrouwen A-elftal Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Ons Oranje. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Van der Laan replaces Reijners as Dutch coach". UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Wiegman succeeds Van der Laan as Netherlands coach". UEFA. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Mark Parsons nieuwe bondscoach OranjeLeeuwinnen". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/79471/debuut-voor-caitlin-dijkstra-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen
- ^ https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/79510/twee-wijzigingen-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen
- ^ "Italy–Netherlands playoff match". UEFA. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - USA - Netherlands". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ UEFA Women's EURO 2009, UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Group B, UEFA. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Lieke Martens named player of the tournament". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links[]
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- OnsOranje.nl – official website (in Dutch)
- FIFA profile
- Netherlands women's national football team
- European women's national association football teams
- UEFA Women's Championship-winning countries