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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 | Andries Jonker | ||
Captain | Sherida Spitse | ||
Most caps | Sherida Spitse (209) | ||
Top scorer | Vivianne Miedema (95) | ||
FIFA code | NED | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 8 ![]() | ||
Highest | 3[2] (July 2019) | ||
Lowest | 20[2] (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
(unofficial)![]() ![]() (Essen, Germany; 23 September 1956)[3][4] (FIFA recognised) ![]() ![]() (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)[5] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977)
![]() ![]() (Groningen, Netherlands; 8 April 2022)[6] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2021) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Winners (2017) |
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.[7] They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship three times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup twice, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands was one of a number of European countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team has grown in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] Andries Jonker has been head coach since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. As of August 2022, the team is ranked number 6 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[7] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands.[8]
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.[8] 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).[9][10] This resulted in the team qualifying for a major tournament for the first time at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. They finished in third place, together with Norway, behind second placed England and winners Germany (first place).[11] The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage.[12]
The oranjes qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, losing their first match in the knockout stage to Japan.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15]
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. Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark were the other teams in the play-off.[16] The Netherlands beat Denmark 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals and repeated that result against Switzerland over two legs in the play-off final to qualify.[17] In the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Netherlands had another strong performance, reaching the final before losing 2–0 to the United States.
They qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics thanks to their position at the 2019 World Cup where they finished among the 3 best European teams. The Netherlands passed the 1st round at their first Olympic participation, finishing at the top of their group thanks to 2 large victories (10–3 against Zambia and 8–2 against China) and a draw (3–3 against Brazil), displaying an attractive offensive game but a certain defensive frailty (8 goals conceded in the group stages). However, their journey ended in the quarter-finals against the United States, an opponent who had already played the role of tormentor of the Oranje in the final of the French World Cup two years earlier, losing in penalty kicks (2–2, 2 pts to 4). The Dutch will have regrets, Lieke Martens having missed a decisive penalty in the 81st minute of the game when the score was tied 2–2.
Succescoach Sarina Wiegman left the team after the Olympics and was replaced by Englishman Mark Parsons. The Netherlands reached UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England with a perfect record of ten victories in qualification. In England the Netherlands passed the group stage thanks to two victories over Switzerland and Portugal. A draw against Sweden however meant the team had to face France in the quarterfinals. Although they only lost in extra time, they were thoroughly outplayed and it was decided to part ways with Parsons.
Andries Jonker took over coaching responsibilities and was immediately faced with a must win game versus Iceland if the netherlands wanted to avoid the play-offs for the 2023 World Cup. In a tense game Esmee Brugts scored the desperately needed goal only in stoppage time and the Netherlands qualified for their third World Cup.
The Netherlands women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Oranje leeuwinnen" (Orange Lionesses).
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Abbreviation Key table | |
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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 | Scorers |
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1984 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 2–3 (a), 5–0 (h) | ![]() | 2 / 4 | Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser |
2–1 (h), 0–2 (a) | ![]() | De Bakker, Camper | |||
2–2 (h), 1–1 (a) | ![]() | Camper, De Visser (2) | |||
1987 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 | 1–0 (h), 5–3 (a) | ![]() | 2 / 4 | Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper |
0–2 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | De Bakker, Vestjens | |||
3–1 (a), 3–0 (h) | ![]() | Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2) | |||
1989 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 | 0–0 (a), 1–0 (h) | ![]() | 1 / 4 | De Bakker |
4–0 (h), w/o | ![]() | De Bakker (2), Timisela, Wiegman | |||
1–0 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter | |||
Quarter-finals | 1–2 (a), 0–3 (h) | ![]() | De Bakker | ||
1991 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 | 2–0 (h), 0–0 (a) | ![]() | 1 / 3 | Vestjens (2) |
6–0 (a), 9–0 (h) | ![]() | Baal, De Bakker (6), Geeris, Limbeek (2), Pauw, Timisela (2), Vestjens, Van Waarden | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–0 (a), 0–1 (a.e.t.) (h) | ![]() | |||
1993 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 | 3–0 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | 1 / 3 | Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela |
1–1 (h), 0–0 (a) | ![]() | Van der Ploeg | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–3 (h), 0–3 (a) | ![]() | |||
1995 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.8 | 1–2 (a), 0–1 (h) | ![]() | 2 / 3 | Leemans |
2–0 (h), 4–0 (a) | ![]() | Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos | |||
1997 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) | 0–2 (h), 0–2 (a) | ![]() | 4 / 4 | |
1–1 (h), 1–0 (a) | ![]() | Korbmacher, Van Waarden | |||
1–1 (a), 1–2 (h) | ![]() | Korbmacher, Migchelsen | |||
Relegation Play-off | 2–1 (a), 1–0 (h) | ![]() | Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela, Wiegman | ||
1999 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 (Class A) | 1–6 (a), 0–0 (h) | ![]() | 3 / 4 | Roos |
0–1 (a), 2–1 (h) | ![]() | Noom (2) | |||
1–0 (h), 1–2 (a) | ![]() | Migchelsen, Noom | |||
2001 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 (Class A) | 1–1 (h), 1–2 (a) | ![]() | 4 / 4 | Van Eyk, Smith |
1–1 (a), 1–2 (h) | ![]() | Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith | |||
1–1 (a), 0–3 (h) | ![]() | Smith | |||
Relegation Play-Off | 3–0 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2) | ||
2003 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 (Class A) | 0–0 (a), 1–4 (h) | ![]() | 3 / 4 | Kiesel-Griffioen |
0–3 (h), 0–6 (a) | ![]() | ||||
1–2 (a), 4–1 (h) | ![]() | Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith | |||
2005 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) | 0–1 (h), 0–0 (a) | ![]() | 4 / 5 | |
0–2 (a), 0–2 (h) | ![]() | ||||
0–3 (a), 1–5 (h) | ![]() | Ran | |||
3–0 (h), 3–0 (a) | ![]() | De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, Van Veen | |||
2007 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 (Class A) | 1–0 (a), 0–2 (h) | ![]() | 3 / 5 | De Boer |
1–0 (a), 4–0 (h) | ![]() | Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2) | |||
0–1 (h), 0–4 (a) | ![]() | ||||
5–0 (a), 4–0 (h) | ![]() | Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3) | |||
2009 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 1–5 (a), 0–1 (h) | ![]() | 2 / 5 | Torny |
2–2 (a), 1–1 (h) | ![]() | Van Eijk, Melis (2) | |||
2–1 (h), 1–0 (a) | ![]() | Melis (2), Smit | |||
2–2 (a), 3–0 (h) | ![]() | Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens | |||
Play-Off | 2–0 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | Stevens (3), Van de Ven | ||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.A | 2–0 | ![]() | 2 / 4 | Stevens, Van de Ven |
1–2 | ![]() | Van de Ven | |||
2–1 | ![]() | Melis, Smit | |||
Quarter-final | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() | |||
Semi-final | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Pieëte | ||
2011 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 | 0–3 (a), 2–2 (h) | ![]() | 2 / 5 | Dekker, Melis |
13–1 (h), 7–0 (a) | ![]() | Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse | |||
1–1 (h), 4–0 (a) | ![]() | Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven | |||
2–0 (h), 1–0 (a) | ![]() | Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit | |||
2013 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.6 | 6–0 (h), 4–0 (a) | ![]() | 2 / 5 | Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6) |
3–0 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven | |||
0–0 (h), 0–1 (a) | ![]() | ||||
2–0 (a), 3–1 (h) | ![]() | Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2) | |||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.B | 0–0 | ![]() | 4 / 4 | |
0–1 | ![]() | ||||
0–1 | ![]() | ||||
2015 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 | 4–0 (a), 10–1 (h) | ![]() | 2 / 6 | Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g. |
7–0 (a), 3–2 (h) | ![]() | Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2) | |||
1–2 (h), 2–0 (a) | ![]() | Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema | |||
7–0 (h), 6–0 (a) | ![]() | Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse | |||
1–1 (h), 2–0 (a) | ![]() | Miedema (2), Slegers | |||
Play-Off Semifinal | 2–1 (a), 2–0 (h) | ![]() | Martens (2), Melis (2) | ||
Play-Off Final | 1–1 (h), 2–1 (a) | ![]() | Miedema (3) | ||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.A | 1–0 | ![]() | 3 / 4 | Martens |
0–1 | ![]() | ||||
1–1 | ![]() | Van de Ven | |||
Round of 16 | 1–2 | ![]() | Van de Ven | ||
2016 OG QS | Single Round-robin | 4–3 | ![]() | 2 / 4 | Van den Berg, Melis, Miedema, Van de Sanden |
1–4 | ![]() | Melis | |||
1–1 | ![]() | Miedema | |||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.A | 1–0 | ![]() | 1 / 4 | Van de Sanden |
1–0 | ![]() | Spitse | |||
2–1 | ![]() | Martens, Spitse | |||
Quarter-final | 2–0 | ![]() | Martens, Miedema | ||
Semi-final | 3–0 | ![]() | Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g. | ||
Final | 4–2 | ![]() | 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 | ||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.E | 1–0 | ![]() | 1 / 4 | Roord |
3–1 | ![]() | D. Janssen, Miedema (2) | |||
2–1 | ![]() | Beerensteyn, Dekker, | |||
Round of 16 | 2–1 | ![]() | Martens (2) | ||
Quarter-final | 2–0 | ![]() | Van der Gragt, Miedema | ||
Semi-final | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Groenen | ||
Final | 0–2 | ![]() | |||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.F | 10–3 | ![]() | 1 / 4 | Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden |
3–3 | ![]() | D. Janssen, Miedema (2), | |||
8–2 | ![]() | Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden | |||
Quarter-final | 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) | |||
![]() | Group Stage: Gr.C | 1–1 | ![]() | 2 / 4 | Roord |
3–2 | ![]() | Van de Donk, Egurrola, Van der Gragt | |||
4–1 | ![]() | Leuchter (2), Pelova, + 1 o.g. | |||
Quarter-final | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | |||
2023 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.C | 1–0 (h), 2–0 (a) | ![]() | 1 / 5 | Brugts, Van de Donk, Groenen |
3–0 (h), 2–0 (a) | ![]() | Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Martens, Nouwen, Roord | |||
12–0 (h), 8–0 (a) | ![]() | Beerensteyn, Brugts, Van Dongen, Van de Donk, Miedema (7), Roord (6), Smits, Spitse + 1 o.g. | |||
1–1 (h), 2–2 (a) | ![]() | Van de Donk, Van der Gragt, Miedema | |||
![]() ![]() | Group Stage:Gr.E | TBD | |||
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note:a=Scotland withdrew during the 1989 qualification, their played results were voided.
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[19]
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
27 November FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Czech Republic ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
12:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Městský Stadion Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
29 November Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | The Hague, Netherlands |
19:40 (CET) | Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium |
16 February 2022 Tournoi de France | Brazil ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Caen, France |
19:00 (CET) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
19 February 2022 Tournoi de France | Finland ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Le Havre, France |
Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal) |
22 February 2022 Tournoi de France | France ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Caen, France |
21:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
8 April FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Netherlands ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() | Groningen, Netherlands |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
12 April Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | The Hague, Netherlands |
18:45 |
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Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium Referee: Maria Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain) |
24 June Friendly | England ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Leeds, England |
20:00 |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal) |
28 June FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Netherlands ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Enschede, Netherlands |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland) |
2 July Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Enschede, Netherlands |
18:00 |
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Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark) |
9 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Netherlands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sheffield, England |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,342 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
13 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Netherlands ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Leigh, England |
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Report | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 6,966 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
17 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Switzerland ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Sheffield, England |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,596 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
23 July UEFA Euro 2022 Quarter-final | France ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Rotherham, England |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,764 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
2 September Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Zwolle, Netherlands |
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Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany) |
6 September World Cup 2023 qualifying | Netherlands ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Utrecht, Netherlands |
20.45 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17.000 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
6 October Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | v | ![]() | Breda, Netherlands |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
11 October Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | The Hague, Netherlands |
20:00 | Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium |
11 November Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Utrecht, Netherlands |
20:00 | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
15 November Friendly | Netherlands ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Zwolle, Netherlands |
20:00 | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion |
23 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS | Netherlands ![]() | v | ![]() | Dunedin, New Zealand |
--:-- | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium |
27 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS | United States ![]() | v | ![]() | Wellington, New Zealand |
--:-- | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium |
1 August 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS | Vietnam ![]() | v | ![]() | Dunedin, New Zealand |
--:-- | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium |
Name | Position |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Period | Coach | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1972–1973 | Siem Plooyer | [21] | |
1973–1974 | Bert Wouterse | [21] | |
1974–1975 | Ger Blok | [21] | |
1975–1977 | Ron Groenewoud | [21] | |
1977–1978 | Ruud de Groot | [21] | |
1979–1987 | Bert van Lingen | [21] | |
1987 | Nick Labohm | 1 match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987) | [21] |
1987 | Dick Advocaat | 1 match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987) | [21] |
1987–1989 | Piet Buter | [21] | |
1989–1992 | Bert van Lingen | second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987) | [21][22] |
1992–1995 | Jan Derks | [21][22] | |
1995–2001 | Ruud Dokter | [21][22] | |
2001 | Andries Jonker | interim coach | [21][22] |
2001–2004 | Frans de Kat | [21][22] | |
2004 | Remy Reynierse | interim coach | [21][22] |
2004–2010 | Vera Pauw | [21][22][23][24] | |
2010 | Ed Engelkes | interim coach | [21][22] |
2010–2015 | Roger Reijners | [21][22][25][24] | |
2015 | Sarina Wiegman | interim coach | [26] |
2015–2016 | Arjan van der Laan | [26] | |
2016–2017 | Sarina Wiegman | second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015) | [27] |
2017–2021 | permanent coach | ||
2021–2022 | ![]() |
[28] | |
2022– | Andries Jonker | second spell as coach (first spell as interim in 2001) | [29] |
Name | Period | Matches | |
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1 | ![]() |
2015–2021 | 86 |
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 | ![]() |
2021–2022 | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
1987–1989 | 15 |
11 | ![]() |
2001, 2022− | 11 |
12 | ![]() |
1977–1978 | 8 |
The following 26 players were named in the squad for a friendly matches against Costa Rica and Denmark on 11 and 15 November 2022.[30]
Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2022, after the match against Denmark.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Daphne van Domselaar | (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 1GK | Lize Kop | (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 24) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 1GK | Jacintha Weimar | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Lynn Wilms | (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 22) | 30 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Stefanie van der Gragt | (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 30) | 97 | 12 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Aniek Nouwen | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 23) | 37 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Kika van Es | (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 31) | 77 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 2DF | Merel van Dongen | (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 29) | 60 | 2 | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Caitlin Dijkstra | (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 23) | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | 2DF | Kerstin Casparij | (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 22) | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 2DF | Dominique Janssen | (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 27) | 92 | 6 | ![]() |
24 | 2DF | Lisa Doorn | (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Jill Baijings | (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Sherida Spitse (captain) | (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 32) | 211 | 43 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 31) | 135 | 34 | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Jackie Groenen | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 27) | 95 | 9 | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Kayleigh van Dooren | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 3MF | Victoria Pelova | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 23) | 35 | 3 | ![]() |
7 | 4FW | Lineth Beerensteyn | (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 26) | 86 | 21 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Katja Snoeijs | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 26) | 14 | 9 | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Lieke Martens | (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 29) | 140 | 55 | ![]() |
13 | 4FW | Renate Jansen | (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 31) | 54 | 4 | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Romée Leuchter | (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 21) | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
22 | 4FW | Esmee Brugts | (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 19) | 13 | 3 | ![]() |
25 | 4FW | Fenna Kalma | (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 22) | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
26 | 4FW | Alieke Tuin | (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Barbara Lorsheyd | (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Sari van Veenendaal | (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 32) | 91 | 0 | Retired | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
GK | Loes Geurts | (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 36) | 125 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Marisa Olislagers | (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Samantha van Diemen | (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2022 Tournoi de France |
DF | Janou Levels | (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jill Roord | (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 25) | 84 | 20 | ![]() |
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MF | Damaris Egurrola | (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 23) | 11 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Inessa Kaagman | (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 26) | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Eva van Deursen | (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Nadine Noordam | (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Vivianne Miedema | (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 26) | 115 | 95 | ![]() |
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FW | Shanice van de Sanden | (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 30) | 95 | 21 | ![]() |
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FW | Chasity Grant | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Joëlle Smits | (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 22) | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
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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.[31] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team.[32]
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Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 9 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | |
![]() ![]() | Qualified | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | 3/9 | 12th | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 166 | 56 |
Since the inception of women's Olympic football, UEFA has designated the World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the succeeding Olympic tournament. Because the Netherlands failed to qualify to the World Cup until 2015, the Netherlands women automatically failed to qualify for the Olympics up to 2012. In 2015 Netherlands 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 Netherlands were eliminated. In 2019 the Netherlands reached the World Cup final and qualified for the Olympics for the first time.
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Host nation and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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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 |
The Netherlands failed to qualify for the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship from 1984 to 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands women's team qualified and reached third place.[33] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance after the group stage.[34] The Netherlands 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.[35]
The table shows Netherlands all-time international record against all opponents.[36]
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 |
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32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 31 | +57 |
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7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | –14 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 37 | –12 |
![]() | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 31 | –16 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
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32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 45 | –9 |
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16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 40 | –30 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
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19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | –14 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 |
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27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 44 | –19 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
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19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 |
![]() | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –3 |
![]() | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | –15 |
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25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 21 | +48 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
![]() | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 32 | –21 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
Total | 465 | 231 | 90 | 144 | 891 | 528 | 363 |
updated till 12 Oktober 2022
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