Netherlands women's national football team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange); Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1]
Association	Royal Dutch Football Association; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andries Jonker
Captain	Sherida Spitse
Most caps	Sherida Spitse (211)
Top scorer	Vivianne Miedema (95)
FIFA code	NED
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	8 (24 March 2023)[2]
Highest	3[2] (July 2019)
Lowest	20[2] (June 2008)
First international
	(unofficial); West Germany 2–1 Netherlands ; (Essen, Germany; 23 September 1956)[3][4]; (FIFA recognised); France 4–0 Netherlands ; (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)[5]
Biggest win
	Netherlands 12–0 Israel ; (Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977) Netherlands 13–1 Macedonia ; (Zwolle, Netherlands; 29 October 2009) Netherlands 12–0 Cyprus ; (Groningen, Netherlands; 8 April 2022)[6]
Biggest defeat
	Sweden 7–0 Netherlands ; (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	Runners-up (2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Quarter-final (2020)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2009)
Best result	Winners (2017)

Netherlands women's national football team in May 2014

The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football, and 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 December 2022, the team is ranked number 8 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.[7] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands, Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring.[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.

Team image

Nicknames

The Netherlands women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Oranje leeuwinnen" (Orange Lionesses).

FIFA world rankings

As of 13 October 2022[18]

2003				2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010
16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	17	17	17	15	17	16	16	15	15
2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016				2017				2018
14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	7	7	9	10	7	8
2019				2020				2021				2022				2023				2024				2025				2026
3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	6	8

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.

Abbreviation Key table
EC	European Championship (Women's Euro)
WC	World Cup
OG	Olympic Games
QS	Qualification stage/tournament

Overall record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1984 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.4	2–3 (a), 5–0 (h)	Belgium	2 / 4	Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser
		2–1 (h), 0–2 (a)	Denmark		De Bakker, Camper
		2–2 (h), 1–1 (a)	West Germany		Camper, De Visser (2)
1987 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3	1–0 (h), 5–3 (a)	France	2 / 4	Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper
		0–2 (a), 2–0 (h)	Sweden		De Bakker, Vestjens
		3–1 (a), 3–0 (h)	Belgium		Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2)
1989 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2	0–0 (a), 1–0 (h)	Sweden	1 / 4	De Bakker
		4–0 (h), w/o	Scotland ^a		De Bakker (2), Timisela, Wiegman
		1–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Ireland		De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter
	Quarter-finals	1–2 (a), 0–3 (h)	Norway		De Bakker
1991 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.1	2–0 (h), 0–0 (a)	Ireland	1 / 3	Vestjens (2)
	Group Stage: Gr.1	6–0 (a), 9–0 (h)	Northern Ireland	1 / 3	Baal, De Bakker (6), Geeris, Limbeek (2), Pauw, Timisela (2), Vestjens, Van Waarden
	Quarter-finals	0–0 (a), 0–1 (a.e.t.) (h)	Denmark
1993 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.5	3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Greece	1 / 3	Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela
	Group Stage: Gr.5	1–1 (h), 0–0 (a)	Romania	1 / 3	Van der Ploeg
	Quarter-finals	0–3 (h), 0–3 (a)	Norway
1995 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.8	1–2 (a), 0–1 (h)	Iceland	2 / 3	Leemans
1995 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.8	2–0 (h), 4–0 (a)	Greece	2 / 3	Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos
1997 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A)	0–2 (h), 0–2 (a)	Iceland	4 / 4
		1–1 (h), 1–0 (a)	Russia		Korbmacher, Van Waarden
		1–1 (a), 1–2 (h)	France		Korbmacher, Migchelsen
	Relegation Play-off	2–1 (a), 1–0 (h)	Czech Republic		Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela, Wiegman
1999 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3 (Class A)	1–6 (a), 0–0 (h)	Norway	3 / 4	Roos
		0–1 (a), 2–1 (h)	England		Noom (2)
		1–0 (h), 1–2 (a)	Germany		Migchelsen, Noom
2001 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.1 (Class A)	1–1 (h), 1–2 (a)	France	4 / 4	Van Eyk, Smith
		1–1 (a), 1–2 (h)	Spain		Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith
		1–1 (a), 0–3 (h)	Sweden		Smith
	Relegation Play-Off	3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Hungary		Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2)
2003 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.4 (Class A)	0–0 (a), 1–4 (h)	England	3 / 4	Kiesel-Griffioen
		0–3 (h), 0–6 (a)	Germany
		1–2 (a), 4–1 (h)	Portugal		Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith
2005 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A)	0–1 (h), 0–0 (a)	Spain	4 / 5
		0–2 (a), 0–2 (h)	Norway
		0–3 (a), 1–5 (h)	Denmark		Ran
		3–0 (h), 3–0 (a)	Belgium		De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, Van Veen
2007 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.5 (Class A)	1–0 (a), 0–2 (h)	France	3 / 5	De Boer
		1–0 (a), 4–0 (h)	Austria		Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2)
		0–1 (h), 0–4 (a)	England
		5–0 (a), 4–0 (h)	Hungary		Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3)
2009 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.4	1–5 (a), 0–1 (h)	Germany	2 / 5	Torny
		2–2 (a), 1–1 (h)	Switzerland		Van Eijk, Melis (2)
		2–1 (h), 1–0 (a)	Wales		Melis (2), Smit
		2–2 (a), 3–0 (h)	Belgium		Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens
	Play-Off	2–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Spain		Stevens (3), Van de Ven
2009 EC	Group Stage: Gr.A	2–0	Ukraine	2 / 4	Stevens, Van de Ven
		1–2	Finland		Van de Ven
		2–1	Denmark		Melis, Smit
	Quarter-final	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	France
	Semi-final	1–2 (a.e.t.)	England		Pieëte
2011 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2	0–3 (a), 2–2 (h)	Norway	2 / 5	Dekker, Melis
		13–1 (h), 7–0 (a)	Macedonia		Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse
		1–1 (h), 4–0 (a)	Belarus		Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven
		2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)	Slovakia		Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit
2013 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.6	6–0 (h), 4–0 (a)	Serbia	2 / 5	Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6)
		3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Croatia		Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven
		0–0 (h), 0–1 (a)	England
		2–0 (a), 3–1 (h)	Slovenia		Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2)
2013 EC	Group Stage: Gr.B	0–0	Germany	4 / 4
		0–1	Norway
		0–1	Iceland
2015 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.5	4–0 (a), 10–1 (h)	Albania	2 / 6	Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g.
		7–0 (a), 3–2 (h)	Portugal		Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2)
		1–2 (h), 2–0 (a)	Norway		Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema
		7–0 (h), 6–0 (a)	Greece		Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse
		1–1 (h), 2–0 (a)	Belgium		Miedema (2), Slegers
	Play-Off Semifinal	2–1 (a), 2–0 (h)	Scotland		Martens (2), Melis (2)
	Play-Off Final	1–1 (h), 2–1 (a)	Italy		Miedema (3)
2015 WC	Group Stage: Gr.A	1–0	New Zealand	3 / 4	Martens
		0–1	China
		1–1	Canada		Van de Ven
	Round of 16	1–2	Japan		Van de Ven
2016 OG QS	Single Round-robin	4–3	Switzerland	2 / 4	Van den Berg, Melis, Miedema, Van de Sanden
		1–4	Norway		Melis
		1–1	Sweden		Miedema
2017 EC	Group Stage: Gr.A	1–0	Norway	1 / 4	Van de Sanden
		1–0	Denmark		Spitse
		2–1	Belgium		Martens, Spitse
	Quarter-final	2–0	Sweden		Martens, Miedema
	Semi-final	3–0	England		Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g.
	Final	4–2	Denmark		Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3	1–0 (h), 1–2 (a)	Norway	2 / 5	Miedema (2)
		5–0 (a), 1–0 (h)	Slovakia		Van der Gragt (2), Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
		0–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Ireland		Beerensteyn, Spitse
		7–0 (h), 5–0 (a)	Northern Ireland		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)	Denmark		Beerensteyn (3), Van de Sanden
	Play-Off Final	3–0 (h), 1–1 (a)	Switzerland		Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC	Group Stage: Gr.E	1–0	New Zealand	1 / 4	Roord
		3–1	Cameroon		D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
		2–1	Canada		Beerensteyn, Dekker,
	Round of 16	2–1	Japan		Martens (2)
	Quarter-final	2–0	Italy		Van der Gragt, Miedema
	Semi-final	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sweden		Groenen
	Final	0–2	USA
2020 OG	Group Stage: Gr.F	10–3	Zambia	1 / 4	Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden
		3–3	Brazil		D. Janssen, Miedema (2),
		8–2	China		Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden
	Quarter-final	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	USA		Miedema (2)
2022 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.A	3–0 (h), 8–0 (a)	Turkey	1 / 6	Van de Donk (4), Van der Gragt, Miedema (2), Van de Sanden, Spitse (3),
		4–1 (h), 4–2 (a)	Slovenia		Beerensteyn, Miedema (3), Spitse (4),
		7–0 (h), 7–0 (a)	Estonia		Bloodworth, Van de Donk (2), Groenen (2), E. Jansen, Miedema (2), Nouwen, Roord, Snoeijs, Spitse (3),
		2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)	Russia		Van de Donk, Miedema, Roord
		6–0 (h), 6–0 (a)	Kosovo		Van de Donk, Martens (2), Miedema, Roord (2), Snoeijs (6)
2022EC	Group Stage: Gr.C	1–1	Sweden	2 / 4	Roord
		3–2	Portugal		Van de Donk, Egurrola, Van der Gragt
		4–1	Switzerland		Leuchter (2), Pelova, + 1 o.g.
	Quarter-final	0–1 (a.e.t.)	France
2023 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.C	1–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Iceland	1 / 5	Brugts, Van de Donk, Groenen
		3–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Belarus		Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Martens, Nouwen, Roord
		12–0 (h), 8–0 (a)	Cyprus		Beerensteyn, Brugts, Van Dongen, Van de Donk, Miedema (7), Roord (6), Smits, Spitse + 1 o.g.
		1–1 (h), 2–2 (a)	Czech Republic		Van de Donk, Van der Gragt, Miedema
2023 WC	Group Stage:Gr.E		TBD
			USA
			Vietnam

note:a=Scotland withdrew during the 1989 qualification, their played results were voided.

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.[19]

Legend

Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture

2022

24 June Friendly	England	5–1	Netherlands	Leeds, England
20:00	Bronze 32' Mead 53,90' Toone 72' Hemp 74'		Martens 22'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

28 June FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Netherlands	3–0	Belarus	Enschede, Netherlands
20:45	Roord 13' Nouwen 59' Beerensteyn 85'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

2 July Friendly	Netherlands	2–0	Finland	Enschede, Netherlands
18:00	Miedema 30', 70'			Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

9 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Netherlands	1–1	Sweden	Sheffield, England
	Roord 52'	Report	Andersson 36'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,342 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

13 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Netherlands	3–2	Portugal	Leigh, England
	Egurrola 7' van der Gragt 16' van de Donk 62'	Report	Costa 38' Silva 47'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 6,966 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

17 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Switzerland	1–4	Netherlands	Sheffield, England
	Reuteler 53'	Report	Crnogorčević 49' (o.g.) Leuchter 84', 90+5' Pelova 89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,596 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

23 July UEFA Euro 2022 Quarter-final	France	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	Rotherham, England
21:00	Périsset 102' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,764 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

2 September Friendly	Netherlands	2–1	Scotland	Zwolle, Netherlands
	Miedema 11' Kalma 88'		Emslie 12'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)

6 September World Cup 2023 qualifying	Netherlands	1–0	Iceland	Utrecht, Netherlands
20.45	Brugts 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17.000 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

6 October Friendly	Netherlands	v	Zambia	Breda, Netherlands
				Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

11 October Friendly	Netherlands	0–2	Norway	The Hague, Netherlands
20:00			Haug 63' Spitse o.g. 74'	Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium

11 November Friendly	Netherlands	4–0	Costa Rica	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00	van de Donk 14' Janssen 42' Kalma 44' Brugts 45+2'			Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

15 November Friendly	Netherlands	2–0	Denmark	Zwolle, Netherlands
20:00	Janssen 26' Beerensteyn 55'			Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

2023

17 February Friendly	Netherlands	1–2	Austria	Paola, Malta
18:00	Martens 17'		Campbell 86' Zadrazil 90+1'	Stadium: Hibernians Stadium

21 February Friendly	Netherlands	4–0	Austria	Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00	Beerensteyn 13', 73' Martens 41' Brugts 74'			Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) Friendly	Netherlands	0–1	Germany	Sittard
20:00		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) Friendly	Netherlands	4–1	Poland	Rotterdam
20:00				Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

23 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS	Netherlands	v	Portugal	Dunedin, New Zealand
--:--		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

27 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS	United States	v	Netherlands	Wellington, New Zealand
--:--		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium

1 August 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup GS	Vietnam	v	Netherlands	Dunedin, New Zealand
--:--		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

22nd September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Belgium

v

Netherlands

TBC

26th September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Netherlands

v

England

TBC

27th October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Netherlands

v

Scotland

TBC

31st October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Scotland

v

Netherlands

TBC

1st December 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

England

v

Netherlands

TBC

5th December 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Netherlands

v

Belgium

TBC

Coaching staff

Technical staff

As of 24 December 2022.[20]

Name	Position
Head coach	Andries Jonker
Assistant coach	Arvid Smit
Goalkeeper coach	Erskine Schoenmakers

Head coaches

Period	Coach	Notes	Ref(s)
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	Sarina Wiegman	permanent coach	[27]
2021–2022	Mark Parsons		[28]
2022–	Andries Jonker	second spell as coach (first spell as interim in 2001)	[29]

Coaches' records

	Name	Period	Matches
1	Sarina Wiegman¹	2015–2021	86
2	Vera Pauw	2004–2010	73
3	Roger Reijners	2010–2015	71
4	Ruud Dokter	1995–2000	64
5	Bert van Lingen	1979–1986, 1989–1991	46
6	Frans de Kat	2001–2004	27
7	Jan Derks	1991–1994	19
8	Mark Parsons	2021–2022	18
9	Arjan van der Laan	2015–2016	16
10	Piet Buter	1987–1989	15
11	Andries Jonker	2001, 2022−	15
12	Ruud de Groot	1977–1978	8

As of 23 February 2023

1.^ Includes 70 matches main coach (period 2017-2021), 1 match against Belarus - 8:0 as Interim coach (17.09.2015), 15 matches assistant coach (29.11.2015 - first match and 29.11.2016 - last match). Onsoranje.nl includes 8 matches from 15, coached Sarina by main coach instead assistaint, Therefore, it turns out 79 (70+1+8). Main coach - 70 matches + 1 match in 2015.

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players are named in the squad for friendly matches against Germany and Poland on 7 and 11 April 2023.[30]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2023, after the match against Poland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Daphne van Domselaar	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000	13	0	Twente
16	1GK	Barbara Lorsheyd	(1991-03-26) 26 March 1991	1	0	ADO Den Haag
23	1GK	Jacintha Weimar	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998	0	0	Feyenoord

2	2DF	Lynn Wilms	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000	34	1	VfL Wolfsburg
3	2DF	Stefanie van der Gragt	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992	101	12	Inter Milan
4	2DF	Aniek Nouwen	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	40	2	AC Milan
5	2DF	Merel van Dongen	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993	60	2	Atlético Madrid
15	2DF	Caitlin Dijkstra	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999	10	1	Twente
18	2DF	Kerstin Casparij	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000	22	0	Manchester City
20	2DF	Dominique Janssen	(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995	96	6	VfL Wolfsburg

6	3MF	Jill Roord	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997	86	21	VfL Wolfsburg
8	3MF	Sherida Spitse (captain)	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990	215	43	Ajax
10	3MF	Daniëlle van de Donk	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991	139	34	Lyon
14	3MF	Wieke Kaptein	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005	1	0	Twente
21	3MF	Damaris Egurrola	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999	15	3	Lyon
24	3MF	Victoria Pelova	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999	39	3	Arsenal
25	3MF	Jill Baijings	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001	7	0	Bayer Leverkusen
26	3MF	Sisca Folkertsma	(1997-05-21) 21 May 1997	16	0	Bordeaux

7	4FW	Lineth Beerensteyn	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996	90	24	Juventus
9	4FW	Fenna Kalma	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999	5	2	Twente
11	4FW	Lieke Martens	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992	144	58	Paris Saint-Germain
12	4FW	Katja Snoeijs	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996	15	9	Everton
13	4FW	Renate Jansen	(1990-12-07) 7 December 1990	55	4	Twente
17	4FW	Romée Leuchter	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001	11	2	Ajax
19	4FW	Tiny Hoekstra	(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996	0	0	Ajax
22	4FW	Esmee Brugts	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003	16	4	PSV

Recent call-ups

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
GK	Lize Kop	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998	7	0	Ajax	v. Poland, 11 April 2023 ^INJ
GK	Sari van Veenendaal	(1990-04-13) 13 April 1990	91	0	Retired	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 ^RET

DF	Kika van Es	(1991-10-11) 11 October 1991	77	0	PSV	v. Denmark, 15 November 2022
DF	Lisa Doorn	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000	4	0	Ajax	v. Denmark, 15 November 2022
DF	Marisa Olislagers	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000	10	0	Twente	v. Norway, 10 October 2022

MF	Jackie Groenen	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994	97	9	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Austria, 21 February 2023
MF	Kayleigh van Dooren	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999	4	0	Twente	v. Denmark, 15 November 2022

FW	Alieke Tuin	(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001	0	0	Fortuna Sittard	v. Austria, 21 February 2023
FW	Vivianne Miedema	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996	115	95	Arsenal	v. Norway, 10 October 2022 ^INJ
FW	Shanice van de Sanden	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992	95	21	Liverpool	v. Iceland, 6 September 2022
^INJ Injured ^WIT Withdrew from the squad ^RET Retired from the national team.

Records

As of 23 February 2023, after the match against Austria.

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Sherida Spitse	2006–present	213	43
2	Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen	1995–2011	156	19
3	Dyanne Bito	2000–2015	146	6
4	Lieke Martens	2011–present	142	57
5	Marleen Wissink	1989–2006	141	0
6	Daphne Koster	1997–2013	139	7
7	Danielle van de Donk	2010–present	137	34
8	Manon Melis	2005–2016	136	59
9	Loes Geurts	2005–present	125	0
10	Vivianne Miedema	2013–present	115	95

Most goals

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Vivianne Miedema	2013–present	95	115	0.83
2	Manon Melis	2005–2016	59	136	0.43
3	Lieke Martens	2011–present	57	142	0.4
4	Sherida Spitse	2006–present	43	213	0.2
5	Danielle van de Donk	2010–present	34	137	0.25
6	Sylvia Smit	2004–2013	30	106	0.28
7	Marjoke de Bakker	1979–1991	29	61	0.48
8	Lineth Beerensteyn	2015–present	23	88	0.26
9	Shanice van de Sanden	2008–present	21	95	0.22
10	Jill Roord	2016–present	20	84	0.24

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.[31] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team.[32]

Host nation and year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not qualify								UEFA Euro 1991
1995									UEFA Euro 1995
1999									6	2	1	3	5	10
2003									6	1	1	4	6	16
2007									8	5	0	3	15	7
2011									8	5	2	1	30	7
2015	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	3	4	14	11	2	1	50	9
2019	Runners-up	2nd	7	6	0	1	11	5	12	9	2	1	30	4
2023	Qualified								8	6	2	0	30	3
Total	3/9	12th	11	7	1	3	14	9	62	39	10	13	166	56

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 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.

Summer Olympics record
Host nation and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	23	10
2024	To be determined
2028	To be determined
Total	1/7		4	2	2	0	23	10

UEFA European Women's Championship

Lieke Martens playing against Germany at UEFA Women's Euro 2013

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]

Host nation(s) and year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA European Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984**	Did not qualify								6	2	2	2	12	9
1987									6	5	0	1	14	6
1989									6	3	1	2	5	5
1991									6	3	2	1	17	1
1993									6	2	2	2	6	7
1995									4	2	0	2	7	3
1997									8	3	2	3	7	9
2001									8	2	3	3	10	10
2005									8	2	1	5	7	13
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	5	10	5	3	2	16	12
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	0	2	8	6	1	1	20	2
2017	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	3	Qualified as Host
2022	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	5	10	10	0	0	48	3
2025	To be determined								To be determined
Total	4/13	5th	18	10	3	5	27	15	86	45	17	24	169	80

* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

** Missing flag indicates no host country.

Head-to-head record

The table shows Netherlands all-time international record against all opponents.[36]

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	2	2	0	0	14	1	+13
Australia	8	3	2	3	16	9	+7
Austria	4	4	0	0	10	0	+10
Belarus	6	5	1	0	24	3	+21
Belgium	32	22	5	5	88	31	+57
Brazil	7	0	4	3	8	11	–3
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Canada	14	1	4	9	9	23	–14
Chile	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
China	14	3	5	6	19	18	+1
CIS	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7
Croatia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Cyprus	2	2	0	0	20	0	+20
Czech Republic	5	2	2	1	6	6	0
Denmark	25	10	5	10	25	37	–12
England	21	4	4	13	15	31	–16
Estonia	3	3	0	0	21	0	+21
Finland	12	5	4	3	12	10	+2
France	32	12	7	13	36	45	–9
Germany	16	3	2	11	10	40	–30
Greece	6	6	0	0	24	0	+24
Hungary	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14
Iceland	12	4	2	6	12	12	0
Ireland	9	6	3	0	16	1	+15
Israel	1	1	0	0	12	0	+12
Italy	19	4	6	9	16	30	–14
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Japan	10	4	1	5	17	16	+1
Kosovo	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12
Macedonia	2	2	0	0	20	1	+19
Mexico	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5
New Zealand	7	4	2	1	11	6	+5
Nigeria	7	4	3	0	18	7	+11
North Korea	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Northern Ireland	4	4	0	0	27	0	+27
Norway	27	7	6	14	25	44	–19
Poland	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Portugal	8	7	0	1	23	9	+14
Romania	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6
Russia	8	6	1	1	16	3	+13
Scotland	19	14	1	4	48	17	+31
Serbia	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10
Slovakia	4	4	0	0	9	0	+9
Slovenia	4	4	0	0	13	4	+9
South Africa	8	8	0	0	22	5	+17
Spain	10	2	3	5	6	9	–3
Sweden	23	7	6	10	19	34	–15
Switzerland	25	17	6	2	69	21	+48
Thailand	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Turkey	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
USA	11	2	1	8	11	32	–21
Wales	5	5	0	0	12	1	+11
Zambia	1	1	0	0	10	3	+7
Total	465	231	90	144	891	528	363

updated till 12 Oktober 2022

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External links

OnsOranje.nl – official website (in Dutch)
FIFA profile

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