Netherlands women's national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1] | ||
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Association | Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Sarina Wiegman | ||
Captain | Sari van Veenendaal | ||
Most caps | Annemieke Kiesel (156)[2] | ||
Top scorer | Manon Melis (59)[3] | ||
FIFA code | NED | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 10 1 (28 September 2018)[4] | ||
Highest | 7[4] (September 2017) | ||
Lowest | 20[4] (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
France 4–0 Netherlands (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Netherlands 12–0 Israel (Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977) Netherlands 13–1 North Macedonia (Zwolle, Netherlands; 29 October 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 7–0 Netherlands (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2015) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Winners (2017) | ||
Website | OnsOranje.nl Template:Nl icon |
The Netherlands women's national football team (Template:Lang-nl) 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.[5] They have played at the final tournament of the 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and were champions in 2017. They have also played at the final tournament of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] Sarina Wiegman has been head coach since January 2017.[6] As of June 2018, the team is ranked number 9 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.[5] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands.[7]
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.[7] The team qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and reached third place together with Norway, after 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, meaning they must now win the UEFA play-off in order to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark are the other teams in the play-off. [13]
Honours
Tournament record
FIFA World Cup
On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands women's national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.[15]
Netherlands's FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Host nation and year |
Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | Round of 16 | 13th of 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2019 | Qualification ongoing | |||||||
Total | 1/7 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Championship
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.[16] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance after the group stage.[17] 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.[18]
Netherlands's UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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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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2001 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2009 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Total | 3/12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- ** Missing flag indicates no host country.
Algarve Cup
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA |
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1994 | did not enter | ||||||
1995 | 5th Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1996 | did not enter | ||||||
1997 | 5th Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1998 | 6th Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
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2017 | 5th Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2018 | Champions[14][19] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Total | 5/25 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 30 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Norway | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
2 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 3[a] | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | ||
5 | Slovakia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 3[a] | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Play-off semi-finals
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | 5 Oct | 9 Oct |
Belgium | 2 | Switzerland | 5 Oct | 9 Oct |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Denmark |
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Report |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of matches in 2018[20]
20 January 2018 Friendly | Spain | 2–0 | Netherlands | Murcia, Spain |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Marta Frias Acedo (Spain) |
28 February 2018 Algarve Cup – GS | Japan | 2–6 | Netherlands | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal |
15:40 | Report |
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Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
2 March 2018 Algarve Cup – GS | Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António |
18:30 | Report |
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Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
5 March 2018 Algarve Cup – GS | Iceland | 0–0 | Netherlands | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira |
15:40 | Report | Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea) |
7 March 2018 Algarve Cup – Final | Netherlands | Cancelled[14][19] | Sweden | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal |
18:30 | Report |
6 April 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Netherlands | 7–0 | Northern Ireland | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
20:00 | Report | Attendance: 30,238 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
10 April 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Netherlands | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 4,047 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
8 June 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–5 | Netherlands | Shamrock Park, Portadown |
20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 954 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
12 June 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Netherlands | 1–0 | Slovakia | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen |
20:00 | Martens 90+2' | Report | Attendance: 23,221 Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain) |
4 September 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Norway | 2–1 | Netherlands | Intility Arena, Oslo |
17:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
5 October 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off SF | Netherlands | 2–0 | Denmark | Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda |
20:00 |
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Report | Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
9 October 2018 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off SF | Denmark | 1-2 | Netherlands | Viborg Stadium, Viborg |
18:00 | Report |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match against Denmark on 5 and 9 October 2018.[21]
Caps and goals are current as of 5 October 2018 after match against Denmark.
Head coach: Sarina Wiegman
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sari van Veenendaal (captain) | 3 April 1990 | 49 | 0 | Arsenal |
16 | GK | Loes Geurts | 12 January 1986 | 118 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
23 | GK | Lize Kop | 17 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Ajax |
2 | DF | Desiree van Lunteren | 30 December 1992 | 61 | 0 | Ajax |
3 | DF | Inessa Kaagman | 17 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Everton |
5 | DF | Kika van Es | 11 October 1991 | 49 | 0 | Ajax |
15 | DF | Siri Worm | 20 April 1992 | 39 | 1 | Everton |
17 | DF | Merel van Dongen | 11 February 1993 | 19 | 1 | Real Betis |
18 | DF | Danique Kerkdijk | 1 May 1996 | 9 | 0 | Bristol City |
20 | DF | Dominique Bloodworth | 17 January 1995 | 36 | 0 | Arsenal |
22 | DF | Liza van der Most | 8 October 1993 | 12 | 0 | Ajax |
4 | MF | Kelly Zeeman | 19 November 1993 | 24 | 0 | Ajax |
6 | MF | Anouk Dekker | 15 November 1986 | 73 | 6 | Montpellier |
8 | MF | Sherida Spitse | 29 May 1990 | 152 | 28 | Vålerenga |
10 | MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | 5 August 1991 | 81 | 12 | Arsenal |
12 | MF | Jill Roord | 22 April 1997 | 32 | 3 | Bayern Munich |
14 | MF | Jackie Groenen | 17 December 1994 | 39 | 2 | Frankfurt |
7 | FW | Shanice van de Sanden | 2 October 1992 | 57 | 14 | Lyon |
9 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 15 July 1996 | 65 | 51 | Arsenal |
11 | FW | Lieke Martens | 16 December 1992 | 94 | 39 | Barcelona |
13 | FW | Renate Jansen | 7 December 1990 | 28 | 3 | Twente |
19 | FW | Ellen Jansen | 6 October 1992 | 12 | 1 | Twente |
21 | FW | Lineth Beerensteyn | 11 October 1996 | 30 | 7 | Bayern Munich |
Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Barbara Lorsheyd | 26 March 1991 | 0 | 0 | ADO Den Haag | v. Denmark, 15 September 2017 |
GK | Jennifer Vreugdenhil | 12 January 1995 | 1 | 0 | Valencia | v. Slovakia, 12 June 2018 |
DF | Danique Kerkdijk | 1 May 1996 | 7 | 0 | Bristol City | v. Norway, 24 October 2017 |
DF | Mandy van den Berg | 26 August 1990 | 90 | 6 | Valencia CF Femenino | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
DF | Stefanie van der Gragt | 16 August 1992 | 54 | 7 | Barcelona | v. Slovakia, 12 June 2018 |
MF | Sheila van den Bulk | 6 April 1989 | 5 | 0 | Djurgården | v. Republic of Ireland 10 April 2018 |
MF | Myrthe Moorrees | 12 December 1994 | 1 | 0 | Twente | v. Norway, 24 October 2017 |
MF | Marthe Munsterman | 19 February 1993 | 2 | 0 | AFC Ajax | v. Denmark, 15 September 2017 |
MF | Tessel Middag | 23 December 1991 | 44 | 4 | Manchester City | v. Slovakia, 12 June 2018 |
FW | Katja Snoeijs | 31 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | Alkmaar | v. Republic of Ireland 10 April 2018 |
FW | Esmee de Graaf | 17 August 1997 | 2 | 0 | Zwolle | v. Republic of Ireland 10 April 2018 |
FW | Marjolijn van den Bighelaar | 28 November 1990 | 0 | 0 | Ajax | v. Denmark, 15 September 2017 |
FW | Sisca Folkertsma | 21 May 1997 | 7 | 0 | PSV | v. Austria, 19 October 2017 |
FW | Vanity Lewerissa | 1 April 1991 | 11 | 0 | PSV | v. Austria, 19 October 2017 |
Coaches
Period | Coach | Notes | Reference(s) |
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1972–1973 | Siem Plooyer | [22] | |
1973–1974 | Bert Wouterse | [22] | |
1974–1975 | Ger Blok | [22] | |
1975–1977 | Ron Groenewoud | [22] | |
1977–1978 | Ruud de Groot | [22] | |
1979–1987 | Bert van Lingen | [22] | |
1987 | Nick Labohm | coached in one match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987) | [22] |
1987 | Dick Advocaat | coached in one match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987) | [22] |
1987–1989 | Piet Buter | [22] | |
1989–1992 | Bert van Lingen | second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987) | [22][23] |
1992–1995 | Jan Derks | [22][23] | |
1995–2001 | Ruud Dokter | [22][23] | |
2001 | Andries Jonker | interim coach | [22][23] |
2001–2004 | Frans de Kat | [22][23] | |
2004 | Remy Reynierse | interim coach | [22][23] |
2004–2010 | Vera Pauw | [22][23][24][25] | |
2010 | Ed Engelkes | interim coach | [22][23] |
2010–2015 | Roger Reijners | [22][23][26][25] | |
2015 | Sarina Wiegman | interim coach | [27] |
2015–2016 | Arjan van der Laan | [27] | |
2016–2017 | Sarina Wiegman | second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015) | [6] |
2017– | permanent coach |
Team's records
Active players are highlighted in orange color.
Most capped games
Full name | Carrier | Matches | Goals | |
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1 | Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen | 1995 – 2011 | 156 | 19 |
2 | Sherida Spitse | 2006 – | 152 | 28 |
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 | Loes Geurts | 2005 – 2017 | 117 | 0 |
8 | Sarina Wiegman | 1987 – 2001 | 104 | 3 |
9 | Sylvia Smit | 2004 – 2013 | 106 | 30 |
10 | Anouk Hoogendijk | 2004 – 2017 | 103 | 9 |
On 5 September 2018
Top scorers
Full name | Period | Goals | Matches | G/M | |
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1 | Manon Melis | 2005 – 2016 | 59 | 136 | 0,43 |
2 | Vivianne Miedema | 2013 – | 51 | 65 | 0,78 |
3 | Lieke Martens | 2011 – | 39 | 94 | 0,41 |
4 | Sylvia Smit | 2004 – 2013 | 30 | 106 | 0,28 |
5 | Marjoke de Bakker | 1979 – 1991 | 29 | 60 | 0,48 |
6 | Sherida Spitse | 2006 – | 28 | 152 | 0,18 |
7 | Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen | 1995 – 2011 | 19 | 156 | 0,12 |
8 | Kirsten van de Ven | 2005 – 2016 | 18 | 86 | 0,21 |
9 | Karin Stevens | 2006 – 2009 | 16 | 35 | 0,46 |
Miranda Noom | 1994 – 2002 | 16 | 77 | 0,21 |
On 5 September 2018
Coaches
Full name | Period | Matches | |
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1 | Vera Pauw | 2004 – 2010 | 73 |
2 | Roger Reijners | 2010 – 2015 | 71 |
3 | Ruud Dokter | 1995 – 2000 | 64 |
4 | Sarina Wiegman | 2017 – | 47 |
5 | Bert van Lingen | 1979 – 1986, 1989 – 1991 | 46 |
6 | Frans de Kat | 2001 – 2004 | 27 |
7 | Jan Derks | 1991 – 1994 | 19 |
8 | Arjan van der Laan | 2015 – 2016 | 16 |
9 | Piet Buter | 1987 – 1989 | 15 |
10 | Ruud de Groot | 1977 – 1978 | 8 |
Andries Jonker | 2001 | 8 |
On 5 September 2018
Overall official record
- All results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
- Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
Abbreviation Key table | |
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EC | European Championship (Women's Euro) |
WC | World Cup |
OG | Olympic Games |
QS | Qualification tournament |
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