Netherlands women's national football team

women's national association football team representing the Netherlands

The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is the women's association football team that represents the European country of the Netherlands. They are managed by the Royal Dutch Football Association and are part of UEFA and FIFA. In 1971, they played their first official match recognized by FIFA against France. The team has taken part in the UEFA Women's Championship three times and became champions in 2017 when they hosted the tournament. They also played in the World Cup twice they qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 and in 2019, they reached the final but lost 2–0 against the United States. This also meant they could play in the 2020 Olympics, but they were defeated in the quarter-finals. Women's football was not allowed in many countries for a long time, and even when it was allowed, it faced doubts and criticism. However, the Netherlands team gained more fans after their surprising victory in the 2017 European Championship held in their own country. As of 27 March 2015, their FIFA ranking is 12.[7]

Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje (Orange)
Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1]
AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndries Jonker
CaptainSherida Spitse
Most capsSherida Spitse (221)
Top scorerVivianne Miedema (95)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 7 Increase 3 (7 December 2018)[2]
Highest3[2] (July – December 2019; April 2021)
Lowest20[2] (June – September 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
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2009)
Best resultWinners (2017)

Tournament record change

World Cup change

 
Lieke Martens scored the Netherland's first World Cup goal in 2015.
FIFA Women's World Cup record Record of Qualifications
Host nation
and year
Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
  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 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 12 3 8 6 2 0 30 3
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 3/10 16 10 2 4 26 12 62 39 10 13 166 56

European Championship change

UEFA European Women's Championship record Record of Qualifications
Host nation(s)
and year
Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
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 7th 18 10 3 5 27 15 86 45 17 24 169 80

References change

  1. Women's football in the Netherlands Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. "Gevonden in Delpher – Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
  4. https://www.ad.nl/wk-vrouwenvoetbal/lenie-van-der-jagt-had-de-primeur-met-goal-voor-oranje-in-1956~a7fa3b23/?. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "FIFA". fifa.com.
  6. "Olympic Games".
  7. FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2017-10-29.