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Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange[1] The Flying Dutchmen[2]
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ronald Koeman[3]
Captain	Virgil van Dijk
Most caps	Wesley Sneijder (134)
Top scorer	Robin van Persie (50)
Home stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena (54,990) De Kuip (51,117) Philips Stadion (35,000)
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	15 2 (25 October 2018)
Highest	1[4](August–September 2011)
Lowest	36[5](August 2017)
Elo ranking
Current	7 6 (16 October 2018)
Highest	1 (1978, 1988–1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)
Lowest	49 (October 1954)
First international
Belgium 1–4 Netherlands  (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands  (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[a]
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1976)
Best result	Champions, 1988
Medal record Men's Football Olympic Games 1908 London Team 1912 Stockholm Team 1920 Antwerp Team
Website	OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch)

The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Het Nederlands Elftal) represents the Netherlands in international football. It is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) and Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau. Like the country itself, the team is sometimes (also colloquially) referred to as Holland.

The team won the UEFA European Championship in 1988. They have reached the FIFA World Cup final three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010) and twice narrowly missed the final through a penalty shoot-out in the semifinals (in 1998 and 2014). Additionally, the team won bronze at the Olympic football event in 1908, 1912 and 1920.

History

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The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the match went into extra time, during which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 4–1 for the Netherlands.^[6] Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to Willem Hesselink.

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup final tournament in 1934. After a second appearance in 1938, they did not appear in another World Cup until 1974.

Total Football in the 1970s

The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team head coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made significant strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say, "The only team I've seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me... Their 'carousel' style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."^[7]

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before a German had even touched the ball. However, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans.

By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of infighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.

In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten by hosts Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruyff, Willem van Hanegem and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. Nonetheless, it still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. However, in the second group phase, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. The Dutch finished as runners-up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

Failure: 1982–86

Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage,^[8] despite the tournament format being expanded that year.

Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Dutch team hit a low point in their history: they missed the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Euro 1984 in France, and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored two more goals. The failure to reach the 1986 World Cup was also very close. In a play-off with neighbours Belgium, the Netherlands lost 1–0 in Brussels, but were leading 2–0 in the home leg in Rotterdam with a few minutes remaining. Belgium scored to end the tie 2–1, and overall play off 2–2. Belgium advanced on the away goals rule.

European champions

Rinus Michels returned, with his technical assistant Joris van Beek, to coach the team for Euro 1988 in West Germany. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands qualified for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and the Republic of Ireland (1–0). For many Dutch football supporters, the most important match in the tournament was the semi-final against West Germany, the host country, considered a revenge for the lost 1974 World Cup final (also in West Germany). Van Basten scored in the 89th minute to sink the German side.^[9] The Netherlands won the final with a victory over the USSR through a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by Van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win, and it restored them to the forefront of international football for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the tournament was not a success, as strife within the squad and managerial instability (Thijs Libregts took over from Michels only to be fired shortly after the team qualified, and was replaced by Leo Beenhakker for the finals) ultimately tore the team apart. Van Basten failed to score, as he was in poor form and tightly marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1.

The team reached the semi-finals in the Euro 1992 in Sweden, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be Van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious ankle injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at age 30 in 1995. It was also the last hurrah for Rinus Michels, who returned for one final spell in charge of the team before retiring for good after the tournament ended.

Dick Advocaat took over from Michels on the understanding that he himself would be replaced by Johan Cruyff the following year, although Advocaat actually stayed in charge for over two years. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in the absence of the injured Van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.

Golden Generations: 1996–2014

At Euro 1996, after drawing with Scotland and beating Switzerland, the Dutch faced the hosts England in the Group A decider, and lost 4–1, with Patrick Kluivert's late consolation enough to finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals and lost on penalties.

In the 1998 World Cup, a Dutch team including Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer and Kluivert met Argentina in the quarter-final and won 2–1,^[10] before losing on penalties to Brazil and in the third-place play-off to Croatia. Soon afterwards, manager Guus Hiddink resigned to be replaced by Frank Rijkaard. The Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and won all three wins in the group stage and then defeated FR Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two penalty shootout saves to eliminate the Netherlands. The Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup after crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, prompting manager Louis van Gaal to resign.

Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time. In his first match, a 1–0 win over Spain on 27 March 2002, the Netherlands won the Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC). In addition, on 21 August, the Netherlands won Nasazzi's Baton, defeating Norway 1–0, unifying for the first time the two trophies.
^[11][12] He led the team to the semi-finals of Euro 2004, where they lost to hosts Portugal.

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup under new manager Marco van Basten and were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match which produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side); it was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.^[13] Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the KNVB, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.^[14] The Netherlands qualified for Euro 2008, where they were drawn in the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy and Romania. They began with a 3–0 win over world champions Italy in Bern, a first victory over the Italians since 1978. However, they then lost in the quarter-finals to Guus Hiddink's Russia 3–1, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring an 86th-minute equaliser to force extra time, where the Russians scored twice. Following the tournament, Van Basten resigned to become manager of Ajax.

Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch went on to secure a 100% record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign to qualifying for the World Cup. In the quarter-finals against Brazil, the Brazilians held a 1–0 lead at half-time, having never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35–0–2) in which they had held a half-time lead. However, the Dutch scored twice to advance. In the semi-final, the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978, where they would fall to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andrés Iniesta scored in extra time. From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number one in the FIFA World Rankings, therefore becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup.

For Euro 2012, the Netherlands were placed in Group B alongside with Germany, Portugal and Denmark, dubbed the tournament's "Group of Death." The Netherlands lost all three of its matches. Johan Cruyff criticised the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes,^[15][16] while manager Bert van Marwijk resigned after the disappointment.^[17]

Louis van Gaal then became manager for the second time. In the 2014 World Cup UEFA qualifying round, the Netherlands won nine games and drew one, topping the group and earning automatic qualification. They were drawn into Group B, alongside Spain, Chile and Australia. The team avenged their 2010 defeat by defeating title holders Spain 5–1 in their opening match, with Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben scoring two goals each, and Stefan de Vrij the other. After the Dutch fell behind 1–0 from conceding a penalty, Van Persie equalized just before half time with an acrobatic diving header that gave him the nickname "The Flying Dutchman".^[18]

The Netherlands defeated Mexico 2–1 in the round of 16, with Wesley Sneijder equalising late in the match, and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scoring a controversial penalty after a foul on Arjen Robben in stoppage time. In the quarter-finals, where they faced Costa Rica, the Dutch had many shots on goal but could not score, with the match finishing in a 0–0 draw after extra time. The Netherlands won the ensuing penalty shootout 4–3 in large part due to backup goalkeeper Tim Krul, who was brought on just before the end of extra time and made two saves, marking the first time in World Cup history a goalkeeper was brought onto the field solely to participate in a shootout.^[19] In the semi-final against Argentina, the Netherlands had a good chance to score from Arjen Robben while managing to contain Lionel Messi, and both teams finished scoreless after extra time. However, in penalty kicks, the Dutch were eliminated 4–2, with Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder having their spot kicks saved by Sergio Romero.^[20] The Netherlands won the third-place match against hosts Brazil. Van Gaal, who successfully motivated the team after their semi-final knockout,^[21] received praise for getting more out of the young and inexperienced Netherlands squad than many expected.^[22][23] He left to become manager of Manchester United.

Decline and crisis: 2014–2018

Van Gaal was followed up by Guus Hiddink for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. This decision would result in a disastrous situation for the Dutch national team. A combination of bad luck, terrible leadership and simply a lack of quality would ultimately result in two missed tournaments. When Hiddink started in September 2014, it soon became clear that he wasn't capable of doing his job anymore. Some journalists even talked about early senile dementia which included restricted memory, especially of recent match events and players, and reduced problem solving ability.^[24] All the same, he made a very confused impression and constantly changed tactics. After losses against Italy, Czech Republic, Iceland and Mexico in 2014 (most of these results being due to tactical errors) it was already clear that he wouldn't finish his job. In June 2015, a 3-1 lead against the United States was forfeited, the final score being 3-4. Again, Hiddink was largely responsible for this defeat, changing his complete midfield for attacking players. The KNVB realised this couldn't continue anymore and pressured a confused Hiddink to resign his job.

On 29 June 2015, Hiddink resigned and was succeeded by assistant Danny Blind. The Netherlands came fourth in their group, failing to qualify for the European Championship for the first time since 1984 and a major tournament for the first time since the 2002 World Cup.^[25][26] This was particularly criticized since Euro 2016 had been expanded to become the first European Championship with 24 teams: the Dutch therefore managed to miss out both on two automatic qualifying spots and also on a playoff spot, whereas previous tournaments had only provided one automatic spot and one playoff spot. The team's poor form continued into the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, eventually resulting in Blind being dismissed after a 2–0 defeat to Bulgaria in March 2017. After the return of Dick Advocaat as coach, the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, finishing third in Group A behind France and Sweden.^[27]

New hope and recovery: 2018–present

Koeman succeeded Dick Advocaat in early 2018 and his first job was to recover the status of the team. However, when he started it was clear he would get a very difficult job with a schedule against 8 different top teams in 2018. The first game under Koeman ended in a toothless 0-1 loss against England. Koeman was able to recover his team afterwards and booked a very impressive 3-0 win against Holland's most feared opponent: Portugal.

In the following matches, Koeman was able to limit the damage. Draws against Slovakia and Italy were followed by a 2-1 victory over Peru. On 9 September 2018, the Dutch made their debut in the Nations League against World Cup champions France. The game ended in a 2-1 loss, but media reports were positive.

Koeman was thus able to limit the damage, preparing the team for a better time and more luck in 2019.

Team image

Kits and crest

The Netherlands national football team famously plays in bright orange shirts. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from one of the many titles of the ruling head of state, Prince of Orange, which is also the colour of the same name. The current Dutch away shirt is blue.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2026.^[28]

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Adidas	1970–1990
Lotto	1991–1996	Lotto kits in UEFA Euro 1996
Nike	1996–present

Kit deals

Kit supplier	Period	Contract date	Contract duration	Value	Notes
Nike	2001–2026

Rivalries

Netherlands' long-time football rival is Germany. The rivalry is one of the few long-standing football rivalries at a national level. Beginning in 1974, when the Dutch lost the 1974 World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany during World War II), the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best-known international football rivalries in the world.^[29]

To a minor extent, the Netherlands maintains a rivalry with their other neighbours, Belgium; a Belgian-Dutch (football) duel is referred to as a Low Countries derby. More recently, the Netherlands have also developed a rivalry with Spain.^[30] This recent rivalry began in 2010, when Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time in the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Four years later, the Netherlands routed Spain 5-1 in a rematch in the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, contributing to Spain's early exit from the tournament.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ronald Koeman
Assistant Coach	Dwight Lodeweges
Assistant Coach	Kees van Wonderen
Goalkeeping Coach	Patrick Lodewijks
Fitness Coach	Jan Kluitenberg
Physician	Gert-Jan Goudswaard

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the Nations League against Germany and the friendly match match against Belgium 13 and 16 October 2018 respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 16 October 2018, after the match against Belgium.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jasper Cillessen	(1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 29)	44	0	Barcelona
13	1GK	Jeroen Zoet	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 27)	11	0	PSV
23	1GK	Marco Bizot	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 27)	0	0	AZ
6	2DF	Daley Blind	(1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 28)	58	2	Ajax
4	2DF	Stefan de Vrij	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 26)	37	3	Internazionale
	2DF	Virgil van Dijk (Captain)	(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 27)	22	2	Liverpool
3	2DF	Matthijs de Ligt	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 19)	11	0	Ajax
5	2DF	Nathan Aké	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 23)	9	1	Bournemouth
15	2DF	Patrick van Aanholt	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 28)	9	0	Crystal Palace
12	2DF	Hans Hateboer	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 24)	3	0	Atalanta
2	2DF	Denzel Dumfries	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 22)	2	0	PSV
18	3MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	(1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 27)	51	9	Liverpool
8	3MF	Kevin Strootman	(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 28)	43	3	Marseille
	3MF	Davy Pröpper	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 27)	13	3	Brighton & Hove Albion
21	3MF	Tonny Vilhena	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 23)	13	0	Feyenoord
16	3MF	Marten de Roon	(1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 27)	6	0	Atalanta
7	3MF	Donny van de Beek	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 21)	5	0	Ajax
14	3MF	Frenkie de Jong	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 21)	3	0	Ajax
17	3MF	Pablo Rosario	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 21)	1	0	PSV
22	4FW	Ryan Babel	(1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 31)	52	8	Beşiktaş
10	4FW	Memphis Depay	(1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 24)	42	12	Lyon
9	4FW	Quincy Promes	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 26)	32	5	Sevilla
19	4FW	Luuk de Jong	(1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 28)	14	4	PSV
11	4FW	Arnaut Groeneveld	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 21)	2	1	Club Brugge
20	4FW	Steven Bergwijn	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 21)	2	0	PSV

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sergio Padt	(1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 28)	0	0	Groningen	v.  France, 9 September 2018
GK	Michel Vorm	(1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 35)	15	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Scotland, 9 November 2017 INJ
DF	Kenny Tete	(1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 23)	11	0	Lyon	v.  France, 9 September 2018
DF	Daryl Janmaat	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 29)	34	0	Watford	v.  France, 9 September 2018
DF	Terence Kongolo	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 24)	4	0	Huddersfield Town	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
DF	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 20)	3	0	Fulham	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
DF	Jeffrey Bruma	(1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 26)	25	1	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  England, 23 March 2018 PRE
DF	Karim Rekik	(1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 23)	4	0	Hertha BSC	v.  England, 23 March 2018 PRE
DF	Joël Veltman	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 26)	19	2	Ajax	v.  Romania, 14 November 2017
DF	Wesley Hoedt	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 24)	6	0	Southampton	v.  Scotland, 9 November 2017 INJ
MF	Ruud Vormer	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 30)	4	0	Club Brugge	v.  France, 9 September 2018
MF	Guus Til	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 20)	1	0	AZ	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
MF	Marco van Ginkel	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 25)	8	0	Chelsea	v.  Romania, 14 November 2017
FW	Justin Kluivert	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 19)	2	0	Roma	v.  France, 9 September 2018
FW	Eljero Elia	(1987-02-13) 13 February 1987 (age 31)	30	2	İstanbul Başakşehir	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
FW	Steven Berghuis	(1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 26)	14	0	Feyenoord	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
FW	Wout Weghorst	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 26)	3	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Peru, 6 September 2018 PRE
FW	Vincent Janssen	(1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 24)	17	7	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Scotland, 9 November 2017 INJ
FW	Jürgen Locadia	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 24)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.  Scotland, 9 November 2017 INJ
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player had announced retirement from national team. SUS Player is serving suspension.

Previous squads

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. The time in the Netherlands is shown first. If the local time is different, it will be displayed below.

2017

2018

Records

Most capped players

#	Player	National career	Matches	Goals	Minutes	Total career
1.	Wesley Sneijder	2003–2018	134	31	9,811	2002–0000
2.	Edwin van der Sar	1995–2008	130	0	11,463	1990–2011
3.	Frank de Boer	1990–2004	112	13	9,271	1988–2005
4.	Rafael van der Vaart	2001–2013	109	25	6,938	2000–0000
5.	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	1996–2010	106	6	8,215	1993–2010
6.	Dirk Kuyt	2004–2014	104	24	6,875	1998–2017
7.	Robin van Persie	2005–0000	102	50	7,317	2001–0000
8.	Phillip Cocu	1996–2006	101	10	8,001	1988–2006
9.	Arjen Robben	2003–2017	96	37	7,394	2000–0000
10.	John Heitinga	2004–2013	87	7	7,031	2001–2016

Last updated: 6 September 2018
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Top goalscorers

#	Player	National career	Goals	Matches	Average	Minutes	Total career
1.	Robin van Persie	2005–0000	50	102	0.49	7,317	2001–0000
2.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2006–2015	42	76	0.55	4,339	2002–0000
3.	Patrick Kluivert	1994–2004	40	79	0.51	5,816	1994–2008
4.	Dennis Bergkamp	1990–2000	37	79	0.47	6,339	1986–2006
4.	Arjen Robben	2003–2017	37	96	0.39	7,394	2000–2017
6.	Faas Wilkes	1946–1961	35	38	0.92	3,450	1940–1964
6.	Ruud van Nistelrooy	1998–2011	35	70	0.50	4,543	1993–2012
8.	Abe Lenstra	1940–1959	33	47	0.70	4,260	1935–1963
8.	Johan Cruyff	1966–1977	33	48	0.69	4,282	1964–1984
10.	Wesley Sneijder	2003–2018	31	134	0.23	9,811	2002–2018

Last updated: 6 September 2018
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

Netherlands's FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Declined participation
1934	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3		2	2	0	0	9	4
1938	Round of 16	14th	1	0	0	1	0	3		2	1	1	0	5	1
1950	Did not enter									Declined participation
1954
1958	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	12	7
1962										3	0	2	1	4	7
1966										6	2	2	2	6	4
1970										6	3	1	2	9	5
1974	Runners-Up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	3		6	4	2	0	24	2
1978	Runners-Up	2nd	7	3	2	2	15	10		6	5	1	0	11	3
1982	Did not qualify									8	4	1	3	11	7
1986										8	4	1	3	13	7
1990	Round of 16	15th	4	0	3	1	3	4		6	4	2	0	8	2
1994	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	8	6		10	6	3	1	29	9
1998	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	3	1	13	7		8	6	1	1	26	4
2002	Did not qualify									10	6	2	2	30	9
2006	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	2		12	10	2	0	27	3
2010	Runners-Up	2nd	7	6	0	1	12	6		8	8	0	0	17	2
2014	Third Place	3rd	7	5	2	0	15	4		10	9	1	0	34	5
2018	Did not qualify									10	6	1	3	21	12
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total	Runners-Up	10/21	50	27	12	11	86	48		123	80	24	19	291	92

Summer Olympics

Host nation(s) / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1908	Third Place	2	1	0	1	2	4
1912	Third Place	4	3	0	1	17	8
1920	Third Place	4	2	0	2	9	10
1924	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	11	7
1928	Round 1	1	0	0	1	0	2
1948	Round 1	2	1	0	1	6	5
1952	Preliminary Round	1	0	0	1	1	5
Total	7/10	23	9	1	9	46	41

UEFA European Championship

	UEFA European Championship record
	Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
	1960	Did not enter
	1964	Did not qualify
	1968
	1972
	1976	Third Place	2	1	0	1	4	5
	1980	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
	1984	Did not qualify
	1988	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	3
	1992	Semi-finals	4	2	2	0	6	3
	1996	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	4
	2000	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	13	3
	2004	Semi-finals	5	1	2	2	7	6
	2008	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	10	4
	2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	5
	2016	Did not qualify
	2020	To be determined
	2024
	Total	1 Title	35	17	8	10	57	37

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021	To be determined
Total		0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year	Division	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2018–19	A	Group stage	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	2
Total		—	1/1	2	1	0	1	4	2

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Competition
World Cup	0	3	1
European Championship	1	0	1
Olympic Games	0	0	3

This is a list of honours for the senior Dutch national team

• 
  FIFA World Cup:
  
  
  
  • Runners-up (3): 1974, 1978, 2010
    
  
  
  • Third place (1): 2014
    
  
  
  • Fourth place (1): 1998
    
  
  
  
  


• 
  UEFA European Championship:
  
  
  
  • 
    Winners (1): 1988
    
  
  
  • Third place (1): 1976
    
  
  
  • Semi-finals (3): 1992, 2000, 2004
    
  
  
  
  


• Olympic football tournament:

• Bronze medal/Third place (3): 1908, 1912, 1920
  


• Fourth Place (1): 1924
  

Other Tournaments

• 
  Olympic Football Consolation Tournament
  
  • 
    Winners: 1928
    
  
  


• 
  75th Anniversary FIFA Cup
  
  • Runners-up: 1979
  
  


• 
  World Champions' Gold Cup
  
  • Fourth Place: 1980
    
  
  


• 
  Copa Confraternidad
  
  • Runners-up: 2011
  
  

See also

• Netherlands national under-21 football team


• Netherlands national under-19 football team


• Netherlands national under-17 football team


• Netherlands women's national football team


• Royal Dutch Football Association


• Aruba national football team


• Bonaire national football team


• Curaçao national football team


• Sint Maarten national football team

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Netherlands national association football team.

• 
  OnsOranje.nl – official website (in Dutch)
  


• 
  VoetbalStats.nl – statistics of the national football team (in Dutch)
  


• 
  Netherlands – Record International Players at the RSSSF archive


• 
  Dutch National Team Coaches at the RSSSF archive

Achievements
Preceded by 1984 France	European Champions 1988 (First title)	Succeeded by 1992 Denmark