Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten UEFA European Championship tournaments. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984, 2016.
Overall record
UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
1968 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||
1976 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | ||
1980 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
1984 | Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||||
1988 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
1992 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | ||
2000 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2004 | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | |||
2008 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | ||
2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||
2020 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
2024 | Qualified | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 11/17 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 41 | — | 125 | 83 | 16 | 26 | 291 | 99 |
List of matches
Euro 1976
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
Netherlands | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Euro 1980
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 1980 group tables
Euro 1988
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
England | 1–3 | Netherlands |
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Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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- Final
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Euro 1992
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
Euro 1996
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1–4 | England |
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Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
Euro 2000
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2000 group tables
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
Netherlands | 6–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
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- Semi-finals
Euro 2004
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2004 group tables
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
Euro 2008
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2008 group tables
Knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
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Euro 2012
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2012 group tables
Euro 2020
Group stage
Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables
Knockout phase
- Round of 16
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Matches | Years |
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1 | Edwin van der Sar | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
2 | Phillip Cocu | 13 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
Dennis Bergkamp | 1992, 1996, 2000 | ||
4 | Edgar Davids | 12 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
5 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 11 | 2000, 2004, 2008 |
6 | Clarence Seedorf | 10 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
Michael Reiziger | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
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1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 6 | 2004 (4), 2008 (2) |
Patrick Kluivert | 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004 | ||
3 | Marco van Basten | 5 | 1988 |
4 | Dennis Bergkamp | 4 | 1992 (3), 1996 (1) |
5 | Georginio Wijnaldum | 3 | 2020 |
Robin van Persie | 2008 (2), 2012 (1) |
References
- ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.