Netherlands women's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Association	Dutch Hockey Confederation; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Alyson Annan
Assistant coach(es)	Rhett Halkett; Albert Manenschijn; Stefan Hoogewerff
Manager	Femke Kooijman
Captain	Eva de Goede
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (12 March 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	9 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 2008, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019)

The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the FIH world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record eight times.^[2] The team has also won eight Olympic medals.

Tournament records

Netherlands at the 2012 Olympic Games and in a match against Germany in 1960

World Cup^[3]
Year	Host city	Position
1974	Mandelieu, France	1st
1976	West Berlin, West Germany	3rd
1978	Madrid, Spain	1st
1981	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st
1986	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st
1990	Sydney, Australia	1st
1994	Dublin, Ireland	6th
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd
2002	Perth, Australia	2nd
2006	Madrid, Spain	1st
2010	Rosario, Argentina	2nd
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	1st
2018	London, England	1st

Champions Trophy^[4]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
1989	Germany, West Germany	5th
1991	Berlin, Germany	3rd
1993	Amstelveen, Netherlands	2nd
1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	DNP
1997	Berlin, Germany	3rd
1999	Brisbane, Australia	2nd
2000	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2001	Amstelveen, Netherlands	2nd
2002	Macau, China	3rd
2003	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2004	Rosario, Argentina	1st
2005	Canberra, Australia	1st
2006	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd
2007	Quilmes, Argentina	1st
2008	Mönchengladbach, Germany	3rd
2009	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2010	Nottingham, England	2nd
2011	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2012	Rosario, Netherlands	3rd
2014	Mendoza, Argentina	3rd
2016	London, United Kingdom	2nd
2018	Changzhou, China	1st

Olympic Games^[5]
Year	Host city	Position
1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	N/A
1984	Los Angeles, United States	1st
1988	Seoul, South Korea	3rd
1992	Barcelona, Spain	6th
1996	Atlanta, United States	3rd
2000	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2004	Athens, Greece	2nd
2008	Beijing, China	1st
2012	London, United Kingdom	1st
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd
2020	Tokyo, Japan	TBD

EuroHockey Nations Championship^[6]
Year	Host city	Position
1984	Lille, France	1st
1987	London, England	1st
1991	Brussels, Belgium	4th
1995	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st
1999	Cologne, Germany	1st
2003	Barcelona, Spain	1st
2005	Dublin, Ireland	1st
2007	Manchester, England	2nd
2009	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1st
2013	Boom, Belgium	3rd
2015	London, England	2nd
2017	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	1st
2021	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Qualified

World League^[7]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2012–13	Semifinal	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2nd
2012–13	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	1st
2014–15	Semifinal	Antwerp, Belgium	1st
2014–15	Final	Rosario, Argentina	5th
2016–17	Semifinal	Brussels, Belgium	1st
2016–17	Final	Auckland, New Zealand	1st

Pro League^[8]
Year	Finals Host city	Position
2019	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st

Team

Current squad

The following 19 players were named in the Netherlands squad for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina on 15 & 16 February 2020, in Buenos Aires.

Head coach: Alyson Annan

Caps and goals as of 16 February 2020 after the match against Argentina.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Anne Veenendaal	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)	73	0	Amsterdam
22	1GK	Josine Koning	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 28)	67	0	SCHC

3	2DF	Sanne Koolen	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 28)	40	0	Den Bosch
13	2DF	Caia van Maasakker	(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)	193	61	SCHC
17	2DF	Ireen van den Assem	(1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34)	74	12	Den Bosch
18	2DF	Pien Sanders	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25)	53	1	Den Bosch
21	2DF	Lauren Stam	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30)	86	6	Amsterdam
23	2DF	Margot van Geffen (C)	(1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34)	201	14	Den Bosch
27	2DF	Yibbi Jansen	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)	17	6	SCHC

8	3MF	Marloes Keetels	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)	148	21	Den Bosch
5	3MF	Malou Pheninckx	(1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 32)	90	3	Kampong
6	3MF	Laurien Leurink	(1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 29)	102	23	SCHC
7	3MF	Xan de Waard	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28)	151	16	SCHC
20	3MF	Laura Nunnink	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)	120	2	Oranje–Rood
34	3MF	Pien Dicke	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 24)	3	0	SCHC

11	4FW	Maria Verschoor	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30)	133	17	Amsterdam
12	4FW	Lidewij Welten	(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 33)	212	83	Den Bosch
15	4FW	Frédérique Matla	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 27)	72	43	Den Bosch
25	4FW	Kyra Fortuin	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27)	10	4	SCHC
35	4FW	Felice Albers	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24)	5	4	Amsterdam

The remainder of the 2020 national squad is as follows:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
MF	Eva de Goede (C)	(1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)	230	26	Amsterdam
MF	Ilse Kappelle	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Amsterdam	v. China; January 11, 2020

FW	Ginella Zerbo	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 27)	37	17	SCHC
FW	Marijn Veen	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27)	23	11	Amsterdam	v. Germany; August 25, 2019

Coaches

1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen
1975–1977 – Riet Küper
1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans
1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen
1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans
1993–1994 – Bert Wentink
1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek
2001–2008 – Marc Lammers
2008–2010 – Herman Kruis
2010–2014 – Max Caldas
2014–2015 – Sjoerd Marijne
2015– – Alyson Annan

Results

2020 Fixtures & Results

2020 Statistics
Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	4	0	0	1	19	5	+14	15

2020 Women's FIH Pro League

11 January 2020 Away 1	China	0–3	Netherlands	Changzhou, China
14:00		Report	Zerbo 8', 40' Leurink 31'	Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium

12 January 2020 Away 2	China	2–4	Netherlands	Changzhou, China
14:00	Peng 30' Chen Yi 54'	Report	Nunnink 6' Keetels 23' Welten 36' Matla 47'	Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium

24 January 2020 Away 3	United States	Cancelled	Netherlands	Chapel Hill, United States
14:00		Report		Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium

26 January 2020 Away 4	United States	0–9	Netherlands	Chapel Hill, United States
14:00		Report		Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium

15 February 2020 Away 5	Argentina	2–0	Netherlands	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:30		Report		Stadium: CeNARD

16 February 2020 Away 6	Argentina	1–3	Netherlands	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:30		Report		Stadium: CeNARD

19 March 2020 Home 1	Netherlands	v	New Zealand	Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30		Report		Stadium: Harzelwaag Stadion

22 March 2020 Home 2	Netherlands	v	New Zealand	Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:30		Report		Stadium: Harzelwaag Stadion

26 March 2020 Home 3	Netherlands	v	Australia	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
18:30		Report		Stadium: HC Den Bosch

29 March 2020 Home 4	Netherlands	v	Australia	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
13:00		Report		Stadium: HC Den Bosch

28 April 2020 Home 5	Netherlands	v	Great Britain	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30		Report		Stadium: De Klapperboom

29 April 2020 Home 6	Netherlands	v	Great Britain	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30		Report		Stadium: De Klapperboom

20 June 2020 Home 7	Netherlands	v	Germany	Amstelveen, Netherlands
15:00		Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

21 June 2020 Home 8	Netherlands	v	Germany	Amstelveen, Netherlands
16:00		Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

26 June 2020 Away 7	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

28 June 2020 Away 8	Belgium	v	Netherlands	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00		Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

XXXII Summer Olympics

25 July 2020 Pool Stage	Netherlands	v	India	Tokyo, Japan
20:45				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

27 July 2020 Pool Stage	Netherlands	v	Ireland	Tokyo, Japan
10:00				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

29 July 2020 Pool Stage	Netherlands	v	South Africa	Tokyo, Japan
09:30				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

30 July 2020 Pool Stage	Great Britain	v	Netherlands	Tokyo, Japan
19:00				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

1 August 2020 Pool Stage	Germany	v	Netherlands	Tokyo, Japan
18:30				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in
^ "Home – FIH".
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^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[2] Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in

[3] "Home – FIH".

[4] "Home – FIH".

[5] "Home – FIH".

[6] "Home – FIH".

[7] "Home – FIH".

[8] "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.

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