Netherlands national football team results (unofficial matches)
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This is a list of the Netherlands national football team's results from 1894 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals and are not being recognized by FIFA.[1] Player appearances and goals in these matches are also not counted to their totals.
The national team played twelve matches until the first official international match of the Netherlands took place in 1905. They played their first match against the English side Felixstowe FC on 6 February 1894.[2] Their first unofficial victory came against the English side Maidstone FC, which was defeated 4–3, thanks to two goals from Pim Mulier.[3] The biggest victory came on 18 November 1895 when Saxmundham FC, the losing finalists in the Suffolk Senior Cup the season before, was sent home after a 9–2 loss, thanks in part to a 5-goal haul from Rein Boomsma.[4]
1890s
[edit]1894
[edit]| 6 February 1894 Friendly match | Netherlands  | 0–1 |  Felixstowe FC | Rotterdam |
| Report1 Report2 |
A. J. Howard  ? |
Stadium: Exercitieterrein (Sparta site) Attendance: 500 |
| 23 March 1894 Friendly match | University XI | 2–5 | Netherlands | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 10 April 1894 Friendly match | Netherlands | 4–3 | Maidstone FC | Heemstede |
| Mulier 1–0', 3–0' W. Schorer 2–0'Puck Meijer 4–0' |
Report | Barber 3–1' Unknown 4–2', 4–3' |
Stadium: HFC site | |
| Note: The English came with only eight players and had to be reinforced with three Dutch players. | ||||
| 3 December 1894 Friendly match | Netherlands | 3–3 | Felixstowe FC | Rotterdam |
| 14:00 | J. Bakker 1–1' van Holten 2–1' L. Weinthal 3–1' |
Report | Unknown 0–1', 3–2', 3–3' |
Stadium: Exercitieterrein (Sparta site) Attendance: 500 |
1895
[edit]| 30 March 1895 Friendly match | East Netherlands XI | 0–4 | Maidstone FC | Arnhem |
| Report |
| 31 March 1895 Friendly match | Netherlands | 1–2 | Maidstone FC | Heemstede |
| 14:30 | J. Stok 1–2' |
Report | Wethered 0–1' Smith 0–2' |
Stadium: HFC site Referee: L.J. Wijnands (Netherlands) |
| 1 April 1895 Friendly match | North Holland XI | 1–6 | Maidstone FC | Heemstede |
| Report |
| 2 April 1895 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 0–1 | Maidstone FC | Utrecht |
| Report |
| 18 November 1895 Friendly match | Netherlands | 9–2 | Saxmundham FC | Sparta site, Rotterdam |
| van Holten 1–0', 3–0' Boomsma 2–0', 4–1', 7–2', 8–2', 9–2'J. H. Meijer 5–1'Ch. van Braam Houckgeest 6–1' |
Report | Unknown 3–1', 6–2' |
Referee: H.A. Tromp (Netherlands) | |
| Note: They were invited by Sparta. Although losing finalists in the Suffolk Senior Cup the season before, they could not offer the Dutch enough resistance, since Sparta won 5–0 and the Dutch team 9–2. | ||||
1896
[edit]| 11 April 1896 Friendly match | East Netherlands XI | 1–5 | English Wanderers | Arnhem |
| Report |
| 12 April 1896 Friendly match | Netherlands | 2–3 | English Wanderers | Amsterdam |
| Broese van Groenou 1–0' Van Braam Houckgeest 2–1' |
Report1 Report2 |
C.B. Ward 1–1', 2–2', 2–3' |
Stadium: RAP site Referee: H.A. Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 14 April 1896 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 3–2 | English Wanderers | Heemstede |
| Report |
1897
[edit]| 27 March 1897 Friendly match | East Netherlands XI | 1–2 | English Wanderers | Arnhem |
| Report |
| 28 March 1897 Friendly match | Netherlands | 2–6 | English Wanderers | Heemstede |
| F.W. Bult 1–3' Bernicke 2–4' |
Report | van Hasselt 0–1' (o.g.) Unknown 0–2', 0–3', 1–4', 2–5', 2–6' |
Stadium: HFC site Referee: L.J. Wijnands (Netherlands) |
| 30 March 1897 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 2–5 | English Wanderers | Rotterdam |
| Report |
| 2 April 1897 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 1–5 | English Wanderers | Leiden |
| Report |
1898
[edit]| 10 April 1898 Friendly match | Netherlands | 7–0 | English Wanderers | Rotterdam |
| Harry Roqué 1–0', 6–0' Van den Berg 2–0', 3–0', 4–0'Heuckelum 6–0'J. Führi 7–0' |
Report | Stadium: Sparta site Referee: H.A. Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 14 April 1898 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 2–0 | English Wanderers | Leiden |
| Report |
1899
[edit]| 2 April 1899 Friendly match | Netherlands | 1–6 | English Wanderers | The Hague |
| Van den Berg 1–5' |
Report | ? |
Stadium: HVV site |
| 3 April 1899 Friendly match | Dutch Student XI | 2–2 | English Wanderers | Leiden |
| Report |
| 6 April 1899 Friendly match | North Netherlands XI | 1–7 | English Wanderers | Zwolle |
| Report |
1900s and Coupe Vanden Abeele
[edit]In the early 1900s, the Netherlands played four unofficial matches against Belgium as they contested for the Coupe Vanden Abeele.[5] The Dutch were represented by sides selected and organized by Cees van Hasselt, but since the games were not being sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), only players from the second division were available to Van Hasselt, so Belgium naturally won those games.[5][6][7]
| 30 December 1900 Friendly match | Netherlands | 5–1 |  BFC Preussen | HVV site, The Hague |
| Sol 1–0' Hesselink 2–0', 5–1'Offers 3–0', 4–1' |
Report | Unknown 3–1' |
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| Note: BFC Preussen won three consecutive Berlin Football Championships in 1899–1901,[8] and such was their success, that they contested a match against the unofficial Dutch national team on 30 December 1900. | ||||
| 28 April 1901 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium  | 8 – 0 | Netherlands C | Antwerp, Belgium |
| H. Potts ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' W. Potts ?' |
Report | Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Charles Maggee |
| 25 December 1901 Friendly match | Netherlands | 8–1 |  FC de Paris | HFC site, Haarlem |
| Hesselink 1–0', 2–1' Unknown |
Report | Unknown 1–1' |
| 5 January 1902 1902 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 1 – 0 | Netherlands ("van Hasselt XI") | Antwerp, Belgium |
| W. Potts | Report | Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground Referee: Paul de Borman |
| 30 March 1902 Friendly match | Netherlands | 3–1 | Old Xaverians FC | HBS site, The Hague |
| M.J. Offers 1–0' (pen.) Overman 2–0'Penninck 3–0' |
Report | Hodson 3–1' |
| 15 December 1902 1903 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Netherlands ("van Hasselt XI") | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Blanchard 1–1' H. Potts 2–1' |
Report | Lotsy 0–1' |
Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground |
| 13 April 1903 Friendly match | Netherlands | 6–3 |  Boldklubben af 1893 | HBS site, The Hague |
| Report | ||||
| Note: On the previous day, 12 April, Boldklubben defeated HVV Den Haag 5–4. | ||||
| 3 January 1904 1904 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 6 – 4 | Netherlands ("van Hasselt XI") | Antwerp, Belgium |
| H. Potts 1–0', 2–1', 4–2', 6–4' Feye 3–2', 5–4' |
Report | Bekker 1–1' Kamperdijk 2–2'Van den Berg 3–4'Wollenberg 4–4' |
Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) | |
| Note: Belgium had originally announced to field an exclusively Belgian squad, but eventually replaced Paul Chibert (injured) with Herbert Potts, who contributed decisively to Belgium's win, scoring four goals. | ||||
| 21 April 1905 International friendly | Holland XI | 2–3 | London Caledonians | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 19 April 1906 International friendly | Holland XI | 1–2 | Corinthians FC | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Report |
1910s
[edit]In the 20th century, the Netherlands played several unofficial matches against British clubs, and did it under several different names such as Netherlands/Holland XI, Select Netherlands/Holland, and Zwaluwen.[9]
| 16 June 1912 International friendly | Netherlands Olympic XI | 2–3 | Reading | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 29 August 1919 Friendly match | Vestland selection | 0 – 5 | Netherlands | Kristiania, Norway |
| [Report] | Felix 5' Dé Kessler 21', 76'Evert van Linge 22', 63' |
1920s
[edit]1921
[edit]Apart from the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium played against the Netherlands for diverse purposes in the 1920s; the 1925 and 1926 matches served as fundraiser for FIFA and charity, respectively, and in the 1929 match the Royal Dutch Football Association's 40th anniversary was celebrated.[10]
| 8 February 1921 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 0 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:37 UTC+1 | Bragard 23' Thijs 90' |
[11][12] | Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
1922
[edit]| 1 March 1922 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 2 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| Larnoe 56' Hendrickx 74' |
[13] | Blinckhof 23' Petit 45' |
Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Langenus |
| 22 April 1922 International friendly | Select Dutch University | 3–5 | Corinthians FC | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1923
[edit]| 13 February 1923 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 3 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:32 UTC+1 | Larnoe 21' Musch 54'Vandevelde 55'Wertz 68'Gillis 75' |
[14] | van Linge 19' Buitenweg ?'Formenoij ?' |
Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Christophe |
| 7 April 1923 International friendly | Select Dutch University | 0–2 | Corinthians FC | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1924
[edit]| 8 May 1924 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 3–4 | Queens Park Rangers | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 12 May 1924 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 14 May 1924 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 2–2 | Leeds United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1925
[edit]| 6 September 1925 International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
1926
[edit]| 29 August 1926 International Friendly | Netherlands | 1 – 5 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Van Gelder 15' |
Frenay 9' Devos 37'De Spae 39', 49', 66' |
1927
[edit]| 15 April 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 2–1 | Barnet | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 15 May 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 4–0 | Newcastle United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 18 May 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 22 May 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 26 May 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 2–4 | Newcastle United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 29 May 1927 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 0–5 | Newcastle United | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 20 November 1927 International friendly | Select Holland Olympic | 7–2 | Middlesex Wanderers | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Report |
1928
[edit]| 6 April 1928 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 4–2 | Wimbledon | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 6 May 1928 International friendly | Select Olympic Holland | 2–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 13 May 1928 International friendly | Holland Combined XI | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 1927 or 1928 International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 3 | Zwaluwen | Belgium |
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1929
[edit]| 12 February 1929 International Friendly | Zwaluwen | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 8 December 1929 International Friendly | Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1930s
[edit]1930
[edit]Outside the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium faced the Netherlands for diverse reasons in the 1930s; the 1930 match served to inaugurate the new national stadium, the two matches in 1932 served as a fundraiser for FIFA and charity, and the 1939 match was at the occasion of the Royal Dutch Football Association's 50th anniversary.[10]
| 4 March 1930 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 0 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| Vanderbauwhede 37', 64' Adams 56' (pen.), 72', 85' |
[16] | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Charlier |
| 29 May 1930 International Friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 3 – 3 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Wendt 12' Lagendaal ?'Everdingen 83' |
[17] | Stijnen ?' Van Beeck 78'Devidts 86' |
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 20,000 |
| 14 September 1930 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:17 UTC+1 | Vanderbauwhede ?', ?' Moeschal ?'Voorhoof ?' |
[18] | Van Reenen ?' |
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
| 20 November 1930 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 2–4 | Bristol Rovers | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Report |
1931
[edit]| 3 February 1931 International friendly | Holland XI | 1–3 | Reading | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 17 February 1931 International Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 1 | "Zwaluwen" | Belgium |
| Voorhoof 30', ?' Capelle 35' |
[19] | Volkers ?' |
Referee: Hamus (Luxembourg) |
| 4 March 1931 International friendly | Holland XI | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 22 March 1931 International friendly | Select Holland | 3–3 | Charlton Athletic | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 26 April 1931 International friendly | Select South Netherlands | 1–5 | Port Vale | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 1 May 1931 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 0–2 | Port Vale | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 27 September 1931 International friendly | Select Holland | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 27 October 1931 International friendly | Select Holland | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1932
[edit]| 14 February 1932 International Friendly | Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Wels 36' Van Nellen 47' |
[20] | Versijp 31', 85' Capelle 87' |
Referee: Rous (England) |
| 9 March 1932 International friendly | Select Holland | 6–1 | Southampton | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 5 October 1932 International friendly | Select Netherlands | 4–7 | Bristol Rovers | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 16 October 1932 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 3 | Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium |
1933
[edit]| 5 September 1933 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 6–2 | Corinthians FC | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Report |
1934
[edit]| 7 February 1934 International Friendly | Belgium | 6 – 3 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| [21] | Stadium: Heysel Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Turfkruyer |
| 18 April 1934 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 1–2 | Stoke City | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1935
[edit]| 22 March 1935 International friendly | Select Holland | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 2 June 1935 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 6–5 | Reading | Breda, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 23 October 1935 International friendly | Select Netherlands | 2–1 | Watford | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 27 November 1935 International friendly | Select Netherlands | 3–1 | Millwall Athletic | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1936
[edit]| 18 March 1936 International friendly | Dutch International XI | 4–0 | Southend United | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 22 October 1936 International friendly | Select Netherlands | 7–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1937
[edit]| 18 January 1937 International friendly | Dutch International XI | 2–3 | Southend United | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 24 February 1937 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 24 March 1937 International friendly | Holland XI | 5–1 | Ipswich Town | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 6 May 1937 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 1–1 | West Ham United | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 8 May 1937 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 2–3 | West Ham United | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 12 May 1937 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 3–1 | West Ham United | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 9 May 1937 International friendly | Select Holland | 0–1 | Stoke City | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 17 May 1937 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 1–4 | West Ham United | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Report |
1938
[edit]| 23 March 1938 International friendly | Netherlands XI | 3–2 | Crystal Palace | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| October 1938 International friendly | Select Holland | 8–2 | York City | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
1939
[edit]| 15 February 1939 International friendly | Select Netherlands XI | 1–4 | Watford | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 28 May 1939 International friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 3–5 | Everton | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Report |
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