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Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje (Orange)
Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1]
AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArjan Veurink
CaptainVacant
Most capsSherida Spitse (248)
Top scorerVivianne Miedema (100)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 11 Steady (7 August 2025)[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 15–0 Indonesia 
(Doetinchem, Netherlands; 25 October 2024)
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
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 France Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Finland Team
Netherlands women's national football team in May 2014

The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football, and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.

In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[6] They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship four times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup three times, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals.

The Netherlands was one of numerous countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team grew in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's.

The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] The Dutch women's team logo features a lioness making it different from the men's team logo, which sports a male lion. The team plays in bright orange, the historic national colour of the Netherlands. Arjan Veurink became the head coach of the team since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

History

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On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[6] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands, with Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring for France.[7]

In 1980s and 1990s, the team failed to qualify for the final tournaments of UEFA Championship and later the FIFA World Cup.[7] The Royal Dutch Football Association began major investments into women's football in the 2000s, culminating in the establishment of the women's Eredivisie in 2007 (which merged with the Belgian league for two seasons starting in 2012).[8][9] This resulted in the team qualifying for a major tournament for the first time at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. They finished in third place, together with Norway, behind second placed England and winners Germany (first place).[10] The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage.[11]

The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, losing their first match in the knockout stage to Japan.[12]

In 2017, the Netherlands won their first major women's trophy, ending Germany's seemingly unbeatable reign over the UEFA Women's Championship and winning the tournament on home soil, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final.[13] The successful campaign in which the Oranje managed to win all of their matches highly contributed to the popularity of women's football in the Netherlands.[14]

In 2018, the Netherlands finished second in their UEFA Qualifying group behind Norway. Therefore, they had to go through the UEFA play-off to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Switzerland, Belgium, and Denmark were the other teams in the play-off.[15] The Netherlands beat Denmark 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals and repeated that result against Switzerland over two legs in the play-off final to qualify.[16] In the 2019 World Cup, the Netherlands had another strong performance, reaching the final before losing 2–0 to the United States.

They qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics thanks to their position at the 2019 World Cup where they finished among the three best European teams. The Netherlands passed the 1st round at their first Olympic participation, finishing at the top of their group thanks to two large victories (10–3 against Zambia and 8–2 against China) and a draw (3–3 against Brazil), displaying an attractive offensive game but a certain defensive frailty, conceding 8 goals in the group stage. However, their journey ended in the quarter-finals against the United States, an opponent who had already played the role of tormentor of the Oranje in the final of the World Cup two years earlier, losing in penalty kicks (2–2, 2 pts to 4). Lieke Martens missed a decisive penalty in the 81st minute of the game when the score was tied 2–2.

Coach Sarina Wiegman left the team after the Olympics and was replaced by Englishman Mark Parsons. The Netherlands reached UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England with a perfect record of ten victories in qualification. In England, the Netherlands passed the group stage thanks to victories over Switzerland and Portugal. A draw against Sweden however meant the team had to face France in the quarterfinals. Although they only lost in extra time, they were thoroughly outplayed, and it was decided to part ways with Parsons.

Andries Jonker took over coaching responsibilities and was immediately faced with a must-win game against Iceland to avoid the play-offs for the 2023 World Cup. In a tense game, Esmee Brugts scored the desperately needed goal only in stoppage time and the Netherlands qualified for their third World Cup.

At the 2023 World Cup, Netherlands were in Group E along with the U.S., Portugal, and Vietnam.[17] It started with a 1–0 win over Portugal, followed this with a 1–1 draw with the U.S., and finished with a 7–0 victory over Vietnam to top the group. After defeating South Africa in the first knockout match, the team lost to eventual champion Spain in the Round of 16.[18]

In April 2025, the KNVB announced that Arjan Veurink will succeed Jonker as coach after the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.[19][20] Jonker's final team performed poorly, losing to England and France and failing to advance from its group.[21]

Team image

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Nicknames

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The Netherlands women's national football team is known or nicknamed as both the "Leeuwinnen" (Lionesses) and "Oranje" (Orange).

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[22]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2024

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29 November Friendly Netherlands  4–1  China Rotterdam
20:45 UTC+1
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,011
3 December Friendly Netherlands  1–2  United States The Hague
20:45
Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium
Attendance: 12,503
Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

2025

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21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  2–2  Germany Breda
20:45 Beerensteyn 13', 66'
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)
25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League Scotland  1–2  Netherlands Glasgow
2025-11-06 10:00 UTC Lawton 34' Beerensteyn 54' Grant 64' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  3–1  Austria Almelo
20:00
Report
Stadium: Erve Asito
Attendance: 9,039[23]
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Austria  1–3  Netherlands Altach
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 2,350[24]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League Germany  4–0  Netherlands Bremen
20:30 Stadium: Weserstadion
3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  1–1  Scotland Tilburg
20:30
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 8,180
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
26 June Friendly Netherlands  2–1  Finland Leeuwarden
20:00
Stadium: Kooi Stadion
5 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D Wales  0–3  Netherlands Lucerne
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Allmend Stadion
Attendance: 14,147
9 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D England  4–0  Netherlands Zurich
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
13 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D Netherlands  2–5  France Basel
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,133
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
24 October Friendly Poland  0–0  Netherlands Gdańsk
18:00 Stadium: Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk
28 October Friendly Netherlands  1–0  Canada Nijmegen
20:45 Wilms 28' Stadium: Goffertstadion

Players

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For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of Netherlands women's international footballers.

Current squad

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The following 24 players were called up for the friendlies against Poland and Canada on 24 and 28 October 2025, respectively.[25]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2025, after the match against Canada.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lize Kop (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 27) 17 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
16 1GK Daniëlle de Jong (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Italian Football Federation Juventus
23 1GK Regina van Eijk (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
2 2DF Lynn Wilms (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 25) 56 2 The Football Association Aston Villa
3 2DF Caitlin Dijkstra (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 26) 32 1 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
4 2DF Veerle Buurman (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 19) 10 1 The Football Association Chelsea
5 2DF Janou Levels (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 25) 3 0 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
13 2DF Lieske Carleer (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Twente
15 2DF Marisa Olislagers (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 25) 14 0 The Football Association Brighton & Hove Albion
18 2DF Kerstin Casparij (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 25) 49 0 The Football Association Manchester City
20 2DF Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 30) 130 6 The Football Association Manchester United
22 2DF Ilse van der Zanden (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 30) 4 0 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
6 3MF Ella Peddemors (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 23) 1 0 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
8 3MF Sherida Spitse (captain) (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 35) 248 46 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
10 3MF Jill Roord (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 28) 113 30 Royal Dutch Football Association Twente
14 3MF Jackie Groenen (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 30) 130 10 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
17 3MF Victoria Pelova (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 26) 65 6 The Football Association Arsenal
19 3MF Wieke Kaptein (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 20) 26 2 The Football Association Chelsea
21 3MF Damaris Egurrola (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 26) 45 7 French Football Federation Lyon
7 4FW Lineth Beerensteyn (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 29) 119 39 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
9 4FW Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 29) 129 100 The Football Association Manchester City
11 4FW Esmee Brugts (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 22) 51 11 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
12 4FW Romée Leuchter (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 24) 24 5 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
24 4FW Lotte Keukelaar (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 20) 5 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Daphne van Domselaar (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25) 37 0 England Arsenal v.  Canada, 28 October 2025 INJ
GK Femke Liefting (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20) 0 0 England Newcastle United v.  United States, 3 December 2024
DF Lisa Doorn (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim v.  Finland, 26 June 2025
DF Merel van Dongen (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 32) 63 2 Mexico Monterrey v.  Scotland, 3 June 2025 RET
MF Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 34) 171 38 England London City Lionesses UEFA Women's Euro 2025
MF Jill Baijings (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24) 8 0 England Aston Villa v.  Finland, 26 June 2025
MF Chimera Ripa (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Netherlands PSV v.  Scotland, 25 February 2025
MF Kayleigh van Dooren (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 26) 4 0 Italy AC Milan v.  United States, 3 December 2024
MF Nina Nijstad (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22) 2 2 Netherlands PSV v.  United States, 3 December 2024
MF Danique Noordman (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  United States, 3 December 2024
FW Chasity Grant (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 24) 20 1 England Aston Villa v.  Canada, 28 October 2025 INJ
FW Renate Jansen (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 34) 72 8 Netherlands PSV UEFA Women's Euro 2025 RET
FW Katja Snoeijs (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 29) 38 12 England Everton UEFA Women's Euro 2025
FW Shanice van de Sanden (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 33) 97 21 Mexico Toluca v.  Finland, 26 June 2025
FW Fenna Kalma (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25) 8 2 Netherlands PSV v.  Scotland, 25 February 2025

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 1 August 2025[26]
Position Name
Head coach Netherlands Arjan Veurink
Assistant coach Netherlands Roos Kwakkenbos
Netherlands Martijn Reuser
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands Eline Sol

Head coaches

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Period Coach Notes Ref(s)
1972–1973 Siem Plooyer [27]
1973–1974 Bert Wouterse [27]
1974–1975 Ger Blok [27]
1975–1977 Ron Groenewoud [27]
1977–1978 Ruud de Groot [27]
1979–1987 Bert van Lingen [27]
1987 Nick Labohm 1 match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987) [27]
1987 Dick Advocaat 1 match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987) [27]
1987–1989 Piet Buter [27]
1989–1992 Bert van Lingen second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987) [27][28]
1992–1995 Jan Derks [nl] [27][28]
1995–2001 Ruud Dokter [27][28]
2001 Andries Jonker interim coach [27][28]
2001–2004 Frans de Kat [27][28]
2004 Remy Reynierse interim coach [27][28]
2004–2010 Vera Pauw [27][28][29][30]
2010 Ed Engelkes interim coach [27][28]
2010–2015 Roger Reijners [27][28][31][30]
2015 Sarina Wiegman interim coach [32]
2015–2016 Arjan van der Laan [32]
2016–2017 Sarina Wiegman second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015) [33]
2017–2021 permanent coach
2021–2022 England Mark Parsons [34]
2022–2025 Andries Jonker second spell as coach (first spell as interim in 2001) [35]
2025– Arjan Veurink [26]

Coaches' records

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# Name Period Matches
1 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman1 2015–2021 86
2 Netherlands Vera Pauw 2004–2010 73
3 Netherlands Roger Reijners 2010–2015 71
4 Netherlands Ruud Dokter 1995–2000 64
5 Netherlands Bert van Lingen 1979–1986, 1989–1991 46
6 Netherlands Andries Jonker 2001, 2022–2025 43
7 Netherlands Frans de Kat 2001–2004 27
8 Netherlands Jan Derks [nl] 1991–1994 19
9 England Mark Parsons 2021–2022 18
10 Netherlands Arjan van der Laan 2015–2016 16
11 Netherlands Piet Buter 1987–1989 15
12 Netherlands Ruud de Groot 1977–1978 8
As of 13 August 2023
1.^ Includes 70 matches main coach (period 2017–2021), 1 match against Belarus – 8:0 as Interim coach (17.09.2015), 15 matches assistant coach (29.11.2015 – first match and 29.11.2016 – last match). Onsoranje.nl includes 8 matches from 15, coached Sarina by main coach instead assistant, Therefore, it turns out 79 (70+1+8). Main coach – 70 matches + 1 match in 2015.

Records

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Main article: List of Netherlands women's international footballers
As of 28 October 2025, after the match against Canada.[36]
Players in bold are still active with the Netherlands.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: Netherlands at the FIFA Women's World Cup

On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.[37] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team.[38]

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation
and year 		Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify Did not participate
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 6 2 1 3 5 10
United States 2003 6 1 1 4 6 16
China 2007 8 5 0 3 15 7
Germany 2011 8 5 2 1 30 7
Canada 2015 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 3 4 14 11 2 1 50 9
France 2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 11 5 12 9 2 1 30 4
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 12 3 8 6 2 0 30 3
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031 To be determined To be determined
United Kingdom 2035 To be determined To be determined
Total 3/10 16 10 2 4 26 12 62 39 10 13 166 56

Olympic Games

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Since the inception of women's Olympic football, UEFA has designated the World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the succeeding Olympic tournament. Because the Netherlands failed to qualify to the World Cup until 2015, the Netherlands women automatically failed to qualify for the Olympics up to 2012. In 2015 Netherlands made it to their first World Cup. Their round of 16 exit was good enough for a post World Cup mini tournament to decide UEFA's last spot at the Olympics. Sweden won that tournament and the Netherlands were eliminated. In 2019 the Netherlands reached the World Cup final and qualified for the Olympics for the first time.

International Olympic Committee Summer Olympics record
Host nation
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 23 10
France 2024 Did not qualify
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 1/8 4 2 2 0 23 10

UEFA European Women's Championship

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Main article: Netherlands at the UEFA Women's Championship
Lieke Martens playing against Germany at UEFA Women's Euro 2013

The Dutch failed to qualify for the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship from 1984 to 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands women's team qualified and reached third place.[39] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance beyond the group stage.[40] The Dutch women booked a major victory at the 2017 tournament: after a 4–2 victory over Denmark in the final they were the new European champion. Furthermore, Lieke Martens was named the best player of the tournament.[41] In 2022 they were knocked out in the quarter final.

UEFA European Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
1984** Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 12 9 –
Norway 1987 6 5 0 1 14 6
West Germany 1989 6 3 1 2 5 5
Denmark 1991 6 3 2 1 17 1
Italy 1993 6 2 2 2 6 7
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995 4 2 0 2 7 3
Norway 1997 8 3 2 3 7 9
Germany 2001 8 2 3 3 10 10
England 2005 8 2 1 5 7 13
Finland 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 5 10 5 3 2 16 12 –
Sweden 2013 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 0 2 8 6 1 1 20 2 –
Netherlands 2017 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 13 3 Qualified as Host
England 2022 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5 10 10 0 0 48 3 –
Switzerland 2025 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 5 9 6 2 3 1 4 4 Same position[a] 8th
2029 TBD TBD
Total 1 title 5/14 21 11 3 7 32 24 92 47 20 25 173 84 8th
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
** No host country.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season Lg Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2023–24 A 6 4 0 2 14 6 Same position 4th France Netherlands Spain 2024 4th 2 0 0 2 0 5
2025 A 6 2 3 1 4 4 Same position 8th 2025 Did not qualify
Total 12 6 3 3 18 10 Total 0 Titles 2 0 0 2 0 5
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Rise Promoted at end of season
Same position No movement at end of season
Fall Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Competitive results

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  • All results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
  • Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
  • Colors gold, silver, and bronze indicate first-, second-, and third-place finishes.
Abbreviation Key table
EC European Championship
WC World Cup
OG Olympic Games
NL Nations League
QS Qualification stage/tournament
Competition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers
1984 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.4 2–3 (a),
5–0 (h)		 Belgium Belgium 2 / 4 Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser
2–1 (h),
0–2 (a)		 Denmark Denmark De Bakker, Camper
2–2 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Germany West Germany Camper, De Visser (2)
1987 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.3 1–0 (h),
5–3 (a)		 France France 2 / 4 Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper
0–2 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Sweden Sweden De Bakker, Vestjens
3–1 (a),
3–0 (h)		 Belgium Belgium Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2)
1989 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2 0–0 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Sweden Sweden 1 / 4 De Bakker
4–0 (h),
w/o		 Scotland Scotland a De Bakker (2), Timisela, Wiegman
1–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Republic of Ireland Ireland De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter
Quarter-finals 1–2 (a),
0–3 (h)		 Norway Norway De Bakker
1991 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.1 2–0 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1 / 3 Vestjens (2)
6–0 (a),
9–0 (h)		 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Baal, De Bakker (6), Geeris, Limbeek (2), Pauw, Timisela (2), Vestjens, Van Waarden
Quarter-finals 0–0 (a),
0–1 (a.e.t.) (h)		 Denmark Denmark
1993 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.5 3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Greece Greece 1 / 3 Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela
1–1 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Romania Romania Van der Ploeg
Quarter-finals 0–3 (h),
0–3 (a)		 Norway Norway
1995 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.8 1–2 (a),
0–1 (h)		 Iceland Iceland 2 / 3 Leemans
2–0 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Greece Greece Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos
1997 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2
(Class A)		 0–2 (h),
0–2 (a)		 Iceland Iceland 4 / 4
1–1 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Russia Russia Korbmacher, Van Waarden
1–1 (a),
1–2 (h)		 France France Korbmacher, Migchelsen
Relegation Play-off 2–1 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Czech Republic Czech Republic Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela, Wiegman
1999 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.3
(Class A)		 1–6 (a),
0–0 (h)		 Norway Norway 3 / 4 Roos
0–1 (a),
2–1 (h)		 England England Noom (2)
1–0 (h),
1–2 (a)		 Germany Germany Migchelsen, Noom
2001 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.1
(Class A)		 1–1 (h),
1–2 (a)		 France France 4 / 4 Van Eyk, Smith
1–1 (a),
1–2 (h)		 Spain Spain Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith
1–1 (a),
0–3 (h)		 Sweden Sweden Smith
Relegation Play-Off 3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Hungary Hungary Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2)
2003 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.4
(Class A)		 0–0 (a),
1–4 (h)		 England England 3 / 4 Kiesel-Griffioen
0–3 (h),
0–6 (a)		 Germany Germany
1–2 (a),
4–1 (h)		 Portugal Portugal Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith
2005 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2
(Class A)		 0–1 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Spain Spain 4 / 5
0–2 (a),
0–2 (h)		 Norway Norway
0–3 (a),
1–5 (h)		 Denmark Denmark Ran
3–0 (h),
3–0 (a)		 Belgium Belgium De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, Van Veen
2007 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.5
(Class A)		 1–0 (a),
0–2 (h)		 France France 3 / 5 De Boer
1–0 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Austria Austria Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2)
0–1 (h),
0–4 (a)		 England England
5–0 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Hungary Hungary Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3)
2009 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.4 1–5 (a),
0–1 (h)		 Germany Germany 2 / 5 Torny
2–2 (a),
1–1 (h)		 Switzerland Switzerland Van Eijk, Melis (2)
2–1 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Wales Wales Melis (2), Smit
2–2 (a),
3–0 (h)		 Belgium Belgium Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens
Play-Off 2–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Spain Spain Stevens (3), Van de Ven
Finland 2009 EC Group Stage: Gr.A
2–0
 Ukraine Ukraine 2 / 4 Stevens, Van de Ven
1–2
 Finland Finland Van de Ven
2–1
 Denmark Denmark Melis, Smit
Quarter-final
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
 France France
Semi-final
1–2 (a.e.t.)
 England England Pieëte
2011 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.2 0–3 (a),
2–2 (h)		 Norway Norway 2 / 5 Dekker, Melis
13–1 (h),
7–0 (a)		 North Macedonia Macedonia Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse
1–1 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Belarus Belarus Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven
2–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Slovakia Slovakia Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit
2013 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.6 6–0 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Serbia Serbia 2 / 5 Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6)
3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Croatia Croatia Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven
0–0 (h),
0–1 (a)		 England England
2–0 (a),
3–1 (h)		 Slovenia Slovenia Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2)
Sweden 2013 EC Group Stage: Gr.B
0–0
 Germany Germany 4 / 4
0–1
 Norway Norway
0–1
 Iceland Iceland
2015 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.5 4–0 (a),
10–1 (h)		 Albania Albania 2 / 6 Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g.
7–0 (a),
3–2 (h)		 Portugal Portugal Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2)
1–2 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Norway Norway Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema
7–0 (h),
6–0 (a)		 Greece Greece Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse
1–1 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Belgium Belgium Miedema (2), Slegers
Play-Off Semifinal 2–1 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Scotland Scotland Martens (2), Melis (2)
Play-Off
Final		 1–1 (h),
2–1 (a)		 Italy Italy Miedema (3)
Canada 2015 WC Group Stage: Gr.A
1–0
 New Zealand New Zealand 3 / 4 Martens
0–1
 China China
1–1
 Canada Canada Van de Ven
Round of 16
1–2
 Japan Japan Van de Ven
2016 OG QS Single Round-robin 4–3  Switzerland 2 / 4 Van den Berg, Melis, Miedema, Van de Sanden
1–4  Norway Melis
1–1  Sweden Miedema
Netherlands 2017 EC Group Stage: Gr.A
1–0
 Norway Norway 1 / 4 Van de Sanden
1–0
 Denmark Denmark Spitse
2–1
 Belgium Belgium Martens, Spitse
Quarter-final
2–0
 Sweden Sweden Martens, Miedema
Semi-final
3–0
 England England Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g.
Final
4–2
 Denmark Denmark Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.3 1–0 (h),
1–2 (a)		 Norway Norway 2 / 5 Miedema (2)
5–0 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Slovakia Slovakia Van der Gragt (2), Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
0–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Republic of Ireland Ireland Beerensteyn, Spitse
7–0 (h),
5–0 (a)		 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Groenen, Martens (2), Miedema, Van de Sanden (2), Spitse (3), + 1 o.g.
Play-Off Semi-final 2–0 (h),
2–1 (a)		 Denmark Denmark Beerensteyn (3), Van de Sanden
Play-Off Final 3–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Switzerland Switzerland Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
France 2019 WC Group Stage: Gr.E
1–0
 New Zealand New Zealand 1 / 4 Roord
3–1
 Cameroon Cameroon D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
2–1
 Canada Canada Beerensteyn, Dekker,
Round of 16
2–1
 Japan Japan Martens (2)
Quarter-final
2–0
 Italy Italy Van der Gragt, Miedema
Semi-final
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Sweden Sweden Groenen
Final
0–2
 United States USA
Japan 2020 OG Group Stage: Gr.F
10–3
 Zambia Zambia 1 / 4 Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden
3–3
 Brazil Brazil D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
8–2
 China China Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden
Quarter-final
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
 United States USA Miedema (2)
2022 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.A 3–0 (h),
8–0 (a)		 Turkey Turkey 1 / 6 Van de Donk (4), Van der Gragt, Miedema (2), Van de Sanden, Spitse (3),
4–1 (h),
4–2 (a)		 Slovenia Slovenia Beerensteyn, Miedema (3), Spitse (4),
7–0 (h),
7–0 (a)		 Estonia Estonia Bloodworth, Van de Donk (2), Groenen (2), E. Jansen, Miedema (2), Nouwen, Roord, Snoeijs, Spitse (3),
2–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Russia Russia Van de Donk, Miedema, Roord
6–0 (h),
6–0 (a)		 Kosovo Kosovo Van de Donk, Martens (2), Miedema, Roord (2), Snoeijs (6)
England 2022EC Group Stage: Gr.C
1–1
 Sweden Sweden 2 / 4 Roord
3–2
 Portugal Portugal Van de Donk, Egurrola, Van der Gragt
4–1
 Switzerland Switzerland Leuchter (2), Pelova, + 1 o.g.
Quarter-final
0–1 (a.e.t.)
 France France
2023 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.C 1–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Iceland Iceland 1 / 5 Brugts, Van de Donk, Groenen
3–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Belarus Belarus Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Martens, Nouwen, Roord
12–0 (h),
8–0 (a)		 Cyprus Cyprus Beerensteyn, Brugts, Van Dongen, Van de Donk, Miedema (7), Roord (6), Smits, Spitse, + 1 o.g.
1–1 (h),
2–2 (a)		 Czech Republic Czech Republic Van de Donk, Van der Gragt, Miedema
Australia
New Zealand 2023 WC		 Group Stage: Gr.E
1–0
 Portugal Portugal 1 / 4 Van der Gragt
1–1
 United States USA Roord
7–0
  Vietnam Brugts (2), Van de Donk, Martens, Roord (2), Snoeijs
Round of 16
2–0
 South Africa South Africa Beerensteyn, Roord
Quarter-final
1–2 (a.e.t.)
 Spain Spain Van der Gragt
2024 NL Group Stage: Gr.A 1–2 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Belgium Belgium 1 / 4 Beerensteyn (2), Egurrola (2), Roord
2–1 (h),
2–3 (a)		 England England Beerensteyn (2), Jansen, Martens
4–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Scotland Scotland

Beerensteyn (2), Brugts (2), Van de Donk

Semi-final
0–3
 Spain Spain
Third-place play-off
0–2
 Germany Germany
2025 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.A1 1–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Finland Finland 2 / 4 Beerensteyn (2)
1–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Norway Norway Beerensteyn, Miedema
0–2 (a),
0–0 (h)		 Italy Italy
Switzerland 2025EC Group Stage: Gr.D 3–0 Wales Wales 3 / 4 Brugts, Miedema, Pelova,
0–4 England England
2–5 France France Pelova, + 1 o.g.
2025 NL Group Stage: Gr.A1 2–2 (h) Germany Germany ? / 4 Beerensteyn (2)
2–1 (a) Scotland Scotland Beerensteyn, Grant
Austria Austria

note:a=Scotland withdrew during the 1989 qualification, their played results were voided.

Head-to-head record

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Opponent[42] P W D L GF GA GD
Albania Albania 2 2 0 0 14 1 +13
Australia Australia 8 3 2 3 16 9 +7
Austria Austria 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13
Belarus Belarus 6 5 1 0 24 3 +21
Belgium Belgium 33 23 5 5 93 31 +62
Brazil Brazil 7 0 4 3 8 11 −3
Cameroon Cameroon 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Canada Canada 14 1 4 9 9 23 −14
Chile Chile 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
China China 14 3 5 6 19 18 +1
Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Croatia Croatia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Cyprus Cyprus 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 2 2 1 6 6 0
Denmark Denmark 26 11 5 10 27 37 −10
England England 21 4 4 13 15 31 −16
Estonia Estonia 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21
Finland Finland 12 5 4 3 12 10 +2
France France 32 12 7 13 36 45 −9
Germany Germany 17 3 2 12 10 41 −31
Greece Greece 6 6 0 0 24 0 +24
Hungary Hungary 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14
Iceland Iceland 12 4 2 6 12 12 0
Republic of Ireland Ireland 9 6 3 0 16 1 +15
Israel Israel 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12
Italy Italy 19 4 6 9 16 30 −14
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Japan Japan 10 4 1 5 17 16 +1
Kosovo Kosovo 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
North Macedonia Macedonia 2 2 0 0 20 1 +19
Mexico Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5
New Zealand New Zealand 7 4 2 1 11 6 +5
Nigeria Nigeria 7 4 3 0 18 7 +11
North Korea North Korea 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4 4 0 0 27 0 +27
Norway Norway 27 7 6 14 25 44 −19
Poland Poland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
Portugal Portugal 9 8 0 1 24 9 +15
Romania Romania 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6
Russia Russia 8 6 1 1 16 3 +13
Scotland Scotland 19 14 1 4 48 17 +31
Serbia Serbia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
Slovakia Slovakia 4 4 0 0 9 0 +9
Slovenia Slovenia 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9
South Africa South Africa 9 9 0 0 24 5 +19
Spain Spain 11 2 3 6 7 11 −4
Sweden Sweden 23 7 6 10 19 34 −15
Switzerland Switzerland 25 17 6 2 69 21 +48
Thailand Thailand 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Turkey Turkey 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
Ukraine Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
United States USA 12 2 2 8 12 33 −21
Vietnam Vietnam 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Wales Wales 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
Zambia Zambia 1 1 0 0 10 3 +7
Total 477 239 91 147 923 535 388

updated till end WC '23

Honours

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Major competitions

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FIFA world rankings

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See also: FIFA Women's World Rankings
As of 6 March 2025[43]
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 17 17 17 15 17 16 16 15 15
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 7 7 9 10 7 8
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 6 8 8 8 9 7 7 8 11 11 10 10 11

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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