Netherlands men's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje
Association	Royal Dutch Hockey Federation ; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Jeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)	Eric Verboom
Manager	Bas Nieuweweme
Captain	Thierry Brinkman
Most caps	Teun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorer	Paul Litjens (267)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (5 November 2025)
Olympic Games
Appearances	20 (first in 1928 )
Best result	1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1971 )
Best result	1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1970 )
Best result	1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroHockey Championship
Champions Trophy
Hockey World League

Last updated November 25, 2025

The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	did not participate
1920	did not participate
1928	Final	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad
1932	did not participate
1936	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	10	Squad
1948	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	17	12	Squad
1952	Final	2nd	3	2	0	1	3	6	Squad
1956	Withdrew
1960	9th–12th place pool	9th	6	3	1	2	11	10	Squad
1964	5th–8th play-off	7th	8	4	1	3	21	7	Squad
1968	5th place game	5th	9	6	0	3	16	13	Squad
1972	3rd place game	4th	9	5	1	3	21	14	Squad
1976	3rd place game	4th	7	5	0	2	14	8	Squad
1980	Withdrew
1984	5th place game	6th	7	3	2	2	18	14	Squad
1988	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	15	9	Squad
1992	3rd place game	4th	7	4	0	3	25	17	Squad
1996	Final	1st	7	6	1	0	20	8	Squad
2000	Final	1st	7	2	4	1	14	11	Squad
2004	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	20	13	Squad
2008	3rd place game	4th	7	3	2	2	19	13	Squad
2012	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	28	11	Squad
2016	3rd place game	4th	8	4	2	2	24	10	Squad
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	6	2	2	2	15	15	Squad
2024	Final	1st	8	5	2	1	23	10	Squad
Total	20/25	3 titles	136	79	22	35	345	216	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	5th place game	6th	6	3	0	3	6	6	N/A
1973	Final	1st	7	3	3	1	13	6
1975	9th place game	9th	7	3	1	3	17	10
1978	Final	2nd	8	6	0	2	26	14
1982	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	21	19
1986	7th place game	7th	7	5	0	2	13	8
1990	Final	1st	7	5	1	1	21	13
1994	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	25	6
1998	Final	1st	7	6	0	1	26	14	Squad
2002	3rd place game	3rd	9	6	1	2	20	10	Squad
2006	7th place game	7th	7	4	1	2	21	12	Squad
2010	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	20	10	Squad
2014	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	16	10	Squad
2018	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	22	8	Squad
2023	3rd place game	3rd	6	5	1	0	32	4	Squad
/ 2026	Qualified
Total	16/16	3 titles	106	66	15	25	299	150	–

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1970	Brussels, Belgium	2nd	7	5	1	1	12	5	—
1974	Madrid, Spain	3rd	6	5	0	1	22	4
1978	Hanover, West Germany	2nd	7	5	1	1	26	11
1983	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	7	5	2	0	31	8
1987	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	7	5	1	1	21	5
1991	Paris, France	2nd	7	6	0	1	41	5
1995	Dublin, Ireland	2nd	7	5	2	0	21	7
1999	Padua, Italy	2nd	7	5	2	0	32	9
2003	Barcelona, Spain	4th	7	4	1	2	28	15
2005	Leipzig, Germany	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	11	Squad
2007	Manchester, England	1st	5	5	0	0	23	9	Squad
2009	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd	5	3	0	2	22	6	Squad
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd	5	4	0	1	25	14	Squad
2013	Boom, Belgium	3rd	5	4	0	1	22	9	Squad
2015	London, England	1st	5	5	0	0	19	1	Squad
2017	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	5	4	0	1	20	9	Squad
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	3rd	5	4	0	1	21	7	Squad
2021	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	5	2	3	0	15	6	Squad
2023	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1st	5	4	0	1	19	7	Squad
2025	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd	5	4	1	0	16	4	Squad
2027	London, England	qualified
Total		1st place	117	88	14	15	452	152	–

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	did not participate
1980	4th	6	3	0	3	23	19
1981	1st	5	3	2	0	22	16
1982	1st	5	4	1	0	21	10
1982	5th	5	2	0	3	11	13
1984	4th	5	2	1	2	9	8
1985	5th	5	1	1	3	10	11
1986	6th	5	1	1	3	5	10
1987	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	5
1988	did not participate
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	12	6
1990	2nd	5	3	1	1	14	8
1991	3rd	5	2	1	2	12	10
1992	4th	6	3	0	3	13	11
1993	3rd	6	4	0	2	14	9
1994	3rd	6	1	3	2	15	14
1995	4th	6	3	0	3	7	8
1996	1st	6	4	2	0	13	5
1997	4th	6	2	1	3	14	15
1998	1st	6	5	0	1	22	11
1999	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	9
2000	1st	6	6	0	0	12	5
2001	3rd	6	3	1	2	16	13
2002	1st	6	4	2	0	21	9
2003	1st	6	5	1	0	27	13
2004	2nd	6	4	0	2	15	25
2005	2nd	6	3	1	2	14	12
2006	1st	6	4	2	0	23	12
2007	3rd	8	4	3	1	25	19
2008	4th	6	2	1	3	15	14
2009	4th	6	3	0	3	15	20
2010	3rd	6	3	0	3	17	19
2011	3rd	7	3	2	2	19	18
2012	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	9
2014	5th	6	3	1	2	17	11
2016	Withdrew
2018	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	7
Total	8 titles	199	109	32	58	534	404

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year	Position
1996	6th
2006	1st
Best result: 1st place

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey World League record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	1st	Semifinal	6	4	1	1	25	12
2012–13	1st	Final	6	4	1	1	18	12
2014–15	4th	Semifinal	7	5	1	1	24	7
2014–15	4th	Final	6	3	2	1	15	11
2016–17	7th	Semifinal	7	7	0	0	28	3
2016–17	7th	Final	5	1	2	2	9	12
Total	1 title	Final	37	24	7	6	119	57

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019	3rd	16	6	5	5	43	38	Squad
2020–21	5th	12	5	4	3	32	29	Squad
2021–22	1st	16	12	3	1	61	28	Squad
2022–23	1st	16	10	4	2	46	31	Squad
2023–24	2nd	16	8	5	3	45	32	Squad
2024–25	1st	16	7	7	2	38	29	Squad
Total	Best: 1st	92	48	28	16	265	187

*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

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

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

30 November 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (4–1 p)	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Brinkman 30'	Report	Hartkopf 58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	De Mol Bijen Bukkens Brinkman		H. Müller Struthoff Große

1 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Van Dam 25'	Report	Stockbroekx 14'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	Pieters Bijen De Mol Veen		Duvekot Van Dessel Boccard Kina

7 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	2–3	Germany	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Janssen 37' Brinkman 59'	Report	Schwarzhaupt 10' Peillat 17' Prinz 43'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

8 December 2024 Netherlands Leg	Netherlands	3–3 (3–1 p)	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Bijen 11', 28' Van der Veen 27'	Report	Boon 1', 45' Stockbroekx 22'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium
	Penalties
	De Mol Bijen Brinkman Veen		Boccard Willems De Sloover Van Dessel

2025

4 February 2025 Australia Leg	Netherlands	4–2	Spain	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Bukkens 27' Bijen 32' Veen 34' Van Heijningen 40'	Report	N. Álvarez 45' Basterra 59'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

6 February 2025 Australia Leg	Australia	4–2	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	J. Harvie 27' Atkin 34' Burns 43' Willott 48'	Report	Bijen 44' Hoedemakers 46'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

7 February 2025 Australia Leg	Spain	1–2	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Clapés 41'	Report	Van der Heijden 2' Bijen 34'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

9 February 2025 Australia Leg	Australia	4–4 (1–3 p)	Netherlands	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Hayward 27', 34' White 28', 36'	Report	De Vilder 7' Van der Heijden 47', 57' Bukkens 50'	Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
	Penalties
	Ephraums Harvie Willott Henderson		Croon Bijen De Mol

7 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	2–1	India	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Van Dam 25', 58'	Report	Harmanpreet 19'

9 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	3–2	India	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
14:30	Van Dam 24' Hoedemakers 33' Janssen 57'	Report	Abhishek 20' Jugraj 54'

11 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	2–0	Ireland	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00	Dommershuijzen 24' Van Heijningen 38'	Report

12 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	6–2	Ireland	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00	Janssen 24', 32' Pieters 29' Van der Heijden 37' Troost 49' Van Dam 60'	Report	B. Nelson 47', 59'

14 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (4–2 p)	Argentina	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Reyenga 36'	Report	Capurro 30'
	Penalties
	Croon Bijen Brinkman Middendorp		Méndez Domene Capurro J. Toscani

15 June 2025 Europe Leg	Netherlands	1–1 (3–0 p)	Argentina	Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00	Brinkman 29'	Report	Keenan 29'
	Penalties
	Van Dam Croon Brinkman		Méndez Domene L. Toscani

17 June 2025 Europe Leg	England	2–3	Netherlands	Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
13:15	Wallace 29' Ward 39'	Report	Pieters 10' Bijen 16', 25'

18 June 2025 Europe Leg	England	1–1 (2–4 p)	Netherlands	Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
20:00	Bhuhi 51'	Report	Janssen 43'
	Penalties
	Rushmere Goodfield Sorsby Waller		Croon Van Dam Brinkman Middendorp

9 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Netherlands	3–0	Spain	Mönchengladbach, Germany
13:15	Hoedemakers 26' Janssen 40' Middendorp 41'	Report		Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

10 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Belgium	2–4	Netherlands	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:30	Onana 16' Hellin 35'	Report	Pieters 10', 47' Janssen 22', 55'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

12 August 2025 2025 EC GS	Netherlands	5–0	Austria	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00	Brinkman 1' Bijen 20', 36', 53' Hoedemakers 42'	Report		Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

14 August 2025 2025 EC SF	Netherlands	3–1	France	Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00	Janssen 2', 57' Brinkman 31'	Report	Goyet 37'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark

16 August 2025 2025 EC Final	Netherlands	1–1 (1–4 p)	Germany	Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:00	Reijenga 26'	Report	Weigand 46'	Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
	Penalties
	Croon Van Dam Brinkman Janssen		Weigand Struthoff Müller Prinz

Team

Current squad

On 24 November 2025, the following 22 players were called up for the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League matches in Santiago del Estero, Argentina from 9 to 13 December 2025.^[3]

Caps updated as of 16 August 2025, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Maurits Visser	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 30)	48	Bloemendaal
20	GK	Derk Meijer	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)	24	Rotterdam

4	DF	Lars Balk	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 29)	156	Kampong
12	DF	Justen Blok	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 25)	93	Rotterdam
14	DF	Derck de Vilder	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 27)	93	Kampong
16	DF	Floris Wortelboer	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 29)	136	Bloemendaal
22	DF	Pepijn van der Heijden	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22)	8	Rotterdam
23	DF	Joep de Mol	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 29)	176	Oranje-Rood
27	DF	Timo Boers	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 22)	9	Den Bosch

6	MF	Jonas de Geus	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27)	147	Kampong
10	MF	Jorrit Croon	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 27)	169	Bloemendaal
15	MF	David Huussen	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24)	5	Amsterdam
24	MF	Steijn van Heijningen	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)	73	Rotterdam
29	MF	Tijmen Reijenga	(1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 26)	69	Oranje-Rood
40	MF	Luke Dommershuijzen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23)	16	Amsterdam

7	FW	Thijs van Dam	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28)	137	Rotterdam
8	FW	Thierry Brinkman (Captain)	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 30)	202	Den Bosch
9	FW	Koen Bijen	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 27)	88	Den Bosch
11	FW	Terrance Pieters	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28)	96	Kampong
21	FW	Guus Jansen	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)	14	Rotterdam
33	FW	Miles Bukkens	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 22)	8	Pinoké
51	FW	Duco Telgenkamp	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23)	29	Kampong

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hidde Brink	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 27)	1	Pinoké	v. England, 18 June 2025

DF	Jip Janssen	(1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 28)	134	Kampong	2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF	Bram van Battum	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 24)	6	Kampong	v. Australia, 9 February 2025
DF	Daan Bonhof	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 25)	2	Pinoké	v. Spain, 7 February 2025

MF	Floris Middendorp	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24)	62	Amsterdam	2025 EuroHockey Championship
MF	Lucas Veen	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22)	9	Bloemendaal	v. England, 17 June 2025
MF	Max de Bie	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25)	21	Oranje-Rood	v. Argentina, 14 June 2025

FW	Tjep Hoedemakers	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 26)	75	Rotterdam	2025 EuroHockey Championship
FW	Olivier Hortensius	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 23)	9	Rotterdam	2025 EuroHockey Championship
FW	Joep Troost	(2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 24)	5	Pinoké	v. Argentina, 14 June 2025
FW	Casper van der Veen	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 21)	4	Bloemendaal	v. Australia, 9 February 2025
FW	Boris Aardenburg	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)	2	Pinoké	v. Spain, 7 February 2025

Records

As of 6 April 2022^[4]

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most capped players

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Teun de Nooijer	453	217	1994–2012
2	Jeroen Delmee	401	10	1994–2008
3	Jacques Brinkman	339	80	1987–2000
4	Erik Jazet	310	9	1990–2004
5	Cees Jan Diepeveen	286	16	1978–1992
6	Stephan Veen	277	113	1989–2000
7	Robert van der Horst	272	14	2004–2016
8	Sander van der Weide	271	8	1996–2008
9	Jeroen Hertzberger	267	127	2007–2024
10	Guus Vogels	264	0	1996–2010

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Paul Litjens	267	177	1.51	1970–1982
2	Taeke Taekema	221	243	0.91	2000–2012
3	Teun de Nooijer	217	453	0.48	1994–2012
4	Floris Jan Bovelander	212	241	0.88	1985–1996
5	Ties Kruize	166	202	0.82	1971–1986
6	Bram Lomans	140	206	0.68	1995–2007
7	Jeroen Hertzberger	127	267	0.48	2007–2024
8	Mink van der Weerden	115	191	0.6	2010–2021
9	Taco van den Honert	114	215	0.53	1987–1996
10	Stephan Veen	113	277	0.41	1989–2000

Notable players

References

↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
↑ "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond" . Retrieved 21 November 2014.
↑ "FIH Hockey Pro League selectie OranjeHockey Heren voor Argentinië bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
↑ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[2] "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond" . Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[3] "FIH Hockey Pro League selectie OranjeHockey Heren voor Argentinië bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

[4] "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).

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