Netherlands national korfball team

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Netherlands
KNKV.png
AssociationKoninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond
IKF membershipIKF Founder
IKF codeNED Flag of the Netherlands.svg
IKF rank 1 (Jan. 2017) [1]
World Championships
Appearances12
First appearance1978
Best resultChampions, 11 times
World Games
Appearances11
First appearance1985
Best resultChampions, 11 times
European Championships
Appearances9
First appearance1998
Best resultChampions, 9 times
http://www.knkv.nl

The Netherlands national korfball team (Dutch : Nederlands korfbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international korfball. It is controlled by the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands.

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The Dutch team in 1965 Nederland tegen Belgie 8-2, korfbal het Nederland twaalftal, Bestanddeelnr 917-8011.jpg
The Dutch team in 1965

They are the most successful national korfball team in the world; having won ten of the eleven World Championships (only non-win came in 1991 when they lost in the final against Belgium), all eight editions of the European Championships and all eleven editions of the World Games.

The last time the Netherlands lost a match, was in January 2004, in a friendly match against Belgium.

Tournament history

World Championships [2]
YearChampionshipHostClassification
1978 1st World Championship Amsterdam, Netherlands Med 1.png Champions
1984 2nd World Championship Antwerp, Belgium Med 1.png Champions
1987 3rd World Championship Makkum, Netherlands Med 1.png Champions
1991 4th World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) Med 2.png 2nd place
1995 5th World Championship New Delhi (India) Med 1.png Champions
1999 6th World Championship Adelaide (Australia) Med 1.png Champions
2003 7th World Championship Rotterdam (Netherlands) Med 1.png Champions
2007 8th World Championship Brno (Czech Republic) Med 1.png Champions
2011 9th World Championship Shaoxing (China) Med 1.png Champions
2015 10th World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) Med 1.png Champions
2019 11th World Championship Durban (South-Africa) Med 1.png Champions
2023 12th World Championship Taipei (Taiwan) Med 1.png Champions
World Games [3]
YearChampionshipHostClassification
19852nd World Games London (England) Med 1.png Champions
19893rd World Games Karlsruhe (Germany) Med 1.png Champions
19934th World Games The Hague (Netherlands) Med 1.png Champions
19975th World Games Lahti (Finland) Med 1.png Champions
20016th World Games Akita (Japan) Med 1.png Champions
20057th World Games Duisburg (Germany) Med 1.png Champions
2009 8th World Games Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Med 1.png Champions
2013 9th World Games Cali (Colombia) Med 1.png Champions
2017 10th World Games Wrocław (Poland) Med 1.png Champions
2022 11th World Games Birmingham (United States) Med 1.png Champions
2025 12th World Games Chengdu (China) Med 1.png Champions
European Championships [4]
YearChampionshipHostClassification
1998 1st European Championship Portugal Med 1.png Champions
2002 2nd European Championship Terrassa (Catalonia) Med 1.png Champions
2006 3rd European Championship Budapest (Hungary) Med 1.png Champions
2010 4th European Championship Netherlands Med 1.png Champions
2014 5th European Championship Maia (Portugal) Med 1.png Champions
2016 6th European Championship Dordrecht (Netherlands) Med 1.png Champions
2018 7th European Championship Friesland (Netherlands) Med 1.png Champions
2021 8th European Championship Antwerp (Belgium) Med 1.png Champions
2024 9th European Championship Girona (Catalonia) Med 1.png Champions

Current squad


Female

  • Barbara Brouwer - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Esther Cordus - KZ/Hiltex
  • Marloes Frieswijk - Blauw-Wit (C)
  • Jet Hendriks - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Fleur Hoek - DVO/Accountor
  • Jessica Lokhorst - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
  • Celeste Split - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Marjolijn Schenk - KZ/Hiltex


  • Coach: Wim Scholtmeijer
 

Male

  • Laurens Leeuwenhoek - PKC/SWKGroep
  • Alwin Out - KZ/Hiltex
  • Nick Pikaar- TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Daan Preuninger - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
  • Mick Snel TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Harjan Visscher - DOS'46
  • Olav van Wijngaarden - PKC/SWKGroep


References

  1. ↑ "IKF Ranking from 1 Januari 2017" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
  3. ↑ IKF (ed.). "The history of the IKF and the World Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
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