Netherlands women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Netherlands national football team.

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses) [1]
Association	Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andries Jonker
Captain	Sherida Spitse
Most caps	Sherida Spitse (237)
Top scorer	Vivianne Miedema (96)
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	10 1 (13 December 2024) [2]
Highest	3 [2] (July – December 2019; April 2021)
Lowest	20 [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
Appearances	3 (first in 2015 )
Best result	Runners-up (2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2020)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2009 )
Best result	Champions (2017)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2024 )
Best result	Fourth place (2024)

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 famously plays in bright orange, the historic national colour of the Netherlands. Andries Jonker has been head coach since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

History

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, Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring. ^[7]

In 1980s and 1990s, the team failed to qualify for the final tournaments of UEFA's European Championship and later also for the FIFA's World Championship. ^[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 was merged with the Belgian league 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 surprising friend and foe alike by winning the tournament on home soil, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final. ^[13] The successful campaign in which 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 in order 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 FIFA Women's 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 3 best European teams. The Netherlands passed the 1st round at their first Olympic participation, finishing at the top of their group thanks to 2 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 (8 goals conceded in the group stages). 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 French World Cup two years earlier, losing in penalty kicks (2–2, 2 pts to 4). The Dutch will have regrets, Lieke Martens having 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 two 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 versus Iceland if the Netherlands wanted 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 FIFA Women's World Cup, Netherlands were in Group E along with USA, Portugal and Vietnam. ^[17] It started with a 1–0 win over Portugal, followed this with a 1–1 draw with USA and finished with a 7–0 victory over Vietnam to top the group.

Team image

Nicknames

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

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ^[18]

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Void or Postponed  Fixture

2024

Spain   v   Netherlands

23 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League SF	Spain	3–0	Netherlands	Seville, Spain
	Hermoso 41' Bonmatí 45' Batlle 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 21,856 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Netherlands   v   Germany

28 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League 3rd	Netherlands	0–2	Germany	Heerenveen
			Bühl 66' Schüller 78'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,128 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Italy   v   Netherlands

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Italy	2–0	Netherlands	Cosenza
18:15	Giacinti 4' Bonfantini 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Netherlands   v   Norway

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Netherlands	1–0	Norway	Breda
20:45	Beerensteyn 6'	Report		Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 9,486 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Netherlands   v   Finland

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Netherlands	1–0	Finland	Rotterdam
20:45	Beerensteyn 65'	Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,089 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

Finland   v   Netherlands

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Finland	1–1	Netherlands	Tampere
18:00	Rantala 77'	Report	Beerensteyn 17'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 7,677 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

England XI v Netherlands XI

4 JulyUnofficial friendly	England XI	1–1	Netherlands XI	Zeist
	Beever-Jones		Ripa	Stadium: KNVB Campus Attendance: 0
Note: Uncapped friendly with rolling substitutions.

Netherlands   v   Italy

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Netherlands	0–0	Italy	Sittard
TBC				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

Norway   v   Netherlands

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Norway	1–1	Netherlands	Bergen
19:00				Stadium: Brann Stadion

Netherlands   v   Indonesia

25 October Friendly [19]	Netherlands	15–0	Indonesia	Doetinchem
20:45  UTC+1	Leuchter 10', 31' Roord 21', 48' Spitse 28' (pen.) Hupatea 32' (o.g.) Keukelaar 41', 57' Egurrola 56' Nijstad 63', 73' Jansen 66', 74', 81' Snoeijs 75'			Stadium: De Vijverberg Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)

Denmark   v   Netherlands

29 October Friendly	Denmark	1–2	Netherlands	Esbjerg
18:00  UTC+2	Kramer 87'		Brugts 26' van de Donk 27'	Stadium: Esbjerg Stadion Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)

Netherlands   v   China

29 November Friendly	Netherlands	4–1	China	Rotterdam
20:45  UTC+1	Kaptein 66' Roord 72' Beerensteyn 81' Brugts 84'		Kun 34'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,011

Netherlands   v   United States

3 December Friendly	Netherlands	1–2	United States	The Hague
20:45	Buurman 15'		Buurman 44' (o.g.) Williams 71'	Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium Attendance: 12,503 Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

2025

Netherlands   v   Germany

21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League

Netherlands

v

Germany

Scotland   v   Netherlands

25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League

Scotland

v

Netherlands

Netherlands   v   Austria

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League

Netherlands

v

Austria

Austria   v   Netherlands

8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League

Austria

v

Netherlands

Germany   v   Netherlands

30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League

Germany

v

Netherlands

Netherlands   v   Scotland

3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League

Netherlands

v

Scotland

Wales   v   Netherlands

5 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D	Wales	v	Netherlands	Lucerne
18:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Allmend Stadion

England   v   Netherlands

9 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D	England	v	Netherlands	Zurich
18:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Letzigrund

Netherlands   v France  

13 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D	Netherlands	v	France	Basel
21:00  UTC+2				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Players

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

Current squad

The following 26 players are called up for the friendly matches against China and United States on 29 November and 3 December 2024. ^[20]

Caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2024, after the match against United States.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Daphne van Domselaar	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	29	0	Arsenal
16	1 GK	Lize Kop	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 26)	13	0	Leicester City
23	1 GK	Femke Liefting	(2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	AZ
2	2 DF	Lynn Wilms	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24)	48	1	VfL Wolfsburg
3	2 DF	Ilse van der Zanden	(1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Utrecht
4	2 DF	Veerle Buurman	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18)	2	1	PSV
18	2 DF	Kerstin Casparij	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)	39	0	Manchester City
20	2 DF	Dominique Janssen	(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)	118	6	Manchester United
26	2 DF	Lisa Doorn	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 24)	4	0	TSG Hoffenheim
5	3 MF	Nina Nijstad	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	2	2	PSV
6	3 MF	Jill Roord	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27)	102	29	Manchester City
8	3 MF	Sherida Spitse (captain)	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)	237	45	Ajax
10	3 MF	Daniëlle van de Donk	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33)	162	37	Lyon
14	3 MF	Jackie Groenen	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 30)	118	9	Paris Saint-Germain
15	3 MF	Kayleigh van Dooren	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Twente
17	3 MF	Chimera Ripa	(2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 23)	1	0	PSV
19	3 MF	Wieke Kaptein	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)	14	1	Chelsea
24	3 MF	Ella Peddemors	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Twente
25	3 MF	Danique Noordman	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Ajax
7	4 FW	Lineth Beerensteyn	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)	110	36	VfL Wolfsburg
9	4 FW	Romée Leuchter	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	20	5	Paris Saint-Germain
11	4 FW	Esmee Brugts	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21)	39	10	Barcelona
12	4 FW	Chasity Grant	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Aston Villa
13	4 FW	Renate Jansen	(1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 34)	68	8	PSV
21	4 FW	Fenna Kalma	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25)	8	2	VfL Wolfsburg
22	4 FW	Lotte Keukelaar	(2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19)	3	2	Ajax

Recent call-ups

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	Daniëlle de Jong	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Twente	v.   Norway, 16 July 2024
GK	Jacintha Weimar	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Feyenoord	v.   Norway, 16 July 2024
GK	Barbara Lorsheyd	(1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33)	1	0	ADO Den Haag	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024
DF	Gwyneth Hendriks	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 23)	2	0	PSV	v.   Denmark, 29 October 2024
DF	Merel van Dongen	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	63	2	Monterrey	v.   Norway, 16 July 2024
DF	Marisa Olislagers	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024
DF	Marit Auée	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024
DF	Caitlin Dijkstra	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)	23	1	VfL Wolfsburg	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024 INJ
MF	Damaris Egurrola	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)	36	6	Lyon	v.   China, 29 November 2024 INJ
MF	Jill Baijings	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)	8	0	Aston Villa	v.   Norway, 16 July 2024
MF	Victoria Pelova	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25)	55	4	Arsenal	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024
FW	Katja Snoeijs	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)	34	12	Everton	v.   Denmark, 29 October 2024
FW	Vivianne Miedema	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28)	120	96	Manchester City	v.   Denmark, 29 October 2024 INJ
FW	Chanté Dompig	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	AC Milan	v.   Denmark, 29 October 2024 INJ
FW	Lieke Martens	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 32)	160	62	Paris Saint-Germain	v.   Finland, 4 June 2024 RET
FW	Shanice van de Sanden	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 32)	97	21	Pachuca	2024 UWNL Finals
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

Technical staff

As of 4 November 2023. ^[21]

Position	Name
Head coach	Andries Jonker
Assistant coach	Arvid Smit Janneke Bijl
Goalkeeper coach	Erskine Schoenmakers
Fitness coach	René Wormhoudt

Head coaches

Period	Coach	Notes	Ref(s)
1972–1973	Siem Plooyer		[22]
1973–1974	Bert Wouterse		[22]
1974–1975	Ger Blok		[22]
1975–1977	Ron Groenewoud		[22]
1977–1978	Ruud de Groot		[22]
1979–1987	Bert van Lingen		[22]
1987	Nick Labohm	1 match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987)	[22]
1987	Dick Advocaat	1 match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987)	[22]
1987–1989	Piet Buter		[22]
1989–1992	Bert van Lingen	second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987)	[22] [23]
1992–1995	Jan Derks		[22] [23]
1995–2001	Ruud Dokter		[22] [23]
2001	Andries Jonker	interim coach	[22] [23]
2001–2004	Frans de Kat		[22] [23]
2004	Remy Reynierse	interim coach	[22] [23]
2004–2010	Vera Pauw		[22] [23] [24] [25]
2010	Ed Engelkes	interim coach	[22] [23]
2010–2015	Roger Reijners		[22] [23] [26] [25]
2015	Sarina Wiegman	interim coach	[27]
2015–2016	Arjan van der Laan		[27]
2016–2017	Sarina Wiegman	second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015)	[28]
2017–2021		permanent coach
2021–2022	Mark Parsons		[29]
2022–	Andries Jonker	second spell as coach (first spell as interim in 2001)	[30]

Coaches' records

#	Name	Period	Matches
1	Sarina Wiegman 1	2015–2021	86
2	Vera Pauw	2004–2010	73
3	Roger Reijners	2010–2015	71
4	Ruud Dokter	1995–2000	64
5	Bert van Lingen	1979–1986, 1989–1991	46
6	Frans de Kat	2001–2004	27
7	Andries Jonker	2001, 2022–	23
8	Jan Derks	1991–1994	19
9	Mark Parsons	2021–2022	18
10	Arjan van der Laan	2015–2016	16
11	Piet Buter	1987–1989	15
12	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

Main article: List of Netherlands women's international footballers

As of 12 August 2023, after the match against Spain.

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps # Name Career Caps Goals 1 Sherida Spitse 2006–present 221 44 2 Lieke Martens 2011–2024 160 62 3 Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen 1995–2011 156 19 4 Dyanne Bito 2000–2015 146 6 5 Danielle van de Donk 2010–present 144 35 6 Marleen Wissink 1989–2006 141 0 7 Daphne Koster 1997–2013 139 7 8 Manon Melis 2005–2016 136 59 9 Loes Geurts 2005–present 125 0 10 Vivianne Miedema 2013–present 115 95

Most goals # Player Career Goals Caps Average 1 Vivianne Miedema 2013–present 95 115 0.83 2 Lieke Martens 2011–2024 62 160 0.4 3 Manon Melis 2005–2016 59 136 0.43 4 Sherida Spitse 2006–present 44 221 0.2 5 Danielle van de Donk 2010–present 35 144 0.24 6 Sylvia Smit 2004–2013 30 106 0.28 7 Marjoke de Bakker 1979–1991 29 61 0.48 8 Lineth Beerensteyn 2015–present 26 94 0.28 9 Jill Roord 2016–present 25 92 0.27 10 Shanice van de Sanden 2008–present 21 95 0.22

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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. ^[31] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team. ^[32]

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
1991	Did not qualify									UEFA Euro 1991
1995										UEFA Euro 1995
1999										6	2	1	3	5	10
2003										6	1	1	4	6	16
2007										8	5	0	3	15	7
2011										8	5	2	1	30	7
2015	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	3	4	14	11	2	1	50	9
2019	Runners-up	2nd	7	6	0	1	11	5	12	9	2	1	30	4
2023	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	12	3	8	6	2	0	30	3
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	3/10		16	10	2	4	26	12	62	39	10	13	166	56

• Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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.

Summer Olympics record
Host nation and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	23	10
2024	Did not qualify
2028	To be determined
2032
Total	1/8		4	2	2	0	23	10

UEFA European Women's Championship

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. ^[33] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance beyond the group stage. ^[34] 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. ^[35] 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	–
1987										6	5	0	1	14	6
1989										6	3	1	2	5	5
1991										6	3	2	1	17	1
1993										6	2	2	2	6	7
1995										4	2	0	2	7	3
1997										8	3	2	3	7	9
2001										8	2	3	3	10	10
2005										8	2	1	5	7	13
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	5		10	5	3	2	16	12	–
2013	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	0	2		8	6	1	1	20	2	–
2017	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	3		Qualified as Host
2022	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	5		10	10	0	0	48	3	–
2025	Qualified									6	2	3	1	4	4	[a]	8th
Total	1 title	5/13	18	10	3	5	27	15		92	47	20	25	173	84	8th

* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

** Missing flag indicates no host country.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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		4th		2024	4th	2	0	0	2	0	5
2025	A	To be determined									2025	To be determined
Total		6	4	0	2	14	6	4th			Total	0 Titles	2	0	0	2	0	5

* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Competitive results

• 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	2 / 4	Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser
		2–1 (h), 0–2 (a)	Denmark		De Bakker, Camper
		2–2 (h), 1–1 (a)	West Germany		Camper, De Visser (2)
1987 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3	1–0 (h), 5–3 (a)	France	2 / 4	Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper
		0–2 (a), 2–0 (h)	Sweden		De Bakker, Vestjens
		3–1 (a), 3–0 (h)	Belgium		Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2)
1989 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2	0–0 (a), 1–0 (h)	Sweden	1 / 4	De Bakker
		4–0 (h), w/o	Scotland a		De Bakker (2), Timisela, Wiegman
		1–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Ireland		De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter
	Quarter-finals	1–2 (a), 0–3 (h)	Norway		De Bakker
1991 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.1	2–0 (h), 0–0 (a)	Ireland	1 / 3	Vestjens (2)
		6–0 (a), 9–0 (h)	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
1993 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.5	3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Greece	1 / 3	Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela
		1–1 (h), 0–0 (a)	Romania		Van der Ploeg
	Quarter-finals	0–3 (h), 0–3 (a)	Norway
1995 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.8	1–2 (a), 0–1 (h)	Iceland	2 / 3	Leemans
		2–0 (h), 4–0 (a)	Greece		Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos
1997 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A)	0–2 (h), 0–2 (a)	Iceland	4 / 4
		1–1 (h), 1–0 (a)	Russia		Korbmacher, Van Waarden
		1–1 (a), 1–2 (h)	France		Korbmacher, Migchelsen
	Relegation Play-off	2–1 (a), 1–0 (h)	Czech Republic		Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela, Wiegman
1999 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3 (Class A)	1–6 (a), 0–0 (h)	Norway	3 / 4	Roos
		0–1 (a), 2–1 (h)	England		Noom (2)
		1–0 (h), 1–2 (a)	Germany		Migchelsen, Noom
2001 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.1 (Class A)	1–1 (h), 1–2 (a)	France	4 / 4	Van Eyk, Smith
		1–1 (a), 1–2 (h)	Spain		Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith
		1–1 (a), 0–3 (h)	Sweden		Smith
	Relegation Play-Off	3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Hungary		Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2)
2003 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.4 (Class A)	0–0 (a), 1–4 (h)	England	3 / 4	Kiesel-Griffioen
		0–3 (h), 0–6 (a)	Germany
		1–2 (a), 4–1 (h)	Portugal		Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith
2005 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A)	0–1 (h), 0–0 (a)	Spain	4 / 5
		0–2 (a), 0–2 (h)	Norway
		0–3 (a), 1–5 (h)	Denmark		Ran
		3–0 (h), 3–0 (a)	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	3 / 5	De Boer
		1–0 (a), 4–0 (h)	Austria		Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2)
		0–1 (h), 0–4 (a)	England
		5–0 (a), 4–0 (h)	Hungary		Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3)
2009 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.4	1–5 (a), 0–1 (h)	Germany	2 / 5	Torny
		2–2 (a), 1–1 (h)	Switzerland		Van Eijk, Melis (2)
		2–1 (h), 1–0 (a)	Wales		Melis (2), Smit
		2–2 (a), 3–0 (h)	Belgium		Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens
	Play-Off	2–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Spain		Stevens (3), Van de Ven
2009 EC	Group Stage: Gr.A	2–0	Ukraine	2 / 4	Stevens, Van de Ven
		1–2	Finland		Van de Ven
		2–1	Denmark		Melis, Smit
	Quarter-final	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	France
	Semi-final	1–2 (a.e.t.)	England		Pieëte
2011 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.2	0–3 (a), 2–2 (h)	Norway	2 / 5	Dekker, Melis
		13–1 (h), 7–0 (a)	Macedonia		Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse
		1–1 (h), 4–0 (a)	Belarus		Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven
		2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)	Slovakia		Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit
2013 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.6	6–0 (h), 4–0 (a)	Serbia	2 / 5	Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6)
		3–0 (a), 2–0 (h)	Croatia		Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven
		0–0 (h), 0–1 (a)	England
		2–0 (a), 3–1 (h)	Slovenia		Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2)
2013 EC	Group Stage: Gr.B	0–0	Germany	4 / 4
		0–1	Norway
		0–1	Iceland
2015 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.5	4–0 (a), 10–1 (h)	Albania	2 / 6	Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g.
		7–0 (a), 3–2 (h)	Portugal		Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2)
		1–2 (h), 2–0 (a)	Norway		Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema
		7–0 (h), 6–0 (a)	Greece		Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse
		1–1 (h), 2–0 (a)	Belgium		Miedema (2), Slegers
	Play-Off Semifinal	2–1 (a), 2–0 (h)	Scotland		Martens (2), Melis (2)
	Play-Off Final	1–1 (h), 2–1 (a)	Italy		Miedema (3)
2015 WC	Group Stage: Gr.A	1–0	New Zealand	3 / 4	Martens
		0–1	China
		1–1	Canada		Van de Ven
	Round of 16	1–2	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
2017 EC	Group Stage: Gr.A	1–0	Norway	1 / 4	Van de Sanden
		1–0	Denmark		Spitse
		2–1	Belgium		Martens, Spitse
	Quarter-final	2–0	Sweden		Martens, Miedema
	Semi-final	3–0	England		Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g.
	Final	4–2	Denmark		Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.3	1–0 (h), 1–2 (a)	Norway	2 / 5	Miedema (2)
		5–0 (a), 1–0 (h)	Slovakia		Van der Gragt (2), Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
		0–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Ireland		Beerensteyn, Spitse
		7–0 (h), 5–0 (a)	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		Beerensteyn (3), Van de Sanden
	Play-Off Final	3–0 (h), 1–1 (a)	Switzerland		Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC	Group Stage: Gr.E	1–0	New Zealand	1 / 4	Roord
		3–1	Cameroon		D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
		2–1	Canada		Beerensteyn, Dekker,
	Round of 16	2–1	Japan		Martens (2)
	Quarter-final	2–0	Italy		Van der Gragt, Miedema
	Semi-final	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sweden		Groenen
	Final	0–2	USA
2020 OG	Group Stage: Gr.F	10–3	Zambia	1 / 4	Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden
		3–3	Brazil		D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
		8–2	China		Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden
	Quarter-final	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	USA		Miedema (2)
2022 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.A	3–0 (h), 8–0 (a)	Turkey	1 / 6	Van de Donk (4), Van der Gragt, Miedema (2), Van de Sanden, Spitse (3),
		4–1 (h), 4–2 (a)	Slovenia		Beerensteyn, Miedema (3), Spitse (4),
		7–0 (h), 7–0 (a)	Estonia		Bloodworth, Van de Donk (2), Groenen (2), E. Jansen, Miedema (2), Nouwen, Roord, Snoeijs, Spitse (3),
		2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)	Russia		Van de Donk, Miedema, Roord
		6–0 (h), 6–0 (a)	Kosovo		Van de Donk, Martens (2), Miedema, Roord (2), Snoeijs (6)
2022EC	Group Stage: Gr.C	1–1	Sweden	2 / 4	Roord
		3–2	Portugal		Van de Donk, Egurrola, Van der Gragt
		4–1	Switzerland		Leuchter (2), Pelova, + 1 o.g.
	Quarter-final	0–1 (a.e.t.)	France
2023 WC QS	Group Stage: Gr.C	1–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Iceland	1 / 5	Brugts, Van de Donk, Groenen
		3–0 (h), 2–0 (a)	Belarus		Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Martens, Nouwen, Roord
		12–0 (h), 8–0 (a)	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		Van de Donk, Van der Gragt, Miedema
2023 WC	Group Stage: Gr.E	1–0	Portugal	1 / 4	Van der Gragt
		1–1	USA		Roord
		7–0	Vietnam		Brugts (2), Van de Donk, Martens, Roord (2), Snoeijs
	Round of 16	2–0	South Africa		Beerensteyn, Roord
	Quarter-final	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Spain		Van der Gragt
2024 NL	Group Stage: Gr.A	1–2 (a), 4–0 (h)	Belgium	1 / 4	Beerensteyn (2), Egurrola (2), Roord
		2–1 (h), 2–3 (a)	England		Beerensteyn (2), Jansen, Martens
		4–0 (h), 1–0 (a)	Scotland		Beerensteyn (2), Brugts (2), Van de Donk
	Semi-final	0–3	Spain
	Third-place play-off	0–2	Germany
2025 EC QS	Group Stage: Gr.A1	1–0 (h), 1–1 (a)	Finland	? / 4	Beerensteyn (2)
		1–0 (h),	Norway		Beerensteyn
		0–2 (a),	Italy

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

Head-to-head record

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

updated till end WC '23

FIFA world rankings

See also: FIFA Women's World Rankings

As of 25 August 2023 ^[37]

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

See also

• Sport in the Netherlands
  • Football in the Netherlands
    • Women's football in the Netherlands
• Netherlands women's national under-19 football team
• Netherlands women's national under-17 football team
• Netherlands men's national football team

Notes

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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External links

• OnsOranje.nl – official website (in Dutch)
• FIFA profile