Netherlands women's national volleyball team

Netherlands

Association	Nederlandse Volleybalbond
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Felix Koslowski
FIVB ranking	9 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1992 )
Best result	4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1956 )
Best result	4th (2018)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1995 )
Best result	8th (1995, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1949 )
Best result	(1995)
www.volleybal.nl (in Dutch)
Honours Representing NED World Grand Prix 2007 Ningbo 2016 Bangkok European Championship 1995 Netherlands 1991 Italy 2009 Poland 2015 Netherlands/Belgium 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia 1985 Netherlands 2023 Belgium / Italy / Germany / Estonia Montreux Volley Masters 1984 Coupe des Nations 2007 Montreux Volley Masters 2015 Montreux Volley Masters

The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleybalbond (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix, ^[1] and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place. ^[2]

Results

Summer Olympics

  Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1964 did not qualify 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 Quarterfinals 6th Place 5 1 4 6 14 Squad 1996 Quarterfinals 5th Place 8 5 3 17 12 Squad 2000 did not qualify 2004 2008 did not qualify 2012 2016 Semifinals 4th Place 8 5 3 19 14 Squad 2020 did not qualify 2024 Preliminary round 10th Place 3 0 3 3 9 Squad Total 0 Titles 4/16 24 11 13 45 49 —

World Championship

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	did not enter
1956		10th Place	10	1	9	6	27	—
1960	did not enter
1962		12th Place	7	2	5	8	15	—
1967	did not enter
1970		15th Place	9	1	8	5	25	—
1974		16th Place	11	4	7	15	23	—
1978		17th Place	9	4	5	15	17	—
1982		16th Place	8	5	3	17	11	—
1986	did not qualify
1990		9th Place	6	3	3	11	10	Squad
1994	Play-off round	10th Place	4	2	2	7	7	Squad
1998	Second round	7th Place	8	5	3	12	13	Squad
2002	Second round	9th Place	8	4	4	15	14	Squad
2006		8th Place	9	4	5	17	19	Squad
2010		11th Place	9	3	6	15	19	Squad
2014		13th Place	7	2	5	9	16	Squad
2018	Semifinals	4th Place	13	9	4	31	17	Squad
2022	Second round	12th place	9	4	5	16	17	Squad
2025	Quarterfinals	6th place	5	4	1	14	9	Squad
Total	0 Titles	16/20	132	57	75	210	259	—

World Cup

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record Year Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1973-1993 did not enter 1995 8th 11 6 5 19 19 Squad 1999-2015 did not enter 2019 8th 11 5 6 21 19 Squad

European Games

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2015 Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2 12 10 Squad

The Dutch team at the 2009 European Championship podium.

European Championship

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949	Final Round	7th Place	6	0	6	0	18	Squad
1950	did not enter
1951		5th Place	3	1	2	3	8	Squad
1955	did not enter
1958		10th Place	5	2	3	9	9	Squad
1963		9th Place	6	4	2	13	6	Squad
1967		7th Place	8	2	6	9	18	Squad
1971		9th Place	7	4	3	13	11	Squad
1975		11th Place	7	2	5	7	18	Squad
1977	Preliminary Round	10th Place	7	1	6	7	20	Squad
1979	Final Round	6th Place	7	2	5	10	16	Squad
1981		9th Place	7	3	4	12	15	Squad
1983		11th Place	7	1	6	5	18	Squad
1985	Final Round	Third Place	7	4	3	14	10	Squad
1987		5th Place	7	5	2	17	13	Squad
1989	did not qualify
1991	Final	Runners Up	7	5	2	17	7	Squad
1993		7th Place	7	4	3	17	14	Squad
1995	Final	Champions	7	6	1	20	5	Squad
1997		9th Place	5	1	4	6	12	Squad
1999		5th Place	5	3	2	10	9	Squad
2001		5th Place	7	4	3	16	15	Squad
2003	Semifinals	4th Place	7	4	3	16	12	Squad
2005		5th Place	7	4	3	17	11	Squad
/ 2007		5th Place	6	4	2	15	7	Squad
2009	Final	Runners Up	8	7	1	21	5	Squad
/ 2011	Quarterfinals	7th Place	5	3	2	11	7	Squad
/ 2013	Playoffs	9th Place	4	1	3	9	9	Squad
/ 2015	Final	Runners Up	6	5	1	15	5	Squad
/ 2017	Final	Runners Up	7	5	2	15	10	Squad
/ / / 2019	Quarterfinals	5th	7	6	1	18	3	Squad
/ / / 2021	Semifinals	4th	9	6	3	19	11	Squad
/ / / 2023	Semifinals	3rd	9	8	1	25	4	Squad
Total	1 Title	30/33	197	107	90	386	326	—

World Grand Prix

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	did not enter
1994	First Round	9th Place	9	2	7	8	22	Squad
1995	did not enter
1996	First Round	7th Place	12	2	10	9	32	Squad
1997	First Round	7th Place	6	1	5	7	15	Squad
1998	did not enter
1999	First Round	8th Place	6	1	5	7	17	Squad
2000	did not qualify
2001
2002
2003	Final round	4th Place	10	6	4	19	22	Squad
2004	did not qualify
2005	Final round	6th Place	14	6	8	24	26	Squad
2006	did not qualify
2007	Final round	Champions	14	11	3	33	22	Squad
2008	did not qualify
2009	Final round	4th Place	14	9	5	32	20	Squad
2010	First round	7th Place	9	5	4	17	16	Squad
2011	did not qualify
2012
2013	First round	12th Place	9	4	5	14	15	Squad
2014	First round	14th Place	11	9	2	31	11	Squad
2015	First round	13th Place	8	8	0	24	3	Squad
2016	Semifinals	3rd place	13	7	6	23	24	Squad
2017	Final Round	5th place	9	6	5	26	19	Squad
Total	1 Title	14/25	146	77	69	274	264	—

Nations League

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Final Round	5th	17	12	5	40	24	Squad
2019	Preliminary Round	11th	15	6	9	27	30	Squad
2021	Preliminary Round	7th	15	9	6	30	26	Squad
2022	Preliminary Round	11th	12	4	8	20	28	Squad
2023	Preliminary Round	12th	12	5	7	23	22	Squad
2024	Preliminary Round	9th	12	7	5	24	18	Squad
2025	Preliminary Round	10th	12	5	7	19	27	Squad
Total	0 Title(s)	7/7	95	48	47	183	175	—

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 6 July 2024. ^[3]

Head coach: Felix Koslowski  [ de ] ^[4]

• 4 Celeste Plak OP
• 5 Jolien Knollema OH
• 7 Juliët Lohuis MB
• 10 Sarah van Aalen S
• 11 Anne Buijs OH
• 12 Britt Bongaerts S
• 16 Indy Baijens MB
• 18 Marrit Jasper OH
• 19 Nika Daalderop (c) OH
• 23 Eline Timmerman MB
• 25 Florien Reesink L
• 26 Elles Dambrink OP

Managers

Netherlands Team Managers	From	To
Bert Goedkoop	1993	1998
Pierre Mathieu	1998	2000
Angelo Frigoni	2001	2004
Avital Selinger	2004	2012
Gido Vermeulen	2012	2014
Giovanni Guidetti	2015	2016
Jamie Morrison	2017	2019
Avital Selinger	2020	2022
Felix Koslowski	2023

Notable players

In alphabetical order

• Alice Blom
• Cintha Boersma
• Erna Brinkman
• Heleen Crielaard
• Irina Donets
• Jolanda Elshof
• Riëtte Fledderus
• Jerine Fleurke
• Manon Flier
• Suzanne Freriks
• Petra Groenland
• Kirsten Gleis
• Aafke Hament
• Ruth Heerschap
• Saskia van Hintum
• Francien Huurman
• Carlijn Jans
• Marjolein de Jong
• Vera Koenen
• Marrit Leenstra
• Elles Leferink
• Hanneke van Leusden
• Irena Machovcak
• Floortje Meijners
• Linda Moons
• Mirjam Orsel
• Kitty Sanders
• Titia Sustring
• Maureen Staal
• Chaïne Staelens
• Kim Staelens
• Debby Stam
• Claudia van Thiel
• Janneke van Tienen
• Lisette van der Ven
• Ingrid Visser
• Sanna Visser
• Henriëtte Weersing
• Ruth van der Wel
• Caroline Wensink
• Sandra Wiegers
• Elke Wijnhoven
• Quinta Steenbergen
• Silvia Raaymakers

See also

• Netherlands men's national volleyball team

References

1. "FIVB". Fivb.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "U.S. Women's volleyball fends off inspired Dutch team". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
3. "Olympische selectie TeamNL Volleybaldames bekend" [Olympic selection TeamNL Women's Volleyball announced] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Volleybalbond. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
4. "Team roster: Netherlands" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile