Netherlands women's national football team
Nickname(s) |
Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1] | ||
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Association |
Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Sarina Wiegman | ||
Captain | Mandy van den Berg | ||
Most caps | Annemieke Kiesel (156)[2] | ||
Top scorer | Manon Melis (59)[3] | ||
FIFA code | NED | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 12 (23 June 2017)[4] | ||
Highest | 11[4] (December 2014) | ||
Lowest | 20[4] (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
France 4–0 Netherlands (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Netherlands 12–0 Israel (Zwolle, Netherlands; 29 October 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 7–0 Netherlands (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2015) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Winners (2017) |
The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's association 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.[5] They have played at the final tournament of the 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and were champions in 2017. They have also played at the final tournament of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] Sarina Wiegman has been head coach since January 2017.[6] As of June 2017, the team is ranked number 12 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
History
On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[7] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands.
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. The team qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and reached third place together with Norway, after England (second place) and Germany (first place). [8] The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage.
The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, after having lost their first match in the knockout stage to Japan. 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. 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.
Tournament record
FIFA World Cup
On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands women's national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.[9]
Netherlands's FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Host nation and year |
Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | Round of 16 | 13th of 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 1/7 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Championship
The Netherlands failed to qualify for the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship from 1984 to 2005. In 2009, the Dutch women's team qualified and reached third place, which is their best tournament result.[10] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance after the group stage.[11] The Dutch women booked a major victory on the 2017 tournament: following a 4–2 victory over Denmark they became the new European champion. Furthermore Lieke Martens was heralded as the best player of the tournament.
Netherlands's UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1984** | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1993 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1997 | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2009 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Total | 3/12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- ** Missing flag indicates no host country.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of matches in 2017[12]
20 January 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 7–1 | Romania | Murcia, Spain |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center |
24 January 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 4–0 | Russia | Murcia, Spain |
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Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center |
1 March 2017 2017 Algarve Cup | Netherlands | 1–0 | China PR | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
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15:00 | Jansen 13' | Report | Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
3 March 2017 2017 Algarve Cup | Australia | 3–2 | Netherlands | VRS Sports Complex, Vila Real |
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15:00 | Report | Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
6 March 2017 2017 Algarve Cup | Sweden | 0–1 | Netherlands | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
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15:00 | Report |
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Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
8 March 2017 2017 Algarve Cup | Japan | 2–3 | Netherlands | Estádio Algarve |
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14:45 |
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Report | Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
7 April 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 1–2 | France | Utrecht, Netherlands |
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Martens 82' | Report | Dekker 27' (o.g.) Le Sommer 67' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 10,383 |
11 April 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 4–0 | Iceland | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
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Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg |
9 June 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 0–1 | Japan | Breda, Netherlands |
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18:30 CEST | Report | Yokoyama 62' | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
13 June 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 3–0 | Austria | Deventer, Netherlands |
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Kirchberger 2' (o.g.) Miedema 4' Martens 38' |
Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
8 July 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 5–0 | Wales | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Martens 12' van de Donk 31' Miedema 58', 76' van den Berg 88' |
Report | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
16 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | Netherlands | 1–0 | Norway | Utrecht, Netherlands |
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18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,732 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
20 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | Netherlands | 1–0 | Denmark | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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20:45 | Report | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
24 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | Belgium | 1–2 | Netherlands | Tilburg, Netherlands |
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20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 12,697 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
29 July 2017 Euro 2017 – QF | Netherlands | 2–0 | Sweden | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
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18:00 | Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
3 August 2017 Euro 2017 – SF | Netherlands | 3–0 | England | Enschede, Netherlands |
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20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,093 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
6 August 2017 Euro 2017 – F | Netherlands | 4–2 | Denmark | Enschede, Netherlands |
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17:00 | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste |
24 October 2017 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Netherlands | v | Norway | |
Report |
24 November 2017 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Slovakia | v | Netherlands | |
Report |
28 November 2017 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier | Netherlands | v | Republic of Ireland | |
Report |
Current squad
Squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[13][14]
Head coach: Sarina Wiegman
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sari van Veenendaal | 3 April 1990 | 32 | 0 | Arsenal |
2 | DF | Desiree van Lunteren | 30 December 1992 | 46 | 0 | Ajax |
3 | DF | Stefanie van der Gragt | 16 August 1992 | 37 | 3 | Ajax |
4 | DF | Mandy van den Berg (c) | 26 August 1990 | 86 | 6 | Reading |
5 | DF | Kika van Es | 11 October 1991 | 37 | 0 | Twente |
6 | DF | Anouk Dekker | 15 November 1986 | 61 | 6 | Montpellier |
7 | FW | Shanice van de Sanden | 2 October 1992 | 40 | 9 | Liverpool |
8 | MF | Sherida Spitse | 29 May 1990 | 132 | 20 | Twente |
9 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 15 July 1996 | 51 | 41 | Arsenal |
10 | MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | 5 August 1991 | 65 | 10 | Arsenal |
11 | MF | Lieke Martens | 16 December 1992 | 74 | 30 | Barcelona |
12 | MF | Jill Roord | 22 April 1997 | 16 | 3 | Bayern Munich |
13 | FW | Renate Jansen | 7 December 1990 | 15 | 3 | Twente |
14 | MF | Jackie Groenen | 17 December 1994 | 19 | 1 | Frankfurt |
15 | MF | Sisca Folkertsma | 21 May 1997 | 7 | 0 | Ajax |
16 | GK | Angela Christ | 6 March 1989 | 16 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
17 | DF | Kelly Zeeman | 19 November 1993 | 18 | 0 | Ajax |
18 | FW | Vanity Lewerissa | 1 April 1991 | 9 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
19 | MF | Sheila van den Bulk | 6 April 1989 | 4 | 0 | Djurgården |
20 | DF | Dominique Janssen | 17 January 1995 | 22 | 0 | Arsenal |
21 | FW | Lineth Beerensteyn | 11 October 1996 | 14 | 3 | Bayern Munich |
22 | DF | Liza van der Most | 8 October 1993 | 6 | 0 | Ajax |
23 | GK | Loes Geurts | 12 January 1986 | 117 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Coaches
- Piet Buter (1987–1989)
- Bert van Lingen (1989–1991)
- Jan Derks (1991–1994)
- Ruud Dokter (1995–2000)
- Frans de Kat (2001–2004)
- Vera Pauw (2004–2010)[15][16]
- Roger Reijners (2010–2015)[17][16]
- Sarina Wiegman (2015)[18]
- Arjan van der Laan (2015–2016)[18]
- Sarina Wiegman (2017–present)[6]
Overall official record
- All results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
- Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
Abbreviation Key table | |
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EC | European Championship (Women's Euro) |
WC | World Cup |
OG | Olympic Games |
QS | Qualification tournament |
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
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1984 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 2–3, 5–0 | Belgium | 2 / 4 | Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser |
2–1, 0–2 | Denmark | De Bakker, Camper | |||
2–2, 1–1 | West Germany | Camper, De Visser (2) | |||
1987 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 | 1–0, 5–3 | France | 2 / 4 | Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper |
0–2, 2–0 | Sweden | De Bakker, Vestjens | |||
3–1, 3–0 | Belgium | Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2) | |||
1989 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 | 0–0, 1–0 | Sweden | 1 / 4 | De Bakker |
4–0, w/o | Scotland | De Bakker (2), Wiegman, Timisela | |||
1–0, 2–0 | Ireland | De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter | |||
Quarter-finals | 1–2, 0–3 | Norway | De Bakker | ||
1991 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 | 2–0, 0–0 | Ireland | 1 / 3 | Vestjens (2) |
6–0, 9–0 | Northern Ireland | Baal, De Bakker (6), Geeris, Limbeek (2), Pauw, Timisela (2), Vestjens, Van Waarden | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–0, 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Denmark | |||
1993 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 | 3–0, 2–0 | Greece | 1 / 3 | Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela |
1–1, 0–0 | Romania | Van der Ploeg | |||
Quarter-finals | 0–3, 0–3 | Norway | |||
1995 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.8 | 1–2, 0–1 | Iceland | 2 / 3 | Leemans |
2–0, 4–0 | Greece | Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos | |||
1997 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) | 0–2, 0–2 | Iceland | 4 / 4 | |
1–1, 1–0 | Russia | Korbmacher, Van Waarden | |||
1–1, 1–2 | France | Korbmacher, Migchelsen | |||
Relegation Play-off | 2–1, 1–0 | Czech Republic | Wiegman, Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela | ||
1999 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.3 (Class A) | 1–6, 0–0 | Norway | 3 / 4 | Roos |
0–1, 2–1 | England | Noom (2) | |||
1–0, 1–2 | Germany | Migchelsen, Noom | |||
2001 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 (Class A) | 1–1, 1–2 | France | 4 / 4 | Van Eyk, Smith |
1–1, 1–2 | Spain | Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith | |||
1–1, 0–3 | Sweden | Smith | |||
Relegation Play-Off | 3–0, 2–0 | Hungary | Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2) | ||
2003 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 (Class A) | 0–0, 1–4 | England | 3 / 4 | Kiesel-Griffioen |
0–3, 0–6 | Germany | ||||
1–2, 4–1 | Portugal | Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith | |||
2005 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.2 (Class A) | 0–1 0–0 | Spain | 4 / 5 | |
0–2, 0–2 | Norway | ||||
0–3, 1–5 | Denmark | Ran | |||
3–0, 3–0 | Belgium | De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, Van Veen | |||
2007 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.5 (Class A) | 1–0, 0–2 | France | 3 / 5 | De Boer |
1–0, 4–0 | Austria | Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2) | |||
0–1, 0–4 | England | ||||
5–0, 4–0 | Hungary | Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3) | |||
2009 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.4 | 1–5, 0–1 | Germany | 2 / 5 | Torny |
2–2, 1–1 | Switzerland | Van Eijk, Melis (2) | |||
2–1, 1–0 | Wales | Melis (2), Smit | |||
2–2, 3–0 | Belgium | Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens | |||
Play-Off | 2–0, 2–0 | 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-finals | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | France | |||
Semi-finals | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | England | Pieëte | ||
2011 WC QS | Group Stage: Gr.1 | 0–3, 2–2 | Norway | 2 / 5 | Dekker, Melis |
13–1, 7–0 | Macedonia | Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse | |||
1–1, 4–0 | Belarus | Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven | |||
2–0, 1–0 | Slovakia | Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit | |||
2013 EC QS | Group Stage: Gr.6 | 6–0, 4–0 | Serbia | 2 / 5 | Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6) |
3–0, 2–0 | Croatia | Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven | |||
0–0, 0–1 | England | ||||
2–0, 3–1 | 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, 10–1 | Albania | 2 / 6 | Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g. |
7–0, 3–2 | Portugal | Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2) | |||
1–2, 2–0 | Norway | Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema | |||
7–0, 6–0 | Greece | Bakker, van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Miedema (4), Middag, Spitse | |||
1–1, 2–0 | Belgium | Miedema (2), Slegers | |||
Play-Off | 2–1, 2–0 | Scotland | Martens (2), Melis (2) | ||
Play-Off Final | 1–1, 2–1 | 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-finals | 2–0 | Sweden | Martens, Miedema | ||
Semi-finals | 3–0 | England | Van de Donk, Miedema + 1 o.g. | ||
Final | 4–2 | Denmark | Miedema (2), Martens, Spitse |
References
- 1 2 Women's football in the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved on 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Van Praag riddert Kiesel-Griffioen" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand and Netherlands clash for first World Cup win". Reuters. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Netherlands: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "The women's football World Cup is about to start. Here's the lowdown on the Oranje Lionesses – DutchNews.nl". Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- 1 2 "Wiegman succeeds Van der Laan as Netherlands coach". UEFA. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "The women's football World Cup is about to start. Here's the lowdown on the Oranje Lionesses – DutchNews.nl". Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Women's EURO 2009 - History - – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ↑ "Italy–Netherlands playoff match". UEFA. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ UEFA Women's EURO 2009, UEFA. Retrieved on 1 July 2014.
- ↑ Group B, UEFA. Retrieved on 1 July 2014.
- ↑ Schedule 2017
- ↑ http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/69717/wiegman-kiest-oranje-selectie-voor-weuro-2017
- ↑ UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
- ↑ (in Dutch) "De loopbaan van Vera Pauw", Intermediair, 2009. Retrieved on 3 July 2014.
- 1 2 (in Dutch) Hugo Logtenberg, "Roger Reijners nieuwe bondscoach vrouwenelftal", de Volkskrant, 2010. Retrieved on 3 July 2014.
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- 1 2 "Van der Laan replaces Reijners as Dutch coach". UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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