Netherlands national football team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje
Holland
Clockwork Orange[1]
The Flying Dutchmen[2]
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRonald Koeman
CaptainVirgil van Dijk
Most capsWesley Sneijder (134)
Top scorerRobin van Persie (50)
Home stadiumJohan Cruyff Arena (54,990)
De Kuip (51,117)
Philips Stadion (35,000)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 6 Increase 2 (22 December 2022)[3]
Highest1[4] (August–September 2011)
Lowest36[5] (August 2017)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands 
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
 Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands 
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[a]
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1976)
Best resultChampions, 1988
Medal record
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team
WebsiteOnsOranje.nl (in Dutch)

Netherlands national football team is the national football team of Netherlands.

  1. "Holland Football Facts". Holland.com. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. "Holland's media-friendly football pros". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on 10 August 2011. FIFA published the ranking on 24 August.
  5. The Netherlands reach an all time low in the FIFA Rankings Archived 11 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine on 10 August 2017.
  6. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.


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