Netherlands national football team
men's national association football team representing the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team is the national football team of Netherlands.
| Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange[1] The Flying Dutchmen[2] | ||
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| Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ronald Koeman | ||
| Captain | Virgil van Dijk | ||
| Most caps | Wesley Sneijder (134) | ||
| Top scorer | Robin van Persie (50) | ||
| Home stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena (54,990) De Kuip (51,117) Philips Stadion (35,000) | ||
| FIFA code | NED | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 6  2 (22 December 2022)[3] | ||
| Highest | 1[4] (August–September 2011) | ||
| Lowest | 36[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 Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[a] | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1976) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1988 | ||
Medal record | |||
| Website | OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch) | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Edwin van der Sar | 130 | 0 | 1995-2008 |
| 2 | Frank de Boer | 112 | 13 | 1990-2004 |
| 3 | Phillip Cocu | 101 | 10 | 1996-2006 |
| 4 | Clarence Seedorf | 87 | 11 | 1994-2014 |
| 5 | Marc Overmars | 86 | 17 | 1993-2004 |
| 5 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 86 | 5 | 1996-2010 |
| 7 | Aron Winter | 84 | 6 | 1987-2000 |
| 8 | Ruud Krol | 83 | 4 | 1969-1983 |
| 9 | Patrick Kluivert | 79 | 40 | 1994-2004 |
| 9 | Dennis Bergkamp | 79 | 39 | 1990-2000 |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Patrick Kluivert | 40 | 79 | 1994-2004 |
| 2 | Dennis Bergkamp | 37 | 79 | 1990-2000 |
| 3 | Faas Wilkes | 35 | 38 | 1946-1961 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 34 | 64 | 1998-2008, 2010-2012 |
| 5 | Johan Cruijff | 33 | 48 | 1966-1977 |
| 5 | Abe Lenstra | 33 | 47 | 1946-1961 |
| 7 | Bep Bakhuys | 28 | 23 | 1928-1937 |
| 8 | Kick Smit | 26 | 29 | 1928-1937 |
| 9 | Marco van Basten | 24 | 58 | 1983-1992 |
| 10 | Leen Vente | 19 | 21 | 1983-1992 |
| 10 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 19 | 37 | 2006-present |
| 10 | Robin van Persie | 19 | 51 | 2005-present |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder | 19 | 69 | 2003-present |
References
change- ↑ "Holland Football Facts". Holland.com. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Holland's media-friendly football pros". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on 10 August 2011. FIFA published the ranking on 24 August.
- ↑ The Netherlands reach an all time low in the FIFA Rankings Archived 11 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine on 10 August 2017.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
Notes
- ↑ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English Football Association, and does not appear in the records of the England team, because professional football had already been introduced in England at that time. In the Netherlands however, professional football would only be introduced in 1954, and before that time, players who left the Netherlands to turn pro in another country were banned from the national team.