Netherlands national football team

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

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)[lower-alpha 1]
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)

Most appearances

PosPlayerAppsGoalsCareer
1Edwin van der Sar13001995-2008
2Frank de Boer112131990-2004
3Phillip Cocu101101996-2006
4Clarence Seedorf87111994-2014
5Marc Overmars86171993-2004
5Giovanni van Bronckhorst8651996-2010
7Aron Winter8461987-2000
8Ruud Krol8341969-1983
9Patrick Kluivert79401994-2004
9Dennis Bergkamp79391990-2000

    Top scorers

    PosPlayerGoalsAppsCareer
    1Patrick Kluivert40791994-2004
    2Dennis Bergkamp37791990-2000
    3Faas Wilkes35381946-1961
    4Ruud van Nistelrooy34641998-2008, 2010-2012
    5Johan Cruijff33481966-1977
    5Abe Lenstra33471946-1961
    7Bep Bakhuys28231928-1937
    8Kick Smit26291928-1937
    9Marco van Basten24581983-1992
    10Leen Vente19211983-1992
    10Klaas-Jan Huntelaar19372006-present
    10Robin van Persie19512005-present
    10Wesley Sneijder19692003-present

    References

    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.

    Notes

    1. 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.
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