The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands are one of the most successful teams in the world, having won the Summer Olympics twice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship six times and the Hockey World League once.[2] At the 2020 Summer Olympics they gave their worst Olympics performance in 37 years when they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[3]
Tournament record
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1908 | did not participate | ||||||||
1920 | |||||||||
1928 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
1932 | did not participate | ||||||||
1936 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | Squad |
1948 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | Squad |
1952 | Final | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
1956 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1960 | 9th–12th place pool | 9th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
1964 | 5th–8th play-off | 7th | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | Squad |
1968 | 5th place game | 5th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | Squad |
1972 | 3rd place game | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | Squad |
1976 | 3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
1980 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1984 | 5th place game | 6th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Squad |
1988 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | Squad |
1992 | 3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | Squad |
1996 | Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | Squad |
2000 | Final | 1st | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | Squad |
2004 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | Squad |
2008 | 3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Squad |
2012 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | Squad |
2016 | 3rd place game | 4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | Squad |
2020 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | Squad |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 20/25 | 2 titles | 128 | 75 | 19 | 34 | 322 | 206 | – |
World Cup
FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1971 | 5th place game | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | N/A |
1973 | Final | 1st | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
1975 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | |
1978 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | |
1982 | 3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | |
1986 | 7th place game | 7th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |
1990 | Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | |
1994 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
1998 | Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | Squad |
2002 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | Squad |
2006 | 7th place game | 7th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | Squad |
2010 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | Squad |
2014 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | Squad |
2018 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | Squad |
2023 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | Squad |
/ 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 16/16 | 3 titles | 106 | 66 | 15 | 25 | 299 | 150 | – |
European Championships
EuroHockey Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1970 | Brussels, Belgium | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — |
1974 | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | |
1978 | Hanover, West Germany | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | |
1983 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
1991 | Paris, France | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | |
1995 | Dublin, Ireland | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
1999 | Padua, Italy | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
2003 | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | |
2005 | Leipzig, Germany | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
2007 | Manchester, England | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | Squad |
2009 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | Squad |
2011 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | Squad |
2013 | Boom, Belgium | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
2015 | London, England | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | Squad |
2017 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | Squad |
2019 | Antwerp, Belgium | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | Squad |
2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
2023 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | Squad |
2025 | qualified | ||||||||
Total | 1st place | 112 | 84 | 13 | 15 | 436 | 148 | – |
Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy record | |||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1978 | did not participate | ||||||
1980 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 |
1981 | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
1982 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
1982 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
1984 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
1985 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
1986 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
1987 | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
1988 | did not participate | ||||||
1989 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
1990 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
1991 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
1992 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
1993 | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
1994 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 |
1995 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
1996 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
1997 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 |
1998 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
1999 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
2000 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
2001 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
2002 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
2003 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
2004 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 25 |
2005 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
2006 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
2007 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 |
2008 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 |
2009 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
2010 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
2011 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 |
2012 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
2014 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
2016 | Withdrew | ||||||
2018 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
Total | 8 titles | 199 | 109 | 32 | 58 | 534 | 404 |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | |
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Year | Position |
1996 | 6th |
2006 | 1st |
Best result: 1st place |
Hockey World League
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FIH Pro League
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Team
Current squad
The following 22 players were named on 24 November 2023 for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina and Great Britain in Santiago del Estero, Argentina from 7 to 11 December 2023.[4]
Head coach: Jeroen Delmee
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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1 | GK | Maurits Visser | 8 June 1995 | 31 | Bloemendaal | |
26 | GK | Pirmin Blaak | 8 March 1988 | 137 | Oranje-Rood | |
2 | DF | Jip Janssen | 14 October 1997 | 92 | Kampong | |
4 | DF | Lars Balk | 26 February 1996 | 122 | Kampong | |
12 | DF | Justen Blok | 27 September 2000 | 52 | Rotterdam | |
13 | DF | Jasper Brinkman | 10 January 1997 | 24 | Bloemendaal | |
14 | DF | Derck de Vilder | 23 November 1998 | 48 | Kampong | |
16 | DF | Floris Wortelboer | 4 August 1996 | 95 | Bloemendaal | |
17 | DF | Teun Beins | 28 October 1998 | 39 | Bloemendaal | |
23 | DF | Joep de Mol | 10 December 1995 | 133 | Oranje-Rood | |
9 | MF | Seve van Ass | 10 April 1992 | 213 | HGC | |
10 | MF | Jorrit Croon | 9 August 1998 | 127 | Bloemendaal | |
24 | MF | Steijn van Heijningen | 28 January 1997 | 41 | Rotterdam | |
29 | MF | Tijmen Reijenga | 10 October 1999 | 39 | Oranje-Rood | |
38 | MF | Max de Bie | 6 June 2000 | 5 | Oranje-Rood | |
8 | FW | Thierry Brinkman (Captain) | 19 March 1995 | 160 | Bloemendaal | |
11 | FW | Terrance Pieters | 14 December 1996 | 61 | Kampong | |
18 | FW | Boris Burkhardt | 2 September 1996 | 8 | Amsterdam | |
19 | FW | Tjep Hoedemakers | 14 October 1999 | 40 | Rotterdam | |
22 | FW | Koen Bijen | 27 July 1998 | 43 | Den Bosch | |
42 | FW | Joep Troost | 21 August 2001 | 0 | Pinoké | |
43 | FW | Floris Middendorp | 4 June 2001 | 20 | Amsterdam |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Derk Meijer | 12 May 1997 | 9 | Rotterdam | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | |
DF | Sheldon Schouten | 24 March 2001 | 5 | Oranje-Rood | v. Spain, 19 June 2023 | |
DF | Jasper Tukkers | 5 December 1998 | 5 | Den Bosch | v. Spain, 19 June 2023 | |
MF | Jonas de Geus | 29 April 1998 | 131 | Kampong | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | |
MF | Pepijn Reyenga | 14 May 2001 | 9 | Den Bosch | 2023 4 Nations Invitational Tournament (Barcelona) | |
MF | Silas Lageman | 6 March 2001 | 3 | Kampong | v. Spain, 19 June 2023 | |
MF | Luke Dommershuijzen | 11 April 2002 | 5 | Amsterdam | v. Australia, 12 June 2023 | |
FW | Thijs van Dam | 5 January 1997 | 104 | Rotterdam | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | |
FW | Duco Telgenkamp | 17 July 2002 | 11 | Kampong | 2023 EuroHockey Championship | |
FW | Jair van der Horst | 25 February 1997 | 13 | Den Bosch | v. New Zealand, 28 June 2023 | |
FW | David Huussen | 7 May 2001 | 4 | Klein Zwitserland | v. New Zealand, 28 June 2023 | |
FW | Dennis Warmerdam | 6 August 1994 | 23 | Bloemendaal | v. Germany, 27 June 2023 |
Records
- As of 6 April 2022[5]
- Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Notable players
See also
References
- ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Slechtste prestatie hockeyers in 37 jaar: 'Schaam me er zelfs een beetje voor'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bondscoach Delmée maakt selectie FIH Pro League wedstrijden Argentinië bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).