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Netherlands men's national field hockey team

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Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje
AssociationRoyal Dutch Hockey Federation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)Eric Verboom
ManagerErnst Boekhorst
CaptainThierry Brinkman
Most capsTeun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorerPaul Litjens (267)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 1 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1928)
Best result1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)

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 thrice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship seven times, Pro League twice 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

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928 Final 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 10 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 17 12 Squad
Finland 1952 Final 2nd 3 2 0 1 3 6 Squad
Australia 1956 Withdrew
Italy 1960 9th–12th place pool 9th 6 3 1 2 11 10 Squad
Japan 1964 5th–8th play-off 7th 8 4 1 3 21 7 Squad
Mexico 1968 5th place game 5th 9 6 0 3 16 13 Squad
West Germany 1972 3rd place game 4th 9 5 1 3 21 14 Squad
Canada 1976 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 14 8 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 5th place game 6th 7 3 2 2 18 14 Squad
South Korea 1988 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 15 9 Squad
Spain 1992 3rd place game 4th 7 4 0 3 25 17 Squad
United States 1996 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 20 8 Squad
Australia 2000 Final 1st 7 2 4 1 14 11 Squad
Greece 2004 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 20 13 Squad
China 2008 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 19 13 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 28 11 Squad
Brazil 2016 3rd place game 4th 8 4 2 2 24 10 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 6 2 2 2 15 15 Squad
France 2024 Final 1st 8 5 2 1 23 10 Squad
Total 20/25 3 titles 136 79 22 35 345 216

World Cup

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FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 5th place game 6th 6 3 0 3 6 6 N/A
Netherlands 1973 Final 1st 7 3 3 1 13 6
Malaysia 1975 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 17 10
Argentina 1978 Final 2nd 8 6 0 2 26 14
India 1982 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 21 19
England 1986 7th place game 7th 7 5 0 2 13 8
Pakistan 1990 Final 1st 7 5 1 1 21 13
Australia 1994 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 25 6
Netherlands 1998 Final 1st 7 6 0 1 26 14 Squad
Malaysia 2002 3rd place game 3rd 9 6 1 2 20 10 Squad
Germany 2006 7th place game 7th 7 4 1 2 21 12 Squad
India 2010 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 20 10 Squad
Netherlands 2014 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 10 Squad
India 2018 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 22 8 Squad
India 2023 3rd place game 3rd 6 5 1 0 32 4 Squad
Belgium / Netherlands 2026 Qualified
Total 16/16 3 titles 106 66 15 25 299 150

European Championships

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EuroHockey Championship record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1970 Belgium Brussels, Belgium 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 5
1974 Spain Madrid, Spain 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 4
1978 West Germany Hanover, West Germany 2nd 7 5 1 1 26 11
1983 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 7 5 2 0 31 8
1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 7 5 1 1 21 5
1991 France Paris, France 2nd 7 6 0 1 41 5
1995 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 2nd 7 5 2 0 21 7
1999 Italy Padua, Italy 2nd 7 5 2 0 32 9
2003 Spain Barcelona, Spain 4th 7 4 1 2 28 15
2005 Germany Leipzig, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 11 Squad
2007 England Manchester, England 1st 5 5 0 0 23 9 Squad
2009 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 5 3 0 2 22 6 Squad
2011 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 25 14 Squad
2013 Belgium Boom, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 9 Squad
2015 England London, England 1st 5 5 0 0 19 1 Squad
2017 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 4 0 1 20 9 Squad
2019 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 21 7 Squad
2021 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 2 3 0 15 6 Squad
2023 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st 5 4 0 1 19 7 Squad
2025 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany qualified
Total 1st place 112 84 13 15 436 148

Champions Trophy

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Champions Trophy record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Pakistan 1978 did not participate
Pakistan 1980 4th 6 3 0 3 23 19
Pakistan 1981 1st 5 3 2 0 22 16
Netherlands 1982 1st 5 4 1 0 21 10
Pakistan 1982 5th 5 2 0 3 11 13
Pakistan 1984 4th 5 2 1 2 9 8
Australia 1985 5th 5 1 1 3 10 11
Pakistan 1986 6th 5 1 1 3 5 10
Netherlands 1987 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 5
Pakistan 1988 did not participate
West Germany 1989 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 6
Australia 1990 2nd 5 3 1 1 14 8
Germany 1991 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 10
Pakistan 1992 4th 6 3 0 3 13 11
Malaysia 1993 3rd 6 4 0 2 14 9
Pakistan 1994 3rd 6 1 3 2 15 14
Germany 1995 4th 6 3 0 3 7 8
India 1996 1st 6 4 2 0 13 5
Australia 1997 4th 6 2 1 3 14 15
Pakistan 1998 1st 6 5 0 1 22 11
Australia 1999 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 9
Netherlands 2000 1st 6 6 0 0 12 5
Netherlands 2001 3rd 6 3 1 2 16 13
Germany 2002 1st 6 4 2 0 21 9
Netherlands 2003 1st 6 5 1 0 27 13
Pakistan 2004 2nd 6 4 0 2 15 25
India 2005 2nd 6 3 1 2 14 12
Spain 2006 1st 6 4 2 0 23 12
Malaysia 2007 3rd 8 4 3 1 25 19
Netherlands 2008 4th 6 2 1 3 15 14
Australia 2009 4th 6 3 0 3 15 20
Germany 2010 3rd 6 3 0 3 17 19
New Zealand 2011 3rd 7 3 2 2 19 18
Australia 2012 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 9
India 2014 5th 6 3 1 2 17 11
United Kingdom 2016 Withdrew
Netherlands 2018 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 7
Total 8 titles 199 109 32 58 534 404

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year Position
1996 6th
2006 1st
Best result: 1st place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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2024

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22 January 2024 Test Match South Africa  0–3  Netherlands Cape Town, South Africa
19:45 Report Bijen field hockey ball 1'
Janssen field hockey ball 15+'
T. Brinkman field hockey ball 50'
Stadium: SACS Boys School
10 February 2024 India Leg Ireland  1–5  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Cole field hockey ball 36' Report Hoedemakers field hockey ball 12'
Croon field hockey ball 21'
Janssen field hockey ball 35'52'
Van Heijningen field hockey ball 53'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
13 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands  3–0  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Janssen field hockey ball 15'51'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 26'
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands  4–5  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Telgenkamp field hockey ball 6'
Bijen field hockey ball 12'22'
Janssen field hockey ball 56'
Report Govers field hockey ball 33'53'
Hayward field hockey ball 40'48'
Brand field hockey ball 60'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands  3–1  Belgium Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 Janssen field hockey ball 41'
Reyenga field hockey ball 45'
De Mol field hockey ball 51'
Report Boon field hockey ball 18' Stadium: SV Kampong
2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Netherlands  5–3  Spain Paris, France
10:30 Janssen field hockey ball 19'53'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 40'48'
Wortelboer field hockey ball 43'
Report Basterra field hockey ball 7'
Reyné field hockey ball 15'
Miralles field hockey ball 48'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

2025

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Team

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Current squad

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The following 19 players were named on 19 June 2024 in the final squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Caps updated as of 9 August 2024, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
20 GK Derk Meijer (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) 12 Netherlands Rotterdam
26 GK Pirmin Blaak (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) 154 Belgium Braxgata

2 DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 27) 116 Netherlands Kampong
4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 142 Netherlands Kampong
12 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) 75 Netherlands Rotterdam
14 DF Derck de Vilder (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25) 71 Netherlands Kampong
16 DF Floris Wortelboer (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) 118 Netherlands Bloemendaal
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28) 155 Netherlands Oranje-Rood

6 MF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) 147 Netherlands Kampong
9 MF Seve van Ass (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) 236 Netherlands HGC
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26) 152 Netherlands Bloemendaal
24 MF Steijn van Heijningen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27) 52 Netherlands Rotterdam
29 MF Tijmen Reijenga (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25) 48 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
77 FW Floris Middendorp (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) 43 Netherlands Amsterdam

7 FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 115 Netherlands Rotterdam
8 FW Thierry Brinkman (Captain) (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) 184 Netherlands Den Bosch
19 FW Tjep Hoedemakers (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25) 55 Netherlands Rotterdam
22 FW Koen Bijen (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) 66 Netherlands Den Bosch
51 FW Duco Telgenkamp (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) 29 Netherlands Kampong

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Maurits Visser (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) 37 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  Australia, 25 February 2024

DF Teun Beins (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) 49 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  Belgium, 30 June 2024
DF Jasper Brinkman (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 34 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  Australia, 25 February 2024

MF Max de Bie (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24) 16 Netherlands Oranje-Rood v.  Spain, 22 February 2024

FW Terrance Pieters (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27) 76 Netherlands Kampong v.  Belgium, 30 June 2024
FW Guus Jansen (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) 6 Netherlands Rotterdam v.  Spain, 22 February 2024
FW Boris Burkhardt (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) 12 Netherlands Amsterdam v.  Argentina, 11 December 2023
FW Joep Troost (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) 2 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Great Britain, 10 December 2023

Records

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As of 6 April 2022[5]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Bondscoach Delmée hakt laatste knopen door: olympische selectie Nederlandse hockeyheren bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).
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