Netherlands women's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Association	Dutch Hockey Confederation; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Paul van Ass
Assistant coach(es)	Joost Bitterling; Erik van Driel
Manager	Dillianne van den Boogaard
Captain	Xan de Waard; Marloes Keetels; Pien Sanders
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (8 June 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	10 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the FIH world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times.^[2] The team has also won nine Olympic medals.

Tournament records

From top, left to bottom: Netherlands at the 2012 Olympic Games, in a match against Germany in 1960, 1986 Hockey World Cup: Netherlands-Canada; Marjolein Eijsvogel (r) misses goal from keeper Sharon Bayes (l) and happy with medals and cup after winning the World Cup; Her Majesty the Queen congratulates the team

FIH World Cup record^[3]
Year	Host city	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1974	Mandelieu, France	1st	6	5	0	1	7	1	—
1976	West Berlin, West Germany	3rd	6	5	1	0	24	3
1978	Madrid, Spain	1st	6	6	0	0	22	3
1981	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	7	6	1	0	28	4
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	7	6	1	0	13	4
1986	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	7	6	0	1	23	8
1990	Sydney, Australia	1st	7	6	1	0	19	1
1994	Dublin, Ireland	6th	7	4	0	3	9	6
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd	7	5	1	1	21	9	Squad
2002	Perth, Australia	2nd	9	7	2	0	24	6	Squad
2006	Madrid, Spain	1st	7	6	1	0	18	5	Squad
2010	Rosario, Argentina	2nd	7	5	1	1	27	12	Squad
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	7	7	0	0	23	1	Squad
2018	London, England	1st	6	5	1	0	35	3	Squad
2022	Terrassa, Spain Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	6	6	0	0	17	5	Squad
Total	15/15	9 titles	102	85	10	7	310	71	–

Champions Trophy^[4]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
1989	Germany, West Germany	5th
1991	Berlin, Germany	3rd
1993	Amstelveen, Netherlands	2nd
1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	DNP
1997	Berlin, Germany	3rd
1999	Brisbane, Australia	2nd
2000	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2001	Amstelveen, Netherlands	2nd
2002	Macau, China	3rd
2003	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2004	Rosario, Argentina	1st
2005	Canberra, Australia	1st
2006	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd
2007	Quilmes, Argentina	1st
2008	Mönchengladbach, Germany	3rd
2009	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2010	Nottingham, England	2nd
2011	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2012	Rosario, Argentina	3rd
2014	Mendoza, Argentina	3rd
2016	London, United Kingdom	2nd
2018	Changzhou, China	1st

Olympic Games record^[5]
Year	Host city	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	Boycotted
1984	Los Angeles, United States	1st	5	4	1	0	14	6	Squad
1988	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	5	4	0	1	14	6	Squad
1992	Barcelona, Spain	6th	5	3	0	2	6	5	Squad
1996	Atlanta, United States	3rd	8	3	3	2	12	11	Squad
2000	Sydney, Australia	3rd	8	3	2	3	14	18	Squad
2004	Athens, Greece	2nd	6	4	1	1	17	9	Squad
2008	Beijing, China	1st	7	7	0	0	21	5	Squad
2012	London, United Kingdom	1st	7	6	1	0	16	7	Squad
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	8	5	3	0	20	7	Squad
2020	Tokyo, Japan	1st	8	8	0	0	29	4	Squad
2024	Paris, France	Qualified
Total	10/11	4 titles	67	47	11	9	163	78	–

EuroHockey Nations Championship^[6]
Year	Host city	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1984	Lille, France	1st	7	6	0	1	24	5	–
1987	London, England	1st	7	6	1	0	33	5	–
1991	Brussels, Belgium	4th	7	4	1	2	22	6	–
1995	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st
1999	Cologne, Germany	1st
2003	Barcelona, Spain	1st
2005	Dublin, Ireland	1st
2007	Manchester, England	2nd
2009	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1st
2013	Boom, Belgium	3rd
2015	London, England	2nd
2017	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	1st
2021	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2023	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1st

World League^[7]
Year	Position	Round	Host city	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	1st	Semifinal	Rotterdam, Netherlands	6	4	2	0	29	5
2012–13	1st	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	6	5	1	0	34	2
2014–15	5th	Semifinal	Antwerp, Belgium	7	7	0	0	26	1
2014–15	5th	Final	Rosario, Argentina	5	4	0	1	15	5
2016–17	1st	Semifinal	Brussels, Belgium	7	6	1	0	24	1
2016–17	1st	Final	Auckland, New Zealand	6	6	0	0	18	0
Total	2 titles	3/3	—	37	32	4	1	146	14

Pro League^[8]
Year	Finals Host city	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2019	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st	18	16	1	1	45	13
2020–21	N/A	1st	12	10	1	1	35	7
2021–22	N/A	2nd	16	10	4	2	42	16
2022–23	N/A	1st	16	15	1	0	62	15
Total	4/4	3 titles	62	51	7	4	184	51

Team

Current squad

The following 22 players were named in the Dutch squad for the Argentina Leg of the FIH Pro League, to be played in Santiago del Estero.^[9]^[10]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 December 2023, following the match against Argentina.

Head coach: Paul van Ass

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Anne Veenendaal	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)	110	0	Amsterdam
22	GK	Josine Koning	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 28)	121	0	Den Bosch

3	DF	Rosa Fernig	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	8	0	Den Bosch
5	DF	Lisa Post	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25)	34	0	SCHC
9	DF	Renée van Laarhoven	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)	54	3	SCHC
14	DF	Sanne Koolen	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28)	98	1	Den Bosch
18	DF	Pien Sanders	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)	110	6	Den Bosch
23	DF	Margot van Geffen	(1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34)	260	17	Den Bosch

2	MF	Luna Fokke	(2001-11-29) 29 November 2001 (age 22)	23	4	Kampong
7	MF	Xan de Waard (captain)	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28)	204	19	SCHC
8	MF	Yibbi Jansen	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)	60	46	SCHC
10	MF	Felice Albers	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24)	55	21	Amsterdam
24	MF	Eva Drummond	(1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)	261	34	HGC
27	MF	Marleen Jochems	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Hurley

4	FW	Freeke Moes	(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)	50	14	Amsterdam
11	FW	Maria Verschoor	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30)	193	28	Amsterdam
12	FW	Lidewij Welten	(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 33)	247	95	Kampong
15	FW	Frédérique Matla	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 27)	123	91	Den Bosch
16	FW	Joosje Burg	(1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)	31	17	Den Bosch
21	FW	Pien Dicke	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 24)	36	15	SCHC
29	FW	Fay van der Elst	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)	2	1	Amsterdam
31	FW	Maria Steensma	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)	3	1	Pinoké

The remainder of the 29–player training group is as follows:^[11]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Julia Remmerswaal	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28)	17	0	HDM	v. United States; 20 June 2023

DF	Ilse Kappelle	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26)	9	0	Amsterdam	v. Belgium; 13 October 2021
DF	Sabine Plönissen	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)	27	1	Amsterdam	v. Belgium; 4 July 2023

MF	Laura Nunnink	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)	177	2	Den Bosch	v. Belgium; 26 August 2023
MF	Elzemiek Zandee	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 22)	11	2	SCHC	v. Belgium; 4 July 2023

FW	Kyra Fortuin	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27)	27	4	SCHC	v. Argentina; 17 December 2022
FW	Marijn Veen	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27)	41	19	Amsterdam	v. Belgium; 26 August 2023

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
MF	Marente Barentsen	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)	17	2	Hurley	v. New Zealand, 27 June 2022

Coaches

1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen
1975–1977 – Riet Küper
1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans
1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen
1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans
1993–1994 – Bert Wentink
1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek
2001–2008 – Marc Lammers
2008–2010 – Herman Kruis
2010–2014 – Max Caldas
2014–2015 – Sjoerd Marijne
2015–2022 – Alyson Annan
2022–2022 – Jamilon Mülders (ad interim)
2022–current – Paul van Ass

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
^ "PL-selectie: Drummond richting eerste Oranje-minuten sinds WK". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 13. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Eva Drummond en Ilse Kappelle terug in trainingsgroep Oranje". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[2] Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in

[3] "Home – FIH".

[4] "Home – FIH".

[5] "Home – FIH".

[6] "Home – FIH".

[7] "Home – FIH".

[8] "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.

[9] "PL-selectie: Drummond richting eerste Oranje-minuten sinds WK". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[10] "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 13. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[11] "Eva Drummond en Ilse Kappelle terug in trainingsgroep Oranje". hockey.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

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