Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
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The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten UEFA European Championship tournaments, with an ongoing eleventh appearance in 2024. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 2016.
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Overall record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
1968 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||
1976 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | ||
1980 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
1984 | Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||||
1988 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
1992 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | ||
2000 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2004 | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | |||
2008 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | ||
2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||
2020 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
2024 | Qualified | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 11/17 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 41 | — | 125 | 83 | 16 | 26 | 291 | 99 |
List of matches
editEuro 1976
editFinal tournament
edit- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
Netherlands | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Euro 1980
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to final |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
West Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Euro 1988
editGroup stage
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
England | 1–3 | Netherlands |
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Knockout stage
edit- Semi-finals
West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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- Final
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Euro 1992
editGroup stage
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Knockout stage
edit- Semi-finals
Euro 1996
editGroup stage
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1–4 | England |
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Knockout stage
edit- Quarter-finals
Euro 2000
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Denmark | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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France | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Knockout stage
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Netherlands | 6–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
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- Semi-finals
Euro 2004
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 3–0 | Latvia |
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Knockout stage
edit- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
Euro 2008
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Italy |
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Netherlands | 4–1 | France |
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Netherlands | 2–0 | Romania |
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Knockout phase
edit- Quarter-finals
Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
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Euro 2012
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
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Portugal | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Euro 2020
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Netherlands | 3–2 | Ukraine |
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Knockout phase
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Euro 2024
editGroup stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Poland | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Most appearances
editRank | Player | Matches | Years |
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1 | Edwin van der Sar | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
2 | Dennis Bergkamp | 13 | 1992, 1996, 2000 |
Phillip Cocu | 1996, 2000, 2004 | ||
4 | Edgar Davids | 12 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
5 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 11 | 2000, 2004, 2008 |
6 | Michael Reiziger | 10 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
Clarence Seedorf | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
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1 | Patrick Kluivert | 6 | 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2004 (4), 2008 (2) | ||
3 | Marco van Basten | 5 | 1988 |
4 | Dennis Bergkamp | 4 | 1992 (3), 1996 (1) |
5 | Robin van Persie | 3 | 2008 (2), 2012 (1) |
Georginio Wijnaldum | 2020 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Poland v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.