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.
Netherlands |
| Nickname(s) | Oranje |
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| Association | Royal Dutch Hockey Federation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond) |
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
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| Head Coach | Jeroen Delmee |
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| Assistant coach(es) | Eric Verboom |
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| Manager | Ernst Boekhorst |
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| Captain | Thierry Brinkman |
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| Most caps | Teun de Nooijer (453) |
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| Top scorer | Paul Litjens (267) |
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| Current | 1  (13 August 2024)[1] |
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| Appearances | 20 (first in 1928) |
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| Best result | 1st (1996, 2000, 2024) |
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| Appearances | 15 (first in 1971) |
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| Best result | 1st (1973, 1990, 1998) |
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| Appearances | 18 (first in 1970) |
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| Best result | 1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023) |
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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]
| FIH World Cup record
|
| 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
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| EuroHockey Championship record
|
| Year
|
Host
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
Mönchengladbach, Germany
|
qualified
|
| Total
|
|
112 |
84 |
13 |
15 |
436 |
148 |
–
|
| Champions Trophy record
|
| 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
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
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.
The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
- As of 6 April 2022[5]
- Players in bold are still active with the national team.
1908
1920
1928
1932
1936
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1988
1992
2004
2008
2016
2024
1971
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
Dublin, Ireland
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