Netherlands women's national field hockey team

The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (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 ten Olympic medals.

Netherlands
AssociationDutch Hockey Confederation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRaoul Ehren
ManagerTynke van der Meer
CaptainXan de Waard
Marloes Keetels
Pien Sanders
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FIH ranking
Current 1 Steady (4 March 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best resultGold 1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974)
Best resultGold 1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best resultGold 1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Tournament records

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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 1st 8 7 1 0 26 7 Squad
Total 10/11 5 titles 75 54 12 9 189 85
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
Final   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6 5 1 0 34 2
2014–15 5th Semifinal   Antwerp, Belgium 7 7 0 0 26 1
Final   Rosario, Argentina 5 4 0 1 15 5
2016–17 1st Semifinal   Brussels, Belgium 7 6 1 0 24 1
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
2023–24 N/A 1st 16 15 0 1 63 13
Total 5/5 4 titles 78 66 7 5 247 64

Team

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the Dutch training group for the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[9]

Caps and goals are current as of 25 February 2025 after the match against India.

Head coach: Raoul Ehren

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Anne Veenendaal (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 29) 132 0   Amsterdam
22 GK Josine Koning (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29) 133 0   Den Bosch
30 GK Babette Backers (2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Kampong
40 GK Sophia ter Kuile (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 23) 0 0   HGC

3 DF Rosa Fernig (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 22 0   Den Bosch
5 DF Lisa Post (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 26) 59 0   SCHC
9 DF Renée van Laarhoven (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) 79 3   SCHC
14 DF Sanne Koolen (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29) 128 1   Den Bosch
18 DF Pien Sanders (C) (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) 140 8   Den Bosch
27 DF Mikki Roberts (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) 2 0   Tilburg
34 DF Noor van den Nieuwenhof (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Kampong
36 DF Imke Verstraeten (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20) 2 0   Pinoké

2 MF Luna Fokke (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 24) 51 11   Kampong
7 MF Xan de Waard (C) (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) 218 21   SCHC
8 MF Yibbi Jansen (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) 86 75   SCHC
10 MF Felice Albers (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25) 79 30   Amsterdam
17 MF Marleen Jochems (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 25) 34 0   SCHC
20 MF Laura Nunnink (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 30) 205 3   Den Bosch
32 MF Eline Jansen (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) 6 1   Kampong
33 MF Stella van Gils (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25) 18 0   Amsterdam
35 MF Emma Reijnen (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) 4 1   Den Bosch

4 FW Freeke Moes (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26) 75 27   Amsterdam
15 FW Frédérique Matla (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28) 147 103   Den Bosch
16 FW Joosje Burg (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) 58 26   Den Bosch
19 FW Marijn Veen (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 28) 61 27   Amsterdam
21 FW Pien Dicke (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25) 53 21   SCHC
29 FW Fay van der Elst (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27) 16 12   Amsterdam
31 FW Trijntje Beljaars (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20) 4 0   SCHC
37 FW Mette Winter (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) 2 1   SCHC
FW Jip Dicke (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0   SCHC
FW Maud van den Heuvel (2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0   SCHC

Recent call-ups

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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
DF Ilse Kappelle (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 27) 15 0   Amsterdam v.   Belgium, 24 June 2024

MF Maria Verschoor RETIRED (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31) 214 32   Amsterdam v.   China, 9 August 2024
MF Elzemiek Zandee (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23) 17 2   SCHC v.   Argentina, 12 December 2024

Coaches

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Records

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Highest capped players[10]
Rank Player Games
1 Minke Smabers 312
2 Eva Drummond 266
3 Margot van Geffen 265
4 Fatima Moreira de Melo 258
5 Lidewij Welten 247
6 Mijntje Donners 235
7 Maartje Paumen
8 Ellen Hoog 233
9 Naomi van As 229
10 Minke Booij 226
Highest goalscorers[10]
Rank Player Goals
1 Maartje Paumen 195
2 Fieke Boekhorst 128
3 Kim Lammers 123
4 Frédérique Matla 103
5 Wietske de Ruiter 97
6 Mijntje Donners 96
7 Lidewij Welten 95
8 Lisanne Lejeune 92
9 Ageeth Boomgaardt 84
10 Sophie von Weiler

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ^ Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in
  3. ^ "Home – FIH".
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  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  9. ^ "Trainingsgroep Oranje: stageplek voor Jip Dicke en Van den Heuvel". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Internationals". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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