Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Clockwork Orange
Holland
Oranje
The Flying Dutchmen
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBert van Marwijk
CaptainMark van Bommel
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4 [1]
Highest1 [2] (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[3]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 1988
Medal record
Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Clockwork Orange
Holland
Oranje
The Flying Dutchmen
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBert van Marwijk
CaptainMark van Bommel
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4 [4]
Highest1 [5] (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[6]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 1988
Medal record
Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Clockwork Orange
Holland
Oranje
The Flying Dutchmen
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBert van Marwijk
CaptainMark van Bommel
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4 [7]
Highest1 [8] (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[9]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 1988
Medal record
Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Clockwork Orange
Holland
Oranje
The Flying Dutchmen
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBert van Marwijk
CaptainMark van Bommel
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4 [10]
Highest1 [11] (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[12]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 1988
Medal record
  1. ^ "Netherlands: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 4 ‎May ‎2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on August 10, 2011. FIFA will publish the ranking on August 24.
  3. ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the records of the England team
  4. ^ "Netherlands: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 4 ‎May ‎2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on August 10, 2011. FIFA will publish the ranking on August 24.
  6. ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the records of the England team
  7. ^ "Netherlands: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 4 ‎May ‎2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on August 10, 2011. FIFA will publish the ranking on August 24.
  9. ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the records of the England team
  10. ^ "Netherlands: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 4 ‎May ‎2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on August 10, 2011. FIFA will publish the ranking on August 24.
  12. ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the records of the England team