Netherlands women's national football team

"Leeuwinnen" redirects here. For the team known in English as the "Lionesses", see England women's national football team.
Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje (Orange)
Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1]
AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArjan Veurink
CaptainDominique Janssen
Most capsSherida Spitse (248)
Top scorerVivianne Miedema (104)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 11 (11 December 2025)[2]
Highest3[2] (July – December 2019; April 2021)
Lowest20[2] (June – September 2008)
First international
(unofficial)
 West Germany 2–1 Netherlands 
(Essen, Germany; 23 September 1956)[3][4]
(FIFA recognised)
 France 4–0 Netherlands 
(Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)[5]
Biggest win
 Netherlands 15–0 Indonesia 
(Doetinchem, Netherlands; 25 October 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 7–0 Netherlands 
(Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
2019 France Team
UEFA Women's Championship
2017 Netherlands Team
2009 Finland Team

The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football, and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.

In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[6] They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship four times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup three times, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals.

The Netherlands was one of numerous countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team grew in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's.

The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] The Dutch women's team's logo features a lioness making it different from the men's team's logo, which sports a male lion. The team plays in bright orange, the historic national colour of the Netherlands. Arjan Veurink became the head coach of the team since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

History

On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[6] The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands, with Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring for France.[7]

In 1980s and 1990s, the team failed to qualify for the final tournaments of UEFA Championship and later the FIFA World Cup.[7] The Royal Dutch Football Association began major investments into women's football in the 2000s, culminating in the establishment of the women's Eredivisie in 2007 (which merged with the Belgian league for two seasons starting in 2012).[8][9] This resulted in the team qualifying for a major tournament for the first time at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. They finished in third place, together with Norway, behind second placed England and winners Germany (first place).[10] The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage.[11]

The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, losing their first match in the knockout stage to Japan.[12]

In 2017, the Netherlands won their first major women's trophy, ending Germany's seemingly unbeatable reign over the UEFA Women's Championship and winning the tournament on home soil, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final.[13] The successful campaign in which the Oranje managed to win all of their matches highly contributed to the popularity of women's football in the Netherlands.[14]

In 2018, the Netherlands finished second in their UEFA Qualifying group behind Norway. Therefore, they had to go through the UEFA play-off to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Switzerland, Belgium, and Denmark were the other teams in the play-off.[15] The Netherlands beat Denmark 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals and repeated that result against Switzerland over two legs in the play-off final to qualify.[16] In the 2019 World Cup, the Netherlands had another strong performance, reaching the final before losing 2–0 to the United States.

They qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics thanks to their position at the 2019 World Cup where they finished among the three best European teams. The Netherlands passed the 1st round at their first Olympic participation, finishing at the top of their group thanks to two large victories (10–3 against Zambia and 8–2 against China) and a draw (3–3 against Brazil), displaying an attractive offensive game but a certain defensive frailty, conceding 8 goals in the group stage. However, their journey ended in the quarter-finals against the United States, an opponent who had already played the role of tormentor of the Oranje in the final of the World Cup two years earlier, losing in penalty kicks (2–2, 2 pts to 4). Lieke Martens missed a decisive penalty in the 81st minute of the game when the score was tied 2–2.

Coach Sarina Wiegman left the team after the Olympics and was replaced by Englishman Mark Parsons. The Netherlands reached UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England with a perfect record of ten victories in qualification. In England, the Netherlands passed the group stage thanks to victories over Switzerland and Portugal. A draw against Sweden however meant the team had to face France in the quarterfinals. Although they only lost in extra time, they were thoroughly outplayed, and it was decided to part ways with Parsons.

Andries Jonker took over coaching responsibilities and was immediately faced with a must-win game against Iceland to avoid the play-offs for the 2023 World Cup. In a tense game, Esmee Brugts scored the desperately needed goal only in stoppage time and the Netherlands qualified for their third World Cup.

At the 2023 World Cup, Netherlands were in Group E along with the U.S., Portugal, and Vietnam.[17] It started with a 1–0 win over Portugal, followed this with a 1–1 draw with the U.S., and finished with a 7–0 victory over Vietnam to top the group. After defeating South Africa in the first knockout match, the team lost to eventual champion Spain in the Round of 16.[18]

In April 2025, the KNVB announced that Arjan Veurink will succeed Jonker as coach after the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.[19][20] Jonker's final team performed poorly, losing to England and France and failing to advance from its group.[21]

Team image

Nicknames

The Netherlands women's national football team is known or nicknamed as both the "Leeuwinnen" (Lionesses) and "Oranje" (Orange).

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[22]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  3–1  Austria Almelo
20:00
  • Groenen 12'
  • Egurrola 48'
  • Spitse 76' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Erve Asito
Attendance: 9,039[23]
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Austria  1–3  Netherlands Altach
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 2,350[24]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League Germany  4–0  Netherlands Bremen
20:30 Stadium: Weserstadion
3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  1–1  Scotland Tilburg
20:30
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 8,180
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
26 June Friendly Netherlands  2–1  Finland Leeuwarden
20:00
Stadium: Kooi Stadion
5 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D Wales  0–3  Netherlands Lucerne
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Allmend Stadion
Attendance: 14,147
9 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D England  4–0  Netherlands Zurich
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
13 July UEFA Euro 2025 Group D Netherlands  2–5  France Basel
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,133
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
24 October Friendly Poland  0–0  Netherlands Gdańsk
18:00 Stadium: Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk
28 October Friendly Netherlands  1–0  Canada Nijmegen
20:45 Wilms 28' Stadium: Goffertstadion
28 November Friendly Portugal  1–2  Netherlands Braga
20:45 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Braga
2 December Friendly Netherlands  5–0  South Korea Waalwijk, Netherlands
20:45
Report

2026

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Poland  2–2  Netherlands Gdańsk, Poland
18:00
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Netherlands  2–1  Republic of Ireland Utrecht
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Netherlands  v  France Breda
Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification France  v  Netherlands Auxerre
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland  v  Netherlands Cork
Report Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Netherlands  v  Poland Almelo
Report Stadium: Asito Stadion

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 August 2025[25]
Position Name
Head coach Arjan Veurink
Assistant coach Roos Kwakkenbos
Martijn Reuser
Goalkeeping coach Eline Sol

Head coaches

Period Coach Notes Ref(s)
1972–1973 Siem Plooyer [26]
1973–1974 Bert Wouterse [26]
1974–1975 Ger Blok [26]
1975–1977 Ron Groenewoud [26]
1977–1978 Ruud de Groot [26]
1979–1987 Bert van Lingen [26]
1987 Nick Labohm 1 match (3–1 defeat to West Germany on 1 April 1987) [26]
1987 Dick Advocaat 1 match (0–0 against Norway on 23 May 1987) [26]
1987–1989 Piet Buter [26]
1989–1992 Bert van Lingen second spell as coach (first spell from 1979 to 1987) [26][27]
1992–1995 Jan Derks [26][27]
1995–2001 Ruud Dokter [26][27]
2001 Andries Jonker interim coach [26][27]
2001–2004 Frans de Kat [26][27]
2004 Remy Reynierse interim coach [26][27]
2004–2010 Vera Pauw [26][27][28][29]
2010 Ed Engelkes interim coach [26][27]
2010–2015 Roger Reijners [26][27][30][29]
2015 Sarina Wiegman interim coach [31]
2015–2016 Arjan van der Laan [31]
2016–2017 Sarina Wiegman second spell as interim coach (first spell in 2015) [32]
2017–2021 permanent coach
2021–2022 Mark Parsons [33]
2022–2025 Andries Jonker second spell as coach (first spell as interim in 2001) [34]
2025–present Arjan Veurink [25]

Coaches' records

# Name Period Matches
1 Sarina Wiegman1 2015–2021 86
2 Vera Pauw 2004–2010 73
3 Roger Reijners 2010–2015 71
4 Ruud Dokter 1995–2000 64
5 Bert van Lingen 1979–1986, 1989–1991 46
6 Andries Jonker 2001, 2022–2025 43
7 Frans de Kat 2001–2004 27
8 Jan Derks 1991–1994 19
9 Mark Parsons 2021–2022 18
10 Arjan van der Laan 2015–2016 16
11 Piet Buter 1987–1989 15
12 Ruud de Groot 1977–1978 8
As of 13 August 2023
1.^ Includes 70 matches main coach (period 2017–2021), 1 match against Belarus – 8:0 as Interim coach (17.09.2015), 15 matches assistant coach (29.11.2015 – first match and 29.11.2016 – last match). Onsoranje.nl includes 8 matches from 15, coached Sarina by main coach instead assistant, Therefore, it turns out 79 (70+1+8). Main coach – 70 matches + 1 match in 2015.

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of Netherlands women's international footballers.

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Poland and Republic of Ireland on 3 and 7 March 2026.[35]

Caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2026, after the match against Republic of Ireland.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lize Kop (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 21 0 Tottenham Hotspur
16 1GK Daphne van Domselaar (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 37 0 Arsenal
23 1GK Daniëlle de Jong (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 1 0 Juventus
2 2DF Lynn Wilms (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 60 3 Aston Villa
3 2DF Caitlin Dijkstra (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 35 1 VfL Wolfsburg
4 2DF Veerle Buurman (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 14 2 Chelsea
5 2DF Marisa Olislagers (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 16 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
13 2DF Janou Levels (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 3 0 VfL Wolfsburg
18 2DF Kerstin Casparij (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 52 0 Manchester City
20 2DF Dominique Janssen (captain) (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 134 6 Manchester United
22 2DF Ilse van der Zanden (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 5 0 Fiorentina
6 3MF Jill Roord (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 115 31 Twente
8 3MF Wieke Kaptein (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 29 2 Chelsea
10 3MF Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 172 38 London City Lionesses
14 3MF Jackie Groenen (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 132 10 Paris Saint-Germain
15 3MF Ella Peddemors (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 3 1 VfL Wolfsburg
17 3MF Victoria Pelova (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 67 6 Arsenal
21 3MF Damaris Egurrola (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 49 7 Lyon
3MF Nina Nijstad (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 4 2 PSV
7 4FW Lineth Beerensteyn (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 121 41 VfL Wolfsburg
9 4FW Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 132 104 Manchester City
11 4FW Esmee Brugts (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 53 11 Barcelona
12 4FW Chasity Grant (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 24 2 Aston Villa
19 4FW Romée Leuchter (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 28 5 Paris Saint-Germain

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Regina van Eijk (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 0 0 Ajax v.  South Korea, 2 December 2025
DF Lieske Carleer (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 2 0 Twente v.  Republic of Ireland, 7 March 2026 INJ
DF Lisa Doorn (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 4 0 TSG Hoffenheim v.  Finland, 26 June 2025
DF Merel van Dongen (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 63 2 Monterrey v.  Scotland, 3 June 2025 RET
MF Kayleigh van Dooren (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 5 0 AC Milan v.  South Korea, 2 December 2025
MF Lynn Groenewegen (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 2 0 Twente v.  South Korea, 2 December 2025
MF Sherida Spitse (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 248 46 Ajax v.  Canada, 28 October 2025 RET
MF Jill Baijings (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 8 0 Aston Villa v.  Finland, 26 June 2025
FW Danique Tolhoek (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 1 0 Ajax v.  South Korea, 2 December 2025
FW Lotte Keukelaar (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 5 2 Real Madrid v.  South Korea, 2 December 2025 INJ
FW Renate Jansen (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 72 8 PSV UEFA Women's Euro 2025 RET
FW Katja Snoeijs (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 38 12 Everton UEFA Women's Euro 2025
FW Shanice van de Sanden (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 97 21 Toluca v.  Finland, 26 June 2025

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

Main article: List of Netherlands women's international footballers
As of 7 March 2026[36]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most appearances
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Sherida Spitse 2006–2025 248 46
2 Daniëlle van de Donk 2010–present 172 38
3 Lieke Martens 2011–2024 160 62
4 Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen 1995–2011 156 19
5 Dyanne Bito 2000–2015 146 6
6 Marleen Wissink 1989–2006 141 0
7 Daphne Koster 1997–2013 139 7
8 Manon Melis 2004–2016 136 59
9 Dominique Janssen 2014–present 134 6
10 Vivianne Miedema 2013–present 132 104
Jackie Groenen 2016–present 132 10
Top goalscorers
# Player Career Goals Caps Avg.
1 Vivianne Miedema 2013–present 104 132 0.79
2 Lieke Martens 2011–2024 62 160 0.39
3 Manon Melis 2005–2016 59 136 0.43
4 Sherida Spitse 2006–2025 46 248 0.19
5 Lineth Beerensteyn 2016–present 41 121 0.34
6 Daniëlle van de Donk 2010–present 38 172 0.22
7 Jill Roord 2016–present 31 115 0.27
8 Sylvia Smit 2004–2013 30 106 0.28
9 Marjoke de Bakker 1979–1991 29 61 0.48
10 Shanice van de Sanden 2008–present 21 97 0.22

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Netherlands at the FIFA Women's World Cup

On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.[37] In 2019, they reached the Final and lost to the United States team.[38]

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation
and year 		Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 Did not qualify Did not participate
1995
1999 6 2 1 3 5 10
2003 6 1 1 4 6 16
2007 8 5 0 3 15 7
2011 8 5 2 1 30 7
2015 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 3 4 14 11 2 1 50 9
2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 11 5 12 9 2 1 30 4
2023 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 12 3 8 6 2 0 30 3
2027 To be determined To be determined
2031 To be determined To be determined
2035 To be determined To be determined
Total:3/10 Runners-up 2nd 16 10 2 4 26 12 62 39 10 13 166 56

Olympic Games

Since the inception of women's Olympic football, UEFA has designated the World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the succeeding Olympic tournament. Because the Netherlands failed to qualify to the World Cup until 2015, the Netherlands women automatically failed to qualify for the Olympics up to 2012. In 2015 Netherlands made it to their first World Cup. Their round of 16 exit was good enough for a post World Cup mini tournament to decide UEFA's last spot at the Olympics. Sweden won that tournament and the Netherlands were eliminated. In 2019 the Netherlands reached the World Cup final and qualified for the Olympics for the first time.

Summer Olympics record
Host nation
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
1996 Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 23 10
2024 Did not qualify
2028 To be determined
2032
Total:1/8 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 23 10

UEFA European Women's Championship

Main article: Netherlands at the UEFA Women's Championship

The Dutch failed to qualify for the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship from 1984 to 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands women's team qualified and reached third place.[39] In 2013, they qualified again, but did not advance beyond the group stage.[40] The Dutch women booked a major victory at the 2017 tournament: after a 4–2 victory over Denmark in the final they were the new European champion. Furthermore, Lieke Martens was named the best player of the tournament.[41] In 2022 they were knocked out in the quarter final.

UEFA European Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
1984** Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 12 9 –
1987 6 5 0 1 14 6
1989 6 3 1 2 5 5
1991 6 3 2 1 17 1
1993 6 2 2 2 6 7
1995 4 2 0 2 7 3
1997 8 3 2 3 7 9
2001 8 2 3 3 10 10
2005 8 2 1 5 7 13
2009 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 5 10 5 3 2 16 12 –
2013 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 0 2 8 6 1 1 20 2 –
2017 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 13 3 Qualified as Host
2022 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5 10 10 0 0 48 3 –
2025 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 5 9 6 2 3 1 4 4 [a] 8th
2029 TBD TBD
Total:1/8 1 title 21 11 3 7 32 24 92 47 20 25 173 84 8th
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
** No host country.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season Lg Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2023–24 A 6 4 0 2 14 6 4th 2024 4th 2 0 0 2 0 5
2025 A 6 2 3 1 4 4 8th 2025 Did not qualify
Total 12 6 3 3 18 10 Total 0 Titles 2 0 0 2 0 5
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Promoted at end of season
No movement at end of season
Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Competitive results

  • All results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
  • Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
  • Colors gold, silver, and bronze indicate first-, second-, and third-place finishes.
Abbreviation Key table
EC European Championship
WC World Cup
OG Olympic Games
NL Nations League
QS Qualification stage/tournament
Competition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers
1984 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.4 2–3 (a),
5–0 (h)		 Belgium 2 / 4 Camper, Fortuin, De Haan, De Jong-Desaunois, Timisela, Timmer, De Visser
2–1 (h),
0–2 (a)		 Denmark De Bakker, Camper
2–2 (h),
1–1 (a)		 West Germany Camper, De Visser (2)
1987 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.3 1–0 (h),
5–3 (a)		 France 2 / 4 Allott (4), De Bakker, Camper
0–2 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Sweden De Bakker, Vestjens
3–1 (a),
3–0 (h)		 Belgium Allott (2), De Bakker, Boogerd, Timisela (2)
1989 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2 0–0 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Sweden 1 / 4 De Bakker
4–0 (h),
w/o		 Scotland a De Bakker (2), Timisela, Wiegman
1–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Ireland De Bakker, Timisela, De Winter
Quarter-finals 1–2 (a),
0–3 (h)		 Norway De Bakker
1991 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.1 2–0 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Ireland 1 / 3 Vestjens (2)
6–0 (a),
9–0 (h)		 Northern Ireland Baal, De Bakker (6), Geeris, Limbeek (2), Pauw, Timisela (2), Vestjens, Van Waarden
Quarter-finals 0–0 (a),
0–1 (a.e.t.) (h)		 Denmark
1993 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.5 3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Greece 1 / 3 Geeris (3), Limbeek, Timisela
1–1 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Romania Van der Ploeg
Quarter-finals 0–3 (h),
0–3 (a)		 Norway
1995 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.8 1–2 (a),
0–1 (h)		 Iceland 2 / 3 Leemans
2–0 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Greece Van Dam (2), Keereweer, Limbeek, Noom, Roos
1997 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2
(Class A)		 0–2 (h),
0–2 (a)		 Iceland 4 / 4
1–1 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Russia Korbmacher, Van Waarden
1–1 (a),
1–2 (h)		 France Korbmacher, Migchelsen
Relegation Play-off 2–1 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Czech Republic Kiesel-Griffioen, Timisela, Wiegman
1999 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.3
(Class A)		 1–6 (a),
0–0 (h)		 Norway 3 / 4 Roos
0–1 (a),
2–1 (h)		 England Noom (2)
1–0 (h),
1–2 (a)		 Germany Migchelsen, Noom
2001 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.1
(Class A)		 1–1 (h),
1–2 (a)		 France 4 / 4 Van Eyk, Smith
1–1 (a),
1–2 (h)		 Spain Kiesel-Griffioen, Smith
1–1 (a),
0–3 (h)		 Sweden Smith
Relegation Play-Off 3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Hungary Kiesel-Griffioen, Muller, Noom, Torny (2)
2003 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.4
(Class A)		 0–0 (a),
1–4 (h)		 England 3 / 4 Kiesel-Griffioen
0–3 (h),
0–6 (a)		 Germany
1–2 (a),
4–1 (h)		 Portugal Burger, Muller, Noom, Ran, Smith
2005 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.2
(Class A)		 0–1 (h),
0–0 (a)		 Spain 4 / 5
0–2 (a),
0–2 (h)		 Norway
0–3 (a),
1–5 (h)		 Denmark Ran
3–0 (h),
3–0 (a)		 Belgium De Boer, Koster, Melis, Muller, Torny, Van Veen
2007 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.5
(Class A)		 1–0 (a),
0–2 (h)		 France 3 / 5 De Boer
1–0 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Austria Delies, Demarteau, Louwaars, Smit (2)
0–1 (h),
0–4 (a)		 England
5–0 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Hungary Delies, Hoogendijk, Louwaars (2), Smit, Smith, Stevens (3)
2009 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.4 1–5 (a),
0–1 (h)		 Germany 2 / 5 Torny
2–2 (a),
1–1 (h)		 Switzerland Van Eijk, Melis (2)
2–1 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Wales Melis (2), Smit
2–2 (a),
3–0 (h)		 Belgium Hoogendijk, Melis (3), Stevens
Play-Off 2–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Spain Stevens (3), Van de Ven
2009 EC Group Stage: Gr.A
2–0
 Ukraine 2 / 4 Stevens, Van de Ven
1–2
 Finland Van de Ven
2–1
 Denmark Melis, Smit
Quarter-final
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
 France
Semi-final
1–2 (a.e.t.)
 England Pieëte
2011 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.2 0–3 (a),
2–2 (h)		 Norway 2 / 5 Dekker, Melis
13–1 (h),
7–0 (a)		 Macedonia Hoogendijk, Kiesel-Griffioen (4), Koster, Melis (2), Meulen, Pieëte, De Ridder, Slegers, Smit (7), Spitse
1–1 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Belarus Melis (2), De Ridder, Slegers, Van de Ven
2–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Slovakia Kiesel-Griffioen, Koster, Smit
2013 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.6 6–0 (h),
4–0 (a)		 Serbia 2 / 5 Van den Berg, Van de Donk, Hoogendijk, Martens, Melis (6)
3–0 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Croatia Melis, De Ridder, Smit, Spitse, Van de Ven
0–0 (h),
0–1 (a)		 England
2–0 (a),
3–1 (h)		 Slovenia Heuver, Melis, De Ridder, Van de Ven (2)
2013 EC Group Stage: Gr.B
0–0
 Germany 4 / 4
0–1
 Norway
0–1
 Iceland
2015 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.5 4–0 (a),
10–1 (h)		 Albania 2 / 6 Bakker, Van den Heiligenberg, Martens (2), Melis (3), Slegers (6), + 1 o.g.
7–0 (a),
3–2 (h)		 Portugal Van den Berg, Dekker, Miedema (6), Slegers (2)
1–2 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Norway Dekker, Van de Donk, Miedema
7–0 (h),
6–0 (a)		 Greece Bakker, Van den Berg (2), Martens (2), Melis (2), Middag, Miedema (4), Spitse
1–1 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Belgium Miedema (2), Slegers
Play-Off Semifinal 2–1 (a),
2–0 (h)		 Scotland Martens (2), Melis (2)
Play-Off
Final		 1–1 (h),
2–1 (a)		 Italy Miedema (3)
2015 WC Group Stage: Gr.A
1–0
 New Zealand 3 / 4 Martens
0–1
 China
1–1
 Canada Van de Ven
Round of 16
1–2
 Japan Van de Ven
2016 OG QS Single Round-robin 4–3  Switzerland 2 / 4 Van den Berg, Melis, Miedema, Van de Sanden
1–4  Norway Melis
1–1  Sweden Miedema
2017 EC Group Stage: Gr.A
1–0
 Norway 1 / 4 Van de Sanden
1–0
 Denmark Spitse
2–1
 Belgium Martens, Spitse
Quarter-final
2–0
 Sweden Martens, Miedema
Semi-final
3–0
 England Van de Donk, Miedema, + 1 o.g.
Final
4–2
 Denmark Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.3 1–0 (h),
1–2 (a)		 Norway 2 / 5 Miedema (2)
5–0 (a),
1–0 (h)		 Slovakia Van der Gragt (2), Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
0–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Ireland Beerensteyn, Spitse
7–0 (h),
5–0 (a)		 Northern Ireland Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Groenen, Martens (2), Miedema, Van de Sanden (2), Spitse (3), + 1 o.g.
Play-Off Semi-final 2–0 (h),
2–1 (a)		 Denmark Beerensteyn (3), Van de Sanden
Play-Off Final 3–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Switzerland Martens, Miedema (2), Spitse
2019 WC Group Stage: Gr.E
1–0
 New Zealand 1 / 4 Roord
3–1
 Cameroon D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
2–1
 Canada Beerensteyn, Dekker,
Round of 16
2–1
 Japan Martens (2)
Quarter-final
2–0
 Italy Van der Gragt, Miedema
Semi-final
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Sweden Groenen
Final
0–2
 USA
2020 OG Group Stage: Gr.F
10–3
 Zambia 1 / 4 Beerensteyn, Martens (2), Miedema (4), Pelova, Roord, Van de Sanden
3–3
 Brazil D. Janssen, Miedema (2)
8–2
 China Beerensteyn (2), Martens (2), Miedema (2), Pelova, Van de Sanden
Quarter-final
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
 USA Miedema (2)
2022 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.A 3–0 (h),
8–0 (a)		 Turkey 1 / 6 Van de Donk (4), Van der Gragt, Miedema (2), Van de Sanden, Spitse (3),
4–1 (h),
4–2 (a)		 Slovenia Beerensteyn, Miedema (3), Spitse (4),
7–0 (h),
7–0 (a)		 Estonia Bloodworth, Van de Donk (2), Groenen (2), E. Jansen, Miedema (2), Nouwen, Roord, Snoeijs, Spitse (3),
2–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Russia Van de Donk, Miedema, Roord
6–0 (h),
6–0 (a)		 Kosovo Van de Donk, Martens (2), Miedema, Roord (2), Snoeijs (6)
2022EC Group Stage: Gr.C
1–1
 Sweden 2 / 4 Roord
3–2
 Portugal Van de Donk, Egurrola, Van der Gragt
4–1
 Switzerland Leuchter (2), Pelova, + 1 o.g.
Quarter-final
0–1 (a.e.t.)
 France
2023 WC QS Group Stage: Gr.C 1–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Iceland 1 / 5 Brugts, Van de Donk, Groenen
3–0 (h),
2–0 (a)		 Belarus Beerensteyn, Van de Donk, Martens, Nouwen, Roord
12–0 (h),
8–0 (a)		 Cyprus Beerensteyn, Brugts, Van Dongen, Van de Donk, Miedema (7), Roord (6), Smits, Spitse, + 1 o.g.
1–1 (h),
2–2 (a)		 Czech Republic Van de Donk, Van der Gragt, Miedema

2023 WC		 Group Stage: Gr.E
1–0
 Portugal 1 / 4 Van der Gragt
1–1
 USA Roord
7–0
  Vietnam Brugts (2), Van de Donk, Martens, Roord (2), Snoeijs
Round of 16
2–0
 South Africa Beerensteyn, Roord
Quarter-final
1–2 (a.e.t.)
 Spain Van der Gragt
2024 NL Group Stage: Gr.A 1–2 (a),
4–0 (h)		 Belgium 1 / 4 Beerensteyn (2), Egurrola (2), Roord
2–1 (h),
2–3 (a)		 England Beerensteyn (2), Jansen, Martens
4–0 (h),
1–0 (a)		 Scotland

Beerensteyn (2), Brugts (2), Van de Donk

Semi-final
0–3
 Spain
Third-place play-off
0–2
 Germany
2025 EC QS Group Stage: Gr.A1 1–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Finland 2 / 4 Beerensteyn (2)
1–0 (h),
1–1 (a)		 Norway Beerensteyn, Miedema
0–2 (a),
0–0 (h)		 Italy
2025EC Group Stage: Gr.D 3–0 Wales 3 / 4 Brugts, Miedema, Pelova,
0–4 England
2–5 France Pelova, + 1 o.g.
2025 NL Group Stage: Gr.A1 2–2 (h) Germany ? / 4 Beerensteyn (2)
2–1 (a) Scotland Beerensteyn, Grant
Austria

note:a=Scotland withdrew during the 1989 qualification, their played results were voided.

Head-to-head record

Opponent[42] P W D L GF GA GD
Albania 2 2 0 0 14 1 +13
Australia 8 3 2 3 16 9 +7
Austria 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13
Belarus 6 5 1 0 24 3 +21
Belgium 33 23 5 5 93 31 +62
Brazil 7 0 4 3 8 11 −3
Cameroon 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Canada 14 1 4 9 9 23 −14
Chile 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
China 14 3 5 6 19 18 +1
CIS 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7
Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Croatia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Cyprus 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20
Czech Republic 5 2 2 1 6 6 0
Denmark 26 11 5 10 27 37 −10
England 21 4 4 13 15 31 −16
Estonia 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21
Finland 12 5 4 3 12 10 +2
France 32 12 7 13 36 45 −9
Germany 17 3 2 12 10 41 −31
Greece 6 6 0 0 24 0 +24
Hungary 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14
Iceland 12 4 2 6 12 12 0
Ireland 9 6 3 0 16 1 +15
Israel 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12
Italy 19 4 6 9 16 30 −14
Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Japan 10 4 1 5 17 16 +1
Kosovo 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
Macedonia 2 2 0 0 20 1 +19
Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5
New Zealand 7 4 2 1 11 6 +5
Nigeria 7 4 3 0 18 7 +11
North Korea 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
Northern Ireland 4 4 0 0 27 0 +27
Norway 27 7 6 14 25 44 −19
Poland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
Portugal 9 8 0 1 24 9 +15
Romania 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6
Russia 8 6 1 1 16 3 +13
Scotland 19 14 1 4 48 17 +31
Serbia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
Slovakia 4 4 0 0 9 0 +9
Slovenia 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9
South Africa 9 9 0 0 24 5 +19
Spain 11 2 3 6 7 11 −4
Sweden 23 7 6 10 19 34 −15
Switzerland 25 17 6 2 69 21 +48
Thailand 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Turkey 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
USA 12 2 2 8 12 33 −21
Vietnam 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Wales 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11
Zambia 1 1 0 0 10 3 +7
Total 477 239 91 147 923 535 388

updated till end WC '23

Honours

Major competitions

FIFA world rankings

See also: FIFA Women's World Rankings
As of 6 March 2025[43]
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 17 17 17 15 17 16 16 15 15
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 7 7 9 10 7 8
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 6 8 8 8 9 7 7 8 11 11 10 10 11

See also

Notes

  1. ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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