Netherlands women's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Association	Dutch Hockey Confederation; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Raoul Ehren
Manager	Tynke van der Meer
Captain	Xan de Waard; Marloes Keetels; Pien Sanders
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (13 August 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

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 nine Olympic medals.

Tournament records

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	4 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
2012–13	1st	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	6	5	1	0	34	2
2014–15	5th	Semifinal	Antwerp, Belgium	7	7	0	0	26	1
2014–15	5th	Final	Rosario, Argentina	5	4	0	1	15	5
2016–17	1st	Semifinal	Brussels, Belgium	7	6	1	0	24	1
2016–17	1st	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

Current squad

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 9 August 2024 after the match against China.

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)	127	0	Amsterdam
22	GK	Josine Koning	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29)	127	0	Den Bosch
22	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 22)	0	0	HGC

3	DF	Rosa Fernig	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	16	0	Den Bosch
5	DF	Lisa Post	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25)	53	0	SCHC
9	DF	Renée van Laarhoven	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)	71	3	SCHC
14	DF	Sanne Koolen	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28)	120	1	Den Bosch
18	DF	Pien Sanders	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)	132	7	Den Bosch
27	DF	Mikki Roberts	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Tilburg
36	DF	Imke Verstraeten	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Pinoké

2	MF	Luna Fokke	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)	44	9	Kampong
8	MF	Yibbi Jansen	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)	82	71	SCHC
10	MF	Felice Albers	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24)	75	27	Amsterdam
17	MF	Marleen Jochems	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)	30	0	SCHC
20	MF	Laura Nunnink (C)	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)	197	3	Den Bosch
26	MF	Elzemiek Zandee	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23)	16	2	SCHC
32	MF	Eline Jansen	(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Kampong
33	MF	Stella van Gils	(1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25)	15	0	Amsterdam
35	MF	Emma Reijnen	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21)	15	0	Den Bosch

4	FW	Freeke Moes	(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)	71	23	Amsterdam
15	FW	Frédérique Matla	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 27)	139	98	Den Bosch
16	FW	Joosje Burg	(1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)	50	24	Den Bosch
19	FW	Marijn Veen	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27)	57	26	Amsterdam
29	FW	Fay van der Elst	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)	9	6	Amsterdam
31	FW	Trijntje Beljaars	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	SCHC
34	FW	Noor van den Nieuwenhof	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Kampong
37	FW	Mette Winter	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	SCHC

Recent call-ups

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
MF	Marente Barentsen	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)	17	2	Hurley	v. New Zealand, 27 June 2022

Coaches

1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen
1975–1977 – Riet Küper
1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans
1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen
1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans
1993–1994 – Bert Wentink
1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek
2001–2008 – Marc Lammers
2008–2010 – Herman Kruis
2010–2014 – Max Caldas
2014–2015 – Sjoerd Marijne
2015–2022 – Alyson Annan
2022–2022 – Jamilon Mülders (ad interim)
2022–2024 – Paul van Ass
2024–current – Raoul Ehren

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in
^ "Home – FIH".
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^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
^ "Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[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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[7] "Home – FIH".

[8] "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.

[9] "Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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