Netherlands men's national field hockey team

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
AssociationRoyal Dutch Hockey Federation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)Eric Verboom
ManagerErnst Boekhorst
CaptainThierry Brinkman
Most capsTeun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorerPaul Litjens (267)
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FIH ranking
Current 1 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1928)
Best result1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)

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]

Tournament record

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1908 did not participate
  1920
  1928 Final 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad
  1932 did not participate
  1936 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 10 Squad
  1948 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 17 12 Squad
  1952 Final 2nd 3 2 0 1 3 6 Squad
  1956 Withdrew
  1960 9th–12th place pool 9th 6 3 1 2 11 10 Squad
  1964 5th–8th play-off 7th 8 4 1 3 21 7 Squad
  1968 5th place game 5th 9 6 0 3 16 13 Squad
  1972 3rd place game 4th 9 5 1 3 21 14 Squad
  1976 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 14 8 Squad
  1980 Withdrew
  1984 5th place game 6th 7 3 2 2 18 14 Squad
  1988 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 15 9 Squad
  1992 3rd place game 4th 7 4 0 3 25 17 Squad
  1996 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 20 8 Squad
  2000 Final 1st 7 2 4 1 14 11 Squad
  2004 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 20 13 Squad
  2008 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 19 13 Squad
  2012 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 28 11 Squad
  2016 3rd place game 4th 8 4 2 2 24 10 Squad
  2020 Quarter-finals 6th 6 2 2 2 15 15 Squad
  2024 Final 1st 8 5 2 1 23 10 Squad
Total 20/25 3 titles 136 79 22 35 345 216

World Cup

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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 Pld W D L GF GA 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
2027   London, England qualified
Total 1st place 112 84 13 15 436 148

Champions Trophy

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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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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year Position
1996 6th
2006 1st
Best result: 1st place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Results and fixtures

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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7 December 2023 Argentina Leg Great Britain   3–2   Netherlands Santiago del Estero, Argentina
21:30 Walker   15'55'
Bandurak   28'
Report Croon   17'
Janssen   32'
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial

2024

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22 January 2024 Test Match South Africa   0–3   Netherlands Cape Town, South Africa
19:45 Report Bijen   1'
Janssen   15+'
T. Brinkman   50'
Stadium: SACS Boys School
10 February 2024 India Leg Ireland   1–5   Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Cole   36' Report Hoedemakers   12'
Croon   21'
Janssen   35'52'
Van Heijningen   53'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
11 February 2024 India Leg India   2–2
(4–2 p)
  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Hardik   13'
Harmanpreet   58'
Report Janssen   30'
Bijen   39'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Penalties
Harmanpreet  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
Shamsher  
  Croon
  T. Brinkman
  De Geus
  Bijen
13 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands   3–0   Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Janssen   15'51'
Telgenkamp   26'
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands   4–5   Australia Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Telgenkamp   6'
Bijen   12'22'
Janssen   56'
Report Govers   33'53'
Hayward   40'48'
Brand   60'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2024 India Leg Ireland   1–2   Netherlands Rourkela, India
17:30 Nelson   12' Report Janssen   15'23' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
22 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands   4–3   Spain Rourkela, India
19:30 Janssen   11'31'
T. Brinkman   22'
Jansen   34'
Report Lacalle   2'
Cabré-Verdiell   51'
Basterra   54'
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
25 February 2024 India Leg Australia   3–5   Netherlands Rourkela, India
17:30 Anderson   6'
Brand   46'
Hayward   55'
Report Telgenkamp   13'20'
Janssen   35'
Hoedemakers   42'
Pieters   48'
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
25 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   3–1   Belgium Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 Janssen   41'
Reyenga   45'
De Mol   51'
Report Boon   18' Stadium: SV Kampong
30 June 2024 Netherlands Leg Netherlands   3–5   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 T. Brinkman   13'15'
Pieters   46'
Report Stockbroekx   1'
De Kerpel   12'
Hendrickx   27'
Luypaert   39'
Onana   58'
Stadium: Wagener Stadium
27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Netherlands   5–3   South Africa Paris, France
12:45 Janssen   2'30'
De Geus   10'
Hoedemakers   16'
Telgenkamp   33'
Report M. Cassiem   7'
Kok   34'
Guise-Brown   44'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
28 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Netherlands   4–0   France Paris, France
19:45 Reyenga   7'
Bijen   28'
De Geus   31'
Telgenkamp   54'
Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Great Britain   2–2   Netherlands Paris, France
19:45 Morton   56'58' Report Wortelboer   45'
Van Dam   52'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
31 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Germany   1–0   Netherlands Paris, France
17:30 Wellen   3' Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics GS Netherlands   5–3   Spain Paris, France
10:30 Janssen   19'53'
Hoedemakers   40'48'
Wortelboer   43'
Report Basterra   7'
Reyné   15'
Miralles   48'
Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
4 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics QF Netherlands   2–0   Australia Paris, France
17:30 Telgenkamp   35'
Van Dam   52'
Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
6 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics SF Netherlands   4–0   Spain Paris, France
14:00 Janssen   12'
Brinkman   20'
van Dam   32'
Telgenkamp   50'
Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

2025

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Team

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Current squad

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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.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
20 GK Derk Meijer (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) 12   Rotterdam
26 GK Pirmin Blaak (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) 154   Braxgata

2 DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 27) 116   Kampong
4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 142   Kampong
12 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) 75   Rotterdam
14 DF Derck de Vilder (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25) 71   Kampong
16 DF Floris Wortelboer (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) 118   Bloemendaal
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28) 155   Oranje-Rood

6 MF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) 147   Kampong
9 MF Seve van Ass (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) 236   HGC
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26) 152   Bloemendaal
24 MF Steijn van Heijningen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27) 52   Rotterdam
29 MF Tijmen Reijenga (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25) 48   Oranje-Rood
77 FW Floris Middendorp (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) 43   Amsterdam

7 FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 115   Rotterdam
8 FW Thierry Brinkman (Captain) (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) 184   Den Bosch
19 FW Tjep Hoedemakers (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25) 55   Rotterdam
22 FW Koen Bijen (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) 66   Den Bosch
51 FW Duco Telgenkamp (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) 29   Kampong

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Maurits Visser (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) 37   Bloemendaal v.   Australia, 25 February 2024

DF Teun Beins (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) 49   Bloemendaal v.   Belgium, 30 June 2024
DF Jasper Brinkman (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 34   Bloemendaal v.   Australia, 25 February 2024

MF Max de Bie (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24) 16   Oranje-Rood v.   Spain, 22 February 2024

FW Terrance Pieters (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27) 76   Kampong v.   Belgium, 30 June 2024
FW Guus Jansen (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) 6   Rotterdam v.   Spain, 22 February 2024
FW Boris Burkhardt (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) 12   Amsterdam v.   Argentina, 11 December 2023
FW Joep Troost (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) 2   Pinoké v.   Great Britain, 10 December 2023

Records

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As of 6 April 2022[5]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Slechtste prestatie hockeyers in 37 jaar: 'Schaam me er zelfs een beetje voor'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Bondscoach Delmée hakt laatste knopen door: olympische selectie Nederlandse hockeyheren bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).
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