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Nickname | Oranje |
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Association | Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond) |
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Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
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Coach | Max Caldas |
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Assistant coach(es) | Rick Mathijssen |
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Manager | Taco van den Honert Joof Verhees |
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Captain | Billy Bakker |
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Most caps | Teun de Nooijer (453) |
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Top scorer | Paul Litjens (267) |
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Current | 4 1 (8 August 2021)[1] |
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Highest | 2 (2003, 2005, June 2014 – June 2016) |
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Lowest | 4 (2006, 2008–2009, April 2017 – July 2018, April 2021 – June 2021) |
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Appearances | 19 (first in 1928) |
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Best result | 1st (1996, 2000) |
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Appearances | 14 (first in 1971) |
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Best result | 1st (1973, 1990, 1998) |
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Appearances | 18 (first in 1970) |
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Best result | 1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021) |
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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.
The Netherlands are one of the most successful teams in the world, having won the Summer Olympics twice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship six times and the Hockey World League once.[2] At the 2020 Summer Olympics they reached their worst performance in 37 years at the Olympics as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[3]
Tournament record[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
World Cup[edit]
FIH World Cup record
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Year
|
Round
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Position
|
Pld
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W
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D*
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L
|
GF
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GA
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Squad
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1971
|
5th place game |
6th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
N/A
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1973
|
Final |
1st |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
6
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1975
|
9th place game |
9th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
10
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1978
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Final |
2nd |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
14
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1982
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
19
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1986
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7th place game |
7th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
8
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1990
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Final |
1st |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
13
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1994
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Final |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
6
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1998
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Final |
1st |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
14 |
Squad
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2002
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3rd place game |
3rd |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
Squad
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2006
|
7th place game |
7th |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
12 |
Squad
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2010
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
Squad
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2014
|
Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
Squad
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2018
|
Final |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
8 |
Squad
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2023
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Qualified
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Total |
15/15 |
3 titles |
100 |
61 |
14 |
25 |
267 |
146 |
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European Championships[edit]
EuroHockey Championships record
|
Year
|
Round
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Position
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Pld
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W
|
D*
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L
|
GF
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GA
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1970
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Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3
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1974
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
4
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1978
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Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
11
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1983
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Final |
1st |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
8
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1987
|
Final |
1st |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
5
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1991
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Final |
2nd |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
5
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1995
|
Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
7
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1999
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Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
32 |
10
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2003
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
15
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2005
|
Final |
2nd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
11
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2007
|
Final |
1st |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
9
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2009
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
6
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2011
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Final |
2nd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
14
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2013
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
9
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2015
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Final |
1st |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
1
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2017
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Final |
1st |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
9
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2019
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
7
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2021
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Final |
1st |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
6
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2023
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Qualified
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Total |
19/19 |
6 titles |
107 |
80 |
13 |
14 |
417 |
140
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Champions Trophy[edit]
Champions Trophy record
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Year
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Position
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Pld
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W
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D*
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L
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GF
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GA
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1978
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Did not participate
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1980
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4th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
19
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1981
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1st |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
16
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1982
|
1st |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
10
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1982
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5th |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
13
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1984
|
4th |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
8
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1985
|
5th |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
11
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1986
|
6th |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
10
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1987
|
2nd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
5
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1988
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Did not participate
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1989
|
2nd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
6
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1990
|
2nd |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
8
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1991
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3rd |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
10
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1992
|
4th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
11
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1993
|
3rd |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
9
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1994
|
3rd |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
14
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1995
|
4th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
8
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1996
|
1st |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
5
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1997
|
4th |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
15
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1998
|
1st |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
11
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1999
|
3rd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
9
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2000
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1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
5
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2001
|
3rd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
13
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2002
|
1st |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
9
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2003
|
1st |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
13
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2004
|
2nd |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
25
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2005
|
2nd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
12
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2006
|
1st |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
12
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2007
|
3rd |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
19
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2008
|
4th |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
14
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2009
|
4th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
20
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2010
|
3rd |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
19
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2011
|
3rd |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
18
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2012
|
2nd |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
9
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2014
|
5th |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
11
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2016
|
Withdrew
|
2018
|
3rd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
7
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Total |
8 titles |
199 |
109 |
32 |
58 |
534 |
404
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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[edit]
Hockey World League[edit]
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FIH Pro League[edit]
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Current squad[edit]
The following 18 players were named on 28 May 2021 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Caps updated as of 1 August 2021, after the match against Australia.
Head coach:
Max Caldas
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months or are part of the current training squad.
Most capped players[edit]
Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for the Netherlands, as of 19 November 2018[update].[5]
Notable players[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Netherlands Squads |
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Netherlands Summer Olympic squads |
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Netherlands World Cup squads |
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