The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. They first participated in 1976 , and won the title in 1988 . With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament . The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960 , and did not qualify in 1964 , 1968 , 1972 , 1984 and 2016 .
The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
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1976 Semi-finals Czechoslovakia 1–3 ( a.e.t. ) L Zagreb Ondruš (o.g. )
Third place play-off Yugoslavia 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) W Zagreb Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980 Group stage Greece 1–0 W Naples Kist
West Germany 2–3 L Naples Rep , Van de Kerkhof
Czechoslovakia 1–1 D Milan Kist
1988 Group stage Soviet Union 0–1 L Cologne —
England 3–1 W Düsseldorf Van Basten (3)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 W Gelsenkirchen Kieft
Semi-finals West Germany 2–1 W Hamburg Koeman , Van Basten
Final Soviet Union 2–0 W Munich Gullit , Van Basten
1992 Group stage Scotland 1–0 W Gothenburg Bergkamp
CIS 0–0 D Gothenburg —
Germany 3–1 W Gothenburg Rijkaard , Witschge , Bergkamp
Semi-finals Denmark 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (4–5 p ) D (Denmark Won) Gothenburg Bergkamp , Rijkaard
1996 Group stage Scotland 0–0 D Birmingham —
Switzerland 2–0 W Birmingham Cruyff , Bergkamp
England 1–4 L London Kluivert
Quarter-finals France 0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (4–5 p ) D (France Won) Liverpool —
2000 Group stage Czech Republic 1–0 W Amsterdam F. de Boer
Denmark 3–0 W Rotterdam Kluivert , R. de Boer , Zenden
France 3–2 W Amsterdam Kluivert , F. de Boer , Zenden
Quarter-finals Yugoslavia 6–1 W Rotterdam Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g. ), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals Italy 0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (1–3 p ) D (Italy Won) Amsterdam —
2004 Group stage Germany 1–1 D Porto Van Nistelrooy
Czech Republic 2–3 L Aveiro Bouma , Van Nistelrooy
Latvia 3–0 W Braga Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finals Sweden 0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (5–4 p ) D (Netherlands Won) Faro —
Semi-finals Portugal 1–2 L Lisbon Andrade (o.g. )
2008 Group stage Italy 3–0 W Bern Van Nistelrooy , Sneijder , Van Bronckhorst
France 4–1 W Bern Kuyt , Van Persie , Robben , Sneijder
Romania 2–0 W Bern Huntelaar , Van Persie
Quarter-finals Russia 1–3 ( a.e.t. ) L Basel Van Nistelrooy
2012 Group stage Denmark 0–1 L Kharkiv —
Germany 1–2 L Kharkiv Van Persie
Portugal 1–2 L Kharkiv Van der Vaart
2020 Group stage Ukraine 3–2 W Amsterdam Wijnaldum , Weghorst , Dumfries
Austria 2–0 W Amsterdam Depay , Dumfries
North Macedonia 3–0 W Amsterdam Depay , Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16 Czech Republic 0–2 L Budapest —
2024 Group stage Poland 2–1 W Hamburg Gakpo , Weghorst
France 0–0 D Leipzig —
Austria 2–3 L Berlin Gakpo , Depay
Round of 16 Romania 3–0 W Munich Gakpo , Malen (2)
Quarter-finals Turkey 2–1 W Berlin De Vrij , Müldür (o.g. )
Semi-finals England 1–2 L Dortmund Simons
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Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
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UEFA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6)
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Player
Matches
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1 Edwin van der Sar 16 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2 Dennis Bergkamp 13 1992, 1996, 2000
Phillip Cocu 1996, 2000, 2004
4 Edgar Davids 12 1996, 2000, 2004
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 11 2000, 2004, 2008
6 Michael Reiziger 10 1996, 2000, 2004
Clarence Seedorf 1996, 2000, 2004
Memphis Depay 2020, 2024
Stefan de Vrij 2020, 2024
Wout Weghorst 2020, 2024
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