Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team is the national football team of Netherlands.

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange[1] The Flying Dutchmen[2]
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ronald Koeman
Captain	Virgil van Dijk
Most caps	Wesley Sneijder (134)
Top scorer	Robin van Persie (50)
Home stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena (54,990) De Kuip (51,117) Philips Stadion (35,000)
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	6 2 (22 December 2022)[3]
Highest	1[4] (August–September 2011)
Lowest	36[5] (August 2017)
First international
Belgium 1–4 Netherlands  (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands  (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[lower-alpha 1]
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1976)
Best result	Champions, 1988
Medal record Men's Football Olympic Games 1908 London Team 1912 Stockholm Team 1920 Antwerp Team
Website	OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch)

Most appearances

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Career
1	Edwin van der Sar	130	0	1995-2008
2	Frank de Boer	112	13	1990-2004
3	Phillip Cocu	101	10	1996-2006
4	Clarence Seedorf	87	11	1994-2014
5	Marc Overmars	86	17	1993-2004
5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	86	5	1996-2010
7	Aron Winter	84	6	1987-2000
8	Ruud Krol	83	4	1969-1983
9	Patrick Kluivert	79	40	1994-2004
9	Dennis Bergkamp	79	39	1990-2000

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Goals	Apps	Career
1	Patrick Kluivert	40	79	1994-2004
2	Dennis Bergkamp	37	79	1990-2000
3	Faas Wilkes	35	38	1946-1961
4	Ruud van Nistelrooy	34	64	1998-2008, 2010-2012
5	Johan Cruijff	33	48	1966-1977
5	Abe Lenstra	33	47	1946-1961
7	Bep Bakhuys	28	23	1928-1937
8	Kick Smit	26	29	1928-1937
9	Marco van Basten	24	58	1983-1992
10	Leen Vente	19	21	1983-1992
10	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	19	37	2006-present
10	Robin van Persie	19	51	2005-present
10	Wesley Sneijder	19	69	2003-present

References

1. "Holland Football Facts". Holland.com. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
2. "Holland's media-friendly football pros". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. The Netherlands reached the top spot in the FIFA ranking on 10 August 2011. FIFA published the ranking on 24 August.
5. The Netherlands reach an all time low in the FIFA Rankings Archived 11 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine on 10 August 2017.

Notes

1. Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English Football Association, and does not appear in the records of the England team, because professional football had already been introduced in England at that time. In the Netherlands however, professional football would only be introduced in 1954, and before that time, players who left the Netherlands to turn pro in another country were banned from the national team.