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)Marieke Dijkstra
Eric Verboom
ManagerErnst Boekhorst
CaptainThierry Brinkman
Most capsTeun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorerPaul Litjens (267)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 1 (16 May 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances19 (first in 1928)
Best result1st (1996, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances18 (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 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 gave their worst Olympics performance in 37 years when they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[3]

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1908 did not participate
1920
1928 Final2nd421185Squad
1932 did not participate
1936 3rd place game3rd53111310Squad
1948 3rd place game3rd74121712Squad
1952 Final2nd320136Squad
1956 Withdrew
1960 9th–12th place pool9th63121110Squad
1964 5th–8th play-off7th8413217Squad
1968 5th place game5th96031613Squad
1972 3rd place game4th95132114Squad
1976 3rd place game4th7502148Squad
1980 Withdrew
1984 5th place game6th73221814Squad
1988 3rd place game3rd7412159Squad
1992 3rd place game4th74032517Squad
1996 Final1st7610208Squad
2000 Final1st73311411Squad
2004 Final2nd76012013Squad
2008 3rd place game4th73221913Squad
2012 Final2nd76012811Squad
2016 3rd place game4th84222410Squad
2020 Quarter-finals6th62221515Squad
2024 Qualified
Total20/252 titles128751934322206

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1971 5th place game6th630366N/A
1973 Final1st7331136
1975 9th place game9th73131710
1978 Final2nd86022614
1982 3rd place game4th73132119
1986 7th place game7th7502138
1990 Final1st75112113
1994 Final2nd7421256
1998 Final1st76012614Squad
2002 3rd place game3rd96122010Squad
2006 7th place game7th74122112Squad
2010 3rd place game3rd74122010Squad
2014 Final2nd75111610Squad
2018 Final2nd7421228Squad
2023 3rd place game3rd6510324Squad
/ 2026 Qualified
Total16/163 titles106661525299150

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1970 Brussels, Belgium 2nd7511125
1974 Madrid, Spain 3rd6501224
1978 Hanover, West Germany 2nd75112611
1983 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st7520318
1987 Moscow, Soviet Union 1st7511215
1991 Paris, France 2nd7601415
1995 Dublin, Ireland 2nd7520217
1999 Padua, Italy 2nd7520329
2003 Barcelona, Spain 4th74122815
2005 Leipzig, Germany 2nd54011611Squad
2007 Manchester, England 1st5500239Squad
2009 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd5302226Squad
2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd54012514Squad
2013 Boom, Belgium 3rd5401229Squad
2015 London, England 1st5500191Squad
2017 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st5401209Squad
2019 Antwerp, Belgium 3rd5401217Squad
2021 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st5230156Squad
2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st5401197Squad
2025 Mönchengladbach, Germany qualified
Total 1st place 112841315436148

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1978 did not participate
1980 4th63032319
1981 1st53202216
1982 1st54102110
1982 5th52031113
1984 4th521298
1985 5th51131011
1986 6th5113510
1987 2nd7511155
1988 did not participate
1989 2nd5401126
1990 2nd5311148
1991 3rd52121210
1992 4th63031311
1993 3rd6402149
1994 3rd61321514
1995 4th630378
1996 1st6420135
1997 4th62131415
1998 1st65012211
1999 3rd6312159
2000 1st6600125
2001 3rd63121613
2002 1st6420219
2003 1st65102713
2004 2nd64021525
2005 2nd63121412
2006 1st64202312
2007 3rd84312519
2008 4th62131514
2009 4th63031520
2010 3rd63031719
2011 3rd73221918
2012 2nd6411169
2014 5th63121711
2016 Withdrew
2018 3rd6312157
Total8 titles1991093258534404

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year Position
19966th
20061st
Best result: 1st place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team

Current squad

The following 22 players were named on 24 November 2023 for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina and Great Britain in Santiago del Estero, Argentina from 7 to 11 December 2023.[4]

Head coach: Jeroen Delmee

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Maurits Visser (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 31 Bloemendaal
26 GK Pirmin Blaak (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 137 Oranje-Rood

2 DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 92 Kampong
4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 122 Kampong
12 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 52 Rotterdam
13 DF Jasper Brinkman (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 24 Bloemendaal
14 DF Derck de Vilder (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 48 Kampong
16 DF Floris Wortelboer (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 95 Bloemendaal
17 DF Teun Beins (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 39 Bloemendaal
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 133 Oranje-Rood

9 MF Seve van Ass (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 213 HGC
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 127 Bloemendaal
24 MF Steijn van Heijningen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 41 Rotterdam
29 MF Tijmen Reijenga (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 39 Oranje-Rood
38 MF Max de Bie (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 5 Oranje-Rood

8 FW Thierry Brinkman (Captain) (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 160 Bloemendaal
11 FW Terrance Pieters (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 61 Kampong
18 FW Boris Burkhardt (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 8 Amsterdam
19 FW Tjep Hoedemakers (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 40 Rotterdam
22 FW Koen Bijen (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 43 Den Bosch
42 FW Joep Troost (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 0 Pinoké
43 FW Floris Middendorp (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 20 Amsterdam

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Derk Meijer (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 9 Rotterdam 2023 EuroHockey Championship

DF Sheldon Schouten (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 5 Oranje-Rood v.  Spain, 19 June 2023
DF Jasper Tukkers (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 5 Den Bosch v.  Spain, 19 June 2023

MF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 131 Kampong 2023 EuroHockey Championship
MF Pepijn Reyenga (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 9 Den Bosch 2023 4 Nations Invitational Tournament (Barcelona)
MF Silas Lageman (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 3 Kampong v.  Spain, 19 June 2023
MF Luke Dommershuijzen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 5 Amsterdam v.  Australia, 12 June 2023

FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 104 Rotterdam 2023 EuroHockey Championship
FW Duco Telgenkamp (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 11 Kampong 2023 EuroHockey Championship
FW Jair van der Horst (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 13 Den Bosch v.  New Zealand, 28 June 2023
FW David Huussen (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 4 Klein Zwitserland v.  New Zealand, 28 June 2023
FW Dennis Warmerdam (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 23 Bloemendaal v.  Germany, 27 June 2023

Records

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

Notable players

See also

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 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 maakt selectie FIH Pro League wedstrijden Argentinië bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).
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