Netherlands National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Netherlands national football team history KNVB Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond is the Dutch football association was founded on 1889 and represents governing body for football federation in Netherlands in a international competition and is controlled by KNVB. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1904.

The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905, the score was 1–1 draw, the game went into extra time, making the score 4–1 for the Dutch side (the "Coupe van den Abeele" trophy). The Netherlands team made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Nation: Netherlands	Founded: 1889
UEFA Affiliation: 1954	FIFA Affiliation: 1904
Web: http://www.knvb.nl	Phone: +31 343 499 201

Dutch football put it self firmly on the map in the 1970s. A national team featuring the Netherlands' greatest player Johan Cruyff reached the FIFA World Cup final in Germany in 1974, before repeating the feat four years later in Argentina. Despite losing both finals, their brand of football became synonymous with the Dutch game known as  the Total Football.

The first trophy of Netherlands in a international competition, came with a 2-0 win against the Soviet Union (USSR) in the 1988 UEFA European Championship final. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands went on to qualify for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and Republic of Ireland (1–0). With Rinus Michels was the coach, players as Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard the legends of victory.

The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978 and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s.

In 2010 FIFA world cup in South Africa, in the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch hoped to cap off an undefeated run through the World Cup, but lost to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andres Iniesta scored in extra time.

National Flag Of Netherlands

• Data :

- Nickname: Oranje, Holland, The Flying Dutchmen, Clockwork Orange
- Association: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
- Home Stadium: Amsterdam Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion
- Address: Woudenbergseweg 56-58 Postbus 515 3700 AM ZEIST
- Fax: +31 343 499 189
- FIFA Code: NED

• Honours

- UEFA European Football Championship
1. Champions (1) 1988

- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
1. Champions (2) 2006, 2007

- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
1. Champions (2) 2011, 2012

- FIFA World Cup
1. Runners-up (3) 1974, 1978, 2010
2. 4th Place (1) 1998

- Olympic Football Tournament
1. 3rd Place [bronze medal] (3) 1908, 1912, 1920
2. 4th Place (1) 1924

• UEFA European Championship Record

Netherlands EURO Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1960	did not enter
	1964	did not qualify
	1968	did not qualify
	1972	did not qualify
	1976	Third Place	2	1	0	1	4	5
	1980	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
	1984	did not qualify
	1988	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	3
	1992	Third Place	4	2	2	0	6	3
	1996	Quarter-Final	4	1	2	1	3	4
	2000	Third Place	5	4	1	0	13	3
	2004	Third Place	5	1	2	2	7	6
	2008	Quarter-Final	4	3	0	1	10	4
	2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	5
Total	=	9/14	35	17	8	10	57	37
	2016	next

• FIFA World Cup Record

Netherlands FIFA World Cup Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1930	did not enter
	1934	1st Round	1	0	0	1	2	3
	1938	1st Round	1	0	0	1	0	3
	1942	cancelled due to world war II
	1946	cancelled due to world war II
	1950	did not enter
	1954	did not enter
	1958	did not qualify
	1962	did not qualify
	1966	did not qualify
	1970	did not qualify
	1974	2nd Place	7	5	1	1	15	3
	1978	2nd Place	7	3	2	2	15	10
	1982	did not qualify
	1986	did not qualify
	1990	Round of 16	4	0	3	1	3	4
	1994	Quarter-Final	5	3	0	2	8	6
	1998	4th Place	7	3	3	1	13	7
	2002	did not qualify
	2006	1st Round	4	2	1	1	3	2
	2010	2nd Place	7	6	0	1	12	6
Total	=	9/19	43	22	10	11	71	44
	2014	next

• Olympic Football Tournament Record

Netherlands Olympic Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1896	no football tournament
	1900	did not qualify
	1904	did not qualify
	1908	3rd Place	2	1	0	1	2	4
	1912	3rd Place	4	3	0	1	17	8
	1920	3rd Place	4	2	0	2	9	10
	1924	4th Place	5	2	1	2	11	7
	1928	1st Round	1	0	0	1	0	2
	1932	no football tournament
	1936	did not qualify
	1948	1st Round	2	1	0	1	6	5
	1952	Preliminary Round	1	0	0	1	1	5
	1956	did not qualify
	1960	did not qualify
	1964	did not qualify
	1968	did not qualify
	1972	did not qualify
	1976	did not qualify
	1980	did not qualify
	1984	did not qualify
	1988	did not qualify
	1992	did not qualify
	1996	did not qualify
	2000	did not qualify
	2004	did not qualify
	2008	Quarter-Final	4	1	2	1	4	4
	2012	did not qualify
Total	=	8/25	23	10	3	10	50	45

• Top Score

Top Scorers of The Dutch Team
Players	Goals	Caps	Periods
Patrick Kluivert	40	79	1994-2004
Dennis Bergkamp	37	79	1990-2000
Faas Wilkes	35	38	1946-1961
Ruud van Nistelrooy	35	70	1998-2011
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	34	59	2006-?
Abe Lenstra	33	47	1940-1959
Johan Cruyff	33	48	1966-1977
Robin van Persie	31	73	2004-?
Bep Bakhuys	28	23	1928-1937
Kick Smit	26	29	1935-1946

• Most Appearances

Most Caps of The Dutch Team
Players	Caps	Periods
Edwin van der Sar	130	1995-2008
Frank de Boer	112	1990-2004
Giovanni van Bronckhorst	106	1996-2010
Rafael van der Vaart	103	2001-?
Phillip Cocu	101	1996-2006
Dirk Kuyt	93	2004-?
Wesley Sneijder	90	2003-?
Clarence Seedorf	88	1994-2008
Marc Overmars	86	1993-2004
John Heitinga	85	2004-?
Aron Winter	84	1987-2000
Joris Mathijsen	84	2004-?
Ruud Krol	83	1969-1983
Dennis Bergkamp	79	1990-2000
Patrick Kluivert	79	1994-2004
Mark van Bommel	79	2000-2012
Ronald Koeman	78	1983-1994
Edgar Davids	74	1994-2005
Hans van Breukelen	73	1980-1992
Frank Rijkaard	73	1980-1994

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