Netherlands women's national field hockey team

Netherlands
AssociationDutch Hockey Confederation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRaoul Ehren
Assistant coach(es)Robert Tigges
ManagerFleur de Lorijn
CaptainPien Sanders
Home
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FIH ranking
Current 1 (10 March 2026)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best result 1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974)
Best result 1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1984)
Best result 1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)

The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times.[2] The team has also won ten Olympic medals.

Tournament records

From top, left to bottom: Netherlands at the 2012 Olympic Games, in a match against Germany in 1960, 1986 Hockey World Cup: Netherlands-Canada; Marjolein Eijsvogel (r) misses goal from keeper Sharon Bayes (l) and happy with medals and cup after winning the World Cup; Her Majesty the Queen congratulates the team
FIH World Cup record[3]
Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1974 Mandelieu, France 1st 6 5 0 1 7 1 N/a
1976 West Berlin, West Germany 3rd 6 5 1 0 24 3
1978 Madrid, Spain 1st 6 6 0 0 22 3
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 7 6 1 0 28 4
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 7 6 1 0 13 4
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 7 6 0 1 23 8
1990 Sydney, Australia 1st 7 6 1 0 19 1
1994 Dublin, Ireland 6th 7 4 0 3 9 6
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 2nd 7 5 1 1 21 9 Squad
2002 Perth, Australia 2nd 9 7 2 0 24 6 Squad
2006 Madrid, Spain 1st 7 6 1 0 18 5 Squad
2010 Rosario, Argentina 2nd 7 5 1 1 27 12 Squad
2014 The Hague, Netherlands 1st 7 7 0 0 23 1 Squad
2018 London, England 1st 6 5 1 0 35 3 Squad
2022 Terrassa, Spain
Amstelveen, Netherlands 		1st 6 6 0 0 17 5 Squad
2026 Wavre, Belgium
Amstelveen, Netherlands 		Qualified
Total 16/16 9 titles 102 85 10 7 310 71 –
Champions Trophy[4]
Year Host city Position
1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
1989 Germany, West Germany 5th
1991 Berlin, Germany 3rd
1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina DNP
1997 Berlin, Germany 3rd
1999 Brisbane, Australia 2nd
2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2002 Macau, China 3rd
2003 Sydney, Australia 3rd
2004 Rosario, Argentina 1st
2005 Canberra, Australia 1st
2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2007 Quilmes, Argentina 1st
2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
2009 Sydney, Australia 3rd
2010 Nottingham, England 2nd
2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2012 Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2014 Mendoza, Argentina 3rd
2016 London, United Kingdom 2nd
2018 Changzhou, China 1st
Olympic Games record[5]
Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union Boycotted
1984 Los Angeles, United States 1st 5 4 1 0 14 6 Squad
1988 Seoul, South Korea 3rd 5 4 0 1 14 6 Squad
1992 Barcelona, Spain 6th 5 3 0 2 6 5 Squad
1996 Atlanta, United States 3rd 8 3 3 2 12 11 Squad
2000 Sydney, Australia 3rd 8 3 2 3 14 18 Squad
2004 Athens, Greece 2nd 6 4 1 1 17 9 Squad
2008 Beijing, China 1st 7 7 0 0 21 5 Squad
2012 London, United Kingdom 1st 7 6 1 0 16 7 Squad
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 8 5 3 0 20 7 Squad
2020 Tokyo, Japan 1st 8 8 0 0 29 4 Squad
2024 Paris, France 1st 8 7 1 0 26 7 Squad
Total 10/11 5 titles 75 54 12 9 189 85 –
EuroHockey Nations Championship[6]
Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1984 Lille, France 1st 7 6 0 1 24 5 –
1987 London, England 1st 7 6 1 0 33 5 –
1991 Brussels, Belgium 4th 7 4 1 2 22 6 –
1995 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 7 6 1 0 28 3 -
1999 Cologne, Germany 1st -
2003 Barcelona, Spain 1st -
2005 Dublin, Ireland 1st -
2007 Manchester, England 2nd Squad
2009 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st -
2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st -
2013 Boom, Belgium 3rd Squad
2015 London, England 2nd Squad
2017 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st Squad
2019 Antwerp, Belgium 1st Squad
2021 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st Squad
2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st Squad
2025 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st Squad
2027 London, England Qualified
World League[7]
Year Position Round Host city Pld W D* L GF GA
2012–13 1st Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands 6 4 2 0 29 5
Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6 5 1 0 34 2
2014–15 5th Semifinal Antwerp, Belgium 7 7 0 0 26 1
Final Rosario, Argentina 5 4 0 1 15 5
2016–17 1st Semifinal Brussels, Belgium 7 6 1 0 24 1
Final Auckland, New Zealand 6 6 0 0 18 0
Total 2 titles 3/3 N/a 37 32 4 1 146 14
Pro League[8]
Year Finals Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 18 16 1 1 45 13
2020–21 N/A 1st 12 10 1 1 35 7
2021–22 N/A 2nd 16 10 4 2 42 16
2022–23 N/A 1st 16 15 1 0 62 15
2023–24 N/A 1st 16 15 0 1 63 13
2024–25 N/A 1st 16 13 2 1 69 22
Total 6/6 5 titles 94 79 9 6 316 86

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.[9]

Head coach: Raoul Ehren

  1. Anne Veenendaal (GK)
  2. Luna Fokke
  4. Lisa Post
  6. Xan de Waard
  7. Yibbi Jansen
  8. Renée van Laarhoven
  10. Pien Sanders (C)
  12. Sanne Koolen
  13. Frédérique Matla
  14. Joosje Burg
  15. Marleen Jochems
  16. Freeke Moes
  17. Marijn Veen
  19. Pien Dicke
  20. Josine Koning (GK)
  22. Fay van der Elst
  24. Pam van der Laan
  25. Danique van der Veerdonk

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Ilse Kappelle (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 15 0 Amsterdam v.  Belgium, 24 June 2024
MF Maria Verschoor RETIRED (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 214 32 Amsterdam v.  China, 9 August 2024
MF Elzemiek Zandee (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 17 2 SCHC v.  Argentina, 12 December 2024

Coaches

Records

Highest capped players[10]
Rank Player Games
1 Minke Smabers 312
2 Eva Drummond 266
3 Margot van Geffen 265
4 Fatima Moreira de Melo 258
5 Lidewij Welten 247
6 Mijntje Donners 235
7 Maartje Paumen
8 Ellen Hoog 233
9 Naomi van As 229
10 Minke Booij 226
Highest goalscorers[10]
Rank Player Goals
1 Maartje Paumen 195
2 Fieke Boekhorst 128
3 Kim Lammers 123
4 Frédérique Matla 105
5 Wietske de Ruiter 97
6 Mijntje Donners 96
7 Lidewij Welten 95
8 Lisanne Lejeune 92
9 Yibbi Jansen 87
10 Ageeth Boomgaardt 84
Sophie von Weiler

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2026

5 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League China  0–3  Netherlands Yunfu, China
19:30 Report Matla  26', 41'
Jansen  57'		 Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
6 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League England  0–3  Netherlands Yunfu, China
19:30 Report Jansen  3', 28'
Matla  9'		 Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
8 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League China  1–6  Netherlands Yunfu, China
17:00 Feng  58' Report Albers  8', 56'
Matla  13'
Veen  35', 52'
Jansen  47'		 Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
9 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  3–1  England Yunfu, China
19:30 Burg  27'
Jansen  33'
Dicke  60'		 Report Bourne  13' Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
13 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Ireland Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
14 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Ireland Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
20 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Spain Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
21 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Spain Rotterdam, Netherlands
11:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
24 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Australia  v  Netherlands Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
25 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Belgium  v  Netherlands Wavre, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
27 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Australia Wavre, Belgium
16:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters
28 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League Belgium  v  Netherlands Wavre, Belgium
14:30 Report Stadium: Stade Justin Peeters

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ Women’s Hockey World Cup: Netherlands beat Ireland 6–0 to win record eighth title, Scroll.in
  3. ^ "Home – FIH".
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  8. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  9. ^ "Oranje zonder Felice Albers naar het EK in Mönchengladbach". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Internationals". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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