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| Nickname(s) | Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andries Jonker | ||
| Captain | Sherida Spitse | ||
| Most caps | Sherida Spitse (236) | ||
| Top scorer | Vivianne Miedema (96) | ||
| FIFA code | NED | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 11  (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 3[2] (July – December 2019; April 2021) | ||
| Lowest | 20[2] (June – September 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
(unofficial) West Germany 2–1 Netherlands  (Essen, Germany; 23 September 1956)[3][4] (FIFA recognised)  France 4–0 Netherlands (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)[5] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Netherlands 15–0 Indonesia  (Doetinchem, Netherlands; 25 October 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Sweden 7–0 Netherlands (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2020) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2024) | ||
The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football, and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.
In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France.[6] They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship four times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup three times, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands was one of numerous countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team grew in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).[1] The Dutch women's team logo features a lioness making it different from the men's team logo, which sports a male lion. The team famously plays in bright orange, the historic national colour of the Netherlands. Andries Jonker has been head coach since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
- ^ a b Women's football in the Netherlands Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher – Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad". Het Vrije Volk : Democratisch-Socialistisch Dagblad. 20 September 1956.
- ^ Reedijk, Tim (6 June 2019). "Lenie van der Jagt had de primeur met goal voor Oranje in 1956". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "FIFA". fifa.com.
- ^ "The women's football World Cup is about to start. Here's the lowdown on the Oranje Lionesses – DutchNews.nl". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.