Netherlands men's national field hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje
Association	Royal Dutch Hockey Federation; (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Jeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(s)	Eric Verboom
Manager	Rick Volkers
Captain	Thierry Brinkman
Most caps	Teun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorer	Paul Litjens (267)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	4 (3 November 2021)[1]
Highest	2 (2003, 2005, June 2014 – June 2016)
Lowest	4 (2006, 2008–2009, April 2017 – July 2018, April 2021 – June 2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	19 (first in 1928)
Best result	1st (1996, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1971)
Best result	1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1970)
Best result	1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021)
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroHockey Championship
Champions Trophy
Hockey World League

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.

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 reached their worst performance in 37 years at the Olympics as 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	Did not participate
1928	Final	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad
1932	Did not participate
1936	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	10	Squad
1948	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	17	12	Squad
1952	Final	2nd	3	2	0	1	3	6	Squad
1956	Withdrew
1960	9th–12th place pool	9th	6	3	1	2	11	10	Squad
1964	5th–8th play-off	7th	8	4	1	3	21	7	Squad
1968	5th place game	5th	9	6	0	3	16	13	Squad
1972	3rd place game	4th	9	5	1	3	21	14	Squad
1976	3rd place game	4th	7	5	0	2	14	8	Squad
1980	Withdrew
1984	5th place game	6th	7	3	2	2	18	14	Squad
1988	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	15	9	Squad
1992	3rd place game	4th	7	4	0	3	25	17	Squad
1996	Final	1st	7	6	1	0	20	8	Squad
2000	Final	1st	7	3	3	1	14	11	Squad
2004	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	20	13	Squad
2008	3rd place game	4th	7	3	2	2	19	13	Squad
2012	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	28	11	Squad
2016	3rd place game	4th	8	4	2	2	24	10	Squad
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	6	2	2	2	15	15	Squad
Total	19/24	2 titles	128	75	19	34	322	206	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	5th place game	6th	6	3	0	3	6	6	N/A
1973	Final	1st	7	3	3	1	13	6
1975	9th place game	9th	7	3	1	3	17	10
1978	Final	2nd	8	6	0	2	26	14
1982	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	21	19
1986	7th place game	7th	7	5	0	2	13	8
1990	Final	1st	7	5	1	1	21	13
1994	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	25	6
1998	Final	1st	7	6	0	1	26	14	Squad
2002	3rd place game	3rd	9	6	1	2	20	10	Squad
2006	7th place game	7th	7	4	1	2	21	12	Squad
2010	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	20	10	Squad
2014	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	16	10	Squad
2018	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	22	8	Squad
2023	Qualified
Total	15/15	3 titles	100	61	14	25	267	146	–

European Championships

EuroHockey Championships record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1970	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	12	3
1974	3rd place game	3rd	6	5	0	1	22	4
1978	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	26	11
1983	Final	1st	7	5	2	0	31	8
1987	Final	1st	7	5	1	1	21	5
1991	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	41	5
1995	Final	2nd	7	5	2	0	21	7
1999	Final	2nd	7	5	2	0	32	10
2003	3rd place game	4th	7	4	1	2	28	15
2005	Final	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	11
2007	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	23	9
2009	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	0	2	22	6
2011	Final	2nd	5	4	0	1	25	14
2013	3rd place game	3rd	5	4	0	1	22	9
2015	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	19	1
2017	Final	1st	5	4	0	1	20	9
2019	3rd place game	3rd	5	4	0	1	21	7
2021	Final	1st	5	2	3	0	15	6
2023	Qualified
Total	19/19	6 titles	107	80	13	14	417	140

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not participate
1980	4th	6	3	0	3	23	19
1981	1st	5	3	2	0	22	16
1982	1st	5	4	1	0	21	10
1982	5th	5	2	0	3	11	13
1984	4th	5	2	1	2	9	8
1985	5th	5	1	1	3	10	11
1986	6th	5	1	1	3	5	10
1987	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	5
1988	Did not participate
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	12	6
1990	2nd	5	3	1	1	14	8
1991	3rd	5	2	1	2	12	10
1992	4th	6	3	0	3	13	11
1993	3rd	6	4	0	2	14	9
1994	3rd	6	1	3	2	15	14
1995	4th	6	3	0	3	7	8
1996	1st	6	4	2	0	13	5
1997	4th	6	2	1	3	14	15
1998	1st	6	5	0	1	22	11
1999	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	9
2000	1st	6	6	0	0	12	5
2001	3rd	6	3	1	2	16	13
2002	1st	6	4	2	0	21	9
2003	1st	6	5	1	0	27	13
2004	2nd	6	4	0	2	15	25
2005	2nd	6	3	1	2	14	12
2006	1st	6	4	2	0	23	12
2007	3rd	8	4	3	1	25	19
2008	4th	6	2	1	3	15	14
2009	4th	6	3	0	3	15	20
2010	3rd	6	3	0	3	17	19
2011	3rd	7	3	2	2	19	18
2012	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	9
2014	5th	6	3	1	2	17	11
2016	Withdrew
2018	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	7
Total	8 titles	199	109	32	58	534	404

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record
Year	Position
1996	6th
2007	1st
Best result: 1st place

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey World League record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012–13	1st	Semifinal	6	4	1	1	25	12
2012–13	1st	Final	6	4	1	1	18	12
2014–15	4th	Semifinal	7	5	1	1	24	7
2014–15	4th	Final	6	3	2	1	15	11
2016–17	7th	Semifinal	7	7	0	0	28	3
2016–17	7th	Final	5	1	2	2	9	12
Total	1 title	Final	37	24	7	6	119	57

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019	3rd	16	6	5	5	43	38	Squad
2020–21	5th	12	5	4	3	32	29	Squad
Total	Best: 3rd	28	11	9	8	75	67

*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team

Current squad

The following 17 players were named on 28 November 2021 for the FIH Pro League match against Belgium on 28 November 2021.[4]

Caps updated as of 28 November 2021, after the match against Belgium.

Head coach: Jeroen Delmee

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Maurits Visser	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995	7	Bloemendaal
20	GK	Derk Meijer	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997	1	Rotterdam

3	DF	Imre Vos	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996	1	Den Bosch
4	DF	Lars Balk	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996	81	Kampong
5	DF	Tim Swaen	(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 30)	1	Bloemendaal
18	DF	Teun Beins	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998	9	Bloemendaal
23	DF	Joep de Mol	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995	96	Oranje-Rood
27	DF	Jip Janssen	(1997-10-14) 14 October 1997	53	Kampong

6	MF	Jonas de Geus	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998	97	Kampong
10	MF	Jorrit Croon	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998	95	Bloemendaal
24	MF	Steijn van Heijningen	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997	2	HGC

7	FW	Thijs van Dam	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997	64	Rotterdam
8	FW	Thierry Brinkman (Captain)	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995	121	Bloemendaal
13	FW	Dennis Warmerdam	(1994-08-06) 6 August 1994	2	Pinoké
17	FW	Jelle Galema	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992	78	Den Bosch
19	FW	Tjep Hoedemakers	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999	1	Rotterdam
22	FW	Koen Bijen	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998	2	Den Bosch

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	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Pirmin Blaak	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988	114	Oranje-Rood	2020 Summer Olympics
GK	Sam van der Ven	(1989-09-05) 5 September 1989	57	HGC	v. Germany, 7 March 2021

DF	Jasper Brinkman	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997	1	Bloemendaal	v. Belgium, 26 November 2021
DF	Mink van der Weerden	(1988-12-19) 19 December 1988	191	Rot-Weiss Köln	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Sander de Wijn	(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990	161	Kampong	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Glenn Schuurman	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991	159	Bloemendaal	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Justen Blok	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000	13	Rotterdam	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Sander Baart	(1988-04-30) 30 April 1988	193	Oranje-Rood	v. Germany, 6 March 2021
DF	Floris Wortelboer	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996	56	Bloemendaal	v. Germany, 6 March 2021

MF	Tijmen Reijenga		1	Den Bosch	v. Belgium, 26 November 2021
MF	Billy Bakker	(1988-11-23) 23 November 1988	236	Amsterdam	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Robbert Kemperman	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990	228	Kampong	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Seve van Ass	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992	189	HGC	2020 Summer Olympics

FW	Terrance Pieters	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996	19	Kampong	v. Belgium, 26 November 2021
FW	Jeroen Hertzberger	(1986-02-24) 24 February 1986	267	Rotterdam	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Mirco Pruyser	(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989	142	Amsterdam	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Roel Bovendeert	(1992-05-08) 8 May 1992	32	Bloemendaal	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Bjorn Kellerman	(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990	69	Kampong	v. Germany, 7 March 2021

Most capped players

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for the Netherlands, as of 5 October 2021.[5]

#	Player	Period	Caps
1	Teun de Nooijer	1994–2012	453
2	Jeroen Delmee	1994–2008	401
3	Jacques Brinkman	1987–2000	337
4	Erik Jazet	1990–2004	308
5	Cees Jan Diepeveen	1978–1992	286
6	Stephan Veen	1989–2000	275
7	Robert van der Horst	2004–2016	272
8	Sander van der Weide	1996–2008	271
9	Jeroen Hertzberger	2007–	267
10	Guus Vogels	1996–2010	263

Notable players

References

"FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
"Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
"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.
"Delmée roept weer drie debutanten op bij deel 2 Oranje – België". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
"Oranje Heren 100+ interlands". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[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] "Delmée roept weer drie debutanten op bij deel 2 Oranje – België". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[5] "Oranje Heren 100+ interlands". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2018.