# 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.
The Netherlands are one of the most successful teams in the world, having won the Summer Olympics thrice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship seven times, Pro League twice and the Hockey World League once. At the 2020 Summer Olympics they gave their worst Olympics performance in 37 years when they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

## Tournament record
### Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1920 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1928 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
| 1932 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 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 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
| 2024 | Final | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 20/25 | 3 titles | 136 | 79 | 22 | 35 | 345 | 216 | – |

### 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 | N/A |
| 1975 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | N/A |
| 1978 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | N/A |
| 1982 | 3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | N/A |
| 1986 | 7th place game | 7th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | N/A |
| 1990 | Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | N/A |
| 1994 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | N/A |
| 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 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | Squad |
| / 2026 | Qualified | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 16/16 | 3 titles | 106 | 66 | 15 | 25 | 299 | 150 | – |

### European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1970 | Brussels, Belgium | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — |
| 1974 | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 1978 | Hanover, West Germany | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | — |
| 1983 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | — |
| 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | Paris, France | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | — |
| 1995 | Dublin, Ireland | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | Padua, Italy | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | — |
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | — |
| 2005 | Leipzig, Germany | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
| 2007 | Manchester, England | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | Squad |
| 2009 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | Squad |
| 2011 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | Squad |
| 2013 | Boom, Belgium | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
| 2015 | London, England | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | Squad |
| 2017 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | Squad |
| 2019 | Antwerp, Belgium | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | Squad |
| 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
| 2023 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | Squad |
| 2025 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| 2027 | London, England | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | Total | 1st place | 112 | 84 | 13 | 15 | 436 | 148 | – |

### Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record :
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1978 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 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 |
| 2006 | 1st |
| Best result: 1st place ||
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

## 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

### 2025
## Team
### Current squad

On 16 January 2025, the following 24 players were called up for the Pro League matches against Australia and Spain in Sydney, Australia from 4 to 9 February 2025.
Caps updated as of 8 December 2024, after the match against Belgium.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | GK | Maurits Visser | (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) | 39 | Bloemendaal |
| 20 | GK | Derk Meijer | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) | 14 | Rotterdam |
| 5 | DF | Bram van Battum | (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 23) | 4 | Kampong |
| 12 | DF | Justen Blok | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) | 75 | Rotterdam |
| 14 | DF | Derck de Vilder | (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26) | 75 | Kampong |
| 22 | DF | Pepijn van der Heijden | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | 3 | Rotterdam |
| 23 | DF | Joep de Mol | (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 29) | 159 | Oranje-Rood |
| 27 | DF | Timo Boers | (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21) | 6 | Den Bosch |
| 34 | DF | Daan Bonhof | (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Pinoké |
| 10 | MF | Jorrit Croon | (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26) | 152 | Bloemendaal |
| 24 | MF | Steijn van Heijningen | (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28) | 56 | Rotterdam |
| 28 | MF | Lucas Veen | (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21) | 3 | Bloemendaal |
| 29 | MF | Tijmen Reijenga | (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25) | 51 | Oranje-Rood |
| 40 | MF | Luke Dommershuijzen | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | 8 | Amsterdam |
| 77 | FW | Floris Middendorp | (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) | 45 | Amsterdam |
| 7 | FW | Thijs van Dam | (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28) | 119 | Rotterdam |
| 9 | FW | Koen Bijen | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) | 70 | Den Bosch |
| 11 | FW | Terrance Pieters | (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28) | 79 | Kampong |
| 18 | FW | Olivier Hortensius | (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22) | 0 | Rotterdam |
| 19 | FW | Tjep Hoedemakers | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25) | 58 | Rotterdam |
| 21 | FW | Guus Jansen | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | 8 | Rotterdam |
| 33 | FW | Miles Bukkens | (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 22) | 5 | Pinoké |
| 35 | FW | Casper van der Veen | (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 20) | 2 | Bloemendaal |
| 36 | FW | Boris Aardenburg | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22) | 0 | Pinoké |

### 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 | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Pirmin Blaak | (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) | 154 | Braxgata | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| DF | Floris Wortelboer | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) | 122 | Bloemendaal | v. Belgium, 8 December 2024 |
| DF | Jip Janssen | (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 27) | 120 | Kampong | v. Belgium, 8 December 2024 |
| DF | Lars Balk | (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 29) | 142 | Kampong | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| DF | Teun Beins | (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) | 49 | Bloemendaal | v. Belgium, 30 June 2024 |
| DF | Jasper Brinkman | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 28) | 34 | Bloemendaal | v. Australia, 25 February 2024 |
| MF | Max de Bie | (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24) | 18 | Oranje-Rood | v. Germany, 7 December 2024 |
| MF | David Huussen | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 5 | Amsterdam | v. Belgium, 1 December 2024 |
| MF | Seve van Ass | (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) | 236 | HGC | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| MF | Jonas de Geus | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) | 147 | Kampong | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| FW | Thierry Brinkman (Captain) | (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) | 187 | Den Bosch | v. Belgium, 8 December 2024 |
| FW | Duco Telgenkamp | (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) | 29 | Kampong | 2024 Summer Olympics |

## Records

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

### Notable players

* Floris Evers
* Guus Vogels
* Marc Delissen
* Remco van Wijk
* Taeke Taekema
* Teun de Nooijer
* Taco van den Honert