# Netherlands men's national volleyball team

The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates. The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996. Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 in Greece.

## Results
### Olympic Games

Champions Runners up
Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1964 | - | 8th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | Squad |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Final round | 5th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
| 1992 | Final | Silver medal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | Squad |
| 1996 | Final | Gold medal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
| 2000 | Quarter final | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
| 2004 | First round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Squad |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 1 Titles | 6/16 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 89 | 72 | — |

### World Championship

| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1949 | 10th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1956 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1962 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 14th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 335 | 264 |
| 1994 | Silver medal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 154 | 118 |
| 1998 | 6th place | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 417 | 351 |
| 2002 | 9th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 503 | 497 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | 8th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 692 | 661 |
| 2022 | 10th place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 339 | 325 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 14/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### FIVB World Cup

| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1965 | 10th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 256 | 496 |
| 1969 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | Silver medal | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 522 | 344 |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 2/14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 778 | 840 |

### World Grand Champions Cup

| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1993 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1997 | Silver medal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 289 | 287 |
| 2001 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 2005 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 2009 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 2013 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 2017 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Total | 1/7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 289 | 287 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
| 1948 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 109 | 232 | — |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1951 | 9th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 206 | 296 | — |
| 1955 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1958 | 13th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 573 | 615 | — |
| 1963 | 12th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 458 | 368 | — |
| 1967 | 15th | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 9th | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 9th | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 12th | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | 10th | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 10th | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | 5th | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | Bronze Medal | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | Bronze Medal | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | Silver Medal | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | Silver Medal | | | | | | | | |
| 1997 | Gold Medal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 326 | 164 | Squad |
| 1999 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 472 | 446 | Squad |
| 2001 | 8th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 624 | 599 | Squad |
| 2003 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 628 | 635 | Squad |
| 2005 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 391 | 441 | Squad |
| 2007 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 438 | 412 | Squad |
| 2009 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 504 | 505 | Squad |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 363 | 390 | Squad |
| 2015 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 374 | 380 | Squad |
| 2017 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 263 | 285 | Squad |
| 2019 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 506 | 488 | Squad |
| 2021 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 623 | 611 | Squad |
| 2023 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 603 | 576 | Squad |
| Total | 27/32 | | | | | | | | — |
* 1997 Netherlands — Gold medal
    Peter Blangé, Albert Cristina, Robert van Es, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Jochem de Gruijter, Henk-Jan Held, Reinder Nummerdor

### FIVB World League

World League record :
| Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1990 | Silver medal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Silver medal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Gold medal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Bronze medal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | 14th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21/28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Nations League

| Year | Rank | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | — |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | — |
| 2021 | 14th | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 1214 | 1354 | Squad |
| 2022 | 8th | 13 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 997 | 1028 | Squad |
| 2023 | 10th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 1028 | 1054 | Squad |
| 2024 | 13th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 1057 | 1107 | Squad |
| Total | 4/6 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 79 | 119 | 4296 | 4543 | — |

### European League

European League record :
| Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 2004 | Bronze medal | 14 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 1362 | 1278 |
| 2005 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2006 | Gold medal | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 1270 | 1136 |
| 2007 | 7th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 988 | 1008 |
| 2008 | Silver medal | 14 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 1289 | 1135 |
| 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | 5th | 12 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 1025 | 956 |
| 2012 | Gold medal | 14 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 1181 | 1062 |
| 2013 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2016 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2017 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2018 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 631 | 563 |
| 2019 | Bronze medal | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 732 | 696 |
| / 2021 | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League | Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League |
| Total | 8/17 | 94 | 74 | 20 | 241 | 128 | 8478 | 7834 |

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2022 World Championship.
Head coach: Roberto Piazza
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club |
| 2 | Wessel Keemink | 29 May 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko |
| 3 | Maarten van Garderen | 24 January 1990 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 4 | Thijs ter Horst | 18 September 1991 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 364 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | KEPCO |
| 5 | Luuc van der Ent | 27 July 1998 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 351 cm (138 in) | SWD Powervolleys Düren |
| 7 | Gijs Jorna | 30 May 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 8 | Fabian Plak | 23 July 1997 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 341 cm (134 in) | Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 |
| 12 | Bennie Tuinstra | 13 September 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Ziraat Bankası |
| 13 | Mats Bleeker | 7 May 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Active Living Orion |
| 14 | Nimir Abdel-Aziz (C) | 5 February 1992 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Halkbank |
| 16 | Wouter ter Maat | 7 May 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | Ziraatkbank |
| 17 | Michaël Parkinson | 23 November 1991 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom |
| 18 | Robbert Andringa | 28 April 1990 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | AZS Olsztyn |
| 19 | Freek de Weijer | 30 October 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 351 cm (138 in) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza |
| 22 | Twan Wiltenburg | 20 January 1997 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 334 cm (131 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | ZAKSA |

### Coach history

* Benedykt Krysik
* Arie Selinger
* Joop Alberda
* Toon Gerbrands
* Bert Goedkoop
* Arie Cornelis Brokking
* Peter Blangé
* Edwin Benne
* Gido Vermeulen
* Roberto Piazza
* Joel Banks

## Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
| 2000– | Mizuno Erima Erreà |

### Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.