# Netherlands women's national volleyball team

The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleybalbond (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix, and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place.

## Results
### Summer Olympics

Fourth place
Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | Quarterfinals | 6th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
| 1996 | Quarterfinals | 5th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | Squad |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 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 | Semifinals | 4th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 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 | Preliminary round | 10th Place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/16 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 49 | — |

### World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | | 10th Place | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | — |
| 1960 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1962 | | 12th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | — |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1970 | | 15th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | — |
| 1974 | | 16th Place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | — |
| 1978 | | 17th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | — |
| 1982 | | 16th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — |
| 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 | | 9th Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1994 | Play-off round | 10th Place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 1998 | Second round | 7th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
| 2002 | Second round | 9th Place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
| 2006 | | 8th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | Squad |
| 2010 | | 11th Place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | Squad |
| 2014 | | 13th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semifinals | 4th Place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 17 | Squad |
| 2022 | Second round | 12th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | Squad |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 0 Titles | 16/20 | 127 | 53 | 74 | 196 | 250 | — |

### World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Cup record :
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1973-1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | 8th | 11 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | Squad |
| 1999-2015 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2019 | 8th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | Squad |

### European Games

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### European Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1949 | Final Round | 7th Place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 1951 | | 5th Place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 1958 | | 10th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
| 1963 | | 9th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | Squad |
| 1967 | | 7th Place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | Squad |
| 1971 | | 9th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
| 1975 | | 11th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | Squad |
| 1977 | Preliminary Round | 10th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Squad |
| 1979 | Final Round | 6th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 1981 | | 9th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | Squad |
| 1983 | | 11th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Squad |
| 1985 | Final Round | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | Squad |
| 1987 | | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | Squad |
| 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 |
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1991 | Final | Runners Up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 1993 | | 7th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | Squad |
| 1995 | Final | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | Squad |
| 1997 | | 9th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
| 1999 | | 5th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Squad |
| 2001 | | 5th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | Squad |
| 2003 | Semifinals | 4th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | Squad |
| 2005 | | 5th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | Squad |
| / 2007 | | 5th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | Runners Up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 5 | Squad |
| / 2011 | Quarterfinals | 7th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
| / 2013 | Playoffs | 9th Place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
| / 2015 | Final | Runners Up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | Squad |
| / 2017 | Final | Runners Up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| /// 2019 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | Squad |
| /// 2021 | Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | Squad |
| /// 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 | Squad |
| tal | 1 Title | 30/33 | 197 | 107 | 90 | 386 | 326 | — |

### World Grand Prix

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | First Round | 9th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Squad |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1996 | First Round | 7th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
| 1997 | First Round | 7th Place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | Squad |
| 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | First Round | 8th Place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | Squad |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | 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 | Final round | 4th Place | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | Squad |
| 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 | Final round | 6th Place | 14 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | Squad |
World Grand Prix record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 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 | Final round | Champions | 14 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 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 |
| 2009 | Final round | 4th Place | 14 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 20 | Squad |
| 2010 | First round | 7th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | First round | 12th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | Squad |
| 2014 | First round | 14th Place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 11 | Squad |
| 2015 | First round | 13th Place | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 | Squad |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 13 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final Round | 5th place | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | Squad |
| Total | 1 Title | 14/25 | 146 | 77 | 69 | 274 | 264 | — |

### Nations League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Final Round | 5th | 17 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 24 | Squad |
| 2019 | Preliminary Round | 11th | 15 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary Round | 7th | 15 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | Squad |
| 2022 | Preliminary Round | 11th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | Squad |
| 2023 | Preliminary Round | 12th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | Squad |
| 2024 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 6/6 | 83 | 43 | 40 | 164 | 148 | — |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 6 July 2024.
Head coach: Felix Koslowski [de]
* 4 Celeste Plak OP
* 5 Jolien Knollema OH
* 7 Juliët Lohuis MB
* 10 Sarah van Aalen S
* 11 Anne Buijs OH
* 12 Britt Bongaerts S
* 16 Indy Baijens MB
* 18 Marrit Jasper OH
* 19 Nika Daalderop (c) OH
* 23 Eline Timmerman MB
* 25 Florien Reesink L
* 26 Elles Dambrink OP
Alternate:
* 33 Nova Marring [nl] OH

### Managers

| Netherlands Team Managers | From | To |
| Bert Goedkoop | 1993 | 1998 |
| Pierre Mathieu | 1998 | 2000 |
| Angelo Frigoni | 2001 | 2004 |
| Avital Selinger | 2004 | 2012 |
| Gido Vermeulen | 2012 | 2014 |
| Giovanni Guidetti | 2015 | 2016 |
| Jamie Morrison | 2017 | 2019 |
| Avital Selinger | 2020 | 2022 |
| Felix Koslowski | 2023 | |

### Notable players

In alphabetical order
* Alice Blom
* Cintha Boersma
* Erna Brinkman
* Heleen Crielaard
* Irina Donets
* Jolanda Elshof
* Riëtte Fledderus
* Jerine Fleurke
* Manon Flier
* Suzanne Freriks
* Petra Groenland
* Kirsten Gleis
* Aafke Hament
* Ruth Heerschap
* Saskia van Hintum
* Francien Huurman
* Carlijn Jans
* Marjolein de Jong
* Vera Koenen
* Marrit Leenstra
* Elles Leferink
* Hanneke van Leusden
* Irena Machovcak
* Floortje Meijners
* Linda Moons
* Mirjam Orsel
* Kitty Sanders
* Titia Sustring
* Maureen Staal
* Chaïne Staelens
* Kim Staelens
* Debby Stam
* Claudia van Thiel
* Janneke van Tienen
* Lisette van der Ven
* Ingrid Visser
* Sanna Visser
* Henriëtte Weersing
* Ruth van der Wel
* Caroline Wensink
* Sandra Wiegers
* Elke Wijnhoven
* Quinta Steenbergen
* Silvia Raaymakers