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Netherlands men's national field hockey team

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Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje
AssociationRoyal Dutch Hockey Federation
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJeroen Delmee
Assistant coach(es)Eric Verboom
ManagerBas Nieuweweme
CaptainThierry Brinkman
Most capsTeun de Nooijer (453)
Top scorerPaul Litjens (267)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 1 Steady (9 March 2026)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1928)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st (1996, 2000, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result‹See Tfd›Gold medal – World 1st (1973, 1990, 1998)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1970)
Best result‹See Tfd›Gold 1st (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)

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 three times, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship seven times, Pro League three times and the Hockey World League once.[2]

Tournament record

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928 Final 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 10 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 17 12 Squad
Finland 1952 Final 2nd 3 2 0 1 3 6 Squad
Australia 1956 Withdrew
Italy 1960 9th–12th place pool 9th 6 3 1 2 11 10 Squad
Japan 1964 5th–8th play-off 7th 8 4 1 3 21 7 Squad
Mexico 1968 5th place game 5th 9 6 0 3 16 13 Squad
West Germany 1972 3rd place game 4th 9 5 1 3 21 14 Squad
Canada 1976 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 14 8 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 5th place game 6th 7 3 2 2 18 14 Squad
South Korea 1988 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 15 9 Squad
Spain 1992 3rd place game 4th 7 4 0 3 25 17 Squad
United States 1996 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 20 8 Squad
Australia 2000 Final 1st 7 2 4 1 14 11 Squad
Greece 2004 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 20 13 Squad
China 2008 3rd place game 4th 7 3 2 2 19 13 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 28 11 Squad
Brazil 2016 3rd place game 4th 8 4 2 2 24 10 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 6 2 2 2 15 15 Squad
France 2024 Final 1st 8 5 2 1 23 10 Squad
Total 20/25 3 titles 136 79 22 35 345 216

World Cup

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FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 5th place game 6th 6 3 0 3 6 6 N/A
Netherlands 1973 Final 1st 7 3 3 1 13 6
Malaysia 1975 9th place game 9th 7 3 1 3 17 10
Argentina 1978 Final 2nd 8 6 0 2 26 14
India 1982 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 21 19
England 1986 7th place game 7th 7 5 0 2 13 8
Pakistan 1990 Final 1st 7 5 1 1 21 13
Australia 1994 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 25 6
Netherlands 1998 Final 1st 7 6 0 1 26 14 Squad
Malaysia 2002 3rd place game 3rd 9 6 1 2 20 10 Squad
Germany 2006 7th place game 7th 7 4 1 2 21 12 Squad
India 2010 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 20 10 Squad
Netherlands 2014 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 10 Squad
India 2018 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 22 8 Squad
India 2023 3rd place game 3rd 6 5 1 0 32 4 Squad
Belgium Netherlands 2026 Qualified
Total 16/16 3 titles 106 66 15 25 299 150

European Championships

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EuroHockey Championship record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1970 Belgium Brussels, Belgium 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 5 N/a
1974 Spain Madrid, Spain 3rd 6 5 0 1 22 4
1978 West Germany Hanover, West Germany 2nd 7 5 1 1 26 11
1983 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 7 5 2 0 31 8
1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 7 5 1 1 21 5
1991 France Paris, France 2nd 7 6 0 1 41 5
1995 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 2nd 7 5 2 0 21 7
1999 Italy Padua, Italy 2nd 7 5 2 0 32 9
2003 Spain Barcelona, Spain 4th 7 4 1 2 28 15
2005 Germany Leipzig, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 11 Squad
2007 England Manchester, England 1st 5 5 0 0 23 9 Squad
2009 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 5 3 0 2 22 6 Squad
2011 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 5 4 0 1 25 14 Squad
2013 Belgium Boom, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 9 Squad
2015 England London, England 1st 5 5 0 0 19 1 Squad
2017 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 4 0 1 20 9 Squad
2019 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 3rd 5 4 0 1 21 7 Squad
2021 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 5 2 3 0 15 6 Squad
2023 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st 5 4 0 1 19 7 Squad
2025 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 5 4 1 0 16 4 Squad
2027 England London, England qualified
Total 7 Titles 117 88 14 15 452 152

Champions Trophy

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

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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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

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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

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7 June 2025 Europe Leg Netherlands  2–1  India Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
16:00 Van Dam field hockey ball 25'58' Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball 19'
9 June 2025 Europe Leg Netherlands  3–2  India Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
14:30 Van Dam field hockey ball 24'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 33'
Janssen field hockey ball 57'
Report Abhishek field hockey ball 20'
Jugraj field hockey ball 54'
12 June 2025 Europe Leg Netherlands  6–2  Ireland Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
20:00 Janssen field hockey ball 24'32'
Pieters field hockey ball 29'
Van der Heijden field hockey ball 37'
Troost field hockey ball 49'
Van Dam field hockey ball 60'
Report B. Nelson field hockey ball 47'59'
10 August 2025 2025 EC GS Belgium  2–4  Netherlands Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:30 Onana field hockey ball 16'
Hellin field hockey ball 35'
Report Pieters field hockey ball 10'47'
Janssen field hockey ball 22'55'
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
12 August 2025 2025 EC GS Netherlands  5–0  Austria Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00 Brinkman field hockey ball 1'
Bijen field hockey ball 20'36'53'
Hoedemakers field hockey ball 42'
Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
14 August 2025 2025 EC SF Netherlands  3–1  France Mönchengladbach, Germany
17:00 Janssen field hockey ball 2'57'
Brinkman field hockey ball 31'
Report Goyet field hockey ball 37' Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
12 December 2025 Argentina Leg Pakistan  3–7  Netherlands Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:00 Khan field hockey ball 39'60'
Rana field hockey ball 55'
Report Dam field hockey ball 17'
Brinkman field hockey ball 22'45'
Jansen field hockey ball 23'51'
Boers field hockey ball 52'
Croon field hockey ball 59'
Stadium: Santiago del Estero Hockey Club

2026

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5 February 2026 Spain Leg Spain  3–4  Netherlands Valencia, Spain
11:00 Vizcaino field hockey ball 10'
Pe. Cunill field hockey ball 15'
N. Álvarez field hockey ball 60'
Report Van der Heijden field hockey ball 27'
Van Dam field hockey ball 42'
Brinkman field hockey ball 48'
Reyenga field hockey ball 59'
Stadium: Estadio Beteró
8 February 2026 Spain Leg Spain  2–3  Netherlands Valencia, Spain
11:00 Basterra field hockey ball 36'
Abajo field hockey ball 39'
Report Heijden field hockey ball 24'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 25'58'
Stadium: Estadio Beteró

Team

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Current squad

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On 28 January 2026, the following 23 players were called up for the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League matches in Valencia, Spain from 5 to 9 February 2026.[3]

Caps updated as of 13 December 2025, after the match against Argentina.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Maurits Visser (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 30) 50 Netherlands Bloemendaal
20 GK Derk Meijer (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28) 26 Netherlands Rotterdam
32 GK Hidde Brink (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 27) 1 Netherlands Pinoké

4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 30) 159 Netherlands Kampong
12 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 25) 97 Netherlands Rotterdam
14 DF Derck de Vilder (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 27) 95 Netherlands Kampong
16 DF Floris Wortelboer (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 29) 140 Netherlands Bloemendaal
22 DF Pepijn van der Heijden (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 23) 10 Netherlands Rotterdam
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 30) 179 Netherlands Oranje-Rood

6 MF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27) 151 Netherlands Kampong
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 27) 173 Netherlands Bloemendaal
15 MF David Huussen (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24) 8 Netherlands Amsterdam
24 MF Steijn van Heijningen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 29) 76 Netherlands Rotterdam
29 MF Tijmen Reijenga (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 26) 73 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
40 MF Luke Dommershuijzen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 24) 18 Netherlands Amsterdam
77 MF Floris Middendorp (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24) 62 Netherlands Amsterdam

7 FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 29) 141 Netherlands Rotterdam
8 FW Thierry Brinkman (Captain) (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 31) 206 Netherlands Den Bosch
9 FW Koen Bijen (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 27) 92 Netherlands Den Bosch
11 FW Terrance Pieters (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 29) 100 Netherlands Kampong
21 FW Guus Jansen (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 24) 16 Netherlands Rotterdam
33 FW Miles Bukkens (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 23) 11 Netherlands Pinoké
51 FW Duco Telgenkamp (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23) 32 Netherlands Kampong

Recent call-ups

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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

DF Timo Boers (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 22) 9 Netherlands Den Bosch v.  Pakistan, 12 December 2025
DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 28) 134 Netherlands Kampong 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Bram van Battum (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 24) 6 Netherlands Kampong v.  Australia, 9 February 2025
DF Daan Bonhof (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 25) 2 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Spain, 7 February 2025

MF Lucas Veen (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22) 9 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  England, 17 June 2025
MF Max de Bie (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25) 21 Netherlands Oranje-Rood v.  Argentina, 14 June 2025

FW Tjep Hoedemakers (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 26) 75 Netherlands Rotterdam 2025 EuroHockey Championship
FW Olivier Hortensius (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 23) 9 Netherlands Rotterdam 2025 EuroHockey Championship
FW Joep Troost (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 24) 5 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Argentina, 14 June 2025
FW Casper van der Veen (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 21) 4 Netherlands Bloemendaal v.  Australia, 9 February 2025
FW Boris Aardenburg (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 23) 2 Netherlands Pinoké v.  Spain, 7 February 2025

Records

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As of 6 April 2022[4]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Welkom – Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "OranjeHockey Heren voor FIH Hockey Pro League naar Valencia". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch).
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