Netherlands women's national field hockey team

The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times.^[2] The team has also won ten Olympic medals.

Netherlands

Association	Dutch Hockey Confederation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Raoul Ehren
Assistant coach(es)	Robert Tigges
Manager	Fleur de Lorijn
Captain	Pien Sanders
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	1 (4 July 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)

Tournament records

From top, left to bottom: Netherlands at the 2012 Olympic Games, in a match against Germany in 1960, 1986 Hockey World Cup: Netherlands-Canada; Marjolein Eijsvogel (r) misses goal from keeper Sharon Bayes (l) and happy with medals and cup after winning the World Cup; Her Majesty the Queen congratulates the team

FIH World Cup record[3] Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad 1974 Mandelieu, France 1st 6 5 0 1 7 1 — 1976 West Berlin, West Germany 3rd 6 5 1 0 24 3 1978 Madrid, Spain 1st 6 6 0 0 22 3 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 7 6 1 0 28 4 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 7 6 1 0 13 4 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 7 6 0 1 23 8 1990 Sydney, Australia 1st 7 6 1 0 19 1 1994 Dublin, Ireland 6th 7 4 0 3 9 6 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 2nd 7 5 1 1 21 9 Squad 2002 Perth, Australia 2nd 9 7 2 0 24 6 Squad 2006 Madrid, Spain 1st 7 6 1 0 18 5 Squad 2010 Rosario, Argentina 2nd 7 5 1 1 27 12 Squad 2014 The Hague, Netherlands 1st 7 7 0 0 23 1 Squad 2018 London, England 1st 6 5 1 0 35 3 Squad 2022 Terrassa, Spain Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 6 6 0 0 17 5 Squad 2026 Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified Total 16/16 9 titles 102 85 10 7 310 71 – Champions Trophy[4] Year Host city Position 1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 1989 Germany, West Germany 5th 1991 Berlin, Germany 3rd 1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd 1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina DNP 1997 Berlin, Germany 3rd 1999 Brisbane, Australia 2nd 2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd 2002 Macau, China 3rd 2003 Sydney, Australia 3rd 2004 Rosario, Argentina 1st 2005 Canberra, Australia 1st 2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 2007 Quilmes, Argentina 1st 2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd 2009 Sydney, Australia 3rd 2010 Nottingham, England 2nd 2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 2012 Rosario, Argentina 3rd 2014 Mendoza, Argentina 3rd 2016 London, United Kingdom 2nd 2018 Changzhou, China 1st

Olympic Games record[5] Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union Boycotted 1984 Los Angeles, United States 1st 5 4 1 0 14 6 Squad 1988 Seoul, South Korea 3rd 5 4 0 1 14 6 Squad 1992 Barcelona, Spain 6th 5 3 0 2 6 5 Squad 1996 Atlanta, United States 3rd 8 3 3 2 12 11 Squad 2000 Sydney, Australia 3rd 8 3 2 3 14 18 Squad 2004 Athens, Greece 2nd 6 4 1 1 17 9 Squad 2008 Beijing, China 1st 7 7 0 0 21 5 Squad 2012 London, United Kingdom 1st 7 6 1 0 16 7 Squad 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 8 5 3 0 20 7 Squad 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1st 8 8 0 0 29 4 Squad 2024 Paris, France 1st 8 7 1 0 26 7 Squad Total 10/11 5 titles 75 54 12 9 189 85 – EuroHockey Nations Championship[6] Year Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad 1984 Lille, France 1st 7 6 0 1 24 5 – 1987 London, England 1st 7 6 1 0 33 5 – 1991 Brussels, Belgium 4th 7 4 1 2 22 6 – 1995 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 7 6 1 0 28 3 - 1999 Cologne, Germany 1st - 2003 Barcelona, Spain 1st - 2005 Dublin, Ireland 1st - 2007 Manchester, England 2nd Squad 2009 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st - 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st - 2013 Boom, Belgium 3rd Squad 2015 London, England 2nd Squad 2017 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st Squad 2019 Antwerp, Belgium 1st Squad 2021 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st Squad 2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st Squad 2025 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st Squad 2027 London, England Qualified World League[7] Year Position Round Host city Pld W D* L GF GA 2012–13 1st Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands 6 4 2 0 29 5 Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6 5 1 0 34 2 2014–15 5th Semifinal Antwerp, Belgium 7 7 0 0 26 1 Final Rosario, Argentina 5 4 0 1 15 5 2016–17 1st Semifinal Brussels, Belgium 7 6 1 0 24 1 Final Auckland, New Zealand 6 6 0 0 18 0 Total 2 titles 3/3 — 37 32 4 1 146 14 Pro League[8] Year Finals Host city Position Pld W D* L GF GA 2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 18 16 1 1 45 13 2020–21 N/A 1st 12 10 1 1 35 7 2021–22 N/A 2nd 16 10 4 2 42 16 2022–23 N/A 1st 16 15 1 0 62 15 2023–24 N/A 1st 16 15 0 1 63 13 2024–25 N/A 1st 16 13 2 1 69 22 Total 6/6 5 titles 94 79 9 6 316 86

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.^[9]

Head coach: Raoul Ehren

1. Anne Veenendaal (GK)
2. Luna Fokke
5. Lisa Post
7. Xan de Waard
8. Yibbi Jansen
9. Renée van Laarhoven
11. Pien Sanders (C)
14. Sanne Koolen
15. Frédérique Matla
16. Joosje Burg
17. Marleen Jochems
18. Freeke Moes
19. Marijn Veen
21. Pien Dicke
22. Josine Koning (GK)
29. Fay van der Elst
35. Pam van der Laan
36. Danique van der Veerdonk

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	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Ilse Kappelle	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 27)	15	0	Amsterdam	v.  Belgium, 24 June 2024
MF	Maria Verschoor RETIRED	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31)	214	32	Amsterdam	v.  China, 9 August 2024
MF	Elzemiek Zandee	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 24)	17	2	SCHC	v.  Argentina, 12 December 2024

Coaches

• 1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen
• 1975–1977 – Riet Küper
• 1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans
• 1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen
• 1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans
• 1993–1994 – Bert Wentink
• 1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek
• 2001–2008 – Marc Lammers
• 2008–2010 – Herman Kruis
• 2010–2014 – Max Caldas
• 2014–2015 – Sjoerd Marijne
• 2015–2022 – Alyson Annan
• 2022–2022 – Jamilon Mülders (ad interim)
• 2022–2024 – Paul van Ass
• 2024–current – Raoul Ehren

Records

Highest capped players[10] Rank Player Games 1 Minke Smabers 312 2 Eva Drummond 266 3 Margot van Geffen 265 4 Fatima Moreira de Melo 258 5 Lidewij Welten 247 6 Mijntje Donners 235 7 Maartje Paumen 8 Ellen Hoog 233 9 Naomi van As 229 10 Minke Booij 226

Highest goalscorers[10] Rank Player Goals 1 Maartje Paumen 195 2 Fieke Boekhorst 128 3 Kim Lammers 123 4 Frédérique Matla 105 5 Wietske de Ruiter 97 6 Mijntje Donners 96 7 Lidewij Welten 95 8 Lisanne Lejeune 92 9 Yibbi Jansen 87 10 Ageeth Boomgaardt 84 Sophie von Weiler

See also

• Netherlands men's national field hockey team
• Netherlands women's national under-21 field hockey team