This page details Netherlands men's national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Netherlands' match record by opponent and decade.
Honours
Major tournaments
FIFA World Cup: Runners-up (3): 1974, 1978, 2010 Third place (1): 2014 Fourth place (1): 1998 UEFA European Championship: Winners (1): 1988 Third place (1): 1976 Semi-finals (3): 1992, 2000, 2004 UEFA Nations League: Runners-up (1): 2019 Fourth place (1): 2023 Olympic football tournament: Bronze medal/Third place (3): 1908, 1912, 1920 Fourth place (1): 1924
Friendly tournaments
Olympic Football Consolation Tournament
Winners: 1928
75th Anniversary FIFA Cup
Runners-up: 1979
World Champions' Gold Cup
Fourth Place: 1980
Copa Confraternidad
Runners-up: 2011
Individual records
Player records
Most-capped players
Last updated: 18 June 2023 Source: voetbalstats.nl
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 29 November 2022 Source: voetbalstats.nl
Hat-tricks
Robin van Persie scored four goals for the Dutch national side during their 11–0 win over minnows San Marino on 2 September 2011. He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary on 11 October 2013.
Last updated: 19 November 2021 Source: voetbalstats.nl
Age records
Oldest player to make debut: Sander Boschker, aged 39 years and 256 days vs , 1 June 2010 Youngest player to make debut: Jan van Breda Kolff, aged 17 years and 74 days vs , 2 April 1911 RSSSF Oldest player to score: Abe Lenstra, aged 38 years and 143 days vs , 19 April 1959 Youngest player to score: Jan van Breda Kolff, aged 17 years and 74 days vs , 2 April 1911
Progression of the Netherlands association football goalscoring record
This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international goals for the Netherlands national football team.
For the early decades, records of players appearances and goals were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.
Manager records
Team records
Tournament records
The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. World Cup appearances: 11 (most recent in 2022) Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) European Championship appearances: 10 (most recent in 2020) Most successful European Championship appearance: Winners (1988) Summer Olympics appearances: 8 (most recent in 2008) Most successful Olympics appearance: Third place (1908, 1912, 1920)
Match records
Firsts
First match: 1–4 (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) First World Cup finals match: 3–2 (Milan, Italy; 27 May 1934) First European Championship finals match: 1–3 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 16 June 1976)
Record results
Biggest win: 11–0 (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011) Biggest loss: England AM. 12–2 (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
Head-to-head records
Draws include penalty shoot-outs.
Rankings
FIFA
Highest FIFA Rank: 1 (August 2011) Lowest FIFA Rank: 32 (April 2017) FIFA Team of the Year First place: 1 2000 FIFA Team of the Year Third place: 3 2005, 2008, 2009
Elo
Highest Elo ranking: 1(June 1978, June 1988 – June 1990, June–September 1992, June 2002, June–September 2003, October 2005, June 2008, July 2010, June 2014) Lowest Elo Ranking: 56 (October 1954)