Overview of the Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten UEFA European Championship tournaments, with an upcoming eleventh appearance in 2024. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 2016.
Overall record UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA 1960 Did not enter Did not enter 1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5 1968 6 2 1 3 11 11 1972 6 3 1 2 18 6 1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6 1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts 2004 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 26 7 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8 2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14 2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7 2024 Qualified 8 6 0 2 17 7 Total 1 Title 11/17 38 20 8 11 65 41 — 125 83 16 26 291 99
List of matches Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Netherlands scorers 1976 Semi-finals Czechoslovakia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Zagreb Ondruš (o.g. ) Third place play-off Yugoslavia 3–2 (a.e.t.) W Zagreb Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof 1980 Group stage Greece 1–0 W Naples Kist West Germany 2–3 L Naples Rep , Van de Kerkhof Czechoslovakia 1–1 D Milan Kist 1988 Group stage Soviet Union 0–1 L Cologne — England 3–1 W Düsseldorf Van Basten (3) Republic of Ireland 1–0 W Gelsenkirchen Kieft Semi-finals West Germany 2–1 W Hamburg Koeman , Van Basten Final Soviet Union 2–0 W Munich Gullit , Van Basten 1992 Group stage Scotland 1–0 W Gothenburg Bergkamp CIS 0–0 D Gothenburg — Germany 3–1 W Gothenburg Rijkaard , Witschge , Bergkamp Semi-finals Denmark 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Gothenburg Bergkamp , Rijkaard 1996 Group stage Scotland 0–0 D Birmingham — Switzerland 2–0 W Birmingham Cruyff , Bergkamp England 1–4 L London Kluivert Quarter-finals France 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Liverpool — 2000 Group stage Czech Republic 1–0 W Amsterdam F. de Boer Denmark 3–0 W Rotterdam Kluivert , R. de Boer , Zenden France 3–2 W Amsterdam Kluivert , F. de Boer , Zenden Quarter-finals Yugoslavia 6–1 W Rotterdam Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g. ), Overmars (2) Semi-finals Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) D Amsterdam — 2004 Group stage Germany 1–1 D Porto Van Nistelrooy Czech Republic 2–3 L Aveiro Bouma , Van Nistelrooy Latvia 3–0 W Braga Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay Quarter-finals Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) D Faro — Semi-finals Portugal 1–2 L Lisbon Andrade (o.g. ) 2008 Group stage Italy 3–0 W Bern Van Nistelrooy , Sneijder , Van Bronckhorst France 4–1 W Bern Kuyt , Van Persie , Robben , Sneijder Romania 2–0 W Bern Huntelaar , Van Persie Quarter-finals Russia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Basel Van Nistelrooy 2012 Group stage Denmark 0–1 L Kharkiv — Germany 1–2 L Kharkiv Van Persie Portugal 1–2 L Kharkiv Van der Vaart 2020 Group stage Ukraine 3–2 W Amsterdam Wijnaldum , Weghorst , Dumfries Austria 2–0 W Amsterdam Depay (pen.), Dumfries North Macedonia 3–0 W Amsterdam Depay , Wijnaldum (2) Round of 16 Czech Republic 0–2 L Budapest — 2024 Group stage Poland – Hamburg France – Leipzig Austria – Berlin
Euro 1976 Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1976 third place
Final tournament Semi-finals 16 June 1976 (1976-06-16 )
20:15
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (
Wales )
Third place play-off 19 June 1976 (1976-06-19 )
20:15
Euro 1980
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1980
Group stage
11 June 1980 (1980-06-11 )
20:30
14 June 1980 (1980-06-14 )
17:45
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (
France )
17 June 1980 (1980-06-17 )
17:45
Euro 1988
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1988 winners (1st title)
Group stage 12 June 1988 (1988-06-12 )
20:15
15 June 1988 (1988-06-15 )
17:15
18 June 1988 (1988-06-18 )
15:30
Knockout stage Semi-finals 21 June 1988 (1988-06-21 )
20:15
Final 25 June 1988 (1988-06-25 )
15:30
Euro 1992
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists
Group stage 12 June 1992 (1992-06-12 )
17:15
15 June 1992 (1992-06-15 )
20:15
18 June 1992 (1992-06-18 )
20:15
Knockout stage Semi-finals 22 June 1992 (1992-06-22 )
20:15
Euro 1996
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker. 10 June 1996 (1996-06-10 )
16:30
13 June 1996 (1996-06-13 )
19:30
18 June 1996 (1996-06-18 )
19:30
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 22 June 1996 (1996-06-22 )
18:30
Euro 2000
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists
Group stage
11 June 2000 (2000-06-11 )
20:45
16 June 2000 (2000-06-16 )
20:45
21 June 2000 (2000-06-21 )
20:45
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 25 June 2000 (2000-06-25 )
18:00
Semi-finals 29 June 2000 (2000-06-29 )
18:00
Euro 2004
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists
Group stage
15 June 2004 (2004-06-15 )
19:45
19 June 2004 (2004-06-19 )
19:45
23 June 2004 (2004-06-23 )
19:45
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 26 June 2004 (2004-06-26 )
19:45
Semi-finals 30 June 2004 (2004-06-30 )
19:45
Euro 2008
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
9 June 2008 (2008-06-09 )
20:45
13 June 2008 (2008-06-13 )
20:45
17 June 2008 (2008-06-17 )
20:45
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 21 June 2008 (2008-06-21 )
20:45
Euro 2012
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
13 June 2012 (2012-06-13 )
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (
Sweden )
17 June 2012 (2012-06-17 )
Euro 2020
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13 )
21:00
17 June 2021 (2021-06-17 )
21:00
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21 )
18:00
Knockout phase Round of 16 27 June 2021 (2021-06-27 )
18:00
Euro 2024 Group stage
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
16 June 2024 (2024-06-16 )
15:00
21 June 2024 (2024-06-21 )
21:00
25 June 2024 (2024-06-25 )
18:00
Most appearances Rank Player Matches Years 1 Edwin van der Sar 16 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 2 Phillip Cocu 13 1996, 2000, 2004 Dennis Bergkamp 1992, 1996, 2000 4 Edgar Davids 12 1996, 2000, 2004 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 11 2000, 2004, 2008 6 Clarence Seedorf 10 1996, 2000, 2004 Michael Reiziger 1996, 2000, 2004
Top goalscorers See also References ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017 . ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent . Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF) . UEFA.com. 9 June 2012. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021 . External links
1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).
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