Overview of the Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. 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
Semi-finals
3rd
6
3
1
2
10
7
Squad
8
6
0
2
17
7
2028
To be determined
To be determined
Total
1 Title
11/17
45
23
9
13
75
48
—
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 (Denmark Won)
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 (France Won)
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 (Italy Won)
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 (Netherlands Won)
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 , Dumfries
North Macedonia
3–0
W
Amsterdam
Depay , Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16
Czech Republic
0–2
L
Budapest
—
2024
Group stage
Poland
2–1
W
Hamburg
Gakpo , Weghorst
France
0–0
D
Leipzig
—
Austria
2–3
L
Berlin
Gakpo , Depay
Round of 16
Romania
3–0
W
Munich
Gakpo , Malen (2)
Quarter-finals
Turkey
2–1
W
Berlin
De Vrij , Müldür (o.g. )
Semi-finals
England
1–2
L
Dortmund
Simons
Euro 1976
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Euro 1980
Group stage
Euro 1988
Group stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Euro 1992
Group stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Euro 2000
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Euro 2004
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Euro 2008
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Euro 2012
Group stage
Euro 2020
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Euro 2024
Group stage
Ranking of third-placed teams
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6)
European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker).
[18] Notes:
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Most appearances
Rank
Player
Matches
Years
1
Edwin van der Sar
16
1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2
Dennis Bergkamp
13
1992, 1996, 2000
Phillip Cocu
1996, 2000, 2004
4
Edgar Davids
12
1996, 2000, 2004
5
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
11
2000, 2004, 2008
6
Michael Reiziger
10
1996, 2000, 2004
Clarence Seedorf
1996, 2000, 2004
Memphis Depay
2020, 2024
Stefan de Vrij
2020, 2024
Wout Weghorst
2020, 2024
Top goalscorers
See also
References
External links
1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).
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