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Holland women's national football team

Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Oranje (Orange)
Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)
Association Royal Dutch Football Association
(Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Sarina Wiegman
Captain Mandy van den Berg
Most caps Annemieke Kiesel (156)
Top scorer Manon Melis (59)
FIFA code NED
FIFA ranking
Current 7 Increase 5 (1 September 2017)
Highest 7(September 2017)
Lowest 20(June 2008)
First international
 France 4–0 Netherlands 
(Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)
Biggest win

 Netherlands 12–0 Israel 
(Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977)

 Netherlands 13–1 Macedonia 
(Zwolle, Netherlands; 29 October 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 7–0 Netherlands 
(Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2015)
Best result Round of 16 (2015)
European Championship
Appearances 3 (first in 2009)
Best result Winners (2017)

 Netherlands 12–0 Israel 
(Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977)

The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.

In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. They have played at the final tournament of the 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and were champions in 2017. They have also played at the final tournament of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place.

The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses).Sarina Wiegman has been head coach since January 2017. As of September 2017, the team is ranked number 7 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.


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