Netherlands women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses) |
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| 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 | 12  (23 December 2016)
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| Highest | 11(December 2014) |
| Lowest | 20(June 2008) |
| First international | |
 France 4–0 Netherlands  (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971) |
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| Biggest win | |
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Netherlands 13–1 Macedonia  (Zwolle, Netherlands; 28 October 2001) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Sweden 7–0 Netherlands (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) |
| Best result | Round of 16 (2015) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | 3rd (2009) |
Netherlands 12–0 Israel 
(Zaandam, Netherlands; 22 August 1977)
The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's association football and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA.
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 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship and reached third place in 2009. 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 is the team's coach, after being appointed in January 2017 as successor of Arjan van der Laan. Since March 2015, the team is ranked number 12 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
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