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.
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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 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament |
Netherlands | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to final |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
West Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
England | 1–3 | Netherlands |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage |
West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Final |
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1–4 | England |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Denmark | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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France | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage |
Netherlands | 6–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 3–0 | Latvia |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Italy |
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Netherlands | 4–1 | France |
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Netherlands | 2–0 | Romania |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase |
Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
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Portugal | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Netherlands | 3–2 | Ukraine |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group D |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Years |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
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1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 6 | 2004 (4), 2008 (2) |
Patrick Kluivert | 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004 | ||
3 | Marco van Basten | 5 | 1988 |
4 | Dennis Bergkamp | 4 | 1992 (3), 1996 (1) |
5 | Georginio Wijnaldum | 3 | 2020 |
Robin van Persie | 2008 (2), 2012 (1) |