Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten 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, 2016.

For the women's team, see Netherlands at the UEFA Women's Championship.

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

Overall record
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 11 11
Belgium 1972 6 3 1 2 18 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6
West Germany 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2
England 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Portugal 2004 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 21 12
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14
Europe 2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
Germany 2024 To be determined 3 2 0 1 6 4
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 10/16 38 20 8 11 65 41 — 112 73 15 24 261 88

List of matches
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Netherlands scorer(s)
1976Semi-finals Czechoslovakia1–3 (a.e.t.)LZagrebOndruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off Yugoslavia3–2 (a.e.t.)WZagrebGeels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980Group stage Greece1–0WNaplesKist
 West Germany2–3LNaplesRep, Van de Kerkhof
 Czechoslovakia1–1DMilanKist
1988Group stage Soviet Union0–1LCologne—
 England3–1WDüsseldorfVan Basten (3)
 Republic of Ireland1–0WGelsenkirchenKieft
Semi-finals West Germany2–1WHamburgKoeman, Van Basten
Final Soviet Union2–0WMunichGullit, Van Basten
1992Group stage Scotland1–0WGothenburgBergkamp
 CIS0–0DGothenburg—
 Germany3–1WGothenburgRijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-finals Denmark2–2 (4–5 p)DGothenburgBergkamp, Rijkaard
1996Group stage Scotland0–0DBirmingham
  Switzerland2–0WBirminghamCruyff, Bergkamp
 England1–4LLondonKluivert
Quarter-finals France0–0 (4–5 p)DLiverpool—
2000Group stage Czech Republic1–0WAmsterdamF. De Boer
 Denmark3–0WRotterdamKluivert, R. De Boer, Zenden
 France3–2WAmsterdamKluivert, F. De Boer, Zenden
Quarter-finals FR Yugoslavia6–1WRotterdamKluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals Italy0–0 (1–3 p)DAmsterdam—
2004Group stage Germany1–1DPortoVan Nistelrooy
 Czech Republic2–3LAveiroBouma, Van Nistelrooy
 Latvia3–0WBragaVan Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finals Sweden0–0 (5–4 p)DFaro—
Semi-finals Portugal1–2LLisbonAndrade (o.g.)
2008Group stage Italy3–0WBernVan Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
 France4–1WBernKuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
 Romania2–0WBernHuntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-finals Russia1–3 (a.e.t.)LBaselVan Nistelrooy
2012Group stage Denmark0–1LKharkiv—
 Germany1–2LKharkivVan Persie
 Portugal1–2LKharkivVan der Vaart
2021Group stage Ukraine3–2WAmsterdamWijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
 Austria2–0WAmsterdamDepay (pen.), Dumfries
 North Macedonia3–0WAmsterdamDepay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16 Czech Republic0–2LBudapest—

Euro 1976
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
  • Ondruš 19'
  • Nehoda 114'
  • Veselý 118'
 Report
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 6,766

Euro 1980
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 14,990
West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 54,336
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 62,770[1]

Euro 1992
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,725

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage
Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 37,450

Euro 1996
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 76,798

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 37,465[2]

Euro 2000
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 50,800
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 51,425
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,935
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 27,904

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 27,762
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[3]
Netherlands 4–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[4]
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[5]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Attendance: 38,374[6]

Euro 2012
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 35,923[7]
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,750[8]
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 37,445[9]

Euro 2020
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 15,837[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 15,243[11]
North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 15,227[12]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,834[13]

Most appearances
Rank Player Matches Years
1Edwin van der Sar161996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2Phillip Cocu131996, 2000, 2004
Dennis Bergkamp1992, 1996, 2000
4Edgar Davids121996, 2000, 2004
5Giovanni van Bronckhorst112000, 2004, 2008
6Clarence Seedorf101996, 2000, 2004
Michael Reiziger1996, 2000, 2004

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1Ruud van Nistelrooy62004 (4), 2008 (2)
Patrick Kluivert1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
3Marco van Basten51988
4Dennis Bergkamp41992 (3), 1996 (1)
5Georginio Wijnaldum32020
Robin van Persie2008 (2), 2012 (1)

See also

References
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  2. Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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  10. "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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