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 .
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 2032 Total 1 Title 11/17 45 23 9 13 75 48 — 125 83 16 26 291 99
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
Semi-finals Third place play-off
Semi-finals Final
Semi-finals
^ 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. Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Round of 16
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:
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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