Netherlands women's national water polo team

{{Short description|Women's national water polo team representing the Netherlands}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox national water polo team

| Gender = women

| Name = Netherlands

| FINA code = NED

| Nickname =

| Image = Flag of Netherlands.svg

| Image_size =

| Association = Royal Dutch Swimming Federation

| Confederation = LEN

| Coach = Evangelos Doudesis

| Asst coach = Richard van Eck
Ineke Yperlaan

| Captain = Catharina van der Sloot

| Most caps =

| Top scorer =

| Home venue =

| FINA ranking = 2

| FINA ranking date = 1 September 2023

| FINA highest = 1

| FINA highest year = 2008

| FINA lowest =

| FINA lowest year =

| Olympics apps = 4

| Olympics first = 2000

| Olympics best = {{gold01}} (2008)

| World champ apps = 17

| World champ first = 1986

| World champ best = {{gold01}} (1991, 2023)

| World cup apps = 14

| World cup first = 1979

| World cup best = {{gold01}} (1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999)

| World league apps = 7

| World league first = 2005

| World league best = {{silver02}} (2018)

| Regional cup name = European Championship

| Regional cup apps = 19

| Regional cup first = 1985

| Regional cup best = {{gold01}} (1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2018, 2024)

| Website = {{URL | https://www.knzb.nl | knzb.nl }}

}}

The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they are one of the top teams again claiming the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 European Championships. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).

Results

=Medal count=

class="wikitable" width=30% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
Competition{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{bronze3}}Total
align=left|Olympic Games

|1

012
align=left|World Championship

|2

417
align=left|World League

|0

112
align=left|World Cup

|8

4113
align=left|European Championship

|6

4313
align=left|Europa Cup

|1

001
Total1813738

=Olympic Games=

{{Main|Netherlands women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=wnt |format=dmy }}

!Position

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!Squad

style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2000

4th place

| 7

| 3

| 0

| 4

| 35

| 36

| Squad

{{flagicon|Greece}} 2004colspan=8| did not qualify
bgcolor=Gold

|{{flagicon|China}} 2008

Image:Gold medal icon.svg

| 6

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 52

| 50

| Squad

{{flagicon|Great Britain}} 2012rowspan=2 colspan=8| did not qualify
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2016
{{flagicon|Japan}} 20206th place

| 7

| 4

| 0

| 3

| 117

| 75

| Squad

bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|France}} 2024

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

| 7

| 5

| 2

| 0

| 88

| 69

| Squad

Total1 title271539292230-–

=World Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Position

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!Squad

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Spain}} 1986

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

| 9

| 7

| 0

| 2

| 111

| 49

| Squad

bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 1991

Image:Gold medal icon.svg

| 7

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 71

| 47

| Squad

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1994

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

| 7

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 73

| 39

| Squad

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 1998

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

| 8

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 71

| 33

| Squad

{{flagicon|Japan}} 20019th place

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 4

| 21

| 34

| Squad

{{flagicon|Spain}} 20036th place

| 6

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 63

| 34

| Squad

{{flagicon|Canada}} 200510th place

| 6

| 2

| 0

| 4

| 33

| 43

| Squad

{{flagicon|Australia}} 20079th place

| 6

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 52

| 47

| Squad

{{flagicon|Italy}} 20095th place

| 7

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 72

| 64

| Squad

{{flagicon|China}} 20117th place

| 7

| 3

| 2

| 2

| 70

| 56

| Squad

{{flagicon|Spain}} 20137th place

| 7

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 95

| 71

| Squad

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Russia}} 2015

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

| 7

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 78

| 38

| Squad

{{flagicon|Hungary}} 20179th place

| 6

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 78

| 42

| Squad

{{flagicon|South Korea}} 20197th place

| 7

| 4

| 0

| 3

| 86

| 53

| Squad

bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2022

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

| 7

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 99

| 50

| Squad

bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Japan}} 2023

Image:Gold medal icon.svg

| 6

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 98

| 47

| Squad

{{flagicon|Qatar}} 20245th place

| 7

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 106

| 54

| Squad

Total1 Title115729341277801

=World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Position

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|USA}} 1979

Image:Silver medal icon.svg42112718
bgcolor=gold

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1980

Image:Gold medal icon.svg43103117
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|AUS}} 1981

Image:Silver medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|CAN}} 1983

Image:Gold medal icon.svg64115949
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|USA}} 1984

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1988

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NED}} 1989

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|USA}} 1991

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|ITA}} 1993

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|AUS}} 1995

Image:Silver medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|FRA}} 1997

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|CAN}} 1999

Image:Gold medal icon.svg54014332
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2002rowspan= 5 colspan=7| did not participate
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2006
{{flagicon|NZL}} 2010
{{flagicon|RUS}} 2014
{{flagicon|RUS}} 2018
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|USA}} 2023

Image:Silver medal icon.svg32013825
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon

} 2025 || Image:Bronze medal icon.svg || 9 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 121 || 94

|-

!Total !! 8 titles !! !! !! !! !! !!

|}

=World League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Position

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|USA}} 2004colspan=7| did not participate
{{flagicon|RUS}} 20057th14509103124
{{flagicon|ITA}} 20065th166010148156
{{flagicon|USA}} 20107th31022531
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2015

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg1280415193
{{flagicon|CHN}} 20175th106049979
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2018

Image:Silver medal icon.svg1280411392
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|HUN}} 2019

4th15906164122
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|ESP}} 2022

4th10505117104

=European Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Position

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Norway}} 1985

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|France}} 1987

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1989

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Greece}} 1991

Image:Silver medal icon.svg
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}1993

Image:Gold medal icon.svg
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Austria}} 1995

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg75117642
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Spain}} 1997

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg760110637
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1999

Image:Silver medal icon.svg53116031
{{flagicon|Hungary}} 20015th place53114436
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Slovenia}} 2003

4th place63036036
{{flagicon|Serbia}} 20065th place52035657
{{flagicon|Spain}} 20085th place52124443
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} 2010

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg53025448
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 20126th place51045554
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2014

Image:Silver medal icon.svg54014944
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} 2016

Image:Silver medal icon.svg870113354
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Spain}} 2018

Image:Gold medal icon.svg871011133
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2020

4th place860212340
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} 2022

4th place860214750
bgcolor=gold

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} 2024

Image:Gold medal icon.svg66009346
Total6 titles93645241211651

=LEN Europa Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="75"|Year

!width="100"|Position

{{flagicon|Spain}} 20184th place
{{flagicon|Italy}} 2019Image:Gold medal icon.svg

=Holiday Cup=

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=World Games=

  • 1981 – 1st place

Team

=Current squad=

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

{{#section:Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|NED}}

=Past squads=

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:*Marijke Zwart (goal), Rita Heemskerk, Brigitte Hulscher, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ank van Beek, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, Marga van Feggelen, and Hermine Perik (goal)

:*Hermine Perik (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Anita Bibo, J Boer, H van Heemstra, Janet Heijnert, D Heijnert, K Sterkenburg, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ank van Beek, and Greet van den Veen.

:*Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Janet Heijnert, Ineke Pesman, Belinda Hibbel, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Alice Lindhout, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Lillian Ossendrijver, Hedda Verdam, and Marian Walthie. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Marjo van der Mark, Janet Heijnert, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Ineke Pesman, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Lillian Ossendrijver, Greet van den Veen, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Esmeralda van den Water, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Anita Nijenhuis, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Irma Brander, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Anita Nijenhuis, Lillian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Astrid van den Meer, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Patricia Libregts, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Astrid van der Meer, Greet van den Veen, Hedda Verdam, and Esmeralda van den Water. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Lillian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Janny Spijker, Monique Kranenburg, Angelique Beijaard, Alice Lindhout, Karin Kuipers, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Angelique Beijaard, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Marjan op den Velde, Lillian Ossendrijver, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Stella Kriekaard, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Karin Bouwens (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Suzanne van der Boomen, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Erica Hoskens, Leontine Koops, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, and Mariëlle Schothans. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, Mariëlle Schothans, and Suzanne van den Boomen. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Ingrid Leijendekker, Marjan op den Velde, Ellen Bast, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Petra Meerdink, Gillian van den Berg, Mirjam Overdam, Karin Kuipers, Mariëlle Schothans, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Mariëlle Schothans, and Marjan op den Velde. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Mariëtte Koehorst, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

:*Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Jorieke Oostendorp, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Jan Mensink.

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Under-20 team

The Netherlands lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113997/2021-fina-world-womens-junior-water-polo Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship] Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

See also

References

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