[1] Sarina Wiegman has been head coach since January 2017. The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months. Current players are highlighted in orange. In the FIFA Women's World Ranking (WWR) teams are ranked according to a value that is a measure of their actual strength. Media in category "Players of the Netherlands women's national association football team" The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. They qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015, and two UEFA Women's Championships. The Netherlands won all six of their matches at Women's Euro 2017 The Netherlands are only the fourth different nation to win the women's European Championships, after Germany's 22-year reign ended. On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. They qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015, and two UEFA Women's Championships. [4] They have played at the final tournament of the 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and were champions in 2017 as hosts. [9][10] However, the two federations scrapped the BeNe League after the 2014–15 season, with the KNVB choosing to reactivate the women's Eredivisie with the same seven clubs that had formed the Dutch contingent in the final season of the joint league. Furthermore, Lieke Martens was heralded as the best player of the tournament.[28]. The Netherlands has not had a strong tradition in women's international football; they did not qualify for the UEFA Women's Championship until 2009, and did not qualify for their first Women's World Cup until 2015 (the latter occasion being the first Women's World Cup with 24 teams instead of 16). The Netherlands drew 1-1 at home to Spain in a friendly on Wednesday after Donny van de Beek cancelled out an earlier strike from Sergio Canales. The Netherlands women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Oranje (Orange) or Leeuwinnen (Lionesses)[1]". On 27 November 2014, the Netherlands national football team qualified to the final tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time. The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. [6] In 2017 the national team won their first prize UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Netherlands women's national under-17 football team represents Netherlands in international youth football competitions. They were not ranked by FIFA As of March 2012. In 2017 the national team won their first price UEFA Women's Euro 2017. The Netherlands reached the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. … Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)   Fixtures. The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. The Netherlands is unique, for its well known men's and women's team are usually dressed in orange. The top scorer is Birgit Prinz with 128 goals. [10], The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, after having lost their first match in the knockout stage to Japan. She was awarded the FIFA Women's Player of the Year in 2017 and is also nicknamed as Women Messi… Netherlands U-17. [14] The Netherlands beat Denmark 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals before beating Switzerland 4–1 on aggregate in the play-off final to qualify.[15]. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Netherlands women's national football team .   Draw The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). 2 years later, in only their second World Cup, the Dutch made it all th… Previously, she played for the Heerenveen, Standard Liege, Duisburg, Rosengrad, and Goteborg FC. The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses). Netherlands v Sweden: extra time in Women’s World Cup semi-final - as it happened Source: Reuters Thu 4 Jul 2019 03.50 EDT Last modified on Thu 4 Jul 2019 04.54 EDT [16], .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Win [27] The Dutch women booked a major victory on the 2017 tournament: following a 4–2 victory over Denmark they became the new European champion. The KNVB is committed to developing women’s and youth football, improving standards of governance in football and enhancing its technical capabilities.