Netherlands men's national hockey5s team
| Nickname(s) | Oranje 5s |
|---|---|
| Association | Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond) |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Head Coach | Gerold Hoeben |
| FIH ranking | |
| Current | 1[1] (March 2024) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) |
| Best result | 1st (2024) |
| EuroHockey5s Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 1st (2022) |
The Netherlands men's national hockey5s team represents the Netherlands in hockey 5s and is sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Hockey Association.
History
The Netherlands men's senior Hockey 5s team was formed in 2022 ahead of the 2022 Men's EuroHockey5s Championship in Poland.[2] The Royal Dutch Hockey Association (KNHB) was already planning to form a hockey 5s team in 2020 ahead of the EuroHockey5s Championship then scheduled to be held in Ukraine.[3][4]
The first ever practice match was played against Belgium in Kontich, Flanders on 29 June 2022.[2] Gerold Hoeben is the inaugural coach who formed a team from standard field hockey players.[4]
The inaugural EuroHockey5s held in Poland was won by the Netherlands. The tournament was not participated by traditional field hockey nations such as England, Germany and Spain which are more skeptical of the 5-a-side variant of hockey.[5][6]
However the KNHB withdrew the Netherlands from the 2024 EuroHockey5s to focus on its field hockey program and conflicting schedules.[7]
They won the inaugural 2024 Men's FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Oman.[8][9]
Tournament record
World Cup
| FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2024 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 title | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | |
European Championships
| EuroHockey5s Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2022 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13 | |
| 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 1 title | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13 | |
References
- ^ "Oman secures second place in FIH Hockey5s world rankings". Times of Oman. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sander de Wijn debuteert in Nederland 5s: 'We zijn pioniers'". Hockey.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Nederland op eerste Hockey5s-events met team dat (nog) niet bestaat". Hockey.nl (in Dutch). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Bondscoach Hoeben: 'Hockey5s uitstekend opleidingsmiddel'". Hockey.nl (in Dutch). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Hockey 5s have the potential to become an Olympian". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Road to Oman: Netherlands win inaugural men's Euro Hockey 5s title". The Hockey Paper. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Toelichting terugtrekking nationale zaalhockeyteams en hockey 5's teams van EK's en WK's". KNHB (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Netherlands crowned first ever men's FIH Hockey5s world champions as Oman clinch bronze". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Al Balushi, Adil (31 January 2024). "Netherlands emerge world champions". Oman Observer. Retrieved 8 December 2025.