Netherlands women's national volleyball team
| Association | Nederlandse Volleybalbond | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Felix Koslowski | ||
| FIVB ranking | 8 (29 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2016) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1956) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2018) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | 8th place (1995, 2019) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 28 (First in 1949) | ||
| Best result | (1995) | ||
| www.volleybal.nl (in Dutch) | |||
Honours | |||
The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleybalbond (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix,[2] and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place.[3]
Results
Summer Olympics
Fourth place
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World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1952 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1956 | Final round | 10th Place | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | N/a |
| 1960 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1962 | 9th–14th places | 12th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | N/a |
| 1967 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1970 | 9th–16th places | 15th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | N/a |
| 1974 | 13th–18th places | 16th Place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | N/a |
| 1978 | 17th–20th places | 17th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | N/a |
| 1982 | 13th–16th places | 16th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | N/a |
| 1986 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990 | 9th–12th places | 9th Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
| 1994 | Playoffs | 10th Place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 1998 | 5th–8th place | 7th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
| 2002 | Second round | 9th Place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
| 2006 | 5th–8th place | 8th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | Squad |
| 2010 | 9th–12th places | 11th Place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | Squad |
| 2014 | Second round | 13th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semifinals | 4th Place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 17 | Squad |
| 2022 | Second round | 12th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | Squad |
| 2025 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
| 2027 | to be determined | |||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 16/22 | 132 | 57 | 75 | 210 | 259 | — |
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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European Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1949 | Final Round | 7th Place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | Squad |
| 1950 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1951 | 5th Place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
| 1955 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1958 | 10th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad | |
| 1963 | 9th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | Squad | |
| 1967 | 7th Place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | Squad | |
| 1971 | 9th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1975 | 11th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | Squad | |
| 1977 | Preliminary Round | 10th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Squad |
| 1979 | Final Round | 6th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 1981 | 9th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1983 | 11th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Squad | |
| 1985 | Final Round | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | Squad |
| 1987 | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | Squad | |
| 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | Final | Runners Up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 1993 | 7th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1995 | Final | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | Squad |
| 1997 | 9th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | Squad | |
| 1999 | 5th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2001 | 5th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | Squad | |
| 2003 | Semifinals | 4th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | Squad |
| 2005 | 5th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | Squad | |
| / 2007 | 5th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2009 | Final | Runners Up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 5 | Squad |
| / 2011 | Quarterfinals | 7th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
| / 2013 | Playoffs | 9th Place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
| / 2015 | Final | Runners Up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | Squad |
| / 2017 | Final | Runners Up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| /// 2019 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | Squad |
| /// 2021 | Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | Squad |
| /// 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 | Squad |
| /// 2026 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 31/34 | 197 | 107 | 90 | 386 | 326 | — |
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Grand Prix record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | First Round | 9th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Squad |
| 1995 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1996 | First Round | 7th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
| 1997 | First Round | 7th Place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | Squad |
| 1998 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1999 | First Round | 8th Place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | Squad |
| 2000 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Final round | 4th Place | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | Squad |
| 2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | Final round | 6th Place | 14 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | Squad |
| 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | Final round | Champions | 14 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 22 | Squad |
| 2008 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Final round | 4th Place | 14 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 20 | Squad |
| 2010 | First round | 7th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | Squad |
| 2011 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 | First round | 12th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | Squad |
| 2014 | First round | 14th Place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 11 | Squad |
| 2015 | First round | 13th Place | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 | Squad |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 13 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final Round | 5th place | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | Squad |
| Total | 1 Title | 14/25 | 146 | 77 | 69 | 274 | 264 | — |
Nations League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Nations League record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Final Round | 5th | 17 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 24 | Squad |
| 2019 | Preliminary Round | 11th | 15 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary Round | 7th | 15 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | Squad |
| 2022 | Preliminary Round | 11th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | Squad |
| 2023 | Preliminary Round | 12th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | Squad |
| 2024 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | Squad |
| 2025 | Preliminary Round | 10th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 7/7 | 95 | 48 | 47 | 183 | 175 | — |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 6 July 2024.[4]
Head coach: Felix Koslowski[5]
- 4 Celeste Plak OP
- 5 Jolien Knollema OH
- 7 Juliët Lohuis MB
- 10 Sarah van Aalen S
- 11 Anne Buijs OH
- 12 Britt Bongaerts S
- 16 Indy Baijens MB
- 18 Marrit Jasper OH
- 19 Nika Daalderop (c) OH
- 23 Eline Timmerman MB
- 25 Florien Reesink L
- 26 Elles Dambrink OP
Managers
| Netherlands Team Managers | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Goedkoop | 1993 | 1998 |
| Pierre Mathieu | 1998 | 2000 |
| Angelo Frigoni | 2001 | 2004 |
| Avital Selinger | 2004 | 2012 |
| Gido Vermeulen | 2012 | 2014 |
| Giovanni Guidetti | 2015 | 2016 |
| Jamie Morrison | 2017 | 2019 |
| Avital Selinger | 2020 | 2022 |
| Felix Koslowski | 2023 |
Notable players
In alphabetical order
- Alice Blom
- Cintha Boersma
- Erna Brinkman
- Heleen Crielaard
- Irina Donets
- Jolanda Elshof
- Riëtte Fledderus
- Jerine Fleurke
- Manon Flier
- Suzanne Freriks
- Petra Groenland
- Kirsten Gleis
- Aafke Hament
- Ruth Heerschap
- Saskia van Hintum
- Francien Huurman
- Carlijn Jans
- Marjolein de Jong
- Vera Koenen
- Marrit Leenstra
- Elles Leferink
- Hanneke van Leusden
- Irena Machovcak
- Floortje Meijners
- Linda Moons
- Mirjam Orsel
- Kitty Sanders
- Titia Sustring
- Maureen Staal
- Chaïne Staelens
- Kim Staelens
- Debby Stam
- Claudia van Thiel
- Janneke van Tienen
- Lisette van der Ven
- Ingrid Visser
- Sanna Visser
- Henriëtte Weersing
- Ruth van der Wel
- Caroline Wensink
- Sandra Wiegers
- Elke Wijnhoven
- Quinta Steenbergen
- Silvia Raaymakers
See also
References
- ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "FIVB". Fivb.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Women's volleyball fends off inspired Dutch team". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "Olympische selectie TeamNL Volleybaldames bekend" [Olympic selection TeamNL Women's Volleyball announced] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Volleybalbond. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Netherlands" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.