Netherlands women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Oranje (Orange) Leeuwinnen (Lionesses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Arjan Veurink | ||
| Captain | Dominique Janssen | ||
| Most caps | Sherida Spitse (248) | ||
| Top scorer | Vivianne Miedema (104) | ||
| FIFA code | NED | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 11 (11 December 2025) | ||
| Highest | 3 (July – December 2019; April 2021) | ||
| Lowest | 20 (June – September 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
| (unofficial) West Germany 2–1 Netherlands (Essen, Germany; 23 September 1956) (FIFA recognised) France 4–0 Netherlands (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Netherlands 15–0 Indonesia (Doetinchem, Netherlands; 25 October 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Sweden 7–0 Netherlands (Borås, Sweden; 26 September 1981) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2020) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2024) | ||
The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football, and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA.
In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship four times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup three times, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands was one of numerous countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team grew in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's.
The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses). The Dutch women's team's logo features a lioness making it different from the men's team's logo, which sports a male lion. The team plays in bright orange, the historic national colour of the Netherlands. Arjan Veurink became the head coach of the team since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.