The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
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4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 216 | 218 | −2 |
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5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 175 | +16 |
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5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 166 | +11 |
Total | 3/13 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 584 | 559 | +25 |
World Championship
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
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8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 46 | −15 |
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12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 81 | −48 |
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9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 97 | −10 |
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10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 163 | −36 |
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10th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 127 | +13 |
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16th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 138 | 144 | −6 |
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5th | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 242 | +20 |
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15th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 176 | +10 |
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13th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 150 | +20 |
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2nd ![]() |
9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 217 | +81 |
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3rd ![]() |
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 214 | +38 |
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 280 | +48 |
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9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 270 | 145 | +125 |
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5th | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 216 | +83 |
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Qualified as co-host | |||||||
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TBD | |||||||
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Total | 14/30 | 97 | 51 | 5 | 41 | 2621 | 2298 | +323 |
European Championship
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
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10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 153 | −27 |
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14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 80 | −7 |
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15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 84 | −19 |
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8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 145 | −14 |
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Withdrew | |||||||
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7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 158 | +3 |
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2nd ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 201 | +26 |
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3rd ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 196 | +11 |
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6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 196 | −3 |
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6th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 214 | 196 | +18 |
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Total | 10/18 | 54 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 1397 | 1409 | –12 |
Other tournaments

- Carpathian Trophy 2004 – Third place
- Holland Handball Tournament 2006 – Fifth place
- Carpathian Trophy 2016 – Third place
Team
Current squad
The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[1] On 26 November, Laura van der Heijden replaced Alieke van Maurik due to an injury.[2]
Head coach: Henrik Signell
Caps and goals as of 13 December 2024.
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Coaching staff
Role | Name | Start date |
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2024 |
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September 2021 |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
September 2022 |
Team Leader | ![]() |
September 2019 |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
September 2021 |
Notable players
- MVP
- Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
- Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship
- Top Scorer
- Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship
- All-Star Team members
- Pearl van der Wissel (left back), 2005 World Championship
- Tess Wester (goalkeeper), 2015 World Championship, 2019 World Championship
- Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
- Lois Abbingh (left back), 2017 World Championship
- Yvette Broch (line player), 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship
- Kelly Dulfer (defender), 2018 European Championship
- Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship
- Coaches
Toon Wijdeveld (1956–1957)
Paul Broere (1960)
Jan Kloen (1961–1966, 1968)
Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971)
Jo Gerris (1971–1973)
Jan Alma (1973–1974)
Heinz Henneberg (1974–1975)
George van Noesel (1975–1976)
Jan Alma (1976–1978)
Simon Flendrie (1979)
Ilona Venema-Ignácz (1979–1981)
Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986)
Jan Tuik (1986)
Ton van Linder (1987–1990)
Bert Bouwer (1990–2003)
Kari Aagaard (2003)
Olaf Schimpf (2003–2004)
Sjors Röttger (2004–2008)
Henk Groener (2009–2016)
Helle Thomsen (2016–2018)
Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021)
Monique Tijsterman (2021)[3]
Ricardo Clarijs (2022)
Per Johansson (2022–2024)[4]
Henrik Signell (2024–)
Individual all-time records
Still active players are highlighted
Most matches playedTotal number of matches played for the senior national team.[5]
Last updated: 13 December 2024 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.[5]
Last updated: 13 December 2024 |
References
- ^ "Henrik Signell maakt wedstrijdselectie EK bekend". Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Laura van der Heijden toegevoegd aan selectie EK Handbal". Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Monique Tijsterman no longer national handball women's coach | Sport". Netherlands News Live. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Zweed Johansson (53) nieuwe bondscoach Nederlandse handbalvrouwen". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b "TEAM ROSTER – NETHERLANDS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.