| Country: | Netherlands |
| Type: | W |
| Badge Size: | 160px |
| Nickname: | Oranje Dames |
| Association: | Nederlands Handbal Verbond |
| Coach: | Henrik Signell |
| Captain: | Lois Abbingh |
| Most Caps: | Laura Robben (320) |
| Most Goals: | Olga Assink (954) |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 3 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 2016 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 4th (2016) |
| World Cup Apps: | 14 |
| World Cup First: | 1971 |
| World Cup Best: | 1st (2019) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 9 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1998 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 2nd (2016) |
The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).
| Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Year | Position | +/- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 216 | 218 | −2 | |
| 2020 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 175 | +16 | |
| 2024 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 166 | +11 | |
| Total | 3/13 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 584 | 559 | +25 |
Since their first appearance in 1971, The Netherlands has participated in twelve World Championship. They were crowned world champions for the first time in 2019 after beating Spain (30–29) in the final.
| Year | Position | +/– | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 46 | −15 | |
| 1973 | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 81 | −48 | |
| 1975 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1978 | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 97 | −10 | |
| 1982 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1986 | 10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 163 | −36 | |
| 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 127 | +13 | |
| 2001 | 16th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 138 | 144 | −6 | |
| 2003 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2005 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 242 | +20 | |
| 2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 15th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 176 | +10 | |
| 2013 | 13th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 150 | +20 | |
| 2015 | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 217 | +81 | |
| 2017 | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 214 | +38 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 280 | +48 | |
| 2021 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 270 | 145 | +125 | |
| 2023 | 5th | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 216 | +83 | |
| 2025 | Qualified as co-host | ||||||||
| 2027 | TBD | ||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||
| 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 14/30 | 97 | 51 | 5 | 41 | 2621 | 2298 | +323 | |
Since their first appearance in 1998, The Netherlands has participated in nine European Championship.
| Year | Position | +/– | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 153 | −27 | |
| 2000 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 80 | −7 | |
| 2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2006 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 84 | −19 | |
| 2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2010 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 145 | −14 | |
| 2012 | Withdrawn | ||||||||
| 2014 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 158 | +3 | |
| 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 201 | +26 | |
| 2018 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 196 | +11 | |
| 2020 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 196 | −3 | |
  2022 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 214 | 196 | +18 | |
  2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
     2026 | TBD | ||||||||
  2028 | |||||||||
| Total | 54 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 1397 | 1409 | –12 | ||
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Players who have been called up in the extended squad for the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament.[1]
| Role | Name | Start date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Per Johansson | February 2022 | |
| Assistant coach | Ricardo Clarijs | September 2021 | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jasmina Janković | September 2022 | |
| Team Leader | Maike Willems | September 2019 | |
| Physiotherapist | Rinke van den Brink | September 2021 |
Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971) Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986) Kari Aagaard (2003)
Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021) Per Johansson (2022–2024)[3] Henrik Signell (2024–)Total number of matches played for the senior national team.
| width=200px | Player | Matches | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 320 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 302 | 632 | ||
| 3 | 292 | 870 | ||
| 4 | 246 | 591 | ||
| 5 | 225 | 756 | ||
| 704 | ||||
| 7 | 222 | 907 | ||
| 8 | 217 | 560 | ||
| 9 | 212 | 300 | ||
| 10 | 209 | 559 |
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[4]
| width=200px | Player | Goals | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 954 | 203 | 4.69 | ||
| 2 | 907 | 222 | 4.08 | ||
| 3 | 870 | 292 | 2.98 | ||
| 4 | 756 | 225 | 3.36 | ||
| 5 | 704 | 225 | 3.13 | ||
| 6 | 656 | 190 | 3.45 | ||
| 7 | 627 | 176 | 3.56 | ||
| 8 | 623 | 302 | 2.06 | ||
| 9 | 591 | 246 | 2.40 | ||
| 10 | 560 | 221 | 2.58 |