Netherlands national futsal team

Summary

The Netherlands national futsal team is the national team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The Netherlands organized the first FIFA Futsal World Championship in 1989 in Rotterdam, where they finished in second place after being beaten by Brazil 2–1 in the final.

Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje
Holland
The Flying Dutchmen
A Clockwork Orange
La Machina Naranja
AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSpain Miguel Andrés Moreno
FIFA codeNED
FIFA ranking27 (December 2023)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belgium 7–2 Netherlands 
(Genk, Belgium; 22 April 1977)
Biggest win
 Netherlands 13–0 Estonia 
(Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 28 February 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 7–0 Netherlands 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 28 November 2000)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1989)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (1989)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best result4th place (1999)
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 1982)
Best resultSecond round (1988)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best result9th place (2011)

Tournament records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Runners-up 8 4 2 2 21 21[2] Qualified as invitee and host
  1992 Second Round 6 3 1 2 15 15[3] 4 3 1 0 14 4
  1996 Second Round 6 2 2 2 23 20[4] Qualified from participation in Euro 1996
  2000 Second Round 6 3 0 3 17 20[5] 4 4 0 0 23 7
  2004 did not qualify 2 0 1 1 6 9
  2008 3 1 1 1 18 8
  2012 3 1 0 2 5 10
  2016 5 2 1 2 13 21
  2021 6 3 2 1 19 14
  2024 Qualified 14 8 6 5 30 30
Total 5/10 26 12 5 9 76 76 41 18 11 12 128 102

UEFA European Futsal Championship edit

UEFA European Futsal Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 6th Place 3 0 1 2 5 8 [6]
  1999 4th Place 5 1 1 3 16 19 [7]
  2001 First Round 3 0 1 2 3 11 [8]
  2003 did not qualify
  2005 First Round 3 1 0 2 8 12 [9]
  2007 did not qualify
  2010 3 1 0 2 11 9
  2012 3 1 1 1 8 7
  2014 1st round 2 0 0 2 1 12 5 3 0 2 14 13
  2016 did not qualify 3 0 1 2 4 8
  2018 3 0 2 1 6 8
  2022 1st round 3 1 0 2 6 9 Qualified as Host
   2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 6/13 19 3 3 13 39 71 17 5 4 8 43 45

Grand Prix de Futsal edit

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Brazil 2005 did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007 10th Place 3 0 3 0 6 6
Brazil 2008 did not enter
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010 13th Place 6 3 0 3 22 16
Brazil 2011 9th Place 6 4 0 2 22 19
Brazil 2013 did not enter
Brazil 2014
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2018
Total 3/11 15 7 3 5 50 41

Honours edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[10][11]
Caps and goals are correct as of 21 September 2023.
Head coach: Miguel Andrés Moreno

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Manuel Kuijk (captain) (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 (age 29) 58 1   FC Eindhoven
12 1GK David Stet (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) 8 0   Hovocubo

2 2DF Yordi Orriëns (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29) 3 0   ZVV Ede
4 2DF Tevfik Ceyar (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 33) 46 12   FC Eindhoven
6 2DF Saber Ben Khalou (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 22) 12 3   Os Lusitanos
10 2DF Abdessamad Attahiri (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29) 26 4   Hovocubo
11 2DF Lahcen Bouyouzan (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) 73 15   Hovocubo
20 2DF Mohamed Chih (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24) 9 1   Os Lusitanos

5 4FW Said Bouzambou (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34) 78 29   FC Eindhoven
7 4FW Denzel Van Houtum (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) 4 2   FC Eindhoven
8 4FW Ayoub Boukhari (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 26) 10 6   FC Eindhoven
14 4FW Iliass Bouzit (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 29) 32 9   Os Lusitanos
15 4FW Ismaïl Ouaddouh (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 29) 3 1   Celtic FD Visé
18 4FW Gianni Tiebosch (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27) 3 2   FCK De Hommel

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mika Spigt (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 18) 1 0   FC Marlène v.   Saudi Arabia, 3 September 2023

DF Ayoub El Boubsi (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Os Lusitanos v.   Saudi Arabia, 3 September 2023
DF Issam Dahmani (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 27) 6 3   Real Elmos Herentals v.   Saudi Arabia, 2 September 2023
DF Ayoub Tamoukh (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32) 0 0   Tigers Roermond v.   Saudi Arabia, 2 September 2023PRE
DF Ferd Pasaribu (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 32) 4 2   Tigers Roermond v.   Moldova, 19 April 2023
DF Mats Velseboer (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 30) 95 29   Hovocubo v.   Moldova, 19 April 2023
DF Aimane M'Rabet-Eloued (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27) 1 0   Tigers Roermond v.   Ukraine, 8 March 2023

FW Aboubakr Ouaddouh (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 26) 1 0   Celtic FD Visé v.   Saudi Arabia, 3 September 2023
FW Oualid Tarifit (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 25) 8 1   ZVG/Cagemax v.   Saudi Arabia, 2 September 2023
FW Soeremly Te Vrede (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29) 5 0   Os Lusitanos v.   Moldova, 19 April 2023
FW Jasko Džurlić (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26) 6 0   Tigers Roermond v.   Kosovo, 3 March 2023

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

References edit

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ FIFA.com
  3. ^ FIFA.com
  4. ^ FIFA.com
  5. ^ FIFA.com
  6. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/history/season=1995/intro.html [dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/history/season=1999/intro.html [dead link]
  8. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/history/season=2001/round=1510/group=1303.html [dead link]
  9. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/history/season=2005/round=1902/group=1893.html [dead link]
  10. ^ "ORANJE FUTSAL SPEELT WK-KWALIFICATIEKRAKER TEGEN KAZACHSTAN" (in Dutch). KNVB. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Netherlands Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links edit

  • KNVB.nl – Official website of the KNVB (in Dutch and English)