In 2017, the Netherlands won their first major women's trophy, ending Germany's seemingly unbeatable reign over the UEFA Women's Championship and surprising friend and foe alike by winning the tournament on home soil, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final. The team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached thirteenth place, losing their first match in the knockout stage to Japan. The team again qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but did not advance after the group stage. They finished in third place, together with Norway, behind second placed England and winners Germany (first place). This resulted in the team qualifying for a major tournament for the first time at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. The Royal Dutch Football Association began major investments into women's football in the 2000s, culminating in the establishment of the Women's Eredivisie in 2007 (which was merged with the Belgian league in 2012). In 1980s and 1990s, the team failed to qualify for the final tournaments of UEFA's European Championship and later also for the FIFA's World Championship. The match took place in Hazebrouck, France and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands, Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring. On 17 April 1971, the Dutch team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. Andries Jonker has been head coach since the conclusion of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. The Dutch women's team logo features a lioness making it different from the men's team logo, which sports a male lion. The nicknames for the team are Oranje (Orange) and Leeuwinnen (Lionesses). ![]() ![]() The team has grown in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's. The Netherlands was one of a number of countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals. They qualified for the World Cup twice, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship three times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. 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. ![]() Netherlands women's national football team in May 2014
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