7 Aralık 2007 Cuma

Netherlands national football team


Nickname(s) Oranje, Clockwork Orange,
Orange Crush, The Orangemen
Association Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
(Royal Netherlands Football Association)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Marco van Basten, (2004-)
Captain Edwin van der Sar
Most caps Edwin van der Sar (121)
Top scorer Patrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadium Amsterdam ArenA, De Kuip, Philips Stadion
FIFA code NED
FIFA ranking 9
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking 5
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1911-12, 1978, 1988-1990,
1992, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking 56 (October 1954)

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed "Clockwork Orange" for its precision passing. In many countries the team is colloquially referred to as "Holland."

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