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The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of ...
The Eredivisie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrədiˌvizi]; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA.
List of football clubs in the Netherlands. The Dutch Football League is organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond).The most successful teams are Ajax (36), PSV (24) and Feyenoord (16). Important teams of the past are HVV (10 titles), Sparta Rotterdam (6 titles) and Willem II (3 titles).
Dutch football league system. The Dutch football league system consists of two fully professional leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie) and eight levels of amateur football leagues. The three highest amateur leagues, the Tweede, Derde and Vierde Divisie play in nationwide leagues and the five levels below are regional leagues.
Bergwijn 61'. Report. Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena. Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) 7 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League group stage. Netherlands. 0–1. Italy.
Age records. [] Oldest player to make debut: Sander Boschker, aged 39 years and 256 days vs Ghana, 1 June 2010. Youngest player to make debut: Jan van Breda Kolff, aged 17 years and 74 days vs Belgium, 2 April 1911 RSSSF. Oldest player to score: Abe Lenstra, aged 38 years and 143 days [3] vs Belgium, 19 April 1959.
This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands entered qualification for 19 of the 22 FIFA World Cup tournaments to date, qualifying 11 times. They have a record of 3 World Cup final appearances (as of 2022) without winning the tournament. After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, the team ...
UEFA Conference League. UEFA Super Cup. Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club. Over the next 30 years, football gained popularity in the Netherlands and the late 1890s and early 1900s ...