Netherlands national korfball team

Netherlands
AssociationKoninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond
IKF membershipIKF Founder
IKF codeNED Netherlands
IKF rank1 (Jan. 2017)[1]
World Championships
Appearances12
First appearance1978
Best resultChampions, 11 times
World Games
Appearances10
First appearance1985
Best resultChampions, 10 times
European Championships
Appearances9
First appearance1998
Best resultChampions, 9 times
http://www.knkv.nl

The Netherlands national korfball team (Dutch: Nederlands korfbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international korfball. It is controlled by the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands.

The Dutch team in 1965

They are the most successful national korfball team in the world; having won ten of the eleven World Championships (only non-win came in 1991 when they lost in the final against Belgium) and all eight editions of the European Championships and all nine editions of the World Games.

Tournament history

World Championships[2]
Year Championship Host Classification
1978 1st World Championship Amsterdam, Netherlands Champions
1984 2nd World Championship Antwerp, Belgium Champions
1987 3rd World Championship Makkum, Netherlands Champions
1991 4th World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) 2nd place
1995 5th World Championship New Delhi (India) Champions
1999 6th World Championship Adelaide (Australia) Champions
2003 7th World Championship Rotterdam (Netherlands) Champions
2007 8th World Championship Brno (Czech Republic) Champions
2011 9th World Championship Shaoxing (China) Champions
2015 10th World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) Champions
2019 11th World Championship Durban (South-Africa) Champions
2023 12th World Championship Taipei (Taiwan) Champions
World Games[3]
Year Championship Host Classification
1985 2nd World Games London (England) Champions
1989 3rd World Games Karlsruhe (Germany) Champions
1993 4th World Games The Hague (Netherlands) Champions
1997 5th World Games Lahti (Finland) Champions
2001 6th World Games Akita (Japan) Champions
2005 7th World Games Duisburg (Germany) Champions
2009 8th World Games Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Champions
2013 9th World Games Cali (Colombia) Champions
2017 10th World Games Wrocław (Poland) Champions
2022 11th World Games Birmingham (United States) Champions
European Championships[4]
Year Championship Host Classification
1998 1st European Championship Portugal Champions
2002 2nd European Championship Terrassa (Catalonia) Champions
2006 3rd European Championship Budapest (Hungary) Champions
2010 4th European Championship Netherlands Champions
2014 5th European Championship Maia (Portugal) Champions
2016 6th European Championship Dordrecht (Netherlands) Champions
2018 7th European Championship Friesland (Netherlands) Champions
2021 8th European Championship Antwerp (Belgium) Champions
2021 9th European Championship Girona (Catalonia) Champions

Current squad

Female

  • Barbara Brouwer - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Esther Cordus - KZ/Hiltex
  • Marloes Frieswijk - Blauw-Wit (C)
  • Jet Hendriks - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Fleur Hoek - DVO/Accountor
  • Jessica Lokhorst - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
  • Celeste Split - TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Marjolijn Schenk - KZ/Hiltex


  • Coach: Wim Scholtmeijer
  

Male

  • Laurens Leeuwenhoek - PKC/SWKGroep
  • Alwin Out - KZ/Hiltex
  • Nick Pikaar- TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Daan Preuninger - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
  • Mick Snel TOP/SolarCompleet
  • Harjan Visscher - DOS'46
  • Olav van Wijngaarden - PKC/SWKGroep


References

  1. ^ "IKF Ranking from 1 Januari 2017" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ IKF (ed.). "The history of the IKF and the World Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
  4. ^ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.