Netherlands national korfball team

Netherlands
Netherlands
Association	Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond
IKF membership	IKF Founder
IKF code	NED
IKF rank	1 (Jan. 2017)
World Championships
Appearances	12
First appearance	1978
Best result	Champions, 11 times
World Games
Appearances	10
First appearance	1985
Best result	Champions, 10 times
European Championships
Appearances	9
First appearance	1998
Best result	Champions, 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.

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

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

External links

Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond

[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.

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