Netherlands national korfball team

Netherlands

Association| Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond
IKF membership| IKF Founder
IKF code| NED
IKF rank| 1 (Jan. 2017)[1]
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.

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

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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
2025  | 12th World Games | Chengdu (China)  |
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
2024  | 9th European Championship | Girona (Catalonia)  |  Champions

## Current squad

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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

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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

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## References

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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.

## External links

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* 1984:  Netherlands
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