Netherlands national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national under-19 football team.

Netherlands U-19

Association	Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Martijn Reuser
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours

The Netherlands national under-19 football team represents the Netherlands at this age level and is governed by the Royal Dutch Football Association. They compete in international competitions like the UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1977	did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	7	5	Squad
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
2003	did not qualify
2005	Quarter-Finals	5	4	1	0	10	2	Squad
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	4/24	17	8	4	5	30	20	—

UEFA European Under-18 Championship

UEFA U-18 Championship record										Qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1981	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	12	4
1982	Group stage	3	2	1	0	7	3	Squad		2	0	2	0	2	2
1983	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	1	2
1984										2	0	0	2	2	4
1986										6	3	2	1	11	9
1988	Quarterfinal	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad		6	2	3	1	5	3
1990	Did not qualify									6	1	2	3	6	13
1992										6	3	0	3	8	10
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	2
1994	4th place	4	1	1	2	6	9	Squad		6	3	2	1	10	6
1995	4th place	4	2	0	2	10	11	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	7
1996	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	17	8
1997										5	3	0	2	6	7
1998										2	1	0	1	12	2
1999										8	6	0	2	18	4
2000	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	0	Squad		4	2	2	0	8	5
2001	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	11	9
Total	6/16	19	6	4	9	30	35	—		79	40	17	22	146	97

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA U-19 Championship record										Qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify									5	3	1	1	18	4
2003										6	2	3	1	11	6
2004										6	2	2	2	4	2
2005										6	4	0	2	13	5
2006										3	0	2	1	4	5
2007										6	4	0	2	8	4
2008										6	2	2	2	8	8
2009										6	3	2	1	11	7
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	Squad		6	5	1	0	12	1
2011	did not qualify									6	3	2	1	9	3
2012										6	4	1	1	10	7
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	9	Squad		6	5	0	1	15	3
2014	did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	2
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		6	5	1	0	18	2
2016	Group stage	4	1	0	3	8	11	Squad		6	4	2	0	16	3
2017	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	10	1
2018	did not qualify									6	3	1	2	14	9
2019										6	4	1	1	16	4
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic									3	3	0	0	15	2
2021										Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	did not qualify									3	3	0	0	13	1
2023										3	1	0	2	2	0
2024										6	4	0	2	13	5
2025	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	11	1
Total	56/21	22	10	2	10	37	36	—		122	75	24	23	255	85

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Netherlands v Moldova

10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round	Netherlands	4–0	Moldova	Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
11:00 (12:00 IST)	Ünüvar 24' (pen.) Emegha 27', 56' (pen.) Simons 43'	Report		Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)

Netherlands v Cyprus

13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round	Netherlands	5–0	Cyprus	Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
11:00 (12:00 IST)	De Jong 19', 29' Kotsonis 40' (o.g.) Van Brederode 57' Simons 59'	Report		Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Israel v Netherlands

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round	Israel	1–4	Netherlands	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
16:00 (17:00 IST)	Ibrahim Salman 36'	Report	Jimenez 11' Emegha 45+3' Simons 54' (pen.) De Jong 66'	Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Netherlands v Serbia

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Netherlands	1–2	Serbia	Yanmar Stadion, Almere
19:00	Ohio 39' (pen.)	Report	Lazetić 24' Ratkov 77'	Attendance: 984 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Netherlands v Norway

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Netherlands	1–1	Norway	Sportcomplex Varkenoord, Rotterdam
16:00	Caschili 9'	Report	Schjelderup 62'	Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Ukraine v Netherlands

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Ukraine	2–1	Netherlands	Sportcomplex Varkenoord, Rotterdam
19:00	Kozik 55' Popov 90'	Report	Poku 15'	Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship to be played 13–26 June 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2025, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joeri Heerkens	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006	8	0	Sparta Prague
16	1GK	Kiyani Zeggen	(2006-10-15) 15 October 2006	1	0	AZ
	1GK	Ismail Ka	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006	2	0	Feyenoord
3	2DF	Precious Ugwu	(2006-02-08) 8 February 2006	8	2	Ajax
4	2DF	Dies Janse	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006	9	0	Ajax
5	2DF	Elijah Dijkstra	(2006-08-05) 5 August 2006	9	0	AZ
13	2DF	Sven van der Plas	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006	4	0	PSV Eindhoven
14	2DF	Shane van Aarle	(2006-06-05) 5 June 2006	2	0	Eindhoven
18	2DF	Mats Rots	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006	6	0	Heracles Almelo
	2DF	Givairo Read	(2006-06-02) 2 June 2006	15	2	Feyenoord
6	3MF	Tygo Land	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006	18	1	PSV Eindhoven
8	3MF	Mark Verkuijl	(2006-02-10) 10 February 2006	6	1	Ajax
10	3MF	Kees Smit	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	12	1	AZ
12	3MF	Kasper Boogaard	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006	2	0	AZ
20	3MF	Tim Braem	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006	3	0	VVV-Venlo
	3MF	Joël van den Berg	(2007-02-11) 11 February 2007	0	0	PSV Eindhoven
7	4FW	Ayoub Oufkir	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006	10	7	Sparta Rotterdam
9	4FW	Don-Angelo Konadu	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	8	2	Ajax
11	4FW	Aymen Sliti	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006	9	1	Feyenoord
15	4FW	Zépiqueno Redmond	(2006-06-22) 22 June 2006	7	2	Feyenoord
17	4FW	Owen Panneflek	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006	1	0	Twente
19	4FW	Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006	2	0	Twente

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Netherlands under-19 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mees Eppink	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006	0	0	Utrecht	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF	Lucas Jetten	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007	1	0	Ajax	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF	Sven Bouland	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006	1	0	Groningen	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
DF	Wessel Kuhn	(2006-09-16) 16 September 2006	0	0	PSV Eindhoven	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Julian Oerip	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006	2	0	AZ Alkmaar	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Enoch Mastoras	(2006-05-24) 24 May 2006	1	0	AZ Alkmaar	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
MF	Othniël Raterink	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Wassim Bouziane	(2006-12-22) 22 December 2006	2	0	AZ Alkmaar	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Yoël van den Ban	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006	0	0	AZ Alkmaar	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Jerolldino Bergraaf	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006	0	0	Excelsior	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024
FW	Jesse Bal	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006	0	0	Sparta Rotterdam	v. Portugal, 15 October 2024

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Netherlands' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Angola	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brazil	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ethiopia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	17	8	4	5	30	20	+10	047.06

External links

• Netherlands U-19 UEFA.com
• Netherlands U-19 OnsOranje
• Netherlands U-19 results & selection OnsOranje