Holland Past Record

What is Holland past record in European
Championship ?

A useful guideline for judging Holland is to look at its past records in UEFA European Championships. The Netherlands came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football. The Dutch mesmerised the world with their style of Total Football qualifying for two World Cup finals in a decade.

• 1976 European Championship- Semi final
• 1980 European Championship- Round 1
• 1988 European Championship- Champion
• 1992 European Championship- Semi-Final
• 1996 European Championship- Quarter-Finals
• 2000 European Championship- Semi-Final
• 2004 European Championship- Semi-Final

Holland past record in 1976 European Championship

A bit about 1976 European Championship format
The qualifying round was played throughout 1974 and 1975 (group phase) and 1976 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Czechoslovakia
• Netherlands
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia

The results of Netherlands in the semi-finals of 1976 European Championship

*after extra time

Netherlands was knock out int the semi-finals of 1976 European Championship Czechoslovakia beat Netherlands after extra time and went on to become the champion of 1972 European Championship.

 

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Holland past record in 1980 European Championship

A bit about 1980 European Championship format
This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the final tournament. Seven of these countries had to qualify for the final stage. Two groups of four teams each were created; each team would play all others within their group. The winners of the groups would go straight to the final (there were no semi-finals), while the runners-up disputed the third place match.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Belgium
• Czechoslovakia
• England
• Greece
• Italy (automatically qualified as hosts)
• Netherlands
• Spain
• West Germany

 

The results of Netherlands in the first round of 1980 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Greece	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Results of Netherlands in the first round of 1980 European Championship

 

Netherlands did not qualify for the finals of 1980 European Championship

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Holland past record in 1988 European Championship

A bit about 1988 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament. After the first round, winners proceed to the semi finals as there is no quarter finals for 1988 European Championship.

 

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Denmark
• England
•  Netherlands
• Italy
•  Spain
• West Germany
• USSR
• Republic of Ireland (first appearance)

The results of Netherlands in the first round of 1988 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
USSR	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
England	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0

 

Netherlands finish second place of their group which qualify for the semi finals of 1988 European Championship

 

The results of Netherlands in the semi finals of 1988 European Championship

Netherlands beat West Germany in the semi finals of 1988 European Championship to proceed to the finals.

 

 

Netherlands beat USSR to take its first European Championship in 1988

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Holland past record in 1992 European Championship

A bit about 1992 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage as Sweden qualified automatically as host of the event.

 

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• CIS (replaced former  USSR)
•  Denmark (replaced  Yugoslavia who were forced to withdraw for political reasons)
•  England
•  France
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Scotland (first appearance)
•  Sweden (hosts, first appearance)

 

The results of Holland in the first round of 1992 European Championship
Holland finish top of their group which qualify for the semi finals of 1992 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	2
CIS	3	0	2	1	1	4	-3	2

The results of Netherlands in the semi finals of 1992 European Championship

Netherlands lose out to Denmark on penalties in the semi final of 1992 European Championship

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Holland past record in 1996 European Championship

A bit about 1996 European Championship format
This was the first European Championship to introduce the current format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

 

The results of Netherlands in the first round of 1996 European Championship
Netherlands finish second place of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 1996 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	4
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

The results of Netherlands in the quarter finals of 1996 European Championship

Netherlands was eliminated by France on penalties.

Click here to see France past results in 1996 European Championship

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Holland past record in 2000 European Championship

A bit about 2000 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
Denmark	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0

The results of Netherlands in the first round of 2000 European Championship

The results of Netherlands in the quarter finals of 2000 European Championship

Netherlands won big over Yugoslavia with a 6-1 win.

Results of Netherlands in the semi finals of 2000 European Championship

Netherlands lost to Italy after extra time on penalties.

 

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Holland past record in 2004 European Championship

A bit about 2004 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

 

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	9
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Germany	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Latvia	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

The results of Netherlands in the first round of 2004 European Championship

Netherlands	1 - 1	Germany
Netherlands	2 - 3	Czech Republic
Netherlands	3 - 0	Latvia

Netherlands proceed to the quarter final of 2004 European Championship

Netherlands win Sweden after extra time on penalties to proceed to semi finals.

 

Netherlands lost to Portugal and out of 2004 European Championship

 

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