European Women's Football Championship 2009 / Netherlands
This article covers the Dutch women's national football team at the 2009 European Championship in Finland .
qualification
The team of the Netherlands for the qualification are in Group 4 and met with Belgium , Germany , the Switzerland and Wales . With three wins, three draws and two defeats, the Dutch women finished second behind Germany.
The Dutch won the play-off games against Spain and qualified for a European Championship finals for the first time.
table
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Germany
|
8th | 8th | 0 | 0 | 34: 1 | 24 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
8th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12:12 | 12 |
| 3 |
 Switzerland
|
8th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9:16 | 11 |
| 4th |
 Belgium
|
8th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 7:15 | 10 |
| 5 |
 Wales
|
8th | 0 | 0 | 8th | 1:19 | 0 |
Games
| date | Venue | opponent | Result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2007 | Wattenscheid |
Germany
|
5: 1 (2: 1) | 0: 1 Torny (17th), 1: 1 Prinz (31st), 2: 1 Mittag (34th), 3: 1 Lingor (48th penalty), 4: 1 Garefrekes (67th), 5: 1 Lingor (68.) |
| 05/09/2007 | train |
Switzerland
|
2: 2 (1: 1) | 0: 1 Melis (14th), 1: 1 Schäpper (35th), 1: 2 van Eyk (84th), 2: 2 Meyer (90th + 3) |
| 08/26/2007 | Volendam |
Wales
|
2: 1 (0: 0) | 1-0 Melis (47th), 2-0 Smit (64th), 2-1 Jones (75th) |
| 11/01/2007 | Volendam |
Germany
|
0: 1 (0: 1) | 0: 1 Krahn (36th) |
| 02/20/2008 | Newport |
Wales
|
0: 1 (0: 0) | 0: 1 Melis (47th) |
| 04/23/2008 | Maasmechelen |
Belgium
|
2: 2 (1: 1) | 1: 0 Verelst (41st), 1: 1 Hoogendijk (45th + 1), 2: 1 Verelst (56th), 2: 2 Melis (89th) |
| 08/30/2008 | The hague |
Switzerland
|
1: 1 (0: 0) | 1: 0 Melis (58th), 1: 1 Grundbacher (90th + 1) |
| 09/27/2008 | Volendam |
Belgium
|
3: 0 (1: 0) | 1-0 Melis (17th), 2-0 Melis (52nd), 3-0 Stevens (60th penalty) |
Results highlighted in green indicate a win, a draw highlighted in yellow and defeats highlighted in red.
Play-off games
| date | Venue | opponent | Result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2008 | Madrid |
 Spain
|
0: 2 (0: 0) | 0: 1 Stevens (49th), 0: 2 Van de Veen (84th) |
| 10/30/2008 | Volendam |
Spain
|
2: 0 (1: 0) | 1-0 Stevens (37th), 2-0 Stevens (56th) |
Results highlighted in green indicate a victory.
Squad
Trainer Vera Pauw announced her line-up on August 9, 2009.
| number | Surname | Club before the start of the European Championship | birthday | Sp. | goal |  |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goalkeeper | ||||||||
| 13 | Angela Christ | FC Utrecht | 03/06/1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Petra Dugardein | Willem II Tilburg | 04/14/1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Loes Geurts | AZ Alkmaar | 01/12/1986 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | ||||||||
| 2 | Dyanne Bito | AZ Alkmaar | 08/10/1981 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Marije Brummel | SC Heerenveen | March 19, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14th | Marloes de Boer | FC Twente | 01/30/1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Petra Hogewoning | FC Utrecht | 03/26/1986 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |
Daphne Koster 
|
AZ Alkmaar | 03/13/1981 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Manoe Meulen | Willem II Tilburg | 09/11/1978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | Jeanine van Dalen | ADO The Hague | 06/18/1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| midfield | ||||||||
| 18th | Lianne de Vries | FC Utrecht | 06/28/1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th | Anouk Hoogendijk | FC Utrecht | 05/06/1985 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7th | Annemieke Kiesel | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 11/30/1979 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | Marlous Pieëte | FC Twente | 07/19/1989 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sylvia Smit | SC Heerenveen | 07/04/1986 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | Sherida Spitse | SC Heerenveen | May 29, 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | Kirsten van de Ven | Willem II Tilburg | 05/11/1985 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| attack | ||||||||
| 21st | Chantal de Ridder | AZ Alkmaar | 01/19/1989 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Manon Melis | LdB FC Malmö | 08/31/1986 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Karin Stevens | Willem II Tilburg | 06/11/1989 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22nd | Shanice van de Sanden | FC Utrecht | 10/02/1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15th | Claudia van den Heiligenberg | AZ Alkmaar | 03/25/1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trainer | ||||||||
| Vera Pauw | 01/18/1963 | |||||||
Games
The Netherlands met in the preliminary round Group A in Denmark , Finland and the Ukraine . With two wins and one defeat, the team finished second in the preliminary round.
Group games
| Sunday, August 23, 2009, 2:45 p.m. in Turku | |||
| Ukraine | - | Netherlands | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
| Wednesday, August 26th, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Helsinki (Olympic Stadium) | |||
| Netherlands | - | Finland | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
| Saturday, August 29, 2009, 5:30 p.m. in Lahti | |||
| Denmark | - | Netherlands | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
Final round
| Quarter-finals : Thursday, September 3, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Tampere | |||
| Netherlands | - | France | 0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E. |
| Semi-finals : Sunday, September 6th, 2009, 7:00 p.m. in Tampere | |||
| England | - | Netherlands | 2: 1 n.V. (0: 0; 1: 1) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ uefa.com: Qualification group 2
- ↑ uefa.com: Netherlands: Pauw sets squad
- ↑ uefa.com: Germany versus old rival Norway
