Germany-Netherlands matches 1910-2005

Matches between the national sides of the Netherlands and Germany have never lacked in intensity (as indeed club matches). The list here includes all matches the Netherlands played against German teams: pre-war Germany, West Germany (FR Germany here, considered the successor of Germany as the football association (DFB) remained the same), East Germany (German DR here) and the unified Germany (officially after the 1990 World Cup). All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise. 

Game Date        Venue      Result                      Remark

  1. 24- 4-1910  Arnhem     Netherlands 4-2 Germany
  2. 16-10-1910  Kleve      Germany     1-2 Netherlands
  3. 24- 3-1912  Zwolle     Netherlands 5-5 Germany
  4. 17-11-1912  Leipzig    Germany     2-3 Netherlands
  5.  5- 4-1914  Amsterdam  Netherlands 4-4 Germany
  6. 10- 5-1923  Hamburg    Germany     0-0 Netherlands
  7. 21- 4-1924  Amsterdam  Netherlands 0-1 Germany
  8. 29- 3-1925  Amsterdam  Netherlands 2-1 Germany
  9. 18- 4-1926  Düsseldorf Germany     4-2 Netherlands
 10. 31-10-1926  Amsterdam  Netherlands 2-3 Germany
 11. 20-11-1927  Köln       Germany     2-2 Netherlands
 12. 26- 4-1931  Amsterdam  Netherlands 1-1 Germany
 13.  4-12-1932  Düsseldorf Germany     0-2 Netherlands
 14. 17- 2-1935  Amsterdam  Netherlands 2-3 Germany
 15. 31- 1-1937  Düsseldorf Germany     2-2 Netherlands
 16. 14- 3-1956  Düsseldorf FR Germany  1-2 Netherlands
 17.  3- 4-1957  Amsterdam  Netherlands 1-2 FR Germany
 18. 21-10-1959  Köln       FR Germany  7-0 Netherlands
E 1. 14- 5-1961  Leipzig    German DR   1-1 Netherlands
 19. 23- 3-1966  Rotterdam  Netherlands 2-4 FR Germany
E 2.  5- 4-1967  Leipzig    German DR   4-3 Netherlands [European Champ Qual.]
E 3. 13- 9-1967  Amsterdam  Netherlands 1-0 German DR   [European Champ Qual.]
E 4. 11-11-1970  Dresden    German DR   1-0 Netherlands [European Champ Qual.]
E 5. 10-10-1971  Rotterdam  Netherlands 3-2 German DR   [European Champ Qual.]
E 6. 30- 6-1974  Gelsenki'n Netherlands 2-0 German DR   [World Cup]
 20.  7- 7-1974  München    FR Germany  2-1 Netherlands [World Cup] 
 21.  7- 5-1975  Frankfurt  FR Germany  1-1 Netherlands
 22. 18- 6-1978  Córdoba    Netherlands 2-2 FR Germany  [World Cup]
E 7. 15-11-1978  Rotterdam  Netherlands 3-0 German DR   [European Champ Qual.]
 23. 20-12-1978  Düsseldorf FR Germany  3-1 Netherlands
E 8. 21-11-1979  Leipzig    German DR   2-3 Netherlands [European Champ Qual.]
 24. 14- 6-1980  Napoli     FR Germany  3-2 Netherlands [European Champ]
 25. 11-10-1980  Eindhoven  Netherlands 1-1 FR Germany
E 9. 12- 3-1986  Leipzig    German DR   0-1 Netherlands
 26. 14- 5-1986  Dortmund   FR Germany  3-1 Netherlands
 27. 21- 6-1988  Hamburg    FR Germany  1-2 Netherlands [European Champ]
 28. 19-10-1988  München    FR Germany  0-0 Netherlands [World Cup Qualifier]
 29. 26- 4-1989  Rotterdam  Netherlands 1-1 FR Germany  [World Cup Qualifier]
 30. 24- 6-1990  Milano     FR Germany  2-1 Netherlands [World Cup]
 31. 18- 6-1992  Göteborg   Netherlands 3-1 Germany     [European Champ]
 32. 24- 4-1996  Rotterdam  Netherlands 0-1 Germany
 33. 18-11-1998  Gelsenki'n Germany     1-1 Netherlands
 34. 23- 2-2000  Amsterdam  Netherlands 2-1 Germany
 35. 20- 9-2002  Gelsenki'n Germany     1-3 Netherlands
 36. 15- 6-2004  Porto      Netherlands 1-1 Germany     [European Champ]
 37. 17- 8-2005  Rotterdam  Netherlands 2-2 Germany

Total record:

Germany              37 13 14 10  72- 63  40
Netherlands          37 10 14 13  63- 72  34

German DR             9  2  1  6  10- 17   5
Netherlands           9  6  1  2  17- 10  13

Some more stats:

Germany/FRG          Pd  G  D  N  GG- NG

In Germany:          17  5  6  6  31- 25 
In the Netherlands:  15  6  6  3  32- 29     
Elsewhere:            5  2  2  1   9-  9


German DR            Pd  G  D  N  GG- NG

In German DR:         5  2  1  2   8-  8
In the Netherlands:   3  0  0  3   2-  7
Elsewhere:            1  0  0  1   0-  2

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Thanks to Roberto Di Maggio

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 3 Jul 2008

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