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Netherlands national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the Netherlands national football team's results from 1894 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals and are not being recognized by FIFA. Player appearances and goals in these matches are also not counted to their totals.

The national team played twelve matches until the first official international match of the Netherlands took place in 1905. They played their first match against the English side Felixstowe FC on 6 February 1894. Their first unofficial victory came against the English side Maidstone FC, which was defeated 4–3, thanks to two goals from Pim Mulier. The biggest victory came on 18 November 1895 when Saxmundham FC, the losing finalists in the Suffolk Senior Cup the season before, was sent home after a 9–2 loss, thanks in part to a 5-goal haul from Rein Boomsma.

1890s

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900s and Coupe Vanden Abeele

In the early 1900s, the Netherlands played four unofficial matches against Belgium as they contested for the Coupe Vanden Abeele. The Dutch were represented by sides selected and organized by Cees van Hasselt, but since the games were not being sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), only players from the second division were available to Van Hasselt, so Belgium naturally won those games.

1910s

In the 20th century, the Netherlands played several unofficial matches against British clubs, and did it under several different names such as Netherlands/Holland XI, Select Netherlands/Holland, or even Olympic Dutch sides.

1920s

Apart from the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium played against the Netherlands for diverse purposes in the 1920s; the 1925 and 1926 matches served as fundraisers for FIFA and charity, respectively, and in the 1929 match the Royal Dutch Football Association's 40th anniversary was celebrated.

1922–1926

1927

1928

1929

1930s

1930

Outside the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium faced the Netherlands for diverse reasons in the 1930s; the 1930 match served to inaugurate the new national stadium, the two matches in 1932 served as a fundraiser for FIFA and charity, and the 1939 match was at the occasion of the Royal Dutch Football Association's 50th anniversary.

1931

1932

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

2000

2012

The Netherlands played a match against Bayern Munich in compensation for Arjen Robben's injury during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2024

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