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Oranje, the world ranking and the roll of honour of the World Championship, the European Championship and the World Games.

Now: Korfball EC 2026

All about the EC

16 to 24 October 2026 · Czechia · The Netherlands are the defending champions

Next match of the Netherlands

Switzerland - Netherlands

starts in 21 hours and 38 minutes

Sunday 18 October, 15:45 · Prostějov

Latest results

Group A standings

Group A standings, Korfball EC 2026
#LandPldWGVForAgainstDSPForm
1Netherlands22008510+756
2Poland21012548−233
3Catalonia21012957−283
4Switzerland20022044−240

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Upcoming tournaments

  • Beach Korfball World Championship 2026China · Hainan6 to 8 November 2026
  • WC 2027Netherlands · 12 cities, the finals in Rotterdam Ahoy15 to 24 October 2027

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Netherlands matches

News about Oranje

The squad for the EC 2026Korporaal picks fourteen players for European Championship, four injured players missing

World ranking

At the IKF

The IKF world ranking, up to and including 16 August 2026: 74 countries. The arrow: compared with the list of 31 December 2025.

IKF world ranking, up to and including 16 August 2026
#CountryPoints+/−
1Netherlands543.000unchanged
2Belgium492.098unchanged
3Chinese Taipei449.410unchanged
4Germany313.696unchanged
5Catalonia291.877up 1 place
6Portugal261.844up 1 place
7New Zealand249.642up 4 places
8Czechia221.559down 3 places
9England199.922up 6 places
10Türkiye199.195up 3 places
11Malaysia193.893up 1 place
12Hong Kong191.509down 3 places
13China174.749up 1 place
14Australia160.675down 4 places
15Suriname157.567down 7 places
16Thailand153.070up 1 place
17India115.746down 1 place
18Japan102.227up 3 places
19Hungary95.353down 1 place
20Poland90.118down 1 place
21Slovakia82.141down 1 place
22Ireland57.039unchanged
23Macau40.045up 2 places
24Wales38.730up 3 places
25Switzerland38.176down 1 place
26Brazil36.683down 3 places
27Serbia36.441down 1 place
28Scotland29.637up 3 places
29France29.333unchanged
30South Africa28.067down 2 places
31Greece23.833up 1 place
32Philippines20.558down 2 places
33Zimbabwe18.600unchanged
34Morocco17.600up 1 place
35Indonesia16.383down 1 place
36Côte d'Ivoire13.400unchanged
37Armenia11.069unchanged
38Singapore10.961unchanged
39Argentina10.467unchanged
40Zambia10.200unchanged
41Ukraine9.667unchanged
42Sweden8.000up 1 place
43South Korea7.947down 1 place
44Ghana7.200unchanged
45United States7.000unchanged
46Cameroon6.000unchanged
46Kenya6.000unchanged
46Malawi6.000unchanged
46Sri Lanka6.000unchanged
50DR Congo4.000unchanged
50Egypt4.000unchanged
50Uganda4.000unchanged
53Aruba3.000unchanged
53Bosnia and Herzegovina3.000unchanged
53Botswana3.000unchanged
53Bulgaria3.000unchanged
53Canada3.000unchanged
53Colombia3.000unchanged
53Costa Rica3.000unchanged
53Curaçao3.000unchanged
53Dominican Republic3.000unchanged
53Finland3.000unchanged
53Georgia3.000unchanged
53Guinea3.000unchanged
53Italy3.000unchanged
53Croatia3.000unchanged
53Luxembourg3.000unchanged
53Nepal3.000unchanged
53Romania3.000unchanged
53Russia3.000unchanged
71Peru2.000unchanged
72Mexico1.000unchanged
72São Tomé and Príncipe1.000unchanged
72Venezuela1.000unchanged

Roll of honour

Gold, silver and bronze of every World Championship, European Championship and the World Games, with the final. The newest tournament at the top.

  1. 2026

    Zlín, Czechia

    Ongoing: 16 to 24 October 2026. To the EC page

  2. 2024

    Calonge i Sant Antoni, Catalonia

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Germany

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 21-15

  3. 2021

    Antwerp, Belgium

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Germany

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 21-17

  4. 2018

    Friesland, Netherlands

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Germany
    3. Bronze: Portugal

    Final: Netherlands - Germany 21-8

  5. 2016

    Dordrecht, Netherlands

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Catalonia

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 27-14

  6. 2014

    Maia, Portugal

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Portugal

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 32-20

  7. 2010

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Czechia

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 25-21

  8. 2006

    Budapest, Hungary

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Czechia

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 25-14

  9. 2002

    Terrassa, Catalonia

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Czechia
    3. Bronze: Belgium

    Final: Netherlands - Czechia 15-9

  10. 1998

    Estoril, Portugal

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Portugal

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 26-13

Under-21 World Championship

  1. 2026

    Nilai, Malaysia

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 26-17

  2. 2024

    Kemer, Türkiye

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 24-6

  3. 2018

    Budapest, Hungary

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 21-18

Under-19 World Championship

  1. 2025

    Kutná Hora, Czechia

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 18-10

  2. 2023

    Ghent, Belgium

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 21-5

  3. 2022

    Kutná Hora, Czechia

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 25-13

  4. 2019

    Leeuwarden, Netherlands

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Belgium
    3. Bronze: Chinese Taipei

    Final: Netherlands - Belgium 19-18

Beach korfball

  1. 2025

    World Games beach korfball · Chengdu, China

    1. Gold: Chinese Taipei
    2. Silver: Netherlands
    3. Bronze: Belgium

    Final: Chinese Taipei - Netherlands 8-6

  2. 2024

    Beach Korfball World Championship · Pattaya, Thailand

    1. Gold: Netherlands
    2. Silver: Chinese Taipei
    3. Bronze: Czechia

    Final: Netherlands - Chinese Taipei 7-4

  3. 2022

    Beach Korfball World Championship · Nador, Morocco

    1. Gold: Poland
    2. Silver: Portugal
    3. Bronze: Belgium

    Final: Poland - Portugal 13-5

Next: the Beach Korfball World Championship in Hainan (China), 6 to 8 November 2026.

Sources: the history of the IKF tournaments (korfball.sport) and the IKF's reports on the tournaments; Wikipedia only as a check. Updated on 15 October 2026.

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