Croatia v Netherlands: head-to-head

Clubs from Croatia against clubs from Netherlands, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
28
Results
Goals
30–45
Croatia – Netherlands

Key facts

First meeting
17.09.1993 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Win
Latest meeting
22.10.2026 · Europe League, League phase
2–4, Loss
Biggest Croatia win
05.11.1998 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
4–2 aet, Win
Biggest Netherlands win
29.09.1993 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
6–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1993/94: 2 1994/95: 2 1995/96: 0 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 4 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 1 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 2 2008/09: 1 2009/10: 2 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 2 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 2 2014/15: 2 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 2 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 4 2021/22: 0 2022/23: 0 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 0 2025/26: 0 2026/27: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1993/942
1994/952
1995/960
1996/970
1997/980
1998/994
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/051
2005/060
2006/070
2007/082
2008/091
2009/102
2010/110
2011/122
2012/130
2013/142
2014/152
2015/160
2016/170
2017/182
2018/190
2019/200
2020/214
2021/220
2022/230
2023/240
2024/250
2025/260
2026/272

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 6 1 2 3 1–9
Europa League / UEFA Cup 17 7 3 7 21–25
Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 6–10
Conference League 1 1 0 0 2–1

Clubs from Croatia with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 15 4 4 7 14–23
Hajduk Split 5 2 1 2 3–10
Rijeka 4 2 0 2 6–8
Varaždin 2 1 0 1 5–4
Osijek 2 2 0 0 2–0

Clubs from Netherlands with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Ajax 13 4 2 7 8–23
Feyenoord 4 2 1 1 5–3
PSV 4 2 1 1 2–2
Heerenveen 3 1 1 1 7–6
AZ Alkmaar 2 1 0 1 3–5
Nijmegen 2 1 0 1 5–6

All meetings

2026/27

22.10.2026 · Europe League, League phase
2–4, Loss
15.10.2026 · Europa Conference League, League phase
2–1, Win

2020/21

10.12.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
2–1, Win
03.12.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
0–2, Win
29.10.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
4–1, Loss
22.10.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
0–0, Draw

2017/18

03.08.2017 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
1–0, Win
Flag PSV
27.07.2017 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
Flag PSV
0–1, Win

2014/15

06.11.2014 · Europe League, Group Stage
2–0, Loss
23.10.2014 · Europe League, Group Stage
3–1, Win

2013/14

07.11.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
Flag PSV
2–0, Loss
24.10.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
0–0, Draw
Flag PSV

2011/12

02.11.2011 · Champions League, Group stage
4–0, Loss
18.10.2011 · Champions League, Group stage
0–2, Loss

2009/10

05.11.2009 · Europe League, Group stage
0–2, Loss
22.10.2009 · Europe League, Group stage
2–1, Loss

2008/09

23.10.2008 · Europe League, Group stage
3–2, Win

2007/08

04.10.2007 · Europe League, First round
2–3 away goals, Win
20.09.2007 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Loss

2004/05

02.12.2004 · Europe League, Group stage
2–2, Draw

1998/99

25.11.1998 · Champions League, Group stage
0–1, Win
05.11.1998 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
4–2 aet, Win
22.10.1998 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–1, Loss
16.09.1998 · Champions League, Group stage
0–0, Draw

1994/95

15.03.1995 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
3–0, Loss
01.03.1995 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
0–0, Draw

1993/94

29.09.1993 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
6–0, Loss
17.09.1993 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Win

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

Croatia Netherlands
Seasons in Europe 34 (1993/94 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 723 2113
Won–drawn–lost 306–154–263 901–480–732
Points per match 1.48 1.51
Goals 1063–932 3339–2679
Titles 0 13
Finals 0 23 (won 13, lost 10)
Knockout ties won 156 of 280 426 of 725
UEFA ranking No. 19 in 2026/27; best No. 13 (1998/99) No. 8 in 2026/27; best No. 2 (1978/79)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×6
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×4
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup — Semi-finals
Best run: Conference League Round of 16 Final
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×2

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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