Ireland v Netherlands: head-to-head

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

Played
21
Results
Goals
15–44
Ireland – Netherlands

Key facts

First meeting
11.09.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
Flag DOS
1–1, Draw
Latest meeting
13.08.2026 · Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round
2–2, Draw
Biggest Ireland win
01.10.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–1 aet, Win
Flag DOS
Biggest Netherlands win
29.09.1976 · Champions League, First round
Flag PSV
6–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1968/69: 2 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 0 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 0 1976/77: 2 1977/78: 0 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 0 1982/83: 2 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 2 1987/88: 2 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 2 1991/92: 0 1992/93: 2 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 0 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 0 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 0 2009/10: 0 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 0 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 0 2014/15: 0 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 2 2017/18: 0 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 0 2021/22: 2 2022/23: 0 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 0 2025/26: 1 2026/27: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1968/692
1969/700
1970/710
1971/720
1972/730
1973/740
1974/750
1975/760
1976/772
1977/780
1978/790
1979/800
1980/810
1981/820
1982/832
1983/840
1984/850
1985/860
1986/872
1987/882
1988/890
1989/900
1990/912
1991/920
1992/932
1993/940
1994/950
1995/960
1996/970
1997/980
1998/990
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/070
2007/080
2008/090
2009/100
2010/110
2011/120
2012/130
2013/140
2014/150
2015/160
2016/172
2017/180
2018/190
2019/200
2020/210
2021/222
2022/230
2023/240
2024/250
2025/261
2026/272

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 2 0 1 1 1–7
Europa League / UEFA Cup 8 0 2 6 4–16
Cup Winners' Cup 4 0 1 3 1–8
Fairs Cup 2 1 1 0 3–2
Conference League 5 0 2 3 6–11

Clubs from Ireland with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dundalk 10 1 4 5 8–21
Derry 4 0 1 3 1–6
Shelbourne 3 0 1 2 3–7
Galway 2 0 0 2 2–8
Limerick 2 0 1 1 1–2

Clubs from Netherlands with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Vitesse 6 0 2 4 4–10
AZ Alkmaar 5 0 2 3 2–6
Ajax 4 0 1 3 3–11
PSV 2 0 1 1 1–7
Groningen 2 0 0 2 2–8
DOS 2 1 1 0 3–2

All meetings

2026/27

13.08.2026 · Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round
2–2, Draw
06.08.2026 · Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round
3–1, Loss

2025/26

27.11.2025 · Europa Conference League, League phase
2–0, Loss

2021/22

12.08.2021 · Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round
1–2, Loss
05.08.2021 · Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round
2–2, Draw

2016/17

24.11.2016 · Europe League, Group Stage
0–1, Loss
15.09.2016 · Europe League, Group Stage
1–1, Draw

1992/93

29.09.1992 · Europe League, First round
1–2, Loss
16.09.1992 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Loss

1990/91

02.10.1990 · Europe League, First round
0–0, Draw
19.09.1990 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Loss

1987/88

30.09.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
0–2, Loss
16.09.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
4–0, Loss

1986/87

01.10.1986 · Europe League, First round
1–3, Loss
16.09.1986 · Europe League, First round
5–1, Loss

1982/83

30.09.1982 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Loss
15.09.1982 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–1, Draw

1976/77

29.09.1976 · Champions League, First round
Flag PSV
6–0, Loss
15.09.1976 · Champions League, First round
1–1, Draw
Flag PSV

1968/69

01.10.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–1 aet, Win
Flag DOS
11.09.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
Flag DOS
1–1, Draw

Side by side

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

Ireland Netherlands
Seasons in Europe 70 (1957/58 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 683 2113
Won–drawn–lost 146–143–394 901–480–732
Points per match 0.85 1.51
Goals 607–1273 3339–2679
Titles 0 13
Finals 0 23 (won 13, lost 10)
Knockout ties won 95 of 325 426 of 725
UEFA ranking No. 32 in 2026/27; best No. 24 (1984/85) No. 8 in 2026/27; best No. 2 (1978/79)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Round of 32 Champion ×6
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Group stage Champion ×4
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Second round Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup Second round Semi-finals
Best run: Conference League Knockout round play-offs 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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