Final tournament record
2007: winners
2006: winners
2000: group stage
1998: semi-finals
1992: quarter-finals
1988: semi-finals

All-time competitive record
P154 W86 D29 L39

2013 qualifying (including play-off)
P10 W8 D1 L1 F25 A3
Top scorers: Género Zeefuik (7)
Ever presents: Kelvin Leerdam

Netherlands U21s capped at senior level
Luuk de Jong (7), Luciano Narsingh (6), Ricardo van Rhijn (4), Jeffrey Bruma (4), Georginio Wijnaldum (2), Adam Maher (2), Jordy Clasie (2), Leroy Fer (2), Stefan de Vrij (1)

Players with previous U21 final tournament experience
None

Most capped player
All-time: Arnold Bruggink (31)
Current: Daley Blind/Bram Nuytinck (19)

Leading scorer
All-time: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (18)
Current: Género Zeefuik (10)

Biggest wins
Final tournament:
Netherlands 4-1 Serbia 23/06/2007
2007 final, Euroborg, Groningen

Netherlands 3-0 Ukraine  04/06/2006
2006 final, Bessa XXI, Porto

Qualifying:
San Marino 0-7 Netherlands 29/04/97
1998 qualifying group stage, Stadio di Serravalle, Serravalle

Heaviest defeats
Final tournament:
Netherlands 0-3 Greece 26/05/1998
1998 semi-final, Steaua Stadium, Bucharest

Qualifying:
England 3-0 Netherlands 27/04/93
1994 qualifying group stage, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Spain 4-1 Netherlands 04/06/99
2000 qualifying group stage, Los Pajaritos, Soria

Portugal 3-0 Netherlands 27/03/2001
2002 qualifying group stage, Dr Machado De Matos, Felgueiras

Netherlands 0-3 Czech Republic 28/03/2003
2004 qualifying group stage, Sportcentrum Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch