Who are the Dutch “Oranje Leeuwinnen”?
Renee van Asten scoort bij stuntzege op Frankrijk
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
The Oranje Leeuwinnen (“Orange Lionesses”) are the Netherlands' women’s national football team, currently among the most successful in European football. They won the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 on home soil and reached the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, losing to the United States. The team is governed by the KNVB and has produced internationally-recognised stars including Vivianne Miedema, Daniëlle van de Donk, and Sherida Spitse. Dutch women’s football attendance and commercial deals have grown sharply since 2017, with weekly Eredivisie Vrouwen matches now broadcast on national networks.
In this clip, NOS Jeugdjournaal covers an Oranje Leeuwinnen match against France: “Renée van Asten voor haar speciaal moment. Voor de wedstrijd loopt Renée van Asten al met een lach over het veld.”
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- ▸In Dutch women’s football coverage (KNVB, NOS Sport, Voetbal International)
- ▸In Eredivisie Vrouwen and club content (Eredivisie Vrouwen, Ajax Vrouwen, PSV Vrouwen)
- ▸In Dutch sports journalism about player careers (Vivianne Miedema, Daniëlle van de Donk, De Volkskrant)
- ▸In Dutch primary-school sports content (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NOS Jeugdjournaal)