It's the first time ever that the FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in New Zealand, and Trinity Wharf Tauranga has been chosen as the lucky hosts for team Netherlands.

Currently ranked ninth in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, the Netherlands team are nicknamed Oranjeleeuwin (Orange Lionesses) and were finalists in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 in France.

Arriving in Tauranga on July 18, the lionesses will make the waterfront hotel their den, with Tauranga being Netherland's base camp.

Trinity Wharf Tauranga's general manager Miriam Hauke says the hotel team feels honoured that the Netherlands chose the hotel as their 'home away from home”.

'Our entire Trinity Wharf team is extremely excited about hosting the Netherlands women's national football team during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in New Zealand,” says Miriam.

'We are very proud to be selected as a base camp hotel for the team - Bay Oval in partnership with Tauranga City Council and our hotel have impressed the Netherlands with our facilities, even though Tauranga is not a host city for any matches.”

Trinity Wharf Tauranga. Photo: Supplied.

This is not the first time Trinity Wharf have hosted world class athletes.

'We have hosted several international high profile sports teams before and are delighted to see that our systems and hard work are paying off – we see a lot of the teams returning to the hotel.

'We love being involved in large scale events in the sports industry also and were the official accommodation sponsor for Black Clash in 2022.”

The opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 kicks off on July 20.

Oranjeleeuwin will have their first match on July 23 against Portugal at Dunedin Stadium.

'We are most excited to be able to offer the Netherlands team a special place to stay and recharge between their training sessions and matches.

"Hosting them in the Bay of Plenty, right by the ocean and away from the host cities, offers the players an opportunity to experience New Zealand's beautiful nature.”

Trinity Wharf Tauranga's general manager Miriam Hauke. Photo: Taylor Rice/SunLive.