The Low Countries derby (Dutch: Derby der Lage Landen, French: Derby des Plats Pays), is the name given in football to any match between Belgium and the Netherlands. The countries have a long-standing tradition of rivalry in football, having played over 129 official derbies so far.[A] Only Austria–Hungary and Argentina–Uruguay have been contested more often.[2] Not only have the Low Countries met 19 times in the framework of major tournaments, they have also played at least 35 friendly cup duels.[3]
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| Location | Europe (UEFA) |
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| Teams |  Belgium Netherlands |
| First meeting | |
| Latest meeting | Netherlands 1–0 Belgium UEFA Nations League (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 September 2022) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 129 |
| Most wins | Netherlands (57) |
| All-time record | Netherlands wins: 57 Belgium wins: 41 Draws: 31 |
| Largest victory | Netherlands 8–0 Belgium (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 29 March 1936) |
| Largest goal scoring | Netherlands 6–7 Belgium (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 25 November 1951) |
| Longest win streak | Netherlands (5) (three times) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Netherlands (10) |
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All Low Countries derbies
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The full official record between the two countries is as follows:
Correct as of 25 September 2022.[4][5]
| Competition | Played | Results | Goals | |||||
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| Belgium | Draw | Netherlands | Belgium | Netherlands | ||||
| World Cup qualifiers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | ||
| World Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| European Championship qualifiers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nations League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Friendly* | 109 | 37 | 27 | 45 | 207 | 251 | ||
| TOTAL | 129 | 41 | 31 | 57 | 221 | 289 | ||
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Belgium vs Netherlands Cups
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From their first friendly derbies onwards, Belgium and the Netherlands competed for floating trophies. During the encounters in Belgium the teams played for the Coupe Vanden Abeele until 1925, and in the friendlies in the Netherlands they played for the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker until 1923,[6] for a total of 39 Belgian-Dutch friendly cup matches (of which 35 official internationals).[3] The cup awarded in Belgium was named after and initially handed out by Frédéric Vanden Abeele Sr., father of the secretary of Beerschot Athletic Club (where the tournament took place).[7] As the Dutch disliked the design of this Belgian cup, they quickly nicknamed it Het Koperen Dingetje, meaning "The Copper Thingy".[1]
| Belgium-Netherlands Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Competition | Played | Results | Goals | |||||
| Belgium | Draw | Netherlands | Belgium | Netherlands | ||||
| 1905–25 Coupe Vanden Abeele | 14 | 3* | 3 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||
| 1905–23 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 55 | ||
| Total | 35 | 8* | 8 | 19 | 60 | 89 | ||
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See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ as of 2022
References
edit- ^ a b Verkamman, Matty (9 January 1999). "Interlandvoetbal om 'koperen dingetje'/Sporteeuw (2) - 1901". Trouw (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (6 March 2014). "The "Derby der Lage Landen"". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Belgium national football team match results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Belgium - List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Head-to-Head: Belgium v Netherlands". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "De geschiedenis van het balspel". Leeuwarder Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 March 1932. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Fraiponts & Willocx 2003.
Bibliography
edit- Fraiponts, Jean; Willocx, Dirk (2003). Kroniek van het Belgische voetbal / Pioniers en Rode Duivels - 1863–1906 (in Dutch). Antwerp: Assoc. BE bvba. ISBN 978-90-77314-01-2. (Extract consulted online on 30 August 2010 on Beerschot Athletic Club)