Low Countries derby
{{Short description|International football rivalry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Low Countries derby
| image = Belgium Netherlands Locator.png
| caption =
| city or region = Europe (UEFA)
| first contested = {{plainlist|
- Unofficial
Belgium 8–0 Netherlands
{{small|(Antwerp; 28 April 1901)}}{{cite news|title=Interlandvoetbal om 'koperen dingetje'/Sporteeuw (2) - 1901 |first=Matty |last=Verkamman |url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/2649008/1999/01/09/Interlandvoetbal-om-koperen-dingetje-Sporteeuw-2---1901.dhtml |newspaper=Trouw |language=nl |date=9 January 1999 |access-date=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625095406/http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/2649008/1999/01/09/Interlandvoetbal-om-koperen-dingetje-Sporteeuw-2---1901.dhtml |archive-date=25 June 2016 }} - Official
Belgium 1–4 Netherlands
{{small|(Antwerp; 30 April 1905)}}}}
| teams involved = {{fb|BEL}}
{{fb|NED}}
| most wins = {{fb|NED}} (57)
| most player appearances =
| mostrecent = Netherlands 1–0 Belgium
UEFA Nations League
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 September 2022)
| nextmeeting =
| total = 129
| top scorer =
| alltimerecord = Netherlands wins: 57
Belgium wins: 41
Draws: 31
| longeststreak = {{fb|NED}} (5) (three times)
| longestunbeatenstreak = {{fb|NED}} (10)
| league =
| series =
| regularseason =
| postseason =
| largestvictory = Netherlands 8–0 Belgium
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 29 March 1936)
| largestscoring = Netherlands 6–7 Belgium
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 25 November 1951)
| broadcasters =
| stadiums =
| team1 = Belgium
| team2 = Netherlands
}}
The Low Countries derby ({{langx|nl|Derby der Lage Landen}}, {{langx|fr| 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.{{efn-ua|as of 2022}} Only Austria–Hungary and Argentina–Uruguay have been contested more often.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belnedres.html|title=The "Derby der Lage Landen" |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Karel|last=Stokkermans |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014}} 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.{{cite web |title=Belgium national football team match results |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=5 September 2013 |url=http://eu-football.info/_matches.php?id=21 }}
File:Sport, voetbal Interland België-Nederland (3-3), SFA002010083.jpg
All Low Countries derbies
The full official record between the two countries is as follows:
Correct as of 25 September 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belg-intres.html |title=Belgium - List of International Matches |access-date=14 September 2013 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701150657/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/belg-intres.html |archive-date=1 July 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=bel/team2=ned/code=506/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519224303/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=bel/team2=ned/code=506/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2014|title=Head-to-Head: Belgium v Netherlands|publisher=FIFA|access-date=19 May 2014}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Competition
!rowspan="2"|Played !colspan="3"|Results !colspan="2"|Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:black; color:white; width:80px; " |Belgium | style = "width:80px; " |Draw | style = "background:#F36C21; color:white; width:80px; " |Netherlands
!style="background-color:black; color:white; width:80px; " |Belgium | style = "background:#F36C21; color:white; width:80px; " |Netherlands | |||
| align=left|World Cup qualifiers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| align=left|World Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=left|European Championship qualifiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| align=left|European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align=left|Nations League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| align=left|Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| align=left|Friendly* | 109 | 37 | 27 | 45 | 207 | 251 |
| align=left|TOTAL | 129 | 41 | 31 | 57 | 221 | 289 |
| colspan="8" style="background:white;padding:.5em"|
{| | ||||||
| style="font-size:12px"|* Most games between 1905 and 1925 were friendly cup matches - see below. |
|}
Belgium vs Netherlands Cups
{{Main|Belgium vs Netherlands Cups}}
{{multiple image
|align = right
|direction = horizontal
|image1 = Coupe Vanden Abeele.png
|width1 = 90
|image2 = Netherlands v Belgium (1905).jpg
|width2 = 261
|footer = Left: The Coupe Vanden Abeele / Right: Illustration of the first Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad-beker duel in Rotterdam in 1905
}}
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,{{cite news |url=http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd%3A010744922%3Ampeg21%3Aa0224&coll=ddd |title=De geschiedenis van het balspel. |language=nl |newspaper=Leeuwarder Nieuwsblad |date=18 March 1932 |access-date=14 May 2015 }} for a total of 39 Belgian-Dutch friendly cup matches (of which 35 official internationals).{{cite web |title=Belgium national football team match results |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=5 September 2013 |url=http://eu-football.info/_matches.php?id=21 }} 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).{{sfn|Fraiponts|Willocx|2003}} As the Dutch disliked the design of this Belgian cup, they quickly nicknamed it Het Koperen Dingetje, meaning "The Copper Thingy".{{cite news|title=Interlandvoetbal om 'koperen dingetje'/Sporteeuw (2) - 1901 |first=Matty |last=Verkamman |url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/2649008/1999/01/09/Interlandvoetbal-om-koperen-dingetje-Sporteeuw-2---1901.dhtml |newspaper=Trouw |language=nl |date=9 January 1999 |access-date=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625095406/http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/2649008/1999/01/09/Interlandvoetbal-om-koperen-dingetje-Sporteeuw-2---1901.dhtml |archive-date=25 June 2016 }}
| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%; font-size:90%; text-align:center" | ||||||
| colspan="8"|Belgium-Netherlands Cup Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Competition
!rowspan="2"|Played !colspan="3"|Results !colspan="2"|Goals | ||||||
| style="background-color:black; color:white; width:80px; " |Belgium | style = "width:80px; " |Draw | style = "background:#F36C21; color:white; width:80px; " |Netherlands
!style="background-color:black; color:white; width:80px; " |Belgium | style = "background:#F36C21; color:white; width:80px; " |Netherlands | |||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} 1905–25 Coupe Vanden Abeele | 14 | 3* | 3 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} 1905–23 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 55 |
| Total||35||8*||8||19||60||89 | ||||||
| colspan="8" style="background:white;padding:.5em"|
{| | ||||||
| style="font-size:12px"|* Excluding the four trophies between 1901 and 1904 won by a 'Belgian' selection, as these matches are unofficial. |
|}
See also
Footnotes
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References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |last1=Fraiponts |first1=Jean |last2=Willocx |first2=Dirk |title=Kroniek van het Belgische voetbal / Pioniers en Rode Duivels - 1863–1906 |language=nl |year=2003 |publisher=Assoc. BE bvba |location=Antwerp |isbn=978-90-77314-01-2 }} (Extract consulted online on 30 August 2010 on [http://www.beerschot-athletic-club.be/indexkous.htm Beerschot Athletic Club])
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