Low Countries derby


The Low Countries derby, is the name given in football to any match between the Belgian and Dutch national football teams. The countries have a long-standing tradition of rivalry in football, having played over 125 official Derbies so far. Only Austria–Hungary and Argentina–Uruguay have been contested more often. Not only have the Low Countries met 18 times in the framework of major tournaments, they have also played at least [|35 friendly cup duels].

All Low Countries derbies

The full official record between the two countries is as follows:
Correct as of 16 October 2018.

Belgium vs. Netherlands Cups

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 1932, and in the friendlies in the Netherlands they played for the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad-beker until 1923, for a total of 39 Belgian-Dutch friendly cup matches. 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. As the Dutch disliked the design of this Belgian cup, they quickly nicknamed it Het Koperen Dingetje, meaning "The Copper Thingy".

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