Netherlands - County and District Matches


County Matches 1889-1893
Inter-Districtswedstrijden 1906-1938
Districttournooien 1910-1937
Districtcompetities 1942-1944
Technische Voetbal-Dag 1949

This document lists matches and tournaments between the four traditional geographical districts along which Dutch football is structured.
These were preceded, around 1890, by so-called "county matches" between the provinces of Noord-Holland (all players representing clubs from the two main cities of Amsterdam and Haarlem) and Zuid-Holland (likewise for Den Haag and Rotterdam), which were held following the example of contemporary cricket competitions in both the Netherlands and England, but ended due to the time constraints caused by the official league competitions of the N.V.A.B.

Note that these district representations (apart from the western one) also regularly played foreign opposition, in so-called "semi-interlands".


County Matches 1889-1893

On seven occasions, players from Noord-Holland (Amsterdam and Haarlem) and Zuid-Holland (Den Haag and Rotterdam) met in so-called "county matches".

Game    Date     Venue                             Result     
  1  27- 1-1889  Den Haag         Zuid-Holland       2-2 Noord-Holland
  2  31- 3-1889  Amsterdam        Noord-Holland      4-0 Zuid-Holland  
  3   9- 2-1890  Den Haag         Zuid-Holland       1-0 Noord-Holland
  4  16- 3-1890  Amsterdam        Noord-Holland      0-0 Zuid-Holland  
  5  13-12-1891  Amsterdam        Noord-Holland      8-0 Zuid-Holland  
  6   7- 2-1892  Rotterdam        Zuid-Holland       2-3 Noord-Holland 
  7  26-12-1893  Heemstede        Noord-Holland      4-2 Zuid-Holland        

Noord-Holland           7   4  2  1  21-  7  10
Zuid-Holland            7   1  2  4   7- 21   4

Inter-Districtswedstrijden 1906-1938

These matches were not part of any competition.

Oost-West
Game    Date     Venue                             Result 
  1   6- 5-1906  Amsterdam        West               4-1 Oost
  2   3- 3-1907  Deventer         Oost               5-3 West 
  3  15- 3-1908  Enschede         Oost               2-7 West 
  4   7- 3-1909  Deventer         Oost               1-2 West 
  5  31-10-1909  Haarlem          West               3-3 Oost

West                    5   3  1  1  19- 12   7
Oost                    5   1  1  3  12- 19   3

Noord-Zuid
Game    Date     Venue                             Result   
  1   3- 5-1908  Leeuwarden       Noord              4-3 Zuid
  2  28- 3-1909  Tilburg          Zuid               3-3 Noord
  3  13- 4-1913  Assen            Noord              1-3 Zuid
  4  29- 3-1914  Tilburg          Zuid               3-2 Noord
  5  26- 3-1916  Groningen        Noord              2-6 Zuid
  6   6- 5-1917  Eindhoven        Zuid               1-0 Noord
  7  26- 5-1918  Groningen        Noord              2-1 Zuid
  8   4- 5-1919  Den Bosch        Zuid               3-2 Noord

Zuid                    8   4  1  3  23- 16   9
Noord                   8   3  1  4  16- 23   7

Oost-Zuid
Game    Date     Venue                             Result 
  1   6- 4-1919  Nijmegen          Oost               2-2 Zuid
  2  15- 5-1938  Venlo            Zuid               3-2 Oost

Zuid                    2   1  1  0   5-  4   3
Oost                    2   0  1  1   4-  5   1

Districttournooien 1910-1937

One-day events, with matches usually played over 2x30 minutes; only some of the finals were played over 2x45 minutes; extra time (in 1920 and 1921) was played over 2x7½ minutes, while in 1934 draws were decided by penalty shoot-outs instead, following the procedure introduced at the tournament for the Zilveren Voetbal in 1930.

Palmares
 Ed.    Date     Venue                              Final         
  1  13- 2-1910  Haarlem          West               6-2 Oost               
  2   9-10-1910  Utrecht          West               3-1 Oost    
  3  29-10-1911  Deventer         West               4-1 Oost    
  4  25- 4-1920  Leeuwarden       Noord              2-1 Oost               [aet]
  5   6- 3-1921  Heerlen          Noord              3-0 West            
  6   4- 3-1923  Arnhem           Zuid               5-0 Oost               
  7  21- 5-1925  Arnhem                         West 0-0 Zuid          
  8  16- 3-1930  Groningen        Oost               3-1 West   
  9  18- 2-1934  Den Bosch        Noord              3-1 Zuid               
 10  14- 4-1935  Zwolle           Zuid               3-1 West               
 11  21- 3-1937  Groningen        Zuid               2-1 West       

Wins (10; lost finals between square brackets; edition 1925 not decided)

 3 [ 4] West  (does not include drawn final 1925)
 3 [ 1] Zuid  (does not include drawn final 1925)
 3      Noord

 1 [ 5] Oost

Districttournooi I (February 1910)

NB: held at the ground of Haarlem in Schoten.

Semifinals
     13- 2-1910  Haarlem          Oost               9-0 Noord              
     13- 2-1910  Haarlem          West               5-1 Zuid               

Third Place Match
     13- 2-1910  Haarlem          Noord              2-1 Zuid               

Final
     13- 2-1910  Haarlem          West               6-2 Oost               

Districttournooi II (October 1910)

NB: held at the ground of Hercules in Utrecht.

Semifinals´
      9-10-1910  Utrecht          West               4-0 Zuid               
      9-10-1910  Utrecht          Oost               3-0 Noord              

Third Place Match
      9-10-1910  Utrecht          Noord              2-0 Zuid               

Final
      9-10-1910  Utrecht          West               3-1 Oost               

Districttournooi III (October 1911)

NB: held at the grounds of Go-Ahead and U.D., both at the Osseweerd in Deventer.

Semifinals
     29-10-1911  Deventer (U.D.)  Oost               1-0 Zuid               
     29-10-1911  Deventer (G.A.)  West               3-1 Noord              

Third Place Match
     29-10-1911  Deventer (U.D.)  Zuid               5-1 Noord              

Final [over 2x45 minutes]
     29-10-1911  Deventer (U.D.)  Oost               1-4 West               

Districttournooi IV (April 1920)

NB: held at the ground of Frisia in Leeuwarden.

Semifinals
     25- 4-1920  Leeuwarden       Noord              2-1 West               
     25- 4-1920  Leeuwarden       Oost               2-1 Zuid               [aet]

NB: no match for third place.

Final
     25- 4-1920  Leeuwarden       Noord              2-1 Oost               [aet]

Districttournooi V (March 1921)

NB: held at the ground of Oranje Nassau, de Geleenhof, in Heerlen.

Semifinals
      6- 3-1921  Heerlen          West               1-0 Oost               
      6- 3-1921  Heerlen          Zuid               0-1 Noord              [aet] 

Third Place Match
      6- 3-1921  Heerlen          Zuid               3-0 Oost         

Final      
      6- 3-1921  Heerlen          Noord              3-0 West               
 
Districttournooi VI (March 1923)

NB: held at the ground of Vitesse in Arnhem.

Semifinals
      4- 3-1923  Arnhem           Zuid               1-0 West               
      4- 3-1923  Arnhem           Oost               5-0 Noord              

Third Place Match
      4- 3-1923  Arnhem           Noord              3-1 West               

Final [over 2x45 minutes]
      4- 3-1923  Arnhem           Oost               0-5 Zuid               

Districttournooi VII (May 1925)

NB: held at the ground of Vitesse in Arnhem.

Semifinals
     21- 5-1925  Arnhem           Oost               1-2 West               
     21- 5-1925  Arnhem           Zuid               2-0 Noord              

NB: no match for third place.

Final
     21- 5-1925  Arnhem           West               0-0 Zuid               

NB: no extra time was played as the players from both teams wanted
    their dinner and catch the train home; no winners declared.

Districttournooi VIII (March 1930)

NB: held at the ground of Be Quick in Groningen.

Semifinals
     16- 3-1930  Groningen        West               2-0 Zuid               
     16- 3-1930  Groningen        Noord              4-5 Oost               

Third Place Match
     16- 3-1930  Groningen        Noord              7-2 Zuid               

Final
     16- 3-1930  Groningen        Oost               3-1 West               

Districttournooi IX (September 1932; cancelled)

NB: was to be played at the ground of Roermond; originally scheduled
    for 11- 9-1932, but postponed on 24- 8-1932 to a date later in
    the 1932/33 season; it appears a new date was never fixed.

Semifinals
                 Roermond         Noord              n/p West
                 Roermond         Zuid               n/p Oost               

Districttournooi IX (February 1934)

NB: held at the ground of Wilhelmina in Den Bosch.

Drawn matches were not followed by extra time but decided by a penalty shoot-out
consisting of three penalties for both clubs, taken by three different players;
in case no decision was reached, this procedure was repeated.

Semifinals
     18- 2-1934  Den Bosch        Noord              1-1 Oost               [penalties: 2-2, 3-2]
     18- 2-1934  Den Bosch        Zuid               0-0 West               [penalties: 2-1]

NB: no match for third place.

Final [over 2x45 minutes]
     18- 2-1934  Den Bosch        Zuid               1-3 Noord              

Districttournooi X (April 1935)

NB: held at the ground of Z.A.C. in Zwolle.

Semifinals
     14- 4-1935  Zwolle           Oost               1-3 Zuid               
     14- 4-1935  Zwolle           West               5-1 Noord              

NB: no match for third place.

Final
     14- 4-1935  Zwolle           Zuid               3-1 West               

Districttournooi XI (March 1937)

NB: held at the ground of Be Quick in Groningen.

Semifinals
     21- 3-1937  Groningen        West               1-0 Oost               
     21- 3-1937  Groningen        Noord              1-5 Zuid               

Third Place Match
     21- 3-1937  Groningen        Noord              0-1 Oost               

Final
     21- 3-1937  Groningen        Zuid               2-1 West               

Overall Record 1910-1937 (11 editions)

Overall match records:

 1.West                20  11  2  7  41- 25  24  [one lost penalty shoot-out]
 2.Zuid                21   9  2 10  35- 34  20  [one won penalty shoot-out]
 3.Noord               20   9  1 10  34- 51  19  [one won penalty shoot-out]
 4.Oost                19   8  1 10  37- 37  17  [one lost penalty shoot-out]

Head-to-head records

West                    7   6  0  1  18-  8  12
Oost                    7   1  0  6   8- 18   2

West                    8   3  2  3  13-  7   8
Zuid                    8   3  2  3   7- 13   8

Noord                   5   3  0  2  10- 10   6
West                    5   2  0  3  10- 10   4

Noord                   8   5  0  3  17- 16  10
Zuid                    8   3  0  5  16- 17   8

Oost                    7   5  1  1  25-  7  11
Noord                   7   1  1  5   7- 25   3

Zuid                    5   3  0  2  12-  4   6
Oost                    5   2  0  3   4- 12   4

Districtcompetities 1942-1944

Matches played on so-called "technische dagen" (except for the last rounds in 1942/43 and 1943/44).

1941/42

Tournament announced as single round robin competition to be played between 18- 4-1942
and 10- 5-1942 but eventually cancelled due to fixture congestion caused by the severe
winter.

Planned rounds:

Eerste technische dag
             Groningen        Noord              n/p Oost               
             Eindhoven        Zuid               n/p West               

Tweede technische dag
             Amsterdam        West               n/p Oost               
             Utrecht          Zuid               n/p Noord              

Derde technische dag
             Nijmegen          Oost               n/p Zuid               
             Heerenveen       Noord              n/p West               

1942/43

NB: note that West played all matches away while the other districts
    all played twice at home and once away.

Eerste technische dag
 8-11-1942   Groningen        Noord              2-4 West               
 8-11-1942   Breda            Zuid               2-2 Oost               

Tweede technische dag
28- 3-1943   Leeuwarden       Noord              1-6 Zuid               
28- 3-1943   Nijmegen          Oost               2-5 West               

30- 5-1943   Eindhoven        Zuid               0-5 West               
 6- 6-1943   Deventer         Oost               3-1 Noord              

Final Table:

 1.West                 3   3  0  0  14-  4   6
 2.Zuid                 3   1  1  1   8-  8   3
 3.Oost                 3   1  1  1   7-  8   3
 4.Noord                3   0  0  3   4- 13   0

1943/44

NB: note that West played all matches away while the other districts
    all played twice at home and once away.

Eerste technische dag
14-11-1943   Groningen        Noord              2-2 Oost               
14-11-1943   Tilburg          Zuid               0-5 West               

Tweede technische dag
19- 3-1944   Eindhoven        Zuid               3-3 Noord              
19- 3-1944   Nijmegen          Oost               2-5 West               

14- 5-1944   Deventer         Oost               0-1 Zuid               
21- 5-1944   Sneek            Noord              0-1 West               

Final Table:

 1.West                 3   3  0  0  11-  2   6
 2.Zuid                 3   1  1  1   4-  8   3
 3.Noord                3   0  2  1   5-  6   2
 4.Oost                 3   0  1  2   4-  8   1

Overall Record 1942-1944 (2 editions)

Placings    1  2  3  4
West        2
Zud            2
Noord             1  1
Oost              1  1

Overall match records:

 1.West                 6   6  0  0  25-  6  12
 2.Zuid                 6   2  2  2  12- 16   6
 3.Oost                 6   1  2  3  11- 16   4
 4.Noord                6   0  2  4   9- 19   2

Head-to-head records

West                    2   2  0  0  10-  4   4
Oost                    2   0  0  2   4- 10   0

West                    2   2  0  0  10-  0   4
Zuid                    2   0  0  2   0- 10   0

West                    2   2  0  0   5-  2   4
Noord                   2   0  0  2   2-  5   0

Oost                    2   1  1  0   5-  3   3
Noord                   2   0  1  1   3-  5   1

Zuid                    2   1  1  0   9-  4   3
Noord                   2   0  1  1   4-  9   1

Zuid                    2   1  1  0   3-  2   3
Oost                    2   0  1  1   2-  3   1


Technische Voetbal-Dag 1949

No competition was held, but on the technische voetbal-dag two matches were played:

28- 2-1949   Nijmegen          West               3-2 Zuid               
28- 2-1949   Nijmegen          Oost               2-0 Noord              


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