Derby van het Noorden head-to-head record

Groningen vs Heerenveen · Netherlands

The Derby van het Noorden (derby of the north) is the fixture between FC Groningen and sc Heerenveen, the two clubs from the north of the Netherlands that usually play in the Eredivisie. The name applies only to this pairing; matches involving other northern clubs, such as SC Cambuur, are called northern derbies. The first meeting was in 1974.

Name source: Derby van het Noorden (Wikipedia (nl)).

Also known as: Groningen vs Heerenveen, Heerenveen vs Groningen, Derby of the North.

Head-to-head record

Competitive meetings since 17 Oct 2010.

Derby van het Noorden — overall record
ClubWinsDrawsLossesGoals forGoals against
Groningen98123748
Heerenveen12894837

Played 29.

Home record: Groningen 6W-3D-5L at home from 14; Heerenveen 7W-5D-3L at home from 15.

Next meeting

21 Nov 2026 · Eredivisie · Euroborg

Record by competition

Derby van het Noorden meetings by competition
CompetitionPlayedGroningenDrawsHeerenveen
Eredivisie 299812

Notable meetings

  • Biggest Groningen win: Heerenveen 1-4 Groningen on 30 Jan 2011
  • Biggest Heerenveen win: Heerenveen 3-0 Groningen on 11 Sep 2011
  • Highest scoring: Heerenveen 4-2 Groningen on 15 Sep 2013 (6 goals)

All meetings

Every recorded Derby van het Noorden, most recent first. Each score links to the full match page.

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Other rivalries we track: the same country first, then a shared competition or confederation.

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Browse every derby we track, or the club pages for Groningen and Heerenveen.