R.S.C. Anderlecht–Club Brugge KV rivalry

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R.S.C. Anderlecht–Club Brugge KV rivalry
Other namesThe Topper
Teams Anderlecht
Club Brugge
First meeting1921
Belgian Pro League
Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge
Latest meeting27 October 2024
Belgian Pro League
Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht
Next meeting11 January 2025
Belgian Pro League
Anderlecht v Club Brugge
Stadiums Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (Anderlecht)
Jan Breydel Stadium (Club Brugge)
Statistics
Meetings total199
Most winsAnderlecht (72)
All-time seriesAnderlecht: 72
Drawn: 61
Club Brugge: 66
Largest victoryAnderlecht 7–1 Club Brugge (1947)

Anderlecht vs Club Brugge is a football rivalry between two Belgian Pro League clubs Anderlecht and Club Brugge, the two most successful clubs in Belgium. The rivalry started in the early 1970s as Club Brugge emerged as a major title contender to the dominant Anderlecht. The game is called 'De Klassieker', Dutch for 'the Classic'. [1] [2]

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The rivalry is slightly superseded by the Anderlecht vs Standard Liege rivalry which predates it despite Club Brugge being more successful than Standard in recent years. Dutch speakers tend to see Anderlecht vs. Club Brugge as the main derby while French speakers name Anderlecht vs. Standard Liège as more important. [3] [4]

History

The two first met during the 1921–22 season. They have both been ever-present in the top flight since 1959–60.

All-time results

League

SeasonDivisionAnderlecht vs Club BruggeClub Brugge vs Anderlecht
DateVenueScoreAttendanceDateVenueScoreAttendance
1921–22 First Division Émile Versé Stadium 1–3 Albert Dyserynck Stadion 1–1
1922–23 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–2Albert Dyserynck Stadion5–2
1924–25 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–0
1925–26 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion4–0
1928–29 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–4Albert Dyserynck Stadion4–2
1929–30 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–2Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–1
1930–31 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–2
1935–36 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–1
1936–37 First Division Émile Versé Stadium4–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–1
1937–38 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–0
1938–39 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–2Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–3
1946–47 First Division Émile Versé Stadium7–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–2
1949–50 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion0-1
1950–51 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–1
1959–60 First Division Émile Versé Stadium5–2Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–0
1960–61 First Division Émile Versé Stadium0–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion3–2
1961–62 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–1
1962–63 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion0–0
1963–64 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion0–5
1964–65 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion0–0
1965–66 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion0–1
1966–67 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–2
1967–68 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–2
1968–69 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–2
1969–70 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–3Albert Dyserynck Stadion1–0
1970–71 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–3Albert Dyserynck Stadion4–0
1971–72 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion0–2
1972–73 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–1Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–0
1973–74 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–0Albert Dyserynck Stadion2–1
1974–75 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–0 Olympiastadion 3–1
1975–76 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–0Olympiastadion3–2
1976–77 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–1Olympiastadion2–0
1977–77 First Division Émile Versé Stadium6–1Olympiastadion2–0
1978–79 First Division Émile Versé Stadium3–0Olympiastadion3–0
1979–80 First Division Émile Versé Stadium0–1Olympiastadion3–0
1980–81 First Division Émile Versé Stadium1–0Olympiastadion1–5
1981–82 First Division Émile Versé Stadium2–1Olympiastadion0–0
1982–83 First Division Émile Versé Stadium5–2Olympiastadion1–1
1983–84 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 6–1Olympiastadion1–1
1984–85 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–1Olympiastadion0–0
1985–86 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–0Olympiastadion3–3
Championship playoff [5] 30 April 1986Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–127,0006 May 1986Olympiastadion2–229,000
1986–87 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–0Olympiastadion2–1
1987–88 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–1Olympiastadion2–2
1988–89 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–0Olympiastadion1–1
1989–90 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–0Olympiastadion3–0
1990–91 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium5–1 Jan Breydel Stadium 0–2
1991–92 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–1Jan Breydel Stadium2–0
1992–93 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–0Jan Breydel Stadium0–0
1993–94 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–3Jan Breydel Stadium0–0
1994–95 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–0Jan Breydel Stadium1–0
1995–96 First Division 28 August 1995Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–110 February 1996Jan Breydel Stadium2–1
1996–97 First Division 18 May 1997Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–19 November 1996Jan Breydel Stadium2–1
1997–98 First Division 25 May 1998Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–129 November 1997Jan Breydel Stadium2–1
1998–99 First Division 8 September 1998Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–328 January 1999Jan Breydel Stadium2–0
1999–2000 First Division Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–1Jan Breydel Stadium0–2
2000–01 First Division 30 November 2000Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–04 May 2001Jan Breydel Stadium0–1
2001–02 First Division 20 December 2001Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–016 February 2002Jan Breydel Stadium1–0
2002–03 First Division 22 March 2003Constant Vanden Stock Stadium5–16 December 2002Jan Breydel Stadium2–1
2003–04 First Division 10 October 2003Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–16 March 2004Jan Breydel Stadium1–0
2004–05 First Division 10 December 2004Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–114 April 2005Jan Breydel Stadium2–2
2005–06 First Division 22 October 2005Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–225 March 2006Jan Breydel Stadium0–2
2006–07 First Division 26 August 2006Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–011 February 2007Jan Breydel Stadium2–2
2007–08 First Division 3 May 2008Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–016 December 2007Jan Breydel Stadium1–0
2008–09 First Division 12 April 2009Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–016 November 2008Jan Breydel Stadium1–1
2009–10 Pro League 3 February 2010Constant Vanden Stock Stadium3–223,8004 October 2009Jan Breydel Stadium4–228,151
PL Championship playoffs 3 April 2010Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–223,27918 April 2010Jan Breydel Stadium1–225,686
2010–11 Pro League 7 November 2010Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–223,75019 December 2010Jan Breydel Stadium0–227,424
PL Championship playoffs 1 May 2011Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–022,00010 April 2011Jan Breydel Stadium3–022,208
2011–12 Pro League 15 November 2011Constant Vanden Stock Stadium3–023,33528 August 2011Jan Breydel Stadium1–128,100
PL Championship playoffs 6 May 2012Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–121,00022 April 2012Jan Breydel Stadium0–128,209
2012–13 Pro League 11 November 2012Constant Vanden Stock Stadium6–121,00024 February 2013Jan Breydel Stadium2–227,024
PL Championship playoffs 14 April 2014Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–124,00028 April 2014Jan Breydel Stadium2–126,052
2013–14 Pro League 26 January 2014Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–019,87322 September 2013Jan Breydel Stadium4–027,024
PL Championship playoffs 6 April 2014Constant Vanden Stock Stadium3–019,0004 May 2014Jan Breydel Stadium0–126,000
2014–15 Pro League 30 November 2014Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–221,50031 August 2014Jan Breydel Stadium2–229,042
PL Championship playoffs 10 May 2015Constant Vanden Stock Stadium3–121,00019 May 2015Jan Breydel Stadium2–129,000
2015–16 Pro League 25 October 2015Constant Vanden Stock Stadium3–121,00020 December 2015Jan Breydel Stadium1–427,065
PL Championship playoffs 17 April 2016Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–021,00015 May 2016Jan Breydel Stadium4–029,000
2016–17 First Division A 11 December 2016Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–020,00023 October 2016Jan Breydel Stadium2–127,106
FDA Championship playoffs 23 April 2017Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–020,36614 May 2017Jan Breydel Stadium1–127,490
2017–18 First Division A 5 November 2017Constant Vanden Stock Stadium0–020,50017 December 2017Jan Breydel Stadium5–027,667
FDA Championship playoffs 15 April 2018Constant Vanden Stock Stadium1–020,3916 May 2018Jan Breydel Stadium1–227,671
2018–19 First Division A 24 February 2019Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–221,00026 August 2018Jan Breydel Stadium2–127,500
FDA Championship playoffs 4 April 2019Constant Vanden Stock Stadium2–320,00028 April 2019Jan Breydel Stadium1–024,925
2019–20 First Division A 19 January 2020 Lotto Park 1–220,00014 September 2019Jan Breydel Stadium2–126,500
2020–21 First Division A 11 April 2021Lotto Park2–104 October 2020Jan Breydel Stadium3–00
FDA Championship playoffs 20 May 2021Lotto Park3–302 May 2021Jan Breydel Stadium2–20
2021–22 First Division A 3 October 2021Lotto Park1–119,50019 December 2021Jan Breydel Stadium2–228,000
FDA Championship playoffs 1 May 2022Lotto Park0–020,00022 May 2022Jan Breydel Stadium1–128,000
2022–23 First Division A 16 October 2022Lotto Park0–121,00015 January 2023Jan Breydel Stadium1–125,378
2023–24 First Division A 25 September 2023Lotto Park1–121,00025 February 2024Jan Breydel Stadium1–226,056
FDA Championship playoffs 19 May 2024Lotto Park0–122,5007 April 2024Jan Breydel Stadium3–124,166
2024–25 Pro League 11 January 2025Lotto Park27 October 2024Jan Breydel Stadium2–1

Cup

SeasonCompetitionRoundDateStadiumHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1967–68 Belgian Cup Round of 16Club Brugge1–0Anderlecht
1975–76 Belgian Cup Semi-finalAnderlecht4–1Club Brugge
1976–77 Belgian Cup Final Club Brugge4–3Anderlecht
1985–86 Belgian Super Cup Super CupConstant Vanden Stock StadiumAnderlecht0–1Club Brugge
1987–88 Belgian Super Cup Super CupClub Brugge1–0Anderlecht
1990–91 Belgian Cup Round of 16OlympiastadionClub Brugge2–0Anderlecht
1990–91 Belgian Super Cup Super CupConstant Vanden Stock StadiumAnderlecht3–3 (5–6 pens)Club Brugge
1993–94 Belgian Cup Final 22 May 1994Stade Maurice DufrasneAnderlecht2–0Club Brugge17,650
1993–94 Belgian Super Cup Super CupConstant Vanden Stock StadiumAnderlecht1–3Club Brugge
1994–95 Belgian Super Cup Super CupConstant Vanden Stock StadiumAnderlecht1–0Club Brugge
2004–05 Belgian Super Cup Super Cup Anderlecht0–2Club Brugge
2007–08 Belgian Super Cup Super Cup 28 July 2007Anderlecht3–1Club Brugge
2014–15 Belgian Cup Final 22 March 2015King Baudouin StadiumClub Brugge2–1Anderlecht45,000
2019–20 Belgian Cup Quarter-final19 December 2019Lotto ParkAnderlecht0–2Club Brugge20,000

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