IJsselderby
| Other names | Go Ahead Eagles vs PEC Zwolle |
|---|---|
| Location | Netherlands |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | PEC Zwolle 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles 1929–30 Eerste Klasse |
| Latest meeting | Go Ahead Eagles - PEC Zwolle 2 - 2 2024–25 Eredivisie (3 November 2024) |
| Stadiums | De Adelaarshorst (Go Ahead Eagles) MAC³PARK Stadion (PEC Zwolle) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 109 |
| Most wins | PEC Zwolle (47) |
| All-time series | PEC Zwolle: 47 Drawn: 21 Go Ahead Eagles: 39 |
| Largest victory | Go Ahead Eagles 8–2 PEC Zwolle 1942–43 Eerste Klasse |
The IJsselderby is a football derby between Dutch clubs, Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer, and PEC Zwolle from Zwolle.
Often supporters call Go Ahead Eagles, ‘Kowet’ (Dialect for Go Ahead) and PEC Zwolle simply ‘PEC’.
The rivalry between the clubs started when they competed in the Eerste Divisie in the 1990s. Until the 1990s, Go Ahead Eagles played in the Eredivisie most of the time and is the more successful of both clubs winning the national championship in 1917, 1922, 1930 and 1933. PEC Zwolle won the KNVB Cup in 2013–14, and the Johan Cruyff Shield in 2014.
Deventer and Zwolle are both situated along the river IJssel. The distance between the two cities is 21 miles. Go Ahead Eagles supporters call their rivals ‘Olle’, as Zwolle sounds too disgusting for them and Zwolle fans call their rivals ‘Egels’, which roughly translates to "hedgehogs". There have been several fights between the supporters of the two clubs. It is known as one of the fiercest derbies in the Netherlands, along with Feyenoord – Ajax (De Klassieker), NEC – Vitesse (Gelderse Derby) and SC Heerenveen – SC Cambuur (Friesche Derby).