Derby Lorrain

Derby Lorrain
Location Lorraine (historical)
Grand Est (current)
TeamsMetz
Nancy
First meetingNancy 1–1 Metz
(3 October 1970)
1970–71 French Division 1
Latest meetingNancy 1–0 Metz
(10 May 2019)
2018–19 Ligue 2
StadiumsStade Saint-Symphorien (Metz)
Stade Marcel Picot (Nancy)
Statistics
Total meetings57
Most winsMetz (24)
Most player appearances
Francisco Rubio
Philippe Hinschberger
Jean-Michel Moutier
(18 each)
Top scorerNico Braun (8)
Derby Lorrain is located in Lorraine
Metz
Metz
Nancy
Nancy

The Derby Lorrain or Derby de la Lorraine is a football match contested between French clubs Metz and Nancy.[1] The name of the derby derives from the fact that Metz and Nancy are the two major clubs located in the former region of Lorraine (now Grand Est).

Metz play at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz, near Metz, while Nancy play at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, near Nancy; the two grounds are separated by approximately 34 miles (55 km). The teams have played 57 matches in all competitions; Metz winning 24, Nancy winning 16, and the remaining 17 have been drawn.[2] They have won a combined 15 honours; 8 for Metz and 7 for Nancy.

History

The roots of the rivalry are the social reasons, with Metz being an industrial city while Nancy a more cultural city. The first meeting between two teams occurred on 3 October 1970, when Nancy hosted Metz to a 1–1 draw. The first win in a derby came on 28 August 1971, as Nancy won 1–0 away at Metz.[3] Since then a total of 57 competitive matches have been played between both sides, 56 of which were in the league and 1 was Coupe de France match.[2]

Head-to-head

The derby has been contested the most in top division, with 48 matches played in French Division 1/Ligue 1, Metz won 18 matches, Nancy 15 and remaining 15 were drawn, in Ligue 2, Metz won 5, Nancy won 1 and 2 were drawn, while the only derby in a cup game was in Coupe de France, which was won by Metz.[2]

Statistics

Competition Played Metz wins Draws Nancy wins Metz goals Nancy goals
Ligue 148 1815156757
Ligue 28 521154
Coupe de France1 10010
Total57 2417168361

List of matches

League
# Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance H2H
11970–713 October 1970French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz16,9560
23 April 1971Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–1Nancy15,4840
31971–7228 August 1971French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–1Nancy20,067+1
430 January 1972Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz12,741+1
51972–734 October 1972French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–2Metz13,3570
624 March 1973Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–0Nancy14,405+1
71973–7425 September 1973French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–3Nancy11,293+1
824 February 1974Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz12,1290
91975–764 October 1975French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz16,2820
1016 March 1976Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–1Nancy19,766+1
111976–772 October 1976French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–1Metz22,1360
125 March 1977Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy21,344+1
131977–7823 September 1977French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy20,839+2
1411 April 1978Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz10,000+2
151978–7925 August 1978French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz20,534+2
1624 April 1979Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–1Nancy12,710+3
171979–8010 August 1979French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–1Nancy16,818+4
1811 April 1980Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz7,000+5
191980–815 August 1980French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–0Metz10,266+4
206 December 1980Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–0Nancy6,729+5
211981–8212 September 1981French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–2Nancy11,430+4
2220 February 1982Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–2Metz8,543+4
231982–832 October 1982French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–3Nancy15,082+3
249 March 1983Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–0Metz7,560+2
251983–841 October 1983French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz10,576+1
2610 March 1984Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–2Nancy9,0120
271984–857 September 1984French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz11,548+1
283 February 1985Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–2Nancy17,000+1
291985–862 November 1985French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–1Nancy17,6780
3011 April 1986Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–2Metz10,398+1
311986–8713 September 1986French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz13,846+1
3214 March 1987Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–0Nancy11,791+2
331990–916 October 1990French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–0Nancy23,673+3
3415 March 1991Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz10,579+4
351991–9210 August 1991French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–2Metz17,310+5
363 March 1992Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–1Nancy11,491+4
371996–976 September 1996French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–0Nancy23,846+5
3815 March 1991Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–3Metz14,658+6
391998–994 October 1998French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–3Nancy21,307+5
409 April 1999Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–0Metz15,667+4
411999–200013 October 1999French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–2Nancy24,402+4
4216 February 2000Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz13,219+4
432002–033 November 2002Ligue 2Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–2Metz12,969+5
444 April 2003Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–0Nancy21,081+6
452005–0617 September 2005Ligue 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz20,052+6
467 March 2006Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy18,324+6
472007–0827 October 2007Ligue 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy19,585+6
4822 March 2008Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz18,768+5
492013–1424 September 2013Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy23,506+6
501 March 2014Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz19,028+7
512015–1618 September 2015Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy24,071+7
525 February 2016Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–2Metz19,152+7
532016–1730 November 2016Ligue 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–0Metz19,085+6
5429 April 2017Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–1Nancy20,009+7
552018–1929 January 2019Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy18,274+8
5610 May 2019Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–0Metz16,094+7
Cup
# Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Round
12002–033 October 1970Coupe de FranceStade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz9,419Round of 32

Records

All-time top goalscorers

Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League Coupe de
France
Overall
1 Luxembourg Nico Braun Metz 1973–1978 8 0 8
2 France Francisco Rubio Nancy 1975–1983 6 0 6
3 France Bernard Zénier Metz 1974–1978, 1986–1991 1 0 5
Nancy 1978–1983 4 0
4 France Philippe Hinschberger Metz 1977–1992 4 0 4
France Thierry Meyer Nancy 1982–1984 4 0
6 France Claude Hausknecht Metz 1964–1967, 1970–1977 3 0 3
France Marco Morgante Metz 1980–1985 2 0
Nancy 1989–1993 1 0
Argentina Hugo Curioni Metz 1975–1977 3 0
Senegal Jules Bocandé Metz 1984–1986 3 0

All-time most appearances

Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League Coupe de
France
Overall
1 France Francisco Rubio Nancy 1975–1983 16 0 16
France Philippe Hinschberger Metz 1977–1992 16 0
France Jean-Michel Moutier Nancy 1975–1984 16 0
4 France Bernard Zénier Metz 1974–1978, 1986–1991 8 0 14
Nancy 1978–1983 6 0
France Vincent Bracigliano Metz 1976–1985 14 0
France Michel Ettore Metz 1973–1988 14 0
8 France Éric Martin Nancy 1979–1986, 1989–1992 13 0 13
Argentina Fernando Zappia Nancy 1980–1983, 1989–1990 5 0
Metz 1983–1987 8 0

Hat-tricks

Nation Player For Against Score Competition Date Ref.
France Francisco Rubio Nancy Metz 4–1 (H) 1976–77 French Division 1 2 October 1976 [4]

Discipline

Rank Nation Player Red card(s) For Against Competition Date
1 France Benjamin Nicaise 2 Nancy Metz 1998–99 French Division 1 8 April 1999
1999–2000 French Division 1 15 February 2000
2 France Benjamin Nicaise 1 Nancy Metz 2002–03 Ligue 2 4 April 2003
Cambodia Benoît Assou-Ekotto 1 Metz Nancy 2016–17 Ligue 1 30 November 2016
Haiti Jeff Louis 1 Nancy Metz 2013–14 Ligue 2 1 March 2014
France Malaly Dembélé 1 Nancy Metz 2018–19 Ligue 2 29 January 2019
Morocco Michaël Chrétien 1 Nancy Metz 2007–08 Ligue 1 22 March 2008

Results

Biggest wins (4+ goals)

Winning margin Result Date Competition
4 Nancy 4–0 Metz 9 March 1983 1982–83 French Division 1
Metz 4–0 Nancy 6 October 1990 1990–91 French Division 1
Metz 4–0 Nancy 4 April 2003 2002–03 Ligue 2
Nancy 4–0 Metz 30 November 2016 2016–17 Ligue 1

Most total goals in a match

GoalsResultDateCompetition
6Metz 3–3 Nancy25 September 19731973–74 French Division 1
5 Metz 4–1 Nancy16 March 19761975–76 French Division 1
Nancy 4–1 Metz2 October 19761976–77 French Division 1
Metz 2–3 Nancy2 October 19821982–83 French Division 1
Nancy 2–3 Metz15 March 19911990–91 French Division 1

Longest runs

Most consecutive wins
Games Club Period
5Nancy2 October 1982 – 7 September 1984
4Metz14 March 1987 – 10 August 1991
3Metz24 April 1979 – 11 April 1980
Most consecutive draws
Games Period
317 September 2005 – 27 October 2007
Most consecutive matches without a draw
Games Period
914 March 1987 – 9 April 1999
624 April 1979 – 12 September 1981
52 October 1982 – 7 September 1984
Longest undefeated runs
Games Club Period
8Nancy12 September 1981 – 3 February 1985
7Metz5 March 1977 – 11 April 1980
Metz2 November 1985 – 10 August 1991
5Metz3 November 2002 – 27 October 2007
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Games Club Period
5Metz11 April 1986 – 15 March 1991
3Metz5 March 1977 – 11 April 1978
Metz24 September 2013 – 18 September 2015
Most consecutive games scoring
Games Club Period
9Nancy12 September 1981 – 2 November 1985
6Metz1 October 1983 – 11 April 1986
5Metz3 January 1972 – 2 February 1974

Honours

Metz Competition Nancy
4Ligue 25
2Coupe de France1
2Coupe de la Ligue1
8Total7

References

  1. ↑ Desai, Nisarg (30 October 2021). "10 Biggest Rivalries In French Football". 1sports1.com. 1SPORTS1. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "FC Metz » Record against AS Nancy Lorraine". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The first victorious Lorraine derby". socios-nancy.fr. Devenir Socios Nancy. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "France » Ligue 1 1976/1977 » 9. Round » AS Nancy Lorraine - FC Metz 4:1". Worldfootball. Retrieved 6 September 2024.