The Waasland derby, also known as the Wase derby, were football matches between KSK Beveren and Sporting Lokeren, two clubs located in the Waasland. When KSK Beveren temporarily stopped their men's team in 2010 and Waasland Beveren started playing in the Freethiel Stadium, this club took over the role. In 2020, Sporting Lokeren went bankrupt, which put a definitive end to the original derby. After a name change in 2020 from the club KSV Temse to KSC Lokeren-Temse, the move to the Daknam Stadium and the name change of Waasland Beveren in 2023 to SK Beveren, the supporters of both clubs demanded the derby when they played each other for the first time in their history in 2024 in the Challenger Pro League. However, the credibility of this 'derby' is questioned by the supporters of KSK Beveren, as they have had a men's team in competition again since 2023 and also with the fact that Sporting Lokeren was declared bankrupt in 2020. The only thing that both clubs can claim is that they play in the stadiums of the two former greats, namely the Freethiel stadium and the Daknam stadium.
History In the late 1970s, the focus of Belgian football shifted to the Waasland, where the local clubs of Lokeren and Beveren played a prominent role. Both clubs enjoyed a period of prosperity in which they challenged the established Belgian top clubs.
In Beveren, this success led to two national titles (1979 and 1984), four finals in the Belgian Cup of which two were victories (1978 and 1983), two Belgian Super Cup (1979 and 1984) and a remarkable semi-final in the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup against FC Barcelona. Lokeren, about 25 kilometres away, also enjoyed success, but to a lesser extent because it failed to win a title during that period. The club finished second in the league in the 1980-1981 season and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup against AZ Alkmaar. In addition, Lokeren consistently finished fourth in the Belgian league in the seasons from 1979 to 1982.
The rivalry between Lokeren and Beveren arose during this successful period, with legendary duels on the field, including confrontations between Beveren goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff and Lokeren striker Preben Elkjær Larsen. In the 1990s, the tension moved outside the stadium, which meant that matches between the two clubs were regularly considered risky by the police. In the early 1990s, the fight moved outside the stadium, so this match was invariably regarded as a risk match by law enforcement.
On February 17, 2007, the last derby between KSK Beveren and Sporting Lokeren was played, the match ended in a 3-2 final score in favor of Beveren. Both teams played 66 official matches over the years, of which Beveren won 29, Lokeren won 23 and 13 ended in a draw.
Afterwards, Koninklijke Voetbalclub Red Star Waasland - Sportkring Beveren (registration number 4068) abbreviated Waasland-Beveren took over the role. In 2020, Sporting Lokeren went bankrupt and this derby also came to an end. During this period, Waasland Beveren only managed to win 2 of the 15 matches that the clubs played against each other, Lokeren won 6.
Since 2024, the derby has been called the Wasico by some fans, a pun on Waasland and the Spanish El Classico, something that was adopted by the media.
Results
KSK Beveren - Sporting Lokeren (1974-2007) +SeasonCompetitionHome teamAway teamScore74/75First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren3-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-175/76First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-0KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-176/77First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-077/78First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-2KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Belgian CupSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-278/79First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren3-0Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-179/80First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-0Belgian CupSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-1First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-080/81First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-0KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Belgian cupKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-2Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren3-081/82First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Belgian cupKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-0Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-0First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-182/83First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-1KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-1Belgian CupSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-3KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-183/84First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-0Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-284/85First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-0Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-185/86First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-1KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-286/87First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-087/88First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-0KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-188/89First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-3Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren3-089/90First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-2Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-391/92First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-3Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-192/93First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-2KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-294/95Belgian cupSporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-797/98First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-2KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren3-098/99First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-2Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren4-399/00First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren2-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren5-200/01First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren0-201/02First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-0KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-202/03First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-1Sporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-203/04First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-2KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-104/05First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-1KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren0-205/06First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren1-2Belgian CupKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren5-1First divisionKSK BeverenSporting Lokeren1-306/07First divisionSporting LokerenKSK Beveren2-0KSK BeverenSporting Lokeren3-2
Waasland Beveren - Sporting Lokeren (2012-2020) +SeasonCompetitionHome teamAway teamScore12/13First divisionSporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren2-0Waasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren0-013/14First divisionWaasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren0-2Belgian CupWaasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren1-3First divisionSporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren0-014/15First divisionSporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren3-0Waasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren0-015/16First divisionSporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren1-2Waasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren2-316/17First divisionWaasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren1-1Sporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren0-017/18First divisionWaasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren2-3Sporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren1-118/19First divisionSporting LokerenWaasland-Beveren1-0Waasland-BeverenSporting Lokeren2-1
SK Beveren - KSC Lokeren-Temse (2024-present) +SeasonCompetitionHome teamAway teamScore24/25First divisionWaasland-BeverenKSC Lokeren-Temse0-1KSC Lokeren-TemseSK Beveren0-1
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