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This article deals with major football rivalries around the world. This includes local derbies as well as matches between teams further apart. Major footballing rivalries manifest themselves in many ways. Fierce conflicts between supporter groups, large media coverage, high television viewing figures and, in some cases, bitter controversy can be both causes and consequences of high-profile rivalries.
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1.2 Barcelona vs Emelec 1.3 Bolivar vs The Strongest 1.4 Caracas vs Deportivo Tchira 1.5 Cerro Porteo vs Olimpia 1.6 Colo-Colo vs Universidad de Chile 1.7 Colo-Colo vs Universidad Catlica 1.8 Deportivo Italia vs Deportivo Galicia 1.9 Deportivo Italia vs Caracas FC 1.10 Deportivo Quito vs Liga de Quito 1.11 Nacional vs Pearol 1.12 Universidad Catlica vs Universidad de Chile
2 Argentina
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2.1 Boca Juniors vs River Plate 2.2 Coln de Santa Fe vs Unin de Santa Fe 2.3 Estudiantes de la Plata vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata 2.4 Huracn vs San Lorenzo de Almagro
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2.5 Independiente vs Racing Club 2.6 Newell's Old Boys vs Rosario Central 2.7 San Lorenzo de Almagro vs Vlez Sarsfield
3 Brazil
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3.1 Atltico Mineiro vs Cruzeiro 3.2 Atltico Paranaense vs Coritiba 3.3 Botafogo vs Flamengo 3.4 Botafogo vs Fluminense 3.5 Corinthians vs Palmeiras 3.6 Corinthians vs So Paulo 3.7 Corinthians vs Santos 3.8 Flamengo vs Fluminense 3.9 Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama 3.10 Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama 3.11 Grmio vs Internacional 3.12 Guarani vs Ponte Preta 3.13 Palmeiras vs So Paulo 3.14 Palmeiras vs Santos 3.15 Santos vs So Paulo
4 Colombia
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4.1 Amrica de Cali vs Atltico Nacional 4.2 Amrica de Cali vs Deportivo Cali 4.3 Amrica de Cali vs Millonarios 4.4 Atltico Nacional vs Independiente Medelln 4.5 Atltico Nacional vs Millonarios 4.6 Millonarios vs Santa Fe
5 Mexico
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5.1 Amrica vs Cruz Azul 5.2 Amrica vs Guadalajara 5.3 Amrica vs U.N.A.M 5.4 Atlas vs Guadalajara 5.5 Monterrey vs Tigres UANL
6 Central America
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6.1 guila vs FAS 6.2 Alajuelense vs Saprissa 6.3 Comunicaciones vs Municipal 6.4 Marathon vs Olimpia 6.5 Motagua vs Olimpia
7.1 Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders 7.2 Chivas USA vs Los Angeles Galaxy 7.3 Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC 7.4 Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes
8 Europe (east)
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8.1 AEK Athens vs Olympiacos 8.2 Aris vs PAOK 8.3 Besiktas vs Fenerbahe 8.4 Besiktas vs Galatasaray 8.5 Crvena Zvezda vs Partizan 8.6 CSKA Moscow vs Spartak Moscow 8.7 CSKA Sofia vs Levski Sofia 8.8 Dinamo Bucharest vs Steaua Bucharest
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8.9 Dinamo Zagreb vs Hajduk Split 8.10 Dynamo Kyiv vs Shakhtar Donetsk 8.11 Dynamo Kyiv vs Spartak Moscow 8.12 Fenerbahe vs Galatasaray 8.13 Ferencvros vs jpest (Hungary) 8.14 Olympiacos vs PAOK 8.15 Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos 8.16 Sarajevo vs eljezniar 8.17 Slavia Prague vs Sparta Prague 8.18 Slovan Bratislava vs Spartak Trnava 8.19 Tirana vs Partizani Tirana 8.20 Trabzonspor vs Fenerbahe
9 Europe (west)
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9.1 AIK vs Djurgrden 9.2 Ajax vs Feyenoord 9.3 Ajax vs PSV Eindhoven 9.4 Anderlecht vs Club Brugge 9.5 Anderlecht vs Standard Liege 9.6 Austria Wien vs Rapid Wien 9.7 Basel vs Zrich 9.8 Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund 9.9 Bayern Munich vs Nuremberg 9.10 Benfica vs Porto 9.11 Benfica vs Sporting 9.12 Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04 9.13 Bohemians vs Shamrock Rovers
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9.14 Brndby vs Copenhagen 9.15 Feyenoord vs PSV Eindhoven 9.16 Floriana FC vs Valletta FC 9.17 Grasshopper vs Zrich 9.18 Haka vs HJK 9.19 Hamburg vs Werder Bremen 9.20 Lyn vs Vlerenga 9.21 Olympique de Marseille vs Paris SaintGermain 9.22 Olympique Lyon vs Saint-Etienne 9.23 Porto vs Sporting
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10 Italy
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10.1 Fiorentina vs Juventus 10.2 Genoa vs Sampdoria 10.3 Internazionale vs Juventus 10.4 Internazionale vs Milan 10.5 Juventus vs Milan 10.6 Juventus vs Torino 10.7 Lazio vs Roma 10.8 Napoli vs Roma 10.9 Palermo vs Catania
11 Spain
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11.1 Athletic de Bilbao vs Real Sociedad 11.2 Atltico de Madrid vs Real Madrid 11.3 Barcelona vs Espanyol 11.4 Barcelona vs Real Madrid 11.5 Deportivo La Corua vs Celta Vigo
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12 United Kingdom
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12.1 Arsenal vs Chelsea 12.2 Arsenal vs Manchester United 12.3 Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur 12.4 Aston Villa vs Birmingham City 12.5 Blackburn vs Burnley 12.6 Blackpool vs Preston North End 12.7 Bristol City vs Bristol Rovers 12.8 Cardiff City vs Swansea City 12.9 Celtic vs Rangers 12.10 Derby County vs Nottingham Forest 12.11 Dundee vs Dundee United 12.12 Everton vs Liverpool 12.13 Glentoran vs Linfield 12.14 Heart of Midlothian vs Hibernian 12.15 Ipswich vs Norwich 12.16 Leeds United vs Manchester United 12.17 Liverpool vs Manchester United 12.18 Manchester City vs Manchester United 12.19 Newcastle United vs Sunderland 12.20 Portsmouth vs Southampton 12.21 Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday 12.22 Wolverhampton Bromwich Albion Wanderers vs West
13 Africa
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13.1 Al-Ahly vs Zamalek 13.2 Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak 13.3 Club Africain vs Esperance 13.4 JSK vs USMA 13.5 Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates 13.6 Mufurila Wanderers vs Nkana Red Devils 13.7 Raja Casablanca vs Wydad Casablanca
14 Asia
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14.1 East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan 14.2 Esteghlal vs Persepolis 14.3 Abahoni Ltd Vs Mohameda Fc 14.4 Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 14.5 Sydney vs Melbourne 14.6 Newcastle United Jets vs Central Coast Mariners 14.7 FC Seoul vs Suwon Samsung
September 1928 when the two first faced off in a violent game which Universitario won 1-0. Both clubs come from the capital city, Lima. Alianza Lima, known as the team of the working classes, play their home games at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva. The fans from Alianza Lima are mostly people who live in the populous and poor areas of Lima. Meanwhile, Universitario de Deportes is the team of the all social straits, founded by professors and students of the National University of San Marcos. Universitario has been able to host few games against Alianza Lima at their stadium, Monumental, due to security concerns from the police. Alianza Lima has won the most Super Classics, but Universitario has been the most successful Peruvian club to date.
since the first time played in 1913, the Paraguayan Clsico is the confrontation between the two greatest teams of Asuncin, Olimpia and Cerro Porteo. The rivalry is an important component of the country social culture, When the teams face each other at the mitic Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncin. They used to play sometimes in other places like Para Uno Stadium(Olimpia) or in La Olla (Cerro Porteo). One of the few Derbies with somehow 50% and 50% attendance, as Defensores del Chaco is property of the Paraguayan Football Association, for this game is neutral field.
The Clsico de la Capital or the Capital Derby, this derby is played by the Deportivo Italia and the Caracas FC, there is a very big rivalry because this are the two most winning football teams in Venezuela.
society, however Catolica tend to have a reputation for being elitist, being considered by many as a "team of the rich". Their stadium is located in an upscale part of Santiago (Las Condes).
[edit] Argentina
[edit] Boca Juniors vs River Plate
Main article: Superclsico These two teams from Buenos Aires, Argentina are the protagonists of what is known as, Superclsico (Superderby Spanish, clsico meaning classic is the word used instead of derby in Argentina). Boca Juniors is traditionally regarded as the club of Argentina's working class, in contrast with the supposedly more upper-class support base of crosstown Atltico River Plate.[2] The rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate is most intense, and the team's fans usually take to distribute posters to tease the other after a defeat between them or even a loss in any major competition, or to show off after winning the local league or an international championship. This derby is considered to be one of the most exciting in the world. In 2004, British newspaper The Observer made a list of 50 sporting things you must do before you die, with Watch Boca Juniors Play River Plate in Buenos Aires at the top of the list.[3] Due to their huge fan bases (Boca has 40% of the Argentine population and River 33%), contrary to the popular claim that Boca is club of the half plus one (la mitad ms uno),[4] and remarkable success, the enmity encompasses a major part of the country's populace. Known worldwide for the passion of the fans, the stands of both teams are loaded with passionate songs (often based on popular Argentine rock band tunes) against their rivals, fireworks, flags and rolls of paper. Sometimes ending in riots between the hardest supporters of both sides or against the police. Tourists from around the globe come to Argentina to watch the match, sometimes even with packages that include a ticket to the Superclsico[5]
This rivalry is between the two biggest clubs in the city of La Plata. These two clubs have a historic rivalry in Argentinian football.
For some it is a real derby, for others it is just another game, the fact is that the match between San Lorenzo de Almagro and Vlez Sarsfield has become a modern rivalry in Argentina. This neighborhood duel took relevance in the 90's, when Vlez became a major power in argentinian and south american football. It's also due that Huracn and Ferrocarril Oeste, San Lorenzo and Vlez traditional rivals, have spent long periods out of the argentinian top division, and both teams have messed each other when they were close to achieve a national title. San Lorenzo and Vlez are two of the main clubs that have broken River Plate and Boca Juniors dominance since the 90's.
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Atltico Mineiro vs Cruzeiro
Main article: Atltico and Cruzeiro football rivalry Atltico and Cruzeiro are the biggest football clubs of Belo Horizonte, capital of the Minas Gerais state, and two of the most traditional clubs in South America. Atletico's mascot is a Rooster ("Galo") and Cruzeiro's mascot is a Fox ("Raposa").
Main article: Clssico Majestoso In So Paulo State, O Majestoso is the confrontation between So Paulo Futebol Clube and Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. This name was given by journalist Thomaz Mazzoni, from "Gazeta Esportiva" newspaper. Actually, it is the classic that gathers the biggest number of "torcedores" in So Paulo State, according to the most recent statistics. Along with Santos FC and Palmeiras, Corinthians and So Paulo are the so called big four of the Paulista Championship.
The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911, when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense left the club, and went to Flamengo, which at the time had no football section. [13] The first Fla-Flu ever was played the following year, on July 7, 1912 at Laranjeiras stadium. Fluminense won this match 3-2, with 800 people in attendance [14] . The moniker Fla-Flu was coined by the journalist Mrio Filho during the professionalization of Rio de Janeiro's football. [15]
Esportiva journal in 1956. Santos and So Paulo are the most succesful brazilian teams at international competitions. So Paulo has the youngest fan base of Sao Paulo state, while Santos has the oldest one.
[edit] Colombia
[edit] Amrica de Cali vs Atltico Nacional
This is one of the most followed games in Ftbol Profesional Colombiano . Since 1979, Amrica and Nacional have played each other in 15 finals (previously, finals were between more than 2 teams). The most recent final between the two was in 2002, where Amrica was able to defeat Nacional in both matches and as a result obtained the 12th title in its history. Statistics from matches between these two teams show that this is the most even "clasico", with 79 wins for Amrica, 74 for Nacional, and 75 draws. The first time they faced each other in Copa Libertadores was in 1991, and up to this date Amrica has six victories, Nacional has four, and there was one draw.
The match is called the derby of the mountains because the city of Medellin is known as the city of the mountains. Independiente Medellin is generally supported by the lower class people while Atltico Nacional has support in almost all social classes.
Some sources state that the first Bogota clsico was held in 1942, when the then-Club Deportivo Municipal beat Santa Fe 4-1 in a local league match. The first official meeting between the sides took place on 19 September 1948 during the inaugural season of the Senior Division. Santa Fe ran out 5-3 winners on that occasion, and defied expectations by going on to beat Los Azules 2-1 in the return fixture en route to
becoming Colombia's professional league champions, an achievement Cardenal fans like to remind their neighbours of at every derby meeting. Both clubs are among the most successful clubs of the country.
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Amrica vs Cruz Azul
Main article: Clsico Jven The match between Amrica and Cruz Azul, both from Mexico City, is actually known as the "Clsico Jven". It began in 1971, when Cruz Azul visited the Azteca Stadium and defeated Amrica with a 4-1 score, at this time Cruz Azul was originally from Hidalgo. It was at this match that Amrica and Cruz Azul became rivals. Cruz Azul had its Golden Age in the 70s, while Amrica had its own in the 80s. The rivalry became stronger in the recent years.
Main article: El Clasico Chapin The Biggest Rivalry in Guatemala is between the clubs Comunicaciones and Municipal, both from the city of Guatemala. The two teams was face to face 241 times in all history. Comunicaciones has won 79 times, Municipal 87 times, with 74 draws. Municipal with 26 Liga Nacional de Guatemala and comunicaciones with 21.
GalaxyChivas USA game is MLS's first derby, known as the Honda SuperClasico. Although the Galaxy won all four games the first year of the rivalry, in 2006 a more competitive Chivas side increased the popularity of the SuperClassico, which features sell-out crowds. The Galaxy won three of four Classico games in 2006. In the 2007 inaugural tournament Superliga, a new much-anticipated rivalry was formed. The Galaxy took on Chivas USA's parent team Club Deportivo Guadalajara at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and lost 2-1, however they still advanced to the next round leaving their rivals behind.
relative proximity of the cities (about 360 miles apart) which allows rival fans to attend each others games.
but it was more the civil club but with close ties with the Ministry of Interior at its beginning. The rivalry between the two clubs is known to be pretty fierce and violent.[22] Red star fans are called Delije (Warriors, Heroes) and FK Partizan fans are called Grobari (Undertakers, Gravediggers) This rivalry between both sides is regarded as the most dangerous because of violent actions between the hooligans, many people have been extremely hurt in the fights these teams had. There were many cases of off-stadium deaths in clashes between supporters of these teams, as well as one case of onstadium killing, when in 1999. Grobari, using handy rocket-launcher, killed a supporter of Red Star by sending missile from south tribune to north one, where Delije are traditionally stationed.Delije many times killed some members of Grobari with knives, too. [23]
the beginning of an epoch of severe opposition among football fans of Russia. Nowadays about 5000 policemen are on duty when these Moscow teams play against each other. Statistics: All games - 123 matches; 51 wins for Spartak, 29 draws, 43 wins for CSKA.
period of 17 years and 7 months has been recorded in which Dinamo did not manage to win away against Steaua in the domestic league. The result of the encounter between the two rivals is currently the following: 117 matches, 40 wins for Dinamo, 34 wins for Steaua and 43 games ended in a tie. The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams Pantelimon appear in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia is born, composed of young but very devoted men it will become the leading group in the red-white stands. Following the death of Catalin Hldan in 2000 the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin Hildan (PCH) in his honor. Today the majority of supporters are located in the PCH but several factions have moved to the South End.
Main article: Spartak Moscow and Dinamo Kiev derby In the Soviet times, no other rivalry fostered emotions to match Dynamo Kyiv - Spartak Moscow rivalry of the 1970s-early 1990s. Dynamo Kyiv had won the USSR Premier League title a record 13 times, Spartak had won that title 12 times.
Budapest derby was renowned for its annual bloodletting. Since the political changes of 1989 nothing much changed with an upsurge in violent fan culture. The two klubs has a many rivalries in the country (for example Fradi vs Vasas, Fradi vs Kispest, Fradi vs MTK, Fradi vs Debrecen, Fradi vs Szombathelyi Halads, or jpest vs Kispest, jpest vs Debrecen, jpest vs Zalaegerszeg). The two klub has a lot of frendliest team in Hungary, and Europe (for example: Fradi - Zalaegerszeg, Fradi Rapid Wien, Fradi - Panathinaikos, or jpest - Szombathelyi Halads, jpest - Bkscsaba 1912 Elre SE, jpest - Vasas, jpest - Austria Wien). They have a big national friend is the FK DAC 1904 Dunaszerdahely (this is the Hunarian club in Slovakia, this is the big rivalre the Hungarian clubs, and Slovakian clubs). The Vasas is the former team of the Police, the Kispest (present days: Budapest Honvd FC) is the former team the Military in Hungary. In the communism in Hungary, the Fradi is lost his coat, and colours (because the green-white Fradi is a right-wing team). The jpest is the third most successful club in Hungary (after the Fradi, and MTK), but the jpest have a second largest support team in Hungary (after Fradi). Both team hate the communis, and the left-wing, and they are love their national (Hungary, Hungarians), and they think, they are protect the country, and the Hungarians every where in the world, but the jpest hate Fradi, and Fradi hate jpest in the "peacetime". The Hungarian teams support groups are united, when the match between the Slovakian team (Slovan Bratislava) and the Hungarian team (DAC Dunaszerdahely), the Slovakian police attack the Hungarian fans. So the bigger Hungarian supporter groups (the Fradi, jpest, Kispest, Vasas, Debrecen, Disgyr, Pcs, Gyr, Fehrvr, Zalaegerszeg, Vasas, Bkscsaba, Nyregyhza) are united, they think they protect the Hungarian culture, peoples, and their Country (Hungary) when other nations "attack" the Hungarian teams supporters, everywhere. The Fradi, and the jpest has a large fanbase, and they have a lot of supporter groups. In the groups see ultras, hools, and casuals. The biggest ultra groups in Fradi is the Stormy Scamps '98, and the Green Monsters '95. Other groups (in Ferencvros): 16-os, Cannibals, Greenternet, Ebola, Green Family, II-es szektor, 7 side, Eastern Greens (This groups about 650-700 people mean). The biggest ultra groups in jpest is the Ultra Viola bulldogs, and Ultra Viola Fidelity. Other groups (in jpest): Viola Kaos, Ultra Korps. The Fradi is the most average team in Hungary. The Fradi and the jpest, they are play 200 match their history, since 1905. The rivalry is very heavy, intensive and colorful (See the videos). This is the biggest rivalry in Hungary, and one of the biggest in Central-Europe.
Piraeus (Athens' port) against PAOK, from the city of Thessaloniki in the relatively poorer north. PAOK fans consider Olympiacos as their worst enemy and they hate the club of Piraeus perhaps more than they hate their town rivals, Aris. The whole story began in the 60's when the alltime best player of PAOK, Giorgos Koudas, decided to move to Olympiacos. The transfer, however, did not take place, but started the infamous animosity between the two clubs' fans.
and Herzegovina. This derby is also similar to the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton; it is not uncommon to see members of the same family that are on opposite sides. So far (as of 21 April 2007), 89 league matches were played. Both clubs won 28 times, while 33 matches ended with a draw, and goal-difference is 115-111 in FK Sarajevo's favour. Since the independence, as a part of Bosnian championship, there were 26 games played; Sarajevo won 9 times, eljezniar won 7 times, with 10 draws, and goal-difference 37-31 for FK Sarajevo.[33] FK eljezniar's most passionate fans (wearing blue) are called The Maniacs because their love for the club is on the edge of insanity, so it is said. They are located on the south side of stadium (the holy south as they call it). The older fans ones are known affectionately as the Kopicari (which can metaphorically be translated as "seed eaters", although the name itself has different meaning - namely that of "seed sellers"). They sit on north and west stands of the stadium during home games. The east section is reserved for away fans.[34] FK Sarajevo's most passionate fans (crimson) are called the Horde Zla (Evil hordes) after the popular Zagor comic book. In home games on Koevo Stadium, they are located on the north stands, while the older fans are known as the Pitari (similar to the Kopicari etymology except referring to pie and not seeds) and they are mainly on the east side. The south section is reserved for away fans.[35]
The rivalry between this two teams began after WWII, when Partizani was created. Since then the match between this two teams has been the main match of the week. The stadiums get more fans than any other match. There have been 117 matches between this two teams. 51 have been won by Partizani, 31 have been won by Tirana, and 35 have ended in draw. In this 117 matches the biggest victories by both sides were: Partizani 8-0 Tirana; Tirana 7-3 Partizani. Both sides have their nicknames. "Demat e Kuq" for Partizani and "Bardh e Blute" for Tirana. There has always been hating between the two tifozeries. In every match, they come up with slogans against each other.
The most important rivalry in the Netherlands is that between Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord Rotterdam, known as De Klassieker (The Classic). Both clubs have won the Dutch national championship numerous times and, along with PSV, have dominated the Dutch league since the beginning of professional football in Holland in the 1950s. Ajax has been the more successful of the two, and is renowned for its technical style of play, while Feyenoord has the blue collar appeal closely associated with Rotterdam as a port city.[37] On occasions the rivalry has turned violent. In 1997, fans of the two teams clashed in a field, known as the Battle of Beverwijk. One fan was killed and many were injured. More recently, in 2004 during a pitch invasion Jorge Acuna was put into hospital after being attacked by a fan.
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As for the Rouges - pronounced 'Rouches' with the Liege regional accent - their silverware roll of honour consists of eight domestic titles, five league cups, two Belgian Supercups and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. A healthy haul which is bettered only by Club Bruges in the race to keep up with Brussels behemoths Anderlecht.
claimed the title in those two seasons, with Bayern finishing sixth and second respectively. The Bavarians regained the trophy in 1997 with Dortmund in third, before the men in red rattled up a hat-trick of title triumphs in 1999, 2000 and 2001, Borussia trailing in their wake back in fourth, 11th and third place respectively. Dortmund struck back to top the Bundesliga in 2002 with Bayern in third, but the situation was reversed a year later and Munich have set the standard ever since, as financially stricken Dortmund struggled in the lower reaches of the table.
Matches between Benfica and FC Porto are considered matches with a high risk of violence, usually having 800 police officers present at the stadium. The rivalry has heated up even more in recent years as both S.L. Benfica president, Lus Filipe Vieira, and FC Porto president, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, have accused each other of corruption and match-fixing.[41]
The creation of the Bundesliga in 1963 began with Dortmund continuing their winning ways, by taking 8 of the first 10 meetings. The following years would see Schalke holding a slim advantage since 1991, winning 11, drawing 14, and losing 8 of the matches. Despite Schalke's recent Revierderby success, including losing only two derbies since 1999, Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning three Bundesliga championships, one UEFA Champions League competition, and one Intercontinental Cup since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup once and the German Cup twice.
around the world attending the games and the move by Rovers to Tallaght Stadium.
wave of support from all corners of society. Indeed, the club now boasts a slightly larger global fan base than their arch-rivals.
Marseille also attracts its share of detractors. The first edition of OM-PSG was held in December 1971 in Marseille, at the Stade Velodrome. The Marseillais won 4-2 on this occasion. Both teams play in Ligue 1 and meet twice per season (or more if the two meet in French Cup or French League Cup competition). The special character of these oppositions receives considerable media attention. These meetings became important at the end of the eighties and were announced especially by incidents which occurred on and around the ground. At the beginning of the nineties, Canal+ started to promote near the general public confrontations between the two clubs, making these matches of interest for all French football fans. More and more, the various groups of Marseille and Parisian supporters have hated and battled each other. Important security measures are taken to prevent confrontations between the supporters of the two camps. However, many incidents still occurred at the supporters of the two camps at the time of certain matches. During the 2000-2001 season, a young Marseille fan was paralysed for life after being confronted for sitting near the Parisian section of the Parc des Princes.
When FC Porto and Sporting CP - two of the 'big 3' in Portugal - meet, it's maybe not so passionate as the games with Benfica, but still it's a game filled with passion.
[edit] Italy
[edit] Fiorentina vs Juventus
Juve's city rivals are Torino, but that local derby pales when compared to Juventus-Fiorentina clashes. Turin-based Juve are Italy's most-popular club with the animosity reaching boiling point when Florence club is the opposition. For Fiorentina fans, this match is the real derby.
Internazionale Milano (Inter).[54] It is usually a semiannual fixture in the Italian football league Serie A; however, the derby has also taken place in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. It is called "Derby della Madonnina" in honour of one of the main sights of the city of Milan, the statue of the virgin Mary on the top of the Duomo, which is usually called "Madonnina".[55] The most infamous of the derby matches between AC Milan and Inter was the second leg of the Champions' League quarterfinal on 12 April 2005. The game was abandoned after AC Milan goal keeper Dida was hit by a flare.[56]
Paparelli, a Lazio fan in the Curva Nord, was killed when hit by a shipping flare fired across the ground by a Roma fan. Paparelli has become a symbol of the Lazio fans' passion for this Derby.
[edit] Spain
[edit] Athletic de Bilbao vs Real Sociedad
There is some animosity, though, because Athletic has refused to sign non-Basque players to this day, while Sociedad has signed players from other parts of Spain and around the world since the late 1980s.
conservative Santiago Bernabu, aided by the government and fearful (or bent) referees. Bernabeu, Real Madrid's stadium, is majestic alongside banks and businesses on the classy and aristocratic Castellana, while Calderon can be found beside a brewery; Real Madrid draw greater support certainly because of its successes, while Atletico has a more working-class fan base, which comes particularly from the south of the city.
Small Heath, although Villa have won more derbies than their opponents since, and dominate the trophy count, winning twenty major honours to Birmingham's one. On occasions the fans have clashed and violence has occurred. In 2003, a game which saw 2 red cards and a 3-0 defeat for Aston Villa, violence also took place following the game by fans on Witton Lane outside of Villa Park, where missiles were hurled at Police who were attempting to keep both sets of fans apart.[64]
were the biggest that Lancashire had seen in recent football history.' And in which 39 Burnley fans were arrested. Since Burnley's promotion to the English Premier League in 2009, the clubs will again meet for two league games, this time amongst Englands footballing elite. The rivalry is so intense that for the game at Ewood Park this season, all the Burnley fans had to report to Turf Moor and travel in coaches to reach the venue, as opposed to finding their own way their for fear of pre-match violence.
Three, the bottom division of the Football League, leaving two divisions between the clubs. On 6 May 1978, at a concert by The Vibrators in Preston, a young man from Preston was stabbed to death during clashes between Preston and Blackpool fans. In 1996 there were 70 arrests when serious disorder broke out when the clubs met at Deepdale and pubs were trashed in Preston. Despite there being no match between the two clubs since 2000-07, the rivalry between the two sets of fans reignited itself on 2 September 2006, when a mini-riot broke out on Preston railway station between Blackpool fans returning from their match at Millwall and local Preston fans returning from an England match in Manchester. Bottles, cans and signs were hurled as the two sets of fans fought each other, and two British Transport Police officers were injured in what the police described as a large-scale disorder. By contrast to the violence that sometimes surrounds the West Lancashire derby, fans of both clubs have joined together to raise money for local charities. In March 2007, Blackpool and Preston fans joined together for a seventeen-mile sponsored bicycle ride between Deepdale and Bloomfield Road in aid of the Brian House Children's Hospice in Bispham, Blackpool, and Derian House Children's Hospice in Chorley.
they formed as the Black Arabs. City formed some 14 years later as Bristol South End FC, but joined the Football League in 1901, some 20 years before Rovers. However, "Gasheads" (Rovers fans), often remind "Shitheads" (City fans) that their current club has only been in existence since 1982, when they folded and started a new company known as Bristol City Football Club 1982 Plc, with no attachments to the old club. This often causes City fans to be called "82'ers" by the opposite set of fans.
In the last decade Cardiff has been the more successful of the two clubs, winning promotion to Division 3 (League 1 as it now known) and again winning promotion in 2003 to Division 2 (The Championship). In the same time Swansea languished in the bottom two divisions. But in the 2007/08 season both clubs enjoyed success when Swansea won promotion to The Championship as League 1 winners, while Cardiff reached the final of the FA Cup against Portsmouth. The 2008/09 season sees the clubs play each other for the first time in nine years. Both teams are set to play each other three times in the 2008/09 season (twice in the Championship, the other in the Carling Cup). The first match between the two teams was on 23 September 2008 in the Carling Cup at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea City won that game 10, advancing to the next stage of the competition. However, there was trouble after
the game between some Swansea fans and the police. Some fans were arrested and charged with the offences, some of whom have been given bans from football matches for three years, all of whom were from the Swansea area. The two teams then played at Ninian Park on 5 January 2009, where referee Mike Dean was struck on the head by a coin, thrown from a Cardiff stand. Cardiff fans then clashed with police and damaged the Swansea buses after the match, relating to five arrests and more due to CCTV.
The highest aggregate score in the three major domestic competitions between the Old Firm clubs is eight goals, and this has happened on eight separate occasions: 4-4 twice (Scottish Cup on 16/2/1956, Premier League on 22/3/1986); Celtic 5 Rangers 3 twice (Scottish Cup on 6/2/1892 and League on 22/9/1894); Celtic 6 Rangers 2 three times (League on 14/12/1895, 10/9/1938, and 27/8/2000); Celtic 7 Rangers 1 once (League Cup Final on 19/10/1957). The latter result is the biggest margin of victory for either side in any official Old Firm match. The record attendance for the Glasgow derby is 132,870 for the 1969 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, won 4-0 by Celtic. This is a record breaking attendance.[citation needed]
occupied the bottom two tiers of English football since the 1950s whilst Forest the upper two, lit the torch between the two supporters and there has been a bitter rivalry ever since. Both Derby and Forest fans have a large hatred for each other, and on a number of times have clashed. One famous incident occurred in the 1980s when, after a game, Derby hooligans teamed up with Leicester City (who also have a strong dislike for Forest) to cause trouble in Nottingham city centre and confront the Forest fans. Over 60 fans from all sides were arrested. The two sets of supporters did, however, put their differences aside to commemorate their former manager Brian Clough in a special memorial service at Derby's Pride Park Stadium following his death on 20 September 2004. The two met in the Championship just six weeks later in an emotional match which saw Derby win 3-0, their biggest win over Forest in 25 years. Arguably the most controversial meeting between the two clubs was the most recent. 2 November 2008 saw the return of the fixture following a three year absence. The match ended as a 1-1 draw, but was arguably the most eventful in recent memory, thanks to a controversial performance from referee Stuart Attwell, who, wrongly, disallowed two Derby goals in the final few minutes, and booked 8 players and issued a straight red to Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan in a match that was not particularly dirty. Paul Jewell was especially vocal in his dismay at Attwell's performance, accusing the 25-year old official of 'losing control' of the game and 'robbing' the Rams of a victory. The press furore around his display saw Attwell called in for a meeting with Referee's Chief Keith Hackett and was consequently axed from the following weeks fixture list.
and nail and the fans would be right behind their respective teams all the way.
Cliftonville) a fierce rivalry has built up between the two clubs due to their dominance of local football. The clubs traditionally face each other on Boxing Day[72][73]. Games between the two sides have frequently been marred by outbreaks of hooliganism.[74][75] and even the appearance of animals at the 1985 Irish Cup final.[76] The 2008 Boxing Day game was marred by some particularly violent scenes, with the game temporarily halted due to missiles being thrown onto the pitch. [77] The incident led to the Irish Football Association suspending the traditional holiday fixture for two years in an attempt to control the violent rivalry. [78] The ban was lifted on appeal in March 2009, although the clubs face a potential fine of 40,000 if there is more crowd trouble.[79]
Tom Farmer, owner of Kwik-Fit stepped in to save Hibs. Farmer had no great interest in football but stated at the time that he thought it was important to the local community that Hibs kept their identity. Mercer was then forced to abandon his idea of a takeover. Wallace Mercer died in January 2006 after a long battle with cancer, Hearts' next match after his death was a home match against Hibs. Hearts decided to hold a minute's applause in his memory which was disrupted by many Hibs fans which shows that many fans still feel so much anger and resentment towards him even after his death.
football hooliganism was at its height, the fights between Leeds' Service Crew and Manchester United's Red Army, two of the most notorious hooligan firms in Britain, became known as some of the most violent clashes in British football,[83] this led to many people getting hurt and still in the modern day when the clubs play there is a high security level. [84]
The games have seen many violent clashes down the years both on and off the pitch. The rivalry was at its best in the 1960s and 1970s when both teams were equal in terms of quality and success with City winning the league championship in the same year United won the European cup. City's lack of success in recent years has led to the United v Liverpool F.C match a bigger occasion for United as they are both fighting for trophies although the fierce rivalry is still there with the build up to derby day in the city as intense as it was in the 1960s. Both sets of fans are constantly digging each other with United fans having a banner inside Old Trafford with a ticker in reference to City's years without winning a trophy and City fans mentioning that they are the only football team to come from Manchester, due to the fact United are based in Old Trafford, a district outside the city in the Borough of Trafford, whilst City were based in Moss Side and are now based in Clayton, both in the City of Manchester. Both sets of fans claim Manchester is either Blue or Red which led to a study by the Manchester Metropolitan University carrying out a survey of who had the most season ticket holders in the area's with a 'M' postcode. The results were although United had the most season ticket holders in the Greater Manchester area with a 'M' postcode, City had the most season ticket holders in the City of Manchester. Two Boroughs in Greater Manchester are considered both blue and red strongholds with Stockport being a blue zone and Salford being a red zone. Manchester United won the most recent encounter between the two clubs with a 4-3 win at Old Trafford in September 2009, courtesy of an exceptional winning goal from Michael Owen just 5 minutes and approximately 30 seconds into stoppage time. The match was hailed as "probably the best derby of all time" by Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson[87]
This is an urban myth no evidence can be found of any strike. People from Portsmouth add 'er' on to words eg. mater and sonner that is where scummer came from.
Whereas, to Southampton fans, Portsmouth fans are knowns as Skates. When sailors were miles from home with no women in sight, they used to use skates to, uh.... But it's never caught on in quite the same way as Scummers.' Illingsworth admits to his part in the invention of Skates as a derogatory term for Pompey fans. It was well known that Portsmouth people delighted in calling sailors "skates". This feud is well known in English football and is not helped by Harry Redknapp's involvement at both clubs. He joined Portsmouth as a director and slowly became Manager of Portsmouth, however after guiding them to the 'promised land' of the Premier League, he jumped ship and joined 'the club down the road' Southampton. To make the situation worse, from Southampton's point of view, he led the team to a 4 - 1 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth at Fratton Park. On top of this, after 'Judas' as he had become known to Portsmouth fans, led Southampton to the second tier of English Football. Redknapp then rejoined Portsmouth and was forgiven, while Southampton have since been relegated again to League One. However he has since left again for Tottenham Hotspurs, taking Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch with him.
Main article: Steel City Derby The 'Steel City Derby' is a fierce local derby, which has been due to lots of crowd trouble over the years and is looked on by most sets of fans as the most important two matches of the entire season. It is between the two football teams of the city of Sheffield. Fans refer to the other clubs players and fans as 'pigs', though there are other names such as the nickname 'Wendy' given by Unitedites to their rivals and Wednesday often refer to their cross city counterparts as the 'Blunts', a pun on their nickname, the Blades. It is often an important match for the fans, since many United and Wednesday fans work, learn and live with their rivals. It first took place on 16 October 1893 and since then the teams have met a total of 120 times, with United having won 3 more of the encounters than Wednesday. United have led the series of league encounters since 1951. Sheffield United have won 44 to Sheffield Wednesdays 41 with 37 finishing with a draw. The biggest victory by United was a 7-3 win in 1951. Wednesday's best result was a 4-0 win in 1979. United have completed the league double on 10 occasions, while Wednesday have done the double on 6 occasions. Former Wednesday player Alan Quinn became the first and currently only player to score for both sides in a Sheffield league derby when he scored for United in the December 2005 game, having previously scored Wednesday's goal in their 1-3 defeat at Bramall Lane in 2003. [citation needed] The 1979 Boxing Day derby at Hillsborough was watched by a record Third Division crowd of 49,309 spectators. The game is referred to as The 'Steel City Derby' due to Sheffield's heritage as a steel-making city. Pundits often refer to it as 'the Sheffield Derby'. This is also the name given to a derby between two non-league teams Sheffield and Hallam, the oldest derby in the World.
playing each other, with both teams having terrace chants which they sing at each game, such as for Wolves "Always **** on a Tesco carrier bag" and "We Hate Albion" as well as their rival's "Always **** on the old gold and black" and "The Dingles". There are many more songs aimed at each other regularly. Though, due to the yo-yo promotions of the teams between the Premier League and Football League Championship both clubs seem to avoid each other in their promotions and relegations, and have yet to meet in the Premier League.
Liverpool (Catholic) and Everton (Protestant). Others suggest that it is simply because of the long history of football hooliganism between the two sets of supporters. Because of the such fierce rivalry, Harry Redknapp, a former West Ham player and manager, called for the two clubs to never be allowed to play each other in a cup game again, stating if they get drawn together, the balls should be put back in drawn again[90]. Due to Millwall playing League One football and West Ham playing Premier League football, at present, the only chances of these two sides meeting is via a cup clash.
[edit] Africa
[edit] Al-Ahly vs Zamalek
The biggest rivalry in Egypt and the Arab world is the rivalry between Egyptian giants Al-Ahly & Zamalek.[92] Al-Ahly & Zamalek were named by the Confederation of African Football "CAF" as the top two African clubs of the 20th century.
Both teams are located in Greater Cairo and their match is considered the highlight of the football season with live television broadcast to most of the Arab countries since the seventies. The rivalry is closely fought, but Al-Ahly has the biggest win between the two teams since the league commenced in 1948, winning 6-1 at their home stadium in 2002. [93] However, the largest result between the two sides was Zamalek's 6-0 win over Al-Ahly in the 1944 Egyptian Cup final. [94][95] The derby matches are so intense as to require foreign referees to officiate them. [96] back in 1966 a penalty against Al Ahly drove Shly fans to riot causing damages to Zamalek's main stadium and burning a factory near the club. Recently, the intensity of rivalry caused the authorities to redirect traffic in Cairo during the mach day, so that supporters of the two teams will not face each other in their way to and from Cairo stadium.
and the sole team to have won all African cups). This derby has a very strong political significance: the JSK is usually seen as the team of the Kabyle "bourgeoisie" (upper classes) with right-wing political views, while the USMA gain its support from the Algiers's Kabyle working class, mostly of left-wing and "algerianist" Kabyle political parties's supporters (in contrast with the strong Kabyle nationalist positions of JSK's fans). This rivalry is considered by the FIFA as one of the most important and intense in the world.
[edit] Asia
[edit] East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan
The event known as the Kolkata Derby involves the two main football clubs of Kolkata, India. In Indian football, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal are arch rivals. Mohun Bagan, being the oldest club of Kolkata (of Asia also), has a large fan base among the old residents of Kolkata. On the other hand, East Bengal club is mostly popular among the people who come from East Bengal (now known as Bangladesh).[98]
The rivalry can be considered as a manifestation of one which already had existed between the two sub-category of Bengali people - "Ghoti" (residents of the western part of undivided Bengal) and "Bangal" (residents of the eastern part of undivided Bengal before the independence of India) since the independence and division of India. These two clubs met in 1925 for the first time and they have played almost 285 matches with each other since then. Out of this number, East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 106 times and Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 80 times. Usually these two local Titans meet in Yuva Bharati Kridangan(Salt Lake Stadium), Kolkata where about 100,000 fans enjoy the match.[99]
Ever since 1995, federation officials have invited foreign referees to officiate the game to ease fan and player suspicions of referee bias. This occurred after the events of the 38th tehran derby when many suspicious decisions were given in favour of Esteghlal. Azadi Stadium has been the stadium where most of the matches took place, but Amjadieh Stadium (now Shiroudi) in Tehran, Azadi Stadium in Bandar Abbas and Yadegare Imam Stadium in Tabriz have all hosted the game at least once. The biggest victory was Persepolis 6 - Esteghlal 0 which resulted in a famous chant of "6 taeiha" by Persepolis fans.
important club football games in Australia, generally pulling in the largest match day attendances and TV audiences of the regular season. Each encounter has often been filled with spite especially amongst the fans where several incidents between supporters of the clubs have occurred [100], along with many excessive amount of players being sent off and even coaching management over the years getting involved in many confrontations [101], has made the City Derby the most anticipated match in Australian football.
between Seoul and Suwon at Seoul World Cup Stadium recorded attendance of 55397, which still remains as the highest attendance record in K-League.