Football’s great derbies
The rivalries worth planning a trip around: the atmosphere, the honest ticket reality, and when they next meet.
The iconic ones
- De Topper — Ajax v PSV Eindhoven
- Der Klassiker — Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
- Derby d'Italia — Inter Milan v Juventus
- Derby della Madonnina — AC Milan v Inter Milan
- El Clásico — Barcelona v Real Madrid
- Intercontinental Derby — Fenerbahçe v Galatasaray
- Le Classique — Olympique de Marseille v PSG
- Manchester Derby — Manchester City v Manchester United
- North London Derby — Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
- North West Derby — Liverpool v Manchester United
- O Clássico — SL Benfica v FC Porto
- Old Firm — Celtic v Rangers
Major rivalries
- Besiktas–Fenerbahce — Beşiktaş v Fenerbahçe
- Besiktas–Galatasaray — Beşiktaş v Galatasaray
- El Viejo Clásico — Athletic Club v Real Madrid
- Juventus–Fiorentina — Fiorentina v Juventus
- Juventus–Milan — AC Milan v Juventus
- Juventus–Napoli — Juventus v Napoli
- Roma–Napoli — Napoli v AS Roma
- Seville Derby — Real Betis v Sevilla
More derbies
- Athletic–Barcelona — Athletic Club v Barcelona
Every other rivalry we flag
181 more rivalries carry a derby flag in the planner, so they surface on the fixtures themselves. They do not have their own page yet: that waits on both clubs having a club guide.
England & Wales
Aston Villa–West Brom · Black Country Derby · Chelsea–Leeds · Dockers Derby · Dons Derby · East Anglian Derby · East Lancashire Derby · East Midlands Derby · M23 Derby · Merseyside Derby · Nottinghamshire Derby · Roses Rivalry · Second City Derby · Severnside Derby · South Coast Derby · South East London Derby · South Wales Derby · Spurs–West Ham · Tees–Wear Derby · Tyne–Wear Derby · Villa–Wolves (Black Country) · West London Derby (Brentford v Queens Park Rangers) · West London Derby (Chelsea v Fulham) · West London Derby (Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers)
Scotland
Aberdeen–Rangers · Angus derby · Ayrshire derby · Dundee Derby · Edinburgh Derby · Fife derby (East Fife v Dunfermline) · Fife derby (East Fife v Raith Rovers) · Fife derby (Raith Rovers v Dunfermline) · Highland derby · Lanarkshire derby (Airdrie United v East Kilbride) · Lanarkshire derby (Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical) · Lanarkshire derby (Hamilton Academical v East Kilbride) · Lanarkshire derby (Motherwell v Airdrie United) · Lanarkshire derby (Motherwell v Hamilton Academical) · New Firm · Renfrewshire derby
Czech Republic
Little Prague derby (Dukla Praha v Bohemians 1905) · Little Prague derby (Dukla Praha v Slavia Praha) · Little Prague derby (Dukla Praha v Sparta Praha) · Little Prague derby (Dukla Praha v Viktoria Žižkov) · Little Silesian derby · Miners’ derby · Moravian derby · North Bohemian derby (Ústí nad Labem v Arsenal Česká Lípa) · North Bohemian derby (Ústí nad Labem v Teplice) · Podještědské derby · Silesian derby (Opava v Baník Ostrava) · Silesian derby (Opava v Karviná) · Silesian derby (Opava v Třinec) · Silesian derby (Třinec v Karviná) · Sparta–Slavia (Prague derby)
Poland
Copper Basin derby · Derby of Poland · Derby Podkarpacia · Great Silesian derby · Holy War (Kraków derby) · Łódź derby · Northern Lower Silesian derby · Oldest Silesian derby · Pomeranian derby · Poznań derby · Silesian derby (Ruch v GKS Katowice) · Tricity derby · Warsaw derby
Belgium
Antwerp derby · Antwerp province derby · Battle of Flanders · Belgian Clásico · Bruges Derby · Dijle Derby · Hainaut Derby · Liège derby · Liège derby (Standard) · Limburg Derby · Walloon Derby · West Flanders Derby
Netherlands
De Klassieker · Derby van het Noorden · Derby van het Oosten · Frisian Derby · IJsselderby · Kleine Gelderse derby · Limburgse derby (MVV v Roda) · Limburgse derby (MVV v VVV Venlo) · Limburgse derby (Roda v VVV Venlo) · Noord-Hollandse Derby · Rotterdam Derby (Feyenoord Rotterdam v Excelsior) · Rotterdam Derby (Feyenoord Rotterdam v Sparta Rotterdam)
Austria
Grazer Derby · Linz derby · Lower Austria derby · Styrian derby · Tyrolean derby · Vienna Derby · Vienna derby (First Vienna v FAC) · Vorarlberg derby
France
Côte d'Azur Derby · Derby Breton (Lorient v Stade Brestois) · Derby Breton (Stade Rennais v Lorient) · Derby Breton (Stade Rennais v Stade Brestois) · Derby du Nord · Derby Lorrain · Olympico · Paris Derby
Germany
Bayern–Gladbach · Frankenderby · Niedersachsenderby · Nordderby · Revierderby · Rheinderby · Rhineland Derby
Italy
Derby del Veneto · Derby dell'Emilia · Derby della Capitale · Derby della Lanterna · Derby della Mole · Derby Veneto: Padova v Verona · Derby Veneto: Padova v Vicenza
Spain
Barcelona Derby · Basque Derby · Derbi Asturiano · Derbi Canario · Galician Derby · Madrid Derby · Valencian Derby
Greece
AEK–Olympiacos · AEK–PAOK · Athenian Derby · Derby of the Eternal Enemies · Derby of Thessaloniki · Olympiacos–PAOK
Sweden
AIK–Hammarby · Djurgården–Hammarby · GAIS–IFK Göteborg · Göteborgsderbyt · Mesta mästarmötet · Tvillingderbyt
Ireland
Connacht Derby · Dublin Derby · Louth Derby · North-West Derby · Northside Derby
Norway
Marathon of the North · Oslo Derby · Østfold Derby · Sørvestlandsderbyet · Vestlandsderbyet
Albania
Partizani–Dinamo Tirana · Tirana derby · Tirana–Dinamo Tirana
Bulgaria
Eternal Derby (Bulgaria) · Plovdiv derby · Varna derby
Croatia
Adriatic derby · Eternal Derby (Croatia) · Osijek–Rijeka derby
Portugal
Lisbon Derby · Minho Derby · Porto–Sporting
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar derby · Sarajevo derby
Denmark
Battle of Hatred · Copenhagen Derby
Estonia
Raudteederbi (Railway derby) · Tallinn derby
Hungary
A Derbi (Ferencváros–Újpest) · Örökrangadó (Ferencváros–MTK)
Kosovo
Gjilan derby
Latvia
Riga derby
Montenegro
Montenegrin derby
North Macedonia
Derby of Macedonia
Romania
Eternal Derby (Bucharest)
Serbia
Eternal Derby (Belgrade)
Slovakia
Traditional derby (Slovakia)
Slovenia
Eternal derby (Slovenia)
Switzerland
Zurich derby
Turkey
Fenerbahce–Trabzonspor