A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, management, and

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all to varying degrees. One of the first known sports rivalries occurred in the

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between the Blues and the Greens, and the minor teams of the Reds and Whites, each of which were chariot racing clubs competing at the

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. The rivalry took on political tones as well, coming close to deposing the Roman Emperor

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in 532 CE in a riot and the suppression of the riot killed tens of thousands of people. Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches. Clubs can reduce fan aggression surrounding rivalry games by acknowledging rather than downplaying the conflict because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity. Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby ( , ); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region. In modern usage the term is usually connected with

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and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as "Derby Day". However, and unsurprisingly, the first recorded use of the term was to refer to major provincial horse races from a time when the Epsom

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, was not only England’s major sporting event but also a huge social occasion. For example, the Western Times, 2 June 1860, refers to a race meeting at Haldon, Exeter, as their "local Derby Day." The Hull Packet, 31 May 1861, calls the Beverley, Hull and East Riding Races "our local Derby." It would appear that the term was already in use elsewhere in the world - The Ballarat Star (Victoria, Australia), 6 December 1860 edition, mentions that races in Dowling Forest were "the local Derby day." The metaphor evidently seeped into common usage, as non-racing events also earned the epithet. An athletic club fete in Croydon (Norwood News, 22 May 1869), a rowing regatta at Bathgate, Scotland (Lothian Courier, 26 September 1874) and even a hotly-contested local government election (Croydon Advertiser, 27 February 1875) were all described as a local Derby. As club football (Rugby and Association codes) gained popularity in the 1870s and 1880s the phrase migrated to that pastime. The Preston Herald of 14 March 1883 said of a fixture between Low Moor and Clitheroe that "when it becomes known that the clubs are likely to meet, popular feeling runs high - so high, in fact, that the occasional is recognised as the local Derby day". The Epsom Derby being an annual event, early usage tended to refer only to the biggest occasion of the year in a certain location - the Widnes Weekly News (16 March 1889) was moved to describe a match between Widnes FC and the touring New Zealand Native touring rugby team as "the great day of the season at Widnes - the local Derby." However, in football terms, the emphasis in the phrase had already shifted from the Derby aspect (a red letter day in the sporting or social calendar) to the local element - any football match involving nearby clubs, no matter how relatively unimportant the fixture might otherwise be. Hence the Burnley Express (15 December 1888) felt able to report that "for three weeks in succession the Langroyd team will be engaged in local "Derbies." First of all, Union Star; then Nelson, at Seed Hill; and afterwards Brierfield at Colne." In rugby football, an early example of the term for that code appears in the Wigan Observer of 11 December 1885 which noted that "the local "Derby" in the football circles of Pemberton was brought off on Saturday last, when Highfield and Pemberton met." Since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. Other names for derbies include Clásicos in certain parts of the world and crosstown rivalries in the United States. The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from a light hearted banter to serious violence. A rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting,

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ing and some instances with career-ending and even fatal consequences. In the "

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", along with other factors, it was suggested to have been the tipping point in leading to military conflicts. Rivalries do not always stem from the sharing of an area. Hostilities can occur for different reasons, such as in the case of El Clásico with tensions between fans with a background of political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries.

International rivalries

* Australia–England sports rivalries * India–Pakistan sports rivalries *

Australia–New Zealand sports rivalries Cricket, rugby union, rugby league & netball are the prominent sporting rivalries between Australia and New Zealand. In addition, respective national teams have competed in other sports such as bowls, indoor bowls, basketball, association footbal ...

Australia–United States sports rivalries The Australia–United States sporting rivalry is one which spreads across multiple sports due to similar sporting cultures within the two countries. Despite the large difference in population, with the United States containing more than 10 time ...

Canada–United States sports rivalries Because of their proximity and similar sporting cultures, Canada and United States are frequent rivals in a wide variety of international sports. Overall rivalry and the Olympic Games For both countries, the Soviet Union was often the common r ...

Japan–South Korea sports rivalries Because of their proximity, contentious history and similar sporting cultures, South Korea and Japan are frequent rivals in a wide variety of international sports. Football National teams * FIFA World Cup * AFC Asian Cup * EAFF E-1 Football C ...

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Individual

Team

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Badminton

Individuals

International

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In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on

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Dominican Republic

Dominican Professional Baseball League

Águilas Cibaeñas The Águilas Cibaeñas (; ''Cibaoan Eagles'') is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Republic's Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), based in Santiago in the northern region of Cibao. Founded in , the team has won six Caribbean Series ...

from

Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros ("James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights"), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of ...

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Tigres del Licey Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tigres is the oldest team in LIDOM and ...

from

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

on a game named “El Clásico Dominicano.” *

rivals:

Leones del Escogido Leones del Escogido (English: ''Chosen One Lions'' or ''Lions of Chosen One'' or ''Picked Lions'') is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in , Leones are the third most successful team in the Dominican Pr ...

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Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball

= Central League

= *

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...

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Hanshin Tigers The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., ...

on a game named "The Classic Series" (伝統の一戦 in Japanese). *

vs.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams in Tokyo, the other being the Yomiuri G ...

on a game named "Tokyo Series".

= Pacific League

= Mixture

= *

vs.

Orix Buffaloes The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture ...

on a game named "Kansai Derby".

South Korea

KBO League

* KIA Tigers vs.

Samsung Lions The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Cha ...

on a game named "88 Expressway Series". * Doosan Bears vs.

LG Twins The LG Twins () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League. The Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rivals, the Doosan Bears. ...

on a game named "Jamsil Series". *

Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants () are a South Korean professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation. From 1982 through 1985, they played at Gudeok Baseball ...

vs.

NC Dinos The NC Dinos () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Changwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Since 2019, their home stadium is Changwon NC Park. NC Dinos are owned by video game developer NCSoft Corporation. History On ...

on a game named "Nakdonggang Derby". *

Kiwoom Heroes The Kiwoom Heroes () are a South Korean professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Seoul. They are a member of the KBO League. The Heroes play their home games at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, a neighborhood located in the sou ...

vs. Doosan Bears or

on a game named "Seoul Series".

Taiwan

Chinese Professional Baseball League

CTBC Brothers The CTBC Brothers () or simply Brothers are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. The team was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball Lea ...

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Wei Chuan Dragons The Wei Chuan Dragons () are a Taiwanese professional baseball team. They are a member of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). The team originally existed between 1990 and 1999. In 2019, negotiations were held to revive the fran ...

on a game named "Dragon–Elephant Derby" (龍象大戰 in Chinese). *

vs.

Fubon Guardians The Fubon Guardians () are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Fubon Financial Holding Co. and play their home games at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in New Taipei City. ...

on a game named "Bank holding Derby" (金控大戰 in Chinese).

Mexico

Mexican Baseball League

* Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Tigres de Quintana Roo (Tigers) on a game named "Civil War Derby" ("Guerra Civil" in Spanish). * Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarapemakers) vs. Vaqueros Laguna (Torreon Lagoon Cowboys) on a game named "Coahuila's Metropolitan Derby" ("Clásico metropolitano de Coahuila" in Spanish). * Pericos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots) vs. Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (Veracruz Red Eagles) on a game named "Center rivalry" ("Rivalidad del centro" in Spanish). * Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Péricos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots) on a game named "Anahuac Derby" ("Clásico de Ánahuac" in Spanish). * Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarapemakers) vs. Sultanes de Monterrey (Monterrey Sultans) on a game named "North of Mexico Derby" ("Clásico del Norte" in Spanish).

Mexican Pacific League

* Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Growers) vs. Tomateros de Culiacán (Culiacan Tomato Growers) on a game named "Derby of the Pacific Coast" ("Clásico del Pacífico" in Spanish). * Charros de Jalisco (Jalisco Charros) vs. Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlan Deers) on a game named "Rivalry of the west" ("Rivalidad de Occidente" in Spanish).

United States/Canada

Major League Baseball

Minor League Baseball

* Mercer Cup: Bluefield Blue Jays vs. Princeton Rays

Venezuela

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

* Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions) vs. Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan Navigators) * Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions) vs. Tiburones de La Guaira (La Guaira Sharks)

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Argentina

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

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* San Lorenzo vs

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

* G.E.P.U. vs

* Clásico porteño: Obras vs

* Argentinian derby:

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* Córdoba Derby:

vs Instituto * San Nicolás derby: Belgrano vs Regatas * Bahía Blanca derby: Estudiantes (BB) vs Olimpo * Corrientes derby: Regatas Corrientes vs San Martín * Santiago del Estero derby: Club Ciclista Olímpico vs

Quimsa Asociación Atlética Quimsa, usually called simply Quimsa, is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Santiago del Estero in the homonymous province. The club's professional basketball team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), t ...

* Sunchales derby: Libertad vs

Unión de Sunchales Club Atlético Unión (usually referred as Unión de Sunchales) is an Argentine sports club from Sunchales, Santa Fe Province. Its football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine ...

* Santa Fe derby: Colón vs Unión ** This is also a football rivalry. * General Pico derby: Independiente vs Pico Football Club * La Pampa derby: All Boys (SR) vs Estudiantes (SR) * Paraná derby:

Atlético Echagüe Atlético Echagüe is an Argentine professional basketball team located in Paraná, Entre Ríos Paraná () is the capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Sant ...

vs Juventud Sionista * Firmat derby: Argentino (F) vs Firmat Foot Ball Club * Junín derby: Argentino de Junín vs Club Ciclista Juninense * Tres Arroyos derby: Huracán de Tres Arroyos vs Costa Sud * Comodoro Rivadavia derby: Gimnasia (CR) vs Federación Deportiva * Pergamino derby: Gimnasia (P) vs Argentino (P) * Clásico de la Comarca: Deportivo Viedma vs Atenas de Patagones * Clásico Uruguayense: Tomás de Rocamora vs Parque Sur

Australia

* The Derby of Distance:

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New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Bank of New Zealand, BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers are the only non-Australian side currently competing in Austral ...

** Although this rivalry is actually an international rivalry, it plays out within the Australia-based National Basketball League. The Breakers have been an NBL member from the league's formation. * Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings

Croatia

* Croatian Derby: Cibona vs

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* Classic derby: Cibona vs.

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China

* Northeastern Derby: Liaoning Flying Leopards vs

Jilin Northeast Tigers The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball A ...

* Beijing Derby: Beijing Ducks vs Beijing Royal Fighters * Chinese Classic: Beijing Ducks vs

Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one of ...

*Derby of Champions: Liaoning Flying Leopards vs

*Battle of the Dynasties: Bayi Rockets vs

*Guangdong Derby:

Shenzhen Leopards The Shenzhen New Century Liebao Club, also known as Shenzhen Marco Polo or Shenzhen Leopards (previously Shenzhen Aviators), are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association ( ...

* Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs

Guangdong has 11 CBA league titles, more than any other team in history, so it is very evident that they would have a lot of rivalries within the CBA.

France

* Le Classique: Pau-Orthez vs

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* Greater Paris Derby:

Nanterre Nanterre (; ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, b ...

Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French basketball league system, highest-tier level in French basketball. ...

* Alsace-Lorraine Derby: Nancy vs

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Germany

* German Classic:

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

Brose Bamberg Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...

Greece

* Derby of the eternal enemies: Panathinaikos vs.

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

* Derby of Northern Greece:

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PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

Hong Kong

These are active Hong Kong A1 rivalries: * Derby of Classics:

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vs. Winling * South-East Clash: Eastern vs.

* Winling-Eastern Rivalry: Winling vs. Eastern These are high school sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball: *

Diocesan Boys School The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christian principles". Having run as ...

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Ying Wa College Ying Wa College (YWC, ), formerly known as Anglo-Chinese College, is a direct subsidized boys' secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Nam Cheong station. Established in 1818 in Malacca as the Anglo-Chinese College by Rev. Robert Morr ...

Israel

* Tel Aviv derby:

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv * Derby of Israel:

vs. Hapoel Jerusalem

Italy

* Bologna Derby:

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. H ...

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

* Lombardy Derby:

Olimpia Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

Cantù Cantù (; Brianzöö: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza. History The name could stem from that of the Canturigi, a population of I ...

* Veneto Derby:

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball i ...

* Rome Derby:

Virtus Roma Virtus Roma 1960, commonly known as Virtus Roma, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. The club, named Pallacanestro Virtus Roma competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for decades until 2020, whe ...

vs Stella Azzurra Roma * Piedmont Derby: Auxilium Torino vs

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vs Junior Casale * Via Emilia Derby: Reggiana vs

Japan

*Tohoku Derby (basketball):

Akita Northern Happinets The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found s ...

vs Sendai 89ers

Korea Republic

* S-Derby:

Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul Samsung Thunders () is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Suwon, they relocated to Seoul ...

vs Seoul SK Knights * Daegu Derby: Daegu KOGAS Pegasus vs

Goyang Orion Orions Goyang Sono Skygunners () is a professional basketball club based in Goyang, South Korea which plays in the Korean Basketball League. History Dayone Sports era (2022–2023) Rumours of Orion selling its stake in the club intensified in ear ...

Lebanon

* Derby Beirut: Al Riyadi vs Sagesse

Lithuania

* Rytas vs Žalgiris

North Macedonia

* Skopje basketball derby: Rabotnički vs. MZT Skopje

Philippines

Philippine Basketball Association

* SMC–MVP rivalry: Teams under the

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vs. Teams under the Manny V. Pangilinan Group * Manila Clasico: Barangay Ginebra vs.

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* Sibling Rivalry: Barangay Ginebra vs. San Miguel * Barangay Ginebra vs

Meralco The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 3 ...

( Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry) * Barangay Ginebra vs.

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vs. Rain or Shine

=Historical

= *

Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers were a multi-titled Filipino basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, ...

vs.

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Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

College basketball

=UAAP

=NCAA Philippines

= * Arellano vs. San Beda ( Arellano–San Beda rivalry) * Battle of Intramuros ** Letran vs.

Lyceum The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Basic science and some introduction to ...

** Letran vs. Mapúa **

vs. Mapúa * JRU vs. San Sebastian (

JRU–San Sebastian rivalry This rivalry is between Recto Avenue, Recto's San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila, San Sebastian College and Shaw Boulevard, Shaw's José Rizal University. The rivalry is played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines ...

) * San Beda vs. Letran ( San Beda–Letran rivalry) * San Beda vs. Perpetual ( San Beda–Perpetual rivalry) * San Beda vs. San Sebastian ( San Beda–San Sebastian rivalry) * San Sebastian vs. Letran ( San Sebastian–Letran rivalry)

=CESAFI

= * UC vs. UV

Poland

Russia

* Moscow derby:

Khimki Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

Moscow region Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

derby: Khimki Moscow vs. Triumph Lyubertsy * Volga derby:

BC Nizhny Novgorod BC Nizhny Novgorod (), commonly known as simply Nizhny Novgorod, also known as Pari Nizhny Novgorod for sponsorship reasons, is a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It participates in the VTB United League. Hi ...

vs. BC Krasny Oktyabr

Slovenia

* Slovenian Classic: Krka vs Olimpija

Serbia

* Eternal Derby:

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

vs. Partizan

Spain

* El Clásico:

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

vs.

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

* Basque derby: Baskonia vs.

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

, can also include GBC * Canary Islands derby: Canarias vs

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...

* Madrid derby:

vs Estudiantes * Catalan derby: Joventut vs

* Andalusian derby:

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...

* Galician derby: Obradoiro vs

Breogán Breogán (also spelt Breoghan, Bregon or Breachdan) is a character in the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', a medieval Christian history of Ireland and the Irish (or Gaels). He is supposedly the son of Brath, and is described as an ancestor of the Gae ...

, can also include

Ourense Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...

or Coruña

Taiwan

Taiwan Professional Basketball League The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, zh, 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball List of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the ...

* New Taipei Series (Xinzhuang Derby): New Taipei CTBC DEA vs

New Taipei Kings New Taipei Kings ( zh, 新北國王) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium and University ...

Turkey

* Istanbul Derby:

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

vs Fenerbahçe, can also include Darüşşafaka,

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...

, Istanbul BB and

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

* Ankara Derby: Türk Telekom vs

TED Ankara Kolejliler TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...

United Kingdom

United States and Canada

National Basketball Association

=Individuals

Bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ...

Bodybuilding Bodybuilding is the practice of Resistance training, progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's skeletal muscle, muscles via muscle hypertrophy, hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to a ...

Boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

Individual

Team

Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

College sport College sports or college athletics encompasses amateur sports played by non-professional, collegiate and university-level student athletes in competitive sports and games. College sports have led to many college rivalries. College sports trace ...

Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

International

Domestic

Australia

Bangladesh

England

India

New Zealand

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Cue sports Cue sports are a wide variety of Game of skill, games of skill played with a cue stick, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a Baize, cloth-covered billiards table, table bounded by elastic bumpers known a ...

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ...

Cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

Darts Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, projectiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dartboard. Point ...

Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), ...

Esports

Field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

Gridiron football Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football"
''Encyclopædia Britannica'' ...

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

Individual

College football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

Mexico

ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions) * Clásico Estudiantil (Student Derby): Pumas Dorados de la UNAM vs Águilas Blancas del IPN * Clásico Estudiantil Regiomontano (Monterrey's Student Derby): Borregos Salvajes ITESM vs Auténticos Tigres

United States

Canada

* Panda Game:

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...

Gee-Gees versus

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...

Ravens Ravens may refer to: * Raven, a species of the genus ''Corvus'' of passerine birds Sports * Anderson Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Anderson University in Indiana * Baltimore Ravens, a professional American football franchise * B ...

* Shrum Bowl :

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

Thunderbirds versus

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

Clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...

Gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

Austria

Bregenz Bregenz (; ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost states of Austria, state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the wes ...

derby: Bregenz Handball vs. Alpla HC Hard

Belarus

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

derbies: Dinamo Minsk vs. SKA Minsk vs. Arkatron Minsk

Belgium

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

derbies: ** ROC Flémalle vs. Union Beynoise ** ROC Flémalle vs. Jeunesse Jemeppe (previously vs. Progrès HC Seraing). ** Union Beynoise vs. HC Herstal. ** JS Herstal vs. HC Herstal. ** Union Beynoise vs. HC Visé BM. *

Germanophone German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

derby : HC Eynatten-Raeren vs. KTSV Eupen 1889 * Limburg derbies: HB Sint-Truiden vs. Initia HC Hasselt vs. United HC Tongeren vs. Achilles Bocholt vs. Sporting Neerpelt-Lommel vs. Kreasa HB Houthalen vs. DHC Meeuwen. *

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

derbies: KV Sasja HC Hoboken vs. Olse Merksem HC vs. DHW Antwerpen vs. HV Uilenspiegel Wilrijk. * Hainuyé derby: EHC Tournai vs. Entente du Centre CLH *

Flanders Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...

derby: HC DB Gent vs. HKW Waasmunster *

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

derby: HC Kraainem vs. United Brussels HC *

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

derby: SHC Mont-sur-Marchienne vs. HBC Charleroi-Ransart

Croatia

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

derbies: ** RK Dubrava Zagreb vs.

RK Medveščak Zagreb RK may refer to: Science and technology * Radial keratotomy, a surgical procedure on the eye * Rhodopsin kinase, an enzyme * r/K selection theory, in biology, relating to the trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring * Runge–Kutta meth ...

vs.

** RK Dubrava Zagreb vs.

Denmark

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

derbies: (previously)

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklu ...

vs. AG København vs. KIF Kolding Copenhagen vs. Ajax Copenhagen *

Midtjylland The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

vs. Ikast Håndbold

France

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...

derby: US Créteil vs. US Ivry *

Languedoc The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately . History ...

derby: Montpellier HB vs. USAM Nîmes

Germany

* Central

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

derby: TV Hüttenberg vs. HSG Wetzlar * Ostderby: SC Magdeburg vs. Füchse Berlin *

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

derbies: **

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...

vs.

SG Flensburg-Handewitt SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formin ...

** GWD Minden vs. TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke ** Nordderby: ***

vs.

HSV Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a professional handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has t ...

***

vs.

Israel

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( , "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ...

derby: Hapoel Rishon LeZion vs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Hungary

* Hungarian derby:

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

vs.

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

Ferencváros Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The developmen ...

vs. Győri ETO

Macedonia

* Macedonian derby: RK Vardar Skopje vs. Pelister Bitola *

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

derby:

RK Metalurg Skopje RK Metalurg Skopje () is a Macedonian handball club based in Skopje. They compete in the domestic Macedonian Handball First League, and have competed in the EHF Champions League. History The club was founded in 1971 under patronage of the Skop ...

vs.

Vardar The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of ...

Poland

Lomza Vive Kielce vs. Orlen Wisla Plock

Portugal

* Derby de Lisboa:

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

vs. Benfica

Romania

* Steaua București vs. Dinamo București

Russia

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

vs. MAI Moscow

Serbia

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

derby:

Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...

vs. Partizan

Slovenia

* Styrian derby:

RK Maribor Branik Rokometni klub Maribor Branik (), commonly referred to as RK Maribor Branik or simply Branik, is a handball club from Maribor, Slovenia. As of the 2025–26 season, the club competes in the Slovenian Second Handball League (2. SRL), the third t ...

vs. RK Celje Pivovarna Laško or RK Trimo Trebnje vs. RK Jeruzalem Ormož

Spain

* Catalan derby:

vs.

Granollers Granollers (; ) is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city in the comarca of Vallès Oriental. Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from ...

Sweden

* Gothenburg region derby: Redbergslid vs. Sävehof *

Ystad Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attracti ...

derby: IFK Ystad vs.

Ystads IF Ystads IF is a professional handball club from Ystad, Sweden. They play in Handbollsligan. They won the Swedish Championship in 1976, 1992, 2022 and 2025. History 1908-1960 Ystads IF was founded in 1908 and took up handball on the programme ...

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia ...

derby: HC ZTR Zaporizhzhia vs. HC Motor Zaporizhzhia

Horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

Multinational

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

North America

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team, which currently plays in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Orig ...

vs.

Indy Fuel The Indy Fuel are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2014–15 season. Based in Fishers, Indiana, the Fuel play their home games at the Fishers Event Center, after having started play at the Indiana Farmers ...

Junior

* Fairbanks Ice Dogs ( NAHL) vs. Wenatchee Wild (

BCHL The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independe ...

)

Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three me ...

* Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Winnipeg Ice (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Calgary Hitmen vs. Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Cape Breton Eagles vs. Halifax Mooseheads (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, QMJHL) * Everett Silvertips vs. Seattle Thunderbirds (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Guelph Storm vs. Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Kelowna Rockets vs. Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Kitchener Rangers vs. London Knights (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Medicine Hat Tigers (Western Hockey League, WHL) * London Knights vs. Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Moncton Wildcats vs. Saint John Sea Dogs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, QMJHL) * Moose Jaw Warriors vs. Swift Current Broncos (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Niagara IceDogs vs. Hamilton Bulldogs (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Niagara IceDogs vs. Oshawa Generals (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Niagara IceDogs vs. Barrie Colts (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Niagara IceDogs vs. North Bay Battalion (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Niagara IceDogs vs. Mississauga Steelheads (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Oshawa Generals vs. Peterborough Petes (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Prince Albert Raiders vs. Saskatoon Blades (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Regina Pats vs. Moose Jaw Warriors (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Quebec Remparts vs. Rimouski Oceanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, QMJHL) * Sarnia Sting vs. Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Saskatoon Blades vs. Regina Pats (Western Hockey League, WHL) *Saskatoon Blades vs. Moose Jaw Warriors (Western Hockey League , WHL) * Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves (Ontario Hockey League, OHL) * Tri-City Americans vs. Spokane Chiefs (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Vancouver Giants vs. Victoria Royals (Western Hockey League, WHL) * Sarnia Sting vs London Knights (Ontario Hockey League , OHL)

College

* Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey, Air Force vs. Army Black Knights men's ice hockey, Army * Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey, Alaska vs. Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey, Alaska–Anchorage * Battle for Pikes Peak: Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey, Air Force vs. Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey, Colorado College * Battle for the Gold Pan: Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey, Colorado College vs. Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey, Denver * Battle of Whitney Avenue: Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey, Quinnipiac vs. Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey, Yale * Boston University-Maine men's ice hockey rivalry, BU-Maine Rivalry: Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey, Boston University vs. Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey, Maine * Maine-New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry, Border Battle: Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey, Maine vs. New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey, New Hampshire * Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey, Clarkson vs. St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey, St. Lawrence * Cornell–Harvard hockey rivalry, Cornell–Harvard rivalry: Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey, Cornell vs. Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey, Harvard * Dartmouth–New Hampshire rivalry#Ice hockey, Dartmouth–New Hampshire rivalry: Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey, Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey, New Hampshire * Green Line Rivalry: Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey, Boston College vs. Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey, Boston University * Harvard–Yale hockey rivalry, Harvard–Yale rivalry: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey, Harvard vs. Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey, Yale * Holy War on Ice: Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey, Boston College vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey, Notre Dame * Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Michigan vs. Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey, Michigan State * Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Michigan vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey, Notre Dame * Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Michigan vs. Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey, Ohio State * Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey, Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey, Northern Michigan * Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey, Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey, Wisconsin * RPI Engineers men's ice hockey, RPI vs. Union Dutchmen ice hockey, Union

Europe

Austria

* Carinthian Derby: Klagenfurter AC vs. Villacher SV

Czech Republic

* Prague derby: HC Slavia Praha, Slavia Prague vs. HC Sparta Praha, Sparta Prague * LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. AZ Havířov * LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Zubr Přerov * LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Draci Šumperk * HC Olomouc vs. LHK Jestřábi Prostějov * HC Pardubice vs. HC Hradec Králové * HC Poruba vs. Zubr Přerov * HC Vítkovice Ridera, HC Vítkovice vs. HC Oceláři Třinec, Oceláři Třinec * HC Sparta Praha, Sparta Prague vs. Rytíři Kladno * VHK Vsetín vs. PSG Berani Zlín, Berani Zlín

Finland

* Satakunnan derby: Ässät Pori vs. Lukko Rauma * Stadin derby: HIFK (ice hockey), HIFK Helsinki vs. Jokerit, Helsinki Jokerit * Tampereen derby: Ilves, Tampere Ilves vs. Tappara, Tampere Tappara * Savon derby: KalPa vs. Jukurit * Kasitien derby: Ässät vs. Vaasan Sport, Sport * Länsirannikon derby: HC TPS vs. Lukko * Järvi-Suomen derby: KalPa vs. JYP Jyväskylä, JYP

France

* Gothiques d'Amiens vs. Dragons de Rouen * Brûleurs de Loups vs. Ours de Villard-de-Lans * Diables Rouges de Briançon vs. Rapaces de Gap

Germany

* Düsseldorfer EG vs. Kölner Haie vs. Krefeld Pinguine * Löwen Frankfurt vs. Kassel Huskies * ERC Ingolstadt vs. Augsburger Panther

Italy

* Hockey Club Torino vs. Hockey Club Valpellice

Norway

* Vålerenga Ishockey, Vålerenga vs. Stavanger Oilers * Østfold-derby: Stjernen Hockey, Stjernen vs. Sparta Warriors * Mjøs-derby: Storhamar Hockey, Storhamar vs. Lillehammer IK * Oslo-derby: Vålerenga Ishockey, Vålerenga vs. Furuset Ishockey, Furuset * Klassikern: Vålerenga Ishockey, Vålerenga vs. Storhamar Hockey, Storhamar

Poland

Romania

* Steaua Rangers, Steaua București vs. HSC Csíkszereda, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc

Slovakia

* HKm Zvolen vs. MsHK Zilina * MsHK Žilina vs. MHC Martin

Sweden

* Stockholm derby – AIK IF, AIK vs. Hammarby Hockey, Hammarby IF vs. Djurgårdens IF Hockey, Djurgårdens IF * Western derby – Färjestad vs. Frölunda HC, Frölunda * Daladerby: Leksands IF vs. Mora IK * Southwest derby: Rögle BK vs. Malmö Redhawks * Västerbotten derby: IF Björklöven vs. Skellefteå AIK * Timrå IK vs. IF Sundsvall Hockey, IF Sundsvall * Västernorrland derby: Timrå IK vs. Modo Hockey

Switzerland

* Derby of Switzerland – HC Davos vs. EHC Kloten * Ticino derby: HC Lugano vs. HC Ambri-Piotta * Zähringen (Freiburg), Zähringen derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern * Zurich Canton, Zuricher derby: Kloten Flyers vs. ZSC Lions * Bern (canton), Berner derby : SC Bern vs. EHC Biel * Saint-Gotthard Massif, Gotthard derby: EV Zug vs. HC Ambri-Piotta * Lake Zurich, Zürisee derby: ZSC Lions vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers * Romandy derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. Genève-Servette HC, Servette Geneva * Grisons, Bündner derby: EHC Arosa vs. EHC Chur vs. HC Davos * Lake Geneva region, Lemanic derby: Genève-Servette HC, Servette Geneva vs. Lausanne HC * Valais derby: HC Sierre-Anniviers vs. EHC Visp

United Kingdom

International

Individual

Lacrosse

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Other martial arts

Lethwei

Judo

Sumo

Motorsport

Manufacturers, cars, teams

Drivers and riders

Mountaineering and rock climbing

Netball

Rugby league

Australia

National Rugby League

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State of Origin

United Kingdom

International Rugby League

Individual

Rugby union

Club Rugby Union

Australia

Argentina

Costa Rica

France

Ireland

Italy

Spain

New Zealand

Poland

United Kingdom

International Rugby Union

Sailing (sport), Sailing

Short-track speed skating

Skiing

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Motorcycle speedway, Motorcycle Speedway

Poland

Scotland

* Scottish Speedway Derby: Edinburgh Monarchs vs. Glasgow Tigers (speedway), Glasgow Tigers

Surfing

Swimming (sport), Swimming

Tennis, Tennis (Open era only)

Volleyball

Libya

* Misurata derby: Al-Sweihli vs. Al-Etihad Misurata

Philippines

* F2 Logistics Cargo Movers vs. Petron Tri-Activ Spikers, Petron Blaze Spikers (defunct) * BaliPure Purest Water Defenders vs. Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors (defunct) * Creamline Cool Smashers vs. Petro Gazz Angels (Creamline–Petro Gazz rivalry, rivalry) * Choco Mucho Flying Titans vs. Creamline Cool Smashers

South Korea

* V-Classic match: Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs vs. Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers

Turkey

* Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, Eczacıbaşı vs. VakıfBank S.K.

Vietnam

* Bộ Tư lệnh Thông tin - FLC vs. VTV Bình Điền Long An

References

Works cited

External links

CBS Sports Line's "7 Seven Rules for the Rivalry-Challenged"

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The Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry
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