The Tricity Derby () is the name given to football matches between

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

and

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

, the two biggest teams in the Tricity area in

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. The derby splits the Tricity area, with Arka representing

Gdynia Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...

, the northern part of the Tricity, while Lechia represent

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

which covers the southern part of the Tricity. The first meeting between the two clubs was in 1964, and has been contested a total of 45 times since then. Despite both teams having featured in the

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

throughout their history, the first meeting between the two teams in the top flight happened in 2008. Lechia have been the more successful of the two teams, winning 17 of the contests compared to Arka's 12.

Club head-to-head

All-time results

League

Cup Competitions

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Local impact

The Tricity derby has big impact on the local region with many teams fans having an allegiance with one of the two teams. Arka Gdynia has sympathisers from Wisła Tczew, Kaszubia Kościerzyna, Gryf Wejherowo, Orkan Rumia, MKS Władysławowo, Orlęta Reda, Stolem Gniewino, Piast Człuchów and Zatoka Puck. The fans also have a friendship with fans of Gwardia Koszalin in the neighboring

West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 Janua ...

. Lechia Gdańsk has friendships and/or sympathisers from Chojniczanka Chojnice, Bytovia Bytów, Gryf Słupsk, Pomezania Malbork,

Czarni Pruszcz Gdański Czarni Pruszcz Gdański is a Polish football team from Pruszcz Gdański, Poland. History The club were founded in 1961. Throughout the club's history they have played in the lower regional divisions in Poland. The club have only had success in ...

, KP Starogard Gdański, Unia Tczew, Wierzyca Pelplin and Olimpia Sztum.

References

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