Local derby

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In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced UK: /ˈdɑrbi/ DAR-bee or US: /ˈdɜrbi/ DUR-bee; see American and British English differences) means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football. In North America, "crosstown rivalry" is a more common term.

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[edit] Origin

The phrase most likely originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780, since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. A local derby is just a sporting contest between local rivals. It may be that the Earl, or his ancestors, are responsible for lending their titled name to sporting events, giving rise to the 'derby' match.

Another widely reported theory, though not accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, is that the phrase came about from the city of Derby itself. The traditional Shrovetide football match was also commonplace in the city. It was renowned as a chaotic and exuberant game that involved the whole town and often resulted in fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the Derwent river or Markeaton brook. Nominally the players came from All Saints' and St Peter's parishes, but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror, 'if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting'. Though this has been refuted by the Oxford dictionary and hailed as "nothing apart from local folklore ... after all, the phrase isn't 'a local Ashbourne'."[1]

Yet another theory is that the 'derby match' saying arose from when Liverpool played Everton. Their two grounds were separated by Stanley Park, owned by the Earl of Derby. This latter suggestion can be discounted, however. The Widnes Weekly News of 9 March 1889 describes a game between the (rugby) football team of that town and the touring Māori as 'the local Derby'. This usage was three years before Liverpool FC came into existence.

Another theory is that the term applies not to the match itself but to the size of the crowd. In the early years of the twentieth century, the largest sporting crowd in England was at the annual Derby horserace meeting where more than half a million people would pack Epsom Downs to watch the race. At that time football matches were attended entirely by 'home' supporters – the concept of the 'away supporter' lay many years into the future as the largely working-class crowds could not afford to follow their teams around the country. Supporters watched the first team and reserves who were 'at home' on alternate Saturdays. The only exception came when two teams from the same town played one another. Then the 'home' supporters of both teams would turn up, producing the largest gate of the season. The term 'local derby' was coined by the press as an analogy to the Derby race crowd. In time the expression came to refer to the match rather than the size of the crowd.

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[edit] Mexico

[edit] United States

[edit] Association football

Main article: List of association football club rivalries by country

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[edit] Australia

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[edit] Panama

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[edit] Basketball

[edit] Australia

[edit] Bahrain

[edit] Croatia

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[edit] Greece

[edit] Iceland

Njarðvík vs Keflavík

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iran

[edit] Israel

[edit] Italy

[edit] Jordan

  • Amman's Derby – ZAIN basketball team vs ORTHODOX basketball team

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[edit] Philippines

Local derbies are confined to college rivalries, since teams from the biggest professional league, the Philippine Basketball Association, represent companies, not locales.

The defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association which had teams representing locales, had some notable derbies:

The ASEAN Basketball League, a league based on geographical areas, had two teams from Metro Manila starting in the 2012 season:

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[edit] Switzerland

  • Ticino derby – Lugano Tigers vs SAM Massagno vs SAV Vacallo

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[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United States

[edit] Canadian football

  • Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger Cats -
  • Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders -
  • Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Eskimos

[edit] Cricket

[edit] International

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] India

[edit] Gaelic games

[edit] Ireland

Due to the nature of the Provincial structure of Gaelic games, games within a province are considered derbies, counties often border many other counties Offaly for example is connected to eight other counties; matches against these are also considered derbies. Some of the most notable derbies are listed below.

[edit] Gaelic football

[edit] Hurling

[edit] Handball

[edit] Bahrain

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Israel

[edit] Spain

BM Valladolid – CB Ademar León

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[edit] Canada

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens -
  • Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers

[edit] Croatia

  • KHL Medvešćak vs KHL Mladost Zagreb

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Finland

[edit] Germany

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Russia

Further information: Rivalries in the KHL

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] United States

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Rugby league

[edit] Australia

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] Rugby union

[edit] France

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] New Zealand

  • Southland vs Otago
  • Battle of The Bridge – Auckland vs North Harbour * Bay of Plenty vs Waikato
  • Manawatu vs Hawke's Bay
  • Taranaki vs Wellington
  • Battle of the Cook Strait – Tasman vs Wellington
  • East Coast vs Poverty Bay
  • West Coast vs Buller

[edit] Poland

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United States

[edit] Speedway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Bahrain

[edit] Iran

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Men

[edit] Women

[edit] Water polo

[edit] Malta

  • Water polo giants Derby- Sliema ASC vs Neptunes WPSC
  • Balluta Bay Derby – Neptunes WPSC vs San Giljan Asc

[edit] University

Main article: College rivalry

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Phrase Finder – Local Derby
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