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:''For rivalries that are not derbies, please see: [[List of Major League Baseball rivalries|MLB]], [[National Hockey League rivalries|NHL]], [[Significant rivalries in the NFL|NFL]], and [[Rivalries of the NBA|NBA]]''
:''For rivalries that are not derbies, please see: [[List of Major League Baseball rivalries|MLB]], [[National Hockey League rivalries|NHL]], [[Significant rivalries in the NFL|NFL]], and [[Rivalries of the NBA|NBA]]''
*[[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] v [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] — (1890-1957, contested 22 times annually from 1903 until both teams moved after the 1957 season)
*[[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] v [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] — (1890-1957, contested 22 times annually from 1903 until both teams moved after the 1957 season)
*[[Chicago Cubs]] v [[Chicago White Sox]] - contested only during the [[1906 World Series]] until the start of [[Interleague play]] in [[1997]]
*[[Chicago Cubs]] v [[Chicago White Sox]] - The Sox bested the Cubs in the [[1906 World Series]], the only all-Chicago series to date. From [[1903]] until the adoption of [[interleague play]] in [[1997]], the two teams met annually for an unofficial charity/exhibition game. See also [[Crosstown Classic]]
*[[New York Mets]] v [[New York Yankees]] — [[Subway Series]], began in 1997, contested during the [[2000 World Series]].
*[[New York Mets]] v [[New York Yankees]] — [[Subway Series]], began in 1997, contested during the [[2000 World Series]].
*[[Chivas USA]] v [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] — [[Honda SuperClasico]]
*[[Chivas USA]] v [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] — [[Honda SuperClasico]]

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In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced 'dar-bee' after the English city) means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. In North America (where the word is pronounced 'dur-bee' in American English), crosstown rivalry is a more common term. For example, the "Tyne-Wear Derby" in the north-east of England is Newcastle United versus Sunderland, which can be very hostile and in 1996 led to all fans from each city being banned from the other during derby day. The term is sometimes also used to describe major rivalries in which both clubs have substantial regional or national followings.

The phrase may have originated from an all-in football game (Royal Shrovetide Football) contested annually between the two halves of the English town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. This match has been and still is played on Shrove Tuesday. Another theory is that it originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780. 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 Maoris as 'the local Derby'. This usage was three years before Liverpool FC came into existence.

Another widely reported, and somewhat more plausible theory (although 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 common place in the city. It was renowned as a chaotic and exuberant game which 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'.

Derbies usually have a much more heated atmosphere between the fans and often the players of the two clubs. For some derbies, an added source of tension between the two clubs can be political or sectarian rivalry.

An example of sectarian rivalry is in the Old Firm derby between the two leading clubs of Glasgow in Scotland. The Old Firm Derby is arguably the biggest derby match in sport, due to the profile of the clubs and their historic rivalry. In the matches between Celtic and Rangers, Celtic represents the Catholic population, and Rangers the Protestant population of Glasgow. The notion of a "sectarian divide" is, however a notion among the fans of both clubs and has been denied to be an official policy of Rangers and Celtic.

Scotland's second-biggest derby, in Edinburgh between Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs) shares a similar history to the Glasgow one. Although commonly regarded as having a similar religious divide as Celtic and Rangers, this has never fully surfaced beyond the views of an extremely small minority of the clubs' supporters; most think of it as an intra-city rivalry and nothing else. Both clubs have a traditionally fierce rivalry and games between the clubs are usually sold-out.

Other majors Derbies include the Lisbon derby between SL Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal, the Derby of Buenos Aires between Boca Juniors and River Plate and the "Derby della Lanterna" between Sampdoria and Genoa, one of the hottest in Italy according to Derby.com.

'Derby' is commonly used to signify matches between teams in the same town or region, however historical national rivalries, such as Ajax Amsterdam v Feyenoord and Internazionale v Juventus F.C., are sometimes also considered derbies as well as major football rivalries.

Albania

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Australian Rules Football

Basketball

Football

Rugby League

Austria

Belgium

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Alagoas

Amazonas

Bahia

Ceará

Goiás

Maranhão

Mato Grosso do Sul

Minas Gerais

Pará

Paraíba

Paraná

Pernambuco

Piauí

Rio de Janeiro

Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Sul

Roraima

São Paulo

Sergipe

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Football

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Denmark

Ecuador

  • Super Clásico (Also known as "Clásico del Astillero) - Emelec v Barcelona - Football

Egypt

El Salvador

Finland

France

Football

Guingamp v Brest

Rugby union

Germany

Greece

Guatemala

Honduras

Hungary

India

Iran

Ireland

Soccer

^ : There are currently 5 Dublin sides in the FAI National League, following the destruction of Dublin City F.C. Any Dublin team playing another is regarded as a Dublin derby but these derbies are usually contested most keenly.

Hurling

Gaelic football

Israel

Football

Basketball

Handball

Italy

Football

Basketball

Japan

Jordan

Libya

Intercity Derbies

Tripoli Derbies

Benghazi Derbies

Lithuania

Football

Basketball

Malta

Mexico

Football (soccer)

Baseball

American Football

Montenegro

Football:Fk. Zeta v Fk Boducnost Podgorica (Podgorica derby)

Morocco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Panamá

Paraguay

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Bucharest

Cluj-Napoca

Ploieşti

West derby

Derby - UT Arad v FCU Politehnica Timişoara - Football

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Football

Basketball

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

See Local derbies in the United Kingdom

United States

Derbies are not common in popular American sport, because it is not common for mulitiple teams in a given sport to be located in the same city; those that do are generally placed in separate divisions, meaning few games are played between the cross-town teams. Rivalries (local or otherwise) are the popular form of inter-team competition, and often involve intra-state competition. Please see the relevant links below.

Professional

For rivalries that are not derbies, please see: MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA

Note: Some rivalries in the greater New York City area are often mistakenly thought of as derbies since the participants are based a very small distance apart, in some cases less than ten miles apart, but in fact represent and draw supporters from distinct geographical communities. Two examples are the New York Rangers v New York Islanders, and the New York Knicks v New Jersey Nets in the NBA. This contest may develop into a full derby upon the Nets' expected 2008-2009 relocation to the New York borough of Brooklyn, an area currently within the Knicks' fan base.

University

For rivalries that are not derbies, please see: college rivalry

Uruguay

Defunct derbies:

  • Peñarol - Albion F.C. - Football
  • Deutscher F.K. - Nacional - Football
  • Bristol - Universal
  • Miramar - Misiones - Football (classic of the pocitos zone)
  • Cordón - Peñarol - Basketball (classic of the cordón zone)

Venezuela

Football

  • Derby "Guaro" - Guaros FC v Unión Lara FC

Baseball

Basketball

Big Rivalries between:

- Cocodrilos de Caracas v Trotamundos de Carabobo

- Cocodrilos de Caracas v Panteras de Miranda (Clásico de la Capital)

- Marinos de Anzoátegui v Guaiqueríes de Nueva Esparta (Clásico Oriental)

Zimbabwe

External links

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