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Historic Football Rivalries

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El Clasico, Old Firm, Superclasico or Derby della Madonnina - which football rivalry burns hottest?

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Updated:4/9/2026

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Rivalry↕	Teams↕	Country↕	First Match↕	Known For↕
El Clasico	Real Madrid vs Barcelona	Spain	1,902	Capital vs Catalonia, most-watched club game on earth, Messi vs Ronaldo era
Old Firm	Celtic vs Rangers	Scotland	1,888	Glasgow religious and political divide, Catholic vs Protestant, fierce atmosphere
Superclasico	Boca Juniors vs River Plate	Argentina	1,913	Buenos Aires dockworkers vs the aristocracy, flares and chaos at La Bombonera
Derby della Madonnina	AC Milan vs Inter Milan	Italy	1,908	Shared San Siro stadium, tifo displays, European giants clashing
North West Derby	Liverpool vs Manchester United	England	1,894	Most successful English clubs, industrial port city vs Manchester, bitter modern era
Der Klassiker	Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund	Germany	1,965	Bavarian dominance vs Yellow Wall, modern Bundesliga's defining fixture
O Classico	Benfica vs Porto	Portugal	1,912	Lisbon vs Porto, splits the country, decides most Primeira Liga titles
Eternal Derby	Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos	Greece	1,930	Piraeus port vs Athens greens, legendary for ultras violence and passion
Derby d'Italia	Juventus vs Inter Milan	Italy	1,909	Calciopoli scandal, Italy's two most successful clubs, never relegated clubs
North London Derby	Arsenal vs Tottenham	England	1,887	Close geographic rivals, Spurs never finishing above Arsenal legend broken
Le Classique	Paris Saint-Germain vs Marseille	France	1,971	Capital vs Mediterranean port, only French clubs to win European trophies
Cairo Derby	Al Ahly vs Zamalek	Egypt	1,917	Africa's biggest derby, often played on neutral ground due to fan trouble
Intercontinental Derby	Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray	Turkey	1,909	Istanbul straddles two continents, hell-like atmosphere, Graeme Souness flag moment
Choque Rei	Palmeiras vs Sao Paulo	Brazil	1,933	Sao Paulo state rivalry, Italian immigrant roots vs Paulista elites
Tyne-Wear Derby	Newcastle vs Sunderland	England	1,898	North East England, coal mining heritage, dormant since Sunderland relegations
De Klassieker	Ajax vs Feyenoord	Netherlands	1,921	Amsterdam artistry vs Rotterdam working class, Dutch football's defining fixture
Merseyside Derby	Liverpool vs Everton	England	1,894	Friendly derby historically, Stanley Park separates grounds, split families
Manchester Derby	Manchester United vs Manchester City	England	1,881	Red half vs sky blue, United's long dominance flipped in City's Abu Dhabi era
Rome Derby	Roma vs Lazio	Italy	1,929	Stadio Olimpico shared, tifosi chaos, one of Europe's most intense capital derbies
Clasico Rojiblanco	Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad	Spain	1,909	Basque derby, Basque-only player policies, cultural pride rivalry