These are the 20 biggest rivalries in football

Written by Emma Berger

Sep 7, 2022

11 min

Football

Teams	Derby nicknam	First meet	Biggest win
1. Barcelona vs Real Madrid	El Clásico	1902	11-1 (Real Madrid)
2. Celtic F.C. vs Rangers F.C.	The Old Firm Derby	1888	7-1 (Celtic)
3. Boca Juniors vs River Plate	The Superclásico	1913	6-0 (Boca Juniors)
4. AC Milan vs Inter Milan	Derby della Madonnina (Milan Derby)	1909	0-6 (AC Milan)
5. Fenerbahçe vs Galatasaray	Kitalararasi Derbi	1909	7-0 (Galatasaray)
6. Liverpool vs Manchester United	The North West Derby	1894	7-1 (Liverpool)
7. Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund	Der Klassiker	1965	11-1 (Bayern München)
8. Arsenal vs Tottenham	The North London Derby	1909	6-0 (Arsenal)
9. Corinthians vs Palmeiras	Paulista Derby	1917	8-0 (Palmeiras)
10. Ajax vs Feyenoord	De klassieker	1917	8–2 (Ajax)
11. Benfica vs FC Porto	O Clássico	1912	12-2 (Benfica)
12. Marseille vs PSG	Le Classique	1970	1-5 (PSG)
13. Manchester United vs Manchester City	The Manchester Derby	1881	6-1 (Manchester City)
14. Liverpool vs Everton	The Merseyside Derby	1894	7-4 (Liverpool)
15. Olympiacos F.C. vs Panathinaikos F.C.	Derby of the Eternal Enemies	1930	1-6 (Olympiacos)
16. Rode Ster Belgrado vs Partizan Belgrado	Eternal Derby	1947	1–7 (Partizan)
17. West Ham United vs .Millwall	The Dockers derby	1899	1–7 (Millwall)
18. Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid	El Derbi Madrileño	1906	7-3 (Atletico Madrid)
19. Lazio Roma vs AS Roma	Derby della Capitale (The Rome Derby)	1929	0-4 (AS Roma)
20. Anderlecht vs Standard Luik	The Clasico	1919	7-4 (Anderlecht)

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1. Barcelona vs Real Madrid

El Clásico

2. Celtic F.C. vs Rangers F.C.

The Old Firm Derby

3. Boca Juniors vs River Plate

The Superclásico

4. AC Milan vs Inter Milan

Derby della Madonnina

5. Fenerbahçe vs Galatasaray

Kıtalararası Derbi

6. Liverpool vs Manchester United

The North West Derby

7. Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund

Der Klassiker

8. Arsenal vs Tottenham

The North London Derby

9. Corinthians vs Palmeiras

Paulista Derby

10. Ajax vs Feyenoord

De Klassieker

11. Benfica vs FC Porto

O Clássico

12. Marseille vs PSG

Le Classique

13. Manchester United vs Manchester City

The Manchester Derby

14. Liverpool vs Everton

The Merseyside Derby

15. Olympiacos F.C. vs Panathinaikos F.C.

Derby of the Eternal Enemies

16. Rode Ster Belgrado vs Partizan Belgrado

Eternal Derby

17. West Ham United vs Millwall

The Dockers derby

18. Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid

El Derbi Madrileño

19. Lazio Roma vs AS Roma

Derby della Capitale (The Rome Derby)

20. Anderlecht vs Standard Luik

The Clasico

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