German football rivalries

This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Germany.

Domestic club football

=Inter-regional=

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan="5" |Bayern Munich

|Borussia Dortmund

|Der Klassiker ('the classic').

|Viewed as Bundesliga equivalent to the Spanish El Clásico

|{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/der-deutsche-clasico-602536/artikel |title=Der deutsche "Clasico" |date=9 April 2014 |publisher=kicker |access-date=23 April 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/europe-awaits-german-clasico-110954546.html |title=Europe awaits 'German Clasico' |date=11 April 2012 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424131358/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/europe-awaits-german-clasico-110954546.html |archive-date=24 April 2014 |access-date=24 April 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2012/die-welt-blickt-gespannt-auf-den-german-clasico-_0000231789.php |title=DIE WELT BLICKT GESPANNT AUF DEN "GERMAN CLASICO" |date=30 November 2012 |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424124625/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2012/die-welt-blickt-gespannt-auf-den-german-clasico-_0000231789.php |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/borussia-dortmund-vs-bayern-munich-der-klassiker-remains-as-anticipated-as-ever-but-it-would-be-10152696.html|title=Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich: 'Der Klassiker' remains as anticipated as ever, but it would be better not to believe the hype|last=Holden|first=Kit|date=2 April 2015|access-date=2 July 2017|publisher=Independent Print Limited|website=The Independent}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/borussia-dortmund/124/blog/post/2646494/dortmund-and-bayern-is-not-a-klassiker|title=Dortmund and Bayern is not a Klassiker but rivalry remains fierce|last=Buczko|first=Stefan|date=3 October 2015|website=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN Inc.|access-date=2 July 2017}}

Hamburger SV

|Nord-Süd-Gipfel ('north–south summit').

|{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/hamburger-sv/article137442288/Die-schoensten-HSV-Siege-gegen-den-FC-Bayern.html|title=Nord-Süd-Gipfel: Die schönsten HSV-Siege gegen den FC Bayern|last=Michel|first=Christian|newspaper=Die Welt|date=14 February 2015|via=www.welt.de|access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mopo.de/sport/hsv---bayern-wucher-preise-beim-nord-sued-gipfel-15220198|title=HSV - Bayern: Wucher-Preise beim Nord-Süd-Gipfel|last=Rebien|first=Florian|access-date=27 February 2018}}{{Cite web|title=Nord-Süd-Gipfel zwischen Bayern und HSV {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/de/news/3427/wetten/2015/02/13/8827052/nord-s%C3%BCd-gipfel-zwischen-bayern-und-hsv|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}

Schalke 04

VfB Stuttgart

|Südderby ('southern derby'), Südgipfel ('southern summit'), Südschlager ('southern blockbuster').

|{{cite web|url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.fc-bayern-gegen-vfb-stuttgart-live-3-spieltag-bayern-empfaengt-stuttgart-die-aufstellung.bf54b90a-857d-4030-90e0-899192fa208b.html|title=3. Spieltag: Bayern empfängt Stuttgart - die Aufstellung|date=13 September 2014|publisher=Abendzeitung|access-date=2016-04-23}}

rowspan="2" |Werder Bremen

|Nord-Süd Klassiker ('North-South classic')

| Name for the two long-standing Bundesliga rivals in German top flight. The matches between them is the most often played in German top flight.

|{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/archive/can-manuel-neuer-win-the-hearts-of-bayern-munich-fans/|title=Can Manuel Neuer Win the Hearts of Bayern Munich Fans?|date=11 July 2011|publisher=Jakarta Globe|access-date=5 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/82202/fc-schalke-04-vs-fc-bayern-m%C3%BCnchen/preview|title=Schalke - Bayern Munich Preview: The fierce rivals lock horns having both posted unbeaten starts|last=Alec Fenn|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=5 June 2013}}

Hamburger SV

|Nordderby ('northern derby').

|{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/archive/index.html|title=More Classic Rivalries|work=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614120227/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/archive/index.html|archive-date=14 June 2009|access-date=2 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=2009/m=5/news=the-great-zurich-divide-1063547.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127092449/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2009/m=5/news=the-great-zurich-divide-1063547.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2016|title=The great Zurich divide|last=FIFA.com|date=28 May 2009}}

Preußen Münster

|VfL Osnabrück

|Grenzlandderby ('borderlands derby')

| Name of derby referencing the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3188-prussia-muenster-vfl-osnabrueck-07022015.html|title=Preussen Münster - VfL Osnabrück 07.02.2015|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/2735-vfl-osnabrueck-preussen-muenster-23082014.html|title=VfL Osnabrück - Preussen Münster 23.08.2014|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/2294-preussen-muenster-osnabrueck-01032014.html|title=Preussen Münster - Osnabrück 01.03.2014|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/1437-preussen-muenster-osnabrueck-02032013.html|title=Preussen Münster - Osnabrück 02.03.2013|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/530-vfl-osnabrueck-preussen-muenster-10092011.html|title=VfL Osnabrück - Preussen Münster 10.09.2011|website=Ultras-Tifo}}

rowspan="2" |1. FC Kaiserslautern

| 1. FC Saarbrücken

|rowspan="2"|Südwest derby ('south-western derby')

|{{Cite web|url=https://ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/6598-1-fc-saarbruecken-1-fc-kaiserslautern-06-11-2021.html|publisher=Ultras-Tifo.net|title=1. FC SAARBRÜCKEN - 1. FC KAISERSLAUTERN 06.11.2021|date=7 November 2021}}{{Citation|url=https://www.swr.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-kaiserslautern/artikel-fc-kaiserslautern-gegen-saarbruecken-100.html|title=FCK gewinnt Südwest-Derby in Saarbrücken|language=de|date=6 November 2021|publisher=SWR Sport}}

rowspan="2" |SV Waldhof Mannheim

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport1.de/fussball/3-liga/2019/08/kaiserslautern-gegen-waldhof-mannheim-das-heisseste-derby-der-3-liga|title=Kaiserslautern gegen Waldhof Mannheim: Das heißeste Derby der 3. Liga|last=Sport1.de|website=Sport1.de|date=30 August 2019 |language=de|access-date=2019-08-31}}

Kickers Offenbach

|{{cite web|url=http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/offenbach/ofc-gegen-waldhof-mannheim-entspanntes-derby-a-606552|title=OFC gegen Waldhof Mannheim: Entspanntes Derby|last=Rundschau|first=Frankfurter|website=Frankfurter Rundschau|date=10 March 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.op-online.de/sport/kickers-offenbach/kickers-offenbach-derby-waldhof-mannheim-fans-3068947.html|title=Appell an die Vernunft der Fans|date=21 August 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3417-waldhof-mannheim-kickers-offenbach-19042015.html|title=Waldhof Mannheim - Kickers Offenbach 19.04.2015|website=Ultras-Tifo}}

Hansa Rostock

|FC St. Pauli

|Politisches derby ('political derby')

| Name of derby references the leftist alignments of St Pauli and rightist alignments of Rostock.

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesligatalk.com/the-political-derby-radical-left-3-2-hard-right/323|title=The Political Derby: Radical Left 3-2 Hard Right | World Soccer Talk | Page 323|date=2009-03-06|publisher=Bundesligatalk.com|access-date=2013-11-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.derbysieg.com/hansa-rostock-und-sankt-pauli-ein-politisches-derby/|title=Hansa Rostock und Sankt Pauli ein politisches Derby|publisher=Derbysieg|access-date=2013-11-04|archive-date=2013-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104223116/http://www.derbysieg.com/hansa-rostock-und-sankt-pauli-ein-politisches-derby|url-status=dead}}

=Regional=

==Baden-Württemberg==

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

Karlsruher SC

| rowspan="2" |VfB Stuttgart

| rowspan="2" |Baden-Schwaben-Derby ('Baden–Swabia derby')

| rowspan="2" |{{cite web|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/derby-badener-schwaben-und-die-polizei--26000361.html|title=Freiburg: Friede im Stuttgarter Korridor: Derby: Badener, Schwaben und die Polizei - badische-zeitung.de|last=Zeitung|first=Badische|date=24 January 2010 }}

rowspan="2" |SC Freiburg

Karlsruher SC

|Baden-Derby

1. FC Heidenheim

|VfR Aalen

|Ostalb-Derby

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3044-fc-heidenheim-vfr-aalen-05122014.html|title=FC Heidenheim - VfR Aalen 05.12.2014|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.faszination-fankurve.de/index.php?head=Ultras-verschenken-Blockfahne-an-Derbygegner&folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=8371&gal_id=333&bild_nr=1|title=Ultras verschenken Blockfahne an Derbygegner|website=Faszination Fankurve}}

==Bavaria==

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan="2" |1. FC Nürnberg

|[http://www.fcn.de/news/archiv/2009/mai/10/artikel/punkteilung-im-derby/ Punkteilung im Derby], 10. Mai 2009

rowspan="2" |FC Augsburg

|1860 Munich

|FC Augsburg–1860 Munich rivalry

rowspan="2" |FC Ingolstadt

|Augsburg–Ingolstadt derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/spielbericht-fc-ingolstadt-fc-augsburg-20-spieltag-blmd20N.jsp|title=Spielbericht FC Ingolstadt - FC Augsburg - 20. Spieltag - bundesliga.de|website=bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga|access-date=2017-07-02|archive-date=2016-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509191921/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/spielbericht-fc-ingolstadt-fc-augsburg-20-spieltag-blmd20N.jsp|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/german-bundesliga/match/427102/fc-augsburg-fc-ingolstadt-04/report|title=Ingolstadt claim derby bragging rights against Augsburg}}

Jahn Regensburg

|Danube river derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.nordbayern.de/sport/irres-3-2-regensburg-dreht-das-donau-derby-1.7154795|title=Irres 3:2! Regensburg dreht das Donau-Derby|last=Germany|first=nordbayern.de, Nürnberg|access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/de-de/sport/fussball/jahn-dreht-das-donau-derby-in-16-minuten/ar-AAvdsDf|title=Jahn dreht das Donau-Derby in 16 Minuten|website=www.msn.com|access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/fci-ist-heiss-auf-das-donau-derby-715838/artikel|title=FCI ist heiß auf das Donau-Derby|last=Germany|first=kicker online, Nürnberg|access-date=27 February 2018}}

==Former East Germany==

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan="2" |Erzgebirge Aue

|FSV Zwickau

|Erzgebirgsderby ('Ore Mountains derby')

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.mz-web.de/sport/fussball/sachsenpokal-verletzte-beim-derby-im-erzgebirge-24037310|title=Sachsenpokal: Verletzte beim Derby im Erzgebirge|work=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung|access-date=2018-09-24|language=de-DE}}

rowspan="2" |Chemnitzer FC

|{{cite web|url=https://mopo24.de/nachrichten/fussball-chemnitzer-fc-cfc-erzgebirge-aue-fce-derby-ticketwucher-67255|title=Ticketwucher zum Ostderby: Zwei Gästekarten für 281 Euro|access-date=2017-07-02|archive-date=2016-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816100535/https://mopo24.de/nachrichten/fussball-chemnitzer-fc-cfc-erzgebirge-aue-fce-derby-ticketwucher-67255|url-status=dead}}

Hallescher FC

|{{cite web|url=http://www.sport1.de/fussball/3-liga/2015/10/fussball-3-liga-chemnitzer-fc-besiget-hallescher-fc|title=Fußball 3. Liga: Chemnitzer FC besiegt Hallescher FC|last=Sport1.de}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mz-web.de/sport/fussball/hallescher-fc/vor-dem-derby-im-landespokal-hfc-und-fcm-kaempfen-um-den-pott-24073894|title=Vor dem Derby im Landespokal: HFC und FCM kämpfen um den Pott|last=Ohlert|first=Max}}

Carl Zeiss Jena

|Rot-Weiß Erfurt

|Thuringia derby

|To My Kibice Plus magazine nr2(36), Summer 2014, pp.44, Supporter magazine

rowspan="2" |Union Berlin

|Hansa Rostock

|{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/video/union-berlin-gegen-hansa-rostock-ost-derby-in-der-2-bundesliga-video-1017862.html|title=Union Berlin gegen Hansa Rostock Ost-Derby in der 2. Bundesliga|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=21 August 2009|via=Spiegel Online}}

rowspan="3" |Dynamo Dresden

|{{cite web|title=Dynamo Dresden host former GDR rivals Union Berlin|url=http://fussballstadt.com/dresden-vs-union-berlin-bundesliga-2-1819/|publisher=Fussballstadt|date=5 April 2019|access-date=8 August 2019}}

1. FC Magdeburg

|Elb-Clasico

|{{cite web|url=http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/sport/reaktionen-ausschreitungen-fcm-dynamo-dresden-100.html|title=15 Beamte bei Ausschreitungen im Ostderby verletzt - MDR.DE|last=mdr.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mz-web.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-magdeburg/1--fc-magdeburg-gegen-dynamo-dresden-ostderby-von-ausschreitungen-ueberschattet-23899956|title=1. FC Magdeburg gegen Dynamo Dresden: Ostderby von Ausschreitungen überschattet|date=April 16, 2016|website=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung}}

rowspan="2" |BFC Dynamo

|Two most successful teams in DDR-Oberliga

|{{Cite web|last=Germany|first=Boothferry To|date=2018-02-17|title=The Curious Case of Dynamo Dresden|url=https://fromboothferrytogermany.com/2018/02/17/dynamo-dresden-fans/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=From Boothferry To Germany|language=en}}

rowspan="2" |SV Babelsberg

|Political derby

|{{Cite web|url=https://m.maz-online.de/Lokales/Potsdam/BFC-Dynamo-kommt-Potsdam-Babelsberg-im-Ausnahmezustand|title = BFC Dynamo kommt: Potsdam-Babelsberg im Ausnahmezustand| date=6 December 2019 }}

Energie Cottbus

|Brandenburg derby

| The derby also has a strong political element due to the leftist alignments of Babelsberg and rightist alignments of Cottbus.{{Cite web|url=https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/how-a-fourth-tier-club-are-leading-the-fight-against-racism-in-german-football/|title=How a fourth-tier club are leading the fight against racism in German football|first=Michael|last=Wood|date=May 21, 2018}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/news/4853-riots-babelsberg-energie-cottbus-28-04-2017.html|title=RIOTS: Babelsberg - Energie Cottbus 28.04.2017|website=Ultras-Tifo}}

==Hesse==

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!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan=2|Eintracht Frankfurt

|Darmstadt 98

|Hesse derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/regional/darmstadt/polizei-darmstadt-darmstadt-gemeinsame-pressekonferenz-der-wissenschaftsstadt-darmstadt-und-des-polizeipraesidiums-suedhessen-zu-den-vorbereitungen-auf-das-bundesligaspiel-sv-darmstadt-98-gegen-eintracht-frankfurt_id_5469298.html|title=Krawall beim Hessen-Derby: Wir werden diesen Personen kein Spielfeld bieten|first=FOCUS|last=Online|access-date=2017-07-02|archive-date=2016-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430083521/http://www.focus.de/regional/darmstadt/polizei-darmstadt-darmstadt-gemeinsame-pressekonferenz-der-wissenschaftsstadt-darmstadt-und-des-polizeipraesidiums-suedhessen-zu-den-vorbereitungen-auf-das-bundesligaspiel-sv-darmstadt-98-gegen-eintracht-frankfurt_id_5469298.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga-eintracht-frankfurt-fans-duerfen-darmstadt-nicht-betreten-a-1089414.html|title=Hessenderby: Darmstädter Polizei errichtet Sperrzone für Eintracht-Fans - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Sport|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|last=Germany|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=26 April 2016}}

rowspan=2|Kickers Offenbach

|Main derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/frankfurt.html|title=Eintracht Frankfurt|website=www.abseits-soccer.com}}

Darmstadt 98

==Schleswig-Holstein==

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

VfB Lübeck

|Holstein Kiel

|Holstein derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/osnabrueck.html|title=VfL Osnabrueck|website=www.abseits-soccer.com}}

==Lower Saxony==

class="wikitable"

!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

Hannover 96

|Eintracht Braunschweig

|Lower Saxony derby

|{{cite web |url=http://www.fussball.com/news-view-urnnewsmldpacom200901011309049902897/niedersachsenderby-nicht-an-enkes-todestag.html |title=Niedersachsen-Derby nicht an Enkes Todestag |language=de |publisher=fussball.com |access-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060049/http://www.fussball.com/news-view-urnnewsmldpacom200901011309049902897/niedersachsenderby-nicht-an-enkes-todestag.html |archive-date=2013-09-21 }}

rowspan=2|SV Meppen

|VfL Osnabrück

|[http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/vfl-osnabrueck/artikel/575137/sv-meppen-vfl-osnabruck-live-im-tv-und-im-internet SV Meppen - VfL Osnabrück live im TV und im Internet], 1. September 2015[http://www.emsvechtewelle.de/news/svm-gegen-vfl-osnabrck-im-pokalderby-14904.html SVM gegen VfL Osnabrück im Pokalderby]{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 1. September 2015[http://www.noz.de/sport/fussball/vfl-osnabrueck DAS Derby: VfL Osnabrück vs. SV Meppen], 1. September 2015

VfB Oldenburg

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.faszination-fankurve.de/index.php?head=Derbytreffpunkte-bei-Oldernburg-Meppen&folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=12849&gal_id=1224&bild_nr=1|title=Derbytreffpunkte bei Oldenburg – Meppen|website=Faszination Fankurve}}

==North Rhine-Westphalia==

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!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan=2|Borussia Dortmund

|Schalke 04

|Revierderby

|Games between Ruhr teams: Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SG Wattenscheid are also sometimes called Revierderbies, more often called Kleine (Small) Revierderby for disambiguation purposes.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3238-rot-weiss-oberhausen-rot-weiss-essen-22022015.html|title=Rot-Weiss Oberhausen - Rot-Weiss Essen 22.02.2015|website=Ultras-Tifo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3904-rot-weiss-oberhausen-rot-weiss-essen-15112015.html|title=Rot Weiß Oberhausen - Rot weiß Essen 15.11.2015|website=Ultras-Tifo}}

rowspan=2|Borussia Mönchengladbach

|Borussen derby

|{{cite web|url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/five-memorable-borussen-derbies/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201231649/http://bundesligafanatic.com/five-memorable-borussen-derbies/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 1, 2016|title=Five Memorable Borussen Derbies|date=19 January 2016|access-date=26 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/84th-Borussen-Derby-in-the-Bundesliga|title=84th "Borussen Derby" in the Bundesliga|first=Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co|last=KGaA|website=www.bvb.de|access-date=26 February 2018|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022085513/https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/84th-Borussen-Derby-in-the-Bundesliga|url-status=dead}}

rowspan="3" |1. FC Köln

|Rhine derby

|Any other game between Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Köln, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer Leverkusen may also occasionally be called Rheinland derby.

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesligalounge.com/archives/580|title=Derby Fever|last=Matthias Suuck|date=12 April 2012|work=Episode 61|publisher=The Bundesliga Show|access-date=12 May 2012|archive-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213124256/http://www.bundesligalounge.com/archives/580|url-status=dead}}

|Westphalian derby

|Sometimes other games between teams of this area are labelled Westphalian derby, e.g. Arminia Bielefeld v. Borussia Dortmund.

|{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/arminia-gegen-preussen-legendaeres-westfalenderby-im-faktencheck-108187/ |title=Arminia gegen Preußen: Legendäres Westfalenderby im Faktencheck :: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |language=de |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=2021-04-24}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/sport/fussball/erste-bundesliga/bielefeld-dortmund-100.html|title=Fußball, Bundesliga: Gelassenheit auf beiden Seiten vor dem Westfalenderby Arminia Bielefeld gegen Borussia Dortmund - Fußball - Sport - WDR5 |date=30 October 2020 |access-date=2021-04-24}}

rowspan=2|FC Gütersloh

|SC Verl

|rowspan=3|Gütersloh district derby

|{{cite web|url=http://www.nw.de/sport/kreis_guetersloh/guetersloh/20694283_FC-Guetersloh-erreicht-11-gegen-den-SC-Verl.html|title=FC Gütersloh erreicht 1:1 gegen den SC Verl|first=Uwe|last=Kramme}}

rowspan=2|SC Wiedenbrück

SC Verl

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioguetersloh.de/nachrichten/kreis-guetersloh/detailansicht/derby-sc-wiedenbrueck-vs-sc-verl.html|title=Derby SC Wiedenbrück vs. SC Verl|website=www.radioguetersloh.de|date=17 February 2017 }}{{Cite web|title=Derby gegen SC Wiedenbrück: Charalambos Makridis rettet SC Verl einen Punkt {{!}} westline|url=http://www.westline.de/fussball/regionalliga-west/sc-verl/derby-gegen-sc-wiedenbrueck-charalambos-makridis-rettet-sc-verl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816121818/http://www.westline.de/fussball/regionalliga-west/sc-verl/derby-gegen-sc-wiedenbrueck-charalambos-makridis-rettet-sc-verl|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-08-16|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2020-05-05}}

==Saarland==

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!First Party

!Second Party

!Nickname, if applicable

!Notes

!References

rowspan=2|1. FC Saarbrücken

|FC 08 Homburg

|rowspan=3|Saarland derby

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/suedwest-derby-saarbruecken-gegen-homburg-111242/|title=Südwest: Derby Saarbrücken gegen Homburg|website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sol.de/neo/nachrichten/igb/Homburg-Tabellenfuehrung-Trainer-und-Trainerinnen-Fotos-Regionalliga-Derby-zwischen-Homburg-und-Saarbruecken-endet-0-0;art34280,4711467 |title= SOL | Regionalliga-Derby zwischen Homburg und Saarbrücken endet 0:0|website=www.sol.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604030359/http://www.sol.de/neo/nachrichten/igb/Homburg-Tabellenfuehrung-Trainer-und-Trainerinnen-Fotos-Regionalliga-Derby-zwischen-Homburg-und-Saarbruecken-endet-0-0%3Bart34280%2C4711467 |archive-date=2016-06-04}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.de/sr/home/sport/homburg_saarbruecken100.html |title=SR.de: Homburg empfängt 1. FCS zum brisanten Derby |access-date=2016-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513012903/http://www.sr.de/sr/home/sport/homburg_saarbruecken100.html |archive-date=2016-05-13 }}

rowspan=2|SV Elversberg

FC 08 Homburg

|{{cite web|url=http://www.fussball.de/newsdetail/derby-elversberg-vs-homburg-in-saarbruecken/-/article-id/133478#!/section/news-detail|title=Derby Elversberg vs Homburg - in Saarbrücken|website=www.fussball.de}}

=Local=

Bavarian football derbies:
Munich derby: Bayern Munich vs. 1860 Munich
Unterhaching–Munich derby: SpVgg Unterhaching vs. Bayern Munich or 1860 Munich
Augsburg derby: TV 1847 Augsburg vs. BC Augsburg
Würzburg derby: Würzburger Kickers vs. Würzburger FV
Dortmund derbies:
Dortmund derby: Borussia Dortmund vs. ASC Dortmund
Berliner derbies:
East–West Berlin derby: Union Berlin vs. Hertha BSC{{Cite news|url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/hertha-and-union-berlin-a-rare-rivalry-331674|title=Hertha and Union Berlin: a rare rivalry - World Soccer|date=2011-09-25|work=World Soccer|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}
East Berlin derby: Union Berlin vs. BFC Dynamo{{Cite news|url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/20110701/the-oddities-of-east-berlin-a-football-culture-like-no-other/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502070229/http://bundesligafanatic.com/20110701/the-oddities-of-east-berlin-a-football-culture-like-no-other/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 2, 2018|title=The Oddities of East Berlin: A Football Culture Like No Other -|date=2011-07-01|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}
Bochum derby: VfL Bochum vs. SG Wattenscheid{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3349-sgw-bochum-02-04-2015.html|title=SG Wattenscheid - Bochum U23 02.04.2015|website=Ultras-Tifo}}
Brandenburg derby: Brandenburger SC vs. Stahl Brandenburg{{Cite web|title=Brandenburg-Süd 05|url=http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/brandsud.html|website=www.abseits-soccer.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}{{Cite web|title=FC Stahl Brandenburg|url=http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/bsvbrand.html|website=www.abseits-soccer.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}
Cologne derby: 1. FC Köln vs. Fortuna Köln{{cite web|url=http://www.ksta.de/1--fc-koeln/-1--fc-koeln-gegen-fortuna-duesseldorf-stillstand-am-guertel,15188010,23845200.html|title=1. FC Köln vs. Fortuna Köln; Fans legen den Verkehr lahm|last=Von C. Hauser und H. Frangenberg|date=28 July 2013|publisher=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger|access-date=12 June 2014}} vs. Viktoria Köln{{cite news|url=http://www.liga3-online.de/fortuna-koln-verliert-landespokal-derby-im-elfmeterschiesen/|title=Fortuna Köln verliert Landespokal-Derby im Elfmeterschießen - liga3-online.de|website=www.liga3-online.de}}{{cite web|url=http://www.reviersport.de/301154---viktoria-koeln-derby-tage-gehen-weiter.html|title=Viktoria Köln: Derby-Tage gehen weiter|first=RevierSport, Essen|last=Germany|date=10 April 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.express.de/sport/fussball/koelner-pruegel-derby-fortuna-vs--viktoria--darum-kam-es-zur-schlacht-der-baenke--24134510|title=Kölner Prügel-Derby: Fortuna vs. Viktoria: Darum kam es zur Schlacht der Bänke!|first=Christian|last=Krämer|date=29 May 2016|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830114425/http://www.express.de/sport/fussball/koelner-pruegel-derby-fortuna-vs--viktoria--darum-kam-es-zur-schlacht-der-baenke--24134510|url-status=dead}}
Essen derby: Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Schwarz-Weiß Essen{{Cite web|title=Magazin für Fußballkultur|url=https://11freunde.de/artikel/barfuß-und-lackschuh/477198|website=11FREUNDE|date=18 April 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.turus.net/sport/5579-etb-gegen-rwe-schwarz-weiss-essen-gewinnt-derby-und-pokal.html|title=ETB gegen RWE: Schwarz Weiss Essen gewinnt Derby und Pokalfinale|first=Ralf|last=Schmahld|website=turus.net Magazin|date=8 January 2018 }}
Frankfurt derby: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FSV Frankfurt{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/st-pauli-schiesst-sich-spaet-in-den-hoehenrausch-556647/artikel|title=St. Pauli schießt sich spät in den Höhenrausch|first=kicker online, Nürnberg|last=Germany}}
Hamburg derby: Hamburger SV vs. FC St. Pauli{{cite web|url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-rivalries-hamburg-sv-st-pauli/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603064508/http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-rivalries-hamburg-sv-st-pauli/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 3, 2013|title=Bundesliga Rivalries: Hamburg SV – St. Pauli|date=2 February 2011}}
Herzogenaurach (Adidas–Puma) derby: ASV Herzogenaurach vs. 1. FC Herzogenaurach{{cite web|last=James|first=Kyle|url=http://www.dw.de/the-town-that-sibling-rivalry-built-and-divided/a-2074427 |title=The Town that Sibling Rivalry Built, and Divided |work=Deutsche Welle |date=3 July 2006}}
Leipzig derby: Chemie Leipzig vs. Lokomotive Leipzig{{cite web |url=http://leipzig.sportbuzzer.de/magazin/1-fc-lok-gewinnt-auch-das-zweite-derby-bsg-chemie-verpasst-tabellenspitze/3468 |title=1. FC Lok gewinnt auch das zweite Derby – BSG Chemie verpasst Tabellenspitze | Fußball-News auf Sportbuzzer.de |access-date=2015-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224055139/http://leipzig.sportbuzzer.de/magazin/1-fc-lok-gewinnt-auch-das-zweite-derby-bsg-chemie-verpasst-tabellenspitze/3468 |archive-date=2015-02-24 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.lvz-online.de/leipzig/polizeiticker/polizeiticker-leipzig/polizei-grosseinsatz-zum-leipziger-stadtderby-350-chemie-fans-bei-marsch-nach-probstheida/r-polizeiticker-leipzig-a-238818.html|title=Polizei verhindert Randale beim Stadtderby – 350 Chemie-Anhänger bei Fanmarsch – LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung|last=LVZ-Online|website=www.lvz-online.de}}{{cite web|url=http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/fc-lokomotive-leipzig-v-fc-sachsen.html|title=FC Lokomotive Leipzig v FC Sachsen Leipzig|website=europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.co.uk|date=8 February 2011}}
Oldenburg derby: VfB Oldenburg vs. VfL Oldenburg{{Cite web|title=Derby In Oldenburg: VfL|url=https://www.nwzonline.de/fussball/regionalliga/oldenburg-derby-in-oldenburg-neuer-stuermer-schiesst-vfl-zum-1-1-gegen-vfb_a_50,2,1794278043.html|last=Nordwest-Zeitung|website=www.nwzonline.de|language=de|access-date=2020-05-05|archive-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228214707/https://www.nwzonline.de/fussball/regionalliga/oldenburg-derby-in-oldenburg-neuer-stuermer-schiesst-vfl-zum-1-1-gegen-vfb_a_50,2,1794278043.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=VfL Oldenburg vs VfB Oldenburg: Die Fotos vom hitzigen Regionalliga-Nord-Derby in der Huntestadt|url=https://www.nordbuzz.de/niedersachsen/oldenburg-ort703376/oldenburg-oldenburg-regionalliga-nord-derby-stadion-alexanderstrasse-10226990.html|date=2018-09-09|website=Nordbuzz.de|language=de|access-date=2020-05-05|archive-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603025907/https://www.nordbuzz.de/niedersachsen/oldenburg-ort703376/oldenburg-oldenburg-regionalliga-nord-derby-stadion-alexanderstrasse-10226990.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Treffpunkt der VfB Oldenburg-Ultras vorm Stadtderby|url=https://www.faszination-fankurve.de/index.php?head=Treffpunkt-der-VfB-Oldenburg-Ultras-vorm-Stadtderby&folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=18893|website=Faszination Fankurve|access-date=2020-05-05}}
Stuttgart derby: VfB Stuttgart vs. Stuttgarter Kickers{{cite web|url=http://www.stadionsuche.de/stadioninfo.php?club_id=73|title=Gazi-Stadion a. d. Waldau - Stuttgarter Kickers - Stuttgart ~[stadionsuche.de]~|first=Hendrik|last=Hamer|website=www.stadionsuche.de|access-date=2017-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195816/http://www.stadionsuche.de/stadioninfo.php?club_id=73|archive-date=2014-01-02|url-status=dead}}

European club football

Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich is the match that has historically been played most often in the Champions League/European Cup with 26 matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0237-0e9686be3344-2b69e5da4850-1000--bayern-v-real-madrid-past-meetings-stats-and-reaction/ |title=Bayern v Real Madrid: past meetings, stats and reaction |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=26 February 2018}} Real's former biggest loss at home in the Champions League came at the hands of Bayern on 29 February 2000 (2–4).{{cite web | title = Acht Fakten zum Halbfinal-Rückspiel Real – Bayern | publisher = sportal.de | date = 25 April 2012 | access-date = 26 April 2012 | url = http://www.sportal.de/sportal/generated/article/fussball/2012/04/25/22383100000.html | language = de | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120428030856/http://www.sportal.de/sportal/generated/article/fussball/2012/04/25/22383100000.html | archive-date = 28 April 2012 | df = dmy-all }} Due to Bayern being traditionally hard to beat for Madrid, Madrid supporters often refer to Bayern as the "Bestia negra" ("Black Beast").{{cite news |last=Hautmann |first=Thomas |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/gallery/real-madrid-vs-bayern-munich-champions-league-rivalry-history-041217 |title=Why Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid is the best rivalry in Champions League history |website=Fox Sports |publisher=21st Century Fox |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}} Despite the number of duels, Bayern and Real have never met in the final of a Champions League or European Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd-bayern-munich-real-madrid-a-champions-league-classic-440451.jsp |title=Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid: A Champions League classic |website=Bundesliga |publisher=Deutsche Fußball Liga |date=11 April 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite news |last=Delaney |first=Miguel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/bayern-munich-vs-real-madrid-champions-league-history-of-the-rivalry-a7679081.html |title=Bayern Munich and Real Madrid form one of the Champions League's richest and most intense historical rivalries |website=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=11 April 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite news |last=Lago |first=Joe |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/bayern-munich-vs-real-madrid-clasico-champions-league-will-won-073838824.html |title=Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid: How the 'Clasico of the Champions League' will be won |website=Yahoo Sports |publisher=Oath Inc. |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite news |last=Liew |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/10783424/Bayern-Munich-v-Real-Madrid-Champions-Leagues-greatest-rivalry.html |title=Bayern Munich v Real Madrid: Champions League's greatest rivalry |website=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite news |last=Prolic |first=Harrison |url=http://thecomeback.com/soccer/bayern-munich-and-real-madrid-get-set-to-renew-one-of-europes-biggest-rivalries.html |title=Bayern Munich and Real Madrid get set to renew one of Europe's biggest rivalries |website=TheComeback.com |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}

National team

The German national team also has many rivalries, including with Italy, England, the Netherlands, France, and Poland. When there were two German national teams, West and East Germany, they were also rivals.

=Italy=

The Germany–Italy football rivalry between the national football teams of Germany and Italy, the two most successful football nations in Europe and only behind Brazil internationally, is a long-running one. Overall, the two teams have won eight FIFA World Cup championships (four each) and made a total of fourteen appearances in the final of the tournament (eight for Germany and six for Italy) – more than all the other European nations combined. They have played against each other five times in the World Cup, and many of these matches have been notable in the history of the tournament. "Game of the Century", the 1970 semifinal between the two countries that Italy won 4–3 in extra time, was so dramatic that it is commemorated by a plaque at the entrance of the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Germany has also won three European Championships while Italy has won it twice. The two countries have faced each other four times in the European championship, with three draws (one German penalty shoot-out victory) and one Italian victory. While Germany has won more international championships, Italy is largely dominant in the head-to-head international match-up, having beaten Germany 15 times in 37 games, with 13 draws and 9 defeats.{{Cite web |title=Italy national football team: record v Germany |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/italy/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Germany/ |website=www.11v11.com}} Moreover, Germany had never defeated Italy in a major tournament match until their victory in the Euro 2016 quarter finals, on penalties (though statistically considered a draw), with all Germany's other wins over Italy being in friendly competitions. However, the draw between the two teams in the group stage of Euro 1996 eliminated Italy from the tournament, while Germany qualified for the knockout stage with the draw.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b30395ee1-c3672602b7ff-1000--italy-pay-penalty-for-germany-stalemate-in-euro-96-group-c/] Euro 96 Germany vs. Italy match report{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120706022555/http://bundesligafanatic.com/classic-euro-performances-germany-vs-italy-1996-arrivederci-italia/]}} Bundesliga Fanatic: CLASSIC EURO PERFORMANCES – GERMANY VS ITALY – 1996 – “ARRIVEDERCI ITALIA!”

=England=

The England–Germany football rivalry is considered to be mainly an English phenomenon—in the run-up to any competition match between the two teams, many UK newspapers will print articles detailing results of previous encounters, such as those in 1966, 1990 and 1996. Football fans in England often consider Germany to be their main sporting rivals and care more about this rivalry than those with other nations, such as Argentina or Scotland. Most German fans consider the Italy to be their traditional footballing rivals, and as such, usually the rivalry is not taken quite as seriously there as it is in Netherlands or England.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/955747.stm|publisher=BBC News Online|title=England v Germany history|date=4 October 2000|access-date=29 May 2006}}

The English and German national football teams have played each other since the end of the 19th century, and officially since 1930. The teams met for the first time in November 1899, when England beat Germany in four straight matches. Notable matches between England and Germany (or West Germany) include the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (which England won), and the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996 (both of which West Germany/Germany won, and went on to win the whole tournament in each case) .{{Cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/englandfootball/story/0,,541528,00.html|first=Sunder|last=Katwala|title=England v Germany: a rivalry of two halves|publisher=The Observer|date=26 August 2001|access-date=29 May 2006|location=London}}

=France=

The France–Germany football rivalry between the national football teams of Germany and France, is one of the few longstanding football rivalries at a national level.

=Netherlands=

The Germany–Netherlands football rivalry is one of the few longstanding football rivalries at a national level. Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II) the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best known international football rivalries in the world.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272899-ten-best-rivalries-in-international-football#page/8|title=10 Best Rivalries in International Football|author=Andrew Jordan|work=Bleacher Report}}

Both football nations have been among the top ranked according to the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings, and have met a total of 45 times (of which 14 matches were competitive) which resulted in 16 victories for Germany, 17 draws, and 12 victories for the Netherlands.

=East Germany vs. West Germany=

The East Germany–West Germany football rivalry was an association football rivalry between teams from East Germany and West Germany, existing from 1949 to 1990, while two separate German countries existed.

Clubs from the two countries met at official level in both national team and club competitions like the FIFA World Cup or the European Cup. While the West German national team received strong support in East Germany, with supporters from the East often travelling to away matches of the West German team in Eastern Europe,fuwo, page: 38–39{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article5336579/Wie-die-DDR-die-BRD-sportlich-ueberholte.html |title= Wie die DDR die BRD sportlich überholte|date=27 November 2009 |newspaper=Die Welt |access-date= 30 January 2016|language=de|trans-title=How East Germany overtokk West Germany in sport|last1= Kellerhoff|first1= Sven Felix}} encounters between teams from the East and West in European Cup competitions were often hard-fought.fuwo, page: 90–91

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20040215055451/http://www.footballderbies.com/ FootballDerbies.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130106130602/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/index.html FIFA.com]
[http://eurorivals.net/derbies.html EuroRivals.net] – fixtures, results and videos of football derbies

Category:Lists of association football rivalries

German football rivalries

Domestic club football

=Inter-regional=

=Regional=

==Baden-Württemberg==

==Bavaria==

==Former East Germany==

==Hesse==

==Schleswig-Holstein==

==Lower Saxony==

==North Rhine-Westphalia==

==Saarland==

=Local=

European club football

National team

=Italy=

=England=

=France=

=Netherlands=

=East Germany vs. West Germany=

See also

References

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