This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Germany.
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | Nord-Süd-Gipfel ('north–south summit'). | [1] [2] [3] | |
Schalke 04 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | Südderby ('southern derby'), Südgipfel ('southern summit'), Südschlager ('southern blockbuster'). | [4] | ||
Borussia Dortmund | Der Klassiker ('the classic'). | Viewed as Bundesliga equivalent to the Spanish El Clásico | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
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. | [10] [11] | |
VfL Wolfsburg | ||||
Hamburger SV | Nordderby ('northern derby'). | [12] [13] | ||
Preußen Münster | VfL Osnabrück | Grenzlandderby ('borderlands derby') | Name of derby referencing the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. | [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Südwest derby ('south-western derby') | [19] [20] | |
SV Waldhof Mannheim | [21] | |||
Kickers Offenbach | [22] [23] [24] | |||
Hansa Rostock | FC St. Pauli | Politisches derby ('political derby') | Name of derby references the leftist alignments of St Pauli and rightist alignments of Rostock. | [25] [26] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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Karlsruher SC | VfB Stuttgart | Baden-Schwaben-Derby ('Baden–Swabia derby') | [27] | |
SC Freiburg | ||||
Karlsruher SC | Baden-Derby | |||
1. FC Heidenheim | VfR Aalen | Ostalb-Derby | [28] [29] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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1. FC Nürnberg | Bayern Munich | Bavarian derby | ||
Greuther Fürth | Franconian derby | [30] | ||
FC Augsburg | 1860 Munich | FC Augsburg–1860 Munich rivalry | ||
FC Ingolstadt | Augsburg–Ingolstadt derby | [31] [32] | ||
Jahn Regensburg | Danube river derby | [33] [34] [35] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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Erzgebirge Aue | FSV Zwickau | Erzgebirgsderby ('Ore Mountains derby') | [36] | |
Chemnitzer FC | [37] | |||
Hallescher FC | [38] [39] | |||
Carl Zeiss Jena | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Thuringia derby | [40] | |
Union Berlin | Hansa Rostock | [41] | ||
Dynamo Dresden | [42] | |||
1. FC Magdeburg | Elb-Clasico | [43] [44] | ||
BFC Dynamo | Two most successful teams in DDR-Oberliga | [45] | ||
SV Babelsberg | Political derby | [46] | ||
Energie Cottbus | Brandenburg derby | The derby also has a strong political element due to the leftist alignments of Babelsberg and rightist alignments of Cottbus. [47] | [48] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | Darmstadt 98 | Hesse derby | [49] [50] | |
Kickers Offenbach | Main derby | [51] | ||
Darmstadt 98 |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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VfB Lübeck | Holstein Kiel | Holstein derby | [52] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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Hannover 96 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Lower Saxony derby | [53] | |
SV Meppen | VfL Osnabrück | [54] [55] [56] | ||
VfB Oldenburg | [57] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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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. | [12] [58] [59] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussen derby | [60] [61] | ||
1. FC Köln | Rhineland derby | Any other game between Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Köln, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer Leverkusen may also occasionally be called Rheinland derby | [62] | |
Arminia Bielefeld | SC Preußen Münster | Westphalian derby | Sometimes other games between teams of this area are labelled Westphalian derby, e.g. Arminia Bielefeld v. Borussia Dortmund. | [63] |
FC Gütersloh | SC Verl | Gütersloh district derby | [65] | |
SC Wiedenbrück | ||||
SC Verl | [66] [67] |
First Party | Second Party | Nickname, if applicable | Notes | References |
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1. FC Saarbrücken | FC 08 Homburg | Saarland derby | [68] [69] [70] | |
SV Elversberg | ||||
FC 08 Homburg | [71] |
Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich is the match that has historically been played most often in the Champions League/European Cup with 26 matches. [96] Real's former biggest loss at home in the Champions League came at the hands of Bayern on 29 February 2000 (2–4). [97] Due to Bayern being traditionally hard to beat for Madrid, Madrid supporters often refer to Bayern as the "Bestia negra" ("Black Beast"). [98] Despite the number of duels, Bayern and Real have never met in the final of a Champions League or European Cup. [99] [100] [101] [102] [103]
The German national team also has many rivalries, including with England, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Poland. When there were two German national teams, West and East Germany, they were also rivals.
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 Netherlands or Italy to be their traditional footballing rivals, and as such, usually the rivalry is not taken quite as seriously there as it is in England. [104]
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, and the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. [105]
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.
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. [106] 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 had already qualified for the knockout stage. [107] [108]
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. [109]
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.
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, [110] [111] encounters between teams from the East and West in European Cup competitions were often hard-fought. [112]
The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.
Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded on 12 April 1953 as a club affiliated with the East German police and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles.
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The most famous league derbies in Bavarian football are the games between FC Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg, with the Bayern versus TSV 1860 Munich matchups coming a close second. Traditionally, 1. FC Nürnberg versus SpVgg Fürth is also of historical significance as, especially during the 1920s, those two clubs were dominant forces in German football. A distant fourth comes the Augsburg derby, at times played on highest level in the past, too.
Jörn Lenz is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Lenz had four different spells with BFC Dynamo during his professional playing career and has continued to serve as part of the club's backroom staff since retiring in 2008. Lenz played a total of 374 matches for BFC Dynamo between 1988 and 2008. He made two appearances for BFC Dynamo in the 1989-90 European Cup Winners' Cup.
The Munich derby is the name given to football matches between Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, both of them from Munich, Germany.
The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal was the 69th season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on 29 July 2011 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 12 May 2012 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
The 2012–13 DFB-Pokal was the 70th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 17 August 2012 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 June 2013 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The defending champions were Borussia Dortmund, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich went on to win the competition, defeating VfB Stuttgart 3–2 in the final, ultimately going on to conquer the continental treble. As runners-up, VfB Stuttgart have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, since Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and thus gained the right to compete in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.
The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal was the 71st season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 2 August 2013 with the first of six rounds and ended on 17 May 2014 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich went on to win the competition for the second season running, defeating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the final.
The 2015–16 DFB-Pokal was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 7 August 2015 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2016 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
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The 2016–17 DFB-Pokal was the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 19 August 2016 with the first of six rounds and ended on 27 May 2017 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2017 with the first of six rounds and ended on 19 May 2018 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 76th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 17 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 25 May 2019 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
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The 2021–22 DFB-Pokal was the 79th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 6 August 2021 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2022 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
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BFC Dynamo finished the 2003–04 Verbandsliga Berlin in first place and won promotion back to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord. Mario Weinkauf was elected as the new club president on 18 June 2004. His vision was a club that was "managed seriously from a sporting and financial perspective". Former professional player Christian Backs became the new coach for the 2004–05 season. Rajko Fijalek served as assistant coach and former professional goalkeeper Bodo Rudwaleit as goalkeeping coach. Central players in the team were Robert Rudwaleit, Nico Thomaschewski, Dennis Kutrieb, Jörn Lenz and Danny Kukulies. BFC Dynamo finished is first season in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, since returning from the insolvency crisis, in sixth place.
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