List of sports rivalries

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, ^[1] management, and supporters all to varying degrees.

The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from a light hearted banter to serious violence. A rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting, hooliganism, rioting and some instances with career-ending and even fatal consequences. In the "Football War", along with other factors, it was suggested to have been the tipping point in leading to military conflicts.

Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches. Clubs can reduce fan aggression surrounding rivalry games by acknowledging rather than downplaying the conflict ^[2] because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity. ^[3]

Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby ( UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/ DAR-bee, US: /ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region. The term is usually connected with association football ^[4] and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as Derby Day. ^[5]

Fans separated at an Old Firm derby in Glasgow, Scotland.

The term "derby" possibly originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780. The 19th Earl has since claimed the Derby name was originally only given to one other sporting event: Rugby league fixtures between St Helens at one end of the family's Knowsley estate and Wigan at the other. ^[6]

The other theory as to the name's origin involves Shrovetide football, an early, unofficiated version of both association and rugby football. It was first played in the town of Derby prior to Medieval times. From as early as the 12th century it was known to have been played in Ashbourne. It was a chaotic and exuberant affair that involved the whole town, often resulting 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 River Derwent or the 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 a match in 1829 wrote in horror, 'if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting'. Shrovetide football is still an annual event in the town of Ashbourne. ^[7]

Since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. ^[8] Other names for derbies include Clásicos in certain parts of the world and crosstown rivalries in the United States.

Rivalries do not always stem from the sharing of an area. Hostilities can occur for different reasons, such as in the case of El Clásico with tensions between fans with a background of historically cultural and political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries.

International rivalries

• Australia–England sports rivalries
• Australia–New Zealand sports rivalries
• Canada–United States sports rivalries
• Japan–South Korea sports rivalries

Association football

Main article: List of association football rivalries

Athletics

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Discipline(s)	Timespan	Article	Source
Steve Ovett	Sebastian Coe	Middle-distance running	1978–1986		[9]
Usain Bolt	Tyson Gay	Sprinting	2005–2012		[10]
Asafa Powell	Tyson Gay	Sprinting	2006–		[11]
Dayron Robles	Liu Xiang	Hurdling	2007–2011		[12]
Joan Benoit	Grete Waitz	Marathon	—	—	[13]
Usain Bolt	Justin Gatlin	Sprinting	2012–2017		[14] [15]
Usain Bolt	Yohan Blake	Sprinting	2012		[16]
Ben Johnson	Carl Lewis	Sprinting	1984–1988		[17]
Veronica Campbell-Brown	Allyson Felix	200 metres & 400 metres	2004–		[18]
Ondina Valla	Claudia Testoni	Sprinting	1932–1940	Testoni–Valla rivalry	[19]
Luigi Facelli	David Burghley	Hurdling	1927–1933		[20]
Kirani James	LaShawn Merritt	Sprinting	2011–		[21]
Paul Tergat	Haile Gebrselassie	Marathon	1995–2000		[22]
Daley Thompson	Jürgen Hingsen	Decathlon	–		[23]
Ivana Španović	Darya Klishina	Long jump	2007–		[24]
Donovan Bailey	Michael Johnson	Sprinting	1996–1997	Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race	[25] [26]

Team

1st party	2nd party	Discipline(s)	Timespan	Article	Source
Finland	Sweden	Multi-discipline	1925–	Finland-Sweden athletics international
Jamaica	United States	Sprinting	—		[27] [28] [29]
Kenya	Ethiopia	Long-distance running	1968–		[22] [30]

Australian rules football

Main article: Rivalries in the Australian Football League

Badminton

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Lee Chong Wei	Lin Dan	2004–2020	Lee–Lin rivalry

Bandy

In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen's Day. ^[31]

Baseball

Dominican Republic

Dominican Professional Baseball League

• Santo Domingo rivals: Leones del Escogido vs. Tigres del Licey ^{[32] [33]}

Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball

• Tokyo Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers ^[34]

Mexico

Mexican Baseball League

• Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Tigres de Quintana Roo (Tigers) on a game named "Civil War Derby" ("Guerra Civil" in Spanish). ^[35]
• Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarapemaker's) vs. Vaqueros Laguna (Torreon Lagoon Cowboys) on a game named "Coahuila's Metropolitan Derby" ("Clásico metropolitano de Coahuila" in Spanish). ^[36]
• Pericos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots) vs. Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (Veracruz Red Eagles) on a game named "Center rivalry" ("Rivalidad del centro" in Spanish). ^[37]
• Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Péricos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots) on a game named "Anahuac Derby" ("Clásico de Ánahuac" in Spanish). ^[38]
• Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarapemaker's) vs. Sultanes de Monterrey (Monterrey Sultans) on a game named "North of Mexico Derby" ("Clásico del Norte" in Spanish). ^[39]

Mexican Pacific League

• Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Growers) vs. Tomateros de Culiacán (Culiacan Tomato Growers) on a game named "Derby of the Pacific Coast" ("Clásico del Pacífico" in Spanish). ^[40]
• Charros de Jalisco (Jalisco Charros) vs. Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlan Deers) on a game named "Rivalry of the west" ("Rivalidad de Occidente" in Spanish). ^[41]

United States/Canada

Major League Baseball

Main article: Major League Baseball rivalries

Minor League Baseball

• Mercer Cup: Bluefield Blue Jays vs. Princeton Rays ^{[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]}

Venezuela

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

• Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions) vs. Navegantes del Magallanes (Magallanes Navigators)
• Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions) vs. Tiburones de La Guaira (La Guaira Sharks)

Basketball

Australia

• The Derby of Distance: Perth Wildcats vs New Zealand Breakers ^{[47] [48]}
  • Although this rivalry is actually an international rivalry, it plays out within the Australia-based National Basketball League. The Breakers have been an NBL member from the league's formation.
• Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings

Croatia

• Croatian Derby: Cibona vs Split ^[49]
• Classic derby: Cibona vs. Zadar ^[50]

France

• Le Classique: Pau-Orthez vs Limoges ^[51]
• Greater Paris Derby: Nanterre vs Metropolitans 92 ^{[52] [53]}
• Alsace-Lorraine Derby: Nancy vs Strasbourg ^{[54] [55]}

Germany

• German Classic: Alba Berlin vs Bayern Munich vs Brose Bamberg

Greece

• Derby of the eternal enemies: Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos
• Derby of Northern Greece: Aris vs. PAOK

Israel

• Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv ^[56]
• Derby of Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv vs. Haifa: Maccabi Tel Aviv or Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa

Italy

• Bologna Derby: Fortitudo Bologna vs Virtus Bologna ^{[57] [58]}
• Lombardy Derby: Olimpia Milano vs Varese vs Cantù ^{[59] [60] [61]}
• Veneto Derby: Treviso vs Reyer Venezia ^[62]
• Rome Derby: Virtus Roma vs Stella Azzurra Roma ^[63]
• Piedmont Derby: Auxilium Torino vs Biella vs Junior Casale ^[64]
• Via Emilia Derby: Reggiana vs Fortitudo Bologna or Virtus Bologna ^[65]

Lebanon

• Derby Beirut: Al Riyadi vs Sagesse ^{[66] [67]}

Lithuania

• Rytas vs Žalgiris ^[68]

North Macedonia

• Skopje basketball derby: Rabotnički vs. MZT Skopje ^[69]

Philippines

• Crispa–Toyota rivalry: Crispa Redmanizers vs Toyota Tamaraws
• Ginebra-Magnolia rivalry:
• Ginebra–Shell rivalry
• Purefoods–Swift rivalry
• Ateneo-La Salle Rivalry

Poland

Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Basketball

Russia

• Moscow derby: Khimki vs CSKA Moscow ^[70]
• Moscow region derby: Khimki Moscow vs. Triumph Lyubertsy ^[71]
• Volga derby: BC Nizhny Novgorod vs. BC Krasny Oktyabr ^[72]

Slovenia

• Slovenian Classic: Krka vs Olimpija

Serbia

• Eternal Derby: Crvena zvezda vs. Partizan

Spain

• El Clásico: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
• Basque derby: Baskonia vs. Bilbao, ^[73] can also include GBC
• Canary Islands derby: Canarias vs Gran Canaria
• Madrid derby: Real Madrid vs Estudiantes
• Catalan derby: Joventut vs Barcelona
• Andalusian derby: Málaga vs Real Betis
• Galician derby: Obradoiro vs Breogán, can also include Ourense or Coruña

United Kingdom

Main article: Local derbies in the United Kingdom § Scotland#Basketball

United States and Canada

National Basketball Association

Main article: List of National Basketball Association rivalries

Individuals

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Bill Russell	Wilt Chamberlain	1959–1969	—	[74]
Magic Johnson	Larry Bird	1979–1991	—	[74]
Kobe Bryant	Paul Pierce	2008–2010	—
LeBron James	Stephen Curry	2015–2018	Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry	[75]

Turkey

• Istanbul Derby: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe, can also include Darüşşafaka, Anadolu Efes, Istanbul BB and Beşiktaş
• Ankara Derby: Türk Telekom vs TED Ankara Kolejliler

Bobsleigh

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Switzerland	East Germany	1976—1990	—	[76]
Kaillie Humphries	Elana Meyers	2013—	—	[77] [78]

Bodybuilding

See also: Pumping Iron

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Sergio Oliva		—	[79]

Boxing

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Sugar Ray Robinson	Jake LaMotta	1942–1951
Muhammad Ali	Joe Frazier	1971–1975	Fight of the Century Ali-Frazier II Thrilla in Manila	[80]
Sugar Ray Leonard	Roberto Durán	1980–1989	The No Mas Fight	[81]
Manny Pacquiao	Juan Manuel Márquez	2004–2012	Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
Marco Antonio Barrera	Érik Morales	2000–2004	Barrera vs. Morales trilogy Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III

Team

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Mexico	Puerto Rico	1930s–2010s	Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry

Chess

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Emanuel Lasker	Siegbert Tarrasch	1894–1908	World Chess Championship 1908
José Raúl Capablanca	Alexander Alekhine	1927–c.1938	World Chess Championship 1927
Garry Kasparov	Deep Blue	1996–1997	Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
Bobby Fischer	Boris Spassky	1972, 1992	World Chess Championship 1972 Fischer–Spassky (1992 match)
Viswanathan Anand	Vladimir Kramnik	1989–present	List of chess games between Anand and Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik	Garry Kasparov	1993–2004	List of chess games between Kasparov and Kramnik
Garry Kasparov	Anatoly Karpov	1984-c.2000	World Chess Championship 1984 World Chess Championship 1985 World Chess Championship 1986 World Chess Championship 1987 World Chess Championship 1990	[82] [83]

College sport

Main article: College rivalry

Cricket

International

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan cricket rivalry	[84] [85]
Australia	England	1877–present	The Ashes	[86]
Australia	New Zealand	1946–present	Chappell–Hadlee Trophy	[87]

Domestic

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Royal College, Colombo	S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia	1879–present	Royal–Thomian	[88]
Middlesex	Surrey		London derby	[89]
Lancashire	Yorkshire		War of the Roses	[90]
Warwickshire	Worcestershire		West Midlands derby	[91]
Auckland	Canterbury	1873–present
New South Wales	Queensland	1892–present
New South Wales	Victoria
Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	1934–present	South Indian Derby	[92] [93]
Karnataka	Bombay	1942–present		[94]
Delhi	Bombay	1956–present		[95]
Maharashtra	Bombay		Maharashtra Derby	[96]
Andhra	Hyderabad	1954–present		[97]
North Zone	West Zone			[98]
Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2013–present	Chennai Super Kings–Sunrisers Hyderabad rivalry
Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–present
Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	2008–present	Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry
Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	2016–present	Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry	[99]
Sydney Sixers	Sydney Thunder	2011–present		[100]
Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Stars	2011–present

Cue sports

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Willie Mosconi	Rudolph Wanderone Jr.	Pool		[101] [102] [103]
Ray Reardon	John Spencer	Snooker	1969–1988	[104]
	Alex Higgins		1972–1986
Cliff Thorburn			1973–1989
Steve Davis			1979–1989
	Jimmy White		1981–2007
	Stephen Hendry		1987–2009
Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White		1986–2010
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		1993–2011
	John Higgins		1995–2012
Ronnie O'Sullivan			1994–
	Mark Selby		2002–
	Ding Junhui		2005–

Curling

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Glenn Howard	Kevin Martin	—		[105]
Jennifer Jones	Kelly Scott	—		[106]

Cycling

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Gino Bartali	Fausto Coppi	road racing	1940–1956	[107]
Jacques Anquetil	Raymond Poulidor		—	[108]
Rik Van Looy	Benoni Beheyt		1963—1966
Eddy Merckx	Roger De Vlaeminck		1969—1978	[109] [110]
Francesco Moser	Roger De Vlaeminck		1974—1984
Sean Kelly	Eric Vanderaerden
Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault		1984–1986	[111]
	Laurent Fignon		—	[112]
Graeme Obree	Chris Boardman	track cycling	—	[113]
Francesco Moser	Beppe Saronni	road racing	1978–1986	[114] [115]
Lance Armstrong	Marco Pantani		2000	[116] [117]
Frank Vandenbroucke	Michele Bartoli		1999
Lotto–Soudal	Deceuninck–Quick-Step		–	[118]
Anna Meares	Victoria Pendleton	track cycling	−2012	[119] [120] [121]
Alberto Contador	Andy Schleck	road racing	—	[122] [123] [124]
Fabian Cancellara	Tom Boonen	road racing	2006—2016	[125] [126]
Chris Hoy	Grégory Baugé	track cycling	2009–2012	[127]
Laura Trott	Sarah Hammer	track cycling	2012—	[128]
Mark Cavendish	Marcel Kittel	road racing	—	[129]
Chris Froome	Alberto Contador	road racing	2013—2017	[130] [131]
Julien Absalon	Nino Schurter	cross-country	—	[132]
Alejandro Valverde	Joaquim Rodríguez	road racing	2012—2016
Tony Martin	Fabian Cancellara	road racing	—
Australia	Great Britain	track cycling	–	[133]
Wout Van Aert	Mathieu van der Poel	cyclo-cross	2014—	[134]
Peter Sagan	Greg Van Avermaet	road racing	2015—	[135]
Nacer Bouhanni	Arnaud Démare	road racing	—	[136]
Peter Sagan	Michał Kwiatkowski	road racing	—	[137]

Darts

1st party (Years active)	2nd party (Years active)	Timespan	Source
Jocky Wilson (1978–1996)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1980–1989	[74]
John Lowe (1976–2007)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1978–1993
Phil Taylor (1986–2018)	Raymond van Barneveld (1987–2019)	2006–	[23] [138] [139] [140]

Diving

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Qiu Bo	Tom Daley			[141]

ESports

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Team SoloMid (TSM)	Cloud9 (C9)	League of Legends	2013–Present		[142]
Alliance	Natus Vincere	Dota 2	2013–2016		[143] [144]
FaZe Clan	OpTic Gaming	Call of Duty, Counter-Strike	2013–present		[145] [146]
Samsung Galaxy	SK Telecom T1	League of Legends	2014–2018		[147] [148]
SK Gaming	Virtus.pro	Counter-Strike	2015–2018		[149] [150]

Field hockey

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry	[151]

Figure skating

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
Maya Usova Alexander Zhulin	Oksana Grishuk Evgeny Platov	1992–1994	[152]
Nancy Kerrigan	Tonya Harding	?–1994	[74]
Yuna Kim	Mao Asada	2004–2014	[153]

Golf

1st party	2nd party	3rd party	Timespan	Article	Source
United States	Europe		—	Ryder Cup	[154]
Arnold Palmer	Jack Nicklaus		1958–1980		[154]
Tom Watson	Gary McCord		—		[155]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Watson		1977–1982		[154]
Jack Nicklaus	Lee Trevino		—		[156]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Weiskopf		—		[157]
Paul Runyan	Sam Snead		—		[158]
Ben Hogan	Sam Snead		1938–1967		[154]
Ben Hogan	Byron Nelson		1935—1946		[159]
Tiger Woods	Phil Mickelson		1996–		[154] [160]
Walter Hagen	Bobby Jones		1914–1930		[154]
Walter Hagen	Gene Sarazen		—		[156]
Mickey Wright	Kathy Whitworth		1958–1973		[154]
Greg Norman	Tim Finchem		—		[159]
Greg Norman	Nick Faldo		—		[156]
Johnny Miller	Nick Faldo		—		[157]
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Houston Cougars		—		[159]
J.H. Taylor	Harry Vardon	James Braid	—	Great Triumvirate	[159]
Glenna Collett Vare	Joyce Wethered		—		[156]
Pádraig Harrington	Sergio García		—		[158]
Annika Sörenstam	Karrie Webb		—		[158]
Seve Ballesteros	Paul Azinger		—		[158]
Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris		—		[161]
Ben Hogan Byron Nelson	Harvie Ward Ken Venturi		—		[161]
Tom Kite	Ben Crenshaw		—		[155]
Seve Ballesteros	Deane Beman		—		[155]
Louise Suggs	Babe Zaharias		1948–1954		[155]
Rory Sabbatini	Ben Crane		—		[157]
Colin Montgomerie	Sandy Lyle		—		[157]

Gridiron football

Main article: Comparison of American and Canadian football

American football

National Football League

Main article: National Football League rivalries

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Jerry Rice	Deion Sanders	1989–1996	—	[162]
Tom Brady	Peyton Manning	2000–2016	Brady–Manning rivalry
Eli Manning	Peyton Manning	2006–2013	Manning Bowl

Lafayette won the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" against Lehigh

College football

Mexico

ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions) ^[163]

• Clásico Estudiantil (Student Derby): Pumas Dorados de la UNAM vs Águilas Blancas del IPN ^[164]
• Clásico Estudiantil Regiomontano (Monterrey's Student Derby): Borregos Salvajes ITESM vs Auténticos Tigres ^[165]

United States

Main article: List of NCAA college football rivalry games

Canada

• Panda Game: University of Ottawa Gee-Gees versus Carleton University Ravens

• Shrum Bowl : University of British Columbia Thunderbirds versus Simon Fraser University Clan

Canadian football

Further information: Labour Day Classic

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto Argonauts	1873–present	Harold Ballard Trophy	[166] [167]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Montreal Alouettes/Concordes	1982–present	Classique	[168] [169]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1936–present	Banjo Bowl	[170]
Edmonton Football Team	Calgary Stampeders	1949–present	Battle of Alberta	[171]

Gymnastics

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
United States	People's Republic of China	—	[172]
Japan	People's Republic of China	—present	[173]
Russia	Romania	—present

Handball

Austria

• Bregenz derby: Bregenz Handball vs. Alpla HC Hard ^[174]

Belarus

• Minsk derbies: Dinamo Minsk vs. SKA Minsk vs. Arkatron Minsk

Belgium

• Liège derbies:
  • ROC Flémalle vs. Union Beynoise
  • ROC Flémalle vs. Jeunesse Jemeppe (previously vs. Progrès HC Seraing).
  • Union Beynoise vs. HC Herstal.
  • JS Herstal vs. HC Herstal.
  • Union Beynoise vs. HC Visé BM.
• Germanophone derby : HC Eynatten-Raeren vs. KTSV Eupen 1889
• Limburg derbies: HB Sint-Truiden vs. Initia HC Hasselt vs. United HC Tongeren vs. Achilles Bocholt vs. Sporting Neerpelt-Lommel vs. Kreasa HB Houthalen vs. DHC Meeuwen.
• Anvers derbies: KV Sasja HC Hoboken vs. Olse Merksem HC vs. DHW Antwerpen vs. HV Uilenspiegel Wilrijk.
• Hainuyé derby: EHC Tournai vs. Entente du Centre CLH
• Flanders derby: HC DB Gent vs. HKW Waasmunster
• Brussels derby: HC Kraainem vs. United Brussels HC
• Charleroi derby: SHC Mont-sur-Marchienne vs. HBC Charleroi-Ransart

Croatia

• Zagreb derbies:
  • RK Dubrava Zagreb vs. RK Medveščak Zagreb
  • Zagreb vs. RK Medveščak Zagreb
  • RK Dubrava Zagreb vs. Zagreb

Denmark

• Copenhagen derbies: FC Copenhagen vs. AG København vs. KIF Kolding Copenhagen vs. Ajax Copenhagen

France

• Val-de-Marne derby: US Créteil vs. US Ivry ^[175]
• Languedoc derby: Montpellier HB vs. USAM Nîmes ^[176]

Germany

• Central Hesse derby: TV Hüttenberg vs. HSG Wetzlar ^[177]
• Ostderby: SC Magdeburg vs. Füchse Berlin ^{[178] [179]}
• Schleswig-Holstein derbies:
  • THW Kiel vs. SG Flensburg-Handewitt ^{[180] [181]}
  • GWD Minden vs. TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke ^[182]
  • Nordderby:
    • SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. HSV Hamburg ^[183]
    • THW Kiel vs. HSV Hamburg ^[184]

Israel

• Rishon LeZion derby: Hapoel Rishon LeZion vs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Hungary

• Hungarian derby: Veszprém vs. Szeged ^[185]
• Ferencváros vs. Győri ETO ^[186]

North Macedonia

• Skopje derby: RK Metalurg Skopje vs. Vardar ^[187]

Poland

Lomza Vive Kielce vs. Orlen Wisla Plock

Portugal

• Derby de Lisboa: Sporting CP vs. Benfica

Romania

• Steaua București vs. Dinamo București

Russia

• Moscow : CSKA Moscow vs. MAI Moscow

Serbia

• Belgrade derby: Red Star vs. Partizan

Slovenia

• Styrian derby: RK Maribor Branik vs. RK Celje Pivovarna Laško or RK Trimo Trebnje vs. RK Jeruzalem Ormož

Spain

• Catalan derby: Barcelona vs. Granollers ^[188]

Ukraine

• Zaporizhzhia derby: HC ZTR Zaporizhzhia vs. HC Motor Zaporizhzhia ^[189]

Horse racing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
Seabiscuit	War Admiral	1938	[190]
Affirmed	Alydar	1978–1979	[191]
Sunday Silence	Easy Goer	1989	[192]
Hurricane Fly	Jezki	2014	[193]

Ice hockey

Multinational

Kontinental Hockey League

Main article: Rivalries in the KHL

North America

National Hockey League

Main article: National Hockey League rivalries

ECHL

• Fort Wayne Komets vs. Indy Fuel ^[194]

Junior

• Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) vs. Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) ^{[195] [196]}

Canadian Hockey League

• Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
• Calgary Hitmen vs. Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
• Cape Breton Eagles vs. Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
• Everett Silvertips vs. Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
• Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
• Guelph Storm vs. Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
• Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
• Kelowna Rockets vs. Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
• Kitchener Rangers vs. London Knights (OHL)
• Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
• London Knights vs. Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
• Moncton Wildcats vs. Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
• Moose Jaw Warriors vs. Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
• Niagara IceDogs vs. Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
• Niagara IceDogs vs. Oshawa Generals (OHL)
• Niagara IceDogs vs. Barrie Colts (OHL)
• Niagara IceDogs vs. North Bay Battalion (OHL)
• Niagara IceDogs vs. Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
• Oshawa Generals vs. Peterborough Petes (OHL)
• Prince Albert Raiders vs. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
• Regina Pats vs. Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
• Quebec Remparts vs. Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
• Sarnia Sting vs. Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
• Saskatoon Blades vs. Regina Pats (WHL)
• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
• Vancouver Giants vs. Victoria Royals (WHL)

College

See also: NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

• Air Force vs. Army
• Alaska vs. Alaska–Anchorage
• Battle for Pikes Peak: Air Force vs. Colorado College
• Battle for the Gold Pan: Colorado College vs. Denver
• Battle of Whitney Avenue: Quinnipiac vs. Yale
• Clarkson vs. St. Lawrence
• Cornell–Harvard rivalry: Cornell vs. Harvard
• Dartmouth–New Hampshire rivalry: Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire
• Green Line Rivalry: Boston College vs. Boston University
• Harvard–Yale rivalry: Harvard vs. Yale
• Holy War on Ice: Boston College vs. Notre Dame
• Michigan vs. Michigan State
• Michigan vs. Notre Dame
• Michigan vs. Ohio State
• Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan
• Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
• RPI vs. Union

Europe

See also: List of ice hockey leagues

Austria

• Carinthian Derby: Klagenfurter AC vs. Villacher SV

Czech Republic

• Prague derby: Slavia Prague vs. Sparta Prague
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. AZ Havířov ^[197]
• HC Pardubice vs. HC Hradec Králové ^[198]
• HC Poruba vs. Zubr Přerov ^[199]

Finland

• Satakunnan derby: Ässät Pori vs. Lukko Rauma ^{[200] [201]}
• Talviklassikko: HIFK Helsinki vs. Helsinki Jokerit ^[202]
• Tampereen derby: Tampere Ilves vs. Tampere Tappara ^{[203] [204]}

France

• Gothiques d'Amiens vs. Dragons de Rouen ^[205]
• Brûleurs de Loups vs. Ours de Villard-de-Lans ^[206]
• Diables Rouges de Briançon vs. Rapaces de Gap ^{[207] [208]}

Germany

• Düsseldorfer EG vs. Kölner Haie vs. Krefeld Pinguine
• Löwen Frankfurt vs. Kassel Huskies ^[209]
• ERC Ingolstadt vs. Augsburger Panther

Norway

• Vålerenga vs. Stavanger Oilers ^[210]
• Østfold-derby: Stjernen vs. Sparta Warriors ^{[211] [212]}
• Mjøs-derby: Storhamar vs. Lillehammer IK ^[213]
• Oslo-derby: Vålerenga vs. Furuset ^[214]
• Klassikern: Vålerenga vs. Storhamar ^{[215] [216]}

Poland

Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Ice Hockey

Romania

• Steaua București vs. Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc

Slovakia

• HKm Zvolen vs. MsHK Zilina ^{[217] [218]}
• MsHK Žilina vs. MHC Martin ^[219]

Sweden

• Stockholm derby – AIK vs. Hammarby IF vs. Djurgårdens IF ^[220]
• Western derby – Färjestad vs. Frölunda ^[221]
• Daladerby: Leksands IF vs. Mora IK ^{[222] [223]}
• Southwest derby: Rögle BK vs. Malmö Redhawks ^[224]
• Västerbotten derby: IF Björklöven vs. Skellefteå AIK ^{[225] [226]}
• Timrå IK vs. IF Sundsvall ^{[227] [228]}

Switzerland

• Derby of Switzerland – HC Davos vs. EHC Kloten ^[229]
• Ticino derby: HC Lugano vs. HC Ambri-Piotta ^{[230] [231]}
• Zähringen derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern ^[232]
• Zuricher derby: Kloten Flyers vs. ZSC Lions ^{[233] [234]}
• Berner derby : SC Bern vs. EHC Biel ^{[235] [236]}
• Gotthard derby: EV Zug vs. HC Ambri-Piotta ^{[237] [238]}
• Zürisee derby: ZSC Lions vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers ^{[239] [240]}
• Romandy derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. Servette Geneva ^{[241] [242]}
• Bündner derby: EHC Arosa vs. EHC Chur vs. HC Davos ^{[243] [244]}
• Lemanic derby: Servette Geneva vs. Lausanne HC ^{[245] [246]}
• Valais derby: HC Sierre-Anniviers vs. EHC Visp ^[247]

United Kingdom

Main article: List of sports rivalries in the United Kingdom § Ice Hockey

International

See also: Big Six

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Canada	Russia   Soviet Union	1954, but especially after 1972, to present	Summit Series 2008 IIHF World Championship Final	[248]
Canada men	USA men	1920–present	Canada–United States rivalry	[249]
Canada women	USA women	1990–present	Canada–United States women's rivalry	[250]
Canada U20	USA U20	1973–present	Canada–United States junior rivalry	[251]
Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	1954, but especially after 1968, to 1993	1954 World Ice Hockey Championships	[252]
Czech Republic	Russia	1993–present	1998 Winter Olympics gold medal game 2010 IIHF World Championship Final	[252]
Czech Republic	Slovakia	1994–present	Czech Republic–Slovakia rivalry
Finland	Sweden	1932–present	—	[253] [254]

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Sidney Crosby	Alexander Ovechkin	2005–present	Capitals–Penguins rivalry	[255] [256]

Lacrosse

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Cornell	Princeton	1922–present	Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry	[257]
Johns Hopkins	Loyola (MD)	1939–present	Johns Hopkins–Loyola lacrosse rivalry	[258] [259] [260]
Johns Hopkins	Maryland	1895–present	Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry	[261]

Luge

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Markus Prock	Georg Hackl	–	–	[262]
Tatjana Hüfner	Natalie Geisenberger	–	–	[263]

Martial arts

Lethwei

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Dave Leduc	Tun Tun Min	2016–	Dave Leduc vs. Tun Tun Min III	[264]

Mixed martial arts

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Fedor Emelianenko	Rodrigo Minotauro			[265]
Matt Hughes	B.J. Penn			[265]
Chuck Liddell	Tito Ortiz		Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz	[265]
Chuck Liddell	Randy Couture		Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell	[265]
Tito Ortiz	Ken Shamrock			[265]
Jose Landi Wanderlei Silva Maurício Shogun Anderson Silva ( Chute Boxe )	Rodrigo Minotauro Murilo Bustamante Vitor Belfort Rogério Minotouro ( Top Team )			[265]
Quinton Jackson	Wanderlei Silva		Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson	[265]
Brock Lesnar	Frank Mir			[266]
Dominick Cruz	Urijah Faber			[266]
Ronda Rousey	Miesha Tate			[266]
Chael Sonnen	Anderson Silva			[266]
Michael Chandler	Eddie Alvarez			[266]
Frankie Edgar	Gray Maynard			[266]
Gilbert Melendez	Josh Thomson			[266]
Tim Sylvia	Andrei Arlovski			[266]
Cain Velasquez	Junior dos Santos			[266]
Matt Serra	Georges St-Pierre			[266]
Conor McGregor	Nate Diaz			[267]

Judo

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Kim Jae-Bum	Ole Bischof	2008–		[13]
Anton Geesink	Akio Kaminaga	1964		[13]

Sumo

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Takanohana Kōji	Akebono Tarō	1990—2000		[268]

Motorsport

Manufacturers, cars, teams

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Bugatti	Bentley	24 Hours of Le Mans	1923—1930		[269]
Mercedes-Benz	Auto Union	Grand Prix	1934—1939	Silver Arrows	[270] [271]
Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Formula One	—		[272]
Jaguar Cars	Mercedes-Benz	World Championship for Sports Cars	1955, 1988—1991	See also: 1955 Le Mans disaster	[273] [274] [275]
Ford	Ferrari	International Championship for Sports Cars 24 Hours of Le Mans	1963—1967	See also Ford v Ferrari , a 2019 film based on this rivalry.	[276]
Shelby Cobra	Ferrari 250 GTO	International Championship for GT Manufacturers	1963—1965		[269]
Ford Mustang	Chevrolet Camaro	Trans-Am Series	1968—1972		[277]
Petty Enterprises	Wood Brothers Racing	NASCAR Cup Series	—		[278]
Porsche 917	Ferrari 512	International Championship for Makes	1969—1971		[271]
Nissan Skyline GT-R	Mazda R100 and RX-3	JAF touring car racing	1969—1973		[279]
Bob Sharp Racing	Brock Racing Enterprise	SCCA National Championship Runoffs	—1971		[280]
McLaren	Ferrari	Formula One	1976—present		[269] [281] [282]
Bigfoot	Grave Digger	monster truck	—		[283]
Chip Ganassi Racing	Penske Racing	CART IndyCar Series NASCAR Cup Series	—		[284]
Ford Galaxie and Ford Falcon	Mini	British Touring Car Championship	1960s		[285]
Team Losi	Team Associated	Radio controlled car racing	1988—		[286]
Hendrick Motorsports	Penske Racing	NASCAR Cup Series	1989—		[287]
Holden	Ford Australia	Australian Touring Car Championship Supercars Championship	—		[288]
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	BMW M3	Touring car racing	1987—1992		[269]
Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV	ThrustSSC	Land speed record	1996—1997		[289]
Audi	Peugeot	24 Hours of Le Mans	2007—2011		[290]
Hyundai	Toyota	World Rally Championship	2017—

Drivers and riders

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Barney Oldfield	Ralph DePalma	AAA National Championship Trail	1908—1918		[271]
Malcolm Campbell	Henry Segrave	Land speed record	1926—1930		[291] [292]
Tazio Nuvolari	Achille Varzi	Grand Prix	1930—1948		[293] [271]
John Cobb	George Eyston	Land speed record	1937—1939		[294] [295]
Piero Taruffi	Felice Bonetto	Formula One Grand Prix Sports car racing	—1953		[296]
Art Arfons	Walt Arfons	Land speed record	1952—1966		[271]
Juan Manuel Fangio	Stirling Moss	Formula One	1954—1957		[297]
Tommy Sopwith	Jack Sears	British Saloon Car Championship	1958		[285]
Art Arfons	Craig Breedlove	Land speed record	1964—1966		[298] [299] [300]
Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Formula One	1962—1967		[271]
Phil Read	Bill Ivy	Grand Prix motorcycling	1968		[301]
Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Grand Prix motorcycling	1965—1967		[302]
Jo Siffert	Pedro Rodríguez	Formula One International Championship for Makes	1970—1971		[303]
Niki Lauda	James Hunt	Formula One	1976—1977	Hunt–Lauda rivalry	[304]
Ayrton Senna	Terry Fullerton	Karting World Championship	1978—1980		[305] [306] [307]
Barry Sheene	Kenny Roberts	Grand Prix motorcycling	1978—1982		[308]
Alan Jones	Carlos Reutemann	Formula One	1981		[309]
Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Formula One	1982		[310]
Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Formula One	1986—1992		[74]
Wayne Rainey	Kevin Schwantz	Grand Prix motorcycling	1986—1993		[311] [271]
Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Formula One	1988–1991, 1993	Prost–Senna rivalry	[312] [313]
Rod Millen	Nobuhiro Tajima	Hillclimbing	1990s—2000		[314] [315]
Carl Fogarty	Scott Russell	Superbike World Championship	1992—1994		[316]
Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1994—1996		[269]
Carlos Sainz	Colin McRae	World Rally Championship	1995		[271]
Loris Capirossi	Tetsuya Harada	Grand Prix motorcycling	1998		[301]
Niall Mackenzie	Steve Hislop	British Superbike Championship	1998		[301]
Neil Hodgson	Aaron Slight	Superbike World Championship	1998		[301]
Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1998—2001		[317]
Matt Neal	Jason Plato	British Touring Car Championship	1997—		[318]
Sébastien Loeb	Marcus Grönholm	World Rally Championship	1999—2007		[319]
Chris Walker	Neil Hodgson	British Superbike Championship	2000		[301]
Valentino Rossi	Max Biaggi	Grand Prix motorcycling	2000—2006		[320]
Ben Spies	Mat Mladin	AMA Superbike Championship	2000—2008		[301]
Dario Franchitti	Scott Dixon	IndyCar	2007, 2009—2013		[321]
Lewis Hamilton	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2007		[322]
Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Formula One	2007—
Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2010—2013		[323]
Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Formula One	2013—2016	Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry	[324]
Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Formula One	2019—		[325]
Valentino Rossi	Sete Gibernau	Grand Prix motorcycling	—		[326]
Marc Márquez	Valentino Rossi	Grand Prix motorcycling	2013—		[271]
Richard Petty	David Pearson	Winston Cup	1960—1980		[327] [328]
Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	1970's		[329]
Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough	Winston Cup	Late 1970s	1979 Daytona 500	[162]
Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison Donnie Allison	Winston Cup	1979 Daytona 500		[330]
Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	Early 1980s		[331]
Masami Hirosaka	Brian Kinwald	IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship	1993—1999		[332]
Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt	Winston Cup	1994—2001		[333]
Dale Earnhardt	Geoff Bodine	Winston Cup	1980's		[334]
Bobby Allison	Junior Johnson	Winston Cup	Late 1960s		[335]
Jimmy Spencer	Kurt Busch	Winston Cup	2002—2003		[335]
Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2002—2015		[336]
Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2004		[337]
Sébastien Loeb	Sébastien Ogier	World Rally Championship	2011		[271]
Carl Edwards	Brad Keselowski	Sprint Cup Series	2009—2010		[338]
A. J. Foyt	Mario Andretti	American Championship Car Racing	1965—		[339]
Don Prudhomme	Tom McEwen	NHRA funny car drag racing	1964—1973		[340] [271]
Gary Bettenhausen	Larry Dickson	USAC Sprint Car Series USAC Championship Car Series	—		[341]

Mountaineering and rock climbing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Catherine Destivelle	Lynn Hill	1985—1990		[342]

Netball

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Australian Netball Diamonds	New Zealand Silver Ferns	1963–, especially 1996–present		[343]

Rugby league

Australia

National Rugby League

See also: Rivalries in the National Rugby League

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys	1995 to present	Queensland derby	[344]
Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	2007 to present	South East Queensland derby	[345]
Canberra Raiders	Wests Tigers	1989 to present		[346]
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta Eels	1970s to present		[347]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Wests Tigers	1970s to present		[348]
Melbourne Storm	St George Illawarra Dragons	1999 to present		[349]
Melbourne Storm	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2007 to present	Manly–Melbourne NRL rivalry	[350]
Melbourne Storm	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2016 to present		[351]
Melbourne Storm	Brisbane Broncos	2003 to present		[352]
Newcastle Knights	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1988 to present		[353]
South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Roosters	1908 to present	Ron Coote Cup	[354]

State of Origin

Main article: State of Origin series

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Queensland Maroons	New South Wales Blues	First Rivalry Era 1908 to 1979, Modern Rivalry Era 1980 to present		[355]

United Kingdom

Main article: Derbies in the Rugby Football League

International Rugby League

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Australia	New Zealand	1908 to present	Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league	[356]
Australia	Great Britain / England	1908 to present	Australia–England rugby league rivalry	[357]
New Zealand	Great Britain / England	1895 to present		[358]

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Paul Gallen	Nate Myles		—	[359]
Tohu Harris	Sonny Bill Williams		—	[359]
Sam Burgess	James Graham		—	[359]

Rugby union

Club Rugby Union

Argentina

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
CASI	SIC	1935–present	El clasico de San Isidro

Costa Rica

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Stag San José	Universitarios Rugby Club	1980s–present	Superclasico
Universitarios Rugby Club	Liceo CR Waikalas	2000s–present	Student Derby

France

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Racing 92	Stade Français	1892–present	Paris derby	[360]
Stade Français	Stade Toulousain	1903–present	French Derby or Le derby des Stades	[361]
Bayonne	Biarritz		Basque derby	[362]
Brive	Clermont		Massif Central derby	[363]
Perpignan	Béziers		Derby du Languedoc-Roussillon	[364]

Ireland

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Leinster	Munster	1875–present	History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Munster	[365]
University College Dublin	Dublin University	1919–present	The Colours Match	[366]

Italy

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Benetton	Zebre	2012–present	Italian derby	[367]

Spain

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
VRAC	Rugby El Salvador	1988–present	Derbi vallisoletano

New Zealand

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Blues	Crusaders	1996–present	El Clasico of New Zealand Rugby
Blues	Chiefs	1996–present	Battle of the Bombays
Blues	Hurricanes	1996–present
Crusaders	Highlanders	1996–present	Southern Derby
Hurricanes	Crusaders	1996–present
Auckland	Canterbury
Auckland	North Harbour		Battle of the Bridge
Auckland	Counties Manukau		Battle of the Bombays Part two
Auckland	Waikato		Battle of the Bombays
Canterbury	Tasman		Crusaders Derby
Canterbury	Otago
Otago	Southland		Southern Derby

Poland

Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Rugby union

United Kingdom

Main article: Local derbies in the United Kingdom § Rugby union

International Rugby Union

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
New Zealand All Blacks	South Africa Springboks	1921 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa	[368]
New Zealand All Blacks	Australia Wallabies	1903 to present	History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand Bledisloe Cup	[368]
New Zealand All Blacks	Wales	1905 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales	[369]
England	Wales	1881 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and Wales	[368]
England	France	1906 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and France	[368]

Sailing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Alinghi	BMW Oracle Racing	−2010	2010 America's Cup	[370]
Ben Ainslie	Jonas Høgh-Christensen	−2012		[371] [372]

Short track speed skating

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
South Korea	China	–	—	[373]

Skiing

Alpine skiing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Austria	Switzerland	–	—	[374]
Lindsey Vonn	Maria Höfl-Riesch	−2014	—	[375] [376]
Maria Walliser	Michaela Figini	–	—	[377]
Marc Girardelli	Pirmin Zurbriggen	–	—	[378]
Janica Kostelić	Anja Pärson	2001–2006	—	[379] [380]
Ted Ligety	Marcel Hirscher	–	—	[381]
Katja Seizinger	Picabo Street	1992–1998	—	[382]
Renate Götschl	Michaela Dorfmeister	–	—	[383]
Marcel Hirscher	Henrik Kristoffersen	–	—	[384]
Aksel Lund Svindal	Kjetil Jansrud	2015–2019	—	[385] [386]
Mikaela Shiffrin	Petra Vlhová	2017–	—	[387] [388]

Biathlon

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Emil Hegle Svendsen	Martin Fourcade	—	—	[389]
Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Raphaël Poirée	—	—	[389]
Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	2017—2020	—	[390]

Cross-country skiing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Norway	Sweden	–	—	[391]
Marit Bjørgen	Justyna Kowalczyk	–	—	[392]

Ski jumping

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Adam Małysz	Janne Ahonen	2002–2008	—	[393]
Adam Małysz	Martin Schmitt	2001–2011	—	[393]

Speedway

Poland

Main article: List of derbies In Poland § Motorcycle Speedway

Scotland

• Scottish Speedway Derby: Edinburgh Monarchs vs. Glasgow Tigers ^{[394] [395] [396] [397] [398]}

Surfing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Kelly Slater	Andy Irons	2002–2010		[399]
Tom Curren	Mark Occhilupo	—		[399]

Swimming

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Eleanor Simmonds	Victoria Arlen	2012–present		[400] [401]
Michael Phelps	Ryan Lochte	2004–2016		[402]
Alexander Popov	Gary Hall Jr.	1996		[13]
Kosuke Kitajima	Brendan Hansen	2001–		[403]
Leisel Jones	Rebecca Soni	2008		[13]
Shirley Babashoff	East German swimming team	1976		[13]
Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte	Tyler Clary	2008–present		[404]
Michael Phelps	Milorad Čavić	2008–2012		[405] [406] [407]
Cameron van der Burgh	Adam Peaty	2014–		[408]
Michael Phelps	Chad le Clos	2012, 2014–		[409]

Tennis

See also: List of tennis rivalries and Big Four (tennis)

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	2006–	Djokovic–Nadal rivalry	[410]
Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	2004–	Federer–Nadal rivalry	[411] [412] [413] [414] [415]
Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer	2006–	Djokovic–Federer rivalry	[416]
Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	1989–2002	Agassi–Sampras rivalry	[417]
Björn Borg	John McEnroe	1978–1981	Borg–McEnroe rivalry	[418]
Ivan Lendl	John McEnroe	1980–1992	Lendl–McEnroe rivalry	[ citation needed ]
Jimmy Connors	Ivan Lendl	1979–1992	Connors–Lendl rivalry	[ citation needed ]
Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	1977–1991	Connors–McEnroe rivalry	[419]
Steffi Graf	/ / Monica Seles	1989–1999	Graf–Seles rivalry	[420]
Chris Evert	/ Martina Navratilova	1975–1988	Evert–Navratilova rivalry	[421] [422]
Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	1962–1973		[423]
Steffi Graf	/ Martina Navratilova	1985–1994	Graf–Navratilova rivalry	[424]
Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1972–1983		[425]
Serena Williams	Venus Williams	1998–	Williams sisters rivalry	[426]
Kim Clijsters	Justine Henin	1998–2010	Clijsters–Henin rivalry	[427]
Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	1985–95	Graf–Sabatini rivalry	[428]
Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	1997–2006	Hingis–V. Williams rivalry	[429]
Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	1997–2005		[430]
Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1988–1996		[431]
Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	2006–	Djokovic–Murray rivalry	[432]
Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	1968–1976		[433]
Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	2007–	Murray–Nadal rivalry	[434]
Roger Federer	Andy Murray	2005–	Federer–Murray rivalry	[435]

Volleyball

• Misurata derby: Al-Sweihli vs. Al-Etihad Misurata ^[436]

See also

• Nationalism and sport
• Politics and sports
• Sociology of sport
• Nika riots

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