List of association football club rivalries in Europe

This list deals with association football rivalries around the Europe among clubs. This includes local derbies as well as matches between teams further afield. For rivalries between international teams and club rivalries around the world, see List of association football rivalries.

Only clubs of federations which are members of UEFA are included.^[a]

International

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Team 1	Team 2	Article	Source
Sparta Prague	Slovan Bratislava		^[1]
Dinamo Zagreb	Partizan		^[2]
Dinamo Zagreb	Red Star Belgrade		^[2]
Hajduk Split	Partizan		^[2]
Hajduk Split	Red Star Belgrade		^[2]
Copenhagen	Malmö FF		^[3]
Barcelona	Bayern Munich		^[4]
	Arsenal		^[5]
	Inter Milan		^[6]
	Chelsea		^[7]^[8]
Leeds United	Galatasaray	2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence	^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Manchester City	Real Madrid		^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Manchester City	Bayern Munich		^[17]
Manchester United	Juventus		^[7]^[8]
	AC Milan		^[18]
	Barcelona	1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final, 2009 UEFA Champions League final, 2011 UEFA Champions League final	^[19]
Paris Saint-Germain	Barcelona	1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final
Paris Saint-Germain	Real Madrid		^[20]
Bayern Munich		Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry	^[7]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Juventus		Real Madrid–Juventus rivalry	^[8]
Liverpool		1981 European Cup final, 2018 UEFA Champions League final, 2022 UEFA Champions League final	^[8]^[7]
	Juventus	1984 European Super Cup, Heysel Stadium disaster, 1985 European Cup final	^[27]
	AC Milan	2005 UEFA Champions League final , 2007 UEFA Champions League final
	AS Roma	1984 European Cup final	^[28]
Hamburger SV	Celtic		^[29]
Ferencváros	Slovan Bratislava		^[30]
Linfield	Shamrock Rovers		^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
Śląsk Wrocław	Sevilla		^[35]^[36]

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Friendly rivalry

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Team 1	Team 2	Article	Source
Barcelona	AC Milan	Barcelona–AC Milan rivalry
Borussia Dortmund	Real Madrid	2024 UEFA Champions League final	^[7]
AC Milan			^[37]
Inter Milan
Manchester United	Bayern Munich	1999 UEFA Champions League final

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Suspended members

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Team 1	Team 2	Article	Source
Spartak Moscow^[b]	Dynamo Kyiv	Spartak Moscow–Dynamo Kyiv rivalry

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Albania

Oldest Albanian derby: KF Tirana vs. Vllaznia Shkoder^[38]
Tirana derbies:
- Tirana derby I: Partizani Tirana vs. KF Tirana
- Tirana derby II: Partizani Tirana vs. Dinamo Tirana
- Tirana Derby III: KF Tirana vs. Dinamo Tirana
Myzeqe Derby: Apolonia Fier vs. KF Lushnja^[39]^[40]^[41]
Korçë–Tirana rivalries: FK Partizani Tirana or KF Tirana or KS Dinamo Tirana vs. KF Skënderbeu Korçë
Vlorë–Korça rivalry : KS Flamurtari Vlorë vs. KF Skënderbeu Korçë^[42]^[43]
Elbasani–Tirana rivalry : KF Elbasani vs. KF Tirana or Dinamo Tirana or Partizani Tirana
Tirana–Durrës rivalry : Partizani Tirana or KF Tirana or Dinamo Tirana vs. KF Teuta
North Albanian derby: Vllaznia vs. KF Laçi or KF Kukësi or Besëlidhja Lezhë
North-East Albanian derby : KF Kukësi vs. Korabi Peshkopi or KF Tërbuni
Fieri derby : Apolonia Fier vs. KF Çlirimi
Coastal derby : KS Flamurtari Vlorë vs. KF Teuta

Andorra

El Clàssic: FC Santa Coloma vs. UE Sant Julià^[44]^[45]^[46]
Santa Coloma Derby: FC Santa Coloma vs. UE Santa Coloma^[47]
Escaldes derby:Inter Escaldes vs Atletic Escaldes

Armenia

The Central derby of Yerevan: Ararat-Armenia vs. Pyunik Yerevan
Oldest Yerevan derby: Urartu vs. Pyunik Yerevan
The Ararat's derby: Ararat vs. Ararat-Armenia
The black and whites derby: Ararat-Armenia vs. Noah
Kapan derby: FC Gandzasar Kapan vs. FC Syunik

Austria

Vienna derby: SK Rapid vs. Austria Wien^[48]^[49]^[50]
„Das Traditionsduell“: Sturm Graz vs. SK Rapid^[51]
Graz Derby: Grazer AK vs. Sturm Graz^[52]
Upper Austrian Derby : LASK Linz vs. SV Ried^[53]
Linz Derby: FC Blau-Weiß Linz vs. LASK Linz^[54]
Western derby: Wacker Innsbruck vs. Austria Salzburg^[55]^[56]
Derby of Love: First Vienna F.C. vs. Wiener Sportklub^[57]^[58]^[59]^[60]^[61]
Lustenau Derby: Austria Lustenau vs. FC Lustenau 07
Vorarlberg Derbys: Austria Lustenau vs. SCR Altach
Niederösterreich Derby: SKN St. Pölten vs. Admira Wacker
Carinthian derby : Wolfsberger AC vs. SV Austria Klagenfurt^[62]

Azerbaijan

The Great Game: Neftchi Baku vs. Khazar Lankaran
Azerbaijani Derby: Neftchi Baku vs. Qarabagh
Historical derby: Neftchi Baku vs. Kapaz Ganja
Western derby: Kapaz Ganja vs. Turan Tovuz

Belarus

The Capital derby:
- Dinamo Minsk vs. FC Minsk
Minsk derbies:
- Dinamo Minsk vs. Partizan Minsk^[63]
- Dinamo Minsk vs Torpedo Minsk
- Partizan Minsk vs Torpedo Minsk
Belarusian classico: Dinamo Minsk vs. BATE Borisov^[64]
Brest derby: Dinamo Brest vs. Rukh
Dinamo derby: Dinamo Brest vs. Dinamo Minsk

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo derby: FK Sarajevo vs. Željezničar Sarajevo^[65]
Small derby of Sarajevo: FK Sarajevo or Željezničar Sarajevo vs. Olimpik Sarajevo^[66]^[67] vs. Slavija Sarajevo^[68]^[69]
Bosnian derby : Čelik Zenica vs. FK Sarajevo
Mostar derby: Zrinjski Mostar vs. Velež Mostar^[70]
Herzegovina derby: Zrinjski Mostar vs. NK Široki Brijeg^[71]
Tuzla derby: Sloboda Tuzla vs. Tuzla City^[72]
North Tuzla Canton derby : Zvijezda Gradačac vs. Gradina Srebrenik
Travnik derby: NK Travnik vs. NK Novi Travnik^[73]
Kakanj derby: Mladost Doboj Kakanj vs. Rudar Kakanj^[74]
Derby of Central Bosnia Canton: NK Novi Travnik vs. NK Busovača^[75]^[76]
Krajina derby:
- Rudar Prijedor vs. Borac Banja Luka^[77]^[78]
- Krajina Cazin vs. Krajišnik Velika Kladuša^[79]
Susjedski derby: NK Široki Brijeg vs. HŠK Posušje^[80]
Inter-city rivalry: FK Sarajevo vs. Borac Banja Luka or Željezničar Sarajevo vs. Borac Banja Luka

Bulgaria

Sofia derbies:
- The Eternal Derby: Levski Sofia vs. CSKA Sofia^[48]^[81]
- Little capital derby: Slavia Sofia vs. Lokomotiv Sofia^[82]
- Oldest capital derby: Levski Sofia vs. Slavia Sofia
- Sofia derby: Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Slavia Sofia, FC CSKA 1948 Sofia and Septemvri Sofia
Plovdiv derbies:
- The Plovdiv derby: Botev Plovdiv vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv^[83]
- Little Plovdiv derby: Spartak Plovdiv vs. Maritsa Plovdiv
- Plovdiv derby: Botev Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Spartak Plovdiv and Maritsa Plovdiv
Varna derby: Spartak Varna vs. Cherno More Varna^[84]
The New Bulgarian derbies: CSKA Sofia or Levski Sofia vs. Ludogorets Razgrad
Thracian derby: Botev Plovdiv vs. Beroe Stara Zagora^[85]
Burgas derby: Chernomorets Burgas vs. Neftochimic Burgas^[86]
North derby: Etar Veliko Tarnovo vs. Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa^[87]^[88]^[89]
North-West Derby: PFC Montana vs. Botev Vratza^[90]^[91]^[92]
Railroaders derby: Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Lokomotiv Sofia^[93] vs. Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Kyustendil Province derby: Velbazhd Kyustendil vs. Marek Dupnitsa^[94]^[95]
Southwest derby: Pirin Blagoevgrad vs. Vihren Sandanski^[96]^[97] vs. Belasitsa Petrich^[98]^[99]
Sofia Province derby: Slivnishki Geroy vs. OFC Kostinbrod^[100]
Northeast derby: Dunav Ruse vs. Dobrudzha Dobrich
Plovdiv vs. Sofia Rivalry: Botev Plovdiv or Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Levski Sofia or CSKA Sofia. Especially Botev Plovdiv vs. Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. CSKA Sofia
Pernik vs. Sofia Rivalry: Minyor Pernik vs. Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia. Especially Minyor Pernik vs. Levski Sofia
Lovech vs. Sofia Rivalry: Litex Lovech vs. Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, CSKA Sofia and Slavia Sofia. Especially Litex Lovech vs Levski Sofia
Razgrad vs. Varna Rivalry: Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Cherno More Varna
Ruse derby: Dunav Ruse vs. Lokomotiv Ruse
Pernik derby: Minyor Pernik vs. Metalurg Pernik
Kardzhali Province derby: Arda Kardzhali vs. FC Krumovgrad
Pleven derby: Spartak Pleven vs. Belite orli
Rila–Pirin derby: Marek Dupnitsa vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad

Croatia

Eternal derby: Hajduk Split vs. Dinamo Zagreb^[101]
Adriatic derby: Hajduk Split vs. Rijeka
Dalmatian derby: Šibenik vs. Hajduk Split
Dinamo–Rijeka derby: Dinamo Zagreb vs. Rijeka
Osijek–Rijeka derby : Osijek vs. Rijeka
Slavonian derby: Osijek vs. Cibalia or Vukovar 1991
Zagreb derby: Dinamo Zagreb vs. Lokomotiva vs. Zagreb^[102]
Split Derby: Split vs. Hajduk Split
Derby della Učka : Rijeka vs. Istra 1961
Rijeka derby : Rijeka vs. Orijent 1919
Northern Croatia derby: Slaven Belupo vs. Varaždin

Cyprus

Eternal derby: APOEL vs. Omonia^[103]^[104]^[105]
Nicosia derbies: APOEL vs. Olympiakos Nicosia, Omonia vs. Olympiakos Nicosia
The Oldest Cypriot Derby: APOEL vs. Anorthosis^[106]
Limassol derby: Apollon vs. AEL vs. Aris^[107]^[108]^[109]^[110]
Famagusta derby: Anorthosis vs. Nea Salamina^[111]

Czech Republic

Prague derbies:
- Prague derby: Sparta Prague vs. Slavia Prague^[48]
- Little Prague derby: Sparta Prague^[112] or Slavia Prague^[113] or Bohemians 1905^[114] vs. FK Dukla Prague^[115] vs. Viktoria Žižkov
- Vršovice derby: Slavia Prague vs. Bohemians 1905^[116]^[117]
Inter-regional derbies:
- Sparta Prague vs. Baník Ostrava^[118]^[119]
- Slavia Prague vs. Viktoria Plzeň^[120]
East Bohemian derby: FC Hradec Králové vs. FK Pardubice^[121]^[122]
North Bohemian derbies:
- Podještědské derby: FK Jablonec vs. FC Slovan Liberec^[123]^[124]^[125]^[126]^[127]
- Ustec derby: FK Teplice^[128]^[129] vs. Baník Most^[130] vs. FK Ústí nad Labem
Moravian derby: FC Zbrojovka Brno^[131] vs. SK Sigma Olomouc^[131] vs. 1. FC Slovácko^[132] vs. FC Zlín^[133] vs. FC Vysočina Jihlava
Silesian derby:
- SFC Opava vs. FC Baník Ostrava^[134]^[135]
- Any match between teams Karviná,^[136]^[137] Frýdek-Místek^[138]^[139] FC Baník Ostrava, SFC Opava and FC Hlučín

Denmark

Copenhagen region derbies:
- Copenhagen Derby: Brøndby IF vs. F.C. Copenhagen^[48]
- North-west Copenhagen derby: Brønshøj Boldklub vs. Vanløse IF^[140]
- Northern Copenhagen derby: Lyngby BK vs. Akademisk Boldklub^[141]
- Battle of the Marshland : Akademisk Boldklub vs. Brønshøj Boldklub^[142]
- Battle of Northern Zealand : FC Nordsjælland vs. Lyngby BK^[143]
Historic Rivals: Brøndby IF vs. AGF^[144]
Jutland derbies:
- Battle of Jutland: Aalborg BK vs. Aarhus GF^[48]
- Battle of East Jutland : Randers FC vs. Aarhus GF^[145]
- Battle of Southern Jutland : Esbjerg fB vs. SønderjyskE^[48]
- Battle of Northern Jutland : Hobro IK vs. Aalborg BK vs. Vendsyssel FF^[146]
- Battle of South-Eastern Jutland : AC Horsens vs. Vejle BK^[48]
- Battle of Central Jutland : Viborg FF vs. FC Midtjylland vs. Silkeborg IF^[140]
- Battle of Hatred: Viborg FF vs. FC Midtjylland^[147]^[148]
- Herning vs Ikast derby : Herning Fremad vs. Ikast FS^[140]
- Aarhus derby : Aarhus Fremad vs. AGF^[140]
Battle of Funen : Odense BK vs. B1909^[149]

England

Estonia

Tallinn derby: Flora Tallinn vs. Levadia Tallinn^[150]^[151]^[152]
Raudteederbi (lit. 'Railway derby'): Flora Tallinn vs. Nõmme Kalju^[153]^[154]
Nõmme derby: Nõmme Kalju vs. Nõmme United^[155]^[156]
Ida-Virumaa derby: Narva Trans vs. Sillamäe Kalev^[157]

Faroe Islands

Tórshavn derby: B36 Tórshavn vs. HB Tórshavn^[158]
Tórshavn–Klaksvík rivalry: B36 Tórshavn vs KÍ Klaksvík^{[citation needed]}

Finland

Inter-city rivalries

Klassikko Helsinki–Countryside rivalry: HJK vs. Valkeakosken Haka
Moderni klassikko 'The Modern Classic' rivalry between: HJK and FC Lahti
Pirkanmaan derby: Valkeakosken Haka vs. Ilves or Tampere United
Pohjanmaan derby: SJK vs. VPS vs. FF Jaro vs. KPV
Savon derby: MP vs. KuPS
Rauma–Pori rivalry: FC Rauma or Pallo-Iirot vs. FC Jazz
Tampere–Helsinki rivalry: Ilves or Tampere United vs. HJK Helsinki or HIFK Helsinki
Turku–Helsinki rivalry: Turun Palloseura or Inter Turku vs. HJK Helsinki or HIFK Helsinki
Turku–Tampere rivalry: Ilves or Tampere United vs. Turun Palloseura or Inter Turku
Seinäjoki–Vaasa rivalry: SJK vs. VPS
Lapin derby / Jänkäderby: RoPS vs. PS Kemi
Raseborgs derby: Ekenäs IF vs. BK-46
Kakkosen A-lohkon derby: MP vs. IF Gnistan

City derbies

Kokkolan derby: KPV vs. GBK
Porin derby: FC Jazz vs. MuSa^[159]^[160]^[161]
Pääkaupunkiseudun derby / Metroderby: HJK Helsinki or HIFK Helsinki vs. FC Honka^[162]^[163]^[164]^[165]
Töölö-Oulunkylä derby HJK vs IF Gnistan
Rauma derby: FC Rauma vs. Pallo-Iirot
Stadin derby: HJK Helsinki vs. HIFK Helsinki^[166]
Tampereen derby: Ilves vs. Tampereen Pallo-Veikot vs. Tampere United
Turun derby: Turun Palloseura vs. Inter Turku^[167]^[168]
Mikkelin derby: MP vs. MiPK
Oulun derby: AC Oulu vs. OPS
Vaasan derby: VPS vs. VIFK

France

Georgia

Georgian Big derby: Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Torpedo Kutaisi^[169]^[170]
The Main Tbilisi derby: Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Locomotive Tbilisi
Tbilisi derby: Dinamo Tbilisi vs. WIT Georgia vs. Locomotive Tbilisi vs. Saburtalo
Dinamo derby or Georgian–Adjarian rivalry: Dinamo Tbilisi vs Dinamo Batumi
Dinamo Batumi vs. Guria rivalry

Germany

Gibraltar

Europa FC vs. Lincoln Red Imps^[171]
Ocean Village derby: Boca Gibraltar vs Bruno's Magpies^[172]

Greece

Hungary

Budapest city derbies:
- A Derbi: Ferencváros TC vs. Újpest FC^[173]
- Örökrangadó: Ferencvárosi TC vs. MTK Budapest FC
- Any match between Ferencváros TC, Újpest FC, MTK Budapest FC, Vasas SC and Budapest Honvéd FC
Győr derby: Gyirmót FC Győr vs. Győri ETO FC
East derby: Diósgyőri VTK vs. Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC^[174]
Transdanubia derby: Videoton FC vs. Győri ETO FC^[175]
West derby: Szombathelyi Haladás vs. Zalaegerszegi TE^[176]
Budapest–Debrecen derby: Ferencváros TC, Újpest FC, Budapest Honvéd FC vs. Debreceni VSC^[177]
West-East derby: Videoton FC vs. Debreceni VSC^[178]
Baranya derby: Pécsi MFC vs. Komlói Bányász SK

Iceland

Akureyri derby: KA vs. Þór
Austurland derby: KFA vs. Höttur/Huginn
Breiðholt derby: ÍR vs. Leiknir Reykjavík
Hafnarfjörður derby: FH vs. Haukar
Kópavogur derby: Breiðablik vs. HK^[179]
Norðurland vestra derby: Tindastóll vs. Kormákur/Hvöt
Reykjanesbær derby: Keflavík vs. Njarðvík
Reykjavík Derby: KR vs. Valur vs. Fram vs. Víkingur Reykjavík vs. Fjölnir^[180]
Stjarnan vs. Breiðablik
Suðurland derby: Selfoss vs. ÍBV vs. Ægir
Suðurnesjabær derby: Víðir vs. Reynir Sandgerði
Tröllaskagi derby: Dalvík/Reynir vs. KF
Vesturland derby: ÍA vs. Víkingur Ólafsvík vs. Skallagrímur

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

River derby: Irtysh Pavlodar vs. Akzhayik Uralsk vs. Tobol Kostanay
Two capitals derby: Kairat Almaty vs. Astana
West derby: FC Atyrau vs. FC Aktobe
El Classico: FC Ordabasy vs. FC Aktobe
Caspian derby: FC Caspiy vs. FC Atyrau
Astana derby: FC Astana vs. Jenis
Almaty derby: FC Kairat vs. CSKA Almaty

Kosovo

Gjilan derby: KF Drita vs. SC Gjilani^[181]^[182]^[183]
Gjilan–Pristina derbies:
- KF Drita vs. KF Prishtina^[184]^[185]
- SC Gjilani vs. KF Prishtina
Dukagjin derby: Vëllaznimi vs. Liria Prizren
Drenica Valley derby: KF Feronikeli vs. KF Drenica^[186]
Mitrovica derby: Trepça vs. Trepça '89
Old derby: Trepça vs. Prishtina
Pejë derby: KF Besa Pejë vs. KF Shqiponja
Pristina derby: Prishtina e Re or Flamurtari vs. Prishtina

Latvia

Kurzeme derby: FK Ventspils vs. FK Liepāja/MOGO
Riga derby: Riga FC vs. RFS

Lithuania

The fans derbies of Lithuania: DFK Dainava vs. FK Žalgiris vs FK Kauno Žalgiris^[187]^[188]
The Old derby:: FBK Kaunas vs. FK Ekranas vs. Žalgiris
Vilnius stadium derbies:
- Old: Žalgiris vs. Polonija; Žalgiris vs REO Vilnius
- New: Žalgiris vs. FK Riteriai
Panevėžys derby: FK Panevėžys vs. Ekranas
The academies derby: FK Be1 vs Baltijos Futbolo Akademija

Additionally, the Klaipėda/Seaside derby name is often attached for any match involving two teams from Klaipėda County, Samogitian derby – teams of the region or West Lithuania in general, Kaunas derby – from the Kaunas urban area or even the county, etc.