Kıtalararası Derbi
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| Other names |
Ezelî Rekabet (Eternal Rivalry) Kıtalararası Derbi (Intercontinental Derby) |
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| Locale | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Teams |
Fenerbahçe SK Galatasaray SK |
| First meeting | 17 January 1909 |
| Latest meeting | Galatasaray 0–0 Fenerbahçe (22 October 2017) |
| Stadiums |
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Türk Telekom Arena |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 386 |
| Most wins | Fenerbahçe SK (147) |
| Most player appearances | Turgay Şeren (54) |
| Top scorer | Zeki Rıza Sporel (27) |
| All-time series | Fenerbahçe SK: 147 Drawn: 116 Galatasaray SK: 123 |
| Largest victory | Galatasaray 0-31 Fenerbahçe (12 February 1911) |
The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi) is the name given to any football match between Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK (two major Turkish teams from the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul, respectively.) It is also known as the Eternal Rivalry (Turkish: Ezelî Rekabet). It involves the two most successful clubs in Turkish football history. The fixture is more than a century in existence and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country. In September 2009, British Daily Mail ranked the Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray derby second among the ten greatest football rivalries of all-time. Along with Beşiktaş, they are the only clubs in the Turkish Super League to have never been relegated.
The first game played between the two sides was a friendly game on Sunday, 17 January 1909. The game, staged at Papazın Çayırı where Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is located today, finished 2–0 in favour of Galatasaray. Fenerbahçe achieved their first victory over Galatasaray when they defeated them 4–2 in the 4th gameweek of the Istanbul Football League on Sunday, 4 January 1914.
On 21 September 2003, the two clubs played the Süper Lig game in front of a record attendance of 71,334 people, with drawing the game 2–2. The biggest win is achieved by Galatasaray with winning 7–0 at the 6th week of the 1910–11 Istanbul Football League season. This game was played on 12 February 1911. Fenerbahçe achieved their biggest win against Galatasaray on 6 November 2002 with 6–0, where 4 goals were scored when Fenerbahçe was one man down.
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