Local derbies in Poland

This is a list of the main sporting local derbies in Poland.

Many sports teams in Poland have organised supporter groups who are actively in involved in either the ultras scene or the hooligan scene. All these groups in Poland have 4 types of relationships between each other which are subject to change over time:

These relationships can be complicated. However local derbies are usually pre-determined by historical and geographical factors and very rarely local derbies are not considered to be a fierce rivalry. In some cases, the rivalries extend beyond sport and are general rivalries between cities or towns.

The sub-categories are in alphabetical order, sorted by voivodeship (some voivodeships are joined in subcategories)

Any match where Legia Warsaw plays either Lech Poznań,Widzew Łódź or Wisła Kraków. - All four clubs are among the most supported in the country and usually are or were among the title contenders. The animosity towards Legia stem from the fact that Warsaw is the capital city and are perceived to be the favoured by the authorities.

Górnik Zabrze, Ruch Chorzów or Polonia Bytom vs. Legia Warsaw - the rivalry is not exempt to those clubs, as such a derby can refer to any team from the capital, Legia, Polonia or even Hutnik or smaller teams, against any Upper Silesian club such as: GKS Tychy, GKS Jastrzębie, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław, Piast Gliwice, Polonia Bytom, ROW Rybnik, Ruch Chorzów, Ruch Radzionków, Szczakowianka Jaworzno, Szombierki Bytom, Victoria Jaworzno with the exception of the Dąbrowa Basin clubs (which are nicknamed "gorole" - "non-Silesians" by Silesian fans.)

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