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.

One of the first known sports rivalries occurred in the Roman Empire between the Blues and the Greens, and the minor teams of the Reds and Whites, each of which were chariot racing clubs competing at the Hippodrome in Constantinople. The rivalry took on political tones as well, coming close to deposing the Roman Emperor Justinian in 532 CE in a riot and the suppression of the riot killed tens of thousands of people.

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]

The term ‘Derby’ or local derby originated from a game of football between all saints and St Peter’s in the city of Derby. Due to the close proximity of the two churches and hence the football played, this is where the term ‘local derby’ or “derby” comes from. 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: 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 political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries.

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

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	2006–2016		[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	100 metres & 200 metres	2004–2016		[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	2011–2017		[21]
Paul Tergat	Haile Gebrselassie	Marathon	1995–2000		[22]
Eliud Kipchoge	Kenenisa Bekele	Marathon	2012–present
Daley Thompson	Jürgen Hingsen	Decathlon	–		[23]
Ivana Španović	Darya Klishina	Long jump	2007–present		[24]
Donovan Bailey	Michael Johnson	Sprinting	1996–1997	Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race	[25][26]
Tessa Sanderson	Fatima Whitbread	Javelin	1978–1992		[27][28][29]
P. T. Usha	Lydia de Vega	Sprinting	1980s		[30][31]
Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Josh Kerr	Middle-distance running	2023–present		[32]
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Sprinting	2015–present		[33]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline(s)	Timespan	Article	Source
Finland	Sweden	Multi-discipline	1925–present	Finland-Sweden athletics international
Jamaica	United States	Sprinting	1960s—present		[34][35][36][37]
Kenya	Ethiopia	Long-distance running	1968–present		[22][38]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Susi Susanti	Bang Soo-hyun	1992–1996
Lee Chong Wei	Lin Dan	2004–2020	Lee–Lin rivalry
Indonesia	China	1990s–present

In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen's Day.^[39]

• Santo Domingo rivals: Leones del Escogido vs. Tigres del Licey^[40][41]

• Yomiuri Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers on a game named "The Classic Series" (伝統の一戦 in Japanese).^[42]
• Yomiuri Giants vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows on a game named "Tokyo Series".

• KIA Tigers vs. Samsung Lions on a game named "88 Expressway Series".
• Doosan Bears vs. LG Twins on a game named "Jamsil Series".
• Lotte Giants vs. NC Dinos on a game named "Nakdonggang Derby".
• Kiwoom Heroes vs. Doosan Bears or LG Twins on a game named "Seoul Series".

• CTBC Brothers vs. Wei Chuan Dragons on a game named "Dragon-Elephant Derby" (龍象大戰 in Chinese).
• CTBC Brothers vs. Fubon Guardians on a game named "Bank holding Derby" (金控大戰 in Chinese).

• 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).^[43]
• 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).^[44]
• 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).^[45]
• 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).^[46]
• 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).^[47]

• 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).^[48]
• Charros de Jalisco (Jalisco Charros) vs. Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlan Deers) on a game named "Rivalry of the west" ("Rivalidad de Occidente" in Spanish).^[49]

• Mercer Cup: Bluefield Blue Jays vs. Princeton Rays^{[50][51][52][53][54]}

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

• Ferro Carril Oeste vs Atenas
• San Lorenzo vs Ferro Carril Oeste
• San Lorenzo vs Boca Juniors
• G.E.P.U. vs Atenas
• Clásico porteño: Obras vs Ferro Carril Oeste
• Argentinian derby: Peñarol vs Quilmes
• Córdoba Derby: Atenas vs Instituto
• San Nicolás derby: Belgrano vs Regatas
• Bahía Blanca derby: Estudiantes (BB) vs Olimpo
• Corrientes derby: Regatas Corrientes vs San Martín
• Santiago del Estero derby: Club Ciclista Olímpico vs Quimsa
• Sunchales derby: Libertad vs Unión de Sunchales
• Santa Fe derby: Colón vs Unión
  • This is also a football rivalry.
• General Pico derby: Independiente vs Pico Football Club
• La Pampa derby: All Boys (SR) vs Estudiantes (SR)
• Paraná derby: Atlético Echagüe vs Juventud Sionista
• Firmat derby: Argentino (F) vs Firmat Foot Ball Club
• Junín derby: Argentino de Junín vs Club Ciclista Juninense
• Tres Arroyos derby: Huracán de Tres Arroyos vs Costa Sud
• Comodoro Rivadavia derby: Gimnasia (CR) vs Federación Deportiva
• Pergamino derby: Gimnasia (P) vs Argentino (P)
• Clásico de la Comarca: Deportivo Viedma vs Atenas de Patagones
• Clásico Uruguayense: Tomás de Rocamora vs Parque Sur

• The Derby of Distance: Perth Wildcats vs New Zealand Breakers^[55][56]
  • 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

• Croatian Derby: Cibona vs Split^[57]
• Classic derby: Cibona vs. Zadar^[58]

• Northeastern Derby: Liaoning Flying Leopards vs Jilin Northeast Tigers
• Beijing Derby: Beijing Ducks vs Beijing Royal Fighters
• Chinese Classic: Beijing Ducks vs Guangdong Southern Tigers
• Derby of Champions: Liaoning Flying Leopards vs Guangdong Southern Tigers
• Battle of the Dynasties: Bayi Rockets vs Guangdong Southern Tigers
• Guangdong Derby: Shenzhen Leopards vs Guangdong Southern Tigers
• Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs Guangdong Southern Tigers

Guangdong has 11 CBA league titles, more than any other team in history, so it is very evident that they would have a lot of rivalries within the CBA.

• Le Classique: Pau-Orthez vs Limoges^[59]
• Greater Paris Derby: Nanterre vs Metropolitans 92^[60][61]
• Alsace-Lorraine Derby: Nancy vs Strasbourg^[62][63]

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

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

These are active Hong Kong A1 rivalries:

• Derby of Classics: South China vs. Winling
• South-East Clash: Eastern vs. South China
• Winling-Eastern Rivalry: Winling vs. Eastern

These are high school sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball:

• Diocesan Boys School vs. Ying Wa College

• Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv^[64]
• Derby of Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Jerusalem

• Bologna Derby: Fortitudo Bologna vs Virtus Bologna^[65][66]
• Lombardy Derby: Olimpia Milano vs Varese vs Cantù^[67][68][69]
• Veneto Derby: Treviso vs Reyer Venezia^[70]
• Rome Derby: Virtus Roma vs Stella Azzurra Roma^[71]
• Piedmont Derby: Auxilium Torino vs Biella vs Junior Casale^[72]
• Via Emilia Derby: Reggiana vs Fortitudo Bologna or Virtus Bologna^[73]

• Tohoku Derby (basketball): Akita Northern Happinets vs Sendai 89ers^[74]

• S-Derby: Seoul Samsung Thunders vs Seoul SK Knights
• Daegu Derby: Daegu KOGAS Pegasus vs Goyang Orion Orions

• Derby Beirut: Al Riyadi vs Sagesse^[75][76]

• Rytas vs Žalgiris^[77]

• Skopje basketball derby: Rabotnički vs. MZT Skopje^[78]

These are active Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rivalries:

• SMC–MVP rivalry: Teams under the San Miguel Corporation vs. Teams under the Manny V. Pangilinan Group
• Manila Clasico: Magnolia vs. Barangay Ginebra^[79]
• Sibling Rivalry: San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra
• Barangay Ginebra vs Meralco (Ginebra–Meralco rivalry)^[80]
• TNT vs Barangay Ginebra
• Magnolia vs. Rain or Shine

These are the historical rivalries in the PBA:

• Crispa Redmanizers vs. Toyota^[81]

These are active Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League rivalries:

• Bacoor vs. Imus
• Nueva Ecija vs. San Juan
• San Juan vs. Davao Occidental
• Caloocan vs. Valenzuela
• Pampanga vs. Zamboanga
• Bataan vs. Laguna

These are college sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball:

• Ateneo vs. La Salle (The Ateneo–La Salle rivalry)^[82]
• San Beda vs. Letran (The San Beda–Letran rivalry)^[83]
• La Salle vs. UST (The La Salle–UST rivalry)
• The Battle of Intramuros: Letran vs. Mapua
• The Battle of the East/Morayta: FEU vs. UE
• San Beda vs. San Sebastian (The San Beda–San Sebastian rivalry)
• The Battle of Katipunan: Ateneo vs. UP
• Letran vs. San Sebastian (The Letran–San Sebastian rivalry)
• UC vs. UV^[84]

• Moscow derby: Khimki vs CSKA Moscow^[85]
• Moscow region derby: Khimki Moscow vs. Triumph Lyubertsy^[86]
• Volga derby: BC Nizhny Novgorod vs. BC Krasny Oktyabr^[87]

• Slovenian Classic: Krka vs Olimpija

• Eternal Derby: Crvena zvezda vs. Partizan

• El Clásico: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
• Basque derby: Baskonia vs. Bilbao,^[88] 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

• New Taipei Series (Xinzhuang Derby): New Taipei CTBC DEA vs New Taipei Kings

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

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Bill Russell	Wilt Chamberlain	1959–1969	Celtics–Lakers rivalry	[89]
Magic Johnson	Larry Bird	1979–1991	Celtics–Lakers rivalry	[89]
Michael Jordan	Bill Laimbeer	1988–1991	Bulls–Pistons rivalry	[90][91]
Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal	1996-2011	Shaq–Kobe feud
Kobe Bryant	Tim Duncan	1999–2016	Lakers–Spurs rivalry
LeBron James	Kevin Durant	2012–Present	Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry Lakers-Suns rivalry
LeBron James	Stephen Curry	2015–Present	Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry Lakers–Warriors rivalry	[92]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Switzerland	East Germany	1976–1990	—	[93]
Kaillie Humphries	Elana Meyers	2013–present	—	[94][95]

Division	Winner	Total Titles	Titles Won in Rivalry	Runner-Up	Years of Rivalry	Source
Men's Open	Ronnie Coleman	8	4 (2001, 2003-2005)	Jay Cutler	2001, 2003-2005	[Muscle & Fitness](https://www.muscleandfitness.com):contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}​:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Men's Open	Phil Heath	7	3 (2012-2014)	Kai Greene	2012-2014	[Fitness Volt](https://fitnessvolt.com):contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}​:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
Men's Open	Lee Haney	8	3 (1986-1988)	Rich Gaspari	1986-1988	[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Olympia)​:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
212 Division	Flex Lewis	7	5 (2012-2016)	David Henry	2012-2016	[BarBend](https://barbend.com):contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
Classic Physique	Chris Bumstead	6	6 (2019-2024)	Breon Ansley (2019-2020), Mike Sommerfeld (2023-2024)	2019-2024	[Fitness Volt](https://fitnessvolt.com):contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}​:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}​:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

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	[96]
Sugar Ray Leonard	Roberto Durán	1980–1989	The No Mas Fight	[97]
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Marcos Maidana	2014	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II	[98]
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Manny Pacquiao	2009–2015	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao	Juan Manuel Márquez	2004–2012	Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
Érik Morales	Manny Pacquiao	2005–2006	Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III
Marco Antonio Barrera	Erik Morales	2000–2004	Barrera vs. Morales trilogy Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales II Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III
Tyson Fury	Deontay Wilder	2018–2021	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III	[99]
Canelo Álvarez	Gennady Golovkin	2017–2022	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III

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

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	[100][101]
Magnus Carlsen	Hikaru Nakamura	2012-present	Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour 2020

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Australia	England	1877–present	The Ashes	[102]
India	Bangladesh	2007–present	Bangladesh-India cricket rivalry (Asian Clasico) Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy
Australia	New Zealand	1946–present	Chappell–Hadlee Trophy Trans-Tasman Trophy	[103]
Australia	West Indies	1960–present	Frank Worrell Trophy
Australia	India	1996–present	Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	2018–present	Bangladesh–Sri Lanka cricket rivalry Nagin Derby
India	Pakistan	1957–present	India-Pakistan cricket rivalry	[104]
England	India	1951–present	Anthony De Mello Trophy Pataudi Trophy
England	West Indies	1963–present	Wisden Trophy
South Africa	New Zealand	2024–present	Tangiwai Shield
Australia	South Africa	1999–present
Bangladesh	Afghanistan	2018–present
Nepal	United Arab Emirates	2000–Present	Associate rivalry[according to whom?]
Afghanistan	Pakistan	2018–present
United States	Canada	1844–present	K.A. Auty Cup

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Royal College, Colombo	S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia	1879–present	Royal–Thomian	[105]
Middlesex	Surrey		London derby	[106]
Lancashire	Yorkshire		War of the Roses	[107]
Warwickshire	Worcestershire		West Midlands derby	[108]
Auckland	Canterbury	1873–present
New South Wales	Queensland	1892–present
Dhaka Dynamites	Comilla Victorians	2015–present	BPL Clásico	[109]
Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	1934–present	Kaveri Derby	[110][111]
Abahani	Mohammedan	1972–present	Dhaka Derby
Delhi	Bombay	1956–present		[112]
Maharashtra	Bombay		Maratha Derby	[113]
Andhra	Hyderabad	1954–present	Telugu derby	[114]
Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	2008–present	IPL Clásico
Rangpur Riders	Fortune Barishal	2024-present	North-South Derby
Galle Marvels	Jaffna Kings	2022–present	LPL Clásico
Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–present	IPL Primero
Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	2016–present	Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry	[115]
Sydney Sixers	Sydney Thunder	2011–present	Sydney Smash	[116]
Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Stars	2011–present	Melbourne Derby

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Willie Mosconi	Rudolph Wanderone Jr.	Pool		[117][118][119]
Ray Reardon	John Spencer	Snooker	1969–1988	[120]
	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–present
	Mark Selby		2002–present
	Ding Junhui		2005–present

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Glenn Howard	Kevin Martin	—		[121]
Jennifer Jones	Kelly Scott	—		[122]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Gino Bartali	Fausto Coppi	road racing	1940–1956	[123]
Jacques Anquetil	Raymond Poulidor		—	[124]
Rik Van Looy	Benoni Beheyt		1963–1966
Eddy Merckx	Roger De Vlaeminck		1969–1978	[125][126]
Eddy Merckx	Luis Ocaña		—	[127]
Francesco Moser	Roger De Vlaeminck		1974–1984
Connie Carpenter-Phinney	Rebecca Twigg	road racing, track cycling	—	[128]
Sean Kelly	Eric Vanderaerden	road racing
Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault		1984–1986	[129]
	Laurent Fignon		—	[130]
Graeme Obree	Chris Boardman	track cycling	—	[131]
Francesco Moser	Beppe Saronni	road racing	1978–1986	[132][133]
Lance Armstrong	Marco Pantani		2000	[134][135]
Frank Vandenbroucke	Michele Bartoli		1999
Lotto–Dstny	Soudal–Quick-Step		–	[136]
Anna Meares	Victoria Pendleton	track cycling	−2012	[137][138][139]
Alberto Contador	Andy Schleck	road racing	—	[140][141][142]
Fabian Cancellara	Tom Boonen	road racing	2006—2016	[143][144]
Chris Hoy	Grégory Baugé	track cycling	2009–2012	[145]
Laura Trott	Sarah Hammer	track cycling	2012—	[146]
Mark Cavendish	Marcel Kittel	road racing	—	[147]
Chris Froome	Alberto Contador	road racing	2013—2017	[148][149]
Julien Absalon	Nino Schurter	cross-country	—	[150]
Alejandro Valverde	Joaquim Rodríguez	road racing	2012–2016
Tony Martin	Fabian Cancellara	road racing	—
Australia	Great Britain	track cycling	–	[151]
Wout Van Aert	Mathieu van der Poel	cyclo-cross, road racing	2014—	[152][153]
Peter Sagan	Greg Van Avermaet	road racing	2015—	[154]
Nacer Bouhanni	Arnaud Démare	road racing	—	[155]
Peter Sagan	Michał Kwiatkowski	road racing	—	[156]
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	Jolanda Neff	cross-country	—	[157]
Annemiek van Vleuten	Anna van der Breggen	road racing	2017—2021	[158][159]
Tadej Pogačar	Jonas Vingegaard	road racing	2021—	[160]
Annemiek van Vleuten	Demi Vollering	road racing	2022—2023	[161][162]

1st party (Years active)	2nd party (Years active)	Timespan	Source
Jocky Wilson (1978–1996)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1980–1989	[89]
John Lowe (1976–2007)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1978–1993
Phil Taylor (1986–2018)	Raymond van Barneveld (1987–2019)	2006–2018	[23][163][164][165]
Gerwyn Price (2014–present )	Gary Anderson (2001–present)	2018–present	[166][167][168]
Luke Littler (2023–present )	Luke Humphries (2011–present)	2024–present

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Qiu Bo	Tom Daley			[169]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Team SoloMid	Cloud9	League of Legends	2013–2023		[170]
Alliance	Natus Vincere	Dota 2	2013–2016		[171][172]
FaZe Clan	OpTic Gaming	Call of Duty, Counter-Strike	2013–present		[173][174]
T1[a]	Royal Never Give Up[b]	League of Legends	2013–present
Edward Gaming	T1	League of Legends	2015–present
Gen.G[c]	T1	League of Legends	2014–present		[175][176]
SK Gaming	Virtus.pro	Counter-Strike	2015–2018		[177][178]
KT Rolster	T1	StarCraft: Brood War, League of Legends	2004–present	The Telecom Wars	[179]
G2 Esports	Fnatic	League of Legends	2016–present		[180]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry	[181]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Linda Fratianne	Anett Pötzsch	Women's singles	1973–1980		[182]
Scott Hamilton	Scott Cramer	Men's singles	1976–1980		[183]
Brian Boitano	Brian Orser	Men's singles	1982–1988	See also: Battle of the Brians	[184]
Katarina Witt	Debi Thomas	Women's singles	1984–1988	See also: Battle of the Carmens	[185]
Nancy Kerrigan	Tonya Harding	Women's singles	1990–1994	See also: Assault of Nancy Kerrigan	[89]
Maya Usova Alexander Zhulin	Oksana Grishuk Evgeny Platov	Ice dance	1992–1994		[186]
Michelle Kwan	Tara Lipinski	Women's singles	1996–1998		[187]
Jamie Salé David Pelletier	Elena Berezhnaya Anton Sikharulidze	Pairs	1998–2002	See also: 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal	[188]
Alexei Yagudin	Evgeni Plushenko	Men's singles	1997–2002		[189]
Todd Eldredge	Timothy Goebel	Men's singles	1998–2002		[190]
Yuna Kim	Mao Asada	Women's singles	2005–2014		[191][192]
Tessa Virtue Scott Moir	Meryl Davis Charlie White	Ice dance	2006–2014		[193][194]
	Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron		2016–2018		[193]
Yuzuru Hanyu	Patrick Chan	Men's singles	2010–2018		[195][196]
	Javier Fernández		2010–2018		[195][197]
	Nathan Chen		2016–2022		[195]
Evgenia Medvedeva	Alina Zagitova	Women's singles	2017–2019		[198]

1st party	2nd party	3rd party	Timespan	Article	Source
United States	Europe		—	Ryder Cup	[199]
Arnold Palmer	Jack Nicklaus		1958–1980		[199]
Tom Watson	Gary McCord		—		[200]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Watson		1977–1982		[199]
Jack Nicklaus	Lee Trevino		—		[201]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Weiskopf		—		[202]
Paul Runyan	Sam Snead		—		[203]
Ben Hogan	Sam Snead		1938–1967		[199]
Ben Hogan	Byron Nelson		1935–1946		[204]
Tiger Woods	Phil Mickelson		1996–present		[199][205]
Walter Hagen	Bobby Jones		1914–1930		[199]
Walter Hagen	Gene Sarazen		—		[201]
Mickey Wright	Kathy Whitworth		1958–1973		[199]
Greg Norman	Tim Finchem		—		[204]
Greg Norman	Nick Faldo		—		[201]
Johnny Miller	Nick Faldo		—		[202]
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Houston Cougars		—		[204]
J.H. Taylor	Harry Vardon	James Braid	—	Great Triumvirate	[204]
Glenna Collett Vare	Joyce Wethered		—		[201]
Pádraig Harrington	Sergio García		—		[203]
Annika Sörenstam	Karrie Webb		—		[203]
Seve Ballesteros	Paul Azinger		—		[203]
Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris		—		[206]
Ben Hogan Byron Nelson	Harvie Ward Ken Venturi		—		[206]
Tom Kite	Ben Crenshaw		—		[200]
Seve Ballesteros	Deane Beman		—		[200]
Louise Suggs	Babe Zaharias		1948–1954		[200]
Rory Sabbatini	Ben Crane		—		[202]
Colin Montgomerie	Sandy Lyle		—		[202]
Bryson DeChambeau	Brooks Koepka		2019–present		[207]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Jerry Rice	Deion Sanders	1989–1996	—	[208]
Tom Brady	Peyton Manning	2000–2016	Brady–Manning rivalry
Eli Manning	Peyton Manning	2006–2013	Manning Bowl

ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions)^[209]

• Clásico Estudiantil (Student Derby): Pumas Dorados de la UNAM vs Águilas Blancas del IPN^[210]
• Clásico Estudiantil Regiomontano (Monterrey's Student Derby): Borregos Salvajes ITESM vs Auténticos Tigres^[211]

• Panda Game: University of Ottawa Gee-Gees versus Carleton University Ravens
• Shrum Bowl : University of British Columbia Thunderbirds versus Simon Fraser University Clan

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto Argonauts	1873–present	Harold Ballard Trophy	[212][213]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Montreal Alouettes/Concordes	1982–present	Classique	[214][215]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1936–present	Banjo Bowl	[216]
Edmonton Elks	Calgary Stampeders	1949–present	Battle of Alberta	[217]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
United States	People's Republic of China	—	[218]
Japan	People's Republic of China	–present	[219]
Russia	Romania	–present

• Bregenz derby: Bregenz Handball vs. Alpla HC Hard^[220]

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

• 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.
• Antwerp 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

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

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

• Val-de-Marne derby: US Créteil vs. US Ivry^[221]
• Languedoc derby: Montpellier HB vs. USAM Nîmes^[222]

• Central Hesse derby: TV Hüttenberg vs. HSG Wetzlar^[223]
• Ostderby: SC Magdeburg vs. Füchse Berlin^[224][225]
• Schleswig-Holstein derbies:
  • THW Kiel vs. SG Flensburg-Handewitt^[226][227]
  • GWD Minden vs. TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke^[228]
  • Nordderby:
    • SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. HSV Hamburg^[229]
    • THW Kiel vs. HSV Hamburg^[230]

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

• Hungarian derby: Veszprém vs. Szeged^[231]
• Ferencváros vs. Győri ETO^[232]

• Skopje derby: RK Metalurg Skopje vs. Vardar^[233]

Lomza Vive Kielce vs. Orlen Wisla Plock

• Derby de Lisboa: Sporting CP vs. Benfica

• Steaua București vs. Dinamo București

• Moscow : CSKA Moscow vs. MAI Moscow

• Belgrade derby: Red Star vs. Partizan

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

• Catalan derby: Barcelona vs. Granollers^[234]

• Gothenburg region derby: Redbergslid vs. Sävehof^{[235][236][237]}
• Ystad derby: IFK Ystad vs. Ystads IF^[238]

• Zaporizhzhia derby: HC ZTR Zaporizhzhia vs. HC Motor Zaporizhzhia^[239]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
Seabiscuit	War Admiral	1938	[240]
Affirmed	Alydar	1978–1979	[241]
Sunday Silence	Easy Goer	1989	[242]
Hurricane Fly	Jezki	2014	[243]

• Fort Wayne Komets vs. Indy Fuel^[244]

• Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) vs. Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)^[245][246]

• 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)
• Saskatoon Blades vs. Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
• Tri-City Americans vs. Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
• Vancouver Giants vs. Victoria Royals (WHL)
• Sarnia Sting vs London Knights (OHL)

• 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
• BU-Maine Rivalry: Boston University vs. Maine
• Border Battle: Maine vs. New Hampshire
• 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

• Carinthian Derby: Klagenfurter AC vs. Villacher SV

• Prague derby: Slavia Prague vs. Sparta Prague
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. AZ Havířov^[247]
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Zubr Přerov
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Draci Šumperk
• HC Olomouc vs. LHK Jestřábi Prostějov
• HC Pardubice vs. HC Hradec Králové^[248]
• HC Poruba vs. Zubr Přerov^[249]
• HC Vítkovice vs. Oceláři Třinec
• Sparta Prague vs. Rytíři Kladno
• VHK Vsetín vs. Berani Zlín

• Satakunnan derby: Ässät Pori vs. Lukko Rauma^[250][251]
• Stadin derby: HIFK Helsinki vs. Helsinki Jokerit^[252]
• Tampereen derby: Tampere Ilves vs. Tampere Tappara^[253][254]
• Savon derby: KalPa vs. Jukurit
• Kasitien derby: Ässät vs. Sport
• Länsirannikon derby: HC TPS vs. Lukko
• Järvi-Suomen derby: KalPa vs. JYP

• Gothiques d'Amiens vs. Dragons de Rouen^[255]
• Brûleurs de Loups vs. Ours de Villard-de-Lans^[256]
• Diables Rouges de Briançon vs. Rapaces de Gap^[257][258]

• Düsseldorfer EG vs. Kölner Haie vs. Krefeld Pinguine
• Löwen Frankfurt vs. Kassel Huskies^[259]
• ERC Ingolstadt vs. Augsburger Panther

• Hockey Club Torino vs. Hockey Club Valpellice

• Vålerenga vs. Stavanger Oilers^[260]
• Østfold-derby: Stjernen vs. Sparta Warriors^[261][262]
• Mjøs-derby: Storhamar vs. Lillehammer IK^[263]
• Oslo-derby: Vålerenga vs. Furuset^[264]
• Klassikern: Vålerenga vs. Storhamar^[265][266]

• Steaua București vs. Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc

• HKm Zvolen vs. MsHK Zilina^[267][268]
• MsHK Žilina vs. MHC Martin^[269]

• Stockholm derby – AIK vs. Hammarby IF vs. Djurgårdens IF^[270]
• Western derby – Färjestad vs. Frölunda^[271]
• Daladerby: Leksands IF vs. Mora IK^[272][273]
• Southwest derby: Rögle BK vs. Malmö Redhawks^[274]
• Västerbotten derby: IF Björklöven vs. Skellefteå AIK^[275][276]
• Timrå IK vs. IF Sundsvall^[277][278]
• Västernorrland derby: Timrå IK vs. Modo Hockey^[279]

• Derby of Switzerland – HC Davos vs. EHC Kloten^[280]
• Ticino derby: HC Lugano vs. HC Ambri-Piotta^[281][282]
• Zähringen derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern^[283]
• Zuricher derby: Kloten Flyers vs. ZSC Lions^[284][285]
• Berner derby : SC Bern vs. EHC Biel^[286][287]
• Gotthard derby: EV Zug vs. HC Ambri-Piotta^[288][289]
• Zürisee derby: ZSC Lions vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers^[290][291]
• Romandy derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. Servette Geneva^[292][293]
• Bündner derby: EHC Arosa vs. EHC Chur vs. HC Davos^[294][295]
• Lemanic derby: Servette Geneva vs. Lausanne HC^[296][297]
• Valais derby: HC Sierre-Anniviers vs. EHC Visp^[298]

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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	[299]
Canada men	USA men	1920–present	Canada–United States rivalry	[300]
Canada women	USA women	1990–present	Canada–United States women's rivalry	[301]
Canada U20	USA U20	1973–present	Canada–United States junior rivalry	[302]
Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	1954, but especially after 1968, to 1993	1954 World Ice Hockey Championships	[303]
Czech Republic	Russia	1993–present	1998 Winter Olympics gold medal game 2010 IIHF World Championship final	[303]
Czech Republic	Slovakia	1994–present	Czech Republic–Slovakia rivalry