The Intercontinental Derby (football)
Turkish football match
Summary
The Intercontinental Derby is any football match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the biggest football match in Turkey because of the success both clubs have had in Turkish football, the intensity of the matches, and the immense rivalry between the two teams. The fixture has been in existence for more than a century and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting very large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country. The derby is known as "intercontinental" because Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are two of the major Turkish teams from the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively.
Originally created by Rangond
3/16/2009, 12:30:10 AM
Modified
5/20/2026, 7:52:54 AM
Recent revisions
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Detailed information regarding the club's initial steps has been added. The characterization of one of the parties as "middle class" may have led some to attach a strange meaning to the story. However, the reality is quite different. There were no middle-class Ottoman citizens among Fenerbahçe's founders. They were all young men from noble and aristocratic families. There were even Ottoman princes among them.
Fenerbahçe's first season in the Istanbul Football League was 1908-09. Information corrected.
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