The Intercontinental Derby (basketball)

The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi), also known as the Eternal Rivalry (Turkish: Ezelî Rekabet), is the name given to any basketball match between Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK, teams of the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively. Fenerbahçe is the most successful of the two clubs, having won more overall trophies in past seasons (including the highest level tier of European basketball, the EuroLeague trophy, where the winners are considered the biggest team of Europe) and derby games.

The Intercontinental Derby
Other namesEzelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry)[1]
Nefret Derbisi (The Derby of Hate)[2][3][4]
LocationTurkey Istanbul, Turkey
TeamsFenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
First meetingGalatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe 24 March 1933 (1933-03-24)
Latest meetingFenerbahçe 86–64 Galatasaray
(3 April 2023)
Statistics
Meetings total253
Most winsFenerbahçe (130)
All-time seriesFenerbahçe: 130
Drawn: 3
Galatasaray: 120
Post-season history

History

According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. Seven years later, in 1911, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at a high school, decided to introduce a new game to the students. Robenson popularized this sport in Turkey.[5][6]

Galatasaray are considered to be the pioneers in Turkish basketball, and the sport has always been very important for the club.[7] The team have won 11 national championship titles and 15 Istanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın, was a former player of the basketball team.

The men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe was founded in 1913 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey. Fenerbahçe have won seven Istanbul League titles and three national championship titles in 1957, 1959 and 1965, just before the professional nationwide league was founded in 1966, and participated in the European Champions Cup in 1960 and 1966. Their fans had to wait until 1991 for another title, when Levent Topsakal, Larry Richard, and head coach Çetin Yılmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over Tofaş.[8]

Basketball rivalry
2016–17 EuroLeague match

Fenerbahçe consider themselves as the pioneers of basketball in Turkey, boasting their success in winning more trophies, including the 2016–17 EuroLeague title, which is marked as the first ever EuroLeague title won by a Turkish basketball club.

Culture

The clubs originate from two different sides of the Bosphorus. Fenerbahçe SK were founded in Kadıköy that is located on the Asian side of Istanbul, while Galatasaray SK were founded in the Beyoğlu district, on the European side of Istanbul. Both clubs naturally draw the majority of their support from the side of the city that they are native to, but maintain a significant majority of support drawn from the rest of Turkey.

Honours
Competition Fenerbahçe Galatasaray
League titles 13 16
Turkish Cup 7 3
Turkish Super Cup 7 2
Istanbul Basketball League 7 15
EuroLeague 1 –
EuroCup – 1
Total 35 37

List of all matches
# Date Competition Home team Score Away team
124-03-1933Basketbol LigiGalatasaray20–0Fenerbahçe
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15212-10-2002Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe68–96Galatasaray
15309-02-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray76–74Fenerbahçe
15407-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray96–88Fenerbahçe
15511-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe83–66Galatasaray
15615-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray71–74Fenerbahçe
15718-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe78–91Galatasaray
15812-10-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–64Fenerbahçe
15917-01-2004Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe98–79Galatasaray
16002-01-2005Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–69Galatasaray
16109-04-2005Basketbol LigiGalatasaray63–90Fenerbahçe
16214-01-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe78–71Galatasaray
16305-05-2006Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–59Fenerbahçe
16403-12-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe75–64Galatasaray
16518-03-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray57–91Fenerbahçe
16614-05-2007Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–70Galatasaray
16718-05-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray64–69Fenerbahçe
16818-12-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–77Fenerbahçe
16926-03-2008Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–72Galatasaray
17003-01-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray78–62Fenerbahçe
17124-04-2009Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe89–62Galatasaray
17215-11-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray0–20Fenerbahçe
17327-02-2010Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe81–77Galatasaray
17430-12-2010Basketbol LigiGalatasaray67–56Fenerbahçe
17511-02-2011Turkish CupFenerbahçe77–70Galatasaray
17620-04-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe83–80Galatasaray
17704-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe81–59Galatasaray
17806-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe95–74Galatasaray
17909-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray97–93Fenerbahçe
18011-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray74–85Fenerbahçe
18114-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe71–72Galatasaray
18217-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–91Fenerbahçe
18312-10-2011Presidential CupFenerbahçe97–103Galatasaray
18430-12-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–79Galatasaray
18511-04-2012Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–72Fenerbahçe
18604-10-2012Turkish CupGalatasaray74–69Fenerbahçe
18719-12-2012Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe74–67Galatasaray
18810-02-2013Turkish CupFenerbahçe63–57Galatasaray
18914-04-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–53Fenerbahçe
19009-10-2013Presidential CupGalatasaray62–64Fenerbahçe
19110-12-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray72–62Fenerbahçe
19231-03-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe77–52Galatasaray
19303-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe89–70Galatasaray
19405-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe74–73Galatasaray
19508-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray73–64Fenerbahçe
19610-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–82Fenerbahçe
19713-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–63Galatasaray
19816-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray85–77Fenerbahçe
19919-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe20–00Galatasaray
20017-11-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe85–74Galatasaray
20110-03-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray92–88Fenerbahçe
20221-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe93–67Galatasaray
20324-05-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray70–69Fenerbahçe
20427-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe67–59Galatasaray
20502-11-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray80–63Fenerbahçe
20627-02-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe77–68Galatasaray
20725-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe93–79Galatasaray
20827-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–55Galatasaray
20929-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray65–63Fenerbahçe
21031-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–82Fenerbahçe
21128-10-2016EuroLeagueGalatasaray87–103Fenerbahçe
21213-11-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe92–74Galatasaray
21326-01-2017EuroLeagueFenerbahçe85–80Galatasaray
21412-03-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–79Fenerbahçe
21529-10-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray62–83Fenerbahçe
21604-03-2018EuroLeagueFenerbahçe80–60Galatasaray
21723-12-2018Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–74Fenerbahçe

Statistics

Head to Head
Club G W D L
Fenerbahçe SK 253 130 3 120
Galatasaray SK 253 120 3 130

Last update: 26 February 2020

See also

References
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