The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) explained

The Intercontinental Derby
Other Names:Ezelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry)[1]
Nefret Derbisi (The Derby of Hate)[2] [3] [4]
City Or Region: Istanbul, Turkey
First Contested:Galatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe
Teams Involved:Fenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
Most Wins:Fenerbahçe (132)
Mostrecent:Fenerbahçe 90–74 Galatasaray
(4 February 2024)
Total:255
Series:Fenerbahçe: 132
Drawn: 3
Galatasaray: 120
Section Header:Post-season history
Section Info:
Team1:Fenerbahçe S.K.
Team2:Galatasaray S.K.

The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi), also known as the Eternal Rivalry (Turkish:), 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 head to head fixtures and having clinched more trophies in the past seasons, including the highest level tier of European basketball, the EuroLeague trophy, where the winners are considered the biggest team of Europe.

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

Fenerbahçe consider themselves as the pioneers of basketball in Turkey, boasting their success in winning more trophies in the past seasons, 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

CompetitionFenerbahçeGalatasaray
Turkish League1416
Turkish Cup83
Turkish Super Cup72
Istanbul Basketball League715
EuroLeague1–
EuroCup–1
Total3737

List of all matches

DateCompetitionHome teamScoreAway 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 LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy83–66Galatasaray
15615-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy71–74Fenerbahçe
15718-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe78–91Galatasaray
15812-10-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–64Fenerbahçe
15917-01-2004Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy98–79Galatasaray
16002-01-2005Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy80–69Galatasaray
16109-04-2005Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy63–90Fenerbahçe
16214-01-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy78–71Galatasaray
16305-05-2006Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–59Fenerbahçe
16403-12-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy75–64Galatasaray
16518-03-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy57–91Fenerbahçe
16614-05-2007Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy76–70Galatasaray
16718-05-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy64–69Fenerbahçe
16818-12-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–77Fenerbahçe
16926-03-2008Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy76–72Galatasaray
17003-01-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray78–62Fenerbahçe
17124-04-2009Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy89–62Galatasaray
17215-11-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy0–20Fenerbahçe
17327-02-2010Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy81–77Galatasaray
17430-12-2010Basketbol LigiGalatasaray67–56Fenerbahçe
17511-02-2011Turkish CupFenerbahçebgcolor=navy77–70Galatasaray
17620-04-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy83–80Galatasaray
17704-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy81–59Galatasaray
17806-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy95–74Galatasaray
17909-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray97–93Fenerbahçe
18011-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy74–85Fenerbahçe
18114-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe71–72Galatasaray
18217-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy88–91Fenerbahçe
18312-10-2011Presidential CupFenerbahçe97–103Galatasaray
18430-12-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy80–79Galatasaray
18511-04-2012Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–72Fenerbahçe
18604-10-2012Turkish CupGalatasaray74–69Fenerbahçe
18719-12-2012Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy74–67Galatasaray
18810-02-2013Turkish CupFenerbahçebgcolor=navy63–57Galatasaray
18914-04-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–53Fenerbahçe
19009-10-2013Presidential CupGalatasaraybgcolor=navy62–64Fenerbahçe
19110-12-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray72–62Fenerbahçe
19231-03-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy77–52Galatasaray
19303-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy89–70Galatasaray
19405-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy74–73Galatasaray
19508-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray73–64Fenerbahçe
19610-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–82Fenerbahçe
19713-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy76–63Galatasaray
19816-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray85–77Fenerbahçe
19919-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy20–00Galatasaray
20017-11-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy85–74Galatasaray
20110-03-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray92–88Fenerbahçe
20221-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy93–67Galatasaray
20324-05-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray70–69Fenerbahçe
20427-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy67–59Galatasaray
20502-11-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray80–63Fenerbahçe
20627-02-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy77–68Galatasaray
20725-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy93–79Galatasaray
20827-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy80–55Galatasaray
20929-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray65–63Fenerbahçe
21031-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy75–82Fenerbahçe
21128-10-2016EuroLeagueGalatasaraybgcolor=navy87–103Fenerbahçe
21213-11-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçebgcolor=navy92–74Galatasaray
21326-01-2017EuroLeagueFenerbahçebgcolor=navy85–80Galatasaray
21412-03-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy75–79Fenerbahçe
21529-10-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaraybgcolor=navy62–83Fenerbahçe
21604-03-2018EuroLeagueFenerbahçebgcolor=navy80–60Galatasaray
21723-12-2018Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–74Fenerbahçe

Statistics

Head to Head

ClubGWDL
Fenerbahçe SK2551323120
Galatasaray SK2551203132
Last update: 28 May 2024

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090412103340/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1046672.html FIFA
  2. Web site: Özsoy. Selami. TÜRKİYE'DEKİ SPOR BASININDA NEFRET SÖYLEMİ.
  3. Web site: ki. Halit Edip dedi. 2017-04-22. Geçmişten günümüze Galatasaray ile Fenerbahçe arasındaki yaşanan dostluk ve rekabet. 2021-02-13. GelGez. tr.
  4. News: Obuz. Safter. Tam 109 yıl! Ebedi dostluk, ezeli rekabet…. Skorer.
  5. Web site: Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu .
  6. Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.
  7. Web site: Latest News | Eurocup . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821090142/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/features/club-scene/i/61497/3736/the-club-scene-galatasaray-c-c . dead . August 21, 2012 .
  8. http://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=ULK Fenerbahce Ulker - Welcome to EuroLeague Basketball

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