List of sports rivalries

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, 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.

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 because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity.

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 and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as “Derby Day”.

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.

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.

Since at least as early as 1840 ‘derby’ has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. 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 historically cultural and political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries.

International rivalries

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

Association football

Athletics

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Discipline(s)	Timespan	Article	Source
Steve Ovett	Sebastian Coe	Middle-distance running	1978–1986
Usain Bolt	Tyson Gay	Sprinting	2005–2012
Asafa Powell	Tyson Gay	Sprinting	2006–
Dayron Robles	Liu Xiang	Hurdling	2007–2011
Joan Benoit	Grete Waitz	Marathon	—	—
Usain Bolt	Justin Gatlin	Sprinting	2012–2017
Usain Bolt	Yohan Blake	Sprinting	2012
Ben Johnson	Carl Lewis	Sprinting	1984–1988
Veronica Campbell-Brown	Allyson Felix	200 metres & 400 metres	2004–
Ondina Valla	Claudia Testoni	Sprinting	1932–1940	Testoni–Valla rivalry
Luigi Facelli	David Burghley	Hurdling	1927–1933
Kirani James	LaShawn Merritt	Sprinting	2011–
Paul Tergat	Haile Gebrselassie	Marathon	1995–2000
Eliud Kipchoge	Kenenisa Bekele	Marathon	2012 –
Daley Thompson	Jürgen Hingsen	Decathlon	–
Ivana Španović	Darya Klishina	Long jump	2007–
Donovan Bailey	Michael Johnson	Sprinting	1996–1997	Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race
Tessa Sanderson	Fatima Whitbread	Javelin	1978–1992

Team

1st party	2nd party	Discipline(s)	Timespan	Article	Source
Finland	Sweden	Multi-discipline	1925–	Finland-Sweden athletics international
Jamaica	United States	Sprinting	—
Kenya	Ethiopia	Long-distance running	1968–

Australian rules football

Badminton

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
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	Kento Momota	2020s-Present
Nozomi Okuhara	P. V. Sindhu	2016–Present

Bandy

In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen’s Day.

Baseball

Dominican Republic

Dominican Professional Baseball League

• Santo Domingo rivals: Leones del Escogido vs. Tigres del Licey

Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball

Central League

• Yomiuri Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers on a game named “The Classic Series” (伝統の一戦 in Japanese).
• Yomiuri Giants vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows on a game named “Tokyo Series”.

Pacific League

South Korea

KBO League

• 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”.

Taiwan

Chinese Professional Baseball League

• 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).

Mexico

Mexican Baseball League

• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).

Mexican Pacific League

• 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).
• Charros de Jalisco (Jalisco Charros) vs. Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlan Deers) on a game named “Rivalry of the west” (“Rivalidad de Occidente” in Spanish).

United States/Canada

Major League Baseball

Minor League Baseball

• Mercer Cup: Bluefield Blue Jays vs. Princeton Rays

Venezuela

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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

Basketball

Argentina

• 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

Australia

• The Derby of Distance: Perth Wildcats vs New Zealand Breakers
  • 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

Croatia

• Croatian Derby: Cibona vs Split
• Classic derby: Cibona vs. Zadar

China

• 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.

France

• Le Classique: Pau-Orthez vs Limoges
• Greater Paris Derby: Nanterre vs Metropolitans 92
• Alsace-Lorraine Derby: Nancy vs Strasbourg

Germany

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

Greece

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

Hong Kong

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

Israel

• Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Derby of Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv vs. Haifa: Maccabi Tel Aviv or Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa or Hapoel Haifa

Italy

• Bologna Derby: Fortitudo Bologna vs Virtus Bologna
• Lombardy Derby: Olimpia Milano vs Varese vs Cantù
• Veneto Derby: Treviso vs Reyer Venezia
• Rome Derby: Virtus Roma vs Stella Azzurra Roma
• Piedmont Derby: Auxilium Torino vs Biella vs Junior Casale
• Via Emilia Derby: Reggiana vs Fortitudo Bologna or Virtus Bologna

Japan

• Tohoku Derby (basketball): Akita Northern Happinets vs Sendai 89ers

Korea Republic

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

Lebanon

• Derby Beirut: Al Riyadi vs Sagesse

Lithuania

• Rytas vs Žalgiris

North Macedonia

• Skopje basketball derby: Rabotnički vs. MZT Skopje

Philippines

These are active Philippine Basketball Association rivalries:

• Manila Clasico: Magnolia vs. Barangay Ginebra
• Sibling Rivalry: San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra
• Barangay Ginebra vs Meralco
• TNT vs Barangay Ginebra
• Magnolia vs. Rain or Shine

These are active Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League rivalries:

• Bacoor vs. Imus
• Nueva Ecija vs. Pampanga
• Nueva Ecija vs. Zamboanga
• San Juan vs. Manila
• 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)
• San Beda vs. Letran (The San Beda–Letran rivalry)
• 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

Poland

Russia

• Moscow derby: Khimki vs CSKA Moscow
• Moscow region derby: Khimki Moscow vs. Triumph Lyubertsy
• Volga derby: BC Nizhny Novgorod vs. BC Krasny Oktyabr

Slovenia

• Slovenian Classic: Krka vs Olimpija

Serbia

• Eternal Derby: Crvena zvezda vs. Partizan

Spain

• El Clásico: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
• Basque derby: Baskonia vs. Bilbao, 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

United Kingdom

United States and Canada

National Basketball Association

Individuals

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Bill Russell	Wilt Chamberlain	1959–1969	Celtics–Lakers rivalry
Magic Johnson	Larry Bird	1979–1991	Celtics–Lakers rivalry
Michael Jordan	Bill Laimbeer	1988–present	Bulls–Pistons rivalry
Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O’Neal	1996-2011	Shaq–Kobe feud
Kobe Bryant	Paul Pierce	2008–2010	Celtics–Lakers rivalry
LeBron James	Kevin Durant	2012–2018
LeBron James	Stephen Curry	2015–2018	Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry

Turkey

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

Bobsleigh

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Switzerland	East Germany	1976—1990	—
Kaillie Humphries	Elana Meyers	2013—	—

Bodybuilding

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Sergio Oliva		—

Boxing

Individual

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
Sugar Ray Leonard	Roberto Durán	1980–1989	The No Mas Fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Marcos Maidana	2014	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II
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 PacquiaoÉrik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III
Marco Antonio Barrera	Érik Morales	2000–2004	Barrera vs. Morales trilogy Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II Érik 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
Canelo Álvarez	Gennady Golovkin	2017–2022	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III

Team

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

Chess

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

College sport

Cricket

International

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Australia	England	1877–present	The Ashes
Australia	India	1996–present	Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia	New Zealand	1946–present	Chappell–Hadlee Trophy Trans-Tasman Trophy
Australia	West Indies	1960–present	Frank Worrell Trophy
England	India	1951–present	Anthony De Mello Trophy Pataudi Trophy
India	Pakistan	1952–present	India–Pakistan cricket rivalry
India	South Africa	1992–present	Freedom Trophy (cricket)

Domestic

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Royal College, Colombo	S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia	1879–present	Royal–Thomian	[101]
Middlesex	Surrey		London derby	[102]
Lancashire	Yorkshire		War of the Roses	[103]
Warwickshire	Worcestershire		West Midlands derby	[104]
Auckland	Canterbury	1873–present
New South Wales	Queensland	1892–present
New South Wales	Victoria
Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	1934–present	South Indian Derby	[105][106]
Karnataka	Bombay	1942–present		[107]
Delhi	Bombay	1956–present		[108]
Maharashtra	Bombay		Maharashtra Derby	[109]
Andhra	Hyderabad	1954–present		[110]
Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	2008–present	Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry
Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–present	South Indian Derby
Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–present
Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	2016–present	Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry	[111]
Sydney Sixers	Sydney Thunder	2011–present		[112]
Melbourne Renegades	Melbourne Stars	2011–present

Cue sports

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Willie Mosconi	Rudolph Wanderone Jr.	Pool		[113][114][115]
Ray Reardon	John Spencer	Snooker	1969–1988	[116]
	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–
	Mark Selby		2002–
	Ding Junhui		2005–

Curling

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Glenn Howard	Kevin Martin	—		[117]
Jennifer Jones	Kelly Scott	—		[118]

Cycling

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Source
Gino Bartali	Fausto Coppi	road racing	1940–1956	[119]
Jacques Anquetil	Raymond Poulidor		—	[120]
Rik Van Looy	Benoni Beheyt		1963—1966
Eddy Merckx	Roger De Vlaeminck		1969—1978	[121][122]
Eddy Merckx	Luis Ocaña		—	[123]
Francesco Moser	Roger De Vlaeminck		1974—1984
Connie Carpenter-Phinney	Rebecca Twigg	road racing, track cycling	—	[124]
Sean Kelly	Eric Vanderaerden	road racing
Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault		1984–1986	[125]
	Laurent Fignon		—	[126]
Graeme Obree	Chris Boardman	track cycling	—	[127]
Francesco Moser	Beppe Saronni	road racing	1978–1986	[128][129]
Lance Armstrong	Marco Pantani		2000	[130][131]
Frank Vandenbroucke	Michele Bartoli		1999
Lotto–Dstny	Soudal–Quick-Step		–	[132]
Anna Meares	Victoria Pendleton	track cycling	−2012	[133][134][135]
Alberto Contador	Andy Schleck	road racing	—	[136][137][138]
Fabian Cancellara	Tom Boonen	road racing	2006—2016	[139][140]
Chris Hoy	Grégory Baugé	track cycling	2009–2012	[141]
Laura Trott	Sarah Hammer	track cycling	2012—	[142]
Mark Cavendish	Marcel Kittel	road racing	—	[143]
Chris Froome	Alberto Contador	road racing	2013—2017	[144][145]
Julien Absalon	Nino Schurter	cross-country	—	[146]
Alejandro Valverde	Joaquim Rodríguez	road racing	2012—2016
Tony Martin	Fabian Cancellara	road racing	—
Australia	Great Britain	track cycling	–	[147]
Wout Van Aert	Mathieu van der Poel	cyclo-cross, road racing	2014—	[148][149]
Peter Sagan	Greg Van Avermaet	road racing	2015—	[150]
Nacer Bouhanni	Arnaud Démare	road racing	—	[151]
Peter Sagan	Michał Kwiatkowski	road racing	—	[152]
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	Jolanda Neff	cross-country	—	[153]
Annemiek van Vleuten	Anna van der Breggen	road racing	2017—2021	[154][155]

Darts

1st party (Years active)	2nd party (Years active)	Timespan	Source
Jocky Wilson (1978–1996)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1980–1989	[83]
John Lowe (1976–2007)	Eric Bristow (1976–2007)	1978–1993
Phil Taylor (1986–2018)	Raymond van Barneveld (1987–2019)	2006–2018	[23][156][157][158]
Gerwyn Price (2014– )	Gary Anderson (2001– )	2018 –	[159][160][161]

Diving

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Qiu Bo	Tom Daley			[162]

Esports

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Team SoloMid (TSM)	Cloud9 (C9)	League of Legends	2013–Present		[163]
Alliance	Natus Vincere	Dota 2	2013–2016		[164][165]
FaZe Clan	OpTic Gaming	Call of Duty, Counter-Strike	2013–present		[166][167]
Samsung Galaxy	SK Telecom T1	League of Legends	2014–2018		[168][169]
SK Gaming	Virtus.pro	Counter-Strike	2015–2018		[170][171]
KT Rolster	SK Telecom T1	StarCraft: Brood War, League of Legends	2004–2019	The Telecom Wars	[172]
G2 Esports	Fnatic	League of Legends	2016–Present		[173]

Field hockey

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry	[174]

Figure skating

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Linda Fratianne	Anett Pötzsch	Women’s singles	1973–1980		[175]
Scott Hamilton	Scott Cramer	Men’s singles	1976–1980		[176]
Brian Boitano	Brian Orser	Men’s singles	1982–1988	See also: Battle of the Brians	[177]
Katarina Witt	Debi Thomas	Women’s singles	1984–1988	See also: Battle of the Carmens	[178]
Nancy Kerrigan	Tonya Harding	Women’s singles	1990–1994	See also: Assault of Nancy Kerrigan	[83]
Maya Usova  Alexander Zhulin	Oksana Grishuk  Evgeny Platov	Ice dance	1992–1994		[179]
Michelle Kwan	Tara Lipinski	Women’s singles	1996–1998		[180]
Jamie Salé  David Pelletier	Elena Berezhnaya  Anton Sikharulidze	Pairs	1998–2002	See also: 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal	[181]
Alexei Yagudin	Evgeni Plushenko	Men’s singles	1997–2002		[182]
Todd Eldredge	Timothy Goebel	Men’s singles	1998–2002		[183]
Yuna Kim	Mao Asada	Women’s singles	2005–2014		[184][185]
Tessa Virtue  Scott Moir	Meryl Davis  Charlie White	Ice dance	2006–2014		[186][187]
	Gabriella Papadakis  Guillaume Cizeron		2016–2018		[186]
Yuzuru Hanyu	Patrick Chan	Men’s singles	2010–2018		[188][189]
	Javier Fernández		2010–2018		[188][190]
	Nathan Chen		2016–2022		[188]
Evgenia Medvedeva	Alina Zagitova	Women’s singles	2017–2019		[191]

Golf

1st party	2nd party	3rd party	Timespan	Article	Source
United States	Europe		—	Ryder Cup	[192]
Arnold Palmer	Jack Nicklaus		1958–1980		[192]
Tom Watson	Gary McCord		—		[193]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Watson		1977–1982		[192]
Jack Nicklaus	Lee Trevino		—		[194]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Weiskopf		—		[195]
Paul Runyan	Sam Snead		—		[196]
Ben Hogan	Sam Snead		1938–1967		[192]
Ben Hogan	Byron Nelson		1935—1946		[197]
Tiger Woods	Phil Mickelson		1996–		[192][198]
Walter Hagen	Bobby Jones		1914–1930		[192]
Walter Hagen	Gene Sarazen		—		[194]
Mickey Wright	Kathy Whitworth		1958–1973		[192]
Greg Norman	Tim Finchem		—		[197]
Greg Norman	Nick Faldo		—		[194]
Johnny Miller	Nick Faldo		—		[195]
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Houston Cougars		—		[197]
J.H. Taylor	Harry Vardon	James Braid	—	Great Triumvirate	[197]
Glenna Collett Vare	Joyce Wethered		—		[194]
Pádraig Harrington	Sergio García		—		[196]
Annika Sörenstam	Karrie Webb		—		[196]
Seve Ballesteros	Paul Azinger		—		[196]
Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris		—		[199]
Ben Hogan  Byron Nelson	Harvie Ward  Ken Venturi		—		[199]
Tom Kite	Ben Crenshaw		—		[193]
Seve Ballesteros	Deane Beman		—		[193]
Louise Suggs	Babe Zaharias		1948–1954		[193]
Rory Sabbatini	Ben Crane		—		[195]
Colin Montgomerie	Sandy Lyle		—		[195]
Bryson DeChambeau	Brooks Koepka		2019—		[200]

Gridiron football

American football

National Football League

Individual

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Jerry Rice	Deion Sanders	1989–1996	—	[201]
Tom Brady	Peyton Manning	2000–2016	Brady–Manning rivalry
Eli Manning	Peyton Manning	2006–2013	Manning Bowl

College football

Mexico

ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions)^[202]

• Clásico Estudiantil (Student Derby): Pumas Dorados de la UNAM vs Águilas Blancas del IPN^[203]
• Clásico Estudiantil Regiomontano (Monterrey’s Student Derby): Borregos Salvajes ITESM vs Auténticos Tigres^[204]

United States

Canada

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

Canadian football

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto Argonauts	1873–present	Harold Ballard Trophy	[205][206]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Montreal Alouettes/Concordes	1982–present	Classique	[207][208]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1936–present	Banjo Bowl	[209]
Edmonton Elks	Calgary Stampeders	1949–present	Battle of Alberta	[210]

Gymnastics

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
United States	People’s Republic of China	—	[211]
Japan	People’s Republic of China	—present	[212]
Russia	Romania	—present

Handball

Austria

• Bregenz derby: Bregenz Handball vs. Alpla HC Hard

Belarus

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

Belgium

• 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

Croatia

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

Denmark

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

France

Horse racing

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Source
Seabiscuit	War Admiral	1938	[233]
Affirmed	Alydar	1978–1979	[234]
Sunday Silence	Easy Goer	1989	[235]
Hurricane Fly	Jezki	2014	[236]

Ice hockey

Multinational

Kontinental Hockey League

North America

National Hockey League[edit]

ECHL[edit]

• Fort Wayne Komets vs. Indy Fuel^[237]

Junior[edit]

• Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) vs. Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)^[238][239]

Canadian Hockey League[edit]

• 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)
• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
• Tri-City Americans vs. Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
• Vancouver Giants vs. Victoria Royals (WHL)

College[edit]

• 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

Europe[edit]

Austria[edit]

• Carinthian Derby: Klagenfurter AC vs. Villacher SV

Czech Republic[edit]

• Prague derby: Slavia Prague vs. Sparta Prague
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. AZ Havířov^[240]
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Zubr Přerov
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. Draci Šumperk
• HC Olomouc vs. LHK Jestřábi Prostějov
• HC Pardubice vs. HC Hradec Králové^[241]
• HC Poruba vs. Zubr Přerov^[242]
• HC Vítkovice vs. Oceláři Třinec
• Sparta Prague vs. Rytíři Kladno
• VHK Vsetín vs. Berani Zlín

Finland[edit]

• Satakunnan derby: Ässät Pori vs. Lukko Rauma^[243][244]
• Talviklassikko: HIFK Helsinki vs. Helsinki Jokerit^[245]
• Tampereen derby: Tampere Ilves vs. Tampere Tappara^[246][247]
• Savon derby: KalPa vs. Jukurit
• Kasitien derby: Ässät, TPS, Sport and Lukko
• Järvi-Suomen derby: KalPa vs. JYP

France[edit]

• Gothiques d’Amiens vs. Dragons de Rouen^[248]
• Brûleurs de Loups vs. Ours de Villard-de-Lans^[249]
• Diables Rouges de Briançon vs. Rapaces de Gap^[250][251]

Germany[edit]

• Düsseldorfer EG vs. Kölner Haie vs. Krefeld Pinguine
• Löwen Frankfurt vs. Kassel Huskies^[252]
• ERC Ingolstadt vs. Augsburger Panther

Italy[edit]

• Hockey Club Torino vs. Hockey Club Valpellice

Norway[edit]

• Vålerenga vs. Stavanger Oilers^[253]
• Østfold-derby: Stjernen vs. Sparta Warriors^[254][255]
• Mjøs-derby: Storhamar vs. Lillehammer IK^[256]
• Oslo-derby: Vålerenga vs. Furuset^[257]
• Klassikern: Vålerenga vs. Storhamar^[258][259]

Poland[edit]

Romania[edit]

• Steaua București vs. Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc

Slovakia[edit]

• HKm Zvolen vs. MsHK Zilina^[260][261]
• MsHK Žilina vs. MHC Martin^[262]

Sweden[edit]

• Stockholm derby – AIK vs. Hammarby IF vs. Djurgårdens IF^[263]
• Western derby – Färjestad vs. Frölunda^[264]
• Daladerby: Leksands IF vs. Mora IK^[265][266]
• Southwest derby: Rögle BK vs. Malmö Redhawks^[267]
• Västerbotten derby: IF Björklöven vs. Skellefteå AIK^[268][269]
• Timrå IK vs. IF Sundsvall^[270][271]
• Västernorrland derby: Timrå IK vs. Modo Hockey^[272]

Switzerland[edit]

• Derby of Switzerland – HC Davos vs. EHC Kloten^[273]
• Ticino derby: HC Lugano vs. HC Ambri-Piotta^[274][275]
• Zähringen derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern^[276]
• Zuricher derby: Kloten Flyers vs. ZSC Lions^[277][278]
• Berner derby : SC Bern vs. EHC Biel^[279][280]
• Gotthard derby: EV Zug vs. HC Ambri-Piotta^[281][282]
• Zürisee derby: ZSC Lions vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers^[283][284]
• Romandy derby: HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. Servette Geneva^[285][286]
• Bündner derby: EHC Arosa vs. EHC Chur vs. HC Davos^[287][288]
• Lemanic derby: Servette Geneva vs. Lausanne HC^[289][290]
• Valais derby: HC Sierre-Anniviers vs. EHC Visp^[291]

United Kingdom[edit]

International[edit]

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	[292]
Canada men	USA men	1920–present	Canada–United States rivalry	[293]
Canada women	USA women	1990–present	Canada–United States women’s rivalry	[294]
Canada U20	USA U20	1973–present	Canada–United States junior rivalry	[295]
Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	1954, but especially after 1968, to 1993	1954 World Ice Hockey Championships	[296]
Czech Republic	Russia	1993–present	1998 Winter Olympics gold medal game 2010 IIHF World Championship final	[296]
Czech Republic	Slovakia	1994–present	Czech Republic–Slovakia rivalry
Finland	Sweden	1932–present	—	[297][298]

Individual[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article(s)	Source
Sidney Crosby	Alexander Ovechkin	2005–present	Capitals–Penguins rivalry	[299][300]

Lacrosse[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Cornell	Princeton	1922–present	Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry	[301]
Johns Hopkins	Loyola (MD)	1939–present	Johns Hopkins–Loyola lacrosse rivalry	[302][303][304]
Johns Hopkins	Maryland	1895–present	Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry	[305]

Luge[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Markus Prock	Georg Hackl	–	–	[306]
Tatjana Hüfner	Natalie Geisenberger	–	–	[307]

Martial arts[edit]

Lethwei[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Dave Leduc	Tun Tun Min	2016–2018	Dave Leduc vs. Tun Tun Min III	[308]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners	Luta Livre practitioners	1930s–1997		[309]
Royce Gracie	Ken Shamrock	1993–2016		[310]
Fedor Emelianenko	Rodrigo Minotauro			[311]
Matt Hughes	B.J. Penn			[311]
Chuck Liddell	Tito Ortiz	2004–2018	Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz	[311]
Chuck Liddell	Randy Couture		Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell	[311]
Tito Ortiz	Ken Shamrock			[311]
Kazushi Sakuraba	Royler Gracie Royce Gracie Renzo Gracie Ryan Gracie (Gracie family)	1999–2007	Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie	[312]
Jose Landi  Wanderlei Silva  Maurício Shogun  Anderson Silva (Chute Boxe)	Rodrigo Minotauro  Murilo Bustamante  Vitor Belfort  Rogério Minotouro (Top Team)	2002–2007		[311]
Quinton Jackson	Wanderlei Silva	2003–2018	Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson	[311]
Brock Lesnar	Frank Mir			[313]
Dominick Cruz	Urijah Faber			[313]
Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier	2014-2017
Ronda Rousey	Miesha Tate	2012-2013	Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey	[313]
Chael Sonnen	Anderson Silva	2010-2012		[313]
Michael Chandler	Eddie Alvarez			[313]
Frankie Edgar	Gray Maynard			[313]
Gilbert Melendez	Josh Thomson			[313]
Tim Sylvia	Andrei Arlovski			[313]
Cain Velasquez	Junior dos Santos			[313]
Matt Serra	Georges St-Pierre			[313]
Conor McGregor	Nate Diaz	2016		[314]
Conor McGregor	Khabib Nurmagomedov	2014–2021		[314]
Conor McGregor	Dustin Poirier	2021–		[315]
Brandon Moreno	Deiveson Figueiredo	2020–2023		[316]
Israel Adesanya	Alex Pereira	2016–2023		[317]
Israel Adesanya	Dricus du Plessis	2023–		[318]

Judo[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Kim Jae-Bum	Ole Bischof	2008–		[13]
Anton Geesink	Akio Kaminaga	1964		[13]

Sumo[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Takanohana Kōji	Akebono Tarō	1990—2000		[319]

Motorsport[edit]

Manufacturers, cars, teams[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Bugatti	Bentley	24 Hours of Le Mans	1923—1930		[320]
Mercedes-Benz	Auto Union	Grand Prix	1934—1939	Silver Arrows	[321][322]
Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Formula One	—		[323]
Jaguar Cars	Mercedes-Benz	World Championship for Sports Cars	1955, 1988—1991	See also: 1955 Le Mans disaster	[324][325][326]
Ford	Ferrari	International Championship for Sports Cars 24 Hours of Le Mans	1963—1967	See also Ford v Ferrari, a 2019 film based on this rivalry.	[327]
Shelby Cobra	Ferrari 250 GTO	International Championship for GT Manufacturers	1963—1965		[320]
Ford Mustang	Chevrolet Camaro	Trans-Am Series	1968—1972		[328]
Petty Enterprises	Wood Brothers Racing	NASCAR Cup Series	—		[329]
Porsche 917	Ferrari 512	International Championship for Makes	1969—1971		[322]
Nissan Skyline GT-R	Mazda R100 and RX-3	JAF touring car racing	1969—1973		[330]
Bob Sharp Racing	Brock Racing Enterprise	SCCA National Championship Runoffs	—1971		[331]
McLaren	Ferrari	Formula One	1976—present		[320][332][333]
Bigfoot	Grave Digger	monster truck	—		[334]
Chip Ganassi Racing	Penske Racing	CART IndyCar Series NASCAR Cup Series WeatherTech SportsCar Championship	—		[335]
Ford Galaxie and Ford Falcon	Mini	British Touring Car Championship	1960s		[336]
Lancia	Audi	World Rally Championship	—
Team Losi	Team Associated	Radio controlled car racing	1988—		[337]
Hendrick Motorsports	Penske Racing	NASCAR Cup Series	1989—		[338]
Holden	Ford Australia	Australian Touring Car Championship Supercars Championship	—		[339]
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	BMW M3	Touring car racing	1987—1992		[320]
Subaru	Mitsubishi	World Rally Championship	1990s—
Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV	ThrustSSC	Land speed record	1996—1997		[340]
Audi	Peugeot	24 Hours of Le Mans	2007—2011		[341]
Audi	Toyota	World Endurance Championship	2012—2016		[342]
Toyota	Hyundai	World Rally Championship	2017—		[343]
Mercedes	Red Bull Racing	Formula One	2021—		[344]

Drivers and riders[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	Timespan	Article	Source
Barney Oldfield	Ralph DePalma	AAA National Championship Trail	1908—1918		[322]
Malcolm Campbell	Henry Segrave	Land speed record	1926—1930		[345][346]
Tazio Nuvolari	Achille Varzi	Grand Prix	1930—1948		[347][322]
Rudolf Caracciola	Bernd Rosemeyer	Grand Prix	1935—
John Cobb	George Eyston	Land speed record	1937—1939		[348][349]
Piero Taruffi	Felice Bonetto	Formula One Grand Prix Sports car racing	—1953		[350]
Art Arfons	Walt Arfons	Land speed record	1952—1966		[322]
Juan Manuel Fangio	Stirling Moss	Formula One	1954—1957		[351]
Tommy Sopwith	Jack Sears	British Saloon Car Championship	1958		[336]
Richard Petty	David Pearson	Winston Cup	1960—1980		[352][353]
Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Formula One	1962—1967		[322]
Art Arfons	Craig Breedlove	Land speed record	1964—1966		[354][355][356]
Don Prudhomme	Tom McEwen	NHRA funny car drag racing	1964—1973		[357][322]
Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Grand Prix motorcycling	1965—1967		[358]
A. J. Foyt	Mario Andretti	American Championship Car Racing	1965—		[359]
Phil Read	Bill Ivy	Grand Prix motorcycling	1968		[360]
Bobby Allison	Junior Johnson	Winston Cup	Late 1960s		[361]
Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	1970s		[362]
Jo Siffert	Pedro Rodríguez	Formula One International Championship for Makes	1970—1971		[363]
Niki Lauda	James Hunt	Formula One	1976—1977	Hunt–Lauda rivalry	[364]
Ayrton Senna	Terry Fullerton	Karting World Championship	1978—1980		[365][366][367]
Barry Sheene	Kenny Roberts	Grand Prix motorcycling	1978—1982		[368]
Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough	Winston Cup	Late 1970s	1979 Daytona 500	[201]
Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison  Donnie Allison	Winston Cup	1979 Daytona 500		[369]
Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough  Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	Early 1980s		[370]
Dale Earnhardt	Geoff Bodine	Winston Cup	1980’s		[371]
Alan Jones	Carlos Reutemann	Formula One	1981		[372]
Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Formula One	1980—1981		[373]
Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Formula One	1982		[374]
Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Formula One	1986—1992		[83]
Wayne Rainey	Kevin Schwantz	Grand Prix motorcycling	1986—1993		[375][322]
Nelson Piquet	Ayrton Senna	Formula One	1986–1991
Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Formula One	1988–1991, 1993	Prost–Senna rivalry	[376][377]
Rod Millen	Nobuhiro Tajima	Hillclimbing	1990s—2000		[378][379]
Carl Fogarty	Scott Russell	Superbike World Championship	1992—1994		[380]
Masami Hirosaka	Brian Kinwald	IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship	1993—1999		[381]
Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt	Winston Cup	1994—2001		[382]
Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1994—1996	Hill–Schumacher rivalry	[320]
Carlos Sainz	Colin McRae	World Rally Championship	1995		[322]
Matt Neal	Jason Plato	British Touring Car Championship	1997—		[383]
Michael Schumacher	Jacques Villeneuve	Formula One	1997		[384]
Loris Capirossi	Tetsuya Harada	Grand Prix motorcycling	1998		[360]
Niall Mackenzie	Steve Hislop	British Superbike Championship	1998		[360]
Neil Hodgson	Aaron Slight	Superbike World Championship	1998		[360]
Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1998—2001		[385]
Sébastien Loeb	Marcus Grönholm	World Rally Championship	1999—2007		[386]
Chris Walker	Neil Hodgson	British Superbike Championship	2000		[360]
Valentino Rossi	Max Biaggi	Grand Prix motorcycling	2000—2006		[387]
Ben Spies	Mat Mladin	AMA Superbike Championship	2000—2008		[360]
Michael Schumacher	Juan Pablo Montoya	Formula One	2001—2005		[388]
Jimmy Spencer	Kurt Busch	Winston Cup	2002—2003		[361]
Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2002—2015		[389]
Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2004		[390]
Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2005–2006		[384]
Dario Franchitti	Scott Dixon	IndyCar	2007, 2009—2013		[391]
Lewis Hamilton	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2007—2012,2021—		[392]
Kimi Räikkönen	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2005 and 2007		[392]
Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton	Formula One	2007		[392]
Kimi Räikkönen	Felipe Massa	Formula One	2007—2009
Lewis Hamilton	Felipe Massa	Formula One	2008
Carl Edwards	Brad Keselowski	Sprint Cup Series	2009—2010		[393]
Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2010—2013		[394]
Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Formula One	2010—2013
Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Formula One	2009—2019
Sébastien Loeb	Sébastien Ogier	World Rally Championship	2011		[322]
Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Karting Formula One	2012—		[395]
Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Formula One	2013—2016	Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry	[396]
Marc Márquez	Valentino Rossi	Grand Prix motorcycling	2013—2021		[322]
Jolyon Palmer	Felipe Nasr	GP2 Series Formula One	2014—2017		[397]
Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Formula One	2021—		[398]
Fabio Quartararo	Francesco Bagnaia	Grand Prix motorcycling	2021—		[399]
Valentino Rossi	Sete Gibernau	Grand Prix motorcycling	—		[400]
Gary Bettenhausen	Larry Dickson	USAC Sprint Car Series USAC Championship Car Series	—		[401]
Pierre Gasly	Esteban Ocon	Karting Formula One	2009—		[402]

Mountaineering and rock climbing[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Catherine Destivelle	Lynn Hill	1985—1990		[403]

Netball[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Australian Netball Diamonds	New Zealand Silver Ferns	1963–, especially 1996–present		[404]

Rugby league[edit]

Australia[edit]

National Rugby League[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Roosters	1908 to present	Ron Coote Cup	[405]
Sydney Roosters	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1947 to present	Battle of the Birds
Penrith Panthers	Parramatta Eels	1967 to present	Battle of the West
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Wests Tigers	1970s to present		[406]
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta Eels	1970s to present		[407]
Newcastle Knights	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1988 to present		[408]
Canberra Raiders	Wests Tigers	1989 to present		[409]
Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys	1995 to present	Queensland derby	[410]
Melbourne Storm	St George Illawarra Dragons	1999 to present		[411]
Sydney Roosters	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2002 to present	ANZAC Day Cup
Melbourne Storm	Brisbane Broncos	2003 to present		[412]
Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	2007 to present	South East Queensland derby	[413]
Melbourne Storm	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2007 to present	Battle of Brookvale	[414]
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2012 to present	NRL Good Friday Game
Melbourne Storm	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2016 to present		[415]

State of Origin[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Queensland Maroons	New South Wales Blues	First Rivalry Era 1908 to 1979, Modern Rivalry Era 1980 to present		[416]

United Kingdom[edit]

International Rugby League[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Australia	New Zealand	1908 to present	Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league	[417]
Australia	Great Britain /  England	1907 to present	Australia–England rugby league rivalry	[418]
New Zealand	Great Britain /  England	1908 to present		[419]

Individual[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Mark Carroll	Paul Harragon		—
Brad Fittler	Andrew Johns		—
Andrew Johns	Brett Kimmorley		—
Wendell Sailor	Adam MacDougall		—
Benji Marshall	Johnathan Thurston		—
Paul Gallen	Nate Myles		—	[420]
Sam Burgess	James Graham		—	[420]

Rugby union[edit]

Club Rugby Union[edit]

Australia[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Queensland Reds	New South Wales Waratahs	1882–present	East Coast Derby

Argentina[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
CASI	SIC	1935–present	El clasico de San Isidro

Costa Rica[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Stag San José	Universitarios Rugby Club	1980s–present	Superclasico
Universitarios Rugby Club	Liceo CR Waikalas	2000s–present	Student Derby

France[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Racing 92	Stade Français	1892–present[citation needed]	Paris derby	[421]
Stade Français	Stade Toulousain	1903–present[citation needed]	French Derby or Le derby des Stades	[422]
Bayonne	Biarritz	1908–present[citation needed]	Basque derby	[423]
Brive	Clermont	1927–present[citation needed]	Massif Central derby	[424]
Perpignan	Béziers		Derby du Languedoc-Roussillon	[425]

Ireland[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Leinster	Munster	1875–present	History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Munster
University College Dublin	Trinity College Dublin (DUFC)	1919–present	The Colours Match	[426]

Italy[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Benetton	Zebre	2012–present	Italian derby	[427]

Spain[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
VRAC	Rugby El Salvador	1988–present	Derbi vallisoletano

New Zealand[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Derby name	Source
Blues	Crusaders	1996–present	El Clasico of New Zealand Rugby
Blues	Chiefs	1996–present	Battle of the Bombays
Blues	Hurricanes	1996–present
Crusaders	Highlanders	1996–present	Southern Derby
Hurricanes	Crusaders	1996–present
Auckland	Canterbury
Auckland	North Harbour		Battle of the Bridge
Auckland	Counties Manukau		Battle of the Bombays Part two
Auckland	Waikato		Battle of the Bombays
Canterbury	Tasman		Crusaders Derby
Canterbury	Otago
Otago	Southland		Southern Derby

Poland[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

International Rugby Union[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
New Zealand All Blacks	South Africa Springboks	1921 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa	[428]
New Zealand All Blacks	Australia Wallabies	1903 to present	History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand Bledisloe Cup	[428]
New Zealand All Blacks	Wales	1905 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales	[429]
England	Wales	1881 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and Wales	[428]
England	France	1906 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and France	[428]
England	Scotland	1871 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and ScotlandCalcutta Cup
Australia Wallabies	South Africa Springboks	1933 to present	History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa
Fiji	Samoa	1924 to present	History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Samoa

Sailing[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Alinghi	BMW Oracle Racing	−2010	2010 America’s Cup	[430]
Ben Ainslie	Jonas Høgh-Christensen	−2012		[431][432]

Short track speed skating[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
South Korea	China	—	—	[433]

Skiing[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Austria	Switzerland	—	—	[434]
Lindsey Vonn	Maria Höfl-Riesch	−2014	—	[435][436]
Maria Walliser	Michaela Figini	—	—	[437]
Marc Girardelli	Pirmin Zurbriggen	—	—	[438]
Janica Kostelić	Anja Pärson	2001–2006	—	[439][440]
Ted Ligety	Marcel Hirscher	—	—	[441]
Katja Seizinger	Picabo Street	1992–1998	—	[442]
Renate Götschl	Michaela Dorfmeister	—	—	[443]
Marcel Hirscher	Henrik Kristoffersen	—	—	[444]
Aksel Lund Svindal	Kjetil Jansrud	2015–2019	—	[445][446]
Mikaela Shiffrin	Petra Vlhová	2017–	—	[447][448]

Biathlon[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Emil Hegle Svendsen	Martin Fourcade	—	—	[449]
Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Raphaël Poirée	—	—	[449]
Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	2017—2020	—	[450]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Norway	Sweden	—	—	[451]
Marit Bjørgen	Justyna Kowalczyk	—	—	[452]
Maiken Caspersen Falla	Stina Nilsson	—	—	[453]

Ski jumping[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Adam Małysz	Janne Ahonen	2002–2008	—	[454]
Adam Małysz	Martin Schmitt	2001–2011	—	[454]

Motorcycle Speedway[edit]

Poland[edit]

Scotland[edit]

• Scottish Speedway Derby: Edinburgh Monarchs vs. Glasgow Tigers^{[455][456][457][458][459]}

Surfing[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Kelly Slater	Andy Irons	2002–2010		[460]
Tom Curren	Mark Occhilupo	—		[460]

Swimming[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Eleanor Simmonds	Victoria Arlen	2012–present		[461][462]
Michael Phelps	Ryan Lochte	2004–2016		[463]
Alexander Popov	Gary Hall Jr.	1996		[13]
Kosuke Kitajima	Brendan Hansen	2001–		[464]
Leisel Jones	Rebecca Soni	2008		[13]
Shirley Babashoff	East German swimming team	1976		[13]
Michael Phelps  Ryan Lochte	Tyler Clary	2008–present		[465]
Michael Phelps	Milorad Čavić	2008–2012		[466][467][468]
Cameron van der Burgh	Adam Peaty	2014–		[469]
Michael Phelps	Chad le Clos	2012, 2014–		[470]

Tennis[edit]

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	2006–	Djokovic–Nadal rivalry	[471]
Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	2004–2019	Federer–Nadal rivalry	[472][473][474][475][476]
Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer	2006–2020	Djokovic–Federer rivalry	[477]
Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	1989–2002	Agassi–Sampras rivalry	[478]
Björn Borg	John McEnroe	1978–1981	Borg–McEnroe rivalry	[479]
Ivan Lendl	John McEnroe	1980–1992	Lendl–McEnroe rivalry	[citation needed]
Jimmy Connors	Ivan Lendl	1979–1992	Connors–Lendl rivalry	[citation needed]
Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	1977–1991	Connors–McEnroe rivalry	[480]
Steffi Graf	// Monica Seles	1989–1999	Graf–Seles rivalry	[481]
Chris Evert	/ Martina Navratilova	1975–1988	Evert–Navratilova rivalry	[482][483]
Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	1962–1973		[484]
Steffi Graf	/ Martina Navratilova	1985–1994	Graf–Navratilova rivalry	[485]
Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1972–1983		[486]
Serena Williams	Venus Williams	1998–2020	Williams sisters rivalry	[487]
Kim Clijsters	Justine Henin	1998–2010	Clijsters–Henin rivalry	[488]
Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	1985–95	Graf–Sabatini rivalry	[489]
Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	1997–2006	Hingis–V. Williams rivalry	[490]
Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	1997–2005		[491]
Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1988–1996		[492]
Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	2006–	Djokovic–Murray rivalry	[493]
Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	1968–1976		[494]
Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	2007–	Murray–Nadal rivalry	[495]
Roger Federer	Andy Murray	2005–2015	Federer–Murray rivalry	[496]

Volleyball[edit]

• Misurata derby: Al-Sweihli vs. Al-Etihad Misurata^[497]
• F2 Logistics Cargo Movers vs. Petron Blaze Spikers^[498]
• Bộ Tư lệnh Thông tin – FLC vs. VTV Bình Điền Long An^[499]
• V-Classic match: Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs vs. Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
• Eczacıbaşı vs. VakıfBank S.K.^[500]

Domestic

1st party	2nd party	Timespan	Article	Source
Royal College, Colombo	S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia	1879–present	Royal–Thomian
Middlesex	Surrey		London derby
Lancashire	Yorkshire		War of the Roses
Warwickshire	Worcestershire		West Midlands derby
Auckland	Canterbury