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The Intercontinental Derby (basketball)

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The Intercontinental Derby
Other namesEzelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry)[1][2][3][4]
LocationTurkey Istanbul, Turkey
TeamsFenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
First meetingGalatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe 24 March 1933; 91 years ago (1933-03-24)
Latest meetingFenerbahçe 90–74 Galatasaray
(4 February 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total255
Most winsFenerbahçe (132)
All-time seriesFenerbahçe: 132
Drawn: 3
Galatasaray: 120
Post-season history

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 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

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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

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2016–17 EuroLeague match

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

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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

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Competition Fenerbahçe Galatasaray
Turkish League 14 16
Turkish Cup 8 3
Turkish Super Cup 7 2
Istanbul Basketball League 7 15
EuroLeague 1
EuroCup 1
Total 37 37

List of all matches

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# Date Competition Home team Score Away team
1 24-03-1933 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe
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152 12-10-2002 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 68–96 Galatasaray
153 09-02-2003 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 76–74 Fenerbahçe
154 07-05-2003 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 96–88 Fenerbahçe
155 11-05-2003 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 83–66 Galatasaray
156 15-05-2003 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 71–74 Fenerbahçe
157 18-05-2003 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 78–91 Galatasaray
158 12-10-2003 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 66–64 Fenerbahçe
159 17-01-2004 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 98–79 Galatasaray
160 02-01-2005 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 80–69 Galatasaray
161 09-04-2005 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 63–90 Fenerbahçe
162 14-01-2006 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 78–71 Galatasaray
163 05-05-2006 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 75–59 Fenerbahçe
164 03-12-2006 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 75–64 Galatasaray
165 18-03-2007 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 57–91 Fenerbahçe
166 14-05-2007 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 76–70 Galatasaray
167 18-05-2007 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 64–69 Fenerbahçe
168 18-12-2007 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 88–77 Fenerbahçe
169 26-03-2008 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 76–72 Galatasaray
170 03-01-2009 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 78–62 Fenerbahçe
171 24-04-2009 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 89–62 Galatasaray
172 15-11-2009 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 0–20 Fenerbahçe
173 27-02-2010 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 81–77 Galatasaray
174 30-12-2010 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 67–56 Fenerbahçe
175 11-02-2011 Turkish Cup Fenerbahçe 77–70 Galatasaray
176 20-04-2011 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 83–80 Galatasaray
177 04-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 81–59 Galatasaray
178 06-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 95–74 Galatasaray
179 09-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 97–93 Fenerbahçe
180 11-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 74–85 Fenerbahçe
181 14-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 71–72 Galatasaray
182 17-06-2011 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 88–91 Fenerbahçe
183 12-10-2011 Presidential Cup Fenerbahçe 97–103 Galatasaray
184 30-12-2011 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 80–79 Galatasaray
185 11-04-2012 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 84–72 Fenerbahçe
186 04-10-2012 Turkish Cup Galatasaray 74–69 Fenerbahçe
187 19-12-2012 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 74–67 Galatasaray
188 10-02-2013 Turkish Cup Fenerbahçe 63–57 Galatasaray
189 14-04-2013 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 66–53 Fenerbahçe
190 09-10-2013 Presidential Cup Galatasaray 62–64 Fenerbahçe
191 10-12-2013 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 72–62 Fenerbahçe
192 31-03-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 77–52 Galatasaray
193 03-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 89–70 Galatasaray
194 05-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 74–73 Galatasaray
195 08-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 73–64 Fenerbahçe
196 10-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 88–82 Fenerbahçe
197 13-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 76–63 Galatasaray
198 16-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 85–77 Fenerbahçe
199 19-06-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 20–00 Galatasaray
200 17-11-2014 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 85–74 Galatasaray
201 10-03-2015 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 92–88 Fenerbahçe
202 21-05-2015 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 93–67 Galatasaray
203 24-05-2015 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 70–69 Fenerbahçe
204 27-05-2015 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 67–59 Galatasaray
205 02-11-2015 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 80–63 Fenerbahçe
206 27-02-2016 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 77–68 Galatasaray
207 25-05-2016 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 93–79 Galatasaray
208 27-05-2016 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 80–55 Galatasaray
209 29-05-2016 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 65–63 Fenerbahçe
210 31-05-2016 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 75–82 Fenerbahçe
211 28-10-2016 EuroLeague Galatasaray 87–103 Fenerbahçe
212 13-11-2016 Basketbol Ligi Fenerbahçe 92–74 Galatasaray
213 26-01-2017 EuroLeague Fenerbahçe 85–80 Galatasaray
214 12-03-2017 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 75–79 Fenerbahçe
215 29-10-2017 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 62–83 Fenerbahçe
216 04-03-2018 EuroLeague Fenerbahçe 80–60 Galatasaray
217 23-12-2018 Basketbol Ligi Galatasaray 84–74 Fenerbahçe

Statistics

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Head to Head

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Club G W D L
Fenerbahçe SK 255 132 3 120
Galatasaray SK 255 120 3 132

Last update: 28 May 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FIFA
  2. ^ Özsoy, Selami. "TÜRKİYE'DEKİ SPOR BASININDA NEFRET SÖYLEMİ".
  3. ^ ki, Halit Edip dedi (2017-04-22). "Geçmişten günümüze Galatasaray ile Fenerbahçe arasındaki yaşanan dostluk ve rekabet". GelGez (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ Obuz, Safter. "Tam 109 yıl! Ebedi dostluk, ezeli rekabet…". Skorer.
  5. ^ "Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu".
  6. ^ Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
  7. ^ "Latest News | Eurocup". Archived from the original on August 21, 2012.
  8. ^ Fenerbahce Ulker - Welcome to EuroLeague Basketball
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