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 and derby games.

The Intercontinental Derby
Other namesEzelî Rekabet (Eternal Rivalry)[1]
Locale Istanbul, Turkey
TeamsFenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
First meetingGalatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe 24 March 1933 (1933-03-24)
Latest meetingFenerbahçe 75–80 Galatasaray
(26 February 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total243
Most winsFenerbahçe (122)
All-time seriesFenerbahçe: 122
Drawn: 2
Galatasaray: 119
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. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to the students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray SK president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.[2][3]

Galatasaray are considered to be the pioneers in Turkish basketball, and the sport had always been very important for the club.[4] 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 were founded in 1913 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey. Fenerbahçe have won 7 Istanbul League titles and 3 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.[5]

Basketball rivalry
2016–17 EuroLeague match

Galatasaray consider themselves as the pioneers of basketball in Turkey, having popularized and dominated the sport in the early decades, while Fenerbahçe in return boast 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
Turkish Super League 9 5
Turkish Championship 3 11
Turkish Cup 7 3
Turkish Super Cup 7 2
EuroLeague 1 –
EuroCup – 1
Total 27 22

List of all matches
# Date Competition Home team Score Away team
124-03-1933Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
20–0
Fenerbahçe
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15212-10-2002Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
68–96
Galatasaray
15309-02-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
76–74
Fenerbahçe
15407-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
96–88
Fenerbahçe
15511-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
83–66
Galatasaray
15615-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
71–74
Fenerbahçe
15718-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
78–91
Galatasaray
15812-10-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
66–64
Fenerbahçe
15917-01-2004Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
98–79
Galatasaray
16002-01-2005Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
80–69
Galatasaray
16109-04-2005Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
63–90
Fenerbahçe
16214-01-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
78–71
Galatasaray
16305-05-2006Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
75–59
Fenerbahçe
16403-12-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
75–64
Galatasaray
16518-03-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
57–91
Fenerbahçe
16614-05-2007Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
76–70
Galatasaray
16718-05-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
64–69
Fenerbahçe
16818-12-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
88–77
Fenerbahçe
16926-03-2008Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
76–72
Galatasaray
17003-01-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
78–62
Fenerbahçe
17124-04-2009Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
89–62
Galatasaray
17215-11-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
0–20
Fenerbahçe
17327-02-2010Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
81–77
Galatasaray
17430-12-2010Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
67–56
Fenerbahçe
17511-02-2011Turkish CupFenerbahçe
77–70
Galatasaray
17620-04-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
83–80
Galatasaray
17704-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
81–59
Galatasaray
17806-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
95–74
Galatasaray
17909-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
97–93
Fenerbahçe
18011-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
74–85
Fenerbahçe
18114-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
71–72
Galatasaray
18217-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
88–91
Fenerbahçe
18312-10-2011Presidential CupFenerbahçe
97–103
Galatasaray
18430-12-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
80–79
Galatasaray
18511-04-2012Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
84–72
Fenerbahçe
18604-10-2012Turkish CupGalatasaray
74–69
Fenerbahçe
18719-12-2012Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
74–67
Galatasaray
18810-02-2013Turkish CupFenerbahçe
63–57
Galatasaray
18914-04-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
66–53
Fenerbahçe
19009-10-2013Presidential CupGalatasaray
62–64
Fenerbahçe
19110-12-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
72–62
Fenerbahçe
19231-03-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
77–52
Galatasaray
19303-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
89–70
Galatasaray
19405-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
74–73
Galatasaray
19508-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
73–64
Fenerbahçe
19610-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
88–82
Fenerbahçe
19713-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
76–63
Galatasaray
19816-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
85–77
Fenerbahçe
19919-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
20–00
Galatasaray
20017-11-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
85–74
Galatasaray
20110-03-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
92–88
Fenerbahçe
20221-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
93–67
Galatasaray
20324-05-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
70–69
Fenerbahçe
20427-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
67–59
Galatasaray
20502-11-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
80–63
Fenerbahçe
20627-02-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
77–68
Galatasaray
20725-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
93–79
Galatasaray
20827-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
80–55
Galatasaray
20929-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
65–63
Fenerbahçe
21031-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
75–82
Fenerbahçe
21128-10-2016EuroLeagueGalatasaray
87–103
Fenerbahçe
21213-11-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe
92–74
Galatasaray
21326-01-2017EuroLeagueFenerbahçe
85–80
Galatasaray
21412-03-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
75–79
Fenerbahçe
21529-10-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
62–83
Fenerbahçe
21604-03-2018EuroLeagueFenerbahçe
80–60
Galatasaray
21723-12-2018Basketbol LigiGalatasaray
84–74
Fenerbahçe

Statistics

Head to Head
Club G W D L
Fenerbahçe SK 243 122 2 119
Galatasaray SK 243 119 2 122

Last update: 26 February 2020

See also

References
  1. FIFA
  2. http://www.tbf.org.tr/tbf/tarihce/ulkemizde-basketbol
  3. Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
  5. Fenerbahce Ulker - Welcome to EuroLeague Basketball
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