This list of association football rivalries catalogues football rivalries around the world. This includes rivalries at the club and international level, including local derby and intercontinental competitions.

International

This list uses the geographic confederation classifications issues by International Association Football Federation (FIFA): CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America).

Intercontinental

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|Argentina–England

|5 (2002)

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|Argentina–Mexico

|4 (2022)

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|Argentina–Netherlands

|6 (2022)

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|Australia–New Zealand

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|Australia–Uruguay

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|Brazil–Italy

|5 (1994)

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|Australia–Japan

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|China–Japan

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|China–South Korea

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|Indonesia–Malaysia

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|Iran–Iraq

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|Iran–Saudi Arabia

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|Iraq–Kuwait

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|Iraq–Saudi Arabia

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|Japan–South Korea

| — ||

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|North Korea–South Korea

| — ||

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|Qatar–UAE

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|Thailand–Vietnam

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Africa (CAF)

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|Algeria–Egypt

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|Algeria–Morocco

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|Algeria–Tunisia

| — ||

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|Egypt–Tunisia

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|Ghana–Nigeria

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|Albania–Kosovo

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|Albania–Serbia

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|Czech Republic–Slovakia

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|Denmark–Sweden

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|England–Germany

| 5 ||

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|England–Scotland

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|France–Spain

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|Germany–Netherlands

| 4 ||

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|Germany–Italy

| 5 ||

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|Hungary–Romania

| — ||

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|Hungary–Poland

|–

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|Italy–Spain

| 3 ||

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|Irish derby

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|Poland–Russia

|1

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|Portugal–Spain

| 2 ||

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=== North & Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) ===<!--Alphabetical order, repetitions not needed if already referenced in an earlier section. -->

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|Clásico centroamericano

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|El Salvador–Honduras

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|Mexico–United States

| 1 ||

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South America (CONMEBOL)

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|Argentina–Brazil

| 4 ||

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|Argentina–Peru

|1

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|Argentina–Uruguay

| 2 ||

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|Brazil–Uruguay

| 2 ||

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|Chile–Peru

| — ||

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|Ecuador–Peru

| — ||

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Club

Africa (CAF)

Asia and Oceania (AFC) and (OFC)

Europe (UEFA)

North, Central America and the Caribbean and South America (CONCACAF) and (CONMEBOL)

See also

  • Association football culture
  • List of sports rivalries
  • List of association football competitions

References

  • FootballDerbies.com
  • FIFA.com
  • EuroRivals.net – fixtures, results and videos of football derbies
  • 50 Greatest Rivalries in World Football – Bleacher Report
  • Top 10 Greatest Rivalries Soccer Teams All Time – Listvia