The Intercontinental Derby (football)
| Other names | Ezelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry) Dostluk Derbisi (The Derby of Friendship) (formerly) |
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| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | Galatasaray 2–0 Fenerbahçe 17 January 1909 |
| Latest meeting | Fenerbahçe 1–2 Galatasaray (2 April 2025) |
| Stadiums | Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 403 |
| Most wins | Fenerbahçe (149) |
| Most player appearances | Turgay Şeren (55) |
| Top scorer | Zeki Rıza Sporel (27) |
| All-time series | Fenerbahçe: 149 Drawn: 124 Galatasaray: 130 |
| Largest victory | Fenerbahçe 6- 0 Galatasaray (6 November 2002) Fenerbahçe 0–7 Galatasaray (12 February 1911) |
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The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi) is any football match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the biggest football match in Turkey because of the success both clubs have had in Turkish football, the intensity of the matches, and the immense rivalry between the two teams. The fixture has been in existence for more than a century and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting very large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country. The derby is known as "intercontinental" because Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are two of the major Turkish teams from the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively.