&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Beograd_7712.jpg) Teams lining up before a league Večiti derbi match in November 2009. | |
| Other names | Belgrade derby |
|---|---|
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Teams | Red Star & Partizan |
| First meeting | Partizan 2–0 Red Star Friendly (21 April 1946) |
| Latest meeting | Red Star 2–0 Partizan 2023–24 Serbian Cup (24 April 2024) |
| Next meeting | TBC |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Total: 268 League: 173 |
| All-time series | |
| Largest victory | Red Star 1–7 Partizan 1953–54 Yugoslav First League (6 December 1953) |
The Eternal derby (Serbian: Вечити дерби / Večiti derbi), also called the Derby of Southeast Europe[1] and Belgrade derby (Serbian: Београдски дерби / Beogradski derbi), is the local derby in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, between fierce city rivals Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade, two of the most popular and most successful clubs in Serbia, although the derby has caused division throughout the whole of Serbia. It has been described as "one of European football's most bitter rivalries".[2]
The rivalry is present in a number of different sports but the most intense matches are in football and basketball sections of both clubs. It started immediately after the creation of the two clubs in 1945 and the two clubs have been dominant in domestic football since then.
According to a 2008 survey, Red Star is the most popular club in Serbia with 48% of the population supporting them. The second most popular is Partizan.[3] They also have many supporters in Republika Srpska, Montenegro and Serbian diaspora.
The football rivalry is highly regarded worldwide being as among the fiercest ones. The highest attendance for a Red Star–Partizan match was on the 7th of November 1976. When Red Star sold 90.142 tickets, it is estimated that there were around 100.000 spectators at the Red Star Stadium.[4]
- ^ "Da nema Rumuna, Srbi bi bili gospodari regiona" (in Serbian). The Sportal. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015.
- ^ "The derby that unites - and divides - a country". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Pola Srbije za Crvenu zvezdu!" (in Serbian). Večernje Novosti. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Rekordnih 100,000 gledalaca". www.mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). 7 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.