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| Other names | Ruhr derby |
|---|---|
| Location | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| First meeting | 3 May 1925 Schalke 4–2 Dortmund |
| Latest meeting | 11 March 2023 Bundesliga Schalke 2–2 Dortmund |
| Stadiums | Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund) Veltins-Arena (Schalke) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 160 |
| Most wins | Schalke (60) |
| All-time series | Dortmund: 56 Drawn: 44 Schalke: 60 |
| Largest victory | Schalke 10–0 Dortmund (20 October 1940) |
The Revierderby (pronounced [ʁeˈviːɐ̯ˌdœɐ̯biː] ) is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in the Ruhr region – also known in German as the Revier, a contraction of Bergbaurevier (mining area) – in North Rhine-Westphalia, but in most cases it refers to the derby between two most historically successful clubs from the region: Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04. Outside Germany, it is often referred to as the Ruhr derby.
A local derby between other Ruhr teams (for example VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, or Rot-Weiss Essen) is often called a kleines Revierderby (minor Revier derby).
It is considered the greatest rivalry in German football.[citation needed]