This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Israel.
National rivalries
edit- Political rivalry: Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Beitar Jerusalem[1]
- Tel Aviv vs. Haifa rivalry ("The Israeli Classico"): Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa.[2]
- Religious/ethnic rivalry: Beitar Jerusalem vs. Bnei Sakhnin[3][4]
- Be'er Sheva vs. Netanya rivalry: Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. Maccabi Netanya[5]
City derbies
edit- Tel Aviv derbies:
- Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv[6][7]
- Tel Aviv mini-derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv or Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv[8][9] and in also the past Beitar Tel Aviv, Shimson Tel Aviv and Maccabi Jaffa.
- Haifa derby: Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Haifa[10]
- Jerusalem derby: Beitar Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Jerusalem[11][12]
- Ramat Gan derby: Hapoel Ramat Gan vs. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan[13]
- Petah Tikva derby (Melabes Derby): Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva[14]
- Rehovot derby (derby HaShkhonot): Maccabi Sha'arayim vs. Hapoel Marmorek[15][16]
- Ashdod derby: Hapoel Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ironi Ashdod[17]
- Herzeliya derby: Hapoel Herzliya vs. Maccabi Herzliya[18]
Regional derbies
edit- South derby: Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. F.C Ashdod[19]
- Sharon derbies:
References
edit- ^ "The not-so-beautiful game of football in Israel". Financial Times. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv holds Maccabi Haifa in Clasico draw". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Interview with La Familia (Beitar Jerusalem-Israel)". Ultras-Tifo.
- ^ "HOLY WAR – The rivalry of Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin – Football Republik".
- ^ "קיצור תולדות השנאה: היריבות בין מכבי נתניה להפועל ב"ש". ספורט 1 (in Hebrew). 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Hapoel – Maccabi 05.03.2012". Ultras-Tifo.
- ^ "Israeli fan badly injured by firework at Tel Aviv derby". ABC News (Australia). 15 February 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ Allon Sinai, "Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda draw at Bloomfield Stadium", The Jerusalem Post, 22 January 2007
- ^ "Maccabi TA-Bnei Yehuda mini derby ends in draw", Haaretz, 22 January 2007
- ^ זהבי, מיה (2024-03-10). "Hapoel Haifa fans were arrested on suspicion of attacking a Maccabi Haifa fan - Live here - The News Corporation of Haifa and the surrounding area". חי פֹּה - תאגיד החדשות של חיפה והסביבה. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Derby Beitar -Hapoel – Picture of Jerusalem, Jerusalem District – TripAdvisor". Tripadvisor.co.uk.
- ^ Better the Red – Derby in Jerusalem Haim Baram, haimbaram.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ When Pitzale and Lufa Exchanged Hits Yossi Oz, 24 January 2012, The Giva'atayim Matkhtesh R.I.P. (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Biggest Derby: The History of the Rivalry of Petah Tikva Karin Shavit, 23 August 2014, Sport5 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Battle for the Hegemony: Marmorek vs. Sha'arayim Michael Weissermann, 27 October 2014, doublepass (in Hebrew)
- ^ Head to Head: Maccabi Sha'arayim vs. Hapoel Marmorek Shimon Levy, 28 August 2012, mynet (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Derby Returns to Ashdod David Kakoon, 2 October 2015, Ashdod4u (in Hebrew)
- ^ Leumit: Hapoel Herzliya Won Another Derby 15 January 2011, Walla! (in Hebrew)
- ^ "דרבי הדרום: עלייה באר שבעית או נקמה אשדודית?". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ פורת, אבינעם (2017-04-24). "מופע שנות ה-70". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Game of Teams: The Day the Sharon Derby Was Born Einat Hirsch, 12 December 2015, Sport5 (in Hebrew)
- ^ There's a Derby in the Sharon Erez Na'aman, 23 September 2010, Goler (in Hebrew)