21. Huracan vs San Lorenzo
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Club Atlético Huracán is a professional football team from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Huracán's fans are called Quemeros ("burners") because years ago there was a garbage burning station at the present location of the Stadium. Their eternal rival is San Lorenzo de Almagro.The Huracan fans (barra brava):La Gloriosa Butteler.
San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood) of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its colors are blue and red vertical stripes.The San Lorenzo fans (barra brava):El Globo.
22. Wisla vs Cracovia
Krakow (Poland)
The Holy War
The term Holy War refers to the intense rivalry between the two based Kraków teams Wisla and Cracovia . In 1906 the establishment of Cracovia and Wisla, the two first Polish football clubs, created a rivalry that goes back more then 100 years. The term Holy War was first used to describe the rivalry of Kraków's Jewish teams, Makabbi and Jutrzenka. A Jutrzenka defender joined Cracovia later on and during the derby match against Wisla he reffred to the game as a Holy War. The phrase was put into a song and has since been popular among Wisla and Cracovia fans.
In 2006, the 100 year anniversary match was played between Wisla Kraków and Cracovia. Water cannons, riot vans, choppers, dogs, and nearly 1,000 cops were on hand during the game.
Cracovia Kraków, (pron. IPA: ['krakuf], is a professional multisports club based in Kraków, Poland. Cracovia is the oldest Polish football club still in operation (a few years older are teams from Lwów, but this city was in September of 1939 occupied by the Soviet Union and now is part of Ukraine), and has continually participated in competition since its founding on June 13, 1906. The team currently plays its matches in the Pope John Paul II Stadium situated next to the Blonia Park, located in the Zwierzyniec district of Kraków.
Wisla Kraków is a Polish football club based in Kraków, Poland. From 1906-1945 and from 1990-1997it was known as Sports Society Wisla (pol. Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla), after World War II the club became known as Wisla Kraków. The club'scoat of arms is a white star on a red background. The club is the most recently successful team in Poland winning a total of 11 Polish league championships with 5 coming within this decade.
23. CSKA Sofia vs Levski Sofia
Sofia (Bulgaria)
The Eternal Derby
PFC CSKA Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. CSKA stands for Central Sport Club of the Army.
The home ground of CSKA Sofia is Bulgarska Armia (Bulgarian Army) Stadium. CSKA Sofia is the most supported club in Bulgaria. The official fan club was formed in 1990. The oldest fan club in Bulgaria was founded in 1983 in Sofia by CSKA's fans.
Sector G is the north stand of Bulgarian Army Stadium. This part of the stadium is the main stand for the supporters of CSKA.
The largest concentration of the fans is in Sofia, but also there is a large group of fans from all over the country. Besides the official fan club, there are more than 2000 fan clubs in all parts of the country including the fans from USA, Republic of Macedonia, Spain and almost every country in which there are large numbers of Bulgarians.
CSKA fans also have good relations with the fans of Steaua Bucuresti of Romania, Partizan Belgrade of Serbia and CSKA Moscow of Russia.
PFC Levski Sofia, also known simply as Levski, is a Bulgarian football club founded in 1914 and based in the capital Sofia. So far, Levski has won 25 League titles and 26 National cups. Levski is the only club from Bulgaria's top division which has not been relegated since the inception of this tournament.
The team's name was given by the name of the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski. This is also the name of Bulgaria's National stadium, where the club plays most of its international matches.
"The Bulgarian derby", the most notorious Bulgarian football rivalry is Levski Sofia vs CSKA Sofia. It is also known as "The Eternal Derby". Both teams' fans have been often involved in feuds and acts of vandalism.
The rivalry between the clubs is everywhere. They have confrontations in every sport aspect even in the club's policy. On match days there has been lots of trouble on the streets around the football grounds and in Sofia altogether, although in recent years, things have calmed down a bit. After most matches between The Blues and The Army Men, some fans have a fight , because hooliganism is very popular in the fans' groups. The match is played first on the national Vasil Levski Stadium, but after 1989 it is played on the club's stadiums. In recent years the derby was given back on the national stadium.
24. Nacional vs Peñarol
Montevideo (Uruguay)
The Uruguayan Clásico
Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan sports club, full of history, based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899. Three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores, three-time winner of the Intercontinental Cup.
Club Atlético Peñarol is a sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team, a three-time Intercontinental Cup winner, and five time Libertadores Cup winner.
The ultras from Peñarol are known as La Caterva Aurinegra, and have the worst reputation among uruguayan club supporters.
The riots provoked by this section of supporters have costed Peñarol the deduction of 31 points, that among other things costed the club three championships (Apertura 1994, Clausura 1997 and Clausura 2002) and also forced them to play a playoff match which Peñarol eventually won (Apertura 1995 vs Liverpool).
One of football's classic derbies, since the late 19th century, the Uruguayan Clásico is the confrontation between the two greatest teams of Montevideo, Nacional and Peñarol. Both teams have played a big part in developing South American football and are respected in the Americas and worldwide despite their recent lack of international success. Together they sum up 8 Copa Libertadores and 6 Intercontinental Cups
The rivalry is an important component of the country's culture, which is paralyzed every time the clubs face each other at the legendary Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, since the venue never changes no matter which one is the local team. One of the few Derbies with somehow 50% and 50% attendance, as Centenario for this game is neutral field.
The 0-0 draw of 14 April 1990, had after a direful fight, 22 red cards,11 each side, (Nacional-9 field players and 2 bench players). The match ended at 85' for the rule of less than 7 players. Then the 1-1 match of 26 November 2000 ended in another confrontation of several boxing and karate kicks and chops in which 9 players had to spent a month in jail along with one of the coaches. Two editions of the match were played abroad, one in La Plata (Argentina) in 1960, the other in La Coruña (Spain) in 2005.
25. Dinamo vs Steaua
Bucharest (Romania)
Marele Derby (The Great Derby)
Marele Derby (The Great Derby) has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as Steaua and Dinamo are the two most successful football teams in the country in history. With 41 titles won altogether (Steaua–23; Dinamo–18), the two clubs have won 23 of the last 26 seasons. It is also a match between the former clubs of the Ministry of National Defence - Romanian Army (Steaua) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs - The Police (Dinamo). Several clashes between different factions of supporters have often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The heyday was reached before a match kick-off in 1997, when Dinamo's fans set a sector of Stadionul Ghencea's Peluza Sud, where they were assigned, on fire. Between October 1991 and April 2000, Steaua counted 19 undefeated official matches in front of their rivals,
both in the championship and the cup. Just as well, a period of 17 years and 7 months has been recorded in which Dinamo did not manage to win away against Steaua in the domestic league. The result of the encounter between the two rivals is currently the following: 117 matches, 40 wins for Dinamo, 34 wins for Steaua and 43 games ended in a tie.
The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams Pantelimon appear in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia is born, composed of young but very devoted men it will become the leading group in the red-white stands. Following the death of Catalin Hîldan in 2000 the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin Hildan (PCH) in his honor. Today the majority of supporters are located in the PCH but several factions have moved to the South End.
As Steaua is, judging by performances, the most successful Romanian football team, they enjoy the biggest support among Romanian football fans. A survey conducted in June 2007 suggested that the Ghencea-based team accounts for approximately 42% of all Romanian football lovers, as opposed to the following two ranked teams, Dinamo, with 12%, and Rapid, with 9%.
The largest concentration of fans are in Bucharest, notably in areas adjacent to the arena, covering the whole southern half of Bucharest, a city geographically divided by the Dâmbovita River.[52] Also, the club has an important fan base inside the country, where several towns are renowned for counting vast majorities of Steaua supporters, and outside the borders, among Romanian emigrants.
The Steaua Ultras movement began in 1995, when the bases of Armata Ultra (AU), the first Ultras group from Bucharest(and second in Romania after Politehnica Timisoara's Commando Viola Ultra Curva Sud), were set.
Currently Steaua's supporters are comprised of several groups, most of them located at the Peluza Nord (North End) (Sharks Ferentari, Tineretului Korps, Titan Boys, Nucleo, Gruppo Tei, Skins Berceni, Insurgentii, Armata 47, Ultras Colentina, Gruppo Est Voluntari, Triada, Roosters,etc.).