Belgrade Derby

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The Belgrade Derby ( Serbian Београдски дерби Beogradski derbi ), also known in Serbia as the "Eternal Derby" (Serbian Вечити дерби / Večiti derbi ), is the name for the clash between the Red Star and Partizan sports clubs . Both are the most successful clubs in the former Yugoslavia and present-day Serbia and come from the capital Belgrade . The Belgrade football derby is one of the ten largest and most important derbies in the world of sports. Particularly explosive arises from the fact that the stadiums of the two rivals are only a few hundred meters apart. The largest number of spectators at a game between Red Star and Partizan was booked in the Red Star Stadium , when over 108,000 spectators were present.

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The term Večiti derbi (in German "Eternal Derby") derives from the long rivalry between the two clubs, especially through the regular and numerous encounters between these two teams over the season. The first derby, however, which was called Večiti derbi in Yugoslavia , was the encounter between the Belgrade clubs BSK and SK Velika Srbija or SK Jugoslavija at the beginning of the 20th century . After the Second World War, in addition to its rivalry, the derby designation was transferred to the clubs Roter Stern and Partizan, which were founded shortly thereafter. There are other names for this encounter , besides The Eternal Derby or Eternal Derby, for example Belgrade Derby , Derby of Belgrade , Great Belgrade Derby , Belgrade City Derby or, most recently, The Derby of Southeast Europe . In Serbia, the term Večiti derbi has been by far the most common from the start.

history

The backgrounds

Club coat of arms of the Belgrade SK .

At the beginning of the 20th century there were already several football clubs in the Kingdom of Serbia , among them the Belgrade club BSK, today OFK Belgrade . After a dispute between the club's management and several players, they decided to leave the club and founded a new sports club called SK Velika Srbija. The first encounter of the new club was played against the BSK, which despite good performances had to admit defeat 0-2 on September 13, 1913. It was the beginning of a sporting rivalry that would soon be the first in Serbia to be called Večiti derbi . The encounter between the BSK and SK Velika Srbija quickly developed into a crowd puller. The rivalry developed just as quickly, making the game the most important encounter of the season. Between 1923 and 1941 the BSK won five championships and was thus the most successful club in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , while the SK Velika Srbija, which had to change its name to SK Jugoslavia in 1919 , won two titles.

Club coat of arms of SK Jugoslavija.

During this period, both clubs received new stadiums. The SK Jugoslavija stadium, built in 1927, was now located on Topčidersko Brdo (Topčiderberg), exactly where the Red Star Stadium is today. There was also the home of BSK just a few hundred meters away, which offered space for around 30,000 spectators and was one of the largest and most modern on the Balkan Peninsula . Shortly after the Second World War , SK Jugoslavija was disbanded by the new communist authorities ; his property was later to be handed over to the newly founded Red Star Belgrade sports club . The club even got some players, the club colors and even the club crest were derived from SK Jugoslavija. Thus, Red Star was practically formed from the SK Jugoslavija or SK Velika Srbija. However, Roter Stern never saw itself as its successor, while others, even some fans, see it differently and are considering a new founding date for Roter Stern.

The BSK, which was no longer allowed to appear under this name, was similarly affected while the stadium was expropriated in favor of the Yugoslav People's Army , which had a new stadium built on the property after Partizan was founded, today's Partizan Stadium . Between 1945 and 1950 the BSK was called Metalac , then again BSK. In 1957 the association was finally given the current name OFK Belgrade . Despite some successes, during this period the club not only lost its home stadium, but also its popularity to Partizan, not only in Belgrade, but across the country. Since then, the club has been overshadowed by the big Belgrade city rivals Red Star and Partizan. Ultimately, not only did part of the tradition and the stadiums carry over to the new clubs, but also the rivalry that began in 1913.

The beginning

The founding dates of the two clubs in 1945 were only a few months apart. The initiative came from various political institutions . The Red Star Belgrade sports club was founded on March 4, 1945 by young people from the United Federation of Antifascist Youth of Serbia . A few months later, more precisely on October 4, 1945, Partizan Belgrade was founded by young officers of the Yugoslav People's Army , which named the association after the Yugoslav partisans . The first meeting of the football departments took place on January 5, 1947 in the newly formed 1st Yugoslav League . In the Partizan Stadium , then still known as the stadium of the Yugoslav People's Army , over 4,000 spectators gathered at −19 ° C. Red Star won this match 4: 3, while Partizan took revenge 1: 0 in the next game in front of 30,000 spectators, also in the home stadium.

The first edition in the cup, however, came on November 23, 1947, when Partizan defeated Red Star 2-1 at home in front of 20,000 spectators in the quarter-finals. Ultimately, Partizan won the double in his first season . From then on, a great rivalry developed, but the level of play of both teams also contributed to this, because from the beginning they were among the absolute top teams in national football. The following season Partizan finished third, two places better than Red Star, but Partizan lost the first cup final against his arch-rivals on November 29, 1948 in front of 30,000 spectators away with 0: 3. In addition to the purely sporting competition for the championship or the cup, a kind of power struggle soon developed between the Ministry of the Interior and the authorities of the Yugoslav army.

Viewer interest and media interest

The audience interest in the Eternal Derby has by far exceeded that for other pairings since the mid- 1940s , not only in the Yugoslav league, but throughout Southeast Europe . This was shown impressively in the 1976/77 season, when the 59th Belgrade Derby was followed by around 100,000 spectators, 90,125 of whom had tickets . During one game there were even more than 108,000 spectators in the Red Star stadium . Despite the internal nature of the competitive struggle, the Belgrade derby quickly gained worldwide fame and recognition not only for its atmosphere but also for its high level of play , as Yugoslav football was among the best in Europe for a long time. In addition, this meeting of the clubs from the only metropolis of the former country enjoys high media attention to this day , so that this encounter can be followed live in the entire region via TV and radio broadcasts . This game also arouses great interest outside the country's borders and is one of the most watched sports events in Southeast Europe worldwide. In addition to numerous countries in Europe, including Poland , Romania and Russia , this encounters were also broadcast live from outside of Europe, including Brazil . The Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera often broadcasts the Belgrade derby for the Arab- speaking world .

Balance sheet

So far 240 derbies have taken place. This makes the Eternal Derby one of the most popular football derbies in Europe . With 107 wins, Red Star has won the most games.

Partizan achieved the highest victory at home on December 6, 1953. The black and white defeated Red Star 7-1, the highest-scoring encounter between these two teams to date. After the introduction of the first Yugoslav league , both teams celebrated a 6-1 home win. In addition, Partizan once outclassed the host Roter Stern 5-0 (1962).

competition Games Victories
red star 		draw Wins Partizan Tore
Red Star 		Tore Partizan
league 151 62 45 44 218 184
Cup 35 20th 4th 11 57 46
Others 54 25th 9 20th 103 88
total 240 107 58 75 378 318

As of April 2016

Numbers and records

In the long history of the eternal derby, numerous numbers and records have been achieved as well as special features that are dealt with in this section.

  • The first meeting took place in the 1946/47 season on January 5, 1947 in the Partizan Stadium , which was then known as the stadium of the Yugoslav People's Army , when over 4,000 spectators gathered at −19 ° C to witness the 4: 3 - Red Star won. The first goal in the history of the derby was scored by Red Star's Jovan Jezerkić; the first goal for Partizan scored his current record player Stjepan Bobek . The black and whites managed to get their revenge in the second game when they won 1-0 at home in front of 30,000 spectators on April 27, 1947.
  • The first edition of the cup came on November 23, 1947, when Partizan defeated Red Star 2-1 at home in front of 20,000 spectators in the quarter-finals.
  • The first cup final between the two rivals took place on November 29, 1948, which Red Star won 3-0 at home in front of 30,000 spectators.
  • Foreign referees chaired “The Eternal Derby” twice : on August 25, 1957, it was the Italian Francesco Liverani, on March 2, 1958, an Austrian referee. Both games took place at the Red Star Stadium and ended in a 2-2 draw.
  • On December 2, 1959, the rivals met in the round of 32 of the Yugoslav Cup . After a 2-2 draw, the game went to penalties , in which Partizan's goalkeeper Milutin Šoškić blocked two shots and finally scored the winning goal himself.
  • The first encounter that ended 0-0 was the 29th derby, which was played on October 1, 1961.
  • The first derby in television was broadcast was the 37th Derby of 5 December 1965th
  • The first game under floodlights was completed on May 7, 1972 in the Red Star Stadium; it was the 50th Belgrade derby.
  • The highest number of spectators ever officially registered was on November 7, 1976 during the 59th Belgrade Derby. In Marakana were about 100,000 spectators in attendance, of which 90,125 spectators with admission ticket . There were even more than 108,000 spectators in the stadium during a game.
  • The so far only directly transformed corner in a derby succeeded the former playmaker Dragan Stojković , called " Piksi ", from Red Star when he overcame goalkeeper Branislav Đukanović during an away league game to 1-0 on September 6, 1987 .
  • The only game so far that has been played without a spectator was the match on March 1, 2008.
  • The first red card was given to Ljuba Spajić from Roter Stern.
  • Red Star's Živorad Jevtić took part in ten derbies, none of which his team lost.
  • Vladimir Dišljenković guarded the goal of Red Star in five derbies, he did not concede a single goal.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b FIFA : Great Derbies of World Football - The "Eternal Derby"
  2. ^ Daily Mail : The greatest rivalries in club football, Nos 10-1.
  3. ↑ Bleacher Report : Football Man Utd vs. Man City and Football's Top 10 Local Derbies
  4. ↑ a b Srpskiderbi.com: O derbiju
  5. ↑ Sportal: Da nema Rumuna, Srbi bi bili gospodari regiona. ( Memento from March 31, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Bojanić, M. Živko: BSK - Jugoslavija: sećanje na prvi beogradski večiti derbi , Klasa doo, Beograd 2007, ISBN 978-8-685627-07-1 . ( Preview in Google Book Search)
  7. ^ Official website of the Red Star Belgrade football club: History of Red Star
  8. ↑ 59. derbi (1976.) Crvena Zvezda - Partizan 1: 0 . Video, online on youtube.com from May 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ Orange Sport: Red Star vs. Partizan 3: 2 - Highlights of the Polish TV broadcast (November 17, 2012)
  10. ↑ 143. Eternal Derby: Red Star vs. Partizan 3: 2 - Highlights of the worldwide TV broadcasts (November 17, 2012)
  11. ↑ ESPN Brasil : Red Star vs. Partizan 3-2 - Highlights from the Brazilian TV broadcast (November 17, 2012)
  12. ↑ Al Jazeera : Red Star vs. Partizan 3: 2 - Highlights of the Arabic TV broadcast (November 17, 2012)
  13. ↑ 29th Belgrade Derby: Red Star vs. Partizan 0-0 (October 1, 1961)
  14. ↑ 50th Belgrade Derby: Red Star vs. Partizan 1: 1 (May 7, 1972)
  15. ↑ 59th Belgrade Derby in front of 100,000 spectators: Red Star vs. Partizan 1-0 (November 7, 1976)
  16. ↑ Directly transformed corner by Dragan Stojković from Roter Stern during the 81st Belgrade Derby - Partizan vs. Red Star 2: 3 (2:30 to 3:50 - September 6, 1987)