Rivalry Among Sports Supporters

This article will give a list that mainly deals with association football rivalries all over the world. It will further cover brief details regarding rivalry among football supporters and at the same time including local derbies & matches between teams. We can say that major football rivalries usually manifest themselves in several ways. Fierce conflicts between supporter groups, large media coverage, and high television viewing figures and, in some cases, bitter controversy can be both causes and consequences of high-profile rivalries.

Let’s first begin with the Africa, the biggest rivalry in Egypt is often revealed as the rivalry between Al- Ahly and Zamalel. Considering about Ghana, the biggest rivalry is between Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko. Looking into the history, the rivalries among football supporters of Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko caused a football-related disaster in African history. In that disaster almost 127 people were killed due to stampede which broke out after clashes between supporters as well as with police.

As far as Asia is concerned, the biggest rivalry in Australia is between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United. The two clubs have been many games and there is great rivalry among football supporters of these two clubs. Apart from this, the rivalry involves in Australia also includes Newcastle United Jets FC and Central Coast Mariners FC. However, the rivalry that involves Australia’s Sydney FC & Melbourne Victory FC is often known as The city Derby.

Referring to football supporters rivalry in Europe, the biggest rivalry in Bulgaria is between CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. Considering about Croatia, the biggest rivalry is between Dinamo Zagreb vs Hajduk Split. Hajduk is basically the team of Dalmatia while Dinamo is the team of the Zagreb region. In Denmark the rivalry is between Brondby and Copenhagen. However, in England, the biggest is between Arsenal and Chelsea. Apart from this, there is also rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.