The Intercontinental Derby (women's football)
| Other names | Ezelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry)[1] Dostluk Derbisi (The Derby of Friendship) (formerly)[2][3][4] |
|---|---|
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | Galatasaray 0–7 Fenerbahçe 7 December 2021 |
| Latest meeting | Fenerbahçe 1–0 Galatasaray (7 December 2025) |
| Stadiums | Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Florya Metin Oktay Facilities Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 10 |
| Most wins | Fenerbahçe (5) |
| All-time series | Fenerbahçe: 5 Drawn: 2 Galatasaray: 3 |
| Largest victory | Galatasaray 0–7 Fenerbahçe (7 December 2021) Galatasaray 2–0 Fenerbahçe (15 January 2023) |
The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi) is any women's football[Note 1] match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. It originates in the equivalent men's football rivalry, though does not share the same history.
History
Background
After Beşiktaş won the 2020–21 Turkish Women's Football League, the boards of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray accelerated their efforts during the summer to establish women's football teams. During this period, the Turkish Football Federation president Nihat Özdemir also announced initiatives aimed at developing women's football in the country and enabling female referees to officiate in the Süper Lig. With Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray taking steps to form women's teams, followed by several other Süper Lig clubs, efforts towards the growth of women's football in Turkey gained significant momentum.
First matches
On 2 December 2021, the boards of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray released a joint statement announcing that, with the support of The Coca-Cola Company, two friendly matches would be played between their women's football teams to raise social awareness against violence towards women.[5] The first match was played on 7 December 2021 at the Nef Stadium and was broadcast live on FB TV, GS TV, and TRT Spor. Fenerbahçe won the match 7–0. During the friendly match, Fenerbahçe players displayed banners against gender-based violence before entering the pitch with each substitution. The second match, planned to be played in February at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, was not played.
In the 2021–22 Turkish Women's Football Super League season, the two archrivals competed in separate groups and therefore did not face each other. In the 2022–23 season, they were placed in the same group. The teams met for the first time in an official match during the second week of the season, in a league fixture hosted by Fenerbahçe at the Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium. Galatasaray won the match 3–2, becoming the first side to claim victory in an official derby. In the return fixture of week 11, hosted at Galatasaray's Florya Metin Oktay Facilities, the yellow-red side won again with a 2–0 scoreline.
Statistics
Head to head
- As of 7 December 2025
| Matches | Wins Fenerbahçe |
Draws | Wins Galatasaray |
Goals Fenerbahçe |
Goals Galatasaray | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Super League | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| Friendly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 |
Honours
| Galatasaray | Competition | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's Super League | 0 |
| 1 | Total | 0 |
Head-to-head ranking in the league
List of all matches
Fenerbahçe win
Galatasaray win
Draw
| No. | Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away | Home goal scorers | Away goal scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 December 2021 | Friendly | Galatasaray | 0–7 |
Fenerbahçe | Kara (10), Bozkurt (15), Fishley (31, 34, 39), Cordner (40), Sırım (51) | [Note 2] | |
| 2 | 22 October 2022 | Super League | Fenerbahçe | 2–3 |
Galatasaray | Cordner (25), Coleman (49) | Denda (45+3), Uraz (85), Topçu (90+1) | |
| 3 | 15 January 2023 | Super League | Galatasaray | 2–0 |
Fenerbahçe | Uraz (45+3), Topçu (62) | ||
| 4 | 13 May 2023 | Super League | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 |
Galatasaray | Marcano (2), Kusi (62) | ||
| 5 | 20 May 2023 | Super League | Galatasaray | 2–2 |
Fenerbahçe | Topçu (56), Yeniçeri (85) | Marcano (1), Coleman (90+4) | |
| 6 | 12 November 2023 | Super League | Galatasaray | 2–1 |
Fenerbahçe | Uraz (79) | Kara (60 o.g.), Kipoyi (90+8) | |
| 7 | 24 March 2024 | Super League | Fenerbahçe | 2–1 |
Galatasaray | Türkoğlu (9), Coleman (70) | Karabulut (70) | |
| 8 | 13 October 2024 | Super League | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 |
Galatasaray | Özev (62), Uraz (67) | ||
| 9 | 9 March 2025 | Super League | Galatasaray | 1–1 |
Fenerbahçe | Cox (63) | Usme (71) | |
| 10 | 7 December 2025 | Super League | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 |
Galatasaray | Cox (64 pen) |
See also
- The Intercontinental Derby (football)
- Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry
- Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry
- The Intercontinental Derby (basketball)
- List of association football rivalries
- List of association football club rivalries in Europe
- Sports rivalry
- Big Three (Turkey)
Notes
- ^ See The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) for the same rivalry in basketball
- ^ First ever Women's Intercontinental Derby Match
External links
References
- ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ ki, Halit Edip dedi (22 April 2017). "Geçmişten günümüze Galatasaray ile Fenerbahçe arasındaki yaşanan dostluk ve rekabet". GelGez (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Obuz, Safter. "Tam 109 yıl! Ebedi dostluk, ezeli rekabet…". Skorer.
- ^ Özsoy, Selami. "TÜRKİYE'DEKİ SPOR BASININDA NEFRET SÖYLEMİ".
- ^ "FENERBAHÇE VE GALATASARAY KADIN FUTBOL TAKIMLARI, KADINA ŞİDDETE KARŞI TOPLUMSAL FARKINDALIK YARATMAK AMACIYLA HAZIRLIK MAÇI YAPIYOR". Fenerbahçe S.K.