The Intercontinental Derby (), also known as the Eternal Rivalry (Turkish: ), is the name given to any basketball match between Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK, teams of the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively. Fenerbahçe is the most successful of the two clubs, having won more head to head fixtures and having clinched more trophies in the past seasons, including the highest level tier of European basketball, the EuroLeague trophy, where the winners are considered the biggest team of Europe.
History According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. Seven years later, in 1911, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at a high school, decided to introduce a new game to the students. Robenson popularized this sport in Turkey.Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.
Galatasaray are considered to be the pioneers in Turkish basketball, and the sport has always been very important for the club. The team have won 11 national championship titles and 15 Istanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın, was a former player of the basketball team.
The men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe was founded in 1913 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey. Fenerbahçe have won seven Istanbul League titles and three national championship titles in 1957, 1959 and 1965, just before the professional nationwide league was founded in 1966, and participated in the European Champions Cup in 1960 and 1966. Their fans had to wait until 1991 for another title, when Levent Topsakal, Larry Richard, and head coach Çetin Yılmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over Tofaş.Fenerbahce Ulker - Welcome to EuroLeague Basketball
Basketball rivalry
Fenerbahçe consider themselves as the pioneers of basketball in Turkey, boasting their success in winning more trophies in the past seasons, including the 2016–17 EuroLeague title, which is marked as the first ever EuroLeague title won by a Turkish basketball club.
Culture The clubs originate from two different sides of the Bosphorus. Fenerbahçe SK were founded in Kadıköy that is located on the Asian side of Istanbul, while Galatasaray SK were founded in the Beyoğlu district, on the European side of Istanbul. Both clubs naturally draw the majority of their support from the side of the city that they are native to, but maintain a significant majority of support drawn from the rest of Turkey.
Honours Competition Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Turkish League 16 16 Turkish Cup 10 3 Turkish Super Cup 8 2 Istanbul Basketball League 7 15 EuroLeague 2– EuroCup – 1 Total 43 37
List of all matches
#DateCompetitionHome teamScoreAway team124-03-1933Basketbol LigiGalatasaray20–0Fenerbahçe~~~~~~15212-10-2002Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe68–96Galatasaray15309-02-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray76–74Fenerbahçe15407-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray96–88Fenerbahçe15511-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe83–66Galatasaray15615-05-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray71–74Fenerbahçe15718-05-2003Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe78–91Galatasaray15812-10-2003Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–64Fenerbahçe15917-01-2004Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe98–79Galatasaray16002-01-2005Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–69Galatasaray16109-04-2005Basketbol LigiGalatasaray63–90Fenerbahçe16214-01-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe78–71Galatasaray16305-05-2006Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–59Fenerbahçe16403-12-2006Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe75–64Galatasaray16518-03-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray57–91Fenerbahçe16614-05-2007Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–70Galatasaray16718-05-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray64–69Fenerbahçe16818-12-2007Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–77Fenerbahçe16926-03-2008Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–72Galatasaray17003-01-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray78–62Fenerbahçe17124-04-2009Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe89–62Galatasaray17215-11-2009Basketbol LigiGalatasaray0–20Fenerbahçe17327-02-2010Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe81–77Galatasaray17430-12-2010Basketbol LigiGalatasaray67–56Fenerbahçe17511-02-2011Turkish CupFenerbahçe77–70Galatasaray17620-04-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe83–80Galatasaray17704-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe81–59Galatasaray17806-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe95–74Galatasaray17909-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray97–93Fenerbahçe18011-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray74–85Fenerbahçe18114-06-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe71–72Galatasaray18217-06-2011Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–91Fenerbahçe18312-10-2011Presidential CupFenerbahçe97–103Galatasaray18430-12-2011Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–79Galatasaray18511-04-2012Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–72Fenerbahçe18604-10-2012Turkish CupGalatasaray74–69Fenerbahçe18719-12-2012Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe74–67Galatasaray18810-02-2013Turkish CupFenerbahçe63–57Galatasaray18914-04-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray66–53Fenerbahçe19009-10-2013Presidential CupGalatasaray62–64Fenerbahçe19110-12-2013Basketbol LigiGalatasaray72–62Fenerbahçe19231-03-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe77–52Galatasaray19303-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe89–70Galatasaray19405-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe74–73Galatasaray19508-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray73–64Fenerbahçe19610-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray88–82Fenerbahçe19713-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe76–63Galatasaray19816-06-2014Basketbol LigiGalatasaray85–77Fenerbahçe19919-06-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe20–00Galatasaray20017-11-2014Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe85–74Galatasaray20110-03-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray92–88Fenerbahçe20221-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe93–67Galatasaray20324-05-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray70–69Fenerbahçe20427-05-2015Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe67–59Galatasaray20502-11-2015Basketbol LigiGalatasaray80–63Fenerbahçe20627-02-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe77–68Galatasaray20725-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe93–79Galatasaray20827-05-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe80–55Galatasaray20929-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray65–63Fenerbahçe21031-05-2016Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–82Fenerbahçe21128-10-2016EuroLeagueGalatasaray87–103Fenerbahçe21213-11-2016Basketbol LigiFenerbahçe92–74Galatasaray21326-01-2017EuroLeagueFenerbahçe85–80Galatasaray21412-03-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray75–79Fenerbahçe21529-10-2017Basketbol LigiGalatasaray62–83Fenerbahçe21604-03-2018EuroLeagueFenerbahçe80–60Galatasaray21723-12-2018Basketbol LigiGalatasaray84–74Fenerbahçe
Statistics
Head to Head Club G W D L Fenerbahçe SK 258 135 3 120 Galatasaray SK 258 120 3 135 Last update: 29 May 2025
See also The Intercontinental Derby Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (basketball) Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (basketball)
References
External links Fenerbahçe SK Official Website Galatasaray SK Official Website