The Crvena zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry, commonly referred as the Eternal derby (), is an Adriatic League, Serbian League, and Belgrade-based rivalry between Crvena zvezda and Partizan. These two men's basketball clubs are the biggest and most popular clubs in Serbia. The two clubs both play their home games at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or Belgrade Arena in Belgrade. The rivalry started immediately after the creation of the two clubs in 1945 and the two clubs have been dominant in domestic basketball since then. It is present in a number of different sports but the most intense matches are in football sections of both clubs.

The two clubs have won the two highest numbers of national titles in Serbia: Crvena zvezda won 24, two more than Partizan. Together, they account for 17 of the 48 national titles in Yugoslavia (1945–1992), 11 of 14 national titles in Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and all national titles in Serbia (2006 onwards). Also, the two clubs have won the two highest numbers of championships in the Adriatic League, Partizan 8, Crvena zvezda 7. Together, they account for 15 of 22 championships. Partizan is defending ABA champion in the upcoming season.

In European competitions, Crvena zvezda won a FIBA Saporta Cup (then known as European Cup Winner's Cup) in 1974, while Partizan was the European champion in 1992 and won 3 FIBA Korać Cups.

Aleksandar Nikolić and Zoran Slavnić are the only individuals who have played and coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers.

History 1946–1992: Yugoslavia

The first official game between Crvena zvezda and Partizan was held on 6 September 1946 in Belgrade. Partizan won with a 24–21 score.

1992–2006: Serbia and Montenegro

2004 onward: Adriatic League

2006 onward: Serbia

Two clubs, Crvena zvezda and Partizan, won all national titles in the Serbian league since its inaugural season in 2006. Partizan won the first eight titles, until the 2013–14 season, while Crvena zvezda won the next nine seasons, concluding with the 2023–24 season (except 2019–20 because season was cancelled due to COVID-19). Partizan won title back in 2024–25 season.

Home arenas

The two clubs both play their home games in Belgrade, at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or the Belgrade Arena, while Partizan also play their home games at the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall.

Aleksandar Nikolić Hall The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, formerly known as Pionir Hall, is an indoor arena located in the Belgrade's municipality Palilula. The arena was built in 1973 in eleven months, by Energoprojekt. It has a seating capacity of 8,000, following an expansion and renovation in 2019.izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalacaZablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić"Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra It was renamed in 2016 in honour of Basketball Hall of Famer Aleksandar Nikolić who played for and coached both clubs. Crvena zvezda play their home games in Serbian, Adriatic, and European competitions. On the other hand, Partizan occasionally play their home games only in domestic competitions.

Belgrade Arena The Belgrade Arena, is an indoor arena located in the Belgrade's municipality New Belgrade. The arena was finished and opened in 2004. It has a seating capacity of 18,386, but the current record stands at 24,232, which was set in 2014, Partizan occasionally play their home games in EuroLeague, while Partizan play there in Adriatic and European competitions.

Ranko Žeravica Hall The Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall is an indoor arena located in the Belgrade's municipality New Belgrade, as well. The arena was finished and opened in 1968. It has a seating capacity of 5,000. Partizan only uses the arena for their home games in domestic competitions. Formerly known as New Belgrade Hall, it was renamed in 2016 in honour of basketball coach Ranko Žeravica.

Head-to-head Recent matches The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the current season:

Matches in Adriatic competitions The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the Adriatic competitions:

SeasonAt Crvena zvezda(Crvena zvezda – Partizan)At Partizan(Partizan – Crvena zvezda)SuperCup(Crvena zvezda – Partizan)TotalNotes Season Post-season Season Post-season 2001–02 Both clubs did not participate Not held — — 2002–03 Partizan did not participate — Crvena zvezda lose League Semifinal 2003–04 — Crvena zvezda lose League Semifinal 2004–05 81–95 — 86–95 86–82 Partizan 2–1 Partizan lose League FinalCrvena zvezda lose League Semifinal 2005–06 88–74 — 77–75 — Tie 1–1 Partizan lose League FinalCrvena zvezda lose League Semifinal 2006–07 76–88 — 93–80 — Partizan 2–0 Partizan win League 2007–08 81–88 — 82–67 — Partizan 2–0 Partizan win League 2008–09 82–85 — 80–81 64–58 Partizan 2–1 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League Semifinal 2009–10 74–84 — 73–76 — Tie 1–1 Partizan win League 2010–11 68–76 — 99–68 — Partizan 2–0 Partizan win League 2011–12 69–84 — 85–67 — Partizan 2–0 Partizan lose League Semifinal 2012–13 84–76 — 78–92 71–63 Crvena zvezda 2–1 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League Final 2013–14 63–57 — 83–86 — Crvena zvezda 2–0 Both clubs lose League Semifinals 2014–15 76–67 73–64, 68–70 77–63 85–95, 73–81 Crvena zvezda 4–2 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose League Semifinals 2015–16 92–77 — 86–81 — Tie 1–1 Crvena zvezda win League 2016–17 83–72 — 86–81 — Tie 1–1 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose League Semifinals 2017–18 86–74 — 84–100 — Crvena Zvezdawithdrew Crvena zvezda 2–0 Crvena zvezda lose League FinalsPartizan lose League Semifinals 2018–19 70–68 106–101, 84–63 71–77 70–67 — Crvena zvezda 4–1 Crvena zvezda win both titlesPartizan lose League Semifinals 2019–20 92–86 Canceled 75–72 Canceled — Tie 1–1 League season canceledPartizan win SuperCup 2020–21 73–64 — 85–86 — Canceled Crvena zvezda 2–0 Crvena zvezda win League 2021–22 71–56 90–76, 85–81, 80–77 98–84 70–67, 112–84 Not held Crvena zvezda 4–3 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose League Finals 2022–23 90–74 91–78, 68–56 92–81 88–80, 87–78, 96–85 Partizan 4–3 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League Finals 2023–24 88–86 85-82, 80-73 98–87 76-82 — Crvena zvezda 4–1 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose League Finals and SuperCup Final 2024–25 89–84 — 85–77 — Not held Tie 1–1 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League Semifinals 2025–26 100–96 78-89 81–74 100–94 Not held Partizan 3–1 Partizan lose League FinalsCrvena zvezda lose League Semifinals 2026–27 Not held

Matches in Serbian competitions The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the Serbian top-tier competitions:

SeasonAt Crvena zvezda(Crvena zvezda – Partizan)At Partizan(Partizan – Crvena zvezda)Radivoj Korać Cup(Crvena zvezda – Partizan)TotalNotes Season Post-season Season Post-season 2006–07 88–92 83–100, 67–84 91–86 91–89, 77–91 — Partizan 5–1 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League FinalsPartizan lose Cup Final 2007–08 78–83 80–89 86–77 93–73 — Partizan 4–0 Partizan win both titles 2008–09 — 54–68, 75–73 — 70–58, 58–63, 73–61 65–80 Partizan 4–2 Partizan win both titlesCrvena zvezda lose both finals 2009–10 65–79 74–85 103–75 94–73 — Partizan 4–0 Partizan win both titles 2010–11 92–95 — 118–77 — — Partizan 2–0 Partizan win both titles 2011–12 78–83 68–56, 82–86 76–69 92–83, 78–72 51–64 Partizan 6–1 Partizan win both titlesCrvena zvezda lose both finals 2012–13 67–77 69–71, 52–68 69–76 82–54, 74–81 78–69 Partizan 4–3 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League FinalsCrvena zvezda win CupPartizan lose Cup Final 2013–14 78–82 62–82, 87–95 72–75 88–97, 77–67 — Partizan 4–2 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda lose League FinalsCrvena zvezda win Cup 2014–15 92–76 78–64, 58–54 92–82 69–72 76–67 Crvena zvezda 5–1 Crvena zvezda win both titlesPartizan lose League Finals 2015–16 — 84–53, 72–75 — 86–87, 65–70 60–68 Crvena zvezda 3–2 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose both finals 2016–17 85–74 — 78–77 — 74–64 Crvena zvezda 2–1 Crvena zvezda win both titlesPartizan lose Cup Final 2017–18 — 87–62 — 73–81 75–81 Crvena zvezda 2–1 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan win CupCrvena zvezda lose Cup Final 2018–19 — 98–94, 96–90 — 73–72, 75–76 74–76 Crvena zvezda 3–2 Crvena zvezda win LeaguePartizan lose League FinalsPartizan win CupCrvena zvezda lose Cup Final 2019–20 League season canceled 84–85 Partizan 1–0 Partizan win CupCrvena zvezda lose Cup Final 2020–21 Not held — Not held — 79–78Crvena zvezda 1–0 Crvena zvezda win both titles 2021–22 Partizanwithdrew Partizanwithdrew 85–68 Crvena zvezda 1–0 Crvena zvezda win both titlesPartizan lose Cup Final 2022–23 Partizanwithdrew Partizanwithdrew 83–75 Crvena zvezda 1–0 Crvena zvezda win both titles 2023–24 89–88 0–20 85–79 Crvena zvezda 3–0 Crvena zvezda win both titles 2024–25 — — 89–83 Crvena zvezda 1–0 Partizan win LeagueCrvena zvezda win CupPartizan lose Cup Final 2025–26 — — — — Crvena zvezda win Cup 2026–27

Matches in European competitions The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the European competitions:

CompetitionSeasonAt Crvena zvezda(Crvena zvezda – Partizan)At Partizan(Partizan – Crvena zvezda)TotalNotes Season Post-season Season Post-season EuroLeague 2022–23 78–79 — 73–76 — Tie 1–1 Partizan lose Playoffs seriesCrvena zvezda finishes 10th in Regular season 2023–24 88–72 — 88–86 — Tie 1–1 Partizan finishes 11th in Regular seasonCrvena zvezda finishes 16th in Regular season 2024–25 77–89 — 71–73 — Tie 1–1 Crvena zvezda lose Play-in matchPartizan finishes 12th in Regular season 2025–26 82–89 — 79–76 — Partizan 2–0 Crvena zvezda lose Play-in matchPartizan finishes 15th in Regular season 2026–27

Matches in defunct competitions 1946–1992: Yugoslavia The following were the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the Yugoslav competitions: