This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Israel.
National rivalries Political rivalry: Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv vs. Haifa rivalry ("The Israeli Clasico"): Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa. Religious/ethnic rivalry: Beitar Jerusalem vs. Bnei Sakhnin Be'er Sheva vs. Netanya rivalry: Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. Maccabi Netanya
City derbies Tel Aviv derbies: Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv Eastern Derby: Hapoel Kfar Shalem vs. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Tel Aviv mini-derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv or Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Bnei Yehuda Tel AvivAllon Sinai, "Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda draw at Bloomfield Stadium", The Jerusalem Post, 22 January 2007"Maccabi TA-Bnei Yehuda mini derby ends in draw", Haaretz, 22 January 2007 and in also the past Beitar Tel Aviv, Shimson Tel Aviv and Maccabi Jaffa.
Haifa derby: Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Haifa Jerusalem derby: Beitar Jerusalem vs. Hapoel JerusalemBetter the Red – Derby in Jerusalem Haim Baram, haimbaram.com Ramat Gan derby: Hapoel Ramat Gan vs. Hakoah Amidar Ramat GanWhen Pitzale and Lufa Exchanged Hits Yossi Oz, 24 January 2012, The Giva'atayim Matkhtesh R.I.P. Petah Tikva derby (Melabes Derby): Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Petah TikvaThe Biggest Derby: The History of the Rivalry of Petah Tikva Karin Shavit, 23 August 2014, Sport5 Rehovot derby (derby HaShkhonot): Maccabi Sha'arayim vs. Hapoel MarmorekThe Battle for the Hegemony: Marmorek vs. Sha'arayim Michael Weissermann, 27 October 2014, doublepass Head to Head: Maccabi Sha'arayim vs. Hapoel Marmorek Shimon Levy, 28 August 2012, mynet Ashdod derby: Hapoel Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ironi AshdodThe Derby Returns to Ashdod David Kakoon, 2 October 2015, Ashdod4u Herzeliya derby: Hapoel Herzliya vs. Maccabi HerzliyaLeumit: Hapoel Herzliya Won Another Derby 15 January 2011, Walla!
Regional derbies South derby: Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs. F.C Ashdod Sharon derbies: Maccabi Netanya vs. Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Hapoel Kfar SabaGame of Teams: The Day the Sharon Derby Was Born Einat Hirsch, 12 December 2015, Sport5 Ramat HaSharon vs. Maccabi HerzliyaThere's a Derby in the Sharon Erez Na'aman, 23 September 2010, Goler
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