Football derbies in Israel

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 Aviv 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 Jerusalem
• Ramat Gan derby: Hapoel Ramat Gan vs. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
• Petah Tikva derby (Melabes Derby): Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva
• Rehovot derby (derby HaShkhonot): Maccabi Sha'arayim vs. Hapoel Marmorek
• Ashdod derby: Hapoel Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ironi Ashdod
• Herzeliya derby: Hapoel Herzliya vs. Maccabi Herzliya

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 Saba
• Ramat HaSharon vs. Maccabi Herzliya

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