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The Intercontinental Derby (women's football)

The Intercontinental Derby () is any women's football 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. 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

Honours

Head-to-head ranking in the league

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List of all matches

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See also

Notes

External links

References