The Intercontinental Derby (basketball)

The Intercontinental Derby
Other namesEzelî Rekabet (The Eternal Rivalry)
Location Istanbul, Turkey
TeamsFenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
First meetingGalatasaray 20–0 Fenerbahçe 24 March 1933 (1933-03-24)
Latest meetingFenerbahçe 94–70 Galatasaray
(17 May 2025)
Statistics
Meetings total258
Most winsFenerbahçe (135)
All-time seriesFenerbahçe: 135
Drawn: 3
Galatasaray: 120
Post-season history

The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi), also known as the Eternal Rivalry (Turkish: Ezelî Rekabet), 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.