List of sports rivalries in Hungary



This is a list of the main sporting local derbies and other sports rivalries in Hungary.

Association football
This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Hungary:

Arguably the two biggest teams in the country, having a total of 55 hungarian league titles between them. Ferencváros have the most fans in the country, with an estimated 2 million people supporting them, scattered all over the country, and including from areas outside of hungary with a large hungarian population, such as Felvidék, Délvidék, and Erdély. Naturally, a lot of Ferencváros fans come from the eponymous district of Budapest, but FTC tends to be the most popular team in other districts as well, even surpassing the popularity of the locsl teams of the districts. This is the case in Csepel, Rákosfalva, and Zugló. They are also the most popular team in almost all cities in Hungary, (even in Cities which have local teams) with the exception of Miskolc, Debrecen, Fehérvár, and Győr. Their ultra group, known as Green Monsters, where founded in 1995, and have gained notoriety for their violence, and willingness to cause chaos. They were especially feared in the early 2000's, when away fans rarely turned up in big numbers at Üllői Út. The club's image is extremely political, as it was founded by christian swabians living in Hungary, and is associated with that of the Hungarian far-right. Újpest are the second most supported team in the country, and have the majority of their fanbase in the 4th district. A lot of Újpest fans can be found in the neighbouring districts, such as Óbuda, and Újpalota. Just like it is the case with their green counterparts, Újpest have a lot of fans outside of Budapest, and in provincial cities, such as Szombathely and Karczag. Their ultra group is known as Viola Fidelity, which came to existence in 2002. Fidelity was preceded by (and as such, built upon the foundations of) Újpest Ultras, founded in 1992. Since the 1990s, Újpest fans have gained a reputation for being far-right as well. The rivalry can be traced back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title. By this time, Ferencváros had 11 championships, and were the second biggest team in the country, behind MTK. The city of Újpest became part of Budapest only in the 1950s. Therefore, the rivalry is based on a city-rural contrast. The supporters of Ferencváros were Germans in Hungary and city-dwellers, while the supporters of Újpest were Hungarians, Germans, and Jews in Hungary. In the 1950s Ferencváros became the team of the opposition, were stripped of their green and white colours, and forcibly changed their name to Budapest Kinizsi. Meanwhile, Újpest were forced to become the team of the Ministry of Interior, and were known for the entirety of the Communist era in Hungary, as Újpesti Dózsa (meaning Dynamo). Therefore, Ferencváros fans consider Újpest as the Soviet invaders. Ferencváros reinstalled their official crest and colours during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Ferencváros became the first hungarian team to win a continental cup, winning the 1965 cup of fair-trade cities. Újpest would attempt to recreate this feat in 1969, but ultimately lost in the final, against Newcastle United. Throughout the '70's, the team of Újpest was unrivaled domestically, with the purples from the capital winning the national championship 7 consecutive times. They won 9 overall national championships in the decade a further 2 hungarian cups, and never finished outside of the top 3 for that timeperiod. Between 1976 and 1992, Ferencváros only won 3 national titles, which is more than underwhelming for a club of their caliber. This was only the second time Ferencváros went 10+ years without a national title, since 1963, when they won the league after a 14-year drought. Later that year, the two sides met in the 1992 Hungarian Supercup, where Újpest got the best of their rivals, defeating them 3–1, in no small part thanks to Dénes Eszenyi, who scored a brace in 15 minutes. This was the first, and still only time, when Újpest defeated Ferencváros in a final, having lost to them in the 1922, 1927, 1933, 1977 and 2016 Hungarian Cup finals. In 1998, Újpest won the 1st Division, under the guidance of Péter Várhidi, while Ferencváros finished 2nd place, 6 points behind the purple and whites.This has been Újpest's last national championship, as they have been unable to reclaim it ever since. In 2006, Ferencváros were relegated to the 2nd Division, due to not being given a 1st Division license for the first time in their history. After a $3 1/2$-year hiatus, the derby was held again, in October of 2009, with Újpest defeating Ferencváros 2–1, due to an '88 minute strike from Rajczi. In September of 2010, Újpest defeated Ferencváros 6–0, their highest ever win of margin against the greens. In April of 2011, Ferencváros ended their 7-year winless run against Újpest, by defeating them 1–0 at the Üllői Út. In March of 2013, Ferencváros bid farewell to their long-time home, Albert Flórián stadium, with a 2–1 win over Újpest. In September of 2014, Újpest recorded what remains their most recent home win over Ferencváros, thanks to a goal from Simon in the '72nd minute, making it 2–1. in December of 2015, Újpest defeated Ferencváros away 0–1. The purple and whites have not recorded a single victory over FTC ever since. The two sides have met in 238 1st Division games, with Ferencváros winning 118, and Újpest winning 61 of them.
 * Budapest derbies:
 * Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC rivalry (The derby): Ferencváros vs. Újpest

The Örökrangadó, meaning "Eternal derby" is a fixture played between Ferencváros, and MTK. The rivalry dates back all the way to the initial years of the 20th century. Both clubs are amongst the three oldest clubs, not only in the capital, but within the entire country, and were amongs the first teams to become national champions, with FTC winning their first silverware in 1903, and their cross-district rivals from the 8th district of Budapest, following suit in 1904. In the ensuing 36 years, both clubs would dominate the domestic league, and there were only 3 seasons where neither club finished within the Top 3. in 1940, as a response to the tighter restrictions on jewish people in Hungary, MTK disbanded, due to the club's heavy jewish-affiliation. After the Second World War ended, MTK were founded again, and saw some success, namely winning the 1951, 1953 and 1957/58 national championships, and would not leave the top 3 for 10 seasons. However, by 1941, Ferencváros had overtaken MTK in terms of national championships, and while MTK faced a title-drought after 1958, that spanned nearly three decades, Ferencváros, who had a title-drought of their own, between 1949 and 1963, won 6 national championships by the time MTK were champions again, in 1987. The teams have met in 5 national cup finals, with Ferencváros winning the national cup against their white and blue rivals twice, in 1935 and in 1976. On the other hand, MTK won the 1932 Hungarian Cup, by defeating FTC 4–3, in a game where Ferencváros scrambled a 0–2 lead, and also defeated their rivals in the 2003 Hungarian Supercup.
 * Örökrangadó: Ferencváros vs. MTK Budapest
 * North Pest derby: Vasas vs. Újpest
 * South Pest derby: Ferencváros vs. Honvéd or Soroksár
 * Any match between Ferencváros or Újpest vs. MTK Budapest or Vasas or Honvéd or Budafok or BVSC–Zugló or Soroksár
 * Western derbies:
 * Szombathelyi Haladás–Zalaegerszegi TE rivalry: Szombathelyi Haladás vs. Zalaegerszeg
 * Győri ETO FC–Fehérvár FC rivalry: Győr vs. Fehérvár
 * Győr derby: Győr vs. Gyirmót
 * Fejér County derby: Fehérvár vs. Puskás Akadémia
 * Eastern derbies:
 * Debreceni VSC–Diósgyőri VTK rivalry: Debrecen vs. Diósgyőr
 * Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County derby: Diósgyőr vs. Mezőkövesd
 * Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County derby: Nyíregyháza vs. Kisvárda
 * Debrecen derby: Debreceni VSC vs. Debreceni EAC
 * Any match between Debrecen or Diósgyőr vs. Kisvárda or Mezőkövesd or Nyíregyháza or Békéscsaba.
 * Ferencvárosi TC–Debreceni VSC rivalry: Ferencváros vs. Debrecen

Handball

 * Men's handball:
 * Handball Derby of Hungary: Veszprém vs. Szeged: the two most successful teams in Hungary.


 * Women's handball:
 * Handball Derby of Hungary: Ferencváros vs. Győr
 * Ferencvárosi TC–Debreceni VSC rivalry: Ferencváros vs. Debrecen

Basketball

 * Men's basketball:
 * Western derbies:
 * Vas County derby (Vasi El Clásico): Falco Szombathely vs. Körmend
 * Zalaegerszeg vs. Falco Szombathely
 * Szolnoki Olajbányász–Falco KC Szombathely rivalry: Szolnoki Olajbányász vs. Falco Szombathely


 * Women's basketball:
 * Győr-Moson-Sopron County derby: Győr vs. Sopron

Water polo

 * Budapest derbies: Any match between Ferencváros or Vasas vs. Honvéd or BVSC–Zugló or OSC
 * Csongrád-Csanád County derby: Szeged vs. Szentes

Ice hockey

 * Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC rivalry (The derby): Ferencváros vs. Újpest