This week's derby backround is the Belgrade Ethernal derby. This derby is the biggest fixture in the Serbian SuperLiga. These games are always competitive whatever the matter of the game.
These two clubs hate each other. Patrizan Belgrade who play in black and white strips and have a firm. A group of hardcore fans who call themselves the Grobari. This translates as Gravediggers. Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) called themselves Delije.
The two clubs have played 135 games in domestic competition and Crvena Zvezda lead with 57 wins and 43 draws. Partizan have won 35 games.
The biggest win between the two was acheived in 1953 when Partizan blew Crvena Zvezda away with a 7-1 win. Crvena Zvezda's is a 6-1 win acheived in 1968.
Crvena Zvezda have a European Cup to their name and are the last Eastern European team to have lifted the trophy. This was won in 1991 and later that year they won the Intercontinental Cup but lost the European Super Cup. Crvena Zvezda have won a record 25 league championships and 22 national cups.
Partizan Belgrade were the 1st Eastern European club to play in a European final when in 1955 they lost to Real Madrid. Partizan are also the only Serbian club to have played in the Group Stage of the Champions League. This was acheived in 2003-04 when they knocked out Newcastle in the 3rd Qualifying round. Partizan have 20 league championship successes and 10 national cups.
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