Rivals rating
Atmosphere 8
The noise never abated and the passion was explosive, on and off the pitch
History 8
Galatasaray were founded by Lycée students while Fenerbahçe were the working man's team. Trouble started when a match in 1934 was abandoned
Ugliness 9
One stabbing beforehand, hundreds of riot police and an avalanche of missiles
Status 6
The top teams in Turkey but, Galatasaray's 2000 Uefa Cup win aside, neither has had much impact farther afield
Fans' view 8.5
The highest-ranked match on footballderbies.com
Total: 39.5 (out of 50)
Match facts
(Dec 3 2006) Fenerbahçe 2 Galatasaray 1
