Eternal Rivalry



The Eternal Rivalry is a football match played between 1. Liga sides Grijzestad Strijders and St. Marks Koningstad. This is the biggest rivalry in Brunanter football, played amongst the most successful clubs in the country. The teams have played 193 times in the league, 12 times in the cup and 2 times in the supercup, for a total of 207 games. Between them, they have 37 league titles and 26 cup titles, as well as 12 supercup wins.

History
The first encounter between the teams was in 1906, in Grijzestad. The rivalry was not intensified until the 1920s, when they became the most widely supported teams in the country. Grijzestad represented the wealthy and St. Marks the poorer working class; this became a very heated matchup during this period and journalists were quick to exploit this rivalry between the rich and poor.

The first competitive match took place in October 1908 and since then they have played over 200 times. In the 1950s, Grijzestad dominated derby matches until the deadly air disaster in 1957 which killed the whole Grijzestad squad.

In the 1950s games between the two clubs became very heated and gave rise to ultra fan groups. There have been some violent matches, especially since then. And in the past 50 years, 45 people have been arrested in derby games.

Records

 * First match: Grijzestad 2-0 St. Marks (October 1906)
 * Biggest win: St. Marks 6-1 Grijzestad (March 1980), St. Marks 0-5 Grijzestad (April 1957)
 * Most recent match: St. Marks 2-1 Grijzestad (29 October 2012)