Getting One Over - Football's Local Rivalries 5 Quiz

Answer: London

Although Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur first met in 1887, their local rivalry did not begin until 1913 when Arsenal, who had originally been formed in Woolwich, which is south of the River Thames, moved from Plumstead to a new stadium in Highbury, located just four miles from Tottenham's stadium at White Hart Lane. Both teams have experienced success since then, although Arsenal have enjoyed the lion's share of trophy wins and titles, as well as enjoying the advantage over Tottenham in terms of wins when the two have played each other. Arsenal's badge features the club's name over a cannon, which is derived from the club's origins as the works team of the Royal Arsenal, an armaments production facility in Woolwich. Tottenham's badge features a blue cockerel standing on top of a football, with the club's name underneath, which again is traditional for the club.

The cockerel has been displayed as part of the club's badge since 1900, as fighting cocks have spurs on their legs, with "Spurs" being the club's best known nickname.

Answer: Porto

Although FC Porto and Boavista are the two major teams in the city of Porto, the rivalry between them has never been as intense as Porto's rivalry with Benfica. Nevertheless, "O Dérbi da Invicta", as it is known, remains a significant one, leading as it does to local bragging rights, especially when Boavista are victorious.

This was most apparent in 2001, when Boavista became only the second team outside of Portugal's "Big Three" (Porto, Benfica and Sporting) to win the league title, which they did by a point over Porto in second place. Porto's badge is dominated by a large blue football, which contains the club's initials in white.

This was the badge until 1922, when a number of new elements were added - the coat of arms of the city of Porto and collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword, and a crown supporting a dragon, which is the badge as it is today. Boavista's badge consists primarily of a shield containing the club's traditional black and white checkerboard colours.

Answer: Avellaneda

The "Clásico de Avellaneda" between Independiente and Racing, the two major clubs from the Argentine city of Avellaneda, is one of the country's major derbies, with the clubs being among the most popular. Formed within two years of each other January 1905 and March 1903 respectively), their first meeting was in June 1907, following Independiente's move to the city from Buenos Aires. Since then, the two clubs have been close rivals, even to the extent of their stadiums being located virtually adjacent to each other (they're 300m apart); Independiente maintains an advantage in terms of wins in the fixture itself.

Independiente's badge consists of a red shield with a white bar diagonal bar that contains the club's initials. Racing's is a shield of sky blue, with white stripes and the club's name.

The blue and white are the club's traditional colours.

Answer: Guatemala City

Comunicaciones and Municipal are Guatemala's two major teams, having won more league titles combined than all of the other league champions put together - more than 60 between them. Municipal is the older, having been formed by workers at the City Hall in Guatemala City in 1936.

Although Comunicaciones traces its history back to clubs formed in the 1920s, its official formation came in 1949 when the Espana club was taken over by the country's Ministry of Telegraphs and Communications, and renamed after the ministry itself. Municipal's badge is based on the arms of Guatemala City, with St James on a horse, over a stylised image of the area around Guatemala City, together with a football, and a red and blue striped element, the team's colours. Comunicaciones's badge also includes a stylised depiction of the four volcanoes located near the city as part of a shield in the national colours of sky blue and white, divided by a yellow diagonal bar containing the club's name.

Answer: Tashkent

Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor are two of Uzbekistan's major clubs, with both from the country's capital, Tashkent. Pakhtakor's history dates from its foundation in 1956, when Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union. Three years after its foundation, the club became the first (and only) team from Uzbekistan to reach the top Soviet league. Following the independence of Uzbekistan, the club subsequently became one of the country's dominant forces. By contrast, Bunyodkor was only formed in 2005, under the name Kuruvchi, and within three years had been promoted to Uzbekistan's top division, after which the club took its current name.

The first meeting between the two teams came in 2007, following Bunyodkor's promotion to the top division, since when they have proven to be evenly matched, in terms of wins against each other, and league and cup titles. Bunyodkor's badge is a divided shield, with the top half containing a representation of the dome of Tashkent's Dzhuma Mosque, and the bottom split into blue and red, a play on the club's nickname of the "Asian Barcelona". Pakhtakor's badge is a circle in their traditional colours of blue and yellow, and contains a stylised cotton plant, deriving from the club's name, which means "cotton grower".

Answer: Tokyo

Tokyo Verdy and FC Tokyo are the two major teams in Japan's capital, both of which have spent many years between the first and second divisions of the J League. FC Tokyo traces its history to 1935, when it was founded as the company team of the Tokyo Gas company.

However, it was only in 1991 that the team reached Japan's national league structure, when it was promoted to the Second Division of the Japan Soccer League. The team became FC Tokyo in 1999 and reached the J1 League in 2000. Tokyo Verdy came about in 1968 as Yomiuri Football Club in the city of Kawasaki, reaching the Japan Soccer League in 1971. One of the original members of the J League in 1993, the team was renamed as Verdy Kawasaki.

However, despite initial success, the economic downturn of the late 1990s saw the team struggle, and it made the decision to leave Kawasaki in 2001, moving to become Tokyo Verdy. FC Tokyo's badge is a shield containing the club's traditional red and blue colours, with a large flaming letter 'T' in the centre, paying homage to its origins as Tokyo Gas FC. Tokyo Verdy's is a simple shield with a stylised green eagle, which has been associated with the club since its formation.

Answer: Tegucigalpa

The Honduran Superclasico between Olimpia and Motagua is one of the country's leading fixtures, between two of Honduras's most successful teams, both of which are from the capital, Tegucigalpa. Olimpia was originally founded in 1912 as a baseball club, before taking up football in 1917. Motagua's formation came in 1928 following the merger of three other clubs.

The first fixture was a friendly played in 1929, which saw Motagua run out 2-1 winners. Since then, Olimpia have proven dominant in the fixture, having won twice as many times as Motagua. Olimpia's badge is based around its traditional red, white and blue colours, and features a lion at its centre. Motagua's badge is in its traditional dark blue, which represents the Motagua River, while it features an eagle at its centre, which represents Aguila, one of the clubs that merged in 1928 to form Motagua.

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

Vasco da Gama and Botafogo are two of the so-called "big four" in Rio de Janeiro, and are among Brazil's most successful club sides. The rivalry between them is sometimes called the "Clássico Alvinegro", which refers to the mutal black and white colours that the two clubs share, but is also known as the "Friendship Derby", as it is one of the few local rivalries in Brazil in which violence among the two sets of supporters is rare. Both began life as rowing clubs, with Botafogo founded in 1894 and Vasco in 1898.

A separate Botafogo football club was launched in 1904, which in 1942 merged with the rowing club. Vasco's football section was launched in 1915. Their shared history on the water is reflected in both retaining the Portuguese word for rowing, "regatas", in their names. Vasco's badge is a black shield with a white diagonal bar, the club's traditional colours, with a galleon in the centre representing the Portuguese explorer with whom the club shares its name. Botafogo's badge features a shield with a white star on a black background.

The lone star was one of the symbols of the original Botafogo Rowing Club, and was adopted by the football club when the two merged in 1942.

Answer: Seville

The "Derbi Sevillano", also known as "The Great Derby", is the fixture between the two major clubs in the Spanish city of Seville, Sevilla and Real Betis. Of the two, Sevilla is the senior, having been formed in 1890 by a group of British residents of the city. Real Betis traces its history to 1907 and the foundation of a second club in the city, Sevilla Balompié.

In 1914, this club merged with a third club, Betis FC, becoming the modern club, whose official name is Real Betis Balompié. The first meeting between the two modern clubs came in October 1915, ending in a 4-3 win for Sevilla. Since their first meeting, it has been Sevilla who have maintained the advantage in victories in the fixture. Sevilla's badge is a shield divied into three sections - the bottom features the club's traditional red and white stripes, while at the top are the three saints that appear on the city's coat of arms, and a monogram of the club's initials. Real Betis's badge is a triangle that contains the club's traditional green and white stripes, with a cypher of the club's initials in a circle, while on top is a crown that indicates the club's royal status.

Answer: Munich

The Munich derby is one of a handful of significant local rivalries in German football, between the city's two major clubs, Bayern Munich and TSV Munich 1860. Bayern's formation came in 1900, when a number of members of a local gymnastics club were told that they would not be allowed to register their football section with the German Football Association, after which they left to form a new club. TSV Munich was founded initially as a sports and physical fitness association in 1860, with a football section formed in 1899.

The first meeting between the two came in September 1902, a 3-0 victory for Bayern. Since then, Bayern have been by far the dominant in the fixture, winning twice as many times as TSV. Indeed, TSV has rarely been in the same division as Bayern in modern times, to the extent that Bayern's fiercest modern rivalry is with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern's badge consists primarily of a red circle with, in the centre, the blue and white diamond pattern found on the flag of Bavaria. TSV's badge consists of a black heraldic lion rampant, a symbol found on the coat of arms of Bavaria, and which gives the club its nickname, "Die Löwen" (The Lions".