Seville Derby
The Great Derby of Seville: Real Betis vs Sevilla FC.
The Seville derby (Derbi Sevillano), also known as The Great Derby (El Gran Derbi), is the name of a local city derby located in Seville, Spain contested between Real Betis and Sevilla.
Lore & Background
Sevilla FC were founded in 1890. This was followed in September 1907 by the city's second club 'Sevilla Balompié'. Following an internal split from Sevilla FC another club was formed, Betis Football Club. 1914 saw the culmination of a merger between Betis Football Club and Sevilla Balompié. With the patronage title, the club became Real Betis Balompié. On 8 October 1915, the first Seville derby took place, a 4–3 Sevilla victory. The first competitive derby between the sides took place on 19 February 1928, in a Copa del Rey game. Sevilla are located in the richer Nervión district of Seville and play at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán while Real Betis play in the Heliopolis region at the Estadio Benito Villamarín and are backed more by the working class.
Reader's Guide
Honours, League matches, Cup matches, European matches, Head-to-head results, Head-to-head ranking in La Liga (1929–2025): Total: Sevilla with 50 higher finishes, Betis with 31 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2024–25 season). Goalscorer records: Only official matches in all competitions played between the two teams are counted, including La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa League. Regional competitions are not counted. Bold denotes players still playing for either of the two teams.
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