List of association football rivalries

International

This list uses the geographic confederation classifications issues by International Association Football Federation (FIFA): CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America).

Intercontinental

Asia and Australia (AFC)

Africa (CAF)

Europe (UEFA) ===

North & Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) ===

South America (CONMEBOL)

Club

Africa (CAF)

Main article: List of association football club rivalries in Africa

Asia and Oceania (AFC) and (OFC)

Main article: List of association football club rivalries in Asia and Oceania

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: List of association football club rivalries in Europe

North, Central America and the Caribbean and South America (CONCACAF) and (CONMEBOL)

Main article: List of association football club rivalries in the Americas

References

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