The City Derby
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The Big Blue, also known as The City Derby, is a football (soccer) match between rivals Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

 and Melbourne Victory. It is one of the biggest football rivalries in Australia, perhaps only falling short of The Melbourne Derby
Melbourne derby
The Melbourne Derby is currently the only intra-city local derby in Australia's premier Association football competition, the A-League, between the two Melbourne teams in the competition, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart. It is the A-League's first intra-city derby, and although only one...

between cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart. The City Derby generally attracts some of the largest crowds and TV audiences of the regular season. The rivalry came about due to Sydney and Melbourne being the two largest cities in Australia.

The name has its origins in Australian slang, with "blue" meaning "fight" or "confrontation" and also in the fact that both clubs play in blue, albeit different hues. It carries on from a longstanding rivalry between the two cities. After sealing the 2010 premiership plate at home on the final day of the season by beating Melbourne 2-0, Sydney FC went on to win the Championship Grand Final
2010 A-League Grand Final
The 2010 A-League Grand Final took place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 20 March 2010.It was the final match in the A-League 2009–10 season, and was played between premiers and runners-up...

 on penalties at Melbourne's home stadium.

The rivalry reached another level in 2011, with both teams in pursuit of the signature of Socceroo Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...

 pre season. Melbourne Victory announced they had signed Kewell on August 20 and five days afterwards Sydney FC announced they had signed another Socceroo Brett Emerton
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...

 from Blackburn Rovers. Both teams play against each other in the first round of the 2011-12 A-League season, with national coach Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck is a German football coach and current coach of the Australian national association football team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J.League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of West Germany...

 not picking them for national duty, allowing the match up to occur.

League matches

Game
|Date
Round
|Home team
|Away team
Score
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
Attendance
1 28 August 2005 1 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 1-1 Yorke
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...

 (44)
Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

 (73)
25,208
2 16 October 2005 8 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 5-0 Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler is an Austrian football player.-Career:Richard Kitzbichler started his career in 1992 with FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Bundesliga. In 1997 Kitzbichler signed a contract with SV Austria Salzburg and stayed there until 2002...

 (34), Muscat
Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...

 (53, 78), Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

 (57, 69)
18,208
3 3 December 2005 15 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 2-1 Corica
Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...

 (24), Carney
David Carney
David Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :...

 (81)
Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (88)
17,272
4 2 September 2006 2 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 3-2 Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (8) Muscat
Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...

 (p 11), Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (51)
Fyfe
Iain Fyfe
Iain Fyfe is an Australian football player who currently plays as defender for Busan I'Park in the K-League.- Club career :On completion of his SASI program in 2000, Iain joined hometown NSL club Adelaide City...

 (18), Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas
Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas is a Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...

 (o.g. 83)
39,730
5 21 October 2006 9 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 1-2 Corica
Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...

 (8)
Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

 (50, 73)
20,881
6 8 December 2006 16 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-0 50,333
7 6 October 2007 7 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 0-1 Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (82)
18,436
8 10 November 2007 12 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-0 31,884
9 20 January 2008 21 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 2-2 Corica
Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...

 (4), Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...

 (62)
Milligan
Mark Milligan
Mark Daniel Milligan is an Australian football player who is currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was also the regular captain of the Australian Under 23 football team and has been capped for the junior Australian National team...

 (o.g. 46), Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (76)
33,458
10 16 August 2008 1 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 0-0 16,227
11 25 October 2008 9 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-2 Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...

 (20), Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....

 (62)
31,654
12 27 December 2008 17 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 3-2 Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

 (14), Ward (78), Ney Fabiano (80)
Cole
Shannon Cole
Shannon Cole is a midfielder who currently plays in the Australian football A-League for Sydney FC.-Early life:Shannon attended St Ambrose primary school, Concord West, and St Patrick's College, Strathfield...

 (1), Gan
Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Sabah FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Club career:Gan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth...

 (4)
25,395
13 9 October 2009 10 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-3 Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...

 (14), Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...

 (17,19)
30,668
14 19 December 2009 20 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-0 27,344
15 14 February 2010 27 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 2-0 Kisel
Karol Kisel
Karol Kisel is a Slovak footballer who is currently playing for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League. He is the Vice-Captain of Sydney.-Club career:...

 (34), Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....

 (49)
25,407
16 18 February 2010 SF Leg 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 2-1 Mrdja
Nik Mrdja
Nik Mrdja is an Australian football player of Serbian ethnicity. He currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.-Club career:...

 (16), Hernández (40)
Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....

 (43)
18,453
17 7 March 2010 SF Leg 2 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 2-2 AET Kisel
Karol Kisel
Karol Kisel is a Slovak footballer who is currently playing for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League. He is the Vice-Captain of Sydney.-Club career:...

 (36 Pen), Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...

 (54)
Kruse
Robbie Kruse
Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...

 (15), Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

 (114)
23,818
18 20 March 2010 Grand Final
2010 A-League Grand Final
The 2010 A-League Grand Final took place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 20 March 2010.It was the final match in the A-League 2009–10 season, and was played between premiers and runners-up...

Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 1-1 AET 2-4 After Penalties Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...

 (63)
Leijer
Adrian Leijer
Adrian Leijer is an Australian football player who currently plays as a centre back for A-League team Melbourne Victory and is also the Captain of the side.-Early years:...

 (81)
44,560
19 7 August 2010 1 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 3-3 Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...

 (36), McFlynn
Terry McFlynn
Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a football player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current captain.-Club career:...

 (54), Cole
Shannon Cole
Shannon Cole is a midfielder who currently plays in the Australian football A-League for Sydney FC.-Early life:Shannon attended St Ambrose primary school, Concord West, and St Patrick's College, Strathfield...

 (85)
Broxham
Leigh Broxham
Leigh Broxham is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

 (66), Dugandzic
Mate Dugandžic
Mate Dugandžić is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Melbourne Heart FC in the Hyundai A-League. He was the first player ever to make a direct switch between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart....

 (67), Celeski
Billy Celeski
Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski , is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory as a central midfielder. His cousin is Perth Glory player Naum Sekulovski.-Club career:...

 (73)
12,106
20 16 October 2010 8 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 3-0 Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas
Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas is a Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...

 (20), Hernández (49), Kruse
Robbie Kruse
Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...

 (90)
17,299
21 15 January 2011 24 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 1-1 Mäkelä
Juho Mäkelä
Juho Mäkelä is a Finnish footballer who plays for Sydney FC in A-League. He is a striker especially known for his pace.-Early career:...

 (90)
Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

 (51)
11,387
22 8 October 2011 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 0-0 40,351

Non-league matches

Date
Match 11 May 2007 Challenge Cup Melbourne Victory Sydney 0-1 Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...

 (34)
3,400

Head to head

Team Win Draw Loss Goals for
Melbourne Victory 7 8 5 29
Sydney FC 5 8 7 22

Team Home Win Home Draw Home Loss
Melbourne Victory 5 3 3
Sydney FC 2 5 2

Team Visitor Win Visitor Draw Visitor Loss
Melbourne Victory 2 5 2
Sydney FC 3 3 5

Leading goalscorers

Player Club Goals Scored
  Archie Thompson
Archie Thompson
Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

7
  Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Allsopp
Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

5
  Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

5
  Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

4
  John Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

3
  Shannon Cole
Shannon Cole
Shannon Cole is a midfielder who currently plays in the Australian football A-League for Sydney FC.-Early life:Shannon attended St Ambrose primary school, Concord West, and St Patrick's College, Strathfield...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

2
  Steve Corica
Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

2
  Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

2
  Carlos Hernandez Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

2
  Karol Kisel
Karol Kisel
Karol Kisel is a Slovak footballer who is currently playing for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League. He is the Vice-Captain of Sydney.-Club career:...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

2
  Robbie Kruse
Robbie Kruse
Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

2
  Leigh Broxham
Leigh Broxham
Leigh Broxham is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  David Carney
David Carney
David Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

1
  Billy Celeski
Billy Celeski
Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski , is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory as a central midfielder. His cousin is Perth Glory player Naum Sekulovski.-Club career:...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Mate Dugandžić
Mate Dugandžic
Mate Dugandžić is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Melbourne Heart FC in the Hyundai A-League. He was the first player ever to make a direct switch between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart....

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Ney Fabiano Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Sabah FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Club career:Gan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

1
  Richard Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler
Richard Kitzbichler is an Austrian football player.-Career:Richard Kitzbichler started his career in 1992 with FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Bundesliga. In 1997 Kitzbichler signed a contract with SV Austria Salzburg and stayed there until 2002...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Terry McFlynn
Terry McFlynn
Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a football player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current captain.-Club career:...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

1
  Nik Mrdja
Nik Mrdja
Nik Mrdja is an Australian football player of Serbian ethnicity. He currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.-Club career:...

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Nick Ward Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

1
  Dwight Yorke
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...

Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

1

  • BOLD indicates player still playing for that club.

See also

  • Association football in Australia
  • List of association football club rivalries by country
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