Origins:
first appearance in 1780, name of a horse race, organized by the Earl of derby
Origins in soccer: medieval (mittelalterlich) soccer game of two local matches is two rivaling clubs out of one region or town
out coming in 19th century: term was used for soccer matches of two rivaling clubs ihr of one region or town
Today: term is used for town, regional and local derby’s
it also transferred to other sporting events like Basketball ice hockey
Special meaning and conditions:
special symbolic and emotional meaning for the actors
Derby only exists because of the fans the players and the club
Derby gives fans an identity building
Conditions:
competition between two clubs at the same sportive level for a longer time
Close references of the two clubs to the region they are living in
100 year old phenomen of two rivaling clubs
Beginns in the early 20s at the same working class millieu in the coal and steal industry
produces the special attraction of the big Revier derby today in the mind of the fans and the press
Situation:
confrontation and enmity agains solidarity and community
one hand: hate each other
Other hand: Ruhrpott feeling
Lot of emotions
1934: back from the first German champion ship (Meisterschaft) in Berlin for S04: train drives through Dortmund central station, S04 fans and players were put out of the train to celebrate
players signed in the golden book
1935: Ernst Kuzorra became interrims Trainer at Borussia Dortmund because BVB tried to go up in the first class but they hadn’t the right trainer
Ernst Kuzorra: S04 national player and famous champion ship winner
1965: protest together agains KSC the final opponent of S04
unfair regulations in the shot goal for S04
BVB held up banners against the situation
1966: BVB Europapokalsieger: celebration in Dortmund and in Gelsenkirchen
1974: BVB Relegation in Regional-West -Liga, dangerous financial crisis because of building the new stadium
S04 organized a benefit match in the new stadium with 50.00 enthusiastic fans from Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen
Conclusion:
sportive and fair competition without hostile enmity
Industrial crisis:
coal and steal crisis 1960/73: financial support for football clubs disappeared
unstable conditions for S04 and BVB, changes in leadership
BVB 1972: regional Liga
S04: three ups and downs from premier to second league
Lot of big emotions for fans, winning and losing gets a question of existence
extreme emotions and identification of the fans with the clubs in times of social uproar
Changing behavior over the times: from “Kuttenfans” to hooligans to ultras
“Sporttainment”: derby gets a main subject in the newspapers, TV and online blogs usw.
derby is a construct and concept of media
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