Cretan derby

Cretan derby
Το Κρητικό ντέρμπι
Other names The Battle of Crete
Η Μάχη της Κρήτης
Locale Heraklion / Crete, Greece
Teams Ergotelis,
OFI
First meeting 18 August 1929 (friendly)
Latest meeting Ergotelis 3 - 2 OFI,
7 February 2015
Next meeting TBD
Statistics
Most wins OFI (14)
Largest victory OFI 5 - 0 Ergotelis
27 November 2004

The Cretan derby (Greek: Το Κρητικό Ντέρμπι), also called The Battle of Crete (Greek: Η Μάχη της Κρήτης) is an association football rivalry between Ergotelis and OFI, the 2 teams representing the city of Heraklion, Crete in the Greek Super League.

History

Social rivalry

Historically, the events that followed the conclusion of the 1966-1967 season of Greece's Second Football Division (Beta Ethniki) have been attributed as the foremost reason for the two clubs' rivalry. At that time, both clubs were in the league, with OFI having finished in 3rd and Ergotelis in 10th place, both safe from relegation status. When the Greek military junta came to power in 1967, a law was passed, that determined that only a single club would have the right to represent each regional city in Greece's professional leagues. This led to Ergotelis' relegation to amateur status. Furthermore, the clubs remaining in the Beta Ethniki (later renamed the Football League) had the right to demand the transfer of any number of players from the relegated clubs. As a result, five of Ergotelis' best considered players at the time (Konstantinos Theodorakis, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Manolis Stavroulakis, Konstantinos Zouraris and Georgios Skandalakis), were signed by OFI. [1] OFI club officials have also been reported to force these individuals into hiding, in order to thwart any attempts from Ergotelis' side to approach and renew contracts with the players. Tensions between the two clubs rose when a court decision in favor of Ergotelis was overruled by the junta-controlled Hellenic Football Federation, which finally approved OFI's contracts with the players and threatened Ergotelis officials with eviction from their home turf in Martinengo Stadium.[2]

Ergotelis's relegation directly followed an incident in which the club's board of directors agreed to allow renowned left-liberal songwriter and composer Mikis Theodorakis to perform a concert, held at Ergotelis' traditional home stadium, in the Venetian-era Martinengo Bastion, in August 6, 1966. To this day, the club's relegation to amateur status has been linked to this decision, and still remains a topic of various controversies amongst the fans of the two clubs.[3]

Football rivalry

The Cretan derby traditionally stands as a football rivalry between the two most successful football clubs representing the city of Heraklion in the Greek professional football leagues. Even before their professional debuts, the two teams would often clash for the title in Crete's regional football leagues, as well as the honour of being Crete's most successful club in the Greek Cup. In contrast to other regional Greek football rivalries, the rivalry between OFI and Ergotelis has rarely shown signs of extreme intensity, as the two teams have played numerous friendly games against each other. However the very first game between the two teams, a friendly in 1929, was abandoned after violence between the players broke out, just 35 minutes into the game. [4]

Following the events that led to Ergotelis' relegation to amateur status in 1967, the two clubs went on in completely opposite ways. OFI were promoted to Greece's top professional football league (the Alpha Ethniki, later renamed as Superleague), starting a notable 33-year run in the division, which included two Greek Cup finals, leading to the club's first trophy in 1987, a second place Championship finish in the 1985 - 1986 season and a string of successful European campaigns. Ergotelis on the other hand, would languish in the lower leagues for 32 years, before making a comeback in the early 2000s, which saw the club win the Beta Ethniki title in the 2005-2006 season, and start its own consecutive top-flight run. [5]

Competition Ergotelis OFI
Greek League Champions 0 0
Greek Cup Winners 0 1 (1987)
Total 0 1

Statistics

Head-to-head

Ergotelis
wins		 Draws OFI
wins
Alpha Ethniki (1959–60 - present) 1
At Ergotelis home 2 1 4
At OFI home 1 2 4
Total 3 3 8
Greek Cup
At Ergotelis home 1 0 1
At OFI home 1 1 1
Neutral field 0 0 0
Total 2 1 2
Beta Ethniki (1959–60 - present) 1
At Ergotelis home 0 3 1
At OFI home 1 0 3
Total 1 3 4
Total
6 7 14
Alpha Ethniki goals Ergotelis OFI
At Ergotelis home 7 9
At OFI home 5 13
Total 12 22

1 Including play-off games

Matches list

Super League Greece (1959–60 - present)

Ergotelis – OFI OFI – Ergotelis
Season
R.
Date
Venue
Atten.
Score
R.
Date
Venue
Atten.
Score
2004–05 24 03–04–2005 Pankritio Stadium 9,850 0–1 9 27–11–2004 T. Vardinogiannis Stadium 3,816 5–0
2005–06 There were no games due to the relegation of Ergotelis to the 2nd Division
2006–07 5 23–09–2006 Pankritio Stadium 4,150 2–0 20 04–02–2007 Pankritio Stadium 3,540 1–3
2007–08 18 26–01–2008 Pankritio Stadium 3,950 1–1 3 30–09–2007 Pankritio Stadium 3,017 4–1
2008–09 14 14–12–2008 Pankritio Stadium 3,517 1–3 29 12–04–2009 Pankritio Stadium 1,481 0–0
2009–10 There were no games due to the relegation of OFI to the 2nd Division
2010–11
2011–12 20 04–02–2012 Pankritio Stadium 3,964 0–1 5 01–10–2011 T. Vardinogiannis Stadium 3,723 1–0
2012–13 There were no games due to the relegation of Ergotelis to the 2nd Division
2013–14 25 17–02–2014 Pankritio Stadium 3,860 0–1 8 20–10–2013 T. Vardinogiannis Stadium 4,968 1–1
2014–15 23 07-02-2015 Pankritio Stadium 1,716 3–2 6 04–12–2014 T. Vardinogiannis Stadium 3,850 1–0
2015–16 There were no games due to the relegation of both OFI and Ergotelis to the 3rd and 2nd Division respectively.

Beta Ethniki (Greek Second Division since 1959–60)

Ergotelis – OFI
Martinengo Stadium		 OFI – Ergotelis
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Season Date Round Attend. Score Date Round Attend. Score
1959–60 7 March 1960 1 N/A 1–1 2 May 1960 8 N/A 1-3
1960–61 There were no games due to Ergotelis withdrawing from the league
1961–62 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1962–63 N/A N/A N/A 1–1 N/A N/A N/A 3–1
1963–64 There were no games due to the relegation of Ergotelis to the Regional Divisions
1964–65 N/A N/A N/A 1–3 N/A N/A N/A 2–1
1965–66 There were no games the relegation of Ergotelis to the 3rd Division
1966–67 N/A N/A 0–0 N/A N/A N/A 3–0
1967–68 There were no games due to the relegation of Ergotelis to the Regional Divisions
1968-2004 There were no games due to both clubs playing at different competition levels.

Greek Cup

Season
Round
Leg
Date
Venue
Atten.
Match
Score
Winner
1939–40 1st Round Martinengo Stadium N/A ERG – OFI 3–2 ERG
1946–47 2nd Round T. Vardinogiannis Stadium N/A OFI – ERG 6–2 OFI
1947–48 1st Round T. Vardinogiannis Stadium N/A OFI – ERG 1–3 ERG
1950–51 4th Round T. Vardinogiannis Stadium N/A OFI – ERG 1–1 (aet; draw) OFI
1951–52 4th Round Martinengo Stadium N/A ERG – OFI 1–2 (aet) OFI

• Series won: Ergotelis 2, OFI 3.

Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece

P. 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
1
2
3
4
5
6 6
7 7 7
8 8
9 9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14
15 15 15
16 16
17
18
Beta Ethniki
P. 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4

• Total: Ergotelis 4 times higher, OFI 7 times higher.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Penalties and red cards

Including all the Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup games since 1959–60.

Season Match Penalties for Ergotelis (2) Penalties for OFI (3)
2004–05 OFI – Ergotelis 5–0 Machlas 22'
2006–07 OFI – Ergotelis 1–3 Júnior 22'
2007–08 OFI – Ergotelis 4–1 Júnior 75'
2007–08 Ergotelis – OFI 1–1 Leozinho 18'
2014–15 OFI – Ergotelis 1–0 Milhazes 90'+7'
Season Match Red cards for Ergotelis players (3) Red cards for OFI players (4)
2004–05 Ergotelis – OFI 0–1 Khachatryan 80'
2006–07 Ergotelis – OFI 2–0 Kounenakis 58'
2006–07 OFI – Ergotelis 1–3 Belevonis 21'
2007–08 OFI – Ergotelis 4–1 Bărcăuan 77'
2011–12 Ergotelis – OFI 0–1 Koutsianikoulis 90'+2'
2013–14 Ergotelis – OFI 0–1 Romano 71'
2014–15 Ergotelis – OFI 3–2 Gentsoglou 24'

Men in both teams

Players from Ergotelis to OFI.

Players from OFI to Ergotelis

Managers for both teams

References

  1. ↑ «Υποβιβάστηκε γιατί δρούσε αντεθνικώς» [Relegation due to anti-national activity] (in Greek). Eleftherotypia Newspaper. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Όταν η χούντα «εκτέλεσε» το ποδόσφαιρο" [When the Junta "executed" (Greek) football] (in Greek). gazetta.gr. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Θεοδωράκης: «Να εξαπλωθεί σε όλη την Κρήτη»" [Theodorakis: «May (Ergotelis' ideals) spread throughout Crete»] (in Greek). sentragoal.gr. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Ergotelis Official Site: History Section (Greek)
  5. ↑ "Ο Εργοτέλης "γκρέμισε" τον Ακράτητο από την Α' Εθνική (Ergotelis "demolished" Akratitos from Alpha Ethniki)" (in Greek). Skai TV. 30 May 2004.
  6. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk05.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2004-05
  7. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk06.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2005-06
  8. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk07.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2006-07
  9. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk08.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2007-08
  10. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk09.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2008-09
  11. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2010.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2009-10
  12. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2011.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2010-11
  13. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2012.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2011-12
  14. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2013.html The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2012-13
  15. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2014.html#alpha The RSSSF Archive - Current Domestic Results, Greece 2013-14
  16. ↑ http://betaethnikihellas.blogspot.gr/2011_01_01_archive.html (Greek): "Εκεί, εκεί στη Β' Εθνική!" (Beta Ethniki archives blog)
  17. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk2hist.html The RSSSF Archive - Historical Domestic Results, Greece 2nd Level

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