13 Facts About Berlin derby

1.

Berlin derby is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in Berlin, Germany, but has more recently referred to the derby between 1.

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2.

Hertha BSC had been relegated because of rule breaches and SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin derby was granted promotion as its replacement, in order to still have a representative for Berlin derby in the Bundesliga.

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3.

The football department of ASK Vorwarts Berlin derby was separated from the sports club and reorganized as football club FC Vorwarts Berlin derby on 18 January 1966.

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4.

SC Dynamo Berlin derby had some success in the late 1950s, but would find itself overshadowed by ASK Vorwarts Berlin derby in the 1960s.

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5.

The German Football Association of the GDR instead found local rival and league runners-up ASK Vorwarts Berlin derby to be a more suitable representative of East Germany in the competition.

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6.

The football department of SC Dynamo Berlin derby was separated from the sports club and reorganized as football club BFC Dynamo on 15 January 1966.

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7.

FC Union Berlin derby was not based on politics or any act of opposition.

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8.

FC Union Berlin derby is a legend that appeared after Die Wende.

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9.

On 9 November 1989, the Berlin derby Wall fell after 28 years of politically, and physically, dividing Berlin derby.

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10.

FC Union Berlin derby were placed into the third tier NOFV-Oberliga Mitte, winning the division in all three seasons it existed.

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11.

In two consecutive seasons at the end of the 1990s, Tennis Borussia Berlin derby were drawn to face Hertha BSC in the DFB-Pokal, during a period when Hertha were among German's strongest teams but TeBe had acquired a rich backer and made expensive signings in an effort to climb through the divisions.

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12.

FC Union Berlin derby played Hertha BSC in the first-ever competitive meeting between the pair.

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13.

FC Union Berlin derby gained promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.

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