Cluj derby

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Derbiul Clujului

CFR fans during a derby
City or region Cluj, Romania
Teams involved CFR Cluj, "U" Cluj
First contested CFR 1–2 CSU Cluj
1924
Most wins CFR Cluj (10)
Top scorer Adam (5)
Most recent meeting CFR Cluj 0-0 "U Cluj"
15 September 2013
Largest victory CFR Cluj 4–2 "U" Cluj
9 May 1948

The Cluj Derby, (Romanian: Derbiul Clujului), is a match between the fierce rivals CFR Cluj and "U" Cluj, the biggest and most popular football clubs in the region of Transylvania, in Romania.

History and context

Most of Romanian sport media claims that Cluj derby is an ethnic derby between the team of the Hungarian community in Cluj, that means to be CFR and team of the majority Romanian community, that means to be "U" Cluj.[1] CFR was founded in 1907 as Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club, Hungarian name of Cluj Railway Sports Club, and Universitatea in 1919 under CSU Cluj name.

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