Tehran Derby, also known as Red-Blue Derby (Shahrāvard-e Sorkhābi) is a football match between the two prominent Tehran clubs Esteghlal Tehran and Persepolis Tehran of Iran.
It is widely considered the major crosstown derby in the Persian Gulf Pro League. This match was declared as the most important derby in Asia and 22nd most important derby in the world in June 2008 by World Soccer magazine.[1][2][3] It is considered as one of the world's most intense derbies.[4] Despite being a derby between two teams from Tehran, the match has been played in other Iranian cities as well.source:
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