For the football competition in United States, see Southern Derby.
South Indian Derby
Clockwise from top: Kerala Blasters FC's fans during an Indian Super League match; Chennaiyin FC's fans during an Indian Super League match; Bengaluru FC's fans during an I-League match
Other names
Southern Derby Southern Rivalry Deccan Trivalry
Location
South India
Teams
Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters FC
First meeting
Chennaiyin FC 2–1 Kerala Blasters FC 2014 Indian Super League (21 October 2014)
Latest meeting
Bengaluru FC 1–0 Kerala Blasters FC 2023–24 Indian Super League (2 March 2024)
Kerala Blasters FC 3–6 Chennaiyin FC 2019–20 Indian Super League
The South Indian Derby, also known as the Southern Derby or Southern Rivalry, is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of the three professional football clubs from South India—Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC.[1][2][3] The geographical proximity of the clubs contributes significantly to the rivalries. Along with this, the competition between the West Block Blues and Manjappada—the fan clubs of Bengaluru FC and the Blasters respectively—intensifies the rivalry among those two clubs.[4][5]
Bengaluru was founded in 2013; the Blasters and Chennaiyin were founded one year later. The first South Indian Derby was in 2014, when Kerala and Chennaiyin first met in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. Bengaluru joined the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2017, playing in the same division with the Blasters and Chennaiyin for the first time. They played their first Southern Derby against Chennaiyin FC on 17 December 2017,[6] and played their first match against the Kerala Blasters on 31 December 2017.[7]
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