KF Tirana v Partizani The
Big Derby is the name given to any match contested between
KF Tirana and
Partizani Tirana football clubs, the two biggest rivals in the capital-city
Tirana of
Albania. Matches between the 2 teams have a long history and have almost always made the first page of the news in the country, with high tensions between fans in stands and the players. Since 2008 however, Partzani's relegation, the derby faded away for a while until their return for the 2013–14 season. Since then the derby once again rose in importance. KF Partizani have a historical advantage of 20 wins and 50 goals in the league.
Dinamo v KF Tirana The rivalry between
KF Tirana and
Dinamo Tirana, is one of the longest currently running top-flight
derbies in Albania. The two are the most successful clubs from the city. KF Tirana dominates either historically, or during last 25 seasons against the Dinamo. However, they have equal ties in the Cup competition.
Dinamo v Partizani The derby between
Partizani Tirana and
Dinamo Tirana has been contested numerous time and equally evokes strong emotions. As the two teams had varies fortunes recently, both period away from the top flight, the derby has risen in importance. As Dinamo were historically linked to the
Ministry of Internal Affairs and as Partizani were linked to the
National Liberation Movement this fixture is often derogatorily referred to as "the communist derby". ==References==