Tehran Derby
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The Tehran Derby is a fiercely contested Iranian football match between city rivals Persepolis and Esteghlal, regarded as one of Asia’s most passionate and high-profile derbies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tehran derby | 5 |
| Tehran Derby canonical | 4 |
| Iranian El Clasico | 1 |
| Persepolis–Esteghlal Derby | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1658711 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tehran Derby Context triple: [Persepolis F.C., derby, Tehran Derby]
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A.
Istanbul derby
The Istanbul derby is the fiercely contested football rivalry between Istanbul’s major clubs, most notably Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray, and is one of the most intense and historic derbies in world football.
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B.
Dubai Derby
The Dubai Derby is a fiercely contested local football rivalry match in Dubai, primarily featuring Al Wasl FC against a neighboring city club.
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C.
Moscow derby
The Moscow derby is the fiercely contested football rivalry between major Moscow clubs, most notably Spartak Moscow and their city opponents, that is among the most intense and historic in Russian football.
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D.
Derby della Capitale
Derby della Capitale is the fiercely contested Rome football derby between S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma, renowned as one of Italy’s most intense and passionate rivalries.
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E.
Rashid Stadium
Rashid Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known for hosting football matches and serving as the home ground of Shabab Al Ahli Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tehran Derby Target entity description: The Tehran Derby is a fiercely contested Iranian football match between city rivals Persepolis and Esteghlal, regarded as one of Asia’s most passionate and high-profile derbies.
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A.
Istanbul derby
The Istanbul derby is the fiercely contested football rivalry between Istanbul’s major clubs, most notably Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray, and is one of the most intense and historic derbies in world football.
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B.
Dubai Derby
The Dubai Derby is a fiercely contested local football rivalry match in Dubai, primarily featuring Al Wasl FC against a neighboring city club.
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C.
Moscow derby
The Moscow derby is the fiercely contested football rivalry between major Moscow clubs, most notably Spartak Moscow and their city opponents, that is among the most intense and historic in Russian football.
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D.
Derby della Capitale
Derby della Capitale is the fiercely contested Rome football derby between S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma, renowned as one of Italy’s most intense and passionate rivalries.
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E.
Rashid Stadium
Rashid Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known for hosting football matches and serving as the home ground of Shabab Al Ahli Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football derby
ⓘ
football rivalry ⓘ sports rivalry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Derby-ye Tehrān
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Tehran Derby ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis–Esteghlal Derby
Red–Blue Derby ⓘ |
| averageAttendance | among the highest in Iranian football ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | Iranian national television ⓘ |
| city | Tehran ⓘ |
| cityRivalry | Persepolis–Esteghlal ⓘ |
| colorAssociation |
Esteghlal blue
ⓘ
Persepolis Tehran ⓘ
surface form:
Persepolis red
|
| confederation | AFC ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countryLeagueContext | top division of Iranian football ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major social event in Tehran ⓘ |
| derbyCategory |
capital city derby
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city derby ⓘ |
| fanCulture | intense rivalry between Persepolis and Esteghlal supporters ⓘ |
| fanIncidents | occasionally associated with crowd trouble ⓘ |
| firstMatchYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Iran Football Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| hasParticipant |
Esteghlal F.C.
ⓘ
Persepolis F.C. ⓘ |
| hasRivalryRoot | historical and social differences between fan bases ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Esteghlal F.C.
ⓘ
Persepolis F.C. ⓘ |
| importance |
decisive for bragging rights in Tehran
ⓘ
often influential in league title races ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| league | Persian Gulf Pro League ⓘ |
| location | Azadi Stadium ⓘ |
| matchType |
cup match
ⓘ
league match ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive in Iranian sports media ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-profile football match in Iran
ⓘ
one of the most passionate derbies in Asia ⓘ |
| region | Asia ⓘ |
| rivalryLevel | fierce ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| stadiumCapacity | around 78000 ⓘ |
| ticketDemand | very high ⓘ |
| timeZone | Iran Standard Time ⓘ |
| typicalKickoffDay | Friday ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Azadi Stadium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tehran Derby Description of subject: The Tehran Derby is a fiercely contested Iranian football match between city rivals Persepolis and Esteghlal, regarded as one of Asia’s most passionate and high-profile derbies.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iranian El Clasico
this entity surface form:
Tehran derby
this entity surface form:
Tehran derby
this entity surface form:
Tehran derby
this entity surface form:
Tehran derby
this entity surface form:
Persepolis–Esteghlal Derby