Derby-ye Tehrān
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Derby-ye Tehrān is the fiercely contested football rivalry match between Iran’s two most popular clubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal, based in Tehran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derby-ye Tehrān canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8048622 — 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: Derby-ye Tehrān Context triple: [Tehran Derby, alsoKnownAs, Derby-ye Tehrān]
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A.
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni is a major port city in southwestern Iran on the Persian Gulf, serving as a key maritime and industrial hub.
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B.
Bandar Torkaman
Bandar Torkaman is a port city in northern Iran on the southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea, known historically as a regional trade hub and gateway to Turkmen-inhabited areas.
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C.
Sadabad
Sadabad is a town located in India’s culturally significant Braj region, traditionally associated with the life of Lord Krishna.
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D.
Mashhad
Mashhad is a major city in northeastern Iran renowned as a leading religious and cultural center of the Islamic world, centered around the shrine of Imam Reza.
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E.
Istakhr
Istakhr was an ancient city in southwestern Iran that served as an early political and religious center for the Sasanian dynasty near the ruins of Persepolis.
- 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: Derby-ye Tehrān Target entity description: Derby-ye Tehrān is the fiercely contested football rivalry match between Iran’s two most popular clubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal, based in Tehran.
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A.
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni is a major port city in southwestern Iran on the Persian Gulf, serving as a key maritime and industrial hub.
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B.
Bandar Torkaman
Bandar Torkaman is a port city in northern Iran on the southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea, known historically as a regional trade hub and gateway to Turkmen-inhabited areas.
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C.
Sadabad
Sadabad is a town located in India’s culturally significant Braj region, traditionally associated with the life of Lord Krishna.
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D.
Mashhad
Mashhad is a major city in northeastern Iran renowned as a leading religious and cultural center of the Islamic world, centered around the shrine of Imam Reza.
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E.
Istakhr
Istakhr was an ancient city in southwestern Iran that served as an early political and religious center for the Sasanian dynasty near the ruins of Persepolis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football match
ⓘ
football rivalry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iranian El Clasico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tehran Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedColorOfEsteghlal | blue ⓘ |
| associatedColorOfPersepolis | red ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Esteghlal F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Tehran ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top division ⓘ |
| confederation | AFC ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major event in Iranian sports culture ⓘ |
| derbyBetween | Persepolis F.C. and Esteghlal F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fanBaseSize | two of the most popular clubs in Iran ⓘ |
| fanCultureFeature |
choreographed tifos
ⓘ
intense chanting ⓘ |
| formerLeagueContext | Iranian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBodyContext | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastCoverageIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOfMostMatches | Azadi Stadium, Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Persepolis F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesClubFromCity |
Esteghlal F.C. – Tehran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persepolis F.C. – Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| leagueContext | Persian Gulf Pro League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchFormat | 11-a-side association football ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Derby of Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalReputation | one of the biggest derbies in Asian football ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high media coverage in Iran
ⓘ
intense fan rivalry ⓘ large stadium attendances ⓘ |
| participant |
Esteghlal F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persepolis F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalryType |
city derby
ⓘ
national football rivalry ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| typicalKickoffLocation | Tehran, Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Azadi Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derby-ye Tehrān Description of subject: Derby-ye Tehrān is the fiercely contested football rivalry match between Iran’s two most popular clubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal, based in Tehran.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.