Tricity Derby

Tricity Derby
The typical colours worn by Arka (left) and Lechia (right)
LocationTricity, Poland
Teams
First meetingLechia Gdańsk 2–1 Arka Gdynia
2 September 1964 (1964-09-02)
Latest meetingArka Gdynia 1–0 Lechia Gdańsk (24 November 2023)
Next meeting18/19 May 2024
StadiumsStadion Miejski in Gdynia
Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk
Statistics
Meetings total45
Most winsLechia (17)
Top scorerFlávio Paixão (10)
All-time seriesArka: 12
Draw: 16
Lechia: 17
Largest victoryArka Gdynia 1–4 Lechia Gdańsk
(20 June 1984)

The Tricity Derby (Polish: Derby Trójmiasta) is the name given to football matches between Arka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk, the two biggest teams in the Tricity area in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The derby splits the Tricity area, with Arka representing Gdynia, the northern part of the Tricity, while Lechia represent Gdańsk which covers the southern part of the Tricity.

The first meeting between the two clubs was in 1964, and has been contested a total of 45 times since then. Despite both teams having featured in the Ekstraklasa throughout their history, the first meeting between the two teams in the top flight happened in 2008. Lechia have been the more successful of the two teams, winning 17 of the contests compared to Arka's 12.

Club head-to-head

Comparison of Arka and Lechia
Arka Gdynia Teams Lechia Gdańsk
[1] 1929 Year of formation 1945 [2]
[3] 2 Number of Polish Cup won 2
2 Number of Polish Supercup won 2
16 Number of seasons in the Ekstraklasa (as of the 2023/2024 season) 32 [4]
[5] 17 August 1974 Ekstraklasa Debut 20 March 1949 [6]
[3] 7 Highest finish in the Ekstraklasa 3 [7]
- 0 Ekstraklasa top goalscorers 1 [8]
- 2 European competition appearances 3 -
- 19 September 1979 European debut 14 September 1983 [9]
- 35 Number of seasons in the second tier 36 -
- 1938 Second tier debut 1946 [10]
- I liga Current league (2024/2025) Ekstraklasa -
- Stadion Miejski Stadium Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk -
A flyer for the Lechia vs Arka derby game in 2018.

All-time results

League

No. Date Home team Score Away team League
1 2 September 1964 Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia I liga
2 11 April 1965 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk
3 15 September 1965 Lechia Gdańsk 1-2 Arka Gdynia
4 11 April 1966 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk
5 17 September 1966 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Arka Gdynia
6 23 April 1967 Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk
7 18 August 1968 Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk II liga
8 30 March 1969 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Arka Gdynia
9 20 August 1972 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk I liga
10 25 March 1973 Lechia Gdańsk 1-1 Arka Gdynia
11 1 September 1973 Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk
12 7 April 1974 Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Arka Gdynia
13 9 November 1975 Lechia Gdańsk 1-1 Arka Gdynia
14 22 May 1976 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk
15 30 October 1983 Lechia Gdańsk 3-0 Arka Gdynia
16 20 June 1984 Arka Gdynia 1-4 Lechia Gdańsk
17 12 September 1992 Lechia Gdańsk 3-0 Arka Gdynia
18 18 April 1993 Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk
19 17 October 1993 Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk
20 29 May 1994 Lechia Gdańsk 3-2 Arka Gdynia
21 27 August 1994 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk
22 1 April 1995 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Arka Gdynia
23 19 October 1997 Arka Gdynia 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk II liga
24 23 May 1998 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Arka Gdynia
25 10 October 2007 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Arka Gdynia I liga
26 4 November 2007 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk
27 3 October 2008[11] Arka Gdynia 0-1 Lechia Gdańsk Ekstraklasa
28 25 April 2009[12] Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia
29 31 July 2009[13] Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia
30 25 November 2009 Arka Gdynia 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk
31 17 October 2010[14] Lechia Gdańsk 1-0 Arka Gdynia
32 1 May 2011[15] Arka Gdynia 2-2 Lechia Gdańsk
33 30 October 2016[16] Arka Gdynia 1-1 Lechia Gdańsk
34 17 April 2017[17] Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia
35 3 November 2017[18] Arka Gdynia 0-1 Lechia Gdańsk
36 7 April 2018[19] Lechia Gdańsk 4-2 Arka Gdynia
37 13 April 2018[20] Arka Gdynia 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk
38 27 October 2018[21] Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia
39 2 April 2019[22] Arka Gdynia 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk
40 20 October 2019[23] Arka Gdynia 2-2 Lechia Gdańsk
41 31 May 2020[24] Lechia Gdańsk 4-3 Arka Gdynia
41 24 November 2023 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk I liga
42 19 May 2024 Lechia Gdańsk 2-1 Arka Gdynia

Cup Competitions

No. Date Home team Score Away team Cup
1 15 September 1993 Arka Gdynia 1-0 Lechia Gdańsk Puchar Polski
2 8 September 2008[25] Arka Gdynia 2-0 Lechia Gdańsk Puchar Ekstraklasy
3 18 November 2008[26] Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Arka Gdynia

Top goalscorers

No. Name Team Goals
1 Flávio Paixão Lechia Gdańsk 10
2 Jerzy Kruszczyński Lechia Gdańsk 6
3 Marcin Wachowicz Arka Gdynia 3
4 Paweł Buzała Lechia Gdańsk 2
Mirosław Chodakowski Arka Gdynia 2
Zygmunt Gadecki Arka Gdynia 2
Mirosław Giruć Lechia Gdańsk 2
Marcin Kaczmarek Lechia Gdańsk 2
Henryk Kalinowski Arka Gdynia 2
Grzegorz Niciński Arka Gdynia 2
Marco Paixão Lechia Gdańsk 2
Karol Piątek Lechia Gdańsk 2
Piotr Wiśniewski Lechia Gdańsk 2
14 Bogdan Adamczyk Lechia Gdańsk 1
Błażej Augustyn Lechia Gdańsk 1
Adrian Błąd Arka Gdynia 1
Janusz Charczuk Lechia Gdańsk 1
Wojciech Cirkowski Arka Gdynia 1
Jacek Grembocki Lechia Gdańsk 1
Dominik Hofbauer Arka Gdynia 1
Michał Janota Arka Gdynia 1
Jerzy Kasalik Lechia Gdańsk 1
Tadas Labukas Arka Gdynia 1
Ivans Lukjanovs Lechia Gdańsk 1
Michał Marcjanik Arka Gdynia 1
Adam Mięciel Arka Gdynia 1
Grzegorz Motyka Lechia Gdańsk 1
Michał Nalepa Arka Gdynia 1
Damian Nawrocik Arka Gdynia 1
Paweł Nowak Lechia Gdańsk 1
Emil Noll Arka Gdynia 1
Janusz Orczykowski Lechia Gdańsk 1
Sławomir Peszko Lechia Gdańsk 1
Wojciech Sobczak Arka Gdynia 1
Artur Sobiech Lechia Gdańsk 1
Mateusz Szwoch Arka Gdynia 1
Andrzej Szybalski Arka Gdynia 1
Waldemar Tandecki Arka Gdynia 1
Piotr Tomecki Arka Gdynia 1
Przemysław Trytko Arka Gdynia 1
Marko Vejinović Arka Gdynia 1
Steven Vitória Lechia Gdańsk 1
Luka Vučko Lechia Gdańsk 1
Edmund Wierzyński Lechia Gdańsk 1
Sławomir Wojciechowski Lechia Gdańsk 1
Jakub Zabłocki Lechia Gdańsk 1
Robert Zinko Arka Gdynia 1
Łukasz Zwoliński Lechia Gdańsk 1
Dariusz Żuraw Arka Gdynia 1

Hat-tricks

No. Name Date Team Score League
1 Jerzy Kruszczyński 30 October 1983 Lechia Gdańsk 3-0 II liga
2 Jerzy Kruszczyński 20 June 1984 Lechia Gdańsk 1-4 II liga
3 Flávio Paixão 7 April 2018 Lechia Gdańsk 4-2 Ekstraklasa
4 Flávio Paixão 31 May 2020 Lechia Gdańsk 4-3 Ekstraklasa

Local impact

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Teams who have friendly relations with Arka Gdynia (yellow) and Lechia Gdańsk (green).

The Tricity derby has big impact on the local region with many teams fans having an allegiance with one of the two teams.

Arka Gdynia has sympathisers from Wisła Tczew, Kaszubia Kościerzyna, Gryf Wejherowo, Orkan Rumia, MKS Władysławowo, Orlęta Reda, Stolem Gniewino, Piast Człuchów and Zatoka Puck. The fans also have a friendship with fans of Gwardia Koszalin in the neighboring West Pomeranian Voivodeship.[27]

Lechia Gdańsk has friendships and/or sympathisers from Chojniczanka Chojnice, Bytovia Bytów, Gryf Słupsk, Pomezania Malbork, Czarni Pruszcz Gdański, KP Starogard Gdański, Unia Tczew, Wierzyca Pelplin and Olimpia Sztum.[28]

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