It was first contested in 1905, and was given the name it is known as today in March 1930, after the clash of Ferencváros and Újpest was referred to as Derbi, highlighting the ferocity of the match-up, which ended 1-1.

Újpest are 20-time champions of Hungary, coming in third behind MTK and Ferencváros in terms of all-time leaguetitles won, however, have been unable to claim a national championship since 1998.

The rivalry can be traced back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title, under headcoach Lajos Bányai, 2 points above Ferencváros.

In April 1931, Újpest recorded their first win over Ferencváros in five years, as they defeated the green and whites 3-1, with István Avar scoring a brace.

He was overheard singing the Ferencváros anthem (which was banned at the time) at a pub, resulting in a physical altercation between him and an ÁVH officer.

The first derby to feature him playing for the purple and whites took place in December 1950, and Deák was the sole goalscorer of the match, as Újpest won 1-0 in front of 20,000 people.

[14]1967-es magyar labdarúgó-bajnokság (első osztály) In 1968, the two clubs were separated by a single point, as Ferencváros retained their title, and Újpest finished 2nd.

In May 1969 Újpest defeated FTC for the first time in 4 years, with Antal Dunai and Ferenc Bene both scoring in front of the 45,000 Népstadion spectators.

[25] In 1976, FTC finally managed to finish above Újpest, (who achieved a bronze-medal) and won their first league title since 1968, with the guidance of coach Jenő Dalnoki.

In spite of this, Újpest beat Ferencváros 3-8 that season at the Népstadion, which was their largest margin of victory in the history of the derby up to that point.

Funnily enough, it was Ferencváros, who gave Újpest the one point they needed to win the league, after the teams drew 1–1 at Népstadion on the last day of the season.

FTC failed to beat Csepel, after drawing 1-1, while Győri-ETO demolished Újpest 6-1, with Gyula Hajszán scoring a hat-trick.

Ferencváros ended up pulling off a shock-victory, earning their first win in 5 weeks and won 1–0 with György Kerekes' goal in the 88th minute.

Ferencváros spent 5 consecutive seasons outside the top 3, however, Újpest achieved a bronze and a silver medal, and came within 3 points of winning the championship in 1987.

[46] [47] In August 1990, the teams met in the first gameweek of the season, and Ferencváros ended Újpest's unbeaten home streak, after a 0–5 shutout at Megyeri road.

The two sides met in the 1992 Hungarian Supercup, where Újpest got the best of their rivals, defeating them 3–1, in no small part thanks to Dénes Eszenyi, who scored a brace in 15 minutes.

In May 1994, Újpest overcame FTC 1‐0 after István Kozma converted a penalty to give the purple and whites their first win at Üllői Út in 10 years.

Despite achieving a lower league finish, FTC beat Újpest twice that season, 3–1 at home, and 1–2 away, with a 90' minute winner from Ferenc Horváth, in May 1997.

The following season, they looked on course to defend their title, but after losing 3–2 to Újpest (who themselves finished 6th) with a 90' minute goal at Megyeri Road on Matchday 36, FTC's performance was only enough for a silver-medal.

Ferencváros failed to beat Debreceni VSC, and had to settle for the runners-up spot for the second year running, 2 points off of MTK.

Even before the final ehistle was blown, fans of Újpest erupted with joy upon learning of the FTC-DVSC score, and invaded the pitch in celebration of MTK's title, ahead of the green and whites.

Ferencváros' fans decided to imvade the pitch of Flórián Albert stadium out of fury, that the trophy had slipped from their hands despite finishing 1st in the regular season, right to their (arguably) second biggest rivals, MTK.

After a 3-year hiatus, the derby was held again, in October 2009, with Újpest defeating Ferencváros 2–1 yet again with a late goal, due to an '88 minute strike from Rajczi.

Wintermantel also signed the letter which announces that Újpest fans do not attand the derby due to the regulations at the entrance of the newly built Groupama Arena.

Prior to the April 1999 meeting of the two clubs, fans of Ferencváros clashed with the police at Népliget, hurling rocks and steel chairs at them.

Fans of Ferencváros were angered by their team's performance and ripped seats off of their places, and started throwing them onto the field of play.

The riot police were called in, who had to form a wall in order to prevent any Ferencváros ultras from entering the pitch; regardless, a large number of them still attempted to do so.

Referee Solymosi made the decision to interrupt the game, which was stopped for ten minutes, while the police were handling the situation.

Upon their arrival at Üllői Road, which was led by then mayor Zsolt Wintermantel, they exchanged sets of rocks with Ferencváros fans.

Other than breaking their hegemony in 1976, and being the only team to defeat Újpest in back-to-back seasons, in 1972 and 1973, the green and whites finished second to UTE in 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1979.