The Eternal derby (Romanian: Eternul derby), also called the Romanian derby (Romanian: Derby-ul României or Derby de România) or the Great derby (Romanian: Marele derby), is a football match between Bucharest rivals FCSB (Steaua București until 2017) and Dinamo București. The game is usually among—if not the most—viewed and attended of the Liga I season.^[3] The two most successful clubs in Romania,^{[note 1]} they won a combined 94 honours: a record 60 for Steaua/FCSB (including two international trophies) and 34 for Dinamo București. It is the equivalent of Spain's El Clásico and France's Le Classique.

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The teams have played 185 matches in all domestic top-level competitions. Steaua/FCSB have won 67 times and Dinamo 61, with 57 drawn.

The first game between the two teams was played on 21 November 1948. Dinamo won 1–0. The events are regularly marred by instances of hooliganism and frequent outbreaks of violence between rival fan groups.^[4][5][6][7]

The two teams are notable for their collective dominance of Romanian football. Between them, Steaua/FCSB (26 times) and Dinamo (18 times) have won the Romanian football championship 44 times out of 103 completed seasons, resulting in a percentage of 42.72%. This supremacy extends also to the Cupa României (24 times for Steaua/FCSB and 13 times for Dinamo), to the Supercupa României (6 times for Steaua/FCSB and 2 times for Dinamo) and to the Cupa Ligii (2 times for Steaua/FCSB and 1 time for Dinamo).

They are also the two Romanian football teams with the best results in club competitions organised by UEFA. Steaua won the European Cup in 1986, was runner-up in the same competition in 1989 after reaching the semi-finals in 1988. In 2006, FCSB reached the semi-finals of UEFA Europa League. Meanwhile, Dinamo reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1984 and in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. Additionally, Steaua won the UEFA Super Cup in 1986, but was defeated in the Intercontinental Cup by River Plate the same year.

The rivalry also extends to a number of other sports, including rugby, handball and water polo.

• Largest win (all competitions): FCSB 6–0 Dinamo București on 12 September 2021
• Largest home win (championship): FCSB 6–0 Dinamo București on 12 September 2021
• Largest away win (championship): Dinamo București 0–4 CCA București on 11 April 1956
• The most goals in one match (all competitions): 10 in Dinamo București 6–4 Steaua București on 2 May 1990
• The most goals in one match (championship): 8 in Dinamo București 6–2 CCA București on 1 October 1951