Uruguayan Clásico

Uruguayan Clásico
Locale Montevideo
Teams Nacional
Peñarol
First contested 15 July 1900
Statistics
Number of meetings 511
Most wins Peñarol (182)
All-time series Nacional: 166
Drawn: 163
Peñarol: 182

The Uruguayan Clásico (Spanish: Clásico del fútbol uruguayo) is the most important rivalry in Uruguayan football.[1] It is contested between the two most popular football clubs in Uruguay, Club Nacional de Football and Club Atlético Peñarol (formerly CURCC), both based in Montevideo. As of 2012, the two teams have won 90 of the 108 Uruguayan Primera División titles, and many international tournaments, including a combined eight Copa Libertadores. The first meeting between the two teams was at the turn of the century in 1900, making it one of the oldest football rivalries outside Great Britain.[2][3] CURCC, which would go on to become Peñarol, won the first match 2–0.[3]

Founded as the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) in 1891, it was originally made up of English immigrants representing the Central Uruguay Railway (Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay), and was based in the Peñarol district in the outskirts of the city. Nacional was formed in 1899 as a club for purely native players at a time when football clubs were almost exclusively the domain of European immigrants.

Match history

CURCC-Nacional

Event M WC D WN GC GN
Uruguayan Primera División[4] 23 8 6 9 27 28
Copa Competencia 11 7 1 3 17 12
Copa de Honor 7 3 3 1 14 8
Subtotal 41 18 10 13 58 48
Other 14 5 2 7 20 17
Total 55 23 12 20 78 65

Peñarol-Nacional

Event M WP D WN GP GN
Uruguayan Primera División 222 78 77 67 281 257
Copa del Consejo Provisorio[5] 1 1 0 0 1 0
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 22 12 4 6 34 21
Copa Competencia 31 14 6 11 44 34
Copa de Honor[6][7] 6 0 3 3 5 11
Liga Mayor 9 0 5 4 7 12
Torneo Cuadrangular 16 4 6 6 19 22
Campeonato General Artigas[8] 1 0 1 0 1 1
Torneos Especiales[9] 6 2 1 3 6 7
Copa Libertadores 38 13 15 10 44 41
Copa Mercosur 2 1 1 0 2 1
Supercopa Sudamericana 4 1 2 1 6 6
Subtotal 358 126 121 111 450 413
Friendlies 97 32 30 35 121 133
Total 456 159 151 146 572 546

Total

M WC + WP D WN GC + GP GN
511 182 163 166 650 611

Title comparison

Torneo Nacional Peñarol
Uruguayan Primera División (AUF) 44 47
Uruguayan Primera División (FUF) 0 1
Uruguayan Primera División (Consejo Provisorio) 0 1
Copa Libertadores de América 3 5
Copa Intercontinental 3 3
Copa Interamericana 2 0
Recopa Sudamericana 1 0
Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales 0 1

References

  1. ↑ "Uruguay se parte en dos" [Uruguay divides into two]. El País (Uruguay). 27 November 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ↑ The date of the first match is given as either 15 July or 15 September 1900
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Peñarol VS Nacional – Montevideo's ancient Superclasico". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Does not include matches from June 6, 1901 (1–1), May 14, 1905 (1–1) and July 9, 1905 (0–0), whose results were voided.
  5. ↑ Does not include the August 22, 1926 match, which was voided.
  6. ↑ Only includes matches that were played independently of the Urugayan Championship from 1925 to 1940, as well as the match from December 5th, 1943 (2–3)
  7. ↑ Does not include the October 18, 1964 (2–1) match, part of the Copa de Honor and the Uruguayan Championship.
  8. ↑ Refers to the official tournament played between 1960-61
  9. ↑ Includes the Campeones Sudamericanos Juveniles (1954), Torneo Ciudad de Montevideo (1973), Torneo Campeones Olímpicos (1974), Copa de Oro (1982), Campeonato Estadio Centenario (1983) y Torneo 60º Aniversario de Colombes (1984) tournaments.

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