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Uruguayan Clásico

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Uruguayan Clásico
A scene from the 2012 Uruguayan Clásico
Peñarol
Nacional
Other names"Clásico Uruguayo"
"El Clásico"
"El Superclásico"
SportAssociation football
LocationMontevideo
First meeting15 July 1900 [note 1]
Nacional 0–2 CURCC
Latest meeting20 January 2025
Nacional 3–1 Peñarol
Friendly
Next meeting26 January 2025
Supercopa Uruguaya
Estadio Centenario
StadiumsEstadio Gran Parque Central
Estadio Campeón del Siglo
Estadio Centenario
Statistics
Meetings total562 [note 1]
Most winsPeñarol (196) [note 1]
Most player appearances José Piendibene (62)
Top scorer Atilio García (35)
Largest victoryNacional 6–0 Peñarol
(14 Dec 1941)
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The Uruguayan Clásico (Spanish: Clásico del fútbol uruguayo) is the most important rivalry in Uruguayan football and one of the best on the American continent.[1] It is contested between the two most popular football clubs in Uruguay, Club Nacional de Football and Club Atlético Peñarol (formerly known as CURCC), both based in Montevideo. As of 2018, the two teams have won 96 of the 115 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 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Founded as the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) in 1891, it was originally made up of English immigrants representing the Central Uruguay Railway (Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay), and was based in the Peñarol district in the outskirts of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.[3] CURCC won the first match 2–0.[3]

Match history

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Note: Only official matches are included.

Nacional v CURCC

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Competition M CW D NW CG NG
Primera División [note 2] 25 9 7 9 29 30
Copa Competencia 8 5 1 2 12 9
Copa de Honor 6 3 2 1 13 7
Total 39 17 10 12 54 46

Nacional v Peñarol

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Competition M PW D NW PG NG
Primera División (AUF) 245 83 87 75 306 283
Primera División (CP) [note 3] 2 2 0 0 1 0
2 1 1 0 4 2
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores [note 4] 22 12 4 6 34 21
Torneo Competencia 33 16 6 11 44 34
Torneo de Honor [note 5]
6 0 3 3 5 11
Copa Albion [note 6]
 6 2 3 1 8 7
Copa León Peyrou [note 7]
1 0 0 1 1 3
Copa José Serrato [note 8]
2 0 1 1 1 2
Torneo Intermedio [note 9]
2 1 0 1 3 5
5 1 0 4 3 9
Liga Mayor [note 11]
8 0 5 3 6 10
Torneo Cuadrangular [note 12]
16 4 6 6 19 22
Campeonato General Artigas [note 13]
1 0 1 0 1 1
Other competitions [note 14]
6 2 1 3 6 7
38 13 15 10 44 41
38 13 15 10 44 41
2 1 1 0 2 1
4 1 2 1 6 6
Total 410 141 137 132 507 480

Nacional v Peñarol/CURCC

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M CPW D NW CPG NG
557 196 181 180 695 660
  • Source: RSSSF, updated as of 2 April 2023.

Title comparison

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Competition Nacional Peñarol
Primera División (AUF) 49 52
Supercopa Uruguaya 2 2
Intercontinental Cup 3 3
Copa Libertadores 3 5
Copa Interamericana 2 0
Recopa Sudamericana 1 0
Intercontinental Champions' Supercup 0 1
Total 60 63

Basketball

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In basketball, the first Clásico in the LUB era was played in 2021,[4] after Peñarol's disaffiliation in 1987[5] and its promotions, from DTA to El Metro in 2018;[6] and from El Metro to LUB in 2019.[7]

LUB era

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Matches

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History

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M NW PW NP PP
11 6 5 849 861

Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Points
1 Uruguay Salvador Zanotta Peñarol 89
2 United States Shaquille Johnson Peñarol 72
3 Argentina Franco Giorgetti Nacional 67
4 Uruguay Emiliano Serres Peñarol 64
5 United States Eric Anderson Nacional 62
6 United States Dominique Morrison Nacional 61
7 United States Lee Roberts Peñarol 58
8 Uruguay Jayson Granger Peñarol 57
9 Uruguay Alejandro Acosta Nacional 56
10 Dominican Republic James Feldeine Nacional 53
11 United States Charles Thomas Peñarol 51
12 Uruguay Patricio Prieto Nacional 49
13 Dominican Republic Luis Santos Peñarol 43
14 United States Michael Smith Nacional 37
15 Uruguay Gastón Semiglia Nacional 36

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Includes matches by club predecessor CURCC.
  2. ^ Does not include matches played on June 6, 1901 (1–1), May 14, 1905 (1–1) and July 9, 1905 (0–0), whose results were annulled.
  3. ^ Although not recognised by the AUF, the Consejo Provisorio championship was official.
  4. ^ Tournament that served as qualification for Copa Libertadores, held from 1974 to 2009.
  5. ^ Not to be confused with "Copa de Honor". Only includes matches that were played independently of the Uruguayan Championship from 1925 to 1940, as well as the match from December 5th, 1943 (2–3). Does not include the October 18, 1964 (2–1) match, part of the Copa de Honor and the Uruguayan Championship.
  6. ^ Domestic cup held 1919–1922, named after River Plate F.C. executive.
  7. ^ Domestic cup held 1916–1921.
  8. ^ Domestic cup named after José Serrato, the 24th. president of Uruguay. Held 1928–1930
  9. ^ First held in 2017, it is played between the Apertura and Clausura seasons.
  10. ^ Post-CURCC period, until 1925.
  11. ^ Held 1976–1978.
  12. ^ Held 1952–1968.
  13. ^ Held 1960–1962.
  14. ^ Includes the South American Youth Championships (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.

References

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  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. ^ a b c d "Peñarol VS Nacional – Montevideo's ancient Superclasico". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Básquetbol: Nacional le dio la bienvenida a la Liga Uruguaya a Peñarol con un triunfo contundente". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Peñarol volverá a tener equipo de basketball a 21 años de su desafiliación". www.subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "#Básquetbol ¡Peñarol Campeón!". www.peñarol.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ "¡Histórico! Peñarol vuelve a primera tras 23 años al vencer a Cordón en El Metro". www.elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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