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Rosario derby

Rosario derby
Scene of the match played on April 25, 1982
SportAssociation football
LocationRosario
First meeting18 June 1905
(Newell's 1–0 R. Central)
Latest meeting10 August 2024
(R.Central 1-0 Newell's)
StadiumsGigante Arroyito (R. Central)
Marcelo Bielsa (Newell's)
Statistics
Meetings total278
Most winsRosario Central (96)
Most player appearancesJosé J. González (45)
Top scorerManuel González (30)
Largest victoryNewell's 0–9 R. Central
(Copa Vila, 29 Jul 1917)

The Rosario derby ("Clásico Rosarino") is the oldest and one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football.

It is played between the two main teams from Rosario, Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central. It is widely regarded as the most important Argentine derby outside of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires Province.

History

The first Rosario derby was played on June 18, 1905; it resulted in a 1–0 win for Newell's Old Boys with a goal from Faustino González.

The clubs continued to play each other in the "Liga Rosarina de Fútbol" for many years. In 1939 the two clubs were admitted to the Argentine Primera, and the first game at this level resulted in a 1–1 draw on June 18, 1939.

Experts claim that the Mexican Monterrey derby holds similarities with the Rosario derby. The teams are crosstown rivals from cities away from the capital and have very passionate fans.[1]

Rosario Central has the edge over Newell's, with 96 wins compared to 77 counting every official encounter.[2] Rosario also has more trophies, with 35 against 25,[3] although Newell's has won the league title six times, one more than Rosario Central.

Nicknames

The teams' nicknames relate from the incident where Rosario Central refused to play a charity game for a leprosy charity, hence their nickname "Canallas' (Scoundrels). Newell's Old Boys stepped in to play the game and earned the nickname "Los Leprosos" (The Lepers).

List of matches

Primera División

Notes
  1. ^ a b Suspended due to violence between supporters. Both clubs were deducted two points each.[4][5]

National cups

Statistics

Matches by association

AFA competitions
Competition Period Played RC wins Draws NOB wins
Primera División 1939–pres. 176 54 77 43
Copa de Honor MCBA 1909–18 5 1 1 4
Copa Jockey Club 1918 1 1 0 0
Copa Estímulo 1924–25 2 0 1 1
Copa Beccar Varela 1933 1 1 0 0
Copa de Competencia Británica 1946–48 2 2 0 0
Copa Argentina 1969–pres. 5 3 2 0
Copa Centenario AFA 1993–94 2 0 0 2
Copa de la Liga Profesional 2021–pres. 4 3 0 1
CONMEBOL competitions
Competition Period Played RC wins Draws NOB wins
Copa Libertadores 1975–pres. 3 1 2 0
Copa Sudamericana 2005 2 1 1 0
Rosarian competitions
Competition Period Played RC wins Draws NOB wins
Copa Santiago Pinasco 1905–06 4 0 2 2
Copa Nicasio Vila 1907–30 43 19 9 15
Copa Damas de Caridad (LRF) 1910–16 2 1 0 1
Copa Estímulo (LRF) 1922–27 3 1 1 1
Trofeo Luciano Molinas 1931–38 17 3 6 8
Torneo Preparación 1934–36 4 3 1 0
Torneo Ivancich 1937-38 2 2 0 0
Santa Fe competitions
Competition Period Played RC wins Draws NOB wins
Copa Prov. Santa Fe 2016–pres. 2 0 2 0

Total numbers

Assoc./Leagues Period. Matches RC wins Draws NOB wins
Rosarian [note 1] 1905–38 75 29 19 27
AFA [note 2] 1939–pres. 196 65 79 50
CONMEBOL 1960–pres. 5 2 3 0
Total 278 96 103 77
Notes
  1. ^ Includes tournaments organised by both, Liga Rosarina de Football and Asociación Rosarina de Football.
  2. ^ National cups included. Moreover, the AFA deducted 2 points in two matches to both teams in 1989 due to supporters incidents.

Top scorers

Since the clubs joined the AFA league system in 1939 the top scorers are Edgardo Bauza (Central) and Santiago Santamaría (Newell's), with 9 each.

Most appearances

Biggest wins

Most consecutive wins

Unbeaten runs

Titles

Competition R. Central Newell's
Primera División 4 6
National cups 7 3
Official international cups 1 0
Rosario region [note2 1] 22 16
Santa Fe region [note2 2] 1 0
Total 35 25
Notes
  1. ^ Include tournaments (leagues and cups) organised by Liga Rosarina, Federación Rosarina, Asoc. Amateurs and Asociación Rosarina
  2. ^ Include regional official cups of the Federación Santafesina de Fútbol: Copa Santa Fe (2016-present)[6][7]

Newell's Old Boys highlights

  • June 18, 1905: Won 1–0 in the first Rosario derby of all history.
  • August 8, 1909: Won 3–2 to record their 10th straight win over Rosario Central.
  • July 28, 1912: Won 0–7 to record the biggest ever away win in the Rosario derby.
  • October 20, 1912: Manuel Lito González scored all 5 goals in a 5–3 win.
  • October 12, 1941: Won 5–0 to record the biggest win in the Rosario derby since the start of the professional era of Argentine football.
  • June 2, 1974: Newell's won their first ever title by coming from 2-0 down at half time to record the draw they needed to win the Metropolitano 1974.

Rosario Central highlights

  • August 2, 1908: Won 9–3 in the highest scoring derby, with 5 goals from Corti.
  • May 25, 1914: Harry Hayes scored a hat-trick to help Rosario Central win 6–2, starting a run of 11 consecutive wins.
  • October 17, 1915: Won 0–6 to record their best ever away win in the fixture.
  • June 29, 1916: Won 8–0 in a qualifier for the 1916 Copa de Honor. Then, finally Central of won that national official cup.
  • 1917: Won 9–0 to record the biggest ever win in the official's derby fixture.
  • December 19, 1971: Won 1–0 in the semi-final of the Nacional championship. Then, finally Central was the Argentine Champion.
  • April 11, 1975: Won 1–0 in a Copa Libertadores playoff to eliminate Newell's and progress to the 2nd round.
  • 1980: Won 3:1 in the aggregate in the semi-final of the National Championship. It was 3:0 at home and 0:1 at Newell's stadium. Then, as in 1971, Rosario Central won the final, and was the Argentina's champion again.
  • August 29, 2005: Won 1–0 in the second leg of a Copa Sudamericana preliminary round, to progress 1–0 on aggregate.
  • November 1, 2018: Won 1–2 in the 2017–18 Copa Argentina in quarter finals. Then, Rosario Central won the final, and was the champion of the tournament.

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