Uruguayan Clásico

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]

Uruguayan Clásico

A scene from the 2012 Uruguayan Clásico
Peñarol Nacional
Other names	"Clásico Uruguayo" "El Clásico" "El Superclásico"
Sport	Association football
Location	Montevideo
First meeting	15 July 1900 [note 1] Nacional 0–2 CURCC
Latest meeting	20 January 2025 Nacional 3–1 Peñarol Friendly
Next meeting	26 January 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya Estadio Centenario
Stadiums	Estadio Gran Parque Central Estadio Campeón del Siglo Estadio Centenario
Statistics
Meetings total	562 [note 1]
Most wins	Peñarol (196) [note 1]
Most player appearances	José Piendibene (62)
Top scorer	Atilio García (35)
Largest victory	Nacional 6–0 Peñarol (14 Dec 1941)

Founded as the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) in 1891, it was originally made up of English immigrants representing the Central Uruguay Railway (Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay), and was based in the Peñarol district in the outskirts of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

Note: Only official matches are included.

Nacional v CURCC

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

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
Supercopa Uruguaya	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
Copa de Competencia [note 10]	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
Copa Libertadores	38	13	15	10	44	41
Copa Sudamericana	38	13	15	10	44	41
Copa Mercosur	2	1	1	0	2	1
Supercopa Libertadores	4	1	2	1	6	6
Total	410	141	137	132	507	480

Nacional v Peñarol/CURCC

M	CPW	D	NW	CPG	NG
557	196	181	180	695	660

• Source: RSSSF, updated as of 2 April 2023.

Title comparison

Competition	Nacional	Peñarol
Primera División (AUF)	49	52
Supercopa Uruguaya	3	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

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

Matches

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	Venue	Top-scorer
18 March 2021	2021 LUB	Nacional	85–67	Estadio 10 de Julio, Florida	Mitchell (N) 22
21 January 2022	2021–22 LUB	Peñarol	76–75	Gimnasio Unión Atlética, Montevideo	Miller (N), Flowers (P) 22
31 March 2022		Peñarol	74–64	Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo	Morrison (N) 23
24 October 2022	2022–23 LUB	Peñarol	88–69	Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo	Thomas (P) 21
9 January 2023		Nacional	79–76	Gimnasio Unión Atlética, Montevideo	Green (P) 20
12 December 2023	2023–24 LUB	Peñarol	97–77	Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo	Zanotta (P) 18
6 February 2024		Peñarol	79–68	Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo	Smith (N) 24
5 April 2024		Nacional	94–78	Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo	Johnson (P) 27
22 April 2024		Nacional	67–63	Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo	Giorgetti (N) 20
12 November 2024	2024–25 LUB	Nacional	80–78	Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo	Feldeine (N) 23
18 January 2025		Nacional	89–85	Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo	Feldeine (N) 30

History

M	NW	PW	NP	PP
11	6	5	849	861

Top scorers

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

Notes

1. 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

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. "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.