El Clásico (basketball)

El Clásico
EuroLeague Clásico at Palau Blaugrana in 2010
Other namesReal Madrid vs. Barcelona
LocationSpain
TeamsBarcelona
Real Madrid
First meetingReal Madrid 35–30 Barcelona
1945 Copa del Generalísimo
(28 April 1945)
Latest meetingBarcelona 90–97 Real Madrid
2024–25 EuroLeague regular season
(28 November 2024)
StadiumsPalau Blaugrana (Barcelona)
WiZink Center (Real Madrid)
Statistics
Meetings total342
Most winsBarcelona (172 wins)
Largest victoryReal Madrid 138–78 Barcelona
1976–77 Liga Nacional
(13 March 1977)

Real Madrid 125–65 Barcelona
1973–74 Liga Nacional
(11 November 1973)

Barcelona 77–25 Real Madrid
1947 Copa del Generalísimo
(18 January 1947)

El Clásico (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈklasiko]; Catalan: El Clàssic, pronounced [əl ˈklasik]; "The Classic"), is the name given to the soccer matches between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona (named after the cities they are based in; both cities are separated by 621 km), the two most successful and most supported basketball teams in Spain. Just as their football rivalry, basketball Clásico is known for its intensity and adversarial nature.

Head-to-head statistics

Competition GP RMB D FCB
Liga ACB 135 70 1 64
ACB Playoffs 87 46 0 41
Copa del Rey 63 22 2 39
Copa Príncipe de Asturias 1 0 0 1
Supercopa 14 9 0 5
EuroLeague 42 20 0 22
Total in all games 342 167 3 172

Updated as of 28 November 2024

Results

Liga ACB Playoffs

Copa del Rey

Supercopa

EuroLeague

Players who played for both clubs

Juan Núñez was the most recent player to transfer between the two rivals (in 2024).
Barcelona then Real Madrid
Real Madrid then Barcelona
From Barcelona to Real Madrid 7
From Barcelona to another club before Real Madrid 10
Total 17
From Real Madrid to Barcelona 5
From Real Madrid to another club before Barcelona 5
Total 10
Total Switches 27

Managers who coached both clubs

See also

  • El Clásico – rivalry between the two clubs' football divisions

Notes

  1. ^ Reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ Reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. ^ 1983 Copa del Rey at Linguasport
  4. ^ Held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  5. ^ Held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  6. ^ Capacity reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  7. ^ Game played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris
  8. ^ Game played at the O2 arena in London
  9. ^ Game played at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago
  10. ^ Held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  11. ^ Held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  12. ^ Reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  13. ^ Reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  14. ^ Game was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade
  15. ^ Game was played at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas

References

  • "El Clásico: una historia de amor y odio" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.