Rosario derby

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

Rosario derby

Scene of the match played on April 25, 1982
Rosario Central Newell's Old Boys
Sport	Association football
Locale	Rosario
First meeting	18 June 1905 (Newell's 1–0 R. Central)
Latest meeting	R. Central 1–1 Newell's (15 Sep 2019)
Stadiums	Gigante de Arroyito (Rosario Central) Estadio Marcelo Bielsa (Newell's)
Statistics
Meetings total	268
Most wins	Rosario Central (90)
Most player appearances	José J. González (45)
Top scorer	Manuel González (30)
Largest victory	Newell's 0–9 R. Central (9 Sep 1917)

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.

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).

Statistics

Matches by association

AFA competitions

Competition	Period	Played	RC wins	Draws	NOB wins
Primera División	1939–pres.	172	52	75	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

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
Copa Nicasio Vila	1907–30	43	19	9	15
Trofeo Luciano Molinas	1931–38	17	3	6	8
Torneo Preparación	1934–36	5	4	1	0
Torneo Ivancich	1938	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	80	31	19	30
AFA [note 2]	1939–pres.	181	57	77	45
CONMEBOL	1960–pres.	5	2	3	0
Total		268	90	101	75

Notes

1. Includes tournaments organised by both, Liga Rosarina de Football and Asociación Rosarina de Football.
2. The Argentine Football Association deducted 2 points in two matches to both teams in 1989 due to supporters incidents.

Top scorers

Newell's Player Goals Manuel González 30 Eduardo Gómez 16 José Viale 11

Rosario Central Player Goals Harry Hayes 21 Edgardo Bauza 9 Mario Kempes 7

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

Newell's Player Match. Santiago Santamaría 31 Mario Zanabria 31 Manuel González 27

Rosario Central Player Match. Jorge José González 45 José Pascuttini 38

Biggest wins

Newell's Period Year Result Competit. 1905–38 1907 10-0 (H) Copa Nicasio Vila [1] 1939– 1941 5-0 (H) Primera División

Rosario Central Period Year Result Competit. 1905–38 1917 9-0 (H) Copa Nicasio Vila 1939– 1964 4-0 (A) Primera División 1997 4-0 (H)

Most consecutive wins

Newell's Era Home/Away Period Wins 1905–1938 General 1909–12 10 Home 1909–12 6 Away 1909–12 5 1939–present General 1940–41 3 Home 1945–48 4 Away 1940–41 2

Rosario Central Era Home/Away Period Wins 1905–1938 General 1914–1918 11 Home 1914–1918 5 Away 1914–1918 6 1939–present General 2014-2015 4 Home 1981–1982 2 Away 1950–1953 3

Unbeaten runs

Newell's Era Home/Away Period Match. 1905–1938 General 1929–1933 12 Home 1918–1933 18 Away 1929–1933 6 1939–present General 1998]–2002 9 Home 1980–2001 27 Away 1939–1944 5

Rosario Central Era Home/Away Period Match. 1905–1938 General 1914–1918 11 Home 1914–1925 9 Away 1914–1918 6 1939–present General 1974–1976 17 Home 1966–1980 20 Away 1966–1971 10

Titles

Competition	R. Central	Newell's
Primera División	4	6
National cups	6	3
Copa CONMEBOL	1	0
Rosario region [note2 1]	18	15
Santa Fe region [note2 2]	1	0
Total	30	24

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)[2] [3]

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 Copa de Honor.
• 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.

References

1. Roldán, Cipriano. Anales del fútbol rosarino. Primer Tomo. 3/12/59. Pág. 42.
2. https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/los-pibes-central-se-consagraron-campeones-la-copa-santa-fe-n1492036.html
3. http://rosariofutbol.com/noticias/futbol/67743-central-es-el-nuevo-campeon-de-la-copa-santa-fe.html

External links

• (in Spanish)
  • Futbol de Rosario statistics 1905-present Archived 9 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  • Universo futbol statistics 1939-present