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. 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.The date of the first match is given as either 15 July or 15 September 1900 CURCC won the first match 2–0.
Founded as the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC) in 1891, it was originally made up of English immigrants representing the Central Uruguay Railway (Ferrocarril Central del Uruguay), and was based in the Peñarol district on the outskirts of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. CURCC won the first match 2–0.
Match history
Nacional v CURCC Competition Primera División 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 Primera División (AUF) 245 838775306283 Primera División (CP) 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 22 12 4 6 34 21 Torneo Competencia 33 16 6 11 44 34 6 0 3 3 5 11 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 1 0 4 3 9 8 0 5 3 6 10 16 4 6 6 19 22 1 0 1 0 1 1 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 6Total 410 141 137 132 507 480
Nacional v Peñarol/CURCC 557 196 181 180 695 660 Source: RSSSF, updated as of 2 April 2023.
Title comparison Competition Nacional Peñarol Primera División (AUF) 50 52 Copa Uruguay 0 1Supercopa Uruguaya32 Intercontinental Cup 3 3 Copa Libertadores 3 5 Copa Interamericana 2 0 Recopa Sudamericana 1 0 Intercontinental Champions' Supercup 0 1 Total 62 64
Basketball
In basketball, the first Clásico in the LUB era was played in 2021, after Peñarol's disaffiliation in 1987 and its promotions, from DTA to El Metro in 2018; and from El Metro to LUB in 2019.
LUB era
Matches
DateTournamentWinnerScoreVenueTop-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 Flowers (P), Miller (N) 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 10 March 2025 Nacional 90–72 Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Santos (P) 25 13 October 2025 2025–26 LUB Peñarol 87–62 Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Vescovi (P) 30 8 December 2025 Peñarol 82–69 Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo Zinaich (N) 19 8 April 2026 Nacional 78–71 Palacio Contador Gastón Güelfi, Montevideo Pomoli (P), Washington (P) 17 22 April 2026 Peñarol Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Feldeine 37 (N)
History 16 8 8 1257 1230
Top scorers Rank Player Team Points1 James FeldeineNacional1412 Emiliano SerresPeñarol99 3 Salvador ZanottaPeñarol89 Patricio PrietoNacional895 Luciano ParodiBoth796 Santiago VescoviPeñarol737 Shaquille JohnsonPeñarol728 Luis SantosPeñarol689 Franco GiorgettiNacional6710 Eric AndersonNacional6211 Dominique MorrisonNacional6112 Gastón SemigliaNacional58 Lee RobertsPeñarol5814 Jayson GrangerPeñarol5715 Alejandro AcostaNacional56
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