The Paraguayan football derby, also called the Superclásico (Super derby); is the football rivalry between Club Cerro Porteño and Club Olimpia, the two most successful and popular clubs in the country, both from Asunción, Paraguay.
In April 2021, FourFourTwo ranked the Cerro Porteño–Olimpia rivalry as the world's 36th biggest derby.[1]
| Other names | Clásico del fútbol paraguayo |
|---|---|
| Location | Asunción, Paraguay |
| First meeting | 21 September 1913 Primera División Cerro Porteño 2–2 Olimpia |
| Latest meeting | 18 August 2024 Primera División de Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1-1 Olimpia |
| Statistics | |
| Most player appearances | Ever Almeida (57) |
| Top scorer | Saturnino Arrúa (11) |
| All-time series | Olimpia: 127 Cerro Porteño: 123 Drawn: 116 |
| Largest victory | 27 February 1916 Friendly Olimpia 10–1 Cerro Porteño |
Statistics
editHead to head
edit- Updated as of August 18, 2024
| Competition | Matches | Cerro Wins | Draws | Olimpia Wins | Cerro Goals | Olimpia Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguayan Primera División | 324 | 112 | 102 | 110 | 406 | 412 |
| Copa Libertadores | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 44 |
| Qualifiers for International cups | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Torneo República | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Supercopa Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Official matches | 366 | 123 | 116 | 127 | 453 | 469 |
| Friendly matches | 89 | 31 | 24 | 35 | 170 | 174 |
| Total | 455 | 154 | 140 | 162 | 623 | 643 |
Records
editOther stats from the Paraguayan Derby:[2][3]
- Largest wins: in an official match goes to Cerro, in an 8–1 win from 1937. Olimpia's biggest win was registered in a non official match with amateur players in 1916, with a result of 10–1.
- Most consecutive wins by Cerro: five consecutive, in 1986 (2-0, 2–1) and 1987 (2-0, 2–1, 1–0).
- Most consecutive wins by Olimpia: four consecutive in two occasions; in 1925 (3-1, 3–0) and 1926 (4-1, 3–0), and 1980 (2-0) and 1981 (1-0, 1–0, 1–0).
- Longest unbeaten runs: both teams have a record of 10 games without losing to each other. Cerro was unbeaten for 10 games between July 1992 and July 1995; while Olimpia was unbeaten for 11 games between October 2001 and September 2004 (10, in the regular championship).
- All-time top scorers: for Olimpia is Mauro Caballero with 10 goals (9 in the Paraguayan League and 1 in Copa Libertadores) and for Cerro is Saturnino Arrua with 11 goals (7 in the Paraguayan League and 4 in the Copa Libertadores).
- Top Scorers in a single game: Dante Lopez for Olimpia, scoring 4 goals in 2005 and Pedro Osorio for Cerro, scoring 4 goals in 1937.
- Most goals by a player in a single season: Arístides Del Puerto, Rafael Bobadilla and Mauro Caballero have all scored five goals in a single season (in 1967, 1983, 1998 respectively).
Players to score for both clubs
edit| Goals | Name | Goals in Cerro | Years | Goals in Olimpia | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Miguel Sanabria | 3 | 1989 y 1990 | 3 | 1991, 1994 y 1995 |
| 4 | Benjamín Laterza | 1 | 1939 | 3 | Entre 1941 y 1949 |
| 3 | Pablo Zeballos | 2 | 2010 | 2 | 2011,2015 |
| 3 | Julio Díaz | 1 | 1973 | 2 | Entre 1976 y 1980 |
| 3 | Alfredo Mendoza | 1 | 1983 | 2 | 1989 y 1997 |
| 2 | Crispín Maciel | 1 | 1983 | 1 | 1984 |
Last encounters
edit| Tournament | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | August 18, 2024 |
| 2024 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | May 12, 2024 |
| 2024 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 1–1 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | February 17, 2024 |
| 2023 Primera División - Clausura | Olimpia | 0–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | October 29, 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | August 13, 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 2–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | May 13, 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 2–2 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | March 4, 2023 |
| 2022 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | October 16, 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Clausura | Olimpia | 2–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | August 14, 2022 |
| 2022 Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | May 25, 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 0–4 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | May 22, 2022 |
| 2022 Copa Libertadores | Olimpia | 0–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | April 5, 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 0–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | March 13, 2022 |
Head-to-head ranking in Primera División seasons
editThis table shows the last seasons positions in the aggregate table of that year for both clubs.
Players who have played for both clubs
editList of players who have played for Cerro Porteño and Olimpia
References
edit- ^ December 2020, Greg Lea 12. "Ranked! The 50 biggest derbies in world football". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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- ^ Goles en el tradicional duelo
- ^ "Carlos Bonet (Player)".
- ^ "Carlos Gamarra (Player)".
- ^ "Casiano Delvalle (Player)".
- ^ "Diego Barreto (Player)".
- ^ "Fabián Caballero :: Néstor Fabián Caballero ::".
- ^ "Fredy Bareiro (Player)".
- ^ "Gabriel González (Player)".
- ^ "Iván Torres :: Iván Arturo Torres Riveros :: Olimpia".
- ^ "Nelson Cuevas (Player)".
- ^ "Pablo Zeballos (Player)".
- ^ "Rodrigo Rojas :: Juan Rodrigo Rojas Ovelar :: Sol de América".
- ^ "Sergio Aquino :: Sergio Daniel Aquino ::".
- ^ "Los 11 que cruzaron a la vereda rival". 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Willian Candia :: Willian Benito Candia Garay :: River Plate".