The Women's Clásico, or women's El Clásico (also in all lowercase letters),[1] natively Spanish: El Clásico femenino[2][3] and Catalan: El Clàssic femení,[4][5] is the women's association football rivalry between Liga F teams Barcelona and Real Madrid. It originates in the equivalent men's football rivalry, though does not share the same history. As of 2024, Barcelona has won every women's Clásico matches.[6][7]
 A women's Clásico played at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano in 2022 | |
| Native name | El Clásico femenino (Spanish) El Clàssic femení (Catalan) |
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| Location | Spain |
| Teams | Barcelona Real Madrid |
| First meeting | 4 October 2020 Primera División Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona |
| Latest meeting | 16 November 2024 Liga F Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona |
| Next meeting | 23 March 2025 Liga F Real Madrid v Barcelona |
| Stadiums | Estadi Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 15 (official matches) |
| Most wins | Barcelona (15) |
| Top scorer | Alexia Putellas (9) |
| Largest victory | Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid Primera División (13 March 2022) Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid Liga F (19 November 2023) |
| Longest win streak | Barcelona (15) (2020–present) |
History
editThe men's El Clásico is a passionate rivalry, and this has also extended to women's football, although Real Madrid Femenino was only founded in 2020[8] whereas FC Barcelona Femení is more than 30 years older and has been one of Spain's leading clubs since the 2010s. The second leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals between the clubs at Camp Nou on 30 March 2022 was attended by 91,553 spectators; at the time, this was the largest known confirmed attendance for any women's football match (the 1971 Mexico–Denmark game with unconfirmed 110,000 would otherwise be a record).[9][10][11][12] Reigning continental champions Barcelona won 5–2 on the day and 8–3 on aggregate.[12] The attendance was later surpassed in Barcelona's next Champions League match, the semi-finals first leg against VfL Wolfsburg, held at Camp Nou.[9]
Due to Real Madrid being such a new club, for the first few years of its existence, the Clásico between the women's sides was questionable, especially as these years also marked a golden generation of Barcelona's women's team, with few other clubs able to come close. However, Real Madrid's rapid improvement saw them quickly become one of the best teams in Spain, and a more worthy opponent for Barcelona. The record attendance in March 2022 marked the moment a real sense of rivalry was felt, though both clubs indicated that they also wanted to work together to help women's football grow. Off-the-pitch affairs have further contributed to a rivalry; since mid-2022, several top Spanish women's teams, prominently Barcelona, have openly rejected the governing body (RFEF), with Real Madrid being one of few teams to stay on side with the RFEF.[13]
Team summaries
editHonours
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| Barcelona | Competition | Real Madrid | |
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| Domestic | |||
| 9[note 1] | Primera División | — | |
| 10[note 2] | Copa de la Reina | — | |
| 4[note 3] | Supercopa de España | — | |
| 23 | Aggregate | 0 | |
| European | |||
| 3[note 4] | UEFA Women's Champions League | — | |
| 3 | Aggregate | 0 | |
| 26 | Total aggregate | 0 | |
Matches
editPrimera División
edit| No. | Date | R. | Home team | Away team | Score (FT/HT) | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
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| 1 | 4 October 2020 | 1 | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 0–4 (0–1) | Guijarro (19), Misa (55 o.g.), Martens (66), Putellas (75) | |
| 2 | 31 January 2021 | 18 | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 4–1 (3–0) | Putellas (14), Hermoso (23), Oshoala (37, 70) | Olga (81 p.) |
| 3 | 12 December 2021 | 13 | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 1–3 (0–3) | Asllani (52) | Martens (8, 23), Paredes (18) |
| 4 | 13 March 2022 | 24 | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 5–0 (2–0) | Putellas (41, 43), Guijarro (60), Peter (65 o.g.), Hermoso (82) | |
| 5 | 6 November 2022 | 8 | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 0–4 (0–2) | Crnogorčević (4), Guijarro (43), Gálvez (52 o.g.), Rolfö (81) | |
| 6 | 25 March 2023 | 23 | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 1–0 (0–0) | Rolfö (77 p.) | |
| 7 | 19 November 2023 | 9 | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 5–0 (3–0) | Bonmatí (17), Hansen (43), Caldentey (45+1), Pina (90+1), Vicky (90+3) | |
| 8 | 24 March 2024 | 21 | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 0–3 (0–1) | Rolfö (10), Bonmatí (55), Hansen (67) | |
| 9 | 16 November 2024 | 10 | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 0–4 (0–3) | Guijarro (4, 22), Pina (39), Putellas (86) | |
| 10 | 23 March 2025 | 23 | FCB Femení | RM Femenino |
Summary
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Copa de la Reina
edit| Season | Round | Home team | Away team | Score (FT/HT) | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
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| 2021–22 | Semi-finals | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 4–0 (1–0) | Martens (19), Bonmatí (47), Caldentey (52), Oshoala (75) |
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Supercopa de España Femenina
edit| Season | Round | Home team | Away team | Score (FT/HT) | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
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| 2021–22 | Semi-finals | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 1–0 (0–0) | Putellas (90+1) | |
| 2022–23 | Semi-finals | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Pina (24), Caldentey (111 p.), Paralluelo (120) | Weir (54) |
| 2023–24 | Semi-finals | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 4–0 (3–0) | Caldentey (12, 39 p.), Paralluelo (15, 52) |
Summary
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UEFA Women's Champions League
edit| Season | Round | Home team | Away team | Score (FT/HT) | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | |
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| 2021–22 | Quarter-finals | First leg | RM Femenino | FCB Femení | 1–3 (1–0) | Olga (8) | Putellas (53 p., 90+4), Pina (81) |
| Second leg | FCB Femení | RM Femenino | 5–2 (1–1) | León (8), Bonmatí (52), Pina (55), Putellas (62), Hansen (70) | Olga (16 p.), Zornoza (48) | ||
Summary
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Summary of all competitive matches
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Statistics
editTop scorers
edit| # | Player | Goals | Liga F | Copa | Supercopa | Europe | Total |
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| 1. |  Alexia Putellas
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Barcelona (9) | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2. | Mariona Caldentey
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Barcelona (5) | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Clàudia Pina
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Barcelona (5) | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Patricia Guijarro
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Barcelona (5) | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 5. | Aitana Bonmatí
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Barcelona (4) | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
 Lieke Martens
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Barcelona (4) | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| 7. | Olga Carmona
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Real Madrid (3) | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
 Caroline Graham Hansen
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Barcelona (3) | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
 Asisat Oshoala
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Barcelona (3) | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Salma Paralluelo
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Barcelona (3) | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Fridolina Rolfö
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Barcelona (3) | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 12. | Jennifer Hermoso
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Barcelona (2) | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Mickey, Hans (2024-04-06). "Can we call the women's clásico a rivalry?". Blaugranagram. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/f%C3%BAtbol/cuando-es-clasico-femenino/132ggmmn641oi1gn7chzamvp4q
- ^ "Real Madrid - Barça: resultado, resumen y goles | El Clásico de la Liga F". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Gran festa vestida de Clàssic en el debut del Barça Femení a l'Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys". www.fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "L'explícita imatge de Piqué celebrant el Clàssic femení: la xarxa embogeix. Sobren les paraules". En Blau (in Catalan). 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Cómo está el historial del Clásico femenino: victorias del Real Madrid, victorias del Barcelona y empates | Goal.com Espana". www.goal.com (in Spanish). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Toufaily, Assile. "Women's Clasico: Real Madrid Are Closing The Gap With FC Barcelona". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Real Madrid [Women] – Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Barcelona presume récord de asistencia femenil, aunque México tiene uno mayor [Barcelona claims female attendance record, although Mexico has a higher one]". ESPN. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Kraft, Justin (22 April 2022). "Frauenfußball: "Weltrekord" des FC Barcelona im Camp Nou ist keiner [FC Barcelona's "world record" at Camp Nou is not one]". SPOX. Goal. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Redefining the Sport, Redefining the Culture". Fútbol with Grant Wahl. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b Gulino, Joey (30 March 2022). "Record 91,553 fans watch Barcelona women oust Real Madrid from Champions League". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Herrero, Laia Cervelló (20 January 2023). "This Barca-Madrid rivalry is getting intense — and the dispute driving it remains unsolved". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.