Paraguayan football derby
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The Paraguayan football derby, locally known as Superclásico, is the football rivalry between Club Olimpia and Club Cerro Porteño, the two most successful and popular clubs in the country, both from Asunción, Paraguay.
In April 2021, FourFourTwo ranked the Olimpia-Cerro Porteño rivalry as the world's 36th biggest derby.[1]
OthernamesClásico del fútbol paraguayo
LocationAsunción, Paraguay
Firstmeeting21 September 1913
Primera División
Cerro Porteño 2–2 Olimpia
Primera División
Cerro Porteño 2–2 Olimpia
Latestmeeting18 August 2024
Primera División de Paraguay
Cerro Porteño 1-1 Olimpia
Primera División de Paraguay
Cerro Porteño 1-1 Olimpia
| 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 5–0 Cerro Porteño |
Statistics
Head to head
- Updated as of 18 August 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
Other 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 with amateur players in 1916, with a result of 5–0.
- 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
| 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
| Tournament | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 18 August 2024 |
| 2024 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 12 May 2024 |
| 2024 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 1–1 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 17 February 2024 |
| 2023 Primera División - Clausura | Olimpia | 0–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 29 October 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 13 August 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 2–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 13 May 2023 |
| 2023 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 2–2 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 4 March 2023 |
| 2022 Primera División - Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 16 October 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Clausura | Olimpia | 2–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 14 August 2022 |
| 2022 Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 25 May 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Apertura | Olimpia | 0–4 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 22 May 2022 |
| 2022 Copa Libertadores | Olimpia | 0–0 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | 5 April 2022 |
| 2022 Primera División - Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 0–2 | Olimpia | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 13 March 2022 |
Head-to-head ranking in Primera División seasons
Players who have played for both clubs
List of players who have played for Cerro Porteño and Olimpia
Carlos Bonet[4]- Carlos Gamarra[5]
- Casiano Delvalle[6]
- Diego Barreto[7]
Fabian Caballero[citation needed]- Fredy Bareiro[8]
- Gabriel Gonzalez[9]
- Ivan Torres[citation needed]
- Nelson Cuevas[10]
- Pablo Zeballos[11]
- Rodrigo Rojas[citation needed]
- Sergio Aquino[citation needed]
- Sergio Goycochea[12]
- Willian Candia[citation needed]
