Women's Clásico Explained

Women's Clásico
Native Name:El Clásico femenino (Spanish)
El Clàssic femení (Catalan)
City Or Region:Spain
Teams Involved:Barcelona
Real Madrid
Most Wins:Barcelona (14)
Top Scorer:Alexia Putellas (8)
Firstmeeting:4 October 2020
2020–21 Primera División
Mostrecent:24 March 2024
Liga F
Nextmeeting:TBD
Total:14 (official matches)
Largestvictory:
Primera División


Liga F
Stadiums:Estadi Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
Longeststreak:Barcelona (14)
(2020–ongoing)

The Women's Clásico, or women's El Clásico (also in all lowercase letters),[1] natively [2] [3] and,[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]

History

The 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 MexicoDenmark 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. The attendance was later surpassed in Barcelona's next Champions League match, the semi-finals first leg against VfL Wolfsburg, held at Camp Nou.

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

Honours

  • Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
BarcelonaCompetitionReal Madrid
Domestic
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23 Aggregate 0
European
3
3 Aggregate 0
26 Total aggregate 0

Matches

Primera División

No.DateR.Home teamAway teamScore (FT/HT)Goals (home)Goals (away)
14 October 20201RM FemeninoFCB Femení0–4 (0–1)Guijarro (19), Misa (55 o.g.), Martens (66), Putellas (75)
231 January 202118FCB FemeníRM Femenino4–1 (3–0)Putellas (14), Hermoso (23), Oshoala (37, 70)Olga (81 p.)
312 December 202113RM FemeninoFCB Femení1–3 (0–3)Asllani (52)Martens (8, 23), Paredes (18)
413 March 202224FCB FemeníRM Femenino5–0 (2–0)Putellas (41, 43), Guijarro (60), Peter (65 o.g.), Hermoso (82)
56 November 20228RM FemeninoFCB Femení0–4 (0–2)Crnogorčević (4), Guijarro (43), Gálvez (52 o.g.), Rolfö (81)
625 March 202323FCB FemeníRM Femenino1–0 (0–0)Rolfö (77 p.)
719 November 20239FCB FemeníRM Femenino5–0 (3–0)Bonmatí (17), Hansen (43), Caldentey (45+1), Pina (90+1), Vicky (90+3)
824 March 202421RM FemeninoFCB Femení0–3 (0–1)Rolfö (10), Bonmatí (55), Hansen (67)

Summary

FCB Femení wins 8
Draws 0
RM Femenino wins 0
FCB Femení goals 29
RM Femenino goals2
Total matches 8
Team
FC Barcelona Femení4000
Real Madrid Femenino0040

Copa de la Reina

Summary

FCB Femení wins 1
Draws 0
RM Femenino wins 0
FCB Femení goals 4
RM Femenino goals0
Total matches 1
Team
FC Barcelona Femení00 01
Real Madrid Femenino0000

Supercopa de España Femenina

SeasonRoundHome teamAway teamScore (FT/HT)Goals (home)Goals (away)
2021–22Semi-finalsFCB FemeníRM Femenino1–0 (0–0)Putellas (90+1)
2022–23Semi-finalsFCB FemeníRM Femenino3–1 Pina (24), Caldentey (111 p.), Paralluelo (120)Weir (54)
2023–24Semi-finalsFCB FemeníRM Femenino4–0 (3–0)Caldentey (12, 39 p.), Paralluelo (15, 52)

Summary

FCB Femení wins 3
Draws 0
RM Femenino wins 0
FCB Femení goals 8
RM Femenino goals1
Total matches 3
Team
FC Barcelona Femení00 03
Real Madrid Femenino0000

UEFA Women's Champions League

SeasonRoundHome teamAway teamScore (FT/HT)Goals (home)Goals (away)
2021–22Quarter-finalsFirst legRM FemeninoFCB Femení1–3 (1–0)Olga (8)Putellas (53 p., 90+4), Pina (81)
Second legFCB FemeníRM Femenino5–2 (1–1)León (8), Bonmatí (52), Pina (55), Putellas (62), Hansen (70)Olga (16 p.), Zornoza (48)

Summary

FCB Femení wins 2
Draws 0
RM Femenino wins 0
FCB Femení goals 8
RM Femenino goals3
Total matches 2
Team
FC Barcelona Femení1000
Real Madrid Femenino0010

Summary of all competitive matches

FCB Femení wins 14
Draws 0
RM Femenino wins 0
FCB Femení goals 49
RM Femenino goals 6
Total matches 14
Team
FC Barcelona Femení5004
Real Madrid Femenino0050

Statistics

Top scorers

PlayerGoalsLiga FCopaSupercopaEuropeTotal
1. Alexia PutellasBarcelona (8)4138
2. Mariona CaldenteyBarcelona (5)1135
3. Aitana BonmatíBarcelona (4)2114
Lieke MartensBarcelona (4)314
Clàudia PinaBarcelona (4)1124
6. Olga CarmonaReal Madrid (3)123
Patricia GuijarroBarcelona (3)33
Caroline Graham HansenBarcelona (3)213
Asisat OshoalaBarcelona (3)213
Salma ParallueloBarcelona (3)33
Fridolina RolföBarcelona (3)33
12. Jennifer HermosoBarcelona (2)22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mickey . Hans . 2024-04-06 . Can we call the women's clásico a rivalry? . 2024-06-19 . Blaugranagram . en-US.
  2. https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/f%C3%BAtbol/cuando-es-clasico-femenino/132ggmmn641oi1gn7chzamvp4q
  3. Web site: 2024-03-24 . Real Madrid - Barça: resultado, resumen y goles El Clásico de la Liga F . 2024-06-19 . Mundo Deportivo . es.
  4. Web site: Gran festa vestida de Clàssic en el debut del Barça Femení a l'Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys . 2024-06-19 . www.fcbarcelona.cat . ca.
  5. Web site: 2023-11-19 . L'explícita imatge de Piqué celebrant el Clàssic femení: la xarxa embogeix. Sobren les paraules . 2024-06-19 . En Blau . ca.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-24 . Cómo está el historial del Clásico femenino: victorias del Real Madrid, victorias del Barcelona y empates Goal.com Espana . 2024-06-19 . www.goal.com . es.
  7. Web site: Toufaily . Assile . Women's Clasico: Real Madrid Are Closing The Gap With FC Barcelona . 2024-06-19 . Forbes . en.
  8. Web site: Real Madrid [Women] – Profile ]. 23 January 2023 . worldfootball.net . en.
  9. Web site: 22 April 2022 . Barcelona presume récord de asistencia femenil, aunque México tiene uno mayor [Barcelona claims female attendance record, although Mexico has a higher one] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423005459/https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/10257566/mexico-femenil-1971-record-asistencia-estadio-barcelona . 23 April 2022 . 5 August 2022 . ESPN.
  10. Web site: 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] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422092106/https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/2204/Artikel/fc-barcelona-weltrekord-im-camp-nou-ist-keiner-frauenfussball-champions-league.html . 22 April 2022 . 5 August 2022 . SPOX . Goal.
  11. Web site: 20 April 2022 . Redefining the Sport, Redefining the Culture . 5 August 2022 . Fútbol with Grant Wahl.
  12. News: Gulino . Joey . 30 March 2022 . Record 91,553 fans watch Barcelona women oust Real Madrid from Champions League . 5 August 2022 . Yahoo Sports.
  13. Web site: Herrero . Laia Cervelló . 20 January 2023 . This Barca-Madrid rivalry is getting intense — and the dispute driving it remains unsolved . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124111030/https://theathletic.com/4109788/2023/01/20/real-madrid-barcelona-new-rivalry/ . 24 January 2023 . 24 January 2023 . The Athletic . en.