El Derbi madrileño
Encyclopedia
El Derbi madrileño is the name given to football
matches between Real Madrid
and Atlético Madrid, both of them from Madrid
, Spain
.
Real Madrid and Atlético are clubs with contrasting identities and very different fates - a divide similar to the Manchester derby
, but far more political. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment
club. On the other side, Atlético was always characterized by a 'sentimiento de rebeldía' (a sense of rebellion) although, during the early Franco
years, it was Atlético that was the preferred team of the regime, being associated with the military airforce, until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in the 1950s. Franco sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup titles at a time when Spain
was internationally isolated - "Real Madrid are the best ambassadors we've ever had", said one minister. Thus, Atlético fans regularly chanted that Real was "el equipo del gobierno, la vergüeñza del país" - the team of the government, the shame of the country — and adopted a more left-wing slant (tempered by the rise of ultras
culture and Rayo Vallecano
's presence as the "true" leftist club) to combat the conservative Real fanbase. Bernabeu
, Real Madrid's stadium, is majestic, alongside banks and businesses on the classy and aristocratic
Castellana, while Calderón
can be found beside a brewery along the river; Real Madrid draw greater support because of its successes, while Atlético has a more working class
fan base, which comes particularly from the south of the city.
Figures relate to league games.
in 1960, 1961 (both Atletico wins) and 1975 (Real Madrid win). In 1985 they also met in the two-legged final of the Copa de la Liga
with each winning their home leg, but Real Madrid winning on aggregate.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches between Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and Atlético Madrid, both of them from Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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.
Real Madrid and Atlético are clubs with contrasting identities and very different fates - a divide similar to the Manchester derby
Manchester derby
The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. The local derby centres on the City of Manchester and Greater Manchester with approximately four miles separating the clubs with City based in east Manchester at the City of Manchester Stadium...
, but far more political. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment
The Establishment
The Establishment is a term used to refer to a visible dominant group or elite that holds power or authority in a nation. The term suggests a closed social group which selects its own members...
club. On the other side, Atlético was always characterized by a 'sentimiento de rebeldía' (a sense of rebellion) although, during the early Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
years, it was Atlético that was the preferred team of the regime, being associated with the military airforce, until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in the 1950s. Franco sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup titles at a time when Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
was internationally isolated - "Real Madrid are the best ambassadors we've ever had", said one minister. Thus, Atlético fans regularly chanted that Real was "el equipo del gobierno, la vergüeñza del país" - the team of the government, the shame of the country — and adopted a more left-wing slant (tempered by the rise of ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
culture and Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
's presence as the "true" leftist club) to combat the conservative Real fanbase. Bernabeu
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....
, Real Madrid's stadium, is majestic, alongside banks and businesses on the classy and aristocratic
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
Castellana, while Calderón
Vicente Calderón Stadium
The Vicente Calderón Stadium is the home stadium of La Liga football club Atlético Madrid and is located in the Arganzuela district of Spanish capital Madrid. The stadium was originally called the Manzanares Stadium, but this was later changed to the Vicente Calderón Stadium, after the famous...
can be found beside a brewery along the river; Real Madrid draw greater support because of its successes, while Atlético has a more working class
Working class
Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
fan base, which comes particularly from the south of the city.
Matches
These are only the league matches| Season | Home | Away | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1929 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1929–1930 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1930–1931 | No matches because of Atlético in Spanish Second Division Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
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| 1931–1932 | ||||
| 1932–1933 | ||||
| 1933–1934 | ||||
| 1934–1935 | ||||
| 1935–1936 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1936–1937 | No matches because of the Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939... |
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| 1937–1938 | ||||
| 1938–1939 | ||||
| 1939–1940 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1940–1941 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1941–1942 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1942–1943 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1943–1944 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1944–1945 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1945–1946 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1946–1947 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1947–1948 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 5 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1948–1949 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1949–1950 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 5 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1950–1951 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 6 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1951–1952 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1952–1953 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1953–1954 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 4 |
| 1954–1955 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 4 |
| 1955–1956 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1956–1957 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 4 |
| 1957–1958 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1958–1959 | Real Madrid 5 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1959–1960 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1960–1961 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1961–1962 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1962–1963 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1963–1964 | Real Madrid 5 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1964–1965 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1965–1966 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1966–1967 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1967–1968 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1968–1969 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1969–1970 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1970–1971 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1971–1972 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1972–1973 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1973–1974 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1974–1975 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1975–1976 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1976–1977 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1977–1978 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1978–1979 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1979–1980 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1980–1981 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1981–1982 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1982–1983 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1983–1984 | Real Madrid 5 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1984–1985 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1985–1986 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1986–1987 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1987–1988 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1988–1989 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1989–1990 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1990–1991 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 1991–1992 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1992–1993 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1993–1994 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 0 |
| 1994–1995 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 1996–1997 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 4 |
| 1997–1998 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1998–1999 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 2000–2001 | No matches because of Atlético in Spanish Second Division Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
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| 2001–2002 | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 4 |
| 2003–2004 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 2004–2005 | Real Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 2005–2006 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 1 |
| 2007–2008 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 2009–2010 | Real Madrid 3 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 2 | Real Madrid 3 |
| 2010–2011 | Real Madrid 2 | Atlético Madrid 0 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Real Madrid 2 |
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid 4 | Atlético Madrid 1 | Atlético Madrid ? | Real Madrid ? |
Head to head
| Team | Win | Draw | Goals for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 80 | 31 | 262 |
| Atlético Madrid | 35 | 31 | 197 |
Figures relate to league games.
Cup Finals
In domestic cups the two have been finalists on three occasions in the Copa del reyCopa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
in 1960, 1961 (both Atletico wins) and 1975 (Real Madrid win). In 1985 they also met in the two-legged final of the Copa de la Liga
Copa de la Liga
The Copa de la Liga was a Spanish football tournament created in 1982.Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the competition only lasted four years, being cancelled in 1986...
with each winning their home leg, but Real Madrid winning on aggregate.
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See also
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