Rosario derby

The Rosario derby is the oldest and one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football.
It is played between the two main teams from Rosario, Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central. It is widely regarded as the most important Argentine derby outside of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires Province.

History

The first Rosario derby was played on June 18, 1905; it resulted in a 1–0 win for Newell's Old Boys with a goal from Faustino González.
The clubs continued to play each other in the "Liga Rosarina de Fútbol" for many years. In 1939 the two clubs were admitted to the Argentine Primera, and the first game at this level resulted in a 1–1 draw on June 18, 1939.
Experts claim that the Mexican Monterrey derby holds similarities with the Rosario derby. The teams are crosstown rivals from cities away from the capital and have very passionate fans.
Rosario Central has the edge over Newell's, with 98 wins compared to 77 counting every official encounter. Rosario also has more trophies, with 36 against 25, although Newell's has won the league title six times, one more than Rosario Central.

Nicknames

The teams' nicknames relate from the incident where Rosario Central refused to play a charity game for a leprosy charity, hence their nickname "Canallas'. Newell's Old Boys stepped in to play the game and earned the nickname "Los Leprosos".

List of matches

Primera División

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Statistics

Matches by association

Competition	Period	Played	RC wins	Draws	NOB wins
Copa Libertadores	1975–pres.	3	1	2	0
Copa Sudamericana	2005	2	1	1	0

Competition	Period	Played	RC wins	Draws	NOB wins
Copa Santiago Pinasco	1905–06	4	0	2	2
Copa Nicasio Vila	1907–30	43	19	9	15
Copa Damas de Caridad	1910–16	2	1	0	1
Copa Estímulo	1922–27	3	1	1	1
Trofeo Luciano Molinas	1931–38	17	3	6	8
Torneo Preparación	1934–36	4	3	1	0
Torneo Ivancich	1937-38	2	2	0	0

Competition	Period	Played	RC wins	Draws	NOB wins
Copa Prov. Santa Fe	2016–pres.	2	0	2	0

Total numbers

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Top scorers

Player	Goals
Manuel González	30
Eduardo Gómez	16
José Viale	11
Santiago Santamaría	9

Player	Goals
Harry Hayes	21
Ennis Hayes	9
Edgardo Bauza	9
Mario Kempes	7

Since the clubs joined the AFA league system in 1939 the top scorers are Edgardo Bauza and Santiago Santamaría, with 9 each.

Most appearances

Player	Match.
Santiago Santamaría	31
Mario Zanabria	31
Manuel González	27

Player	Match.
Jorge José González	45
José Pascuttini	38
Harry Hayes	26

Biggest wins

Period	Year	Result	Competit.
1905–38	1912	7-0	Copa Nicasio Vila
1939–	1941	5-0	Primera División

Period	Year	Result	Competit.
1905–38	1917	9-0	Copa Nicasio Vila
1939–	1964	4-0	Primera División
1939–	1997	4-0	Primera División

Most consecutive wins

Era	Home/Away	Period	Wins
1905–1938	General	1909–12	10
1905–1938	Home	1909–12	6
1905–1938	Away	1909–12	5
1939–present	General	1940–41	3
1939–present	Home	1945–48	4
1939–present	Away	1940–41	2

Era	Home/Away	Period	Wins
1905–1938	General	1914–1918	11
1905–1938	Home	1914–1918	5
1905–1938	Away	1914–1918	6
1939–present	General	2022-present	5
1939–present	Home	2022-present	4
1939–present	Away	1950–1953	3

Unbeaten runs

Era	Home/Away	Period	Match.
1905–1938	General	1929–1933	12
1905–1938	Home	1918–1933	18
1905–1938	Away	1929–1933	6
1939–present	General	1998–2002	9
1939–present	Home	1980–2001	27
1939–present	Away	1939–1944	5

Era	Home/Away	Period	Match.
1905–1938	General	1914–1918	11
1905–1938	Home	1914–1925	9
1905–1938	Away	1914–1918	6
1939–present	General	1974–1976	17
1939–present	Home	1966–1980	20
1939–present	Away	1966–1971	10

Titles

Competition	R. Central	Newell's
Primera División	5	6
[List of football in Argentina\|Argentine football national cups\|National cups]	7	3
Official international cups	1	0
Rosario region	22	16
Santa Fe region	1	0
Total	36	25

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Newell's Old Boys highlights

June 18, 1905: Won 1–0 in the first Rosario derby of all history.
August 8, 1909: Won 3–2 to record their 10th straight win over Rosario Central.
July 28, 1912: Won 0–7 to record the biggest ever away win in the Rosario derby.
October 20, 1912: Manuel Lito González scored all 5 goals in a 5–3 win.
October 12, 1941: Won 5–0 to record the biggest win in the Rosario derby since the start of the professional era of Argentine football.
June 2, 1974: Newell's won their first ever title by coming from 2-0 down at half time to record the draw they needed to win the Metropolitano 1974.

Rosario Central highlights

August 2, 1908: Won 9–3 in the highest scoring derby, with 5 goals from Corti.
May 25, 1914: Harry Hayes scored a hat-trick to help Rosario Central win 6–2, starting a run of 11 consecutive wins.
October 17, 1915: Won 0–6 to record their best ever away win in the fixture.
June 29, 1916: Won 8–0 in a qualifier for the 1916 Copa de Honor. Then, finally Central of won that national official cup.
1917: Won 9–0 to record the biggest ever win in the official's derby fixture.
December 19, 1971: Won 1–0 in the semi-final of the Nacional championship. Then, finally Central was the Argentine Champion.
April 11, 1975: Won 1–0 in a Copa Libertadores playoff to eliminate Newell's and progress to the 2nd round.
1980: Won 3:1 in the aggregate in the semi-final of the National Championship. It was 3:0 at home and 0:1 at Newell's stadium. Then, as in 1971, Rosario Central won the final, and was the Argentina's champion again.
August 29, 2005: Won 1–0 in the second leg of a Copa Sudamericana preliminary round, to progress 1–0 on aggregate.
November 1, 2018: Won 1–2 in the 2017–18 Copa Argentina in quarter finals. Then, Rosario Central won the final, and was the champion of the tournament.