Clásico del Astillero
Left: Barcelona's Barra Brava la "Sur Oscura"
Right: Emelec's Barra Brava "La Boca Del Pozo" |
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| Other names | El Clásico Ecuatoriano El partido inmortal del fútbol Ecuatoriano |
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| Locale | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Teams |
Barcelona Emelec |
| First meeting | August 22, 1943 |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Barcelona (59) |
| Most player appearances | José Francisco Cevallos (52 appearances) |
The Clásico del Astillero (English: The Shipyard Derby) also known as the "El Clásico Ecuatoriano" (English: The Ecuadorian Classic) is one of the most important and historic football rivalry in Ecuador between Barcelona & Emelec, both from Guayaquil, the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port. This derby is also called "El partido inmortal del fútbol Ecuatoriano" (English: The immortal Ecuadorian football game).
El Clásico del Astillero is a match played against Barcelona's old rival Emelec. It was not until 22 August 1943 that the two sides faced each other for the first time, in a Guayaquil League match. Sporting their distinctive yellow jerseys, Los Canarios defeated El Eléctrico 4-3, with Pedro Villalta scoring a late winner for Barcelona. It was a match that would forever be remembered as The Derby of the Posts, due to the number of times that the Emelec forwards struck the woodwork.
In 1948, the local derby received a name of its own in a preview in the newspaper El Universo, becoming known forever more as El Clásico del Astillero (The Shipyard Derby). In 1990 the two sides met in a Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg on 29 August. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals after a 1-0 win.
It has been listed by FIFA as one of the classic football rivalries in the world.
On April 30, 2006 the second Clásico del Astillero of the year was played. Emelec was leading comfortably 3-0 over Barcelona. When the second half began, the fans of Barcelona, the Sur oscura (Dark south) began rioting in the stadium and in the San Martin stand, where they were situated. First, they started throwing objects onto the field; one struck a linesman, who was injured. Then, they started to take a billboard and break the meshes. The hooligans broke into the radio broadcast booths and looted the private property of the media, causing a scandal that had never been seen before. Some people, who had been seated near the Sur oscura, ran onto the field in fear, to avoid the turmoil of the crowd. There were about 40 injured and nine arrested.
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