Madrid basketball derby
| Locale |
 Madrid
|
|---|---|
| Teams |
Estudiantes Real Madrid |
| First meeting |
Real Madrid 53–38 Estudiantes (5 March 1950) |
| Latest meeting |
Real Madrid 96–89 Estudiantes (31 December 2017) |
| Stadiums | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 201 |
| Most wins | Real Madrid (149) |
The Madrid basketball derby (Spanish: Derbi madrileño), is the name given to the basketball matches between Estudiantes and Real Madrid, both from the city of Madrid. Both teams currently share their home arena, the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid.
Estudiantes and Real Madrid, also with Joventut, are the only teams that played all the seasons in the top tier.
The first match between both teams was played on 5 March 1950 at Fiesta Alegre fronton, as part of the CAVE Cup. Real Madrid won the match by 53–38. Five days later, Real Madrid won again by 35–30.
Estudiantes won their first derby on 14 January 1952, by beating the merengues 31–29.
In 1957, both clubs become the founders of the new national league and were two of the six teams that played its inaugural season. Real Madrid won its first edition. All matches played at Madrid were hosted at the Fiesta Alegre fronton. Real Madrid won the first match by 76–61 and Estudiantes, the second one by 68–63.
On 6 May 1962, Real Madrid defeated Estudiantes in the final of the Copa del Generalísimo, played in Barcelona, by 80–66. However, Estudiantes took revenge in the next edition and achieved their first title with a 64–60 win at Frontón Urumea in San Sebastián.
Real Madrid lost the 1966–67 Liga Nacional in favour of Juventud de Badalona, after losing in the last round against Estudiantes, with a buzzer beater of Emilio Segura.
Another cup match, played on 16 March 1972, became the first draw in a derby as it ended 73–73.
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