Clásico Vallecaucano

The Clásico Vallecaucano (Spanish for "Valle del Cauca Derby") is a football local derby contested between América de Cali and Deportivo Cali, both clubs based in Cali, Colombia. It is regarded as one of Colombia's oldest and most passionate rivalries, having been first played in an amateur regional championship in 1931, and with both contenders being closely matched in the all-time series. It has also been mentioned as one of the world's greatest football derbies by international media.[1]

Valle del Cauca Derby
Clásico Vallecaucano
LocaleCali, Colombia
TeamsAmérica de Cali
Deportivo Cali
First meetingDeportivo Cali 4–3 América
Campeonato Profesional
(26 September 1948)
Latest meetingAmérica 1–1 Deportivo Cali
2020 Apertura
(29 February 2020)
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsPascual Guerrero
(América de Cali)
Deportivo Cali
(Deportivo Cali)
Statistics
Meetings total324 matches
Most winsDeportivo Cali (123)
Top scorerAntony de Ávila
(19 goals)
All-time seriesDeportivo Cali: 123
Drawn: 102
América: 99
Largest victoryAmérica 5–0 Deportivo Cali
(29 June 1961)

History

The rivalry between the two top clubs from Cali can be traced back to their cultural and social origins. Deportivo Cali, founded in 1912 as The Cali Football Club by a group of students returning from Europe, has always been considered the representative of the wealthy classes of the city and the Valle del Cauca region. On the other hand, América de Cali (founded in 1927) attracted supporters from the poorest, working class and popular areas of the city since its beginnings. Their first meeting is reported to have been held in a regional tournament in 1931, and was won by Deportivo Cali 1–0 after América de Cali had two goals disallowed for offside. América de Cali protested against the refereeing of this match and the club was handed a one-year suspension from local tournaments as a result.[1] The first match between both teams in the professional league was played on 26 September 1948, with Deportivo Cali winning by a score of 4–3.[2]

The performances of both clubs have also offered further reasons for contrast between them throughout time, with Deportivo Cali cementing their status as one of Colombia's top clubs by winning five league titles between 1965 and 1974, whilst América de Cali had to wait 35 years for their first domestic title in 1979. Furthermore, América de Cali's success during the 1980s in which the team won the domestic league five times in a row between 1982 and 1986 as well as reaching the Copa Libertadores final thrice in a row between 1985 and 1987 attracted fans from all over Colombia, greatly increasing América's supporter base. América de Cali's 1986 league title was clinched with a victory over their crosstown rival,[3] while Deportivo Cali clinched their sixth league title in 1996 (and first in 22 years) with a scoreless draw against América de Cali on the last day of the season.[4] With the adoption of barra brava culture by Colombian football fans in the early years of the 1990s, the rivalry between both sets of fans turned violent and matches between both teams started demanding an increased level of safety.[5][6]

Statistics

Head-to-head
As of 29 February 2020[7]
Competition Matches Wins
América de Cali		 Draws Wins
Deportivo Cali		 Goals
América de Cali		 Goals
Deportivo Cali
Categoría Primera A 291 92 90 109 367 381
Copa Colombia 24 4 10 10 23 30
Copa Libertadores 7 2 2 3 7 10
Copa Sudamericana 2 1 0 1 2 1
Total matches 324 99 102 123 399 422

Honours
Major honours won
Competition América de Cali Deportivo Cali
Categoría Primera A 14 9
Copa Colombia 0 1
Superliga Colombiana 0 1
Categoría Primera B 1 0
Copa Merconorte 1 0
Copa Simón Bolívar 1 0
Total 17 11

Records
  • Record wins
    • América de Cali:
      • Home: América de Cali – Deportivo Cali 5–0, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 29 June 1961
      • Away: Deportivo Cali – América de Cali 0–4, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 14 November 1993
        Deportivo Cali – América de Cali 0–4, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 22 March 2008[2]
    • Deportivo Cali:
      • Home: Deportivo Cali – América de Cali 5–1, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 18 April 1951
        Deportivo Cali – América de Cali 6–3, Estadio Deportivo Cali, 10 October 2010[2]
      • Away: América de Cali – Deportivo Cali 1–4, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 2 October 1949
        América de Cali – Deportivo Cali 1–4, Estadio Pascual Guerrero, 3 March 1968
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References
  1. "Drugs, death and salsa: Why America vs Deportivo Cali is more than a game". FourFourTwo. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. "VIDEO: Clásicos inolvidables entre Deportivo Cali y América" (in Spanish). Deportes RCN. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. "A rivalry steeped in history". FIFA.com. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. "La sexta: la inédita temporada 1995/96 del FPC y la estrella del Cali" (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. "BARRAS DEL AMÉRICA Y EL CALI PROTAGONIZARON NUEVOS ENFRENTAMIENTOS" (in Spanish). Antena 2. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. "World Soccer Daily: 10 stories you need to read, 16th March, 2012". World Soccer. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. "Ventaja para Deportivo Cali: así está el historial contra América" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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