Honda SuperClasico

For the 2011 Danish film, see SuperClásico.

SuperClasico

L.A. Derby,[1] El Clásico Angelino
City or region	Carson, California, United States
First contested	23 April 2005
Teams involved	Los Angeles Galaxy & Chivas USA
Number of meetings	25
Most recent meeting	16 October 2011 Galaxy 1-0 Chivas
Next meeting	TBD
All-time series	Los Angeles Galaxy: 16 Drawn: 6 Chivas USA: 3
Largest victory	Galaxy 5–2 Chivas (Aug 2005) Galaxy 3–0 Chivas (Sept 2006) Chivas 3–0 Galaxy (Aug 2007) Chivas 3–0 Galaxy (Sept 2007) Galaxy 5–2 Chivas (Apr 2008)

The Honda SuperClasico, also known as the L.A. Derby^[1] or El Clásico Angelino^{[citation needed]}, is a sports rivalry that exists between Major League Soccer teams Los Angeles Galaxy and C.D. Chivas USA. The rivalry is considered as the only "true" local derby in MLS as both teams are based in the Greater Los Angeles city of Carson, California.

The word "SuperClasico" is an allegory to the Mexican Súper Clásico between Club América and Chivas USA's parent club Chivas Guadalajara. The term "Clásico" is commonly used to refer to other rivalries in Spanish-speaking countries, most prominently, Argentina's Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate or Spain's El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The derby is sponsored by auto company Honda.^{[citation needed]}

From 2005-2007, the derby was 4 league matches. In 2008-2009, the derby was played three times (plus a two-legged playoff series in 2009). Starting in 2010, the derby will be played twice. All games are played at The Home Depot Center which serves as the local venue for both teams. So far, the Galaxy lead Chivas in the derby, having won six of seven cups all time.^[2]

2008 matches

April 26, 2008	Chivas USA	2 – 5	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Kljestan  38' Razov  63'	Report	Donovan  18',  59',  78' Gordon  76',  84'

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July 10, 2008	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott
	Razov  15'	Report	Buddle  72'

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August 14, 2008	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 2	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus
	Donovan  8' Gordon  92+'	Report	Harris  50' Nagamura  63'

2009 matches

April 11, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	0 – 0	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Tim Weyland
	Miglioranzi 19' Lewis 26' Gordon  68', 71' Berhalter  79'	Report	Nagamura  25', 45' Kljestan 33' Thomas 36'

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July 11, 2009	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
		Report	Buddle  30' Eskandarian 66'

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August 29, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 0	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
	Beckham  80' Klein 90'	Report	Saragosa 23' Galindo  82' Nagamura 92'

2010 matches

April 1, 2010 8:00 PM PDT	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 0	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,805 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
	Buddle  7', 86' Birchall 25' Stephens 90'	Report	Umaña 18'

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October 3, 2010 4:00 PM PDT	Chivas USA	1 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Borja 38' Gordon  63' Espinoza 79'	Report	Buddle  23' Beckham  39' Eddie Lewis  76' Stephens 89'

2011 matches

May 21, 2011 7:00 PM PDT	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Elliott 51' Valentin 73'	Report	Barrett  25'

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October 16, 2011 6:00 PM PDT	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 0	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Barrett  53' Berhalter 58'	Report	Angel 61' Boyens 75'

History

Summary of all matches

Year	Derby winner	Galaxy	Draw	Chivas
2005	Galaxy	5	0	0
2006	Galaxy	2	1	1
2007	Chivas	1	1	2
2008	Galaxy	1	2	0
2009	Galaxy	3	2	0
2010	Galaxy	2	0	0
2011	Galaxy	2	0	0
Total		16	6	3

Results of all meetings

Date	Galaxy	Chivas
16 Oct 2011	1	0
21 May 2011	1	0
03 Oct 2010	2	1
01 Apr 2010	2	0
08 Nov 2009***	1	0
01 Nov 2009***	2	2
29 Aug 2009	1	0
11 Jul 2009	1	0
11 Apr 2009	0	0
14 Aug 2008	2	2
10 Jul 2008	1	1
27 Apr 2008	5	2
13 Sep 2007	0	3
23 Aug 2007	0	3
20 May 2007	1	1
28 Apr 2007	3	1
30 Sep 2006	3	0
15 Jul 2006	0	0
08 Jun 2006	2	1
15 Apr 2006	2	1
10 Aug 2005**	1	0
03 Aug 2005*	5	2
16 Jul 2005	2	0
28 May 2005	2	0
23 Apr 2005	3	1

* – US Open Cup match ** – Played at LA Memorial Coliseum *** – MLS Cup Playoffs

Other rivalries in the Los Angeles area

• Major League Baseball: Freeway Series
• National Hockey League: Freeway Face-Off
• National Basketball Association: Lakers-Clippers rivalry
• College Football: UCLA–USC rivalry

Former

• National Football League: Rams-Raiders rivalry

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tables Updated After LA Derby Win". Prost Amerika Soccer. 16 October 2011. http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/10/16/tables-updated-after-la-derby-win-51037/. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.pe.com/sports/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_W_soccer_column_31.48ba139.html