El Clásico (; ca, El Clàssic, ; ), is the name given to the
basketball
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matches between
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
and
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
(named after the cities they are based in; both cities are separated by 621 km), the two most successful and most supported basketball teams in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Just as their
football rivalry, basketball ''Clásico'' is known for its intensity and adversarial nature.
Head-to-head statistics
Updated as of 20 June 2023
Results
Liga ACB Playoffs
Copa del Rey
Supercopa
EuroLeague
Players who played for both clubs
;Barcelona then Real Madrid
* 1956:
Alfonso Martínez (via
Aismalíbar Montcada)
* 1956:
José Luis Martínez (via Aismalíbar Montcada)
* 1957:
Rafael González-Adrio
* 1959:
Jordi Parra
* 1964:
Miguel "Ché" González
* 1995:
Santi Abad
Santi is used as:
People with the surname
* Brenden Santi (born 1993), Australian-Italian rugby league player
* Domenico Santi (1621–1694), also known as il Mengazzino, Italian painter
* Emanuele Santi, Italian economist and political scientist ...
(via
Taugrés Baskonia)
* 1995:
Zoran Savić (via
PAOK Bravo)
* 1999:
Aleksandar Đorđević
* 1999:
José Luis Galilea (via
León Caja España)
* 2002:
Alain Digbeu
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* 2002:
Michael Hawkins (via
Idea Śląsk)
* 2002:
Derrick Alston
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Early life
Born in The Bronx, New York, Alston played basketball at Hoboken High Schoo ...
(via
Pamesa Valencia
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)
* 2008:
Pepe Sánchez
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*
People
Mononyms
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* 2013:
Ioannis Bourousis
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(via
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
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)
* 2021:
Thomas Heurtel (via
LDLC ASVEL
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)
* 2021:
Ádám Hanga
Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague B ...
* 2022:
Mario Hezonja (via
UNICS Kazan
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)
;Real Madrid then Barcelona
* 1958: Alfonso Martínez
* 1958: José Luis Martínez
* 1990:
José "Piculín" Ortiz
* 2002:
Dejan Bodiroga (via
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
)
* 2012:
Ante Tomić
* 2013:
Maciej Lampe
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Professional career
Originally from Łódź, Poland, Lampe grew up in Stockholm, Sweden ...
(via
Caja Laboral
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)
* 2019:
Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The power forward is a four-time All-EuroLeague Team memb ...
(via
Milwaukee Bucks
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)
* 2021:
Nicolás Laprovíttola
* 2023:
Willy Hernangómez (via
New Orleans Pelicans
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)
Managers who coached both clubs
*
Božidar Maljković
Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.
He is one of the most successful bask ...
Barcelona (1990–1992), then Real Madrid (2004–2006).
See also
*
El Clásico – rivalry between the two clubs' football divisions
Notes
References
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Basketball rivalries
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
Real Madrid Baloncesto