The Clasico Cruceño is a classic match between

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

and

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, both from the city of

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; ), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River (Bolivia), Pirai River in the eastern Tropical ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. Today it is one of the most heavily contested classics of Bolivian football, with the derby attracting some of the greatest attendances in Bolivian football. It has a history of violence amongst both

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and ordinary supporters.

Statistics

League Matches

2009–present

All League Matches

These are only the league matches, club name in bold indicate win.

Players to have played for both clubs

''Please note - this is a non-exhaustive list of players to have played for both clubs'' * José Alfredo Castillo *

Lorgio Álvarez Lorgio Álvarez Roca (born June 29, 1978, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian former footballer. He last played for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. His previous clubs include Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar in Bol ...

Joselito Vaca José "Joselito" Vaca Velasco (born August 12, 1982, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (Bolivian Professional League). ...

* Raúl Justiniano *

Andrés Imperiale Andrés Roberto Imperiale (born July 8, 1986) is an Argentine football defender who plays for San Luis in Primera B de Chile. Career Imperiale made his first team debut for Rosario Central in 2005 with Cuffaro Russo as the manager. By 2007, ...

* Diego Cabrera * Álex da Rosa * Alejandro Schiapparelli *

Rubén Tufiño Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk (born January 9, 1970, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football midfielder who played in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano for important clubs, as well as, the Bolivia national football team ...

* Nicolás Suárez Vaca *

Berthy Suárez Juan Berthy "Chicho" Suárez (born June 24, 1969) is a Bolivian former football striker. His former clubs are Blooming, Guabirá, MLS team D.C. United, The Strongest and Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian f ...

José Milton Melgar José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. In 2006, he was appointed by the Bolivian Government under President Evo Morales as Minister of Sports, but he resigned a year later. He currently run ...

* José Loayza * Jose Carlos * Víctor Hugo Antelo *

Erwin Romero Erwin Romero Escudero (born 27 July 1957) is a former Bolivian football player, who participated in 49 games for the Bolivia national team between 1977 and 1989 Nicknamed ''Chichi'', Romero was a gifted midfield playmaker noted for his vision ...

* Mario Pinedo *

Darwin Peña Darwin Peña Arce (born August 8, 1977, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Nacional Potosí in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. Club career His former clubs include San José, Bolí ...

* Osvaldo Ozzán *

Martín Menacho José Martín Menacho Aguilera (born August 7, 1973) is a retired Bolivian football striker. Club career Nicknamed ''El Loco'', Menacho has developed most of his football career in Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. His former clubs are Dest ...

External links

Oriente Petrolero Site Official Blooming Web OfficialEl Clasico lo mas importante
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