The La Plata derby (Clásico Platense or Clásico de La Plata in Spanish) is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Argentine football. It is played between local clubs Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima. The first official derby took place as part of the 1916 Argentine Primera División championship on August 27, 1916. On that occasion, Gimnasia won 1–0 over Estudiantes, with an owngoal by Ludovico Pastor. The largest victory in a derby was on October 15, 2006, when Estudiantes thrashed Gimnasia by 7-0 in the 11th fixture of the 2006–07 season. According to several studies related to social research in football, La Plata is one of the few cities in the country where the local clubs surpass Boca Juniors and River Plate in number of supporters. The other cities are Rosario, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Rafaela and San Miguel de Tucumán.

History

Since their first meeting, both clubs have played 180 matches, including not only Primera División games but domestic cups and international tournaments such as Copa Sudamericana. Estudiantes won 66 times (260 goals), while Gimnasia y Esgrima achieved 50 wins (213 goals), with 64 draws. Since the 2006 Clausura, the La Plata derby was held in Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, where Estudiantes remained unbeaten after 15 matches played, with 10 wins and 5 draws. The first match at Estadio Unico was played on February 12, 2006.

Statistics

Updated as of 28 Nov, 2020. Data amateurism and other national tournaments scheduled from RSSSF. ''¹²³ Gimnasia was awarded the victory by the abandonment of the players of Estudiantes.

Players to have played for both clubs

Highlights

Estudiantes

Gimnasia y Esgrima