SuperClasico

SuperClasico
Other names	L.A. Derby, El Clásico Angelino
Location	Carson, California, United States ; Los Angeles, California, United States
Teams	Los Angeles Galaxy; Chivas USA;
First meeting	April 23, 2005
Statistics
Meetings total	34
All-time series	Galaxy: 22; Drawn: 8; Chivas: 4
Largest victory	Galaxy 5-0 Chivas (October 2013)

The SuperClasico, formerly known as the Honda SuperClasico for sponsorship reasons, and also known as the L.A. Derby^[1] or El Clásico Angelino,^[3] was a sports rivalry between LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. The rivalry ended in 2014 when Chivas ceased operations. The word "SuperClasico" is an allusion to the Mexican Súper Clásico between Club América and the former Chivas USA's parent club Chivas Guadalajara.^{[citation needed]}

Match history

2008

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

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

August 14, 2008	Galaxy	2–2	Chivas	Home Depot Center
	Donovan 8' Gordon 90+2'	Report	Harris 50' Nagamura 63'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus

2009

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

July 11, 2009	Chivas	0–1	Galaxy	Carson, California
		Report	Buddle 30' Eskandarian 66'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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

2010

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

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

2011

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

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

2012

May 19, 2012	Chivas	1–0	Galaxy	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Minda 36' Correa 72' (pen.)	Report	Júnior Lopes 70' Donovan 86'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Mark Geiger

July 21, 2012	Galaxy	3–1	Chivas	Carson, California
19:00 PDT	Keane 14' Beckham 32' Donovan 48 ', 78', 53'	Report	Smith 18' Zemanski 36' McKenzie 47' Cardozo 52'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,180 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

August 12, 2012	Chivas	0–4	Galaxy	Carson, California
20:00 PDT	Valencia 33'	Report	Keane 27' Juninho 64 ', 74' Gonzalez 83'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,601 Referee: Jair Marrufo

2013

March 17, 2013	Galaxy	1–1	Chivas	Carson, California, US
20:00 PDT	Franklin 28' Marcelo Sarvas 33' McBean 83' Keane 90+4'		Iraheta 23' Velázquez 40' Alvarez 89'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,117 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 23, 2013	Chivas	0–1	Galaxy	Carson, California, US
20:00 UTC–8	Vílchez 82'		Zardes 44' Dunivant 90+1'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,575 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

October 6, 2013	Galaxy	5–0	Chivas	Carson, California, US
14:00 UTC–8	Keane 6 ', 90' Donovan 23 ', 41' Zardes 26'			Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,160 Referee: Jair Marrufo

2014

April 6, 2014	Chivas	0–3	Galaxy	StubHub Center
	Torres 40' Rosales 48'	Report	Gargan 26' Keane 37' Ishizaki 42' Husidic 56'	Attendance: 15,008 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 8, 2014	Galaxy	1–1	Chivas USA	StubHub Center
	Zardes 35'	Report	Torres 20'	Attendance: 19,756 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 31, 2014	Chivas	0–3	Galaxy	StubHub Center
	Jean-Baptiste 22' Torres 75'	Report	Zardes 41' 71' Keane 68'	Attendance: 18,652 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Summaries

Date	Galaxy	Chivas
August 31, 2014	3	0
June 8, 2014	1	1
April 6, 2014	3	0
October 6, 2013	5	0
June 23, 2013	1	0
March 17, 2013	1	1
August 12, 2012	4	0
July 21, 2012	3	1
May 19, 2012	0	1
October 16, 2011	1	0
May 21, 2011	1	0
October 3, 2010	2	1
April 1, 2010	2	0
November 8, 2009***	1	0
November 1, 2009***	2	2
August 29, 2009	1	0
July 11, 2009	1	0
April 11, 2009	0	0
August 14, 2008	2	2
July 10, 2008	1	1
April 27, 2008	5	2
September 13, 2007	0	3
August 23, 2007	0	3
May 20, 2007	1	1
April 28, 2007	3	1
September 30, 2006	3	0
July 15, 2006	0	0
June 8, 2006	2	1
April 15, 2006	2	1
August 10, 2005**	1	0
August 3, 2005*	5	2
July 16, 2005	2	0
May 28, 2005	2	0
April 23, 2005	3	1

* – Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match

** – Played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum *** – MLS Cup Playoffs

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
2012	Galaxy	2	0	1
2013	Galaxy	2	1	0
2014	Galaxy	2	1	0
Total		22	8	4

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 sports: UCLA–USC rivalry

Former

National Football League: Rams-Raiders rivalry

References

^ ^a ^b Ritzau, Cory (October 16, 2011). "Tables Updated After LA Derby Win". Prost Amerika Soccer. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Galaxy rout Chivas in LA derby". FIFA.com. October 7, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Serrano, Adam (October 27, 2009). "Chivas USA out for respect in Playoff edition of El Clásico Angelino". majorleaguesoccertalk.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

[LA_Derby-1] Ritzau, Cory (October 16, 2011). "Tables Updated After LA Derby Win". Prost Amerika Soccer. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

[2] "Galaxy rout Chivas in LA derby". FIFA.com. October 7, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

[El_Clásico_Angelino-3] Serrano, Adam (October 27, 2009). "Chivas USA out for respect in Playoff edition of El Clásico Angelino". majorleaguesoccertalk.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

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