Derbies that fall down the leagues, but never fade | OneFootball

Across Spain, city derbies endure despite relegations, colouring streets on matchweek. According to AS, from LaLiga to regional tiers these fixtures crackle.

Deportivo v Celta returns to LaLiga after nine seasons. Rivals have met 125 times, 48 wins each and 29 draws, their last top-flight game a 1-1 at Balaídos in 2017/18. In Segunda, Oviedo lead Sporting 38-28 across 91 derbies, while Tenerife v Las Palmas is 20-18 to Las Palmas from 61 with 23 draws.

Cultural Leonesa v Ponferradina is 10-9 to Ponfe with 8 draws. Their 2024/25 promotion race finished level on 65 points, Cultural going up on head-to-head after a 2-0 home win outweighed Ponfe’s 2-1. Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel share 1RFEF, Zaragoza v Huesca is 7-5 with 8 draws.

Real Murcia v Cartagena carries a century of rivalry, including a 1917 incident that halted ties for almost two years. On 8 November 2009 Cartagena won 4-1 at the Nueva Condomina, a Segunda season that ended with Murcia’s drop to Segunda B.

Among lower tiers, Recreativo, Spain’s oldest club, and Xerez, long Segunda rivals but never Primera, played their 75th meeting on Sunday, a 1-0 to Recre for an all-time 30-22 with 23 draws. Valladolid B v UDS Salamanca sustains a classic after Salamanca’s 2013 demise and 2018 return of name and crest, their ledger 16-12 with 3 draws. In Gipuzkoa, the Real Sociedad v Real Unión rivalry reads 11-7 with 3 draws from 21 meetings, now echoed by Real Sociedad C v Real Unión B.

Source: AS

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