# Kiwi Clásico

The Kiwi Clásico (Māori: Mai te Raki ki te Tonga), also known as the New Zealand Derby, is a local football derby in the A-League Men, Australia's top soccer league, between the two New Zealand-based clubs in the league: Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix.

## Name

The derby is named after El Clásico, the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, one of the largest sporting rivalries in the world. The name was officially announced by the A-Leagues prior to the kickoff of the 2024–25 A-League Men season, the first season since Auckland FC were founded in 2024.

## History

The first meeting of the two clubs was on 2 November 2024, at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The match was played in front of 26,252 spectators in attendance. the match would finish in a 2-0 win for Auckland, thanks to a clean sheet from former Wellington player Alex Paulsen and goals by Jake Brimmer in the 89th minute and the 90+6th minute. To celebrate their win, after the match Auckland hired a digital billboard outside Sky Stadium, which read "Welcome to Ellington. We took the W back to Auckland".

## Results

| Competition | # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (Wellington) | Goals (Auckland) | Venue | Attendance |
| 2024–25 A-League Men | 1 | 2 November 2024 | Wellington | 0–2 | Auckland | — | Brimmer (2) 88', 90+6' | Sky Stadium | 26,252 |
| 2024–25 A-League Men | 2 | 7 December 2024 | Auckland | 2–1 | Wellington | Barbarouses 82' | Hughes 31' (o.g.), Pijnaker 70' | Mount Smart Stadium | 26,253 |
| 2024–25 A-League Men | 3 | 22 February 2025 | Auckland | 6–1 | Wellington | Brooke-Smith 49' | Moreno (2) 31', 60', Rogerson (3) 36', 40', 80', Randall 90+3' | Mount Smart Stadium | 27,009 |

## Head-to-head

    As of 22 February 2025
| Competition | Matches | Auckland wins | Draws | Wellington wins | Auckland goals | Wellington goals |
| A-League Men Regular Season | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| A-League Men Finals Series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All matches | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |

## Records

    As of 22 February 2025. Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.

### Biggest wins

| Winning margin | Result | Date | Competition |
| 5 | Auckland 6–1 Wellington | 22 February 2025 | A-League Men |
| 2 | Wellington 0–2 Auckland | 2 November 2024 | A-League Men |
| 1 | Auckland 2–1 Wellington | 7 December 2024 | A-League Men |

### Most goals in a match

| Goals | Result | Date | Competition |
| 7 | Auckland 6–1 Wellington | 22 February 2025 | A-League Men |
| 3 | Auckland 2–1 Wellington | 7 December 2024 | A-League Men |
| 2 | Wellington 0–2 Auckland | 2 November 2024 | A-League Men |

### Most consecutive wins

| Games | Club | Period |
| 3 | Auckland | 2 November 2024 – 22 February 2025 |

### Highest Attendance

| Attendance | Stadium | Result | Date | Competition |
| 27,009 | Mount Smart Stadium | Auckland 6-1 Wellington | 22 February 2025 | 2024–25 A-League Men |
| 26,253 | Mount Smart Stadium | Auckland 2–1 Wellington | 7 December 2024 | 2024-25 A-League Men |
| 26,252 | Sky Stadium | Wellington 0–2 Auckland | 2 November 2024 | 2024-25 A-League Men |

## Statistics
### Players
#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Logan Rogerson | Auckland | 3 |
| 2 | Jake Brimmer | Auckland | 2 |
| 2 | Neyder Moreno | Auckland | 2 |
| 4 | Kosta Barbarouses | Wellington | 1 |
| 4 | Luke Brooke-Smith | Wellington | 1 |
| 4 | Nando Pijnaker | Auckland | 1 |
| 4 | Jesse Randall | Auckland | 1 |

#### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Period | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Alex Paulsen | Auckland | 2024–2025 | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

One player has scored a hat-trick in official Kiwi Clásico matches.
| No. | Player | For | Score | Date | Competition | Stadium |
| 1 | Logan Rogerson | Auckland | 6–1 (H) | 22 February 2025 | 2024–25 A-League Men | Mount Smart Stadium |

### Managers
#### Most appearances

| Rank | Manager | Team | Matches | Years | Competition(s) (matches) |
| 1 | Steve Corica | Auckland | 3 | 2024–2025 | A-League Men (3) |
| 1 | Giancarlo Italiano | Wellington | 3 | 2024–2025 | A-League Men (3) |

#### Most wins

| Rank | Manager | Club | Period | Wins |
| 1 | Steve Corica | Auckland | 2024–2025 | 3 |