Name for FC Barcelona Femení and Real Madrid CF Femenino rivalry
The Women's Clásico , or women's El Clásico (also in all lowercase letters ),[ 1] natively Spanish : El Clásico femenino [ 2] [ 3] and Catalan : El Clàssic femení ,[ 4] [ 5] is the women's association football rivalry between Liga F teams Barcelona and Real Madrid . It originates in the equivalent men's football rivalry , though does not share the same history. As of 2025, Barcelona has won all women's Clásico matches.[ 6] [ 7]
History
The men's El Clásico is a passionate rivalry, and this has also extended to women's football, although Real Madrid Femenino was only founded in 2020[ 8] whereas FC Barcelona Femení is more than 30 years older and has been one of Spain's leading clubs since the 2010s. The second leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals between the clubs at Camp Nou on 30 March 2022 was attended by 91,553 spectators; at the time, this was the largest known confirmed attendance for any women's football match (the 1971 Mexico –Denmark game with unconfirmed 110,000 would otherwise be a record).[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Reigning continental champions Barcelona won 5–2 on the day and 8–3 on aggregate.[ 12] The attendance was later surpassed in Barcelona's next Champions League match, the semi-finals first leg against VfL Wolfsburg , held at Camp Nou.[ 9]
Due to Real Madrid being such a new club, for the first few years of its existence, the Clásico between the women's sides was questionable, especially as these years also marked a golden generation of Barcelona's women's team, with few other clubs able to come close. However, Real Madrid's rapid improvement saw them quickly become one of the best teams in Spain, and a more worthy opponent for Barcelona. The record attendance in March 2022 marked the moment a real sense of rivalry was felt, though both clubs indicated that they also wanted to work together to help women's football grow. Off-the-pitch affairs have further contributed to a rivalry; since mid-2022, several top Spanish women's teams, prominently Barcelona, have openly rejected the governing body (RFEF ), with Real Madrid being one of few teams to stay on side with the RFEF.[ 13]
Team summaries
Honours
Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
Matches
Primera División
No.
Date
R.
Home team
Away team
Score (FT/HT)
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
1
4 October 2020
1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
0–4 (0–1)
Guijarro (19), Misa (55 o.g. ), Martens (66), Putellas (75)
2
31 January 2021
18
Barcelona
Real Madrid
4–1 (3–0)
Putellas (14), Hermoso (23), Oshoala (37, 70)
Olga (81 p. )
3
12 December 2021
13
Real Madrid
Barcelona
1–3 (0–3)
Asllani (52)
Martens (8, 23), Paredes (18)
4
13 March 2022
24
Barcelona
Real Madrid
5–0 (2–0)
Putellas (41, 43), Guijarro (60), Peter (65 o.g. ), Hermoso (82)
5
6 November 2022
8
Real Madrid
Barcelona
0–4 (0–2)
Crnogorčević (4), Guijarro (43), Gálvez (52 o.g. ), Rolfö (81)
6
25 March 2023
23
Barcelona
Real Madrid
1–0 (0–0)
Rolfö (77 p. )
7
19 November 2023
9
Barcelona
Real Madrid
5–0 (3–0)
Bonmatí (17), Hansen (43), Caldentey (45+1), Pina (90+1), Vicky (90+3)
8
24 March 2024
21
Real Madrid
Barcelona
0–3 (0–1)
Rolfö (10), Bonmatí (55), Hansen (67)
9
16 November 2024
10
Real Madrid
Barcelona
0–4 (0–3)
Guijarro (4, 22), Pina (39), Putellas (86)
10
23 March 2025
23
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Summary
Barcelona wins
9
Draws
0
Real Madrid wins
0
Barcelona goals
33
Real Madrid goals
2
Total matches
9
Team
Home wins
Home draws
Home losses
Other venue wins
FC Barcelona Femení
4
0
0
0
Real Madrid Femenino
0
0
5
0
Copa de la Reina
Season
Round
Home team
Away team
Score (FT/HT)
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
2021–22
Semi-finals
Barcelona
Real Madrid
4–0 (1–0)
Martens (19), Bonmatí (47), Caldentey (52), Oshoala (75)
2024–25
Semi-finals
First leg
Real Madrid
Barcelona
0–5 (0–4)
Paralluelo (2, 42), Pajor (13, 29, 78)
Second leg
Barcelona
Real Madrid
– ( – )
Summary
FCB Femení wins
2
Draws
0
RM Femenino wins
0
FCB Femení goals
9
RM Femenino goals
0
Total matches
2
Team
Home wins
Home draws
Home losses
Other venue wins
FC Barcelona Femení
0
0
0
1
Real Madrid Femenino
0
0
1
0
Supercopa de España Femenina
Summary
Barcelona wins
4
Draws
0
Real Madrid wins
0
Barcelona goals
13
Real Madrid goals
1
Total matches
4
Team
Home wins
Home draws
Home losses
Other venue wins
FC Barcelona Femení
0
0
0
4
Real Madrid Femenino
0
0
0
0
UEFA Women's Champions League
Summary
Barcelona wins
2
Draws
0
Real Madrid wins
0
Barcelona goals
8
Real Madrid goals
3
Total matches
2
Team
Home wins
Home draws
Home losses
Other venue wins
FC Barcelona Femení
1
0
0
0
Real Madrid Femenino
0
0
1
0
Summary of all competitive matches
Barcelona wins
17
Draws
0
Real Madrid wins
0
Barcelona goals
63
Real Madrid goals
6
Total matches
17
Team
Home wins
Home draws
Home losses
Other venue wins
FC Barcelona Femení
5
0
0
5
Real Madrid Femenino
0
0
7
0
Top scorers
As of 6 March 2025
Notes
^ 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
^ 1994 , 2011 , 2013 , 2014 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2023–24
^ 2019–20 , 2021–22 , 2022–23 , 2023–24 , 2024–25
^ 2020–21 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
References
^ Mickey, Hans (2024-04-06). "Can we call the women's clásico a rivalry?" . Blaugranagram . Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/f%C3%BAtbol/cuando-es-clasico-femenino/132ggmmn641oi1gn7chzamvp4q
^ "Real Madrid - Barça: resultado, resumen y goles | El Clásico de la Liga F" . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ "Gran festa vestida de Clàssic en el debut del Barça Femení a l'Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys" . www.fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ "L'explícita imatge de Piqué celebrant el Clàssic femení: la xarxa embogeix. Sobren les paraules" . En Blau (in Catalan). 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ "Cómo está el historial del Clásico femenino: victorias del Real Madrid, victorias del Barcelona y empates | Goal.com Espana" . www.goal.com (in Spanish). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ Toufaily, Assile. "Women's Clasico: Real Madrid Are Closing The Gap With FC Barcelona" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^ "Real Madrid [Women] – Profile" . worldfootball.net . Retrieved 23 January 2023 .
^ a b "Barcelona presume récord de asistencia femenil, aunque México tiene uno mayor [Barcelona claims female attendance record, although Mexico has a higher one]" . ESPN . 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ Kraft, Justin (22 April 2022). "Frauenfußball: "Weltrekord" des FC Barcelona im Camp Nou ist keiner" [FC Barcelona's "world record" at Camp Nou is not one]. SPOX (in German). Goal. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "Redefining the Sport, Redefining the Culture" . Fútbol with Grant Wahl . 20 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ a b Gulino, Joey (30 March 2022). "Record 91,553 fans watch Barcelona women oust Real Madrid from Champions League" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ Herrero, Laia Cervelló (20 January 2023). "This Barca-Madrid rivalry is getting intense — and the dispute driving it remains unsolved" . The Athletic . Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023 .
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