Kiwi Clásico

Kiwi Clásico

Location	Auckland Wellington
Teams	Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix
First meeting	2 November 2024 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC
Latest meeting	2 November 2024 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC
Next meeting	7 December 2024 A-League Men Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix
Statistics
Meetings total	1
Most wins	Auckland FC (1)
Top scorer	Jake Brimmer (2 goals)
Largest victory	Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC A-League Men (2 Nov 2024)
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix

The Kiwi Clásico (Māori: Te Matarohia) 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.

Many fans suggested online that the rivalry be named Te Matarohia, which translates to "The Classic" in the indigenous Māori language, as this would be the literal translation of El Clásico. Indeed, it would also be inline with other countries where their largest football rivalry is a direct translation of El Clásico from Spanish into the local language, such as De Klassieker (Ajax and Feyenoord in the Netherlands, Der Klassiker (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Germany), Le Classique (Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille in France) and O Clássico (Benfica and Porto in Portugal).

Results

Competition	#	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Goals (Phoenix)	Goals (Auckland)	Venue	Attendance
2024-25 A-League Men	1	2 November 2024	Wellington	0–2	Auckland		Brimmer (89, 90+6)	Sky Stadium	26,252
	2	7 December 2024	Auckland		Wellington			Mount Smart Stadium
	3	22 February 2025	Auckland		Wellington			Mount Smart Stadium

Records

• Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.

Results

Biggest wins

Winning margin	Result	Date	Competition
2	Wellington 0–2 Auckland	2 November 2024	A-League Men

Most goals in a match

Goals	Result	Date	Competition
2	Wellington 0–2 Auckland	2 November 2024	A-League Men

Players

As of 2 November 2024

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers

• Does not include friendly matches.

Rank	Player	Club	A-League	Australia Cup	Total
1	Jake Brimmer	Auckland	2	—	2

Top scorers by competition

Competition	Player	Club	Goals
A-League Men	Jake Brimmer	Auckland	2
Australia Cup	—	—	—

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets

Player	Club	Period	Total
Alex Paulsen	Auckland	2024	1

Managers

Most appearances

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

Most wins

Rank	Manager	Club	Period	Wins
1	Steve Corica	Auckland	2024	1