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	7 December 2024 A-League Men Auckland FC 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
Next meeting	22 February 2025 A-League Men Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix
Stadiums	Mount Smart Stadium (Auckland) Sky Stadium (Wellington)
Statistics
Meetings total	2
Most wins	Auckland FC (2)
Top scorer	Jake Brimmer (2 goals)
All-time series	Auckland: 2 Drawn: 0 Wellington Phoenix: 0
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.

Results

Competition	#	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Goals (Phoenix)	Goals (Auckland)	Venue	Attendance	Rpt
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	2–1	Wellington	Kosta Barbarouses (82')	own goal (31'), Nando Pijnaker (70')	Mount Smart Stadium	26,253
	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
1	Auckland 2–1 Wellington	7 December 2024	A-League Men

Most goals in a match

Goals	Result	Date	Competition
3	Auckland 2–1 Wellington	7 December 2024	A-League Men
2	Wellington 0–2 Auckland	2 November 2024	A-League Men

Players

As of 7 December 2024

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers

• Does not include friendly matches.

Rank	Player	Club	A-League	Australia Cup	Total
1	Jake Brimmer	Auckland	2	—	2
2	Nando Pijnaker	Auckland	1	—	1
3	Kosta Barbarouses	Wellington	1	—	1

Top scorers by competition

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

Most appearances

Apps	Player	Club
2	Alex Paulsen	Auckland
	Cameron Howieson
	Dan Hall
	Francis de Vries
	Guillermo May
	Hiroki Sakai
	Jake Brimmer
	Logan Rogerson
	Louis Verstraete
	Luis Gallegos
	Luis Toomey
	Nando Pijnaker
	Neyder Moreno
	Tommy Smith
	Liam Gillion
	Alex Rufer	Wellington
	Hideki Ishige
	Isaac Hughes
	Kazuki Nagasawa
	Kosta Barbarouses
	Marco Rojas
	Matthew Sheridan
	Josh Oluwayemi
	Sam Sutton
	Scott Wootton
	Stefan Colakovski
	Tim Payne

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	2	2024	A-League Men (2)
	Giancarlo Italiano	Wellington	2	2024	A-League Men (2)

Most wins

Rank	Manager	Club	Period	Wins
1	Steve Corica	Auckland	2024	2