El Viejo Clásico head-to-head record
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid · Spain
El Viejo Clásico (the old classic) is the name given to matches between Athletic Club and Real Madrid. Until December 2011 it was the most played fixture in Spanish football, and it remains the most played meeting in the Copa del Rey. Athletic, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only clubs to have played in every La Liga season.
Name source: El Viejo Clásico (Wikipedia).
Also known as: Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, Real Madrid vs Athletic Club, Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid, Viejo Clasico.
Head-to-head record
Competitive meetings since 20 Nov 2010.
| Club | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 74 |
| Real Madrid | 25 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 23 |
Played 35.
Home record: Athletic Club 3W-3D-12L at home from 18; Real Madrid 13W-3D-1L at home from 17.
Next meeting
6 Dec 2026 · La Liga
Record by competition
| Competition | Played | Athletic Club | Draws | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 32 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Super Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notable meetings
- Biggest Athletic Club win: Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Club on 14 Jan 2021
- Biggest Real Madrid win: Real Madrid 5-0 Athletic Club on 5 Oct 2014
- Highest scoring: Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club on 20 Nov 2010 (6 goals)
All meetings
Every recorded El Viejo Clásico, most recent first. Each score links to the full match page.
- Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club · La Liga · May 23, 2026
- Athletic Club 0-3 Real Madrid · La Liga · Dec 3, 2025
- Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Apr 20, 2025
- Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid · La Liga · Dec 4, 2024
- Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Mar 31, 2024
- Athletic Club 0-2 Real Madrid · La Liga · Aug 12, 2023
- Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Jun 4, 2023
- Athletic Club 0-2 Real Madrid · La Liga · Jan 22, 2023
- Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid · Copa del Rey · Feb 3, 2022
- Athletic Club 0-2 Real Madrid · Super Cup · Jan 16, 2022
- Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid · La Liga · Dec 22, 2021
- Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Dec 1, 2021
- Athletic Club 0-1 Real Madrid · La Liga · May 16, 2021
- Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Club · Super Cup · Jan 14, 2021
- Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Dec 15, 2020
- Athletic Club 0-1 Real Madrid · La Liga · Jul 5, 2020
- Real Madrid 0-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Dec 22, 2019
- Real Madrid 3-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Apr 21, 2019
- Athletic Club 1-1 Real Madrid · La Liga · Sep 15, 2018
- Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Apr 18, 2018
- Athletic Club 0-0 Real Madrid · La Liga · Dec 2, 2017
- Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid · La Liga · Mar 18, 2017
- Real Madrid 2-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Oct 23, 2016
- Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club · La Liga · Feb 13, 2016
- Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid · La Liga · Sep 23, 2015
- Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid · La Liga · Mar 7, 2015
- Real Madrid 5-0 Athletic Club · La Liga · Oct 5, 2014
- Athletic Club 1-1 Real Madrid · La Liga · Feb 2, 2014
- Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Sep 1, 2013
- Athletic Club 0-3 Real Madrid · La Liga · Apr 14, 2013
- Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Nov 17, 2012
- Athletic Club 0-3 Real Madrid · La Liga · May 2, 2012
- Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Jan 22, 2012
- Athletic Club 0-3 Real Madrid · La Liga · Apr 9, 2011
- Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club · La Liga · Nov 20, 2010
More rivalries
Other rivalries we track: the same country first, then a shared competition or confederation.
- El Clásico — Real Madrid vs Barcelona · Spain · 44 competitive meetings since 2010
- Madrid Derby — Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid · Spain · 47 competitive meetings since 2010
- Basque Derby — Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad · Spain · 35 competitive meetings since 2010
- Seville Derby — Sevilla vs Real Betis · Spain · 29 competitive meetings since 2012
- Derbi Barceloní — Barcelona vs Espanyol · Spain · 28 competitive meetings since 2010
- Valencia Derby — Valencia vs Levante · Spain · 24 competitive meetings since 2011
Browse every derby we track, or the club pages for Athletic Club and Real Madrid.