Football Rivalries in Argentina - West Derby

The West derby (clásico del Oeste) is contested between the two major teams in the west of the city of Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste and Vélez Sársfield.The first game was played in the amateur era in 1920 but this derby has not occurred in official competition since Ferro's relegation from the Primera División in 2000. From the beginning of the professional era the difference between wins of Ferro Carril Oeste and Vélez Sarsfield has been 9 wins for the latter. This is one of the oldest fighting and rivalry began 11 years before the start of the professional era A.F.A. football.