The Valencian derby (Spanish: Derbi Valenciano) or most commonly known as "Derby del Turia", is the name given to any association football match contested between Levante and Valencia, the two main clubs in the city of Valencia, Spain.

Derbi del Turia
Other namesDerbi Valenciano
LocationValencia
TeamsLevante
Valencia
First meeting28 September 1963
La Liga
Valencia 5–3 Levante
Latest meeting30 April 2022
2021–22 La Liga
Valencia 1–1 Levante
StadiumsCiutat de València (Levante)
Mestalla (Valencia)
Statistics
Meetings total38 matches
Most winsValencia (21 wins)
Largest victoryLevante 1–5 Valencia
(11 May 2008)

History

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The first match between Levante and Valencia was played in 1920, during the Regional Championship of Valencia. Both teams did not meet in La Liga until 1963.

Levante has not won an official match in Mestalla since 1937. However, the granotas won a friendly match in Valencia's stadium in 1995.

Head-to-head statistics

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As of 30 April 2022[1]
Official games
Competition Pld LUD D VCF LG VG
La Liga 32 8 9 15 35 59
Copa del Rey 6 0 0 6 3 17
Total 38 8 9 21 38 76

All-time results

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La Liga

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No. Season Date R. Home team Score Away team Att. Levante scorers Valencia scorers
1 1963–64 28 September 1963 3 Valencia 5–3 Levante Torrents (35), Wanderley (74), Camarasa (87) Guillot (3, 38, 75), Suco (25), Roberto Gil (32)
2 26 January 1964 18 Levante 1–0 Valencia Domínguez (10)
3 1964–65 19 September 1964 2 Valencia 2–0 Levante Paquito (8), Héctor Núñez (83)
4 10 January 1965 17 Levante 2–1 Valencia Domínguez (34), Rivera (43) Waldo (88)
5 2004–05 8 January 2005 18 Valencia 2–1 Levante 50,000 Congo (73) Baraja (55), Mista (59)
6 22 May 2005 37 Levante 0–0 Valencia 25,000
7 2006–07 13 January 2007 18 Valencia 3–0 Levante 52,200 Hugo Viana (52), Morientes (56), Ayala (79)
8 9 June 2007 37 Levante 4–2 Valencia 25,000 Riga (2, 48), Salva (10), Courtois (74) Joaquín (15), Baraja (87)
9 2007–08 6 January 2008 18 Valencia 0–0 Levante 35,000
10 11 May 2008 37 Levante 1–5 Valencia 13,418 José Serrano (31) Villa (13, 29, 66), Mata (35), Angulo (65)
11 2010–11 9 January 2011 18 Levante 0–1 Valencia 15,000 Mata (82)
12 15 May 2011 37 Valencia 0–0 Levante 41,000
13 2011–12 5 November 2011 12 Levante 0–2 Valencia 19,000 Javi Venta (o.g. 30), Tino Costa (49)
14 1 April 2012 31 Valencia 1–1 Levante 45,000 Koné (53) Jonas (34)
15 2012–13 7 October 2012 7 Levante 1–0 Valencia 20,060 Martins (21)
16 2 March 2013 26 Valencia 2–2 Levante 39,000 Iborra (16), Barkero (88) Jonas (26), Soldado (44)
17 2013–14 4 January 2014 18 Valencia 2–0 Levante 33,000 Piatti (41), Feghouli (73)
18 10 May 2014 37 Levante 2–0 Valencia 19,846 Ángel (70), Ivanschitz (81)
19 2014–15 23 November 2014 12 Levante 2–1 Valencia 22,012 Casadesús (57), Morales (74) Parejo (73)
20 13 April 2015 31 Valencia 3–0 Levante 46,955 Alcácer (15), Feghouli (35), Negredo (89)
21 2015–16 31 October 2015 10 Valencia 3–0 Levante 39,147 Alcácer (64), Feghouli (72), Bakkali (79)
22 13 March 2016 29 Levante 1–0 Valencia 17,688 Rossi (64)
23 2017–18 16 September 2017 4 Levante 1–1 Valencia 21,770 Bardhi (41) Rodrigo (31)
24 11 February 2018 23 Valencia 3–1 Levante 38,280 Postigo (18) Santi Mina (17), Vietto (65), Parejo (89)
25 2018–19 2 September 2018 3 Levante 2–2 Valencia 24,073 Roger (13, 33) Cheryshev (16), Parejo (52)
26 14 April 2019 32 Valencia 3–1 Levante 42,220 Soler (o.g. 56) Santi Mina (2, 63), Guedes (57)
27 2019–20 7 December 2019 16 Levante 2–4 Valencia 22,265 Roger (11, 20) Roger (o.g. 45+3), Gameiro (57, 59), Torres (88)
28 12 June 2020 28 Valencia 1–1 Levante 0[a] Melero (90+8 pen.) Rodrigo (90)
29 2020–21 13 September 2020 1 Valencia 4–2 Levante 0[a] Morales (1, 36) Gabriel (12), Gómez (39), Vallejo (75, 90+4)
30 12 March 2021 27 Levante 1–0 Valencia 0[a] Roger (18)
31 2021–22 20 December 2021 18 Levante 3–4 Valencia 18,851 Campaña (21), Roger (24), Bardhi (90+1) Guedes (44, 85), Soler (50 pen., 72)
32 30 April 2022 34 Valencia 1–1 Levante 35,099 Duarte (81) Duro (27)
  1. ^ a b c Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Copa del Rey

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No. Season Date R. Home team Score Away team Att. Levante scorers Valencia scorers
1 1984–85 7 November 1984 R2 Levante 1–4 Valencia Claudio (55) Subirats (3), Fernando (20, 60), Palonés (80)
2 28 November 1984 Valencia 2–1 Levante Bernabéu (51) Sixto (2), Fernando (36)
3 1998–99 20 January 1999 R16 Levante 0–3 Valencia Rubén Navarro (5, 63), Mendieta (85)
4 3 February 1999 Valencia 1–0 Levante Angloma (86)
5 2011–12 19 January 2012 QF Valencia 4–1 Levante 39,000 Koné (36) Jonas (24), Soldado (30), Piatti (44), Tino Costa (89)
6 26 January 2012 Levante 0–3 Valencia 12,100 Aduriz (25), Piatti (29, 85)

Derby in women's football

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In the 2016–17 season, both teams played in their main stadium registering an attendance of 8,122 spectators at the Ciutat de València[2] and 17,011 at Mestalla.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BDFútbol
  2. ^ "El Levante se lleva el derbi ante 8.000 espectadores" (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Puro espectáculo en Mestalla" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.