Derby del Sole

Derby del Sole
Other namesDerby of the Sun, Derby del Sud
LocationItaly
Teams
First meeting8 April 1928
Coppa CONI [it]
Roma 4–1 Napoli
Latest meeting24 November 2024
Serie A
Napoli 1–0 Roma
Next meeting2 February 2025
Serie A
Roma v Napoli
StadiumsStadio Olimpico (Roma)
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli)
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 178
Unofficial matches: 10
Total matches: 188
Most winsOfficial matches: Roma (66)
Unofficial matches: Roma (4)
Total matches: Roma (70)
Top scorerDino da Costa (8)
Largest victoryRoma 8–0 Napoli
1958–59 Serie A
(29 March 1959)

The Derby del Sole[1][2] (or the Derby of the Sun in English), also known as Derby del Sud,[3] is an Italian football derby between Napoli and Roma.[4] The two clubs are considered the most popular outside of Northern Italy; Roma being from Central Italy and Napoli from Southern Italy.

Statistics

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As of 24 November 2024
Competition Played Roma wins Draws Napoli wins
Serie A 159 54 55 50
Coppa Italia 17 11 2 4
Coppa CONI 2 1 0 1
Total (official) 178 66 57 55
Other meetings 10 4 3 3
Total 188 70 60 58

Results

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  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • GS = Group stage
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2

  Napoli won   Draw   Roma won

Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2024)

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P. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15
16 16
17 17 17 17 17
18 18
19 19
20

Total: Napoli with 40 higher finishes, Roma with 38 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Notes:

  • Both teams qualified for the final round of eight teams in 1946

Trophies

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As of 4 May 2023
Team Major domestic International Grand total
SA CI SCI National total CL CWC ICFC EL ECL USC UIC IC FCWC International total
Roma 3 9 2 14 1 1 2 16
Napoli 3 6 2 11 1 1 12

Note: Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup once, but it does not count towards their official European record.

References

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  1. ^ "Giants taste defeat". FIFA.com. FIFA. 21 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Fans of Roma and Napoli had waited six years to enjoy another Derby del Sole (Derby of the Sun), traditionally considered one of the highlights of the Italian season.
  2. ^ "Soccer fever for Italian sports journalists". CBC Sports. 21 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. ... Saturday's game between AS Roma and Napoli. Tensions always run high when these clubs meet in Il Derby Del Sole (the Derby of the Sun),...
  3. ^ "La decisione del prefetto? Buona". Sky Italia (in Italian). 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. ... il derby del Sud avevano evidentemente dei validi motivi.
  4. ^ "Football Derby matches in Italy". FootballDerbies.com. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2007.