El Clásico (basketball)

El Clásico (El Clàssic, ; "The Classic"), is the name given to the basketball matches between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona (named after the cities they are based in; both cities are separated by 621 km), the two most successful and most supported basketball teams in Spain. Just as their football rivalry, basketball Clásico is known for its intensity and adversarial nature.

Head-to-head statistics
Updated as of 2 June 2024

Players who played for both clubs



 * Barcelona then Real Madrid
 * 1956: 🇪🇸 Alfonso Martínez (via Aismalíbar Montcada)
 * 1956: 🇪🇸 José Luis Martínez (via Aismalíbar Montcada)
 * 1957: 🇪🇸 Rafael González-Adrio
 * 1959: 🇪🇸 Jordi Parra
 * 1964: 🇪🇸 Miguel "Ché" González
 * 1995: 🇪🇸 Santi Abad (via Taugrés Baskonia)
 * 1995: Zoran Savić (via PAOK Bravo)
 * 1999: Aleksandar Đorđević
 * 1999: 🇪🇸 José Luis Galilea (via León Caja España)
 * 2002: 🇫🇷 Alain Digbeu
 * 2002: 🇺🇸 Michael Hawkins (via Idea Śląsk)
 * 2002: 🇺🇸 Derrick Alston (via Pamesa Valencia)
 * 2008: 🇦🇷 Pepe Sánchez
 * 2013: Ioannis Bourousis (via EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
 * 2021: 🇫🇷 Thomas Heurtel (via LDLC ASVEL)
 * 2021: 🇭🇺 Ádám Hanga
 * 2022: Mario Hezonja (via UNICS Kazan)


 * Real Madrid then Barcelona
 * 1958: 🇪🇸 Alfonso Martínez
 * 1958: 🇪🇸 José Luis Martínez
 * 1990: José "Piculín" Ortiz
 * 2002: Dejan Bodiroga (via Panathinaikos)
 * 2012: Ante Tomić
 * 2013: 🇵🇱 Maciej Lampe (via Caja Laboral)
 * 2019: 🇪🇸 Nikola Mirotić (via Milwaukee Bucks)
 * 2021: 🇦🇷 Nicolás Laprovíttola
 * 2023: 🇪🇸 Willy Hernangómez (via New Orleans Pelicans)

Managers who coached both clubs

 * 🇷🇸 Božidar Maljković Barcelona (1990–1992), then Real Madrid (2004–2006).