The Derby della Lanterna, Italian for the "Derby of the Lighthouse", is Genoa's local derby, played by Genoa and Sampdoria.[1] It takes place at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, which both clubs share.

Derby della Lanterna
Other namesGenoa Derby, Derby of the Lighthouse
LocationGenoa, Liguria, Italy
Teams
First meeting3 November 1946
Serie A
Sampdoria 3–0 Genoa
Latest meeting25 September 2024
Coppa Italia
Genoa 1–1 (5–6 p) Sampdoria
StadiumsStadio Luigi Ferraris
Statistics
Meetings total108
Most winsSampdoria (43)
Largest victorySampdoria 5–1 Genoa
Serie A
(17 October 1948)

Background

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The derby's name is derived from the Torre della Lanterna, the ancient landmark and the main lighthouse for the city's port.[2]

The rivalry is fueled by the fact that Genoa has a long history, being Italy's oldest football club, while Sampdoria is the country's newer continuously operating club.[3]

It is the oldest derby in Italian football with the first match being played in 1902, when Sampdoria were known as Andrea Doria.[4] 49 matches were played in total between Genoa and this incarnation of Sampdoria, with the former emerging with 30 victories in all competitions, with only eight wins for Andrea Doria.[4]

In 1946, a merger occurred between Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria to form Sampdoria and the current incarnation of the rivalry began.[4] The first match between Sampdoria and Genoa was held in November 1946 with 45,000 fans and the President of the Republic Enrico De Nicola in attendance.[5] The upstarts Sampdoria won 3–0 as Giuseppe Baldini scored the first goal with a long-range thunderbolt that was so good that Genoa’s Juan Carlos Verdeal went to shake his hand after it crossed the line.[5]

Statistics

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As of 25 September 2024

Competition Played Genoa wins Draws Sampdoria wins Genoa goals Sampdoria goals
Serie A 78 19 29 31 80 99
Serie B 16 5 6 5 11 12
Coppa Italia 14 3 5 6 16 17
Total 108 26 40 42 105 128

Results

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League matches

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Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.

  Sampdoria win   Draw   Genoa win

Genoa vs Sampdoria Sampdoria vs Genoa
Season Division Date Venue Score Date Venue Score
1946–47 Serie A 03.03.1947 Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2–4
03.11.1946 Stadio Luigi Ferraris
3–0
1947–48 Serie A 16.11.1947
2–1
22.04.1948
1–1
1948–49 Serie A 06.02.1949
0–0
17.10.1948
5–1
1949–50 Serie A 09.10.1949
0–1
12.02.1950
1–1
1950–51 Serie A 22.04.1951
2–3
03.12.1950
2–1
1954–55 Serie A 10.04.1955
1–1
14.11.1954
2–2
1955–56 Serie A 23.10.1955
2–1
18.03.1956
0–0
1956–57 Serie A 17.03.1957
1–1
28.10.1957
3–2
1957–58 Serie A 01.11.1957
3–1
09.03.1958
0–0
1958–59 Serie A 29.03.1959
0–0
16.11.1958
2–1
1959–60 Serie A 15.11.1959
1–2
03.04.1960
3–0
1962–63 Serie A 14.10.1962
2–1
17.02.1963
4–1
1963–64 Serie A 22.03.1964
0–1
19.01.1964
0–1
1964–65 Serie A 22.11.1964
2–1
04.04.1965
0–1
1966–67 Serie B 12.03.1967
1–0
16.10.1966
0–0
1973–74 Serie A 25.11.1973
0–2
17.03.1974
1–1
1976–77 Serie A 07.11.1976
1–1
13.03.1977
1–2
1978–79 Serie B 18.03.1979
0–1
22.10.1978
0–2
1979–80 Serie B 28.10.1979
0–0
16.03.1980
3–2
1980–81 Serie B 10.05.1981
1–1
07.12.1980
1–1
1982–83 Serie A 28.11.1981
1–1
10.04.1982
2–2
1983–84 Serie A 18.03.1984
0–0
10.04.1982
2–0
1989–90 Serie A 01.10.1989
1–2
11.02.1990
0–0
1990–91 Serie A 25.11.1990
0–0
30.03.1991
1–2
1991–92 Serie A 27.10.1991
0–0
15.03.1992
2–2
1992–93 Serie A 28.03.1993
0–0
01.11.1992
4–1
1993–94 Serie A 05.12.1993
1–1
10.04.1994
1–1
1994–95 Serie A 30.04.1995
2–1
04.12.1994
3–2
1999–2000 Serie B 22.10.1999
1–1
20.03.2000
0–1
2000–01 Serie B 02.04.2001
2–0
07.11.2000
2–0
2001–02 Serie B 04.11.2001
1–0
07.04.2002
0–0
2002–03 Serie B 19.04.2003
0–2
07.04.2002
2–1
2007–08 Serie A 17.02.2008
0–0
23.09.2007
2–1
2008–09 Serie A 03.05.2009
3–1
12.07.2008
0–1
2009–10 Serie A 29.11.2009
3–0
11.04.2010
1–0
2010–11 Serie A 08.05.2011
2–1
19.12.2010
0–1
2012–13 Serie A 14.04.2013
1–1
18.11.2012
3–1
2013–14 Serie A 03.02.2014
0–1
15.09.2013
0–3
2014–15 Serie A 28.09.2014
0–1
24.02.2015
1–1
2015–16 Serie A 05.01.2016
2–3
08.05.2016
0–3
2016–17 Serie A 11.03.2017
0–1
22.10.2016
2–1
2017–18 Serie A 04.11.2017
0–2
07.04.2018
0–0
2018–19 Serie A 25.11.2018
1–1
14.04.2019
2–0
2019–20 Serie A 14.12.2019
0–1
22.07.2020
1–2
2020–21 Serie A 03.03.2021
1–1
01.11.2020
1–1
2021–22 Serie A 10.12.2021
1–3
30.04.2022
1–0

Cup matches

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Season Competition Round Date Stadium Home team Result Away team
1957–58 Coppa Italia Group stage 22.06.1958 Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa
1–3
Sampdoria
19.07.1958 Genoa
2–0
Sampdoria
1966–67 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.09.1966 Sampdoria
1–0
Genoa
1968–69 Coppa Italia Group stage 08.09.1968 Sampdoria
2–1
Genoa
1969–70 Coppa Italia Group stage 31.08.1972 Genoa
1–1
Sampdoria
1971–72 Coppa Italia Group stage 19.09.1971 Sampdoria
1–1
Genoa
1972–73 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.09.1972 Genoa
1–1
Sampdoria
1978–79 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.08.1978 Genoa
0–1
Sampdoria
1989–90 Coppa Italia Second Round 30.08.1989 Genoa
0–1
Sampdoria
1996–97 Coppa Italia Round of 32 28.08.1996 Genoa
2–2
Sampdoria
02.10.1996 Sampdoria
0–2
Genoa
2002–03 Coppa Italia Group stage 03.09.2002 Genoa
1–2
Sampdoria
2020–21 Coppa Italia Fourth round 26.11.2020 Sampdoria
1–3
Genoa
2024–25 Coppa Italia Second round 25.09.2024 Genoa
1–1 (5–6 p)
Sampdoria

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
2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16
17 17 17 17 17 17
18 18 18
19 19
20 20 20

Total: Genoa with 16 higher finishes, Sampdoria with 30 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Notes:

  • Genoa finished 12th in their group and did not qualify for the final round of 8 teams in 1946

Honours

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Sampdoria[6] Competition Genoa[7]
Domestic
1 Italian Football Championship / Serie A 9
4 Coppa Italia 1
1 Supercoppa Italiana
2 Serie B 6
8 Total 16
European
1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1 Total 0
9 Grand Total 16

Chronological order of honours

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Table correct as of 29 November 2017.
Competition 1898 1899 1900 1902 1903 1904 1915 1923 1924 1937 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1994 Total
Serie A
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Sampdoria
10
Coppa Italia
Genoa
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
5
Supercoppa Italiana
Sampdoria
1
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Sampdoria
1

See also

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History of UC Sampdoria and History of Genoa CFC

References

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  1. ^ "Genoa-Samp, il derby della Lanterna più rovente della storia" (in Italian). Sky Sport Italia. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Genoa v Sampdoria - Derby della Lanterna". forzaitalianfootball.com. Forza Italian Football. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ ""Lighthouse derby" illuminates Italy". FIFA.com. April 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "The Derby della Lanterna: A history". Football Italia. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "FIVE HISTORIC MOMENTS IN THE DERBY DELLA LANTERNA". Forza Italian Football. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Honours". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Honours". Genoa CFC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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