The , Italian for the "Derby of the Lighthouse", is Genoa's local derby, played by Genoa and Sampdoria. It takes place at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, which both clubs share.
Background The derby's name is derived from the Torre della Lanterna, the ancient landmark and the main lighthouse for the city's port.
The rivalry is fueled by the fact that Genoa has a long history, being Italy's oldest football club, while Sampdoria is one of the country's newer continuously operating clubs.
It is the oldest derby in Italian football with the first match being played in 1902, when Sampdoria were known as Andrea Doria. 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.
In 1946, a merger occurred between Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria to form Sampdoria and the current incarnation of the rivalry began. 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. 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.
Statistics
As of 25 September 2024 CompetitionPlayedGenoa winsDrawsSampdoria winsGenoa goalsSampdoria goalsSerie A781929318099Serie B165651112Coppa Italia143561617Total108264042105128
Results League matches Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.
Genoa vs Sampdoria Sampdoria vs Genoa Season Division Date Venue Score Date Venue Score1946–47Serie A03.03.1947Stadio Luigi Ferraris03.11.1946Stadio Luigi Ferraris1947–48Serie A16.11.194722.04.19481948–49Serie A06.02.194917.10.19481949–50Serie A09.10.194912.02.19501950–51Serie A22.04.195103.12.19501954–55Serie A10.04.195514.11.19541955–56Serie A23.10.195518.03.19561956–57Serie A17.03.195728.10.19571957–58Serie A01.11.195709.03.19581958–59Serie A29.03.195916.11.19581959–60Serie A15.11.195903.04.19601962–63Serie A14.10.196217.02.19631963–64Serie A22.03.196419.01.19641964–65Serie A22.11.196404.04.19651966–67Serie B12.03.196716.10.19661973–74Serie A25.11.197317.03.19741976–77Serie A07.11.197613.03.19771978–79Serie B18.03.197922.10.19781979–80Serie B28.10.197916.03.19801980–81Serie B10.05.198107.12.19801982–83Serie A28.11.198110.04.19821983–84Serie A18.03.198410.04.19821989–90Serie A01.10.198911.02.19901990–91Serie A25.11.199030.03.19911991–92Serie A27.10.199115.03.19921992–93Serie A28.03.199301.11.19921993–94Serie A05.12.199310.04.19941994–95Serie A30.04.199504.12.19941999–2000Serie B22.10.199920.03.20002000–01Serie B02.04.200107.11.20002001–02Serie B04.11.200107.04.20022002–03Serie B19.04.200307.04.20022007–08Serie A17.02.200823.09.20072008–09Serie A03.05.200912.07.20082009–10Serie A29.11.200911.04.20102010–11Serie A08.05.201119.12.20102012–13Serie A14.04.201318.11.20122013–14Serie A03.02.201415.09.20132014–15Serie A28.09.201424.02.20152015–16Serie A05.01.201608.05.20162016–17Serie A11.03.201722.10.20162017–18Serie A04.11.201707.04.20182018–19Serie A25.11.201814.04.20192019–20Serie A14.12.201922.07.20202020–21Serie A03.03.202101.11.20202021–22Serie A10.12.202130.04.2022
Cup matches
Season Competition Round Date Stadium Home team Result Away team1957–58 Coppa ItaliaGroup stage 22.06.1958 Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa Sampdoria 19.07.1958 Genoa Sampdoria1966–67 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.09.1966 Sampdoria Genoa1968–69 Coppa Italia Group stage 08.09.1968 Sampdoria Genoa1969–70 Coppa Italia Group stage 31.08.1972 Genoa Sampdoria1971–72 Coppa ItaliaGroup stage 19.09.1971 Sampdoria Genoa1972–73 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.09.1972 Genoa Sampdoria1978–79 Coppa Italia Group stage 30.08.1978 Genoa Sampdoria1989–90 Coppa Italia Second Round 30.08.1989 Genoa Sampdoria1996–97 Coppa ItaliaRound of 32 28.08.1996 Genoa Sampdoria02.10.1996 Sampdoria Genoa2002–03 Coppa Italia Group stage 03.09.2002 Genoa Sampdoria2020–21 Coppa Italia Fourth round 26.11.2020 Sampdoria Genoa2024–25 Coppa Italia Second round 25.09.2024 Genoa Sampdoria
Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2025) 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 2324 25 11 22 33 3 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 66 6 6 6 6 6 6 77 7 7 7 7 7 88 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 99 9 9 9 9 9 991010 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1111 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11111212 1212 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 1313 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 131414 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 1515 15 15 15 15 15 15151616 16 16 16 16 16 1717 17 17 17171818 18 19192020 20 • Total: Genoa with 17 higher finishes, Sampdoria with 30 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2024–25 season).
Notes: Genoa finished 12th in their group and did not qualify for the final round of 8 teams in 1946
Honours
SampdoriaCompetitionGenoaDomestic 1 Italian Football Championship / Serie A 9 4 Coppa Italia 1 1 Supercoppa Italiana — 2 Serie B 6 8 Total 16European 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup — 1 Total 0 9 Grand Total 16
Chronological order of honours
Table correct as of 29 November 2017.
Competition1898189919001902190319041915192319241937198519881989199019911994TotalSerie A 10Coppa Italia 5Supercoppa Italiana 1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1
See also History of UC Sampdoria and History of Genoa CFC References