Derby della Lanterna

Derby della Lanterna
Other names	Genoa Derby, Derby of the Lighthouse
Location	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Teams	Genoa ; Sampdoria ;
First meeting	3 November 1946; Serie A ; Sampdoria 3–0 Genoa
Latest meeting	25 September 2024; Coppa Italia ; Genoa 1–1 (5–6 p) Sampdoria
Stadiums	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Statistics
Meetings total	108
Most wins	Sampdoria (43)
Largest victory	Sampdoria 5–1 Genoa; Serie A ; (17 October 1948)

Last updated December 22, 2025

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.

Background

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 one of the country's newer continuously operating clubs.^[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

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

League matches

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

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
1957–58	Coppa Italia	Group stage	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
1996–97	Coppa Italia	Round of 32	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 (1930–2025)

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	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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																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 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

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

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

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Genoa v Sampdoria - Derby della Lanterna". forzaitalianfootball.com. Forza Italian Football. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ ""Lighthouse derby" illuminates Italy". FIFA.com. April 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
1 2 3 "The Derby della Lanterna: A history". Football Italia. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
1 2 "FIVE HISTORIC MOMENTS IN THE DERBY DELLA LANTERNA". Forza Italian Football. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
↑ "Honours". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
↑ "Honours". Genoa CFC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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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.

[FootballItalia-4] 1 2 3 "The Derby della Lanterna: A history". Football Italia. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[Forza-5] 1 2 "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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