Autogolazo

Adolfosburg 169–0 San Salvador

Autogolazo
The Campo de Adolfo el Grande in 1920.
Event	1910 Liga Nacional and Rivalidad Antiguo
CF Adolfosburg CF San Salvador 169 0
Date	24 April 1910 (1910-04-24)
Venue	Campo de Adolfo el Grande, Adolfosburg
Man of the Match	José Umaña Covarrubias
Referee	Armando Pejas Jerez
Attendance	10,642
Weather	Clear and sunny 79°F (26°C) 33% humidity

Autogolazo, also referred to as simply 169–0, was a football match of the Liga Nacional on which was held on 24 April 1910. It was contested between CF Imperial Adolfosburg and CF San Salvador on the final matchday of the 1910 Liga Nacional.

During the match, San Salvador scored 169 own goals in protest of the Liga Nacional's method of qualifying teams for the Copa Creeperiano, which at the time only allowed the two best-ranked teams of the domestic league to compete in the single match tournament. As San Salvador had already been mathematically eliminated from competing in the 1910 Copa Creeperiano, and the matchup between Adolfosburg and Salvador had already been decided, San Salvador scored 169 own goals in their last match to protest the qualification system.

The final scoreline of 169–0 is the record for the largest defeat in association football history. In terms of legitimate games, however, San Salvador 44–0 La'Libertad remains the record for the largest defeat, as San Salvador's 169 own goals made the match a thrown game. The 169 goals were scored in 90 minutes of normal play and 13 minutes of stoppage time, for an average of 1.64 goals, or rather, own goals, being scored per minute.

Background

The league table at the time of the match.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Adolfosburg (C, Q)	13	13	0	0	41	10	+31	26	Qualification to the Copa Creeperiano
2	Salvador (Q)	13	9	1	3	29	19	+10	19
3	San Romero	13	7	2	4	30	22	+8	16
4	San Salvador	13	7	0	6	28	23	+5	14
5	La'Libertad	13	6	1	6	26	26	0	13
6	La'Victoria	13	3	2	8	16	27	−11	8
7	Santa Ana	13	3	0	10	16	31	−15	6
8	San Miguel (R)	13	1	0	12	16	44	−28	2	Relegation to the Liga 2

Source: Liga Nacional
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

See also

• List of largest Liga Imperial margins of victory

External links

Media related to CF Adolfosburg at LCN Wiki