Canary Islands derby explained

Canary Islands Derby
First Contested:Tenerife 1–2 Las Palmas
1949–50 Tercera División
(30 April 1950)
Mostrecent:Tenerife 2–0 Las Palmas
2023–24 Copa del Rey
(7 January 2024)
Total:75[1]
Series:Draw: 26
Las Palmas: 28
Tenerife: 21
Largestvictory:Tenerife 3–0 Las Palmas
2013–14 Segunda División
(4 December 2013)
Tenerife 4–1 Las Palmas
2022–23 Segunda División
(18 March 2023)
Stadiums:Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López (Tenerife)
Estadio Gran Canaria (Las Palmas)
Map Location:Canary Islands
Map Label1:CD Tenerife
Map Label1 Position:Right
Map Label2:UD Las Palmas
Map Label2 Position:Left
Coordinates2:28.1°N -15.4567°W

The Canary Islands derby is any football match contested between Spanish sides UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife, who are regarded as the top two sides in the Canary Islands. World Soccer Magazine rated it as one of the 50 greatest rivalries in the world, and it is considered one of the most important derbies in Spain.

History

The two teams, based on different islands, have been the Canary Islands' top two sides virtually since their establishment. Both sides have experienced spells in Spain's top division, La Liga. UD Las Palmas' greatest successes came in the 1960s and 70s, in a period when they came runners-up in La Liga just behind Real Madrid and in the Spanish Cup (losing to FC Barcelona in the final), competing in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now UEFA Europa League) in 1969, and UEFA cup two times in 1972 and 1977. Tenerife's greatest successes came in the 1990s; they recorded their best ever league finish in 1992–93 and in 1995–96, in which they finished 5th. In 1996–97, they reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, losing to eventual winners Schalke 04.

The first contested match between the two took place under peculiar circumstances in the wake of Las Palmas's formation from its five constituent clubs. For only the 1949–50 season of the third division, the regional champions of Gran Canaria and Tenerife were placed alongside 4 top teams from the Tercera División in the "Final Phase", and the top two teams from this group would advance to the second tier. Las Palmas performed well enough in the group to win promotion, but Tenerife fell far short, only winning a single match and losing both games against Las Palmas. This promotion system was abolished the next year, and the two would not meet again until 1953.

Stadia

UD Las Palmas

Since 2003, UD Las Palmas play their home games at the Estadio Gran Canaria which has a capacity of 31,250. Located in the island's capital city of Las Palmas, the stadium is the biggest in the Canary Islands. In 2007 it hosted a Spain international friendly against Northern Ireland, which Spain won 1-0 with a goal from Xavi.

CD Tenerife

CD Tenerife play their home games at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López which holds 23,000. Located in the island's capital city of Santa Cruz, it has hosted four Spain internationals, against Germany, Switzerland, Poland and Slovakia respectively.

Head to head

As of 7 January 2024, there have been 75 official Canary Island derbies. 26 were drawn, UD Las Palmas won 28, and CD Tenerife won 21.[1]

Las Palmas stats

Tenerife stats

All-time results

League

UD Las Palmas vs CD TenerifeCD Tenerife vs UD Las Palmas
1949-50Tercera División(Fase Final)4 June 1950Estadio Insular1  - 030 April 1950Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 2
1953–54Segunda División27 December 1953Estadio Insular1  - 125 April 1953Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 0
1960–61Segunda División13 November 1960Estadio Insular0  - 05 March 1961Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 0
1962–63Segunda División11 November 1962Estadio Insular0  - 110 March 1963Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 1
1963–64Segunda División15 March 1964Estadio Insular1  - 017 November 1963Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 1
1983–84Segunda División20 May 1984Estadio Insular0  - 28 January 1984Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 0
1984–85Segunda División12 May 1985Estadio Insular1  - 029 December 1984Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 0
1988–89Segunda División21 February 1989Estadio Insular2  - 218 September 1988Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López3  - 1
1999–2000Segunda División21 August 1999Estadio Insular2  - 016 January 2000Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 2
2001–02Primera División5 May 2002Estadio Insular0  - 122 December 2001Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 3
2002–03Segunda División25 January 2003Estadio Insular1  - 021 June 2003Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 0
2003–04Segunda División4 October 2003Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 121,9257 March 2004Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López2  - 022,325
2006–07Segunda División21 October 2006Estadio Gran Canaria0  - 020,26424 March 2007Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López3  - 118,302
2007–08Segunda División5 April 2008Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 129,1323 November 2007Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López2  - 217,693
2008–09Segunda División22 November 2008Estadio Gran Canaria0  - 126,16125 April 2009Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López2  - 021,647
2010–11Segunda División4 June 2011Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 022,03223 January 2011Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 120,275
2013–14Segunda División10 May 2014Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 031,1234 December 2013Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López3  - 018,040
2014–15Segunda División1 March 2015Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 128,03228 September 2014Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López2  - 117,064
2018–19Segunda División16 December 2018Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 119,1904 May 2019Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López2  - 118,717
2019–20Segunda División25 January 2020Estadio Gran Canaria0  - 021,2487 September 2019Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 018,000
2020–21Segunda División15 November 2020Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 0027 March 2021Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 10
2021–22Segunda División
(including play-offs)		16 October 2021Estadio Gran Canaria2  - 102 February 2022Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López0  - 110,751
4 June 2022Estadio Gran Canaria1  - 231,5021 June 2022Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López1  - 019,702
2022–23Segunda División27 November 2022Estadio Gran Canaria3  - 131,04718 March 2023Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López4  - 117,959

Copa de Canarias

The Copa de Canarias is a friendly tournament played between Las Palmas and Tenerife since 2011 in a double-leg format. Since 2012, the tournament is sponsored by Mahou and receives the name of Copa Mahou Canarias.

In 2018, it was approved to reduce the tournament to a single game.

Year Winner Runner-up 1st leg 2nd leg
Score Att. Score Att.
2011 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerifebgcolor=ffdd00 align=center3  - 07,332 LPbgcolor=ffdd00 align=center0  - 15,952 TF
2012 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerifebgcolor=808080 align=center0  - 0 2,382 TFbgcolor=ffdd00 align=center1  - 05,832 LP
2013 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmasbgcolor=0046b8 align=center2  - 0 4,630 TFbgcolor=808080 align=center0  - 0 9,540 LP
2014 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerifebgcolor=ffdd00 align=center0  - 25,990 TFbgcolor=ffdd00 align=center2  - 012,291 LP
2015 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmasbgcolor=0046b8 align=center1  - 0 4,325 TFbgcolor=0046b8 align=center0  - 1 12,023 LP
2016 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmasbgcolor=0046b8 align=center0  - 1 7,000[2] LPbgcolor=ffdd00 align=center0  - 16,557 TF
2017 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerifebgcolor=808080 align=center2  - 2 600[3] TFbgcolor=ffdd00 align=center2  - 0 7,000 LP
2018 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmasbgcolor=808080 align=center0  - 0 (5–4 p]]) 6,000

Kits

UD Las Palmas play in yellow shirts with blue shorts and blue socks.

C.D. Tenerife play in blue and white shirts with blue shorts and white socks.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los datos del derbi canario tras 61 enfrentamientos. Tiempo de Canarias.
  2. Game played in Maspalomas.
  3. Game played in Los Cristianos.

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