| Palma derby Derbi palmesà (in Catalan) Derbi palmesano (in Spanish) | |
| Stadiums: | Visit Mallorca Stadium (RCD Mallorca) Estadi Balear (CD Atlético Baleares) |
| Total: | 83 |
| Most Wins: | RCD Mallorca (47) |
| Firstmeeting: | RS Alfonso XIII FC 2–1 Baleares FC Friendly (13 March 1921) |
| Mostrecent: | RCD Mallorca 3–2 CD Atlético Baleares (21 January 2018) |
The rivalry between RCD Mallorca and CD Atlético Baleares, known as the Palma derby (Catalan: derbi palmesà, Spanish: derbi palmesano), is the derby between the main football clubs based in Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain).
Both clubs are, by far, the oldest in the capital of the Balearic Islands (the rest were founded from the mid-1960s) and have known an intense rivalry since the 1920s, due to the social, economical, and political differences between their respective founders. While RCD Mallorca (then called Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII FC after King Alfonso XIII) was led by the local upper class, who favoured the Spanish state, CD Atlético Baleares (then called Baleares FC) was known as the club of the local working class and was formed by Republicans.[1] This character is very diluted at present and both clubs are much more heterogeneous than in the beginning, but the foundational character is still very present when defining the rivalry between the supporter groups.
Their rivalry has remained very alive at street level, despite being clubs at very different sporting levels from the 1960s onwards - and especially since the 1980s, when Mallorca made a significant improvement and became a regular in the Primera and Segunda Division, while Atlético Baleares remained in the lower Segunda Division B and Tercera División.[2]
The first edition of the Palma derby took place on the 13th of March 1921, between the second team of Alfonso XIII and the first of Baleares in the stadium of Bons Aires, property of Alfonso XIII. The match ended early because of a pitch battle between players and the public when Alfonso XIII was winning by 2 goals to 1.[3] [4] [5]
The rivalry has remained alive for more than a century despite the name changes of the two clubs. RCD Mallorca has been known as RS Alfonso XIII FC (1916-1931), CD Mallorca (1931-1949) and RCD Mallorca (since 1949). CD Atlético Baleares, on the other hand, has been known as Baleares FC (1920-1942), CD Atlético-Baleares (1942-1943), and CD Atlético Baleares (since 1943). The latter club is called CE Atlètic Balears in the local Mallorcan dialect of Catalan.
At insular level, for a time two clubs shared rivalry with a third team: CE Constància from the neighboring town of Inca, especially until the 1960s. In the other islands of the Balearic archipelago, the main rivals were SD Ibiza (from Ibiza, the capital of the Pityusic Islands) and UD Mahón (from Mahón, the capital of Menorca). The aforementioned rise in sporting achievement that RCD Mallorca lived from the 1960s reduced all these rivalries to a minimum, except the one with Atlético Baleares.
The last derby, played in 2018 in Segunda División B, aroused great excitement and showed that the rivalry is still very much alive.[6]
Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries (first Mallorca Atlético and currently RCD Mallorca B) are not included.
| Season | Category | Stadium | width=15% | Home Team ! | Score | width=15% | Away Team ! | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–24 | 4 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1924–25 | 1 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1925–26 | 1 – 2 | — | ||||||
| — | It was not disputed when the competition was split mid-season. Baleares FC left the Balearic Federation | |||||||
| 1926–27 | 0 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 3 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1927–28 | It was not disputed when the competition was split before the season began. RS Alfonso XIII FC left the Balearic Federation | |||||||
| 1928–29 | 2 – 3 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1929–30 | 0 – 4 | — | ||||||
| 4 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1930–31 | 2 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1931–32 | 1 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1932–33 | 4 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1933–34 | 1 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1934–35 | 2 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 2 | — | |||||||
| 1935–36 | 2 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1936–37 | 7 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 4 | — | |||||||
| 1937–38 | 2 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1938–39 | CD Mallorca did not compete this season to have much of the workforce mobilized in Spanish Civil War | |||||||
| 1939–40 | 2 – 4 | — | ||||||
| 3 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1940–41 | 2 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 3 | — | |||||||
| 1941–42 | 2 – 3 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1942–43 | 3 – 3 | — | ||||||
| 6 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1943–44 | 1 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 2 | — | |||||||
| 1948–49 | 2 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1951–52 | 0 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1952–53 | 1 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1954–55 | 3 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 2 | — | |||||||
| 1955–56 | 3 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 2 – 2 | — | |||||||
| 1956–57 | 1 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 3 | — | |||||||
| 1957–58 | 1 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1958–59 | 1 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1975–76 | 3 – 1 | — | ||||||
| 0 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1976–77 | 2 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1977–78 | Estadi Balear | 2 – 1 | — | |||||
| 1 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Estadi Balear | 0 – 0 | — | |||||
| 2 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Estadi Balear | 0 – 2 | — | |||||
| 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 2017–18 | 0 – 0 | — | ||||||
| 3 – 2 | — | |||||||
Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries (first Mallorca Atlético and currently RCD Mallorca B) are not included.
| Season | Stadium | Round | width=15% | Home Team ! | Score | width=15% | Away Team ! | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 1 – 0 | Single match | ||||||
| Estadi Balear | Round of 32 | 2 – 4 | Single match | |||||
Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries (first Mallorca Atlético and currently RCD Mallorca B) are not included.
| Season | Tournament | Stadium | Round | width=15% | Home Team ! | Score | width=15% | Away Team ! | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Copa Ayuntamiento de Palma | Single round | 4 – 0 | Competition organized by Palma City Council | |||||
| 1933–34 | Copa Presidente de la República | — | 1 – 3 | — | |||||
| — | 4 – 0 | — | |||||||
| 1934–35 | Copa Presidente de la República | — | 1 – 1 | — | |||||
| — | 3 – 3 | — | |||||||
| 1935–36 | Copa Presidente de la República | — | 0 – 0 | — | |||||
| — | 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1937–38 | Liga Mallorca | — | 0 – 6 | — | |||||
| — | — | Suspended by withdrawal of the CD Mallorca from the competition | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Liga Mallorca | — | 1 – 1 | — | |||||
| — | 1 – 5 | — | |||||||
| 1940–41 | Liga Mallorca | — | 0 – 6 | — | |||||
| — | 5 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1952–53 | 2nd round | 4 – 2 | — | ||||||
| 2nd round | 1 – 1 | — | |||||||
| 1971 | Estadi Balear | Single match | 0 – 1 | — | |||||
| 1972 | Estadi Balear | Single match | 1 – 4 | — | |||||
| 1984 | Estadi Balear | Single match | 0 – 1 | — | |||||
| 1985 | Estadi Balear | Single match | 1 – 2 | — | |||||
| 1993 | Friendly | Estadi Balear | Single match | 0 – 6 | Commemoration 50 years merger CD Atlético Baleares | ||||
| 1994 | Estadi Balear | Single match | 1 – 1 (*) | — | |||||
| 2008 | Illes Balears Trophy | Semi-finals | 4 – 2 | — |
(*) RCD Mallorca won on penalties.