Palma derby


The rivalry between RCD Mallorca and CD Atlético Baleares, known as the Palma derby, is the derby between the main football clubs in Palma de Mallorca.

History

Both clubs are, by far, the oldest in the capital of the Balearic Islands and have known an intense rivalry since the 1920s, due to the social, economical, and political differences between their respective founders. While RCD Mallorca was led by the local upper class, who favoured the Spanish state, CD Atlético Baleares was known as the club of the local working class and was formed by Spanish Republic|Republicans]. 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.
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.
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, CD Mallorca and RCD Mallorca. CD Atlético Baleares, on the other hand, has been known as Baleares FC, CD Atlético-Baleares, and CD Atlético Baleares. 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 and UD Mahón. 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.

League matches

Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries are not included.

Copa del Rey

Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries are not included.
SeasonStadiumRoundHome teamScoreAway teamComments
1948–49Es Fortí1st roundCD Mallorca1 – 0At. BalearesSingle match
1986–87Estadi BalearRound of 32At. Baleares2 – 4RCD MallorcaSingle match

Other tournaments

Only clashes between first teams are listed. Therefore, the confrontations of Atlético Baleares against the RCD Mallorca subsidiaries are not included.
SeasonTournamentStadiumRoundHome TeamScoreAway teamComments
1921Copa Ayuntamiento de PalmaBons AiresSingle roundRS Alfonso XIII FC4 – 0Baleares FCCompetition organized by Palma City Council
1933–34Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaSon Canals—Baleares FC1 – 3CD Mallorca—
1933–34Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaBons Aires—CD Mallorca4 – 0Baleares FC—
1934–35Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaBons Aires—CD Mallorca1 – 1Baleares FC—
1934–35Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaSon Canals—Baleares FC3 – 3CD Mallorca—
1935–36Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaSon Canals—Baleares FC0 – 0CD Mallorca—
1935–36Copa Presidente de la RepúblicaBons Aires—CD Mallorca1 – 1Baleares FC—
1937–38Liga MallorcaSon Canals—Baleares FC0 – 6CD Mallorca—
1937–38Liga MallorcaBons Aires—CD Mallorca—Baleares FCSuspended by withdrawal of the CD Mallorca from the competition
1939–40Liga MallorcaBons Aires—CD Mallorca1 – 1Baleares FC—
1939–40Liga MallorcaSon Canals—Baleares FC1 – 5CD Mallorca—
1940–41Liga MallorcaSon Canals—Baleares FC0 – 6CD Mallorca—
1940–41Liga MallorcaBons Aires—CD Mallorca5 – 1Baleares FC—
1952–53Copa RFEFEs Fortí2nd roundRCD Mallorca4 – 2Baleares FC—
1952–53Copa RFEFSon Canals2nd roundBaleares FC1 – 1RCD Mallorca—
1971Nicolau Brondo TrophyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares0 – 1RCD Mallorca—
1972Nicolau Brondo TrophyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares1 – 4RCD Mallorca—
1984Nicolau Brondo TrophyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares0 – 1RCD Mallorca—
1985Nicolau Brondo TrophyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares1 – 2RCD Mallorca—
1993FriendlyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares0 – 6RCD MallorcaCommemoration 50 years merger CD Atlético Baleares
1994Nicolau Brondo TrophyEstadi BalearSingle matchAt. Baleares1 – 1 RCD Mallorca—
2008Illes Balears TrophyBintaufa, MahónSemi-finalsRCD Mallorca4 – 2At. Baleares—

RCD Mallorca won on penalties.