Palma derby

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.{{Cite book |last=Borchers |first=Liam |title=The Story of Atlètic Balears |publisher=Lulu |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-4717-4271-2 |location=Groningen |language=English}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2016/05/el-atletico-baleares-patrimonio-del-futbol-balear-y-mallorquin/ | title=El Atlético Baleares, patrimonio del fútbol balear (y mallorquín) | work=Cuadernos de Fútbol (CIHEFE), nº 76 | date=1 May 2016 | issn=1989-6379 | language=es}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arabalears.cat/societat/Mallorca-Balears-Constancia-futbol-Part-Forana-rivalitat_0_2256974333.html | title=Mallorca vs. At. Balears: una rivalitat de classes | work=Ara Balears | date=22 June 2019 | language=ca}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2021/03/en-los-cien-anos-del-primer-de | title=En los cien años del primer derbi Baleares-Mallorca | work=Cuadernos de Fútbol (CIHEFE), nº 129 | date=1 March 2021 | issn=1989-6379 | language=es}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/futbol/2021/03/12/1245793/rivalidad-centenaria.html | title=Una rivalidad centenaria | work=Última Hora | date=12 March 2021 | language=es}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/copa90/2018/apr/04/real-mallorca-atletico-baleares-derby-liga-majorca | title=Real Mallorca v Atlético Baleares: the derby that disappeared for 37 years | work=The Guardian | date=4 April 2018}}

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.

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.

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.

(*) RCD Mallorca won on penalties.

• {{Cite book |last=Amengual Salas |first=Vicenç |title=Orsai: L'Atlètic Balears. Entre la sociologia i el futbol |publisher=Illa Edicions |year=2021 |isbn=978-84-122255-4-9 |location=Palma |language=ca |trans-title=Orsai. Atlètic Balears. Between sociology and football}}

• {{Cite book |last=Borchers |first=Liam |title=The Story of Atlètic Balears |publisher=Lulu |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-4717-4271-2 |location=Groningen |language=en}}
• {{Cite book |last=García Gargallo |first=Manuel |title=Campeonatos regionales de Baleares. Orígenes y desarrollo 1900-1940 |publisher=CIHEFE |year=2018 |isbn=978-84-948698-6-0 |location=Oviedo |language=es |trans-title=Regional championships of the Balearic Islands. Origins and evolution 1900-1940}}
• {{Cite book |last=García Gargallo |first=Manuel |title=Els orígens de l'Atlètic Balears (1920-1942). Dels inicis a la fusió |publisher=Lulu |year=2013 |location=Barcelona |language=ca |trans-title=The origins of Atlètic Balears (1920-1942): From the beginnings to the fusion}}
• {{Cite book |last=García Gargallo |first=Manuel |title=L'Atlètic Balears (1920-1942): Els primers anys d'una entitat centenària |publisher=Documenta Balear |year=2020 |isbn=978-84-18441-08-0 |location=Palma |language=ca |trans-title=Atlètic Balears (1920-1942): The first years of a centenary entity}}
• {{Cite book |last=Pasamontes |first=Juan Carlos |title=R.S. Alfonso XIII. La cara oculta del Real CD Mallorca. 1916-1931 |publisher=Edicions Cort |year=2005 |isbn=84-89034-81-8 |location=Palma |language=es |trans-title=R.S. Alfonso XIII. The hidden face of Real CD Mallorca. 1916-1931}}
• {{Cite book |last=Ramis Fernández |first=Xesc |url=https://issuu.com/fdmxescramis/docs/derbi |title=El derbi de Palma. Historia de una rivalidad vecinal |year=2017 |language=es |trans-title=The Palma derby. The history of a rivalry between neighbours}}
• {{Cite book |last=Salas Fuster |first=Antoni |title=L'Atlètic Baleares. Una història de supervivència |publisher=Ingrama SA |year=2009 |isbn=978-84-85932-78-8 |location=Palma |language=ca |trans-title=Atlètic Balears. A history of survival |id=DL 272-2009}}
• {{Cite book |last1=Vidal Perelló |first1=Miquel |title=Història del RCD Mallorca (1916-2004) |last2=Vidal Reynés |first2=Jordi |publisher=Documenta Balear |year=2005 |isbn=84-96376-16-8 |location=Palma |language=ca |trans-title=History of RCD Mallorca (1916-2004)}}
• {{Cite book |last1=Vidal Perelló |first1=Miquel |title=Un siglo con el RCD Mallorca 1916-2016 |last2=Vidal Reynés |first2=Jordi |publisher=Comisión Centenario del Real Mallorca |year=2016 |isbn=978-84-608-7936-7 |location=Palma |language=es |trans-title=A century with RCD Mallorca 1916-2016}}

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