Real Mallorca Football

To quote their full title: Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. was founded on 5 March 1916 and currently plays in the Spanish first division.

Mallorca plays in red shirts and black shorts with black socks. Their home stadium is the ONO Estadi (photo below), seating 23,142 spectators. In its history, the team has spent 20 seasons in Primera División, 29 in Segunda División, 2 in Segunda División B and 11 in Tercera División.

Real Mallorca have been having a lot of behind the scenes problems over the last two years with prospective buyers for the team coming and going amid newspaper headlines heralding the new saviour only to be disappointed at the last minute. It was announced on 22 July 2008, that 96% of the club’s shares had been purchased for over GBP50 million by controversial English businessman Paul Davidson. In November 2008 it was revealed that Davidson was unable to complete the deal due to lack of finances, raising questions as to whether his interest was little more than a publicity stunt.

Honours

Copa del Rey

Winners – 2003

Runners-up – 1991, 1998

Supercopa de España

Winners – 1998

Runners-up – 2003

Segunda División

Winners – 1959-60, 1964-65

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup

Runners-up – 1999

Highest finish

3rd in La Liga – 1998-99, 2000-01

Record League victory

7-1 v Recreativo Huelva (h), 9 March 2008

Record League defeat

7-0 v Atlético Madrid (a), 7 February 1988

Fastest goal

22 seconds – Dani García Lara v Real Oviedo, 21 Februar 1999.

Most goals scored in a season

61 – 2000-01

Individual records

Most appearances

255 – Miguel Ángel Nadal

Most goals scored

54 – Samuel Eto’o

Most League goals in a season

27 Dani GÁ¼iza – 2007-08

Pichichi Trophy winners

Dani GÁ¼iza – 2007-08

Ricardo Zamora Trophy winners

Carlos Roa – 1998-99

Information kindly supplied by Mallorca Select