Canary Islands derby

The Canary Islands derby is the name given to football matches contesting Spanish sides UD Las Palmas and C.D. Tenerife, who are regarded as the top two sides in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands derby is a match with a lot of rivalry and intensity that has always faced the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria and its inhabitants. According to World Soccer Magazine, the Canary Islands derby is on the list of the 50 greatest rivalries in the world and is considered one of the most important and spectacular derbies in Spain.

Canary Islands Derby
Locale Canary Islands
TeamsCD Tenerife
UD Las Palmas
First meetingLas Palmas 1–0 Tenerife
Segunda Division
(1949)
Latest meetingLas Palmas 1–0 Tenerife
2020–21 Segunda División
(15 November 2020)
Next meeting27 March 2021
2020–21 Segunda División
StadiumsEstadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López (Tenerife)
Estadio Gran Canaria (Las Palmas)
Statistics
Meetings total61[1]
All-time seriesDraw: 24[2]
Las Palmas: 22[3]
Tenerife: 15[4]
Largest victoryTenerife 3–0 Las Palmas
2013–14 Segunda División
(4 December 2013)
CD Tenerife
UD Las Palmas

History

The two teams are on completely different islands, but have been the Canary Islands' top two sides virtually since their establishment. Both sides have endured spells in Spain's top division, La Liga. Whilst 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 F.C. Barcelona in the final), competing in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now UEFA Europe League) in 1969, and UEFA cup two times in 1972 and 1977. Tenerife's greatest successes came in the 1990s, if not as prestigious. They recorded their best ever league finish in 1992-93 and in 1995-96, in which they finished 5th. In fact, in 1996-97 they reached the semi finals of the UEFA Cup, losing to eventual winners Schalke 04.

Stadia

UD Las Palmas

UD Las Palmas play their home games at the Estadio Gran Canaria which holds 31,250 seats. 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.

C.D. Tenerife

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

Head to head

There have been 61 official Canary Island derbies. 24 were drawn, UD Las Palmas won 22, and CD Tenerife won 15.[5]

Las Palmas stats
  • Wins: 22
  • Draws: 24
  • Defeats: 15
  • Goals scored: 72
  • Goals conceded: 61

Tenerife stats
  • Wins: 15
  • Draws: 24
  • Defeats: 22
  • Goals scored: 61
  • Goals conceded: 72

All-time results

League

UD Las Palmas vs CD Tenerife CD Tenerife vs UD Las Palmas
Season
Division
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
1953–54 Segunda División 27 December 1953 Estadio Insular
1 – 1
 25 April 1953 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 0
1960-61 Segunda División 13 November 1960 Estadio Insular
0 – 0
 5 March 1961 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
1 – 0
1962-63 Segunda División 11 November 1962 Estadio Insular
0 – 1
 10 March 1963 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 1
1963-64 Segunda División 15 March 1964 Estadio Insular
1 – 0
 17 November 1963 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
1 – 1
1983–84 Segunda División 20 May 1984 Estadio Insular
0 – 2
 8 January 1984 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 0
1984–85 Segunda División 12 May 1985 Estadio Insular
1 – 0
 29 December 1984 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 0
1988–89 Segunda División 21 February 1989 Estadio Insular
2 – 2
 18 September 1988 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
3 – 1
1999–2000 Segunda División 21 August 1999 Estadio Insular
2 – 0
 16 January 2000 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
1 – 2
2001–02 Primera División 5 May 2002 Estadio Insular
0 – 1
 22 December 2001 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
1 – 3
2002–03 Segunda División 25 January 2003 Estadio Insular
1 – 0
 21 June 2003 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 0
2003–04 Segunda División 4 October 2003 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 1
 21,925 7 March 2004 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
2 – 0
 22,325
2006–07 Segunda División 21 October 2006 Estadio Gran Canaria
0 – 0
 20,264 24 March 2007 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
3 – 1
 18,302
2007–08 Segunda División 5 April 2008 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 1
 29,132 3 November 2007 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
2 – 2
 17,693
2008–09 Segunda División 22 November 2008 Estadio Gran Canaria
0 – 1
 26,161 25 April 2009 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
2 – 0
 21,647
2010–11 Segunda División 4 June 2011 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 0
 22,032 23 January 2011 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
1 – 1
 20,275
2013–14 Segunda División 10 May 2014 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 0
 31,123 4 December 2013 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
3 – 0
 18,040
2014–15 Segunda División 1 March 2015 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 1
 28,032 28 September 2014 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
2 – 1
 17,064
2018–19 Segunda División 16 December 2018 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 1
 19,190 4 May 2019 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
2 – 1
 18,717
2019–20 Segunda División 25 January 2020 Estadio Gran Canaria
0 – 0
 21,248 7 September 2019 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
0 – 0
 18,000
2020–21 Segunda División 15 November 2020 Estadio Gran Canaria
1 – 0
 0 27 March 2021 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López

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.

YearWinnerRunner-up1st leg2nd leg
ScoreAtt.VScoreAtt.V
2011UD Las PalmasCD Tenerife 3 – 07,332LP 0 – 15,952TF
2012UD Las PalmasCD Tenerife 0 – 0 2,382TF 1 – 05,832LP
2013CD TenerifeUD Las Palmas 2 – 0 4,630TF 0 – 0 9,540LP
2014UD Las PalmasCD Tenerife 0 – 25,990TF 2 – 012,291LP
2015CD TenerifeUD Las Palmas 1 – 0 4,325TF 0 – 1 12,023LP
2016CD TenerifeUD Las Palmas 0 – 1 7,000[N 1]LP 0 – 16,557TF
2017UD Las PalmasCD Tenerife 2 – 2 600[N 2]TF 2 – 0 7,000[N 1]LP
2018CD TenerifeUD Las Palmas 0 – 0 (5–4 p) 6,000[N 1] Single game

Notes
  1. Game played in Maspalomas.
  2. Game played in Los Cristianos.

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.

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