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 generally 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 Gran Canaria and Tenerife 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. Las Palmas have generally been more successful in derby matches.

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 Champions 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.

Sponsorship

Las Palmas is sponsored by La Caja de Canarias,Tenerife is sponsored by Caja Canarias, a Spanish saving banks with most of its branches in the Canary Islands.

Head to head

There have been sixty-four Canary Island derbies. UD Las Palmas have won twenty-nine of them, CD Tenerife have won thirteen and the other twenty-one have been draws.

Las Palmas stats

• Wins: 30
• Draws: 22
• Defeats: 13
• Goals scored: 77
• Goals conceded: 56

Tenerife stats

• Wins: 13
• Draws: 22
• Defeats: 30
• Goals scored: 56
• Goals conceded: 77

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 1949–50 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 1 – 0 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 1 – 2 1953–54 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 1 – 1 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 0 – 0 1960-61 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 0 – 0 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 1 – 0 1960-61 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 0 – 1 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 0 – 1 1963-64 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 1 – 0 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 1 – 1 1983–84 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 0 – 2 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 0 – 0 1984–85 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 1 – 0 ? Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 0 – 0 1988–89 Segunda División ? Estadio Insular 2 – 2 ? 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 2000–01 Segunda División 18 November 2000 Estadio Insular 0 – 1 21 April 2001 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López 2 – 0 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 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 sponsosred by Mahou and receives the name of Copa Mahou Canarias. Year Winner Runner-up 1st leg 2nd leg Score Att. V Score Att. V 2011 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerife 3 – 0 7,332 LP 0 – 1 5,952 TF 2012 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerife 0 – 0 2,382 TF 1 – 0 5,832 LP 2013 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmas 2 – 0 4,630 TF 0 – 0 9,540 LP 2014 UD Las Palmas CD Tenerife 0 – 2 5,990 TF 2 – 0 12,291 LP 2015 CD Tenerife UD Las Palmas 1 – 0 4,325 TF 0 – 1 12,023 LP 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. External links http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/cd-tenerife/ud-las-palmas/11/ http://www.spanishfootball.info/2011/01/in-focus-the-canary-islands-derby/