RCD Mallorca

R.C.D. Mallorca is a football club which plays in Spain. It was founded in 1916, which makes it the second-oldest club in the Balearic Islands behind Club Deportivo Binissalem.

Mallorca

Full name	Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Piratas (The Pirates) Los Bermellones (The Vermilions) Els Barralets (The Barralet)
Founded	5 March 1916 (1916-03-05) as Alfonso XIII Foot-Ball Club
Ground	Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Capacity	25,800
Owner	Andy Kohlberg (majority) Steve Nash (minority) Steve Kerr (minority) Stu Holden (minority)
President	Andy Kohlberg
Head coach	Jagoba Arrasate
League	La Liga
2022–23	La Liga, 9th of 20
Website	[<span class="url">[1] Club website]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The early years

Founded on 5 March 1916, what would later become RCD Mallorca was registered at the Spanish Football Federation under the name of Alfonso XIII Foot-Ball Club.

Weeks after its establishment, the club wasted little time forming the directors of Alfonso XIII FBC, headed by engineer Adolfo Vázquez Humasqué and eight other football fans. Their first stadium, the Buenos Aires field, was inaugurated with a competitive fixture against FC Barcelona just 20 days after registering further fast-tracked development. Despite the fixture ending in a disappointing 8–0 defeat, it was not long before King Alfonso XIII himself requested the royal adoption of ‘Real’ in the team's title, therefore becoming Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII Foot-Ball Club.

RCD Mallorca first match on 25 March 1916 against FC Barcelona reserve team.

Founding charter of Alfonso XIII Football Club in 1916.

In 1917, the Catalan Federation granted Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII admission into the second-tier league championship as an unofficial champion of the Balearic Islands. Booking a place in the final, Los Bermellones went on to record their first title with a resounding 3–1 victory over Futbol Club Palafrugell, in Barcelona.

Name

• 1916–1931 CD Alfonso XIII
• 1931–1939 CD Mallorca
• 1939–present RCD Mallorca

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	La Liga	3rd
2001/02	La Liga	16th
2002/03	La Liga	9th
2003/04	La Liga	11th
2004/05	La Liga	17th
2005/06	La Liga	13th
2006/07	La Liga	12th
2007/08	La Liga	7th
2008/09	La Liga	9th

Former position

1939/40 : Segunda División – 7th / Group C 1944/45 : Segunda División – 11th 1945/46 : Segunda División – 8th 1946/47 : Segunda División – 5th 1947/48 : Segunda División – 13th 1949/50 : Segunda División – 11th / Group B 1950/51 : Segunda División – 12th / Group B 1951/52 : Segunda División – 6th / Group B 1952/53 : Segunda División – 8th / Group B 1953/54 : Segunda División – 16th / Group B 1959/60 : Segunda División – 1st / Group B 1960/61 : La Liga – 9th 1961/62 : La Liga – 11th 1962/63 : La Liga – 13th 1963/64 : Segunda División – 3rd / Group B 1964/65 : Segunda División – 1st / Group B 1965/66 : La Liga – 15th 1966/67 : Segunda División – 5th / Group B 1967/68 : Segunda División – 4th / Group B 1968/69 : Segunda División – 3rd 1969/70 : La Liga – 15th 1970/71 : Segunda División – 9th 1971/72 : Segunda División – 12th 1972/73 : Segunda División – 10th 1973/74 : Segunda División – 11th 1974/75 : Segunda División – 17th 1981/82 : Segunda División – 6th 1982/83 : Segunda División – 3rd 1983/84 : La Liga – 17th 1984/85 : Segunda División – 7th 1985/86 : Segunda División – 3rd 1986/87 : La Liga – 5th 1987/88 : La Liga – 18th 1988/89 : Segunda División – 4th 1989/90 : La Liga – 10th 1990/91 : La Liga – 15th 1991/92 : La Liga – 20th 1992/93 : Segunda División – 4th 1993/94 : Segunda División – 5th 1994/95 : Segunda División – 12th 1995/96 : Segunda División – 3rd 1996/97 : Segunda División – 3rd 1997/98 : La Liga – 5th 1998/99 : La Liga – 3rd 1999/00 : La Liga – 10th