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.

Until the 1930s, the board of directors managed to organise fixtures against peninsular clubs such as RCD Espanyol and Real Murcia, while also hosting rare exhibitions against foreign sides including: Ajax in 1923, Uruguay's national team in 1925, Chilean outfit Colo-Colo in 1927 and one of the Czech Republic's oldest teams, Prague Meteor, in 1930.

In 1931, following the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic which prohibited any form of reference to monarchy, the club was renamed to Club Deportivo Mallorca.

Although major fixtures and competitions across Spain were soon interrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936, the squad enjoyed a highly successful spell by winning every possible championship they entered into, as football on the island remained resistant to the deferral experienced throughout the country. When the war finally ended, matches with teams from the Peninsula were quick to resume and the Second Division was inaugurated, based on five groups of eight teams each.

It was during a period in the Second Division that, on 22 September 1945, the time had come to wave goodbye to Buenos Aires Field and up sticks to Es Fortí, a 16,000-maximum capacity stadium which would be called home for over half a century and undergo several expansions. A line-up featuring forward Sebastián Pocoví, defender Saturnino Grech and goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets beat Jerez 3–0 on the opening game of the new campaign the following day, with Carlos Sanz scoring Es Fortí's first goal in front of packed-out terraces. The title Es Fortí was short-lived however, with the board later changing the name of the stadium to Lluís Sitjar, in honour of the man who had driven the construction of the field.

During the 1949–1950 season, the Balearic club recovered their "Real" title, becoming Real Club Deportivo Mallorca

1960–1990

1990s and 2000s: Peak

Chart of RCD Mallorca league performance 1929-2023

In 1990–91, Mallorca reached the Copa del Rey final for the first time, losing by one goal to Atlético Madrid.^[3]

Argentine Héctor Cúper was hired as manager in 1997. In his first season, the club reached the 1998 Copa del Rey Final, and lost on penalties to FC Barcelona after a 1–1 draw in Mestalla. However, as Barcelona also won the league, Mallorca were their opponents in the 1998 Supercopa de España and won 3–1 on aggregate for their first major honour.^[4] Barcelona's double also meant Mallorca entered the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the final staging of the tournament – they lost the final 2–1 to Italy's S.S. Lazio at Villa Park.^[5]

In 1999, Mallorca also finished a best-ever 3rd and qualified for the first time to the UEFA Champions League, but were eliminated on the away goals rule by Molde FK of Norway before the group stage. Luis Aragonés matched 3rd place in 2001, before leaving for an Atlético Madrid still in the second tier.^[6] On 28 June 2003, Mallorca won the Copa del Rey with a 3–0 win over Recreativo de Huelva in the final in Elche; the goals were scored by Walter Pandiani and Samuel Eto'o (two).^[7]

2010s: Decline and return

Visit Mallorca Stadium

Mallorca was relegated from La Liga on the last day of the 2012–13 season.^[8] In January 2016, with the team at risk of relegation to the third tier, American investor Robert Sarver and former NBA player Steve Nash bought the club for just over €20 million.^[9]

On 4 June 2017, Mallorca fell into the third tier for the first time since 1981, with one game of the season still to play.^[10] A year later, they bounced back in the 2017–18 season after winning the play-off final against CF Rayo Majadahonda, under new manager Vicente Moreno.^[11] In June 2019, Mallorca secured a second consecutive promotion to the 2019–20 La Liga, following a 3–2 win on aggregate over Deportivo de La Coruña in the 2019 Segunda División play-offs – having lost the first game 2–0.^[12] However, they were relegated a year later.^[13] A year later, Mallorca bounced back to the top tier following an Almería defeat to Cartagena.^[14]

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023^[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SRB Predrag Rajković 2 DF  SRB Matija Nastasić 3 DF  ESP Toni Lato 4 DF  BEL Siebe Van der Heyden 5 MF  ESP Omar Mascarell 6 DF  ESP José Manuel Copete 7 FW  KOS Vedat Muriqi 8 MF  ESP Manu Morlanes 9 FW  ESP Abdón Prats 10 MF  ESP Sergi Darder 11 DF  ESP Jaume Costa 12 MF  POR Samú Costa

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  SVK Dominik Greif 14 MF  ESP Dani Rodríguez (vice-captain) 15 DF  ARG Pablo Maffeo 17 FW  CAN Cyle Larin 18 MF  ESP Antonio Sánchez 19 FW  ESP Javi Llabrés 20 DF  URU Giovanni González 21 DF  ESP Antonio Raíllo (captain) 23 FW  SEN Amath Ndiaye 24 DF  SVK Martin Valjent (3rd captain) 25 GK  ESP Iván Cuéllar — DF  ARG Braian Cufré

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ESP Rubén Quintanilla 27 DF  ESP David López 29 DF  ESP Miguelito 31 DF  ESP Yuzún Ley 32 DF  ESP Marcos Fernández

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 MF  COL Daniel Luna 34 FW  ESP Pau Mascaró 36 GK  ESP Alex Quevedo 37 DF  ESP Carles Sogorb

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Leo Román (at Oviedo until 30 June 2024) — GK  ESP Pere García (at Sestao River until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Josep Gayá (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2024) — MF  GHA Iddrisu Baba (at Almería until 30 June 2024)

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Javier Aguirre
Assistant coach	Toni Amor
Goalkeeping coach	Luisvi De Miguel
Fitness coach	Félix Vicente Xim López
Analysts	Raúl Gallego
Physiotherapists	Magí Vicenç Verónica Sebastianes Cristian Castilla Ferran Rosselló

Board of directors

President: Andy Kohlberg

Board of Directors Member: Robert Sarver

Board of Directors Member: Steve Nash

Board of Directors Member: Graeme Le Saux

Board of Directors Member: Utz Claassen

Honorary Secretary: Rosemary Mafuz

Sports directors

Football Director: Joe Metcalf

Steering committee

CFO: Steve Washington

Head of Sales & Marketing: Phillip Tisdell

Legality Department: Waylon Wilkinson Jr.

Head of Communications: Stan Cooper

Ticketing & Social area: Charity Donalds

Presidents

Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII Football Club

Club Deportivo Mallorca

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca

Domestic competitions

• Copa del Rey^[17]
  • Winners (1): 2002–03
  • Runners-up (2): 1990–91, 1997–98

• Supercopa de España^[18]
  • Winners (1): 1998
  • Runners-up (1): 2003

• Segunda División
  • Winners (2): 1959–60, 1964–65
  • Play-off Winners (1): 2019

• Segunda División B
  • Winners (2): 1980–81, 2017–18

International competitions

• UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Team

• Best La Liga position: Third (1998–99, 2000–01)
• Record La Liga win: 7–1 v Recreativo de Huelva (h), 9 March 2008
• Record La Liga defeat: 7–0 v Atlético Madrid (a), 7 Feb 1988
• Fastest goal: 22 seconds - Dani García v Real Oviedo, 21 Feb 1999.
• Most goals scored in a season: 69 (2007–08)

Notable players

Most appearances

#	Name	Matches
1°	Miguel Ángel Nadal	255
2°	José Nunes	222
3°	Javier Olaizola	206
4°	Ariel Ibagaza	204
5°	Víctor Casadesús	197
6°	Juan Arango	183
7°	Jovan Stanković	175
8°	Marcos	171
9°	Paco Soler	168
10°	Dudu Aouate	167
11°	Iván Ramis	164
12°	José Luis Martí	161

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals
1°	Samuel Eto'o	70
2°	Juan Arango	46
3°	Víctor Casadesús	37
4°	Daniel Güiza	28
5°	Pierre Webó	27
6°	Vedat Muriqi	24

• Pichichi Trophy
  • La Liga
    • Daniel Güiza – 27 (2007–08)
• Ricardo Zamora Trophy
  • La Liga
    • Carlos Roa – 1998–99
  • Segunda División
    • Badou Zaki – 1988–89

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Mallorca.

Stadium information

• Name – Visit Mallorca Stadium^[20]
• City – Palma de Mallorca
• Capacity – 23,142
• Inauguration – June 1999
• Pitch size – 107 m x 69 m
• Other Facilities: – Antonio Asensio Sports Complex (aka "Son Bibiloni")^[21]
• Google Maps Location – Visit Mallorca Stadium

The team plane, needed due to the club's island location