CD Atlético Baleares
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Balearicos | |||
| Founded | 1942 | |||
| Ground | Camp de futbol "Son Malferit", Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain |
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| Capacity | 1.500 | |||
| Chairman |  Ingo Volckmann |
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| Manager | Christian Ziege [1] |
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| League | 2ªB – Group 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2ªB – Group 3, 12th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 27 May 1942, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, hosting games at the 1.500 capacity Camp de Futbol "Son Malferit".
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History
Founded in 1942, Atlético Baleares reached Tercera División – the lowest rank in the national leagues – in the following year, going on to remain in that level for the better part of the following three decades. In the early years of the 50's and 60's, however, it did manage four appearances in Segunda División (1950–52, 1960–62), achieving two tenth-place finishes.
In 1977 Segunda División B was created as the new third division, and Atlético finished last in its first season in the category, subsequently playing mostly in the fourth level, but also being relegated to the regional leagues once.
In 2008 Atlético Baleares returned to division three, being immediately relegated back. The club had three coaches during the ill-fated campaign, including Francisco López Alfaro (played nearly 600 official games for Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol) and Paco Soler (appeared in almost 400 La Liga matches with Atlético's neighbours RCD Mallorca); it promoted again for the 2010–11 season, after finishing champions in its group, as in 2008.
Club background
- Mecánico FC – (1920-20)
- Mallorca FC – (1920-20)
- Baleares FC – (1920–42, merge of Mecánico/Mallorca)
- Balear FC – (1922–25)
- Athletic FC – (1922–42)
Season to season
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- 4 seasons in Segunda División
- 10 seasons in Segunda División B
- 53 seasons in Tercera División
- 6 seasons in Regional Preferente
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Christian Ziege |
| Assistant manager |  Horacio Melgarejo |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Pablo Rocca |
| Fitness coach | Daniel Luís Tremonti |
| Chief doctor | Bartomeu Mir |
| Physiotherapist | Eduard Nicuesa |
| Director Deportivo | Patrick Messow |
Honours
- Segunda División B: 2011–12
- Tercera División: 1950–51, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Regional Preferente: 1974–75, 1982–83, 2005–06
Friendly tournament
Since 1966, Atlético Baleares hosts the Trofeo Nicolás Brondo, the oldest summer tournament in the region. The hosts have won the competition – which was not held in 1976, 1988, 1990 and 2006, and consisted mostly of a single match – on 22 occasions.
References
Sources
- AAVV: Gran Enciclopèdia de Mallorca. 19 Vol. Palma: Promomallorca edicions, 1988–91. ISBN 84-86617-02-2 (Catalan)
- Fábregas y Cuxart, Luis: Ca Nostra. 50 años de vida palmesana. Palma: Edicions Cort, 2007 (1965). ISBN 978-84-7535-595-5 (Spanish)
- Salas Fuster, Antoni: L'Atlètic Baleares. Una història de supervivència. Palma: Ingrama SA (impr.), 2009. ISBN 84-85932-78-1 (Catalan)
External links
- Official website (Catalan) (Spanish)
- Soccerway team profile (Spanish)
- Football kits with incorrect pattern
- Articles with Catalan-language external links
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- CD Atlético Baleares
- Football clubs in Spain
- Sport in the Balearic Islands
- Association football clubs established in 1942
- Palma, Majorca
- 1942 establishments in Spain
