CD Atlético Baleares (women)

Atlético Baleares
Full nameClub Deportivo Atlético Baleares, SAD
Nickname(s)ATB, Balears, baleariques, blanc-i-blaves
Founded1984–85
2018
GroundSon Malferit,
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Capacity1,200
ChairmanIngo Volckmann
ManagerTxema Expósito
LeaguePrimera Federación
2023–24Segunda Federación, 2nd
Websitehttps://atleticobaleares.com/en/plantilla-femenina/

Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, officially called Balears Futbol Club, is the women's football section of CD Atlético Baleares. The club is located in Palma (Mallorca, Balearic Islands) and competes in the Primera Federación, the second level of Spanish women's soccer. Atlético Baleares plays its matches at Son Malferit.[1]

History

The current team had a precedent in the 1980s, when CIDE, a neighbourhood team from Palma, became part of Atlético Baleares for the 1984-85 season. The team ended the season as champion of the Regional League of Mallorca and played the quarterfinals of Copa de la Reina, but would not continue and moved to another club when the season ended.[2][3]

The current section was presented on 6 August 2018 and consisted of an amateur team of 18 players.[4][5] The first season, 2018-19, Atlético Baleares was promoted to the Primera Nacional.[6][7] In 2021-22, the team ended second and was promoted to the Segunda Federación, a newly created third category.[8][9]

After promotion to the Segunda Federación, the club aimed to stay up during the 2022-23 season, but the results were above expectations, and the team finished third, on the verge of a second promotion. In 2023-24, Atlético Baleares came second and competed in the play-off for promotion to the Primera Federación against UD Granadilla Tenerife B (2-1 in Palma and 2-2 in Adeje), and achieved promotion to the Primera Federación.[10][11] In short, Atlético Baleares achieved three promotions in six years of life, reaching the second category of Spanish women's football.

Stadium

Atlético Baleares holds its home games at Camp de Son Malferit, with a 1,200-spectators capacity.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place
1984/85 3 Regional 1st
1985–2018: No participation
2018/19 3 Autonómica 1st[a]
2019/20 3 Nacional 7th
2020/21 3 Nacional 3rd
2021/22 3 Nacional 2nd[b]
2022/23 3 2ª Federación 3rd
2023/24 3 2ª Federación 2nd
2024/25 2 1ª Federación --
  1. ^ Due to the creation of the new Primera División B, the team promoted but remained in the same level.
  2. ^ Due to the creation of the new Segunda Federación, the team promoted but remained in the same level.

Titles

  • Regional (T3)
    • Winners 1984–85, 2017–18: 2

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Sandra Torres (2nd captain)
2 DF Spain ESP Andrea Alcaide (5th captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Jani Rodríguez
4 DF Spain ESP Paula Rojas
5 DF Spain ESP Marina Orozco
6 MF Spain ESP Andrea Ríos (3rd captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Gabi Gutiérrez (4th captain)
8 MF Spain ESP Anna Bové
9 FW Spain ESP Mabel Okoye
10 FW Spain ESP Núria Pomer
11 MF Spain ESP Marina Orozco (1st captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Spain ESP Rocío García
13 GK Spain ESP Blanca Noguera
14 MF Spain ESP Cora Coll
15 DF Spain ESP Fátima Traversaro
16 DF Spain ESP Núria Ferrer
17 FW Spain ESP Mar Rubio
18 DF Spain ESP Carla Sánchez
19 FW Spain ESP Karla Bermejo
20 DF Spain ESP Berta Doltra
21 DF Spain ESP Nerea Orfila
22 DF Spain ESP Ruth Álvarez

Margarita Miranda Trophy

Main article: Margarita Miranda Trophy

The Margarita Miranda Trophy is the annual pre-season tournament hosted by Atlético Baleares that serves as a presentation of the first women's team. Existing since 2022, each year a new team is invited to play the match at the Estadi Balear. The name of the tournament is dedicated to Margalida Miranda Bordoy, a sporting director at Atlético Baleares during the 1960s and 1970s and one of the first women with a high function in the world of Balearic football.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Federació Futbol de les Illes Balears - Consulta De Clubs". www.ffib.es. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ^ "Primeros pasos en femenino". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bautizo de la selección catalana". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). May 11, 1985.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Baleares presenta su equipo femenino". Última Hora (in Spanish). August 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "El Baleares femenino va a por todas". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). August 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "El Atlético Baleares femenino sella el ascenso". Última Hora (in Spanish). March 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "El Atlético Baleares femenino llega para quedarse". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). March 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "El Atlético Baleares femenino asciende a Tercera RFEF". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). April 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "El Atlético Baleares femenino asciende a Tercera RFEF". Última Hora (in Spanish). April 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "El Balears FC asciende a Primera Federación Iberdrola". RFEF (in Spanish). May 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "El Balears FC asciende y ya es de plata". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). May 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Margarita Miranda, una mujer pionera del deporte balear | Cuadernos de Fútbol". www.cuadernosdefutbol.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  13. ^ "I Trofeu Margarita Miranda – Atlético Baleares" (in European Spanish). 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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