Derby delle Isole

Derby delle Isole
Location	Sardinia; Sicily
Teams	Cagliari Calcio; Palermo
First meeting	Palermo 1–0 Cagliari; (27 October 1929); 1929–30 Prima Divisione
Latest meeting	Cagliari 2–1 Palermo; (12 August 2023); Coppa Italia
Stadiums	Sardegna Arena (Cagliari); La Favorita (Palermo)
Statistics
Meetings total	68
Most player appearances	Daniele Conti (23)
Top scorer	David Suazo (4)
All-time record	Cagliari: 30; Draw: 23; Palermo: 15

The Derby delle Isole ("Derby of the Islands") is an Italian association football rivalry between Cagliari Calcio and Palermo.^[1]^[2] Cagliari Calcio play at Unipol Domus, in Cagliari, Sardinia, while Palermo play at La Favorita in Palermo, Sicily; the two grounds are approximately 250 mi (402.34 km) apart.

The teams have played 68competitive matches in all competitions since 1929.

Head-to-head

The teams have played 28 matches in Serie A, 30 matches in Serie B, 6 matches in Coppa Italia and 4 matches in Serie C.

Statistics

Competition	Played	Cagliari wins	Draws	Palermo wins	Cagliari goals	Palermo goals
Serie A	28	11	8	9	35	35
Serie B	30	12	13	5	39	31
Coppa Italia	6	4	2	0	13	6
Serie C	4	2	1	1	4	3
Total	68	29	24	15	91	75

Full list of results

Fixtures from 1968 to 2019 featuring League games and Coppa Italia.^[3]

League

#	Season	Date	Competition	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Stadium	Attendance	H2H
1	1968–69	29 September 1968	Serie A	Cagliari	3–0	Palermo	Stadio Amsicora	28,000	+1
2	1968–69	2 February 1969	Serie A	Palermo	0–0	Cagliari	La Favorita	–	+1
3	1969–70	14 December 1969	Serie A	Palermo	1–0	Cagliari	La Favorita	–	0
4	1969–70	5 April 1970	Serie A	Cagliari	2–0	Palermo	Stadio Amsicora	–	+1
5	1972–73	15 October 1972	Serie A	Cagliari	2–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	–	+2
6	1972–73	11 February 1973	Serie A	Palermo	0–1	Cagliari	Stadio Cibali	–	+3
7	2001–02	3 September 2001	Serie B	Palermo	0–0	Cagliari	La Favorita	21,446	+3
8	2001–02	20 January 2002	Serie B	Cagliari	4–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	–	+4
9	2002–03	26 October 2002	Serie B	Palermo	1–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	25,443	+4
10	2002–03	30 March 2003	Serie B	Cagliari	2–2	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	8,000	+4
11	2003–04	14 September 2003	Serie B	Palermo	1–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	26,576	+3
12	2003–04	15 February 2004	Serie B	Cagliari	3–2	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	18,000	+4
13	2004–05	19 December 2004	Serie A	Palermo	3–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	32,927	+3
14	2004–05	8 May 2005	Serie A	Cagliari	0–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	13,000	+3
15	2005–06	4 December 2005	Serie A	Palermo	2–2	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	27,000	+3
16	2005–06	9 April 2006	Serie A	Cagliari	1–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	10,000	+3
17	2006–07	18 November 2006	Serie A	Cagliari	1–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	12,000	+4
18	2006–07	7 April 2007	Serie A	Palermo	1–3	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	21,655	+5
19	2007–08	23 September 2007	Serie A	Cagliari	0–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	10,000	+4
20	2007–08	17 February 2008	Serie A	Palermo	2–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	21,829	+3
21	2008–09	7 December 2008	Serie A	Cagliari	1–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	12,000	+4
22	2008–09	3 May 2009	Serie A	Palermo	5–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	27,847	+3
23	2009–10	6 December 2009	Serie A	Palermo	2–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	18,693	+2
24	2009–10	18 April 2010	Serie A	Cagliari	2–2	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	10,000	+2
25	2010–11	29 August 2010	Serie A	Palermo	0–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	28,612	+2
26	2010–11	16 January 2011	Serie A	Cagliari	3–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	8,000	+3
27	2011–12	21 September 2011	Serie A	Palermo	3–2	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	18,965	+2
28	2011–12	11 February 2012	Serie A	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	6,000	+3
29	2012–13	15 September 2012	Serie A	Palermo	1–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	12,625	+3
30	2012–13	27 January 2013	Serie A	Cagliari	1–1	Palermo	Stadio Is Arenas	10,000	+3
31	2014–15	6 January 2015	Serie A	Palermo	5–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	18,268	+2
32	2014–15	17 May 2015	Serie A	Cagliari	0–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	6,000	+1
33	2016–17	31 October 2016	Serie A	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	14,625	+2
34	2016–17	2 April 2017	Serie A	Palermo	1–3	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	11,938	+3
35	2022–23	18 December 2022	Serie B	Palermo	2–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	16,812	+2
36	2022–23	13 May 2017	Serie B	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	15,502	+3

Cup

#	Season	Date	Competition	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Stadium	Attendance	Round
1	2017–18	12 August 2017	Coppa Italia	Cagliari	1–1^[a]	Palermo	Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino	1,126	Third round
2	2018–19	12 August 2018	Coppa Italia	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Sardegna Arena	7,000	Third round
3	2023–24	12 August 2023	Coppa Italia	Cagliari	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Palermo	Unipol Domus	14,917	First round

^ Cagliari won 4–2 on penalties.

Records

All-time top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active in the derby.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Years	League	Coppa Italia	Overall
1	Luigi Riva	Cagliari	1963–1977	4	1	5
1	Luigi Piras	Cagliari	1973–1987	4	1	5
2	David Suazo	Cagliari	1999–2007	4	0	4
3	Daniele Dessena	Cagliari	2009–2010, 2012–2019	3	0	3
	Fabrizio Miccoli	Palermo	2007–2013	3	0
	Leonardo Pavoletti	Cagliari	2017–2018, 2018–present	1	2

All-time most appearances

Players in bold are still active in the derby.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Years	League	Coppa Italia	Overall
1	Daniele Conti	Cagliari	1999–2015	23	0	23
2	Alessandro Agostini	Cagliari	2004, 2004–2012	14	0	14
3	Francesco Pisano	Cagliari	2004–2015	13	0	13
4	Andrea Cossu	Cagliari	2005–2006, 2008–2015, 2017–2018	10	1	11
4	Diego López	Cagliari	1998–2010	11	0	11
6	David Suazo	Cagliari	1999–2007	10	0	10
	Mauro Esposito	Cagliari	2001–2007	10	0
	Mattia Cassani	Palermo	2006–2011	10	0

Results

Biggest wins (5+ goals)

Winning margin	Result	Date	Competition
5	Palermo 5–0 Cagliari	6 January 2015	2014–15 Serie A

Most total goals in a match

Goals	Result	Date	Competition
6	Palermo 5–1 Cagliari	3 May 2009	2008–09 Serie A
	Palermo 4–2 Cagliari	1 May 1932	1931–32 Serie B
5	Palermo 3–2 Cagliari	21 September 2011	2011–12 Serie A
5	Palermo 5–0 Cagliari	6 January 2015	2014–15 Serie A

Honours

Cagliari	Competition	Palermo
National
1	Serie A	—
1	Serie B	5
4	Serie C/Serie C1/Serie C2	5
6	Prima Divisione (defunct)	1
1	Coppa Italia Serie C	1
13	Total	12

References

^ "Historical Crests: Cagliari Calcio". worldsoccerpins.com. World Soccer Pins. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Derby delle Isole (Derby of the Islands)". gentlemanultra.com. Gentleman Ultra. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Palermo SSD » Record against Cagliari Calcio". Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[4] Cagliari won 4–2 on penalties.

[1] "Historical Crests: Cagliari Calcio". worldsoccerpins.com. World Soccer Pins. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[2] "Derby delle Isole (Derby of the Islands)". gentlemanultra.com. Gentleman Ultra. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[3] "Palermo SSD » Record against Cagliari Calcio". Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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Cagliari Calcio
The club	Seasons In Europe
Grounds	Stadio Amsicora Stadio Sant'Elia Unipol Domus
Categories	Players Presidents Managers Seasons
Notable players	Gigi Riva Roberto Boninsegna Enzo Francescoli Diego Godin Gianfranco Matteoli Julio Dely Valdés Nahitan Nandez Patrick M'Boma Radja Nainggolan Fabian O'Neill David Suazo Gianfranco Zola
Supporters	Sconvolts, Furiosi

Palermo Football Club
General	Overview History Players Managers Seasons
Venues	Stadio Renzo Barbera Velodromo Paolo Borsellino
Other	Derby di Sicilia Derby delle Due Sicilie
Notable matches	1974 Coppa Italia final 1979 Coppa Italia final 2011 Coppa Italia final