Derby delle Isole

Derby delle Isole
Location	Sardinia; Sicily
Teams	Cagliari Calcio; Palermo
First meeting	Cagliari 3–0 Palermo; (29 September 1968); 1968–69 Serie A
Latest meeting	Cagliari 2–1 Palermo; (12 August 2018); Coppa Italia
Stadiums	Sardegna Arena (Cagliari); La Favorita (Palermo)
Statistics
Meetings total	36
Most player appearances	Daniele Conti (23)
Top scorer	David Suazo (4)
All-time record	Cagliari: 14; Draw: 12; Palermo: 10

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 39 competitive matches in all competitions; Cagliari winning 14, Palermo winning 10 and remaining 12 have been drawn.

Head-to-head

The teams have played 28 matches in Serie A, 8 matches in Serie B and 3 matches in Coppa Italia. Cagliari won 11 league matches, Palermo won 9 and 8 matches were drawn; while in cup matches Cagliari won 2 matches and 1 match ended in a draw.

Statistics

Competition	Played	Cagliari wins	Draws	Palermo wins	Cagliari goals	Palermo goals
Serie A	28	11	8	9	35	35
Serie B	8	3	3	2	13	9
Coppa Italia	3	2	1	0	5	3
Total	39	16	12	11	53	47

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	David Suazo	Cagliari	1999–2007	4	0	4
2	Daniele Dessena	Cagliari	2009–2010, 2012–2019	3	0	3
	Fabrizio Miccoli	Palermo	2007–2013	3	0
	Gigi Riva	Cagliari	1963–1976	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
5	Palermo 3–2 Cagliari	21 September 2011	2011–12 Serie A
5	Palermo 5–0 Cagliari	6 January 2015	2014–15 Serie A

Longest runs

Most consecutive wins

Games	Club	Period
3	Cagliari	5 April 1970 – 11 February 1973
	Cagliari	31 October 2016 – 13 May 2017

Most consecutive draws

Games	Period
3	8 May 2005 – 9 April 2006

Most consecutive matches without a draw

Games	Period
7	18 November 2006 – 6 December 2009
5	6 January 2015 – 13 May 2017

Longest undefeated runs

Games	Club	Period
7	Cagliari	5 April 1970 – 30 March 2003
5	Cagliari	31 October 2016 – 12 August 2018
4	Palermo	19 December 2004 – 9 April 2006
4	Palermo	3 May 2009 – 29 August 2010

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

Games	Club	Period
5	Cagliari	5 April 1970 – 20 January 2002

Most consecutive games scoring

Games	Club	Period
14	Palermo	16 January 2011 – 12 August 2023
7	Cagliari	31 October 2016 – 12 August 2023
5	Cagliari	17 February 2008 – 18 April 2010

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.

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[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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