Derby delle Isole explained

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 2502NaN2 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		Cagliari	3–0	Palermo		28,000	+1
2		2 February 1969		Palermo	0–0	Cagliari		–	+1
3	1969–70	14 December 1969	Serie A	Palermo	1–0	Cagliari	La Favorita	–	0
4		5 April 1970		Cagliari	2–0	Palermo		–	+1
5	1972–73	15 October 1972	Serie A	Cagliari	2–0	Palermo		–	+2
6		11 February 1973		Palermo	0–1	Cagliari		–	+3
7	2001–02	3 September 2001		Palermo	0–0	Cagliari	La Favorita	21,446	+3
8		20 January 2002		Cagliari	4–0	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	–	+4
9	2002–03	26 October 2002	Serie B	Palermo	1–1	Cagliari		25,443	+4
10		30 March 2003		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		15 February 2004		Cagliari	3–2	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	18,000	+4
13	2004–05	19 December 2004		Palermo	3–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	32,927	+3
14		8 May 2005		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		9 April 2006		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		7 April 2007		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		17 February 2008		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		3 May 2009		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		18 April 2010		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		16 January 2011		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		11 February 2012		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		27 January 2013		Cagliari	1–1	Palermo		10,000	+3
31	2014–15	6 January 2015	Serie A	Palermo	5–0	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	18,268	+2
32		17 May 2015		Cagliari	0–1	Palermo		6,000	+1
33	2016–17	31 October 2016	Serie A	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo	Stadio Sant'Elia	14,625	+2
34		2 April 2017		Palermo	1–3	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	11,938	+3
35	2022–23	18 December 2022		Palermo	2–1	Cagliari	Stadio Renzo Barbera	16,812	+2
36		13 May 2017		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		Cagliari	1–1	Palermo		1,126	Third round
2	2018–19	12 August 2018	Coppa Italia	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo		7,000	Third round
3	2023–24	12 August 2023	Coppa Italia	Cagliari	2–1	Palermo		14,917	First round

Records

All-time top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active in the derby.

Rank	Nation	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	Nation	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
		Diego López	Cagliari	1998–2010	11	0
6		David Suazo	Cagliari	1999–2007	10	0	10
		Mauro Esposito	Cagliari	2001–2007	10	0
		Mattia Cassani	Palermo	2006–2011	10	0

Results

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
	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 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
	Palermo	3 May 2009 – 29 August 2010

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		—
1		5
4		5
6	Prima Divisione (defunct)	1
1	Coppa Italia Serie C	1
13	Total	12

Notes and References

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