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The financial situations of Las Palmas’ five biggest clubs, Real Club Victoria, Marino FC, CD Gran Canaria, Atlético Club, and Arenas Club, were deteriorating rapidly due to their financial strength of being able to compete for players against Spain’s top clubs.
- 22 August 1949; 74 years ago
- La Liga
Still, no one could wrest the dream of rubbing shoulders with the biggest clubs in national football during that season, in which they walked the name of the island across the country. The UD Las Palmas in 1952-53 season begins a new season in Second Division with the aim of returning as soon as possible to the newly lost category.
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The Canary Islands (Islas Canarias in Spanish), are located in the Atlantic Ocean, just west of Morocco but over 1000 miles south of mainland Spain. To put that in some perspective, consider that Madrid is closer to London than any of the seven main islands that make up the Canaries. Despite their isolated location, the Canary Islands are a formal ...
The Best of the Rest – Island by Island
CD Mensajero stadium (La Palma island) via Javier1989canario, CC BY-SA 3.0 While there are no Canaries clubs in the Segunda B as of 2019/20 (aside from Las Palmas B), Group 12 of the Tercera División is entirely made up of Canary Islands clubs. The islands of La Gomera, and El Hierro are not represented but the 20 teams are spread out across the five largest islands:
Ferry from Tenerife to La Gomera via Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0 The big two Canarian teams are often at home on separate weekends so if you are visiting Gran Canaria or Tenerife for a week or more during the football season, it should be possible to take in a game at both the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López and Estadio Gran Canaria. The fastest ferr...
The Canary Islands have been a popular winter sun destination for Europeans for many decades now. Their southerly location ensures they are basically the only place in Europe where you can be confident that it will be warm enough to go to the beach from November to February with average daily highs of 20°C or more throughout the year in all of the ...
Mar 12, 2024 · The likes of David Silva and current Barcelona star Pedri hail from the two major islands whose biggest clubs contest the Canary Islands Derby. Las Palmas, from the island of Gran Canaria, have spent more seasons in the top flight but Tenerife have had periods when they’ve been the more successful club too, particularly during the 1990’s ...
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