Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Balearic Islands Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Balearic Islands The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Balearic Islands, are organized by Balearic Football Federation : Timeline The Primera Regional Preferente de Mallorca is one of the lower levels of the Spanish Football League. It is held every year. It stands at the fifth level of Spanish football. All of the clubs are based in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. The league consists of 20 teams. At the end of the season, the champion is promoted to Tercera División - Group 11 while the next six clubs (runner-up thru 7th) advance to
Balearic Islands Phoenician origin; perhaps the islands were sacred to the god Baal and the resemblance to the Greek root ΒΑΛ (in /"ballo") is accidental. Indeed, it was usual Greek practice to assimilate local names into their own language. But the common Greek name of the islands is not /"Baleareis", but /"Gymnesiai". The former was the name used by the natives, as well as by the Carthaginians and Romans, while the latter probably derives from the light equipment of the Balearic troops /"gymnetae". The Balearic Islands are on a raised platform called the Balearic Promontory, and were formed by uplift. They are