Penya Ciutadella emerged as the surprise package of the Menorca Cup league phase, topping the table with eight wins and a draw from their nine games.
After a number of seasons below the radar, even dropping out of the Regional League at one point, the Ciutadella club are very much back among the contenders as they seek to return to former glories and push for Tercera Division.
They went toe-to-toe with CE Ferreries in the battle for top spot, the two sides drawing 0-0 in their meeting, while Ferreries’ only other dropped points came in a 1-1 draw against CD Menorca in Matchday 8.
Sporting Mahon secured third place, helped on their way with an eye-catching 10-0 win over CF Norteno.
UD Mahon completed the final four on the final day, drawing 1-1 against CF Norteno, which was enough to stay above CE Alaior who were beaten by Ferreries. Alaior had been going well but lost three of their last four games to surprisingly miss out.
There had been a change to the cup format for this year, traditionally held over two groups, instead all 10 teams in the Menorca League lined up in one group, playing each other once.
CD Menorca and CF Norteno were the only two sides not to manage a win.
The semi-finals now see Penya Ciutadella host UD Mahon (Saturday 14th, 4.30) and CE Ferreries take on Sporting Mahon (Sunday 15th, 12.00).
CE Ferreries are the current holders, while Sporting Mahon are also recent winners of the cup, triumphing in 2024 and 2025. Penya Ciutadella haven’t tasted success since the 2010/11 season, though they were beaten in the final in 2017/18, the first of UD Mahon’s back-to-back successes.
