The 2016-17 campaign delivered ultimate heartbreak for RCD Mallorca as Los Bermellones spectacularly collapsed to a devastating 20th-place finish in the Segunda División, resulting in relegation to the third tier of Spanish football for the first time since 1981. Despite the individual brilliance of homegrown forward Brandon Thomas, whose 12 league goals earned him Player of the Month honors, the season was defined by managerial turmoil and a painful slide. It remains a dark chapter that showcased the club's fight before their eventual catastrophic drop.