Levante FC

Levante FC

Full name	Levante Football Club
Nickname(s)	Llevant
Founded	1909
Dissolved	1939;86 years ago (1939) (merged to Gimnástico FC to form Levante UD)
Ground	Estadio La Cruz
Capacity	11,500
Home colours

Levante Football Club was a football club in Valencia, Spain. It was a predecessor of current Levante UD.

History

The club was founded in 1909 as "Levante Football Club". In 1939 Levante FC and Gimnástico FC merged into "Levante Unión Deportiva". Levante UD thus having origin since, at least, 1909 from both merged teams, Levante FC and Gimnástico FC. Today, Levante UD is the most senior football club in Valencia. Local rival team Valencia CF was not formed until 1919. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Background

Levante FC – (1909–1939) → ↓

Levante FC – Gimnástico FC , ^[6] renamed Levante Unión Deportiva ^[7] – (1939–Present)

Gimnástico FC – (1909–1939) → ↑

Copa de la España Libre

During the Spanish Civil War both Levante FC and Gimnástico CF played in the Mediterranean League, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Teams from this league also competed in the Copa de la España Libre (Free Spain Cup). It was originally intended that the top four teams from the league would enter the cup, but FC Barcelona opted to tour Mexico and the United States. As a result, Levante FC took their place. The first round of the competition was a mini-league with the top two teams, Levante FC and Valencia CF, then qualifying for the final. On 18 July 1937, Levante FC beat their city rivals 1–0 at the Montjuïc.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1909–10 1 Regional  [ es ] 4th - 1910–1918 No Record - 1918–19 DNP - 1919–20 1 Regional  [ es ] 3rd - 1920–21 1 Regional  [ es ] 4th - 1921–22 1 Regional  [ es ] 4th - 1922–23 1 Regional  [ es ] 4th - 1923–24 1 Regional  [ es ] 3rd - 1924–25 1 Regional  [ es ] 3rd - 1925–26 1 Regional  [ es ] 2nd group round 1926–27 1 Regional  [ es ] 3rd -

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1927–28 1 Regional  [ es ] 1st group round 1928–29 4 Regional  [ es ] 4th - 1929–30 3 3ª 2nd - 1930–31 3 3ª 6th - 1931–32 3 3ª 1st - 1932–33 3 3ª 4th Round of 32 1933–34 3 3ª 5th Round of 32 1934–35 2 2ª 3rd Semi-finals 1935–36 2 2ª 3rd 2nd round 1937 1 ML 5th Winner

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División
• 5 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Copa del Rey

Semi-finals (1): 1935

Kit evolution

References

1. "Levante Unión Deportiva SAD".
2. "Las diez leyendas del Levante". 25 October 2011.
3. González, Emilio Nadal (16 December 2014). Siempre Tuyo, Levante Ud. ISBN   9788416048724.
4. "La historia más enorme jamás contada". 28 November 2011.
5. "El Levante cumple cien años... más dos". 31 August 2009.
6. "Todo empezó en el mes de septiembre de 1909".
7. "Todo empezó en el mes de septiembre de 1909".

External links

• Levante UD official website (in Spanish and Catalan)
• Regional Titles at RSSSF
• Copa de España Libre, at RSSSF