Levante UD

Spanish football club

Levante

Full name	Levante Unión Deportiva,
Nickname(s)	Granotas (The Frogs)
Founded	9 September 1909; 109 years ago (1909-09-09)
Ground	Ciutat de València, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Capacity	26,354
President	Quico Catalán
Head coach	Paco López
League	La Liga
2017–18	La Liga, 15th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (Spanish: [leˈβante uˈnjon depoɾˈtiβa], Valencian: Llevant Unió Esportiva [ʎeˈvant uniˈo espoɾˈtiva]) is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community.

Founded on 9 September 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium.^[1][2][3]

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Early years (1909–1935)
    
  
  
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    1.2 During the civil war: Copa de la España Libre (1937)
    
  
  
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    1.3 Merging: Gimnástico and Levante (1939)
    
  
  
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    1.4 La Liga: relegations and promotions (1963–present)
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Seasons
  
  
  
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    2.1 Recent history
    
  
  
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    2.2 European record
    
  
  
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    2.3 Season to season
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Players
  
  
  
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    3.1 Current squad
    
  
  
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    3.2 Other players under contract
    
  
  
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    3.3 Reserve team
    
  
  
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    3.4 Out on loan
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Club officials
  
  
  
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    4.1 Current technical staff
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Notable former players
  


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  6 Coaches
  


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  7 Honours
  
  
  
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    7.1 National competitions
    
  
  
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    7.2 Regional Competitions
    
  
  
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    7.3 Friendly Tournaments
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Stadium
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 External links
  

History

Early years (1909–1935)

Levante CF vs Valencia CF in 1932

Levante UD was formerly registered as Levante Football Club on 9 September 1909^[4][5] (celebrating its 100th anniversary on 9 September 2009^[6]). Levante Union Deportiva (Football Club) has the eastern region of the Iberian Peninsula as its namesake. Levante is Spain's east coast, the coast where the sun always rises (rise in Spanish being levantar).^[7] Levante UD's name is likewise attributed to the Levant wind that comes from the east and reminiscent of the Levante beach in La Malvarrosa, where Levante Football Club (as Levante Union Deportiva was originally named) clashed some of its earliest fixtures. Historically backed, Levante Union Deportiva is the most senior football club in Valencia. Local rival team Valencia CF was not formed until 1919.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Levante's earliest games were played at La Platjeta, near the docks on a plot of land owned by a perfume entrepreneur. Its next ground was also near the port area, and the club gradually began to become associated with the working class. In 1919, the side played Valencia CF for the first time, losing 0–1; the game marked the inauguration of the recently formed new ground at Algirós. In 1928, Levante FC won its first trophy, the Valencian Championship.

1909 also saw the birth of Gimnástico Football Club, which originally played at Patronato de la Juventud Obrera, being then named Gimnástico-Patronato. In 1919, Gimnástico became the champion of the Campeonato de Valencia, beating CD Castellón in two leg finals; the next year, the club had become Real Gimnástico Football Club, after being granted royal patronage by Alfonso XIII, and they reached the final of Campeonato Regional de Levante, but lost to Club Deportivo Aguileño. In 1931, with the emergence of the Second Spanish Republic, the club dropped the Real from its name.

In 1934–35, both Levante and Gimnástico debuted in the second division, when the league was expanded from 10 teams to 24. In 1935, Levante won the Campeonato Levante-Sur, a competition that featured teams from Valencia, Murcia and Andalusia,^[12] and subsequently reached the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup, consecutively beating Valencia and Barcelona before losing to eventual runners-up Sabadell.

During the civil war: Copa de la España Libre (1937)

During the Spanish Civil War, Levante and Gimnástico 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 Barcelona opted to tour Mexico and the United States, and as a result, Levante took its place. The first round of the competition was a mini-league with the top two teams, Levante and Valencia, qualifying for the final. On 18 July 1937, Levante defeated its city rivals 1–0 at the Montjuïc.^[13]

Merging: Gimnástico and Levante (1939)

Pennat of Gimnàtic de València and Levante FC, the two teams that created the Levante UD

During the Civil War, Levante's ground was destroyed, but the club's squad remained intact. In contrast, Gimnástico had a ground, Estadio de Vallejo, but had lost most of their players. As a result, in 1939 Levante FC and Gimnástico FC merged into Levante Unión Deportiva.^[14] Levante UD thus having origin from at least 1909 from both Levante FC and Gimnástico FC. At first being named Unión Deportiva Levante-Gimnástico, then changing it a few years later to Levante Unión Deportiva, with current club colours also dating from this era (the blaugrana, blue-garnet, home colours were originally those of Gimnástico FC, while the black and white away kit, were the colours of Levante FC). Moreover, Levante UD not only inherited their colors from Gimnástico FC but also their nickname, "Granota", the Frogs.^{[15][16][11][9][17]}

La Liga: relegations and promotions (1963–present)

Levante had to wait until the 1960s to make its La Liga debut. In 1963, the club finished runner-up in Group II of the second division, defeating Deportivo de La Coruña 4–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-offs. During the first top flight season, it managed to win both games against Valencia, managing a 5–1 home win against Barcelona in the 1964–65 campaign but being relegated nonetheless after losing in the playoffs against Málaga. It spent most of the following two decades in the second and third divisions; the Segunda División B would not be created until 1977. In the early 1980s, Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff played half a season for the club, retiring three years later. After winning 2003–04's second division, Levante returned to the top level but survived only one season. Finishing third in 2005–06, it returned for two additional campaigns, the decisive match in the 2006–07 season being a 4–2 home win against Valencia courtesy of Riga Mustapha (two goals), Salva and Laurent Courtois.

Levante's financial status worsened, however, and there were reports that the players had only received approximately one-fifth of their contractual payments. News reports stated that the club had incurred a debt of over €18 million in payments due to its players. The team plummeted down the standings, and it was confirmed that the club would be playing in the second division in 2008–09, with several matches to go. The players protested at their lack of payments at one point, refusing to move for several seconds after the opening whistle against Deportivo and later announcing that they would issue a job action during the season-ending game at Real Madrid. The action was resolved when league officials announced that a benefit game would be played between Levante team members, and a team made up of players from the first division, with all benefits going to pay the wages due to the players.

On 13 June 2010, Levante returned to La Liga after a 3–1 home win against already relegated Castellón. It lost in the final round 0–4 at Real Betis, but its opponents only managed to finish with the same points as fourth.^[18] Under the manager who led the team back to the top flight, Luis García Plaza, Levante finally retained its division status in the 2010–11 season. During one point of the league's second round of matches, Levante was in third position in the Liga table, only behind Barcelona and Real Madrid after losing just once in 12 games, against Real Madrid.^[19]

On 26 October 2011, during round nine of the season, Levante defeated Real Sociedad 3–2 to move top of the table with 23 points.^[20] It was the first time in the club's history it reached the highest ranking in the top division. In the process, it recorded seven-straight wins after drawing its first two games.^[21] The club eventually finished in sixth position after defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 at home in its last match, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in its history.^[22] In the 2015–16 season, Levante was relegated after defeat by Málaga and finished last. The club was promoted back to the first league in 2016–17, winning the Segunda División title. In the 2017–18 season, the club secured safety in the league and on 13 May, Levante beat the champions Barcelona by a scoreline 5–4 (initially leading 5–1), with Emmanuel Boateng scoring his first ever career hat-trick.^[23] This win ended Barcelona's hopes of achieving an unbeaten season.^[24] Levante finished the season in 15th position, with 46 points, their best season in La Liga since 2013–14.^{[citation needed]}

Seasons

Recent history

Before a game in March 2013

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2003–04	2D	1st	42	22	13	7	59	33	79	Last 16	Promoted
2004–05	1D	18th	38	9	10	19	39	58	37		Relegated
2005–06	2D	3rd	42	20	14	8	53	39	74	1st round	Promoted
2006–07	1D	15th	38	10	12	16	37	53	42	Last 16
2007–08	1D	20th	38	7	5	26	33	75	26	Last 16	Relegated
2008–09	2D	8th	42	18	10	14	59	59	64
2009–10	2D	3rd	42	19	14	9	63	45	71		Promoted
2010–11	1D	14th	38	12	9	17	41	52	45	Last 16
2011–12	1D	6th	38	16	7	15	54	50	55	Quarter-finals	Qualified to UEFA Europa League
2012–13	1D	11th	38	12	10	16	40	57	46	Last 16	Last 16 UEFA Europa League
2013–14	1D	10th	38	12	12	14	35	43	48	Quarter-finals
2014–15	1D	14th	38	9	10	19	34	67	37	Last 16
2015–16	1D	20th	36	7	8	21	34	66	29	1st round	Relegated
2016–17	2D	1st	42	25	9	8	57	32	84	2nd round	Champions and Promoted
2017–18	1D	15th	38	11	13	14	44	58	46	Last 16

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Aggregate
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Motherwell	1–0	2–0	3–0
		Group L	Twente	3–0	0–0	2nd
			Hannover 96	2–2	1–2
			Helsingborg	1–0	3–1
		Round of 32	Olympiacos	3–0	1–0	4–0
		Round of 16	Rubin Kazan	0–0	0–2 (aet)	0–2

Season to season

As Levante FC Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1909/10 1 Regional 4th 1910–18 No Record 1918/19 - DNP 1919/20 1 Regional 6th 1920/21 1 Regional 3rd 1921/22 1 Regional 4th 1922/23 1 Regional 4th 1923/24 1 Regional 3rd 1924/25 1 Regional 3rd 1925/26 1 Regional 2nd group round 1926/27 1 Regional 3rd 1927/28 1 Regional 1st group round 1928/29 4 Regional 3rd 1929/30 3 3rd 2nd 1930/31 3 3rd 6th 1931/32 3 3rd 1st 1932/33 3 3rd 4th Round of 32 1933/34 3 3rd 5th Round of 32 1934/35 2 2nd 3rd Semi-finals 1935/36 2 2nd 3rd 2nd round 1937 1 ML 5th Winner

As Gimnástico FC Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1909/10 - DNP 1910–18 — No Record 1918/19 1 Regional 1st 1919/20 1 Regional 2nd 1920/21 1 Regional 1st 1921/22 1 Regional 2nd 1922/23 1 Regional 2nd 1923/24 1 Regional 1st 1924/25 1 Regional 2nd 1925/26 1 Regional 3rd 1926/27 1 Regional 4th 1927/28 1 Regional 4th 1928/29 4 Regional 4th 1929/30 3 3rd 3rd 1930/31 3 3rd 5th 1931/32 3 3rd 3rd 1932/33 3 3rd 3rd 1933/34 3 3rd 3rd 1934/35 2 2nd 6th 5th round 1935/36 2 2nd 4th group round 1937 1 ML 6th

• As Levante UD
  

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1939/40 2 2ª 1st 1st round 1940/41 2 2ª 3rd Quarter-finals 1941/42 2 2ª 8th 1st round 1942/43 3 Regional 1st 1st round 1943/44 3 3ª 1st 1944/45 3 3ª 2nd 1945/46 3 3ª 1st 1946/47 2 2ª 6th Round of 16 1947/48 2 2ª 5th 5th round 1948/49 2 2ª 9th 4th round 1949/50 2 2ª 13th 3rd round 1950/51 2 2ª 13th 1951/52 2 2ª 14th 1952/53 3 3ª 2nd 1953/54 3 3ª 1st 1954/55 2 2ª 15th 1955/56 3 3ª 1st 1956/57 2 2ª 11th 1957/58 2 2ª 4th 1958/59 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1959/60 2 2ª 6th 1st round 1960/61 2 2ª 6th 1st round 1961/62 2 2ª 6th 1st round 1962/63 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1963/64 1 1ª 10th Round of 32 1964/65 1 1ª 14th Round of 16 1965/66 2 2ª 5th 1st round 1966/67 2 2ª 4th Round of 32 1967/68 2 2ª 14th 1st round 1968/69 3 3ª 3rd 1969/70 3 3ª 4th 3rd round 1970/71 3 3ª 12th 1st round 1971/72 3 3ª 6th 2nd round 1972/73 3 3ª 1st 3rd round 1973/74 2 2ª 19th 5th round 1974/75 3 3ª 2nd 4th round 1975/76 3 3ª 1st 1st round 1976/77 2 2ª 18th 2nd round 1977/78 3 2ªB 4th 3rd round 1978/79 3 2ªB 1st 2nd round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1979/80 2 2ª 10th 3rd round 1980/81 2 2ª 9th Round of 16 1981/82 2 2ª 19th 3rd round 1982/83 4 3ª 2nd 2nd round 1982/83 4 3ª 2nd 2nd round 1984/85 3 2ªB 11th 2nd round 1985/86 3 2ªB 10th 1986/87 4 3ª 2nd 1987/88 3 2ªB 6th 3rd round 1988/89 3 2ªB 1st 2nd round 1989/90 2 2ª 15th 1st round 1990/91 2 2ª 19th 3rd round 1991/92 3 2ªB 11th 3rd round 1992/93 3 2ªB 9th 2nd round 1993/94 3 2ªB 3rd 3rd round 1994/95 3 2ªB 1st 1st round 1995/96 3 2ªB 1st 3rd round 1996/97 2 2ª 9th 2nd round 1997/98 2 2ª 22nd 1st round 1998/99 3 2ªB 1st Round of 16

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1999/00 2 2ª 7th 1st round 2000/01 2 2ª 8th Round of 32 2001/02 2 2ª 19th Round of 32 2002/03 2 2ª 4th Round of 64 2003/04 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 2004/05 1 1ª 18th Round of 32 2005/06 2 2ª 3rd 1st round 2006/07 1 1ª 15th Round of 32 2007/08 1 1ª 20th Round of 16 2008/09 2 2ª 8th 2nd round 2009/10 2 2ª 3rd 2nd round 2010/11 1 1ª 14th Round of 16 2011/12 1 1ª 6th Quarter-finals 2012/13 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 2013/14 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 2014/15 1 1ª 14th Round of 16 2015/16 1 1ª 20th Round of 32 2016/17 2 2ª 1st 2nd round 2017/18 1 1ª 15th Round of 16

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Levante FC

• 2 seasons in Segunda División
  


• 5 seasons in Tercera División
  


• 1 season in Categorías Regionales
  

Gimnástico FC

• 2 seasons in Segunda División
  


• 5 seasons in Tercera División
  


• 1 season in Categorías Regionales
  

Levante UD

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  11 seasons in La Liga
  


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  38 seasons in Segunda División
  


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  12 seasons in Segunda División B
  


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  16 seasons in Tercera División
  


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  1 season in Categorías Regionales
  

Players

Current squad

As of 20 February 2019^[25]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Koke Vegas 2 FW Borja Mayoral (on loan from Real Madrid) 3 DF Toño 4 DF Róber (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña) 5 MF Cheick Doukouré 6 DF Chema 7 FW Moses Simon 9 FW Roger Martí 10 MF Enis Bardhi 11 FW José Luis Morales (vice-captain)[26] 12 DF Coke (3rd captain)[26] 13 GK Oier Olazábal

No. Position Player 14 DF Rúben Vezo (on loan from Valencia) 15 DF Sergio Postigo (4th captain) 16 MF Rubén Rochina 17 MF Nikola Vukčević 18 DF Erick Cabaco 19 DF Pedro López (Captain)[26] 20 FW Raphael Dwamena 22 DF Antonio Luna 23 MF Jason 24 MF José Campaña 25 GK Aitor Fernández

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

Reserve team

Main article: Atlético Levante UD

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 26 DF Genís Montolio 27 MF Fran Manzanara

No. Position Player 31 MF Arturo Molina 32 MF Pepelu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — DF Aly Abeid (at Alcorcón until 30 June 2019) — DF Iván López (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2019) — DF Esteban Saveljich (at Almería until 30 June 2019)

No. Position Player — MF Sanjin Prcić (at Strasbourg Alsace until 30 June 2019) — MF Youssouf Yalike (at Torre Levante until 30 June 2019) — FW Ivi (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2019)

Club officials

Current technical staff

Paco López is the current head coach of Levante.

Position	Staff
Head coach	Paco López
Assistant manager	Juan Antonio López
Goalkeeping coach	Nicolás Bosch Marquina
Fitness coaches	Javier Navarro Ballester Pepe Pastor
Technical assistant	Sergio Navarro
Analyst	José Ignacio Aizpurua Alzaga
Chief of medical services	Miguel Ángel Buil Bellver
Doctors	David Caballero Salvador Hyonseob Chang
Physiotherapists	Martín Badano José María Baixauli Puchades Tomás Coloma Martínez Eloy Jaenada
Physical readapter	Javier Olmo Sánchez
Chiropodist	Santiago Muñoz Crespo
Psychologist	Juan Miguel Bernat
Kit men	Fernando Reyes Córcoles Moises Rodríguez Segura
Delegate	Andrés Garcerá Moncholí
Maintenance chief	José Ramón Ferrer Bueno

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Last updated: 11 April 2019
Source: Levante UD

Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

See also: Category:Levante UD footballers

Abdelkader Ghezzal Nabil Ghilas Pablo Cavallero Gustavo Reggi Mitchell Langerak Andreas Ivanschitz Sanjin Prcić Sávio Zé Maria Vladimir Manchev Daniel Kome Lauren Albert Meyong José Veiga Carlos Caszely Edwin Congo Jefferson Lerma Valdo Félix Ettien Cheick Doukouré

Arouna Koné Keylor Navas Tomislav Erceg Felipe Caicedo Jefferson Montero Sergio Barila Juvenal Yago Frédéric Déhu Olivier Kapo Péguy Luyindula Laurent Robert Shota Arveladze Emmanuel Boateng Raphael Dwamena Riga Mustapha Theofanis Gekas Nikolaos Karabelas Loukas Vyntra Ian Harte

Robert Acquafresca Marco Storari Damiano Tommasi Giuseppe Rossi Enis Bardhi Natxo Insa Mohamed Sissoko Aly Abeid Hacen Issam El Adoua Zouhair Feddal Moha Esteban Saveljich Nikola Vukčević Simão Mate Johan Cruyff Faas Wilkes Obafemi Martins Moses Simon Dariusz Dudka

Duda Fahad Al-Muwallad Vladan Kujović Baba Diawara Pape Diop Rémi Gomis Sylvain N'Diaye Alexis Salva Ballesta Sergio Ballesteros Claudio Barragán Antonio Calpe Diego Camacho Víctor Casadesús Ángel Cuéllar Asier del Horno Iñaki Descarga Ernesto Domínguez Javier Farinós Sergio García

Fernando Giner Vicente Iborra Jofre Juanfran Juanlu Pedro López Roger Martí José Francisco Molina José Luis Morales Nando David Navarro Miguel Pallardó Alberto Rivera Gaspar Rubio Sergio Rubén Suárez Vicente Rodríguez Johan Mjällby Fabio Celestini Enes Ünal

Shaq Moore Gustavo Munúa Héctor Núñez Tabaré Silva Cristhian Stuani Emilio Rentería Predrag Mijatović

Coaches

Josep Escolà (1955–56) Enrique Orizaola (1964–65) Mundo (1971) José Juncosa (1972–73) Héctor Núñez (1973–74) Ferdinand Daučík (1974–75) Dagoberto Moll (1975–76) Pachín (1979–81) Joaquim Rifé (1981) Todor Veselinović (1981) Vicente Piquer (1981) Pachín (1984–85) Quique Hernández (1987) Pachín (1987–88)

Antal Dunai (1990) José Antonio Irulegui (1990–91) Luis Costa (1992) José Enrique Díaz (1993–94) Jordi Gonzalvo (1994) Juande Ramos (1994–95) Mané (1996–97) José Enrique Díaz (1997) Jesús Aranguren (1998) José Carlos Granero (2000–01) Carlos García Cantarero (2002–03) Manuel Preciado (2003–04) Bernd Schuster (2004–05) José Luis Oltra (2005)

Mané (2005–06) Juan Ramón López Caro (2006–07) Abel Resino (2007) Gianni De Biasi (2007–08) José Ángel Moreno (2008) Luis García (2008–11) Juan Ignacio Martínez (2011–13) Joaquín Caparrós (2013–14) José Luis Mendilibar (2014) Lucas Alcaraz (2014–15) Rubi (2015–16) Juan Muñiz (2016–18) Paco López (2018–)

Honours

National competitions

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  Copa del Rey
  
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    Semi-finals (1): 1935
    
  
  


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  Copa de la España Libre
  
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    Winners: 1937
  
  


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  Segunda División
  
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    Winners: 2003–04, 2016–17
    
  
  


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  Segunda División B
  
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    Winners: 1978–79, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99
  
  


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  Tercera División
  
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    Winners: 1931–32, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1972–73, 1975–76
  
  

Regional Competitions

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  Campeonato de Valencia
  
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    Winners: 1927–28
  
  


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  Campeonato Levante-Sur
  
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    Winners: 1934–35
  
  

Friendly Tournaments

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  Trofeo Costa de Valencia ^[27]
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    Winners: 1972, 1974, 1977
  
  


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  Trofeo Comunidad Valenciana ^[28]
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    Winners: 1986
  
  


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  Trofeo Ciutat de València
  
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    Winners: 1995
  
  


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  Trofeo Ciudad de Valencia
  
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    Winners: 1997
  
  


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  Trofeo de la Generalitat Valenciana
  
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    Winners: 2000
  
  

See also: Category:Levante UD managers

Stadium

Main article: Estadi Ciutat de València

Estadi Ciutat de València^[3][2] was opened on 9 September 1969, with capacity for 25,354 spectators. Dimensions are 107x69 meters.

See also

• 
  Atlético Levante UD, reserve team of Levante UD


• Spain leagues final tables

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    ^ https://www.levante-emv.com/deportes/2009/08/31/levante-cumple-cien-anos/626049.html
    


18. 
    ^ Levante are finally dethroned as La Liga becomes a more boring place; The Guardian, 31 October 2011
    


19. 
    ^ Levante are back and this time they're ready to take on the world; The Guardian, 17 October 2011
    


20. 
    ^ Levante pulls off the impossible; Sports Illustrated, 26 October 2011
    


21. 
    ^ Underdog turns heads at the top in Spain; The New York Times, 28 October 2011
    


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    ^ "Ghezzal helps Levante secure European place". ESPN Soccernet. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
    


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    ^ "Levante 5–4 Barcelona: Champions stunned in nine-goal thriller". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    


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    ^ "Plantilla" [First team] (in Spanish). Levante UD.
    


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    ^ ^abc "Coke Andújar, Postigo y Oier acceden a la capitanía junto a Pedro, Morales y Roger". 17 August 2018.
    


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    ^ Trofeo Costa de Valencia；at RSSSF
    


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    ^ "Trofeo Comunidad Valenciana". 15 December 2017.
    

External links

• 
  Official website (Spanish, Valencian, English)


• LaLiga Levante Unión Deportiva 1909 Forever


• 
  Levante UD at UEFA (in Spanish)
  

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