Levante UD

Association football club from Valencia, Spain

Football club

Levante

Full name| Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)| Granotes (The Frogs)
Los Azulgranas
Founded| 6 September 1909; 115 years ago (1909-09-06)
Ground| Estadi Ciutat de València
Capacity| 26,354[1]
President| Pablo Sánchez
Head coach| Julián Calero
League| Segunda División
2023–24| Segunda División, 8th of 22
Website| www.levanteud.com

Home colours

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Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (Spanish: [leˈβante wˈnjon depoɾˈtiβa]) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community.

Founded on 6 September 1909, Levante play in the Segunda División, holding home games at Ciutat de València Stadium.[2][3][4]

## History

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### Early years (1909–1935)

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Levante CF vs Valencia CF in 1932

Levante UD was formerly registered as Levante Football Club on 9 September 1909[5][6] (celebrating its 100th anniversary on 9 September 2009).[7] Thus Levante is the most senior football club in Valencia, with rival team Valencia CF not being formed until 1919.[8][9][10][11]

Levante shares its name with the eastern region of the Iberian Peninsula, with Spain's east coast, the coast over which the sun rises (levantar in Spanish),[12] with the Levant wind that comes from the east, and with the Levante beach in La Malvarrosa where Levante Football Club played some of its earliest fixtures.

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 became 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 built 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 founding 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,[13] 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)

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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.[14][15]

### Merging: Gimnástico and Levante (1939)

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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.[16] Levante UD can thus trace its origin back to at least 1909 through both Levante FC and Gimnástico FC. The merged club was at first named Unión Deportiva Levante-Gimnástico, then changed it a few years later to Levante Unión Deportiva. The current club colours date 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. Levante UD also inherited from Gimnástico FC their nickname, Granota, the Frogs.[17][18][11][9][19]

### La Liga: relegations and promotions (1963–present)

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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, and also achieved a 5–1 home win against Barcelona in the 1964–65 campaign, but was 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.

Johan Cruyff in his debut with Levante, March 1981

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 with several matches to go that the club would be playing in the second division in 2008–09. 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 strike during the season-ending game at Real Madrid. The threat was withdrawn when league officials announced that a benefit game would be played between a Levante XI and a Primera División XI, with all receipts going to pay the Levante players' wages.

On 13 June 2010, Levante returned to La Liga after a 3–1 home win against already relegated Castellón, making its final round 0–4 defeat at Real Betis irrelevant.[20] Under the manager who led the team back to the top flight, Luis García Plaza, Levante finally retained its top division status in the 2010–11 season. At one point in the league's second round of matches, Levante was third in the table behind Barcelona and Real Madrid, after losing just once (against Real Madrid) in 12 games.[21]

Chart of Levante UD league performance 1929–2023

On 26 October 2011, during round nine of the season, Levante defeated Real Sociedad 3–2 to move top of the first division table for the first time in the club's history, with 23 points.[22] In the process, it recorded seven straight wins after drawing its first two games.[23] The club eventually finished sixth 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.[24] There, they made it to the last 16 before a 2–0 extra-time loss to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan.[25]

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Levante.

In the 2015–16 season, Levante was relegated after defeat by Málaga and finished last. The club was promoted back to the top 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, beat the champions Barcelona 5–4 (having led 5–1 early in the second half), with Emmanuel Boateng scoring his first ever career hat-trick.[26] This win ended Barcelona's hopes of achieving an unbeaten season.[27]

In the 2021–22 season, Levante was relegated after being defeated 0–6 by Real Madrid, ending their five years in the top tier.

## Seasons

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### Recent history

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Before a game in March 2013 Season  | Div  | Pos.  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts  | Cup | Notes

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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  |
2018–19 | 1D  | 15th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16  | 59 | 66 | 44 | Last 16  |
2019–20 | 1D  | 12th | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17  | 47 | 53 | 49 | Last 32  |
2020–21 | 1D  | 14th | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15  | 46 | 57 | 41 | Semi-finals  |
2021–22 | 1D  | 19th | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19  | 51 | 76 | 35 | 2nd round  | Relegated
2022–23 | 2D  | 3rd | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6  | 46 | 30 | 72 | Last 16  | Promotion Play-offs Runners-up
2023–24 | 2D  | 8th | 42 | 13 | 20 | 9  | 49 | 45 | 59 | 2nd round  |

### European record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Opposition  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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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 (a.e.t.)  | 0–2

### Season to season

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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1939–40 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | 1st round
1940–41 | 2  | 2ª | 3rd  | Quarter-finals
1941–42 | 2  | 2ª | 8th  | 1st round
1942–43  | 3  | 1ª Reg. | 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
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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  | 2ª B | 4th  | 3rd round
1978–79 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | 2nd round
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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
1983–84 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  | 2nd round
1984–85 | 3  | 2ª B | 11th  | 2nd round
1985–86 | 3  | 2ª B | 10th  | \-
1986–87 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  | \-
1987–88 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th  | 3rd round
1988–89 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | 2nd round
1989–90 | 2  | 2ª | 15th  | 1st round
1990–91 | 2  | 2ª | 19th  | 3rd round
1991–92 | 3  | 2ª B | 11th  | 3rd round
1992–93 | 3  | 2ª B | 9th  | 2nd round
1993–94 | 3  | 2ª B | 3rd  | 3rd round
1994–95 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | 1st round
1995–96 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | 3rd round
1996–97 | 2  | 2ª | 9th  | 2nd round
1997–98 | 2  | 2ª | 22nd  | 1st round
1998–99 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | Round of 16
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1999–2000 | 2  | 2ª | 7th  | prem. 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
2018–19 | 1  | 1ª | 15th  | Round of 16
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2019–20 | 1  | 1ª | 12th  | Round of 32
2020–21 | 1  | 1ª | 14th  | Semi-finals
2021–22 | 1  | 1ª | 19th  | 2nd round
2022–23 | 2  | 2ª | 3rd  | Round of 16
2023–24 | 2  | 2ª | 8th  | 2nd round
2024–25 | 2  | 2ª |  | First round

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* 16 seasons in La Liga
* 41 seasons in Segunda División
* 12 seasons in Segunda División B
* 16 seasons in Tercera División
* 1 season in Categorías Regionales

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 3 February 2025[28]

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

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1  | GK |  ESP | Andrés Fernández (4th captain)
4  | DF |  ESP | Adrián de la Fuente
5  | DF |  ESP | Unai Elgezabal
6  | MF |  GEO | Giorgi Kochorashvili
7  | FW |  ESP | Roger Brugué
8  | MF |  ESP | Ángel Algobia
9  | FW |  ESP | Iván Romero
10  | MF |  ESP | Vicente Iborra (captain)
11  | FW |  ESP | José Luis Morales (3rd captain)
13  | GK |  ESP | Alfonso Pastor
14  | DF |  ESP | Jorge Cabello
16  | DF |  ESP | Diego Pampín
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18  | DF |  ESP | Ignasi Miquel
19  | FW |  ESP | Álex Forés (on loan from Villarreal B)
20  | MF |  ESP | Oriol Rey
21  | MF |  ESP | Sergio Lozano
22  | DF |  ESP | Manu Sánchez
23  | MF |  ESP | Pablo Martínez (vice-captain)
24  | FW |  ESP | Carlos Álvarez
29  | DF |  ESP | Marcos Navarro
30  | FW |  ESP | Víctor Fernández
31  | DF |  ESP | Xavi Grande
32  | GK |  ESP | Álex Primo
38  | FW |  ESP | Carlos Espí

### Reserve team

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

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26  | DF |  ESP | David Sellés
27  | MF |  ESP | Edgar Alcañiz
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34  | DF |  ESP | Borja Cortina

### Out on loan

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

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-- | GK |  ESP | Pablo Cuñat (at Cartagena until 30 June 2025)
-- | GK |  ESP | Dani Martín (at Marbella until 30 June 2025)
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-- | DF |  ALG | Chemseddine Bekkouche (at Recreativo until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  ESP | Óscar Clemente (at Cartagena until 30 June 2025)

## Club officials

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### Current technical staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach  |  Julián Calero
Assistant coach  |  Antonio Carmona
Fitness coach  |  Roberto Ovejero
Goalkeeper coach  |  Dani Ayora
Chief analyst  |  Ignacio Aizpurúa
Chief of medical services  |  Joel Gambín
Doctor  |  Salvador Chang
Rehab fitness coach  |  Javier Olmo Sánchez
Rehab coach  |  Cristóbal Fuentes Nieto
Luis Miguel González Cuesta
Physiotherapist  |  Tomás Coloma Martínez
Martín Badano
Javier Torres Macías
Luis Escudero Soria
Nutritionist  |  Ana García
Chiropodist  |  Santiago Muñoz Crespo
Delegate  |  José Antonio Gómez Gómez
Maintenance chief  |  José Ramón Ferrer Bueno
Equipment manager  |  Ángel Martínez
Manolo Motos

Last updated: 20 November 2024
Source: Levante UD (in Spanish)

## Notable former players

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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
* Sávio
* Wanderley
* Zé Maria
* Vladimir Manchev
* Daniel N'Gom Kome
* Lauren
* Albert Meyong
* Valdo
* José Veiga
* Carlos Caszely
* Edwin Congo
* Jefferson Lerma
* Félix Ettien
* 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
* Riga Mustapha
* Theofanis Gekas
* Nikolaos Karabelas
* Loukas Vyntra
* Ian Harte
* Damiano Tommasi
* Giuseppe Rossi
* Enis Bardhi
* Mohamed Sissoko
* Issam El Adoua
* Nabil El Zhar
* Zouhair Feddal
* Moha
* Simão Mate
* Johan Cruyff
* Faas Wilkes
* Obafemi Martins
* 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
* José Campaña
* Víctor Casadesús
* Ángel Cuéllar
* Asier del Horno
* Iñaki Descarga
* Ernesto Domínguez
* Javier Farinós
* Rubén García
* Sergio García
* Fernando Giner
* Sergio González
* Jason
* Jofre
* Juanfran
* Juanlu
* Vicente Latorre
* Pedro López[29]
* José Francisco Molina
* Nando
* David Navarro
* Miguel Pallardó
* Sergio Postigo
* Alberto Rivera
* Gaspar Rubio
* Rubén Suárez
* Vicente Rodríguez
* Johan Mjällby
* Fabio Celestini
* Enes Ünal
* Shaquell Moore
* Gustavo Munúa
* Héctor Núñez
* Tabaré Silva
* Cristhian Stuani
* Emilio Rentería
* Predrag Mijatović

## Coaches

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* 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)
* Pepe Balaguer (1998–2000)
* José Carlos Granero (2000–01)
* Pepe Balaguer (2001–2002)
* 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 (2018–21)
* Javier Pereira (2021)
* Alessio Lisci (2021–22)
* Mehdi Nafti (2022)
* Javier Calleja (2022–2024)
* Felipe Miñambres (2024)
* Julián Calero (2024–present)

## Honours

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### National competitions

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* Copa de la España Libre
* Winners (1): 1937[15]
* Segunda División
* Winners (2): 2003–04, 2016–17
* Segunda División B
* Winners (5) - joint record: 1978–79, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99
* Tercera División
* Winners (7): 1931–32, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1972–73, 1975–76

### Regional competitions

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* Campeonato de Valencia
* Winners: 1927–28
* Campeonato Levante-Sur
* Winners: 1934–35

### Friendly tournaments

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* Trofeo Costa de Valencia [30]
* Winners: 1972, 1974, 1977
* Trofeo Comunidad Valenciana [31]
* Winners: 1986
* Trofeo Ciutat de València
* Winners: 1995
* Trofeo Ciudad de Valencia
* Winners: 1997
* Trofeo de la Generalitat Valenciana
* Winners: 2000

See also: Category:Levante UD managers

## Stadium

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Main article: Estadi Ciutat de València

Estadi Ciutat de València[4][3] was opened on 9 September 1969, with capacity for 25,354 spectators. The pitch measures 107 by 69 metres.

Due to the 2019–20 season's late finish because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and renovation work at their stadium, Levante concluded the campaign behind closed doors at the Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano in La Nucia, Province of Alicante.[32]

## Rivals

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Main article: Valencia derby

Levante contest the Derbi Valenciano, also known as the Derbi del Turia or Derbi Valentino, with local rivals Valencia.[33] The fixture has been played 38 times competitively, with Valencia winning 21 times to Levante's 8.

## See also

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* Atlético Levante UD, reserve team of Levante UD
* Levante UD Femenino, women's team
* Levante UD (beach soccer), beach soccer department

## References

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1. ^ "Levante: Paco López es el hombre de moda tras vencer al Barça". AS.com (in Spanish). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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