Levante UD Femenino

Levante Unión Deportiva Femenino is the women's football team of Valencian football club Levante UD, based at Ciudad Deportiva in Buñol and playing in the Liga F.

Levante Femenino
Full nameLevante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Granotes
Founded1993 (as San Vicente CFF)
1998; 26 years ago (1998)
GroundCiudad Deportiva, Buñol
Capacity600
ChairmanQuico Catalán
ManagerSánchez Vera
LeagueLiga F
2022–23Liga F, 3rd

History

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Founded in 1993 as San Vicente CFF, the team was absorbed by Levante in 1998 after it won the national championship in its debut season in the top category. It subsequently attained three more leagues and six Cups between 1997 and 2008 including two doubles (2001, 2002) making it the most successful Spanish team, tied with Athletic Bilbao in leagues and RCD Espanyol in cups as of 2012. It was eliminated in its three appearances at the UEFA Women's Cup at the group stage, one round short from the quarter-finals.

Levante always ranked among the championship's top three between 2000 and 2009, but it subsequently experienced a slump ending the 2010 and 2011 seasons in mid-table. The team improved in 2012 with a 5th position, but this result marked its first absence since 1999 in the shortened Copa de la Reina. The club remained consistent for the next decade, only finishing lower than 5th once and securing 3rd place in three consecutive seasons (without challenging for the title itself) between 2018–19 and 2020–21, though there was no great impact in the cup in this period. Real Madrid officially joined the league in 2020, immediately 'raiding' Levante for Marta Corredera and Ivana Andrés and enticing away Rocío Gálvez, Esther González and Claudia Zornoza a year later.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 23 October 2023

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ESPMaría Valenzuela
2DF  BRAAntônia
4DF  ESPMaría Méndez
6MF  ESPPaula Fernández
8MF  ESPSilvia Lloris
9FW  MKDNataša Andonova
10FW  ESPAlba Redondo
11MF  ESPÁngela Sosa
12MF  ESPLeire Baños
13GK  ROUAndreea Părăluță
14FW  ESPDaniela Arques
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16DF  ESPEstela Carbonell
17DF  ESPMaría Alharilla
18FW  BRAGabi Nunes
19DF  ESPNúria Mendoza
20DF  ESPPaula Tomás
21MF  ESPAnna Torrodà
23FW  ESPÉrika González
25GK  SWEEmma Holmgren
26FW  ESPAixa Salvador
28MF  ESPBascu
36GK  ESPAndrea Tarazona

Source: [1]

Former internationals

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National teamPlayers
Spain
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Ivana Andrés, Ona Batlle, Sonia Bermúdez, Alharilla Casado, Maider Castillo, Rosa Castillo, Marta Corredera, Gurutze Fernández, María Fernández, Alicia Fuentes, Ruth García, Gemma Gili, Vanesa Gimbert, Susana Guerrero, Auxiliadora Jiménez, Yolanda Mateos, Sara Monforte, Marina Nohalez, María José Pons, Mar Prieto, Montserrat Tomé, Sandra Vilanova, Nagore Calderón, Cristina Estévez, Olga Moreno, Marta Mateos, Adriana Martín, Esther González, María José Pérez, Alexia Putellas, Laura del Río, Olga García, Mari Paz Vilas, Silvia Zarza, Rocío Gálvez, Claudia Zornoza
ArgentinaRomina Ferro, Estefanía Banini
AustraliaAivi Luik
BrazilGrazielle Pinheiro, Kátia Cilene, Thaís Ribeiro, Giovana Queiroz, Vânia Martins[note 1]
ColombiaDaniela Montoya
Costa RicaNoelia Bermúdez
DenmarkSofie Junge Pedersen
ItalyPamela Conti, Katia Serra
Ivory CoastIda Guehai
MexicoCharlyn Corral, Greta Espinoza
PortugalJéssica Silva
RomaniaOlivia Oprea
SwitzerlandVanessa Bernauer, Marina Keller

Season to season

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2006–07 Superliga match against Sporting Huelva
  • As San Vicente CFF
SeasonDiv.Pos.Copa de la ReinaChampions LeagueTop scorer(s)
1994–955th
1995–963rd
1996–971st
1997–982ndQuarterfinals
  • As Levante UD
SeasonDiv.Pos.Copa de la ReinaChampions LeagueTop scorer(s)
1998–99GS
1999–003rdChampion
2000–011stChampion
2001–021stChampionRound of 32
2002–032ndSemifinalsRound of 32
2003–043rdChampion
2004–052ndChampion
2005–063rdSemifinals
2006–073rdChampion
2007–081stRunner-upDel Río16
2008–092ndQuarterfinalsRound of 16Conti, Del Río16
2009–108thQuarterfinalsMotoso7
2010–119thRound of 16Conti10
2011–125thPutellas15
2012–134thSemifinalsBuceta10
2013–145thSemifinalsCasado, O. García6
2014–155thQuarterfinalsAdriana21
2015–164thSemifinalsCorral22
2016–174thQuarterfinalsCorral20
2017–188thQuarterfinalsCorral24
2018–193rdQuarterfinalsCorral20
2019–203rdRound of 16Navarro, Redondo8
2020–213rdSemifinalsGonzález29
2021–226thQuarterfinalsRound 2Redondo12
2022–233rdRound of 16Redondo27

UEFA competition record

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SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentResultScorers
2001–02UEFA Women's CupGroup Stage Frankfurt0–1
College SC17–0Jiménez 4, Prieto 4, R. Castillo 2, Gimbert 2, Monje 2, Fuentes, Del Río, Soler
Codru Chişinău3–1Gimbert, Jiménez, Soler
2002–03UEFA Women's CupGroup Stage Eendracht Aalst8–0Fuentes 3, Jiménez 2, Prieto 2, Gimbert
Arsenal1–2Prieto
Gömrükçü Baku2–1Fuentes, Moreno
2008–09UEFA Women's CupPreliminary Stage Skopje8–0Conti 3, Pérez 3, Donaire, González
Tienen9–2Conti 3, Donaire 3, Del Río, Vilanova
Sparta Prague0–0
Group Stage Brøndby0–1
Duisburg0–5
Naftokhimik Kalush4–1R. Castillo, Pérez, Prim, Ves

Titles

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  1. ^ a b As San Vicente CFF.

Invitational trophies

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ She also played for Equatorial Guinea, but FIFA declared her ineligible to play for that national team.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Levante Femenino - 2000) Final Copa de la reina (amplio Resumen)
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