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.

Not to be confused with FC Levante Las Planas.
Levante Femenino
Full nameLevante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Granotes
Founded1993 (as San Vicente CFF)
1998 (1998)
GroundCiudad Deportiva, Buñol
Capacity600
ChairmanQuico Catalán
ManagerSánchez Vera
LeagueLiga F
2022–23Liga F, 3rd

History

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

Current squad
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. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP María Valenzuela
2 DF Brazil BRA Antônia
4 DF Spain ESP María Méndez
6 MF Spain ESP Paula Fernández
7 FW Colombia COL Mayra Ramírez
8 MF Spain ESP Silvia Lloris
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Nataša Andonova
10 FW Spain ESP Alba Redondo
11 MF Spain ESP Ángela Sosa
12 MF Spain ESP Leire Baños
13 GK Romania ROU Andreea Părăluță
14 FW Spain ESP Daniela Arques
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Spain ESP Estela Carbonell
17 DF Spain ESP María Alharilla
18 FW Brazil BRA Gabi Nunes
19 DF Spain ESP Núria Mendoza
20 DF Spain ESP Paula Tomás
21 MF Spain ESP Anna Torrodà
23 FW Spain ESP Érika González
25 GK Sweden SWE Emma Holmgren
26 FW Spain ESP Aixa Salvador
28 MF Spain ESP Bascu
36 GK Spain ESP Andrea Tarazona

Source:

Former internationals
National teamPlayers
Spain Spain
0
0		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
Argentina ArgentinaRomina Ferro, Estefanía Banini
Australia AustraliaAivi Luik
Brazil BrazilGrazielle Pinheiro, Kátia Cilene, Thaís Ribeiro, Giovana Queiroz, Vânia Martins[note 1]
Colombia ColombiaDaniela Montoya
Costa Rica Costa RicaNoelia Bermúdez
Denmark DenmarkSofie Junge Pedersen
Italy ItalyPamela Conti, Katia Serra
Ivory Coast Ivory CoastIda Guehai
Mexico MexicoCharlyn Corral, Greta Espinoza
Portugal PortugalJéssica Silva
Romania RomaniaOlivia Oprea
Switzerland SwitzerlandVanessa Bernauer, Marina Keller

Season to season
2006–07 Superliga match against Sporting Huelva
Main article: List of Levante UD Femenino seasons
  • As San Vicente CFF
Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League Top scorer(s)
1994–95 2ª 5th
1995–96 2ª 3rd
1996–97 1ª 1st
1997–98 1ª 2nd Quarterfinals
  • As Levante UD
Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League Top scorer(s)
1998–99 1ª GS
1999–00 1ª 3rd Champion
2000–01 1ª 1st Champion
2001–02 1ª 1st Champion Round of 32
2002–03 1ª 2nd Semifinals Round of 32
2003–04 1ª 3rd Champion
2004–05 1ª 2nd Champion
2005–06 1ª 3rd Semifinals
2006–07 1ª 3rd Champion
2007–08 1ª 1st Runner-up Del Río16
2008–09 1ª 2nd Quarterfinals Round of 16 Conti, Del Río16
2009–10 1ª 8th Quarterfinals Motoso7
2010–11 1ª 9th Round of 16 Conti10
2011–12 1ª 5th Putellas15
2012–13 1ª 4th Semifinals Buceta10
2013–14 1ª 5th Semifinals Casado, O. García6
2014–15 1ª 5th Quarterfinals Adriana21
2015–16 1ª 4th Semifinals Corral22
2016–17 1ª 4th Quarterfinals Corral20
2017–18 1ª 8th Quarterfinals Corral24
2018–19 1ª 3rd Quarterfinals Corral20
2019–20 1ª 3rd Round of 16 Navarro, Redondo8
2020–21 1ª 3rd Semifinals González29
2021–22 1ª 6th Quarterfinals Round 2 Redondo12
2022–23 1ª 3rd Round of 16 Redondo27

UEFA competition record
Main article: Spanish women's football clubs in international competitions § Levante
Further information: Levante UD (women) in European football
Season Competition Round Opponent Result Scorers
2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage Germany Frankfurt 0–1
Armenia College SC 17–0 Jiménez 4, Prieto 4, R. Castillo 2, Gimbert 2, Monje 2, Fuentes, Del Río, Soler
Moldova Codru Chişinău 3–1 Gimbert, Jiménez, Soler
2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage Belgium Eendracht Aalst 8–0 Fuentes 3, Jiménez 2, Prieto 2, Gimbert
England Arsenal 1–2 Prieto
Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku 2–1 Fuentes, Moreno
2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup Preliminary Stage North Macedonia Skopje 8–0 Conti 3, Pérez 3, Donaire, González
Belgium Tienen 9–2 Conti 3, Donaire 3, Del Río, Vilanova
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–0
Group Stage Denmark Brøndby 0–1
Germany Duisburg 0–5
Ukraine Naftokhimik Kalush 4–1 R. Castillo, Pérez, Prim, Ves

Titles
  1. As San Vicente CFF.

Invitational trophies

References

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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