Levante UD Femenino

Not to be confused with FC Levante Las Planas.

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 name	Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Granotes
Founded	1993 (as San Vicente CFF) 1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Ground	Ciudad Deportiva, Buñol
Capacity	600
Chairman	Quico Catalán
Manager	Sánchez Vera
League	Liga F
2023–24	Liga F, 4th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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  ESP María Valenzuela 2 DF  BRA Antônia 4 DF  ESP María Méndez 6 MF  ESP Paula Fernández 8 MF  ESP Silvia Lloris 9 FW  MKD Nataša Andonova 10 FW  ESP Alba Redondo 11 MF  ESP Ángela Sosa 12 MF  ESP Leire Baños 13 GK  ROU Andreea Părăluță 14 FW  ESP Daniela Arques

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ESP Estela Carbonell 17 DF  ESP María Alharilla 18 FW  BRA Gabi Nunes 19 DF  ESP Núria Mendoza 20 DF  ESP Paula Tomás 21 MF  ESP Anna Torrodà 23 FW  ESP Érika González 25 GK  SWE Emma Holmgren 26 FW  ESP Aixa Salvador 28 MF  ESP Bascu 36 GK  ESP Andrea Tarazona

Source:

Former internationals

For a list of all former and current Levante UD (women) players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Levante UD (women) players.

National team	Players
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	Romina Ferro, Estefanía Banini
Australia	Aivi Luik
Brazil	Grazielle Pinheiro, Kátia Cilene, Thaís Ribeiro, Giovana Queiroz, Vânia Martins[note 1]
Colombia	Daniela Montoya
Costa Rica	Noelia Bermúdez
Denmark	Sofie Junge Pedersen
Italy	Pamela Conti, Katia Serra
Ivory Coast	Ida Guehai
Mexico	Charlyn Corral, Greta Espinoza
Portugal	Jéssica Silva
Romania	Olivia Oprea
Switzerland	Vanessa 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 Río	16
2008–09	1ª	2nd	Quarterfinals	Round of 16	Conti, Del Río	16
2009–10	1ª	8th	Quarterfinals		Motoso	7
2010–11	1ª	9th	Round of 16		Conti	10
2011–12	1ª	5th			Putellas	15
2012–13	1ª	4th	Semifinals		Buceta	10
2013–14	1ª	5th	Semifinals		Casado, O. García	6
2014–15	1ª	5th	Quarterfinals		Adriana	21
2015–16	1ª	4th	Semifinals		Corral	22
2016–17	1ª	4th	Quarterfinals		Corral	20
2017–18	1ª	8th	Quarterfinals		Corral	24
2018–19	1ª	3rd	Quarterfinals		Corral	20
2019–20	1ª	3rd	Round of 16		Navarro, Redondo	8
2020–21	1ª	3rd	Semifinals		González	29
2021–22	1ª	6th	Quarterfinals	Round 2	Redondo	12
2022–23	1ª	3rd	Round of 16		Redondo	27
2023–24	1ª	4th	Quarterfinals	Round 1

UEFA competition record

Main article: Spanish women's football clubs in international competitions § Levante

Further information: Levante UD (women) in European football

Competition	Season	Round	Opponent	Result	Scorers
UEFA Women's Cup	2001–02	Group Stage	Frankfurt	0–1
			College SC	17–0	Jiménez 4, Prieto 4, R. Castillo 2, Gimbert 2, Monje 2, Fuentes, Del Río, Soler
			Codru Chişinău	3–1	Gimbert, Jiménez, Soler
	2002–03	Group Stage	Eendracht Aalst	8–0	Fuentes 3, Jiménez 2, Prieto 2, Gimbert
			Arsenal	1–2	Prieto
			Gömrükçü Baku	2–1	Fuentes, Moreno
	2008–09	Preliminary Stage	Skopje	8–0	Conti 3, Pérez 3, Donaire, González
			Tienen	9–2	Conti 3, Donaire 3, Del Río, Vilanova
			Sparta Prague	0–0
		Group Stage	Brøndby	0–1
			Duisburg	0–5
			Naftokhimik Kalush	4–1	R. Castillo, Pérez, Prim, Ves
UEFA Women's Champions League	2021–22	First round Semi-final	Celtic	2–1	Redondo, Toletti
		First round Final	Rosenborg	4–3	Queiroz 2, Baños, Toletti
		Second round	Olympique Lyonnais	1–2 (H)	Cometti
				1–2 (A)	Crivelari
	2023–24	First round Semi-final	Stjarnan	4–0	Gabi 3, Redondo
		First round Final	Twente	2–3	Tomás, Redondo

Titles

• Spanish League (4)
  • 1997,^{[lower-alpha 1]} 2001, 2002, 2008
• Spanish Cup (6)
  • 2000,^[2] 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
• Spanish Supercup (2)
  • 1997,^{[lower-alpha 1]} 2000

1. As San Vicente CFF.

Invitational trophies

• COTIF (3)
  • 2011, 2012, 2013
• Pyrénées Cup (1)
  • 2012
• Sport Mundi Tournament (2)
  • 2009, 2010

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)

External links

• Official webpage
• soccerway.com