Levante UD Femenino

Levante Femenino
Levante crest
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
ManagerRoger Lamesa
LeagueLiga F
2023–24Liga F, 4th

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.

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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
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
19 DF Spain ESP Núria Mendoza
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: [1]

Former internationals

National team Players
Spain Spain

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 Argentina Romina Ferro, Estefanía Banini
Australia Australia Aivi Luik
Brazil Brazil Grazielle Pinheiro, Kátia Cilene, Thaís Ribeiro, Giovana Queiroz, Vânia Martins[note 1]
Colombia Colombia Daniela Montoya
Costa Rica Costa Rica Noelia Bermúdez
Denmark Denmark Sofie Junge Pedersen
Italy Italy Pamela Conti, Katia Serra
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ida Guehai
Mexico Mexico Charlyn Corral, Greta Espinoza
Portugal Portugal Jéssica Silva
Romania Romania Olivia Oprea
Switzerland Switzerland Vanessa Bernauer, Marina Keller

Season to season

2006–07 Superliga match against Sporting Huelva
  • As San Vicente CFF
Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League Top scorer(s)
1994–95 5th
1995–96 3rd
1996–97 1st
1997–98 2nd Quarterfinals
  • As Levante UD
Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League Top scorer(s)
1998–99 GS
1999–00 3rd Champion
2000–01 1st Champion
2001–02 1st Champion Round of 32
2002–03 2nd Semifinals Round of 32
2003–04 3rd Champion
2004–05 2nd Champion
2005–06 3rd Semifinals
2006–07 3rd Champion
2007–08 1st Runner-up Del Río 16
2008–09 2nd Quarterfinals Round of 16 Conti, Del Río 16
2009–10 8th Quarterfinals Motoso 7
2010–11 9th Round of 16 Conti 10
2011–12 5th Putellas 15
2012–13 4th Semifinals Buceta 10
2013–14 5th Semifinals Casado, O. García 6
2014–15 5th Quarterfinals Adriana 21
2015–16 4th Semifinals Corral 22
2016–17 4th Quarterfinals Corral 20
2017–18 8th Quarterfinals Corral 24
2018–19 3rd Quarterfinals Corral 20
2019–20 3rd Round of 16 Navarro, Redondo 8
2020–21 3rd Semifinals González 29
2021–22 6th Quarterfinals Round 2 Redondo 12
2022–23 3rd Round of 16 Redondo 27
2023–24 4th Quarterfinals Round 1

UEFA competition record

Competition Season Round Opponent Result Scorers
UEFA Women's Cup 2001–02 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 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 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
UEFA Women's Champions League 2021–22 First round
Semi-final
Scotland Celtic 2–1 Redondo, Toletti
First round
Final
Norway Rosenborg 4–3 Queiroz 2, Baños, Toletti
Second round France Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 (H) Cometti
1–2 (A) Crivelari
2023–24 First round
Semi-final
Iceland Stjarnan 4–0 Gabi 3, Redondo
First round
Final
Netherlands Twente 2–3 Tomás, Redondo

Titles

  1. ^ a b 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)