Levante Unión Deportiva Fútbol Playa is a

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club based in

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. Founded in 2013, the team is the official beach soccer department of

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club.Nace el Levante UD Fútbol Playa
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. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2020. The club competes in the Spanish National Beach Soccer League (''Liga Nacional de Fútbol Playa''), Copa RFEF and international competitions. The club has won two league titles and as of February 2020, is ranked as the second best club side in Europe.

Squad

''2019 National League squad.'' Coach: Enrique Sánchez

Achievements

Domestic competitions

* Liga Nacional :* Winners (2): 2018, 2019 :* ''Runners-up (1)'': 2017 *Copa RFEF :* Winners (1): 2019 :*''Runners-up (2)'': 2015, 2018 :*''Third place (1)'': 2017 *Supercopa de España :* Winners (1): 2019

International competitions

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:* ''Third place (1)'':

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*World Winners Cup :* ''Third place (1)'': 2019Flamengo claim the first World Winners Cup!

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. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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