Levante Football Club was a

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club in

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, Spain. It was a predecessor of current

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

History

The club was founded in 1909 as "Levante Football Club". In 1939 Levante FC and Gimnástico FC merged into " Levante Unión Deportiva". Levante UD thus having origin since, at least, 1909 from both merged teams, Levante FC and Gimnástico FC. Today, Levante UD is the most senior football club in Valencia. Local rival team Valencia CF was not formed until 1919.

Background

''Levante FC'' - ''(1909–1939)'' → ↓ ::::::'' Levante FC - Gimnástico FC'', renamed Levante Unión Deportiva- ''(1939–Present)'' ''

Gimnástico FC Gimnástico Fútbol Club is a team that united with Levante FC to become Union Deportiva Levante-Gimnástico with current name of Levante Union Deportiva football club based in Valencia, Spain. Historically backed, Levante Union Deportiva is the ...

'' - ''(1909–1939)'' → ↑

Copa de la España Libre

During the

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both ''Levante FC'' and ''Gimnástico CF'' played in the

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, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Teams from this league also competed in the ''

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'' (''Free Spain Cup''). It was originally intended that the top four teams from the league would enter the cup, but FC Barcelona opted to tour

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and the United States. As a result, ''Levante FC'' took their place. The first round of the competition was a mini-league with the top two teams, ''Levante FC'' and

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, then qualifying for the final. On 18 July 1937, ''Levante FC'' beat their city rivals 1–0 at the

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Season to season

---- * 2 seasons in ''

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'' * 5 seasons in ''

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

Honours

* Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) :''Quarter-finals (1):'' 1935

Kit evolution

References

External links

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Regional Titles at RSSSF

{{Segunda División de España Association football clubs established in 1909 Association football clubs disestablished in 1939 Defunct football clubs in the Valencian Community 1909 establishments in Spain 1939 disestablishments in Spain Segunda División clubs