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 Primera División.

Levante Femenino

Full name	Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Granotes
Founded	1993 (as San Vicente CFF) 1998 (1998)
Ground	Ciudad Deportiva, Buñol
Capacity	600
Chairman	Quico Catalán
Manager	María Pry
League	Primera División
2019-20	Primera División, 3rd
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 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.

Players

Current squad

As of 4 July 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ESP Ruth 10 MF  ARG Estefanía Banini 11 FW  MKD Nataša Andonova 12 MF  ESP Claudia Zornoza 13 GK  ROU Andreea Părăluță 16 DF  BRA Jucinara 17 MF  ESP Alharilla 18 FW  ESP Eva Navarro 19 FW  ESP Esther González 20 DF  ESP Rocío Gálvez

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  ESP Alba Redondo 26 FW  ESP Ana Teresa 27 GK  ESP Mar Segarra — GK  ESP María Valenzuela — DF  ESP María Méndez — DF  ARG Aldana Cometti — MF   SUI Viola Calligaris — MF  ESP Irene Guerrero — MF  FRA Sandie Toletti — FW  ESP Carol Férez

Source: LaLiga

Former internationals

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
Argentina	Romina Ferro
Australia	Aivi Luik
Brazil	Grazielle Pinheiro, Kátia Cilene, Thaís Ribeiro, 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	2ª	3rd
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

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	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	UEFA Women's Cup	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	UEFA Women's Cup	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

Titles

• Spanish League (4)
  • 1997,[lower-alpha 1] 2001, 2002, 2008
• Spanish Cup (6)
  • 2000, 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. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

External links

• Official webpage
• soccerway.com