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 most senior football club in Valencia.[1] Levante UD having origin from 1909[2] from both teams that formed its sports union: Levante Football Club and Gimnástico Football Club. As a matter of fact, Levante UD took their nickname, the Frogs, "Granota" in Valencian, from their Gimnástic FC heritage.[3]
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| Full name | Gimnástico Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1909 | |
| Dissolved | 1939 | |
| Ground | Estadio Vallejo, Valencia, Spain | |
| Capacity | ¿? | |
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History edit
Gimnástico F.C. was founded in 1909. In 1939 Levante FC and Gimnástico united to become current team Levante UD.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
In 1980, a club called Gimnástico CF was founded to bring back the history of Gimnástico. In 2002, the club was sold to Valencia CF and became their C-team, before being dissolved in 2004. Gimnástico returned to an independent status in 2003, but as a football school, after incorporating Tiris CF; the club was later incorporated into CD Malilla's structure in 2006.
Background edit
Levante FC - (1909–1939) → ↓
- UD Levante-Gimnástico (renamed Levante UD) - (1939–Present)
Gimnástico FC - (1909–1939) → ↑
Seasons edit
| Season | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918/19 | Regional | 1st | |
| 1919/20 | Regional | 2nd | |
| 1920/21 | Regional | 1st | |
| 1921/22 | Regional | 2nd | |
| 1922/23 | Regional | 2nd | |
| 1923/24 | Regional | 1st | |
| 1924/25 | Regional | 2nd | |
| 1925/26 | Regional | 3rd | |
| 1926/27 | Regional | 4th | |
| 1927/28 | Regional | 4th | |
| 1928/29 | Regional | 3rd | |
| 1929/30 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1930/31 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1931/32 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1932/33 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1933/34 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1934/35 | 2ª | 6th | 5th round |
| 1935/36 | 2ª | 4th | group round |
| 1936/37 | Regional | 6th |
- 2 seasons in Segunda División
- 5 seasons in Tercera División
- 12 seasons in Regional League
References edit
- ^ "Levante UD".
- ^ "Granotas.net". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Why are Levante called the 'granotas'?".
- ^ "El Levante cumple cien años... Más dos". 31 August 2009.
- ^ http://files.laliga.es/pdfs_estadios/estadio-ciutat-de-valencia.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "La historia más enorme jamás contada". 28 November 2011.
- ^ "El nacimiento del fútbol en Valencia".
- ^ González, Emilio Nadal (2014). Siempre Tuyo, Levante Ud. Obrapropia Editorial. p. 23. ISBN 978-84-16048-72-4.
- ^ "Las diez leyendas del Levante". 25 October 2011.
External links edit
- Levante UD Official website (in Spanish and Catalan)
- Regional Titles at RSSSF
- Copa de España Libre, at RSSSF