Full name Levante Football Club Founded 1909 (1917) Ground Estadio La Cruz | Nickname(s) Llevant Dissolved (1915) 1939 Ground Capacity 11,500 | |
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Levante Football Club was a football club based in Valencia, Spain
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History
Levante Football Club was founded in 1909, in 1915 it was dissolved, but in 1917 was refounded. In 1939 Levante FC and Gimnástico FC merged in Levante UD.
Background
Levante FC - (1909–1939) → ↓
Gimnástico FC - (¿?–1939) → ↑
Copa de la España Libre
During the Spanish Civil War both Levante FC and Gimnástico CF played in the Mediterranean League, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Teams from this league also competed in the Copa de la España Libre (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 Mexico 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 Valencia CF, then qualifying for the final. On July 18, 1937, Levante FC beat their city rivals 1-0 at the Montjuïc.