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Gimnástico FC

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Gimnástico FC
Full nameGimnástico Football Club
Founded1909
Dissolved1939
GroundEstadio Vallejo, Valencia, Spain
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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]

History

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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

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Levante FC - (1909–1939) → ↓

UD Levante-Gimnástico (renamed Levante UD) - (1939–Present)

Gimnástico FC - (1909–1939) → ↑

Seasons

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Season Tier 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
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1928–29 — Regional 3rd
1929–30 3 3ª 3rd
1930–31 3 3ª 5th
1931–32 3 3ª 3rd
1932–33 3 3ª 3rd
1933–34 3 3ª 3rd
1934–35 2 2ª 6th 5th round
1935–36 2 2ª 4th group round
1936–37 4 Regional 6th

References

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  1. ^ "Levante UD".
  2. ^ "Granotas.net". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Why are Levante called the 'granotas'?".
  4. ^ "El Levante cumple cien años... Más dos". 31 August 2009.
  5. ^ http://files.laliga.es/pdfs_estadios/estadio-ciutat-de-valencia.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "La historia más enorme jamás contada". 28 November 2011.
  7. ^ "El nacimiento del fútbol en Valencia". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ González, Emilio Nadal (2014). Siempre Tuyo, Levante Ud. Obrapropia Editorial. p. 23. ISBN 978-84-16048-72-4.
  9. ^ "Las diez leyendas del Levante". 25 October 2011.
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