Levante is a small and not so popular team from Valencia, Spain. The club was founded in the beginning of the 20th century even before their local rivals from FC Valencia. In the beginning Levante was associated with the working class as their home games were played near the docks of Valencia port. Levante`s biggest success is a semi-final in the Spanish Cup tournament in 1934/35th. The team is not so popular even in the city of Valencia where the admiration among the local fans goes out for FC Valencia.
Levante`s first debut in La Liga was in the 60s and not until last season they were with timid ambitions and financial difficulties. The club`s rising began in the 2010/2011th season. During 2011/2012 season Levante managed to stay on the top of the Spanish football, after recording seven straight wins. The team from city of Valencia managed to finish sixth in the final standings, but this year Levante is dreaming bigger. The team was very intensive player during the transfer window as manager was able to sign players like Martins from Rubin Kazan, Christian Lell from Hertha Berlin, Theofanis Gekas from Samsunspor and Dariusz Dudka from Auxerre. They all were free agents and thus the club did not pay any extra for them.
The team is currently on the 4th position, just 5 points behind champions from Real Madrid. The season started poor but it bettered its performance as the matches went by. One of the most magical moments for the team came with the splendid win against the local rivals- Valencia FC. The Champions League is not so far for the `frogs` and it will be a historical participation for Levante. If you love football you will probably want to see more team like Levante.
Levante`s first debut in La Liga was in the 60s and not until last season they were with timid ambitions and financial difficulties. The club`s rising began in the 2010/2011th season. During 2011/2012 season Levante managed to stay on the top of the Spanish football, after recording seven straight wins. The team from city of Valencia managed to finish sixth in the final standings, but this year Levante is dreaming bigger. The team was very intensive player during the transfer window as manager was able to sign players like Martins from Rubin Kazan, Christian Lell from Hertha Berlin, Theofanis Gekas from Samsunspor and Dariusz Dudka from Auxerre. They all were free agents and thus the club did not pay any extra for them.
The team is currently on the 4th position, just 5 points behind champions from Real Madrid. The season started poor but it bettered its performance as the matches went by. One of the most magical moments for the team came with the splendid win against the local rivals- Valencia FC. The Champions League is not so far for the `frogs` and it will be a historical participation for Levante. If you love football you will probably want to see more team like Levante.
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