2017–18 Levante UD Femenino season

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Levante UD Femenino
2017–18 season
Chairman
Manager
(until February 13)
StadiumBuñol Sports City
Primera DivisiónEighth
Copa de la ReinaQuarterfinalist
Top goalscorerCharlyn Corral (25)
Highest home attendance14,000
Lowest home attendance50
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The 2017–18 season of Levante UD Femenino was the 19th season of the women's team of football club Levante UD. The team was 8th in Primera División and a quarterfinalist in the Copa de la Reina.

Season summary[]

Levante had ended the previous season's championship in the 4th position, same as in 2015–16, ending the league campaign on a positive note by defeating Barcelona, which needed a victory and an Atlético Madrid miss to win the title, after a 4-game away losing streak including a record 6–0 defeat against local rival Valencia in Mestalla before an attendance of 17,000.[1] Valencia ended the competition third with an unseen 11 point advantage over Levante.

Few days later it was reported in the media that the squad's captains had expressed a lack of tune with manager , who had its contract renewed for two more seasons in April,[2] along with objections to the planning of the trainings and an alleged lack of functionality in the section's structure in a meeting with the club's chairman, .[3] After a loss against lower-ranked Granadilla in the Copa de la Reina's quarterfinals against lower-ranked Granadilla put an end to the season, it was reported that this rift would likely result in the departure of over half the squad.[4]

In the end ten players left the team in the summer transfer market, including internationals Noelia Bermúdez, Raquel Infante, Olivia Oprea, Nagore Calderón, Adriana Martín and María José Pérez, with Bermúdez joining Valencia along with Andrea Esteban. Levante signed Noelia Ramos, , Natalia Ramos, Alba Aznar, Marta Cardona and 6-times league champion Miriam Diéguez within Primera División, and Greta Espinoza, 2017 Euro finalist Sofie Junge Pedersen and Jéssica Silva from abroad. After five seasons working on a €250,000 budget, the team's was increased to €300,000, the highest in nearly a decade.[5]

Levante won 7 of the 13 first games of the championship, settling in the 4th position near the halfway point of the league with two victories over direct rivals Athletic Bilbao and Valencia. However, two wide losses against Atlético and Barcelona started a 5-games losing streak and by February the team had plummeted to the 8th position.[6] On February 13, Andrés Tudela was sacked following a draw against newly-promoted Madrid. It was the third dismissal of a manager in the campaign, after Real Sociedad's and Madrid's .[7]

Tudela was replaced by , the coach of the section's B team.[8] After a 0–6 debut rout over Espanyol, the team attained an essential three home games winning streak, but lost the remaining seven games in the championship and ended it in the 8th spot, barely qualifying for the Copa de la Reina on the head-to-head over Sporting Huelva thanks to Madrid losing its last game.[9] This was Levante's worst result in the championship since the 2010–11 season, after six seasons always ending either 4th or 5th. Charlyn Corral scored 25 goals, more than those scored by the rest of the team combined, and she was the top scorer of the championship with a five goals over Atlético's Sonia Bermúdez.[10] She is to become the second Mexican player awarded the Pichichi Trophy after Hugo Sánchez.[11]

In the Copa de la Reina Levante faced defending champion Barcelona in the quarterfinals, and lost both games by single goals scored by former Levante player Alexia Putellas.[12]

Transfers[]

In Out
Date Pos. Player Origin Date Pos. Player Destination
24 May 2017 DF Spain [13] Spain Albacete 9 Jun 2017 MF Spain Alba Merino[14] Spain Santa Teresa
7 Jun 2017 MF Spain Alba Aznar[15] Spain Zaragoza 14 Jun 2017 DF Spain Mariajo Rocafull [16] Spain
7 Jun 2017 MF Spain Marta Cardona[17] Spain Zaragoza 16 Jun 2017 FW Spain Adriana Martín[18] Spain Málaga
20 Jun 2017 GK Spain Noelia Ramos[19] Spain Granadilla 30 Jun 2017 FW Spain Sheila Guijarro[20] Spain Málaga
20 Jun 2017 DF Spain Natalia Ramos Spain Granadilla 2 Jul 2017 DF Spain Nagore Calderón[21] Spain Sevilla
30 Jun 2017 FW Portugal Jéssica Silva[22] Portugal Sporting Braga 4 Jul 2017 FW Spain María José Pérez[23] Spain Granadilla
4 Jul 2017 DF Mexico Greta Espinoza[24] United States Oregon State Beavers 6 Jul 2017 FW Spain Andrea Esteban[25] Spain Valencia (2017–18)
9 Aug 2017 MF Spain Miriam Diéguez[26] Spain Barcelona (2016–17) 7 Jul 2017 GK Costa Rica Noelia Bermúdez[27] Spain Valencia (2017–18)
11 Aug 2017 MF Denmark Sofie Junge Pedersen[28] Sweden Rosengård 19 Jul 2017 DF Romania Olivia Oprea[29] Spain Sevilla
10 Aug, 2017 DF Portugal Raquel Infante[30] France Rodez

Results[]

Pre-season[]

4 August 2017 COTIF – G1 Valencia 1–0 Levante Valencian Community L'Alcúdia
Borini 67' Report
6 August 2017 COTIF – G2 Levante 2–1 Morocco (national team) Valencian Community L'Alcúdia
Gutiérrez 35'
Casado 55'		 Report Hayat 30'
8 August 2017 COTIF – G3 Levante 2–3 Atlético Madrid Valencian Community L'Alcúdia
Corral 11', 16' Report Calligaris 30'
Falcón 42', 72'
10 August 2017 COTIF – G4 Levante 1–0 Albi Valencian Community L'Alcúdia
Merino 51' Report
19 August 2017 Friendly Levante 3–2 Valencian Community Buñol
Corral 16', 37', 43' Report Pinel
22 August 2017 Friendly Zaragoza 0–0 Levante Aragon Zaragoza
Report
26 August 2017 Friendly Albacete 1–3 Levante Castilla–La Mancha Albacete
66' Report Corral 40'
55', ?'

Primera División[]

3 September 2017 1 Levante 1–1 Madrid Valencian Community Paiporta
17:00 Corral 2' Report 16' Stadium:
Attendance: 600
Referee: Canary Islands
10 September 2017 2 Granadilla 1–2 Levante Canary Islands Granadilla de Abona
13:00 Pérez 45' Report Guehai 25'
Corral 60'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 600
Referee: Catalonia
23 September 2017 3 Levante 0–1 Betis Valencian Community Buñol
16:00 Report Parra 78' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 350
Referee: Catalonia
1 October 2017 4 Sevilla 5–5 Levante Andalusia Sevilla
12:00 Piemonte 18', 62'
Carmona 47'
69'
Morilla 85'		 Report 2', 53'
Corral 42', 65'
Na. Ramos 44'		 Stadium: Viejo Nervión Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Community of Madrid
8 October 2017 5 Levante 1–1 Espanyol Valencian Community Buñol
12:00 Corral 33' Report 90+6' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andalusia
14 October 2017 6 Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Levante Community of Madrid Madrid
16:00 Report Corral 25', 79'
Pedersen 49'
Corral 79'		 Stadium: Rayo Vallecano Fundation Sports City
Attendance: 250
Referee: Aragon
29 October 2017 7 Sporting Huelva 0–1 Levante Andalusia Huelva
12:15 Report Corral 48' Stadium:
Attendance: 400
Referee: Catalonia
4 November 2017 8 Levante 5–1 Zaragoza Valencian Community Buñol
16:00 18', 61'
Corral 49', 90+2'
Pérez 90+6'		 Report 56' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 250
Referee: Castile and León
9 November 2017 9 Albacete 1–0 Levante Castilla–La Mancha Albacete
18:30 Rodríguez 34' Report Stadium: Andrés Iniesta Sports City
Attendance: 568
Referee: Region of Murcia
18 November 2017 10 Levante 1–1 Real Sociedad Valencian Community Buñol
10:45 Guehai 89' Report Zornoza 31' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 350
Referee: Andalusia
3 December 2017 11 Santa Teresa 0–3 Levante Extremadura Badajoz
12:00 Report Casado 11', 77'
Corral 80'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 500
Referee: Asturias
6 December 2017 12 Levante 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Valencian Community Buñol
10:45 Corral 16', 21', 32' Report Díez 39'
Gimbert 77'		 Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 350
Referee: Andalusia
3 December 2017 13 Valencia 2–3 Levante UD Valencian Community Paterna
10:45 Vilas 36'
90+1'		 Report Álvarez 62' (pen.)
Casado 75', 82'		 Stadium: Antoni Puchades Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Canary Islands
16 December 2017 14 Levante 0–4 Atlético Madrid Valencian Community Buñol
16:00 Report da Silva 28', 47'
Sampedro 49'
Sosa 75'		 Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 350
Referee: Region of Murcia
7 January 2018 15 Barcelona 5–0 Levante Catalonia Sant Joan Despí
13:00 Bussaglia 9'
Guijarro 13', 23'
Putellas 43'
Martens 55'		 Report Stadium: Joan Gamper Sports City
Attendance: 670
Referee:
13 January 2018 16 Madrid 2–1 Levante Community of Madrid San Sebastián de los Reyes
16:00 68'
Boho 85'		 Report Corral 22' (pen.) Stadium:
Attendance: 150
Referee: Asturias
28 January 2018 17 Levante 0–1 Granadilla Valencian Community Buñol
12:00 Report Pérez 72' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Galicia (Spain)
4 February 2018 18 Betis 2–0 Levante Andalusia Seville
13:00 Moreno 30', 65' Report Stadium: Luis del Sol Sports City
Attendance: 418
Referee: Aragon
10 February 2018 19 Levante 1–1 Sevilla Valencian Community Buñol
10:45 Corral 86' Report Morilla 6' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 150
Referee: Region of Murcia
18 February 2018 20 Espanyol 0–6 Levante Catalonia Sant Adrià de Besòs
12:30 Report Corral 4', 16', 56', 80'
Prim 19'
67' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Dani Jarque Sports City
Attendance: 325
Referee: Andalusia
25 February 2018 21 Levante 2–3 Rayo Vallecano Valencian Community Buñol
12:00 López 25'
79'		 Report Pablos 9' (pen.), 55'
84'		 Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 275
Referee: Catalonia
11 March 2018 22 Levante 2–1 Sporting Huelva Valencian Community Buñol
12:45 Casado 75'
Corral 76'		 Report Bernal 38' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 256
Referee: Basque Country (autonomous community)
18 March 2018 23 Zaragoza 3–0 Levante Aragon Zaragoza
12:00 5'
27'
68'		 Report Stadium:
Attendance: 550
Referee: Basque Country (autonomous community)
24 March 2018 24 Levante 4–2 Albacete Valencian Community Buñol
16:30 Casado 74'
Guehai 76'
78' (o.g.)
Corral 84'		 Report Redondo 13', 90' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andalusia
30 March 2018 25 Real Sociedad 2–1 Levante Basque Country (autonomous community) Lasarte-Oria
12:00 García 21'
37'		 Report Pérez 51' Stadium: Zubieta Facilities
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Castile and León
15 April 2018 26 Levante 3–0 Santa Teresa Valencian Community Buñol
12:00 Corral 13' (pen.), 62', 90+1' Report Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 250
Referee: Canary Islands
21 April 2018 27 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Levante Basque Country (autonomous community) Lezama
10:45 Vázquez 12' Report Stadium: Lezama Facilities
Attendance: 526
Referee: Community of Madrid
28 April 2018 28 Levante 0–1 Valencia Valencian Community València
13:00 Report 36' Stadium: Ciutat de València Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Region of Murcia
5 May 2018 29 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Levante Community of Madrid Majadahonda
18:15 Bermúdez 3' Report Stadium: Cerro del Espino Mini Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Aragon
13 May 2018 30 Levante 0–5 Barcelona Valencian Community Buñol
16:00 Report Guijarro 18'
Martens 30'
Torrjeón 60'
Andressa 65'
Andonova 85'		 Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 600
Referee: Galicia (Spain)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Betis 30 14 4 12 40 37 +3 46 Qualification for the Copa de la Reina
7 Real Sociedad 30 10 8 12 42 37 +5 38[a]
8 Levante 30 11 5 14 49 50 −1 38[a]
9 Sporting de Huelva 30 11 5 14 35 42 −7 38[a]
10 Madrid CFF 30 10 6 14 34 56 −22 36
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Levante 1–1 1–2 Real Sociedad; Sporting de Huelva 0–1 1–2 Levante

Copa de la Reina[]

20 May 2018 QF – L1 Barcelona 1–0 Levante Catalonia Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas 53' Report Stadium: Joan Gamper Sports City
Attendance: 309
Referee: Andalusia
23 May 2018 QF – L2 Levante 0–1 Levante Valencian Community Buñol
17:00 Report Putellas 82' Stadium: Buñol Sports City
Attendance: 600
Referee: Castile and León

Primera División statistics[]

No. Pos. Born Since FIFA Player Games Goals Disciplinary record
Nationality FC Yellow card Red card
1 GK 1999 2016–17  Spain 6 0 0 0
2 DF 1995 2017–18  Mexico 2014 Greta Espinoza 15 0 1 0
3 DF 1996 2017–18  Spain 0 0 0 0
4 DF 1984 2011–12  Spain Sonia Prim 27 1 7 1
5 MF 1994 2013–14  Spain 24 0 7 0
6 DF 1998 2015–16  Spain 6 0 1 0
7 MF 1992 2012–13  Spain Ana Buceta 6 0 0 0
8 FW 1996 2015–16  Spain 28 0 5 0
9 MF 1995 2015–16  Spain Maitane López 27 1 3 1
10 FW 1991 2015–16  Mexico 2011 Charlyn Corral 29 25 5 0
11 MF 1993 2017–18  Spain Alba Aznar 21 0 1 0
12 FW 1998 2017–18  Spain 4 0 0 0
13 GK 1999 2017–18  Spain Noelia Ramos 24 0 0 0
14 MF 1994 2011–12  Spain Nerea Pérez 25 2 3 0
15 DF 1999 2017–18  Spain Natalia Ramos 21 3 3 0
16 MF 1986 2017–18  Spain 2005 Miriam Diéguez 30 0 3 0
17 FW 1990 2012–13  Spain 2009 Alharilla Casado 30 6 4 0
18 FW 1994 2017–18  Portugal 2011 Jéssica Silva 20 4 2 0
19 MF 1995 2017–18  Spain Marta Cardona 27 0 2 0
20 MF 1994 2016–17  Ivory Coast 2011 Ida Guehai 19 3 2 0
21 MF 1996 2014–15  Spain 19 1 0 0
22 MF 1992 2017–18  Denmark 2011 Sofie Junge Pedersen 24 1 1 0
30 DF 1997 2016–17  Spain 1 0 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ Valencia wins by a landslide in a historical women's derby before 17,000 spectators. El Mundo (in Spanish), 23 April 2017
  2. ^ Official: renewed the manager of Levante Femenino. Super Deporte (in Spanish), 5 April 2017
  3. ^ Divorce in the women's team. Levante-EMV (in Spanish), 9 June 2017
  4. ^ Lack of tune with the mister and unprecedented revolution in Levante UD Femenino. Super Deporte (in Spanish), 12 June 2017.
  5. ^ The 'Súper Levante' of the half million euros. Super Deporte (in Spanish), 23 July 2018
  6. ^ Week 18 Primera División table in Mundo Deportivo's website
  7. ^ Andrés Tudela, dismissed as Levante's manager. Marca (in Spanish), 14 February 2018
  8. ^ Kino, new manager of Levante after Tudela's dismissal. As (in Spanish), 14 February 2018
  9. ^ Levante loses but qualifies for the Cup. Levante-EMV (in Spanish), 13 May 2018
  10. ^ Charlyn Corral, the Mexican that has 'goleado' the Spanish league El País (in Spanish), 13 May 2018
  11. ^ Charlyn Corral adjudicates herself Spain's Pichichi. Récord (in Spanish), 13 May 2018
  12. ^ Alexia Putellas again rescues Barcelona against Levante. Marca (in Spanish), 23 May 2018
  13. ^ Patri Padilla moves to Levante. Aúpa Alba (in Spanish), 24 May 2017.
  14. ^ Santa Teresa attains the return of Alba Merino. El Periódico de Extremadura (in Spanish), 9 June 2017.
  15. ^ Alba Aznar, new incorporation to Levante UD Femenino. El Desmarque (in Spanish), 07 June 2017.
  16. ^ Mariajo Rocafull signs for UD Aldaia after leaving Levante UD Femenino. Som Granotes (in Spanish), 14 June 2017.
  17. ^ Alba Aznar and Marta Cardona, new players of Levante UD Femenino. Macho Levante (in Spanish), 07 June 2017.
  18. ^ The international Adriana Martín, signed by the Femenino. El Remate Málaga (in Spanish), 16 June 2017.
  19. ^ Double ration of Ramos for Levante Femenino. El Desmarque (in Spanish), 20 June 2017.
  20. ^ Sheila Guijarro, a deluxe reinforcement for the Femenino. El Remate Málaga (in Spanish), 30 June 2017.
  21. ^ Nagore Calderón is Sevilla's second signing. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish), 2 July 2017.
  22. ^ Levante UD Femenino signs Portuguese international player Jéssica Silva. Levante-EMV (in Spanish), 30 June 2017.
  23. ^ UD Granadilla officializes the incorporation of María José Pérez. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish), 4 July 2017.
  24. ^ Greta Espinoza, international for Mexico, signs for Levante Femenino. Super Deporte (in Spanish), 4 July 2017.
  25. ^ Valencia CF Femenino signs Andrea Esteban, from Levante UD. Las Provincias (in Spanish), 6 July 2017.
  26. ^ Miriam Diéguez signs for Levante UD Femenino. El Desmarque (in Spanish), 9 August 2017.
  27. ^ Noelia Bermúdez, from Levante UD to Valencia CF. Las Provincias (in Spanish), 7 July 2017.
  28. ^ Danish European Championship silver medal-winner moves to Spanish football. Danmarks Radio (in Danish), 11 August 2017.
  29. ^ Romania's Olivia Oprea returns to Sevilla Femenino from Levante. ABC (in Danish), 19 July 2017.
  30. ^ Raquel Infante leaves Levante UD. Futebol Feminino Portugal (in Portuguese), 19 July 2017.
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