Levante Championship
OrganiserValencian Football Federation
Founded18 August 1918
First1918
Folded1940
CountrySpain
FeedsCopa del Rey
ChampionsValencia
Season1939–40
Most champsValencia
(4 titles)

The Campeonato Regional de Levante (Levante Championship) was an annual football competition for clubs based in the Valencian provinces, such as Levante, Castellón, Valencia, and Alicante, as well as those belonging to the Region of Murcia.[1][2]

Between 1918 and 1924, the Levante Championship was divided in two: the North Section, which consisted of the clubs from the Valencian provinces, and the South Section, which consisted of the clubs from Murcia and Albacete, and the winners of both sides were then opposed in a two-legged final.[1][2] It was organized by the Levante Football Federation until 1924, when the clubs from Murcia and Albacete left the entity to create the Murcia Football Federation, and as a result, the Levante federation had to be renamed to Valencia; these two entities went on to organize their own regional championship, doing so until 1934, when they came together again.[1][2][3]

1918–19 Campeonato Regional de Levante

The Valencian group was won by Gimnástico, who defeated Castellón 1–0 in the final, while the Murcia group was won by Real Murcia; however, the result of the subsequent match between them remains unknown.[1]

Valencian Regional Championship

Main article: Valencian Regional Championship

Murcian Regional Championship

Main article: Murcian Regional Championship

1935–36 Campeonato Supraregional Levante

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1936–37 Campeonato Supraregional Levante

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  • Although some were some games on standby (1 for Valencia, 2 for Levante and Gimnástico, and 5 for Cartagena), the championship ended early because Valencia had already won it mathematically.[1]

Results

SeasonChampionCopa del Rey[a]Runner-upCopa del Rey
1918–19Contenders Gimnástico and Real Murcia (Unknown result)N/A
1919–20Aguileño (Sur)Gimnástico (Centro)N/A
1920–21Levante de Murcia (Sur)QuarterfinalsCastellón (Norte)N/A
1921–22España de ValenciaQuarterfinalsLevante de Murcia (Sur)N/A
1922–23ValenciaQuarterfinalsReal Murcia (Sur)N/A
1923–24Natación AlicanteQuarterfinalsGimnástico (Centro)N/A
1924–25ValenciaGroup stageCastellón (Norte)N/A
1925–34No competition due to the breakup of the Levantine Federation
Campeonato Supraregional Levante-Sur
1934–35Levante FCSemifinalsSevillaWinners
Campeonato Supraregional Levante
1935–36Real MurciaRound of 16HérculesSemifinals
1936–37ValenciaWinnersN/A
1937–39No competition due to the Spanish Civil War
1939–40ValenciaSemifinalsLevante UDFirst round

Notes

  1. ^ Progress made in the Copa del Rey by qualifiers from the regional championship.

List of winners

Club[1]WinnersWinning yearsRunners-upRunner-up years
Valencia
4
1922–23, 1924–25, 1936–37, 1939–40
0
Real Murcia
2
1920–21 and 1935–36
2
1921–22 and 1922–23
Levante
1
1934–35
1
1939–40
Aguileño
1
1919–20
0
España de Valencia
1
1921–22
0
Natación Alicante
1
1923–24
0
Castellón
0
2
1920–21, and 1924–25
Gimnástico
0
1918–19
2
1919–20 and 1923–24
Hércules
0
2
1935–36 and 1936–37
Sevilla
0
1
1934–35

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spain - List of Champions of Levante, Valencia and Murcia". RSSSF. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ "El nacimiento de la Federación Murciana de Fútbol" [The birth of the Murcian Football Federation] (in Spanish). www.regmurcia.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Federación Valenciana de Fútbol" [Valencian Football Federation] (in Spanish). areferegional.wikispaces.com. Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Classification Campeonato Superregional Levante 1935-36". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Classification Campeonato Superregional Levante 1936-37". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.