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Ultras Levante in 30 seconds
Ultras Levante is a Levante UD supporters' group founded in the 1985–1986 season by young people from the El Cabañal neighbourhood, according to the group itself, 20minutos and ElDesmarque. The club's archive holds its banner in Gol Alboraya in 1995–1996, and its fanzine Gent Granota appeared in Orriols in the late nineties. In 2013 it joined the club's young animation stand; El País (2014) and a Miguel Hernández University dissertation classify it as far-right, while 20minutos described it as apolitical in 2014. The latest press reference to its name dates from October 2022.
- Club
- Levante UD
- City
- Valencia
- Stadium
- Ciutat de València
- Stand
- Gol Alboraya (banner in 1995–1996) · club animation stand since 2013
- Founded
- 1985
- Latest reference
- Cited in members' complaints about the animation stand (October 2022)
Documented history
Ultras Levante: origin in El Cabañal in 1985 and Gol Alboraya
According to the group's own account in an interview of January 2011, Ultras Levante was founded in the 1985–1986 season by young people from El Cabañal, a fishing neighbourhood of Valencia. 20minutos (2014) and ElDesmarque (2024) report the same origin. The group placed its best period in the early nineties and its worst moment at the end of that decade, when barely four or five people kept it going.
From the newsletter to Gent Granota
The group's blog explains that between the 1989–1990 and 1994–1995 seasons it published a typewritten newsletter with no fixed name, and that its fanzine Gent Granota appeared in the Orriols stands in the 1998–1999 season, coinciding with a reorganisation of the group. In the 2011 interview, the group said it also had a very active youth section, Cachorros.
See this section's source ↗1995–1996: the banner in Levante UD's archive
Record F4017 in the club's documentary archive describes a photograph of the Gol Alboraya stands with the Ultras Levante banner. The item comes from the Superdeporte collection and is dated 14 June 1996.
See this section's source ↗2013: the young animation stand
20minutos reported in December 2014 that Levante UD opened in 2013 a young animation stand of which Ultras Levante became part, having accepted the club's code of good conduct. ElDesmarque repeated in October 2024 that the group is part of that stand. In the 2022–2023 season, the club approved, at the request of Levante Fans 1909, the relocation of the animation stand to Gol Alboraya Central Bajo 1; Levante Fans is the name of that stand, not a synonym for Ultras Levante.
See this section's source ↗2022: members' complaints in the animation stand
In October 2022, elDiario.es published season-ticket holders' complaints about harassment by a far-right sector within the Levante Fans stand; according to the complainants, that sector called itself Ultras Levante. The club replied that the stand, moved that season to a delimited area behind Gol Alboraya, was a self-managed space where fans of different ideologies had coexisted for thirteen seasons, and announced more cameras and security staff. These are the versions of the complainants and the club, not judicial or administrative rulings.
See this section's source ↗Friendships and rivalries
20minutos pointed in 2014 to Frente Atlético as an ally of Ultras Levante and to Yomus, of Valencia CF, as an enemy. In the 2011 interview, the group cited a good relationship with Frente Orellut and Ultras Murcia and a «run-down» twinning with the Levante section of Frente Atlético.
See this section's source ↗12 October 2026: a clash before Levante–Sevilla
Europa Press reported a clash between Levante and Sevilla ultra supporters near the Ciutat de València before the match on 12 October 2026. The National Police dispersed the participants and, in the information updated at 16:00, stated that no arrests or identifications had been made up to that point. The report does not identify the participants or link them to Ultras Levante.
See this section's source ↗Key dates
Timeline of Ultras Levante
1985 · Founded in El Cabañal
Young people from the neighbourhood found the group in the 1985–1986 season.
1996 · Banner in Gol Alboraya
The club's archive holds a photograph of the banner, dated 14 June 1996.
1998 · Gent Granota
With the group's reorganisation, the fanzine Gent Granota appears in Orriols.
2013 · Young animation stand
The group joins the young stand created by the club and accepts its code of conduct.
2022 · Members' complaints
Season-ticket holders denounce harassment by a far-right sector in the animation stand; the club reinforces security.
2026 · Incidents before Sevilla
Europa Press reports a clash between Levante and Sevilla ultras without identifying the participants.
Ideology and identity · Ultras Levante
The sources disagree and depend on the date. El País (December 2014) and the degree dissertation by Baltasar Barceló Sánchez (Miguel Hernández University, 2022–2023) place Ultras Levante on the far right; 20minutos described it as apolitical in December 2014, and AS attributed in 2003 a pro-Spanish-nationalist tendency to specific members, not to the whole peña. In a 2011 interview, the person answering for the group defined it as «Valenciano y por supuesto Español» (“Valencian and of course Spanish”). In 2022, complaining members quoted by elDiario.es referred to it as a far-right sector within the animation stand. None of these attributions describes Levante UD's supporters as a whole.
Source of this description ↗Frequently asked questions
Getting to know Ultras Levante
When was Ultras Levante founded?
In the 1985–1986 season, in the El Cabañal neighbourhood of Valencia, according to the group itself (2011), 20minutos (2014) and ElDesmarque (2024).
Which team does Ultras Levante support?
Levante UD. Its banner is on record in Gol Alboraya from the mid-nineties.
What is Ultras Levante's ideology?
Attributions differ by date: El País (2014) and a Miguel Hernández University dissertation (2022–2023) place it on the far right, while 20minutos described it as apolitical in 2014. In 2011 the group defined itself as «Valenciano y por supuesto Español» (“Valencian and of course Spanish”).
Where do Ultras Levante stand at the Ciutat de València?
In Gol Alboraya: the banner is on record there in 1995–1996 and, since 2013, the group has been part of the animation stand, located in 2022–2023 in Gol Alboraya Central Bajo 1 under the name Levante Fans 1909.
What is Gent Granota?
Ultras Levante's fanzine, which the group dates to Orriols from the 1998–1999 season; before that it published a newsletter with no fixed name.
Who are Ultras Levante's rivals and allies?
In 2014 20minutos cited Yomus, of Valencia CF, as an enemy and Frente Atlético as an ally. In 2011 the group also mentioned a good relationship with Frente Orellut and Ultras Murcia.
Are Ultras Levante and Levante Fans the same thing?
No. Levante Fans 1909 is the name of the club's animation stand in 2022–2023; Ultras Levante is a group founded in 1985 that, according to the press, has been part of that stand since 2013.
Is Ultras Levante still active?
The latest press reference found under that name is from October 2022, in the animation stand at the Ciutat de València. The news from October 2026 speaks of Levante ultras without identifying the group.
Sources
The documents behind this history
Each source keeps its date and scope. Titles appear in their original language. An insider account, an announcement and an official decision document different facts.
- El derby puede ser una batalla campal ↗
AS · M. Á. Vara · 27 March 2003
Pro-Spanish-nationalist tendency attributed to specific members, not to the whole peña.
- Fotografía de las localidades de Ultras Levante en el campo del Levante U.D. ↗
Levante UD documentary archive · Superdeporte collection · 14 June 1996
Banner in Gol Alboraya, 1995–1996 season. Item F4017.
- Entrevista a Ultras Levante ↗
Brigadas Charras blog · answers from Ultras Levante · 26 January 2011
The group's account: foundation, stages, Cachorros section, friendships and self-definition.
- Gent Granota ↗
Ultras Levante · the group's blog
History of the fanzine and of the earlier newsletter, according to the group itself; undated page.
- El fenómeno ultra en España: un juego de alianzas y enemistades ↗
20minutos · F. P. · 1 December 2014
Year of birth, the 2013 young stand, apolitical ideology, ally and enemy.
- El mapa ultra de España ↗
El País · 7 December 2014
Far-right attribution to Ultras Levante in 2014.
- El Consejo aprueba la reubicación de la nueva Grada de Animación-Levante Fans ↗
Levante UD · 15 June 2022
Relocation of Levante Fans 1909 to Gol Alboraya Central Bajo 1 for 2022–2023.
- Los abonados del Levante UD afectados llevarán las amenazas de los ultras a La Liga ante la inacción del club ↗
elDiario.es · Carlos Navarro Castelló · 5 October 2022
Members' complaints about a far-right sector in Levante Fans.
- Cámaras y más personal de seguridad, medidas del Levante UD tras las amenazas de ultras denunciadas por abonados ↗
elDiario.es · Carlos Navarro Castelló · 29 October 2022
The club's response and the location of the animation stand in 2022.
- La evolución de la violencia ultra en el fútbol español ↗
Baltasar Barceló Sánchez · degree dissertation, Miguel Hernández University, 2022–2023 academic year · 2023
Far-right attribution to Ultras Levante. The author's classification.
- Radiografía de los ultras en España: así está el mapa del fútbol profesional ↗
ElDesmarque · Editorial staff · 1 October 2024
Foundation in 1985/86 in El Cabañal and membership of the 2013 young stand.
- Altercados entre ultras del Sevilla y del Levante UD en los alrededores del Ciutat de València ↗
Europa Press · information attributed to the National Police · 12 October 2026
Incidents and police intervention; provisional account that does not identify the participants.
Documentary review: 18 October 2026. English edition: 21 October 2026. Editorial team: Mundo Ultras.
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