Levante UD Femenino organizes special actions for the match at the Ciutat.
The school presentation, the commemoration of November 25th, or the invitation to female athletes in the Palco have been some of them.
The Ciutat de València Stadium was yesterday the setting for a day in which multiple actions were carried out to promote the youth academy, women's sports, and social awareness, on the occasion of the first women's team match against FC Barcelona.
Presentation of the Women's Academy
As a prelude to the match, Levante UD officially presented its Women's Academy, consisting of nine training teams: Women's B, C, and D; Infantil C and D; Alevín C and D; and Benjamín C and D. Additionally, the technical staff and heads of various youth academy areas were introduced.
- Vicent Mora: General Coordinator
- Raúl Oltra: F8 Coordinator
- José Joaquín González: Head of Recruitment and Squads
- Alfonso Herrando: Head of Methodology
- Hugo García: Head of 11-a-side Goalkeepers
- Daniel Castelló: Head of 8-a-side Goalkeepers
- Alejandro Escribano: Head of Conditional Area
- Zoraida Martínez: Head of Equipment and Facilities
(Check the photo gallery at the end of the news)
Prominent authorities in the VIP Box
The event was attended by Davinia Bono, Director General of Women, and Virginia Sanz, Mayor of Buñol, who were invited to the VIP Box along with Berti Barber and Begoña Cano, Marketing and Communication Directors, respectively.
Among the guests in the VIP Box were several athletes who are part of the "Women and Sports" working group of the Municipal Sports Foundation, represented yesterday by its manager, Maria Ángeles Vidal. Attendees included Mara Aparicio, Concha Montaner, Anna Gómez, Vanesa Hueso (President of the Triathlon Association of the Valencian Community), and Pilar Jabaloyas, who has been a Paralympic champion.
They all posed together in a photo that reflects institutional and business support for Valencian women's sports.
Actions on November 25th against gender violence
Levante UD and LIGA F wanted to take advantage of this day to show their commitment to equality and the fight against gender-based violence:
- A banner with the slogan “Sports against gender-based violence” was displayed before the start of the match.
- A minute of silence in memory of all women murdered due to gender-based violence was observed.
- The captains wore commemorative armbands against gender violence.
Warm-up experience + photo with the starting 11
A total of people were able to experience the warm-up at the sideline, sharing close moments with the players before the start of the match. Additionally, a photo with the starting eleven was taken, in which 15 children participated, capturing a moment that will remain in their memory.
Children's entrance with the players
At the beginning of the match, 11 children accompanied the Levante UD Femenino players onto the field, wearing green shirts with the black logo of Digital Menta, the main sponsor of the women's team.
Competition in the goal and crowd animation
In the left goal of the stand, three targets with Vitaldin gel totems were placed, where two teams of participants competed for one minute to see how many hits they could achieve.