Levante and Juan Ramón López Muñiz have decided to extend the contract binding them, which in accordance with the agreement reached last summer was valid until June 2018. The continuity of the coach at the end of this 16/17 season depended on the team being promoted to First Division; an aim that was achieved after the victory over Oviedo at the Ciutat de València in April. However, recent negotiations between both parties have led to a contract extension to June 2019. Therefore Muñiz will manage the first team during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons.