Doing a bit of science fiction and imaginative fan clubs, we could even consider the Penya Levante-Murcia as the first “pedreta” of the current federations of fan clubs that make up the Confederació Mundial de Penyes del FC Barcelona.
Even though the supporters’ club was located in Barcelona, it already gathered, on the one hand, associates from certain territories of the State and, on the other hand, it had a very clear involvement and integration in the society which had welcomed them, this time through soccer, as this article of the Mundo Deportivo of March 6, 1930 explains:
For the foundation of a new supporters’ club
From a group of Associates has born the idea of organizing a “Peña Deportiva”, with the denomination of “Penya Levante-Murcia del FC Barcelona”, integrated fear elements addicted to the club and fear those who are also “natives” of the provinces of Castellón, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia and Albacete.
It is formed by elements sympathetic to our “Club” to extol its glories. It will have the motto “Sport, culture and regionalism” and its work will highlight these three significant words.
The idea has caused great satisfaction to say fear the many and valuable adhesions received fear the organizing Commission, and this one, before giving fear finished its mission, makes an appeal to all its consocios and countrymen so that they second with enthusiasm this initiative, adhering without loss of time with a view to the general meeting that for the approval of “Statutes”, etc, is next to be summoned.
The adhesions can be made verbally or written fear, every day from half past seven to half past eight (night) in the local “Paris Bar”, Hospital street number 10, where a member of the above-mentioned commission will receive it and will answer to as many questions as they are formulated to such object.
For the Organizing Committee, Juan Cardona, member number 5245, Francisco Velasco, member number 7938, S Miranda, member number 6402.
Historical union between Barça and the Valencian Region
What attracts our attention is the language used, totally unthinkable nowadays with words like “elements addicted to the club” or “elements sympathetic to our Club to extol its glories”. It should also be noted the good location of the club’s headquarters, just off the Rambla and a few minutes from the Liceo.
It is also worth remembering that the affection for FC Barcelona in the País Valencià and surrounding areas may well have grown from the final of the Spanish Championship played in Valencia in the 1925/26 season, where the Golden Age team, at full strength, defeated Atlético de Madrid 2-3 in an extra time where the great Paulino Alcántara broke the tie in an exciting and evenly matched game played on May 16, 1925.
It should be noted that the passion for the great Barça of the Golden Age that season overflowed in the first leg of the 4th round of the same championship, where Barça won away at Real Madrid by a resounding 1-5, with a spectacular afternoon by Samitier, who scored 4 goals. The other goal was scored by “the witch” Piera, a player, by the way, who gives his name to the Penya de La Ràpita. (Federació Terres de l’Ebre).
