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Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata ((:ˈkluβ ðe ximˈnasja i ezˈɣɾima la ˈplata) ((英語:La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club)), also known simply as Gimnasia or the acronym GELP, is a professional Argentine sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima",〔''Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 100 Años'', by Carlos Asnaghi, Editorial Ceyne, 1988 – ISBN 978-950-9871-04-5〕 the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the ''Primera División'', the first division of the Argentine football league system. Apart from football, the club also hosts other activities such as athletics, basketball, fencing, futsal, gymnastics, field hockey, martial arts, tennis, roller skating and volleyball.〔(Deportes ) on club website〕 ==History== (詳細はArgentina – Foundation Dates of Clubs – RSSSF )〕 despite other football clubs, such as Peruvian Lima Cricket F.C., have older foundation dates. Its foundation came barely five years after the creation of the City of La Plata in 1882.〔("Orígenes históricos de la fundación de La Plata" by Fernando Barba ), ''El Día'', 20 March 2009〕 The first sports offered to its members were, as its Spanish name indicates, gymnastics and fencing. Clubs supporting these sports were common among the upper classes at the end of the 19th century (''cf.'' the prior foundation of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires in 1880). Later on, other disciplines were added, including track and field, football, basketball and rugby.〔(Historia de los deportes, Gimnasia y Esgrima website )〕 The institution changed name a few times: from April to December 1897 it was called a "Club de Esgrima" (in English, "Fencing Club") because fencing was the only activity practised at that moment. On 17 December 1897 it returned to its original name: "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club"). From July 1952 to 30 September 1955, the club was named "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima de Eva Perón" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club of Eva Perón"), because the city of La Plata itself had been renamed "Eva Perón" in 1952, after Eva Perón's death. The city returned to its previous name during the government of the "''Liberating Revolution''", and so did the club. However, it remained unduly identified legally as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima ''de'' La Plata" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club of La Plata"), a mistake that was corrected on 7 August 1964 after the new statute was approved.〔 Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club won its first Primera División championship. During successive years, Gimnasia became champion of Primera B in 1944, 1947 and 1952 and won the Copa Centenario de la AFA in 1994. Additionally, the squad has been a runner-up in the Primera División on five occasions.〔〔(Final Tables Argentina Second Level 1935–2007 at RSSSF )〕〔(Historia en fútbol, official site )〕 The club has remained at the top level of Argentine football for 73 seasons, giving it with Newell's Old Boys the eighth longest participation at this level. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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