Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ ðe ximˈnasjaj esˈɣɾima la ˈplata]; La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima", the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. The club was most famously managed by football legend Diego Maradona from 2019 until his death in November 2020.
| Full name | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Lobo (The Wolf) Los Triperos (The gut-handlers) | |||
| Short name | CGE | |||
| Founded | 3 June 1887 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, La Plata, Argentina | |||
| Capacity | 24,500 | |||
| President | Mariano Cowen | |||
| Manager | Leonardo Madelón | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| 2023 | 22nd | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Apart from football, CGE also hosts a large number of sports such as athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, fencing, futsal, artistic gymnastics, field hockey, martial arts (aikido, karate, kendo, taekwondo), swimming, roller skating, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting.