Gimnasia La Plata

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (CGE or GELP, in English, "Gymnastics and Fencing Club of La Plata") is an Argentine sports club from La Plata, province of Buenos Aires . It was founded on June 3, 1887, as Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima . Its principal sport is football, and it competes in the Primera División Argentina, Argentina 's premier league. Its stadium is the Estadio Juan Carlos Zerillo, also known as the Estadio del Bosque, with a 31,460 spectator capacity. Gimnasia y Esgrima was a champion of "División Intermedia" of Argentine football in 1915, of the Primera División in 1929, and was a runner-up in the Primera División in 1924, during the amateur period. In the professional era, Gimnasia was champion of the Copa Centenario de la AFA in 1994 and of the Segunda División in 1944, 1947 and 1952; in addition, it was a runner-up in the Primera División in five opportunities. It has been in the Primera División for 69 seasons, being the eighth club in terms of number of years participating at this level.