Statistics Of Club De Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata (football)
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata ( (English: 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, the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
Gimnasia y Esgrima secured promotion to Primera División on May, 2013, after defeating Instituto de Córdoba by 2-0 with three fixtures remaining for the end of the championship. The team will return to the top level competition in the 2013-14 season.
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