Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (usually known as Gimnasia de Santa Fe) is an Argentine football club. Their home town is the neighbourhood of Ciudadela, in Santa Fe city, Santa Fe Province of Argentina. They currently play in regionalised 5th level of Argentine football Torneo Argentino C.
Gimnasia y Esgrima became the first champion in professional football in Argentina in 1931. Gimnasia won the Santa Fe city professional league before Boca Juniors won the AFA title in Buenos Aires and Newell's Old Boys won the Rosario league title that same year.
Famous quotes containing the words santa fe and/or santa:
“On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”
—Shirley Temple Black (b. 1928)