Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 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 footballing legend Diego Maradona, from September 2019 until his death in November 2020.
Pedro Antonio Troglio is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Honduran club CD Olimpia
José Luis Calderón is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three teams.
Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Peruvian club UTC.
There are a number of major football rivalries in Argentina.
The La Plata derby is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Argentine football. It is played between local clubs Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata was founded on June 3, 1887, as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima", initially with fencing as its main activity, as its name in Spanish indicated. Association football was added at the beginning of the 20th century.
This is a list of major records of the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system. The first season was held in 1891.
The 2009–10 Primera División season was the 119th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on 21 August 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010.
The 2010–11 Primera División season was the 120th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one day prior to the start of the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina.
Mario Osvaldo Saccone is a former Argentine footballer who played as a forward.
Fernando Luis Giarrizo is an Argentine former football midfielder.
Jorge Luis Martínez Ramos is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
The 1995–96 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 66th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.
The 1996–97 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 67th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.
The 1997–98 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 68th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.
The 1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 69th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.
The 2022 Copa Argentina was the twelfth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the tenth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 23 February and ended on 30 October 2022. Boca Juniors, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals.
The 2022 Argentine Primera Nacional, also known as the Campeonato de Primera Nacional Torneo Malvinas Argentinas 2022, was the 38th season of the Primera Nacional, the second tier competition of Argentine football. The season began on 11 February and ended on 19 November 2022. Thirty-seven teams competed in the league, thirty-three returning from the 2021 season, two teams promoted from Torneo Federal A and two from Primera B Metropolitana.
