Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol is a
Spanish football team based in
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia.
Segovia is in the Inner Plateau ('' Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of t ...
, the capital of the
namesake province, in the autonomous community of
Castile and León. Founded in 1928 as ''Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana'', it plays in
Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''
Estadio La Albuera'', which has a capacity of 6,000 spectators (5,326 in terrace areas and 674 in the tribunes).
History
On 28 June 1928 the club named S.D. Gimnástica Segoviana was officially created with Francisco del Barrio being elected as its first president.
After playing since its foundation between
Tercera División
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and the Regional leagues, Gimnástica Segoviana promoted to
Segunda División B for the first time in 1999, but the club could not remain in the league and was immediately relegated after its first season in the third tier.
In 2011, Gimnástica segoviana repeated success, this time after beating
Arroyo CP
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,
SD Noja
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and
SD Logroñés
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Hist ...
in the
promotion play-offs
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, but again was relegated in the next season. Five years later, the club would come back to the third tier after beating
Atlético Malagueño by a huge 4–1 overall in the
promotion play-offs
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.
Club background
*''Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana'' - ''(1928–2006)''
*''Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol'' - ''(2006–)''
Season to season
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*3 seasons in
Segunda División B
*2 seasons in
Segunda Federación
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/Segunda División RFEF
*55 seasons in
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
Current squad
Former players
*
Albert Stroni
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Club career
Born in Fier, Stroni soon showed skills as a prolific striker in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Tirana and Apolonia Fier and being i ...
*
Quique Estebaranz
Former coaches
*
Casuco
*
Abraham García
Abraham García Aliaga (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish football Manager (association football), manager.
Coaching career
Madrid-born García began his managerial career at lowly locals CD Escolapios Alcalá at the age of just 16, while also ...
References
External links
Official websiteFutbolme team profile
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Football clubs in Castile and León
Association football clubs established in 1928
1928 establishments in Spain
Sport in Segovia