The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a
football club based in
San José,
Costa Rica.
History
Founded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the
Primera División de Costa Rica
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...
on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica Limonense
[Historia, eso es la Gimnástica Española]
– UNAFUT and played 39 seasons at the top level until their final season in 1961, when they were relegated after the ASOFUTBOL league split.
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In 2007, Spanish native Ceferino Casero started a project to revive the club for the Spanish community in Costa Rica.
]
Honours
*Costa Rican Primera División
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...
(Runner-up): 1921, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942.[Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.]
References
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Football clubs in San José, Costa Rica
Defunct football clubs in Costa Rica
Association football clubs established in 1911
1911 establishments in Costa Rica