Club Gimnàstic de Manresa is a Spanish football team based in

Manresa Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. Crossed by the river Cardener, it is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged aro ...

, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1947, the club competes in the , holding home games at ''Gimnàstic Parc'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators. A current

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, the club is known for their youth categories, notably being the first club of

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History

Founded in 1947 as ''Club Gimnástico Manresa'', Gimnàstic Manresa only adopted their current name in 1978. Their senior side only played in the lower leagues before ceasing activities in 2006. Back to action in 2010, Gimnàstic spent six seasons active (five of them in

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) before again closing their senior team in 2016. In July 2019, the club was acquired by

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through his firm Kosmos Holding, with the intent of becoming the academy of

, another club owned by his firm. The agreement with Andorra was only announced on 1 July 2020, however. On 22 June 2024, Gimnàstic merged with CF Artesa de Lleida to establish a senior team, serving as the

of Andorra in

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. The merger also included a proposal of a name change to ''Club Gimnàstic d'Andorra'', which was rejected by the club's associates.

Season to season

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References

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