The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a

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club based in San José,

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History

Founded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica LimonenseHistoria, 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. 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 Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

**Runners-up (7): 1921, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.

References

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