Full name | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy |
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Nickname(s) | Lobo Jujeño |
Founded | 18 March 1931 |
Ground |
Estadio 23 de Agosto (La Tacita de Plata), San Salvador de Jujuy |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Chairman | Fernando Yecora |
Manager | Mario Sciacqua |
League | Primera B Nacional |
2015 | 10° |
Website | Club home page |
Location | San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina |
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Capacity | 24,000 |
Field size | 105 x 78 m |
Construction | |
Built | 1973 |
Opened | 18 March 1973 |
Tenants | |
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy |
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ximˈnasja i esˈɣɾima], (usually known as Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy or GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football league system.
The team is one of the most important football clubs in the North-West region of Argentina. It played most of the time in the Argentine second division, although has also played at the highest level of Argentine football in some occasions.
The first president of Gimnasia y one of the major drivers for the birth of this club Yufra was Thomas, who was president on three occasions. The first office was located in the Pasaje Ernesto Claros 280 to 1935 currently based in Madrid 459 The street in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. The current president is Horacio Raúl Ulloa already spent 20 years at the helm of the institution. The Classic Soccer Jujeño, call the rivalry he has with Cultural and Sports Association Zapla Altos Hornos, "Los Merengues". The Classic North, meanwhile, is given by the rivalry he has with the Anthonys Youth Center Salta, "Saints Salta", although not officially dispute AFA tournaments for the difference categories. The club is considered one of the Big Four of Jujuy football, being far more Jujuy club with 38 titles in total. The first president of Gimnasia y one of the major drivers for the birth of this club Yufra was Thomas, who was president on three occasions. The first office was located in the passage Ernesto Claros 280 to 1935 currently based in Lamadrid 459 street in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. The current president is Fernando Yécora, who succeeded Horacio Raúl Ulloa after 20 years as head of the institution.
Republic Cup (Argentina) 1945
first Round
second Round
third Round
The team was an animator on several National Championships (played between 1967 and 1985) getting to play a total of 8 times, which were in 1970, 1973, 1975 (it reached 4th place), 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981 (it reached the quarter final) and 1982.Participaba Cup of Honor and was 10 times champion. After the National B formed in 1986, it took hold in the second category, descending to the tournament in 1988 Interior Led by Salvador Ragusa returns to the second division of Argentine football in 1993 and to the conduct of Francisco "Pancho "Ferraro in the 1993–94 season he get another promotion in a row and again after a 12 year absence the first division, winning the championship that was on the tip from the first minute of the first game, this being a historical fact for Argentine football. He kept the first for 6 seasons (12 championships) more protruding who won 4th place in the 1998 Clausura championship The 1999–00 season was not good and descends to the National "B" where he played 5 seasons alternating good and bad campaigns. In the 2004–05 season with the technical direction of Francisco Ferraro in the Apertura 2004 (he was fourth) and Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez in the Clausura 2005 (he went first), won promotion: in the final with Federal Tyre (Rosario) fails to ascend and then it does (beating the mighty Hurricane Patricios Park) to play the 2005–06 season, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 in the first division. In the Clausura 2006 makes another excellent campaign crowning another fourth in a championship where it was revelation. Their top scorer in the first division is Mario Humberto Lobo with 46 goals in the seasons 1994 to 2000 in both the 'Rifle' Hernán Castilian is the player with the most games played in the first division, with 145 games in the seasons 1994 to 2000 on the other hand, the player with most games wearing the coat of this club is Daniel "El Gato" Ramasco with 293 parties, which exceeds the record who shall Alejandro Gonzalez, who played 275 games in a professional manner the 90s.