Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza

Football club infobox
clubname = Club Gimnasia y Esgrima


fullname = Club Gimnasia y Esgrima
nickname = "El Lobo"
founded = August 30 1908
ground = Victor Legrotaglie
Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina
capacity = 11.500
chairman =
manager =
league = Torneo Argentino A
season = 2007-08
position = 6th Group A
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Club Gimnasia y Esgrima (usually known as Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza) is a football club from Mendoza, in the Mendoza province of Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.

The club have played 121 games in the Argentine Primera ammassing 122 points, putting them 36th in the all time table of Argentine clubs and making them the most successful club from Mendoza Province.

They competed in the national tournaments of 1970-72, 1975, 1978, 1981-84. Their last season in the primera was their most successful, they reached the 2nd round but were beaten 5-3 on aggregate by Argentinos Juniors.

Notable former players

*flagicon|ARG Juan Gilberto Funes (1983~1984)
*flagicon|ARG Mario Videla (1981~1982)

ee also

*List of football clubs in Argentina
*Argentine football league system

External links

* [http://www.lobomendocino.latinowebs.com Club website] es icon
* [http://aguanteellobo.esmisitio.com Aguante El Lobo] es icon