Gimnástica de Torrelavega

Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Full name	Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Nickname(s)	Gimnástica, Gimnásticos; Blanquiazules (Blue and white),; Montañeses (Highlanders),; Club del Besaya (Team from Besaya)
Founded	28 September 1907; 116 years ago
Ground	El Malecón, Torrelavega,; Cantabria, Spain
Capacity	6,007
President	Tomás Bustamante
Head coach	Alfonso del Barrio
League	Segunda Federación – Group 1
2022–23	Segunda Federación – Group 1, 8th of 18

Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega is a Spanish football team based in Torrelavega, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded on 28 September 1907 it is the oldest football club in the region, and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1,^[2] holding home matches at Campos del Malecón, with a capacity of 6,007 seats.^[3]

History edit

Gimnasticá de Torrelavega was founded in 1907. This makes the club one of the oldest football teams in Spain, as well as the oldest professional team from Cantabria. The team played mostly friendly matches before 1925, as there were not any organized football leagues in Spain prior to that. The team first played in the regional league of Cantabria for three seasons, before being accepted into Tercera Division in 1929. Gimnastica played there for two years, before switching back to the regional league of Cantabria.

Their first touch of professional football came in 1939, when the team managed to promote to Primera División for the first time, after winning Segunda División the season prior. They remained there only one season, and were relegated. Gimnastica did not return to the second tier until 1949, when they managed to finish in fifth place in the 1949–50 season.^[4] They remained there for five seasons, being relegated after the 1953–54 season.

Following their relegation, Gimnastica spent 12 seasons in Tercera, before promoting back to Segunda in 1966.^[5] Their third spell in the second division lasted two years. Following that, the team bounced between Segunda Division B, Tercera and the regional leagues. Gimnastica de Torrelavega currently plays in Tercera Division, following their immediate relegation from Segunda B at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Club background edit

RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega – (1907–30)
Club Deportivo Torrelavega – (1930–43)
RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega – (1943–)

Season to season edit

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1925–26	1	Serie A	2nd	Group stage
1926–27	1	Serie A	2nd	Group stage
1927–28	1	Serie A	1st	Group stage
1929	3	3ª	4th	Round of 16
1929–30	3	3ª	4th	Round of 32
1930–31	6	Serie C	1st
1931–32	5	Serie B
1932–33	4	Serie A	2nd	Round of 32
1933–34	3	3ª	1st
1934–35	DNP
1935–36	4	1ª Reg.	3rd
1939–40	2	2ª	8th
1940–41	3	3ª	2nd
1941–42	DNP
1942–43	4	1ª Reg.	3rd
1943–44	3	3ª	5th	First round
1944–45	3	3ª	5th
1945–46	3	3ª	2nd
1946–47	3	3ª	6th
1947–48	3	3ª	2nd	Third round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1948–49	3	3ª	2nd	Second round
1949–50	2	2ª	5th	First round
1950–51	2	2ª	10th
1951–52	2	2ª	10th
1952–53	2	2ª	12th	First round
1953–54	2	2ª	14th
1954–55	3	3ª	2nd
1955–56	3	3ª	9th
1956–57	3	3ª	2nd
1957–58	3	3ª	5th
1958–59	3	3ª	12th
1959–60	3	3ª	2nd
1960–61	3	3ª	7th
1961–62	3	3ª	1st
1962–63	3	3ª	9th
1963–64	3	3ª	2nd
1964–65	3	3ª	1st
1965–66	3	3ª	1st
1966–67	2	2ª	10th	Round of 32
1967–68	2	2ª	16th	Round of 32

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1968–69	3	3ª	8th
1969–70	3	3ª	4th	Third round
1970–71	3	3ª	12th	Second round
1971–72	3	3ª	6th	Second round
1972–73	3	3ª	7th	First round
1973–74	3	3ª	5th	First round
1974–75	3	3ª	12th	Third round
1975–76	3	3ª	10th	Third round
1976–77	3	3ª	16th	First round
1977–78	4	3ª	19th	Second round
1978–79	5	Reg. Pref.	1st
1979–80	4	3ª	20th	Second round
1980–81	5	Reg. Pref.	1st
1981–82	4	3ª	14th
1982–83	4	3ª	5th
1983–84	4	3ª	6th	First round
1984–85	4	3ª	6th	First round
1985–86	4	3ª	8th	First round
1986–87	4	3ª	2nd
1987–88	3	2ª B	20th	Third round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1988–89	4	3ª	4th	Second round
1989–90	4	3ª	1st
1990–91	3	2ª B	12th	Third round
1991–92	3	2ª B	7th	Third round
1992–93	3	2ª B	3rd	Third round
1993–94	3	2ª B	11th	Third round
1994–95	3	2ª B	17th	First round
1995–96	4	3ª	1st
1996–97	3	2ª B	10th	First round
1997–98	3	2ª B	7th
1998–99	3	2ª B	8th
1999–2000	3	2ª B	1st
2000–01	3	2ª B	13th	Round of 16
2001–02	3	2ª B	16th
2002–03	3	2ª B	6th
2003–04	3	2ª B	8th	Round of 32
2004–05	3	2ª B	19th
2005–06	4	3ª	1st
2006–07	3	2ª B	17th	First round
2007–08	4	3ª	1st

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2008–09	4	3ª	1st	First round
2009–10	3	2ª B	9th	First round
2010–11	3	2ª B	9th
2011–12	3	2ª B	15th
2012–13	3	2ª B	13th
2013–14	4	3ª	1st
2014–15	4	3ª	2nd	First round
2015–16	4	3ª	2nd
2016–17	4	3ª	1st
2017–18	4	3ª	1st	First round
2018–19	3	2ª B	19th	First round
2019–20	4	3ª	2nd
2020–21	4	3ª	2nd / 5th	First round
2021–22	5	3ª RFEF	1st
2022–23	4	2ª Fed.	8th	First round
2023–24	4	2ª Fed.

8 seasons in Segunda División
21 seasons in Segunda División B
2 seasons in Segunda Federación
52 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Tercera División RFEF

Current squad edit

As of 2 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Jorge Mediavilla
2	DF	ESP	Álex Rasines
3	DF	ESP	Varo Álvarez
4	DF	ESP	Miguel Goñi
5	DF	ESP	Raúl Chamorro
6	MF	ESP	Alberto Gómez
7	FW	ESP	Unai Hernández
8	MF	ESP	Josemi Castañeda
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Tobar
10	MF	ESP	Álex Basurto
11	FW	ESP	Saúl García


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ESP	Ernesten Lavsamba
13	GK	ESP	Dani Sotres
14	DF	ESP	Miguel Gándara
15	MF	ESP	Chus Ruiz
16	DF	ESP	Pol Bassa (on loan from Ponferradina)
17	FW	ESP	Javi Delgado
18	MF	ESP	Marcos Fernández
19	MF	ESP	Miguel Gómez
20	MF	ESP	Edu Bedia
21	DF	ESP	Alberto Delgado
—	DF	ESP	Chus Puras

Honours edit

Tercera División: (12) 1933–34, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18

References edit

^ "The latest news from Gimnástica Torrelavega: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Clasificación Tercera División Grupo 8 2019 - 2020". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ "Gimnástica Torrelavega - Tercera División G 3 2019/2020". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Clasificación Segunda División A 1949/50 :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Tercera División Grupo 3 - G3, Temporada 1965/1966". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

External links edit

Official website (in Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)

[1] "The latest news from Gimnástica Torrelavega: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[2] "Clasificación Tercera División Grupo 8 2019 - 2020". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

[3] "Gimnástica Torrelavega - Tercera División G 3 2019/2020". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[4] "Clasificación Segunda División A 1949/50 :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[5] "Tercera División Grupo 3 - G3, Temporada 1965/1966". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

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