The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a football club based in San José, Costa Rica.
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| Full name | Sociedad Gimnástica Española | |
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| Nickname(s) | Los Diablos Rojos | |
| Founded | 11 June 1911 | |
| Ground | San José, Costa Rica | |
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History
editFounded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica Limonense[1] and played 39 seasons [2] at the top level until their final season in 1961, when they were relegated after the ASOFUTBOL league split.[1]
In 2007, Spanish native Ceferino Casero started a project to revive the club for the Spanish community in Costa Rica.[3]
Honours
edit- Costa Rican Primera División
- Runners-up (7): 1921, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Historia, eso es la Gimnástica Española Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ El pulso entre Liga y 'S' también es en la historia – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Club histórico del futbol de Costa Rica Resucitan a la Sociedad Gimnástica Española – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.