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Gimnasia y Esgrima

Full name	Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima
Nicknames	Lobo mendocino Mensana Blanquinegro
Founded	30 August 1908; 118 years ago (1908-08-30)
Ground	Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Capacity	11,500
Chairman	Fernando Porretta
Manager	Darío Franco
League	Liga Profesional
2025	Primera Nacional Zone B, 1st of 18 (champions and promoted)
Website	gimnasiayesgrimamza.com.ar
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (usually known as Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza) is an Argentine football club located in the city of Mendoza. They currently play in the Primera Division, the first division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded in 1890 as "Club de Esgrima" (Fencing Club) with Dr. Carlos Ponce as its first president. In 1893 a group of members came up with new ideas, proposing to encourage the practice of other sports, mainly basque pelota. Therefore, the club was renamed "Club de Pelota". In 1894 the club leaders acquired a land in Mendoza.

In 1902, several departments were created, including the football section. For that purpose the club asked the Government of Mendoza a land in Parque General San Martín, which gave 5 hectares. That same year the club changed its name to "Club Social de Gimnasia y Esgrima", creating two divisions: one of them taking over sports such as gymnastics, martial arts, fencing among others. The other division focused on football only.

In 1910 the club toured outside the Province for the first time, playing a match against Club Atlético Sanjuanino in San Juan province. Gimnasia y Esgrima won the match by 2–0.

On July 13, 1913, the team played its first Mendocino derby facing Independiente Rivadavia.

In 1917 Gimnasia y Esgrima played other friendly matches in Córdoba Province previously to arrive to Buenos Aires in 1921, when played Huracán and Boca Juniors. In 1922 Gimnasia was the first team to win the Mendoza Regional league tournament. One year later, Gimnasia y Esgrima crowned champion again, being the first club of Mendoza to win two consecutive championships. The squad won a playoff game against Independiente Rivadavia after both teams finished in the first place at the end of the season.

The squad would win the league again in 1931 and 1933. One year later, the Lobo inaugurated the first stadium in Mendoza Province, playing a friendly match against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Gimnasia y Esgrima won new regional titles in 1937 and 1939.

Victor Legrotaglie, for whom the club's stadium Estadio Victor Legrotaglie is named after, played for the club in four different stints from 1953 to 1973.

As of 23 September 2026^[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ARG Diego Mondino (captain) 3 DF  ARG Matías Recalde 4 DF  ARG Ezequiel Muñoz 5 MF  ARG Nahuel Barboza 6 DF  ARG Imanol González 7 FW  ARG Luciano Cingolani 8 MF  ARG Matías Vargas 10 FW  ARG Nicolás Romano 11 FW  ARG Santiago Rodríguez (on loan from Argentinos Juniors) 15 FW  ARG Ulises Sánchez (on loan from Belgrano) 16 DF  ARG Germán Guiffrey 17 FW  ARG Ignacio Sabatini 19 MF  ARG Julián Ceballos (on loan from Boca Juniors) 20 MF  ARG Tomás Ortiz (on loan from Defensa y Justicia) 21 MF  ARG Fermín Antonini

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  PAR Juan Franco 23 GK  ARG César Rigamonti 24 DF  ARG Franco Saavedra 26 FW  ARG Facundo Lencioni 27 FW  PAR Blas Armoa (on loan from Tigre) 28 MF  ARG Tomás O'Connor (on loan from Rosario Central) 29 FW  ITA Agustín Módica 30 MF  ARG Esteban Fernández (on loan from Arsenal de Sarandí) 31 GK  ARG Lautaro Petruchi 32 DF  ARG Luciano Paredes (on loan from Deportivo Maipú) 33 FW  ARG Brian Andrada 35 FW  ARG Valentino Simoni (on loan from Boca Juniors) 36 DF  ARG Ismael Cortéz 41 DF  ARG Gerónimo Patritti 42 DF  ARG Lautaro Carrera (on loan from Instituto)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 FW  ARG Julián Moya

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ARG Maximiliano Padilla (at Central Norte until 31 December 2026) 5 DF  ARG Matías Muñoz (at Colón until 31 December 2026) 7 MF  ARG Enzo Gaggi (at Chaco For Ever until 31 December 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW  ARG Leandro Ciccolini (at Defensores de Belgrano until 31 December 2026) 12 GK  ARG Tomás Giménez (at Colón until 31 December 2026)

• Primera Nacional (1): 2025
• Torneo Federal A (1): 2014
• Torneo Argentino B (2): 2005–06, 2013–14

Liga Mendocina

• Primera A (20): 1922, 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1997–98, 2001
• Primera B (1): 1998
• Copa Competencia (3): 1923, 1933, 1938

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