Gimnástica de Torrelavega

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, holding home matches at Campos del Malecón, with a capacity of 6,007 seats.

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 (1907-09-28)
Ground	El Malecón, Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain
Capacity	6,007
President	Tomás Bustamante
Head coach	Alfonso del Barrio
League	Segunda Federación – Group 1
2023–24	Segunda Federación – Group 1, 12th of 18
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

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. 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. 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

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

Season to season

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. 12th 2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

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

Current squad

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

• 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

External links

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