Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona - last updated on 20 January 2009
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, S.A.D.
Foundation: 1914
City: Tarragona
Colours: Red and yellow
Website: www.gimnasticdetarragona.com
Honours:
Segunda División B - 1 (1996-97)
Tercera División - 7 (1944-45, 1954-55, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1971-72, 1977-78)
A bit of history:
The club was founded on March 1, 1886 by a group of fifteen people who met at the Café del Centro on Rambla Nova. The majority of the club's early members belonged to the upper middle classes and, as the club name suggests, it was initially founded to promote gymnastics. Later the club members also began to organise fencing, hiking, boxing and cycling. In 1914, the club absorbed a local football club called Olympic and consequently formed its own football team. In January 1918, they made their debut as a football team in the Championat de Catalunya and, by 1927 the club were champions of its B division.
In 1943-44, Gimnàstic made their debut in the Tercera División and in the following season were promoted to the second level. In 1946-47 they finished second in the second division and, the following season they made their debut in the top flight. In 1947 they also reached the Copa del Generalísimo semi-final, but lost to RCD Español. In the quarte rfinals they had beaten FC Barcelona.
They finished their debut first division season in seventh place, with the highlight of the season coming on January 11, 1948 when they beat Real Madrid 3-1 at the Bernabéu, thus becoming the first team ever to do so, still being the only to achieve it in its first visit. They played two further seasons in La Liga but were relegated in 1949-50, after losing a play-off to CD Alcoyano.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona - Founded in 1914
