Gimnástica Segoviana · History

Gimnástica Segoviana was founded in Segovia, Spain, on 28 June 1928, according to the most widely accepted account of its origins, recorded by the chronicler Jopaeli in 1947. That account names Francisco del Barrio Santos as the club’s first president. Other sources put the founding in 1925, or in 1930, when a group of supporters is said to have met at a barber’s shop on Calle José Zorrilla. For decades it was called Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana. In 2006 a decree from the regional government of Castile and León forced a change of name, and since then it has been Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol. Fans call it la Sego or la Gimnástica.

Early years and the Tercera División

The club joined the federation in 1934 and began playing official competitions that year. Its first kit was white and green. On 22 September 1934 it wore blue and maroon for the first time, against Imperio FC, in a 0-4 defeat. In 1940 it merged with Racing Club de Segovia. The new club was nearly renamed Segovia FC, but kept the name Gimnástica Segoviana. It made its debut in the Tercera División, then Spain’s third tier, in 1944-45. In the 1948-49 Spanish Cup it got past Burgos CF over two legs, drawing 3-3 in Burgos and winning 3-2 in Segovia, although a formal protest later had the result annulled.

Relegation and the road back from regional football

A restructuring of the divisions sent the team down to regional football in 1958, after a fourteenth-place finish. It returned to the Tercera as regional champion in 1961-62. In 1973-74 it won promotion to the Regional Preferente with a squad made up entirely of academy players. In 1975 it lost a promotion play-off to Ávila: after winning the first leg 4-0, it lost 0-2 at home and went down to Primera Regional. It regained its Preferente place in 1977 but dropped back again soon after. It left regional football for good in 1981-82 and has played at national level ever since.

The Segunda División B years

Segoviana finished runner-up in its Tercera group in 1997-98 and 1998-99. In 1999 it reached the Segunda División B, then the third tier, for the first time, but was relegated after a single season. It won Tercera group VIII in 2003-04 and 2005-06. In the 2006-07 Copa del Rey it reached the round of 32, where it was knocked out by Sevilla FC, who went on to win that edition. In 2011, coached by Francisco Maroto, it returned to Segunda B after beating SD Logroñés in a promotion play-off in Logroño. It finished eighteenth in 2011-12 and went down again.

From the Tercera to Primera Federación

Agustín Cuenca Velasco became president on 20 June 2015, replacing Moisés López. In 2016-17 Segoviana were Tercera División champions and went up to Segunda B after knocking out Atlético Malagueño. They went down again in 2018 after finishing nineteenth in group I. They were runners-up in group VIII in 2019 and 2020, losing that year’s promotion final to Zamora CF (2-1). Another group VIII title in 2020-21 earned them a place in the newly created Segunda Federación. On 13 November 2022, members voted by 70.63 per cent to turn the club into a sports limited company. The first women’s team was presented in December of that year.

Promotion in 2024 and La Albuera

In 2023-24 Segoviana won group V of the Segunda Federación. On 5 May 2024 they secured the club’s first promotion to Primera Federación, Spain’s third tier, with a win over Illescas. On the same day Cacereño beat Numancia 5-0, a result Segoviana supporters dubbed the “Cacereñazo”. The team plays at the Estadio Municipal de La Albuera, opened on 27 June 1977. Before that it played at La Dehesa (1928-1932), Chamberí (1932-1944) and El Peñascal (1944-1977). Its only season in Primera Federación, 2024-25, ended in nineteenth place in group I and relegation to the Segunda Federación in 2025.