Club Gimnàstic de Manresa
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| Full name | Club Gimnàstic de Manresa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Nàstic | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Gimnàstic Parc, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Owner | Gerard Piqué | ||
| President | Ferran Vilaseca | ||
| League | Primera Catalana – Group 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primera Catalana – Group 2, 6th of 16 | ||
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Club Gimnàstic de Manresa is a Spanish football team based in Manresa, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, the club competes in the Primera Catalana – Group 2, holding home games at Gimnàstic Parc, with a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
A current farm team of FC Andorra, the club is known for their youth categories, notably being the first club of Pep Guardiola.[2]
History
[edit]Founded in 1947 as Club Gimnástico Manresa, Gimnàstic Manresa only adopted their current name in 1978. Their senior side only played in the lower leagues before ceasing activities in 2006.
Back to action in 2010, Gimnàstic spent six seasons active (five of them in Tercera Catalana) before again closing their senior team in 2016. In July 2019, the club was acquired by Gerard Piqué through his firm Kosmos Holding, with the intent of becoming the academy of FC Andorra, another club owned by his firm.[3][4] The agreement with Andorra was only announced on 1 July 2020, however.[5]
On 22 June 2024, Gimnàstic merged with CF Artesa de Lleida to establish a senior team, serving as the farm team of Andorra in Primera Catalana.[6] The merger also included a proposal of a name change to Club Gimnàstic d'Andorra,[7] which was rejected by the club's associates.[8]
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References
[edit]- ^ "El Club Gimnàstic de Manresa fitxa el tècnic vallesà Francesc 'Kiku' Parcerisas per liderar la formació tricolor que militarà a la Primera Catalana" [Gimnàstic de Manresa sign the vallesà manager Francesc 'Kik' Parcerisas to lead the tricolour formation which will play in the Primera Catalana] (in Catalan). Regiò 7. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Guardiola: Del Gimnàstic Parc a la gloria" [Guardiola: From Gimnàstic Parc to glory] (in Spanish). Sport. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Pique to take control of Gimnàstic Manresa to boost FC Andorra". Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Pique buys Gimnastic Manresa". Marca. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "L'FC Andorra i el Nàstic de Manresa arriben a un acord per fomentar la base" [FC Andorra and Nàstic de Manresa reach an agreement to boost the youth setup] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "¡El Andorra tendrá un nuevo filial...en Manresa!" [Andorra will have a new reserve team... in Manresa!] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "El Gimnàstic decideix dilluns si substitueix Manresa per Andorra" [Gimnàstic will decide tomorrow if they replace Manresa by Andorra] (in Catalan). Regiò 7. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "El Club Gimnàstic Manresa mantendrá su nombre" [Club Gimnàstic Manresa will keep their name] (in Spanish). Sport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Club Gimnàstic Manresa" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Club Gimnàstic Manresa" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Club Gimnàstic Manresa" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Club Gimnàstic Manresa" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 1 June 2025.