Gimnasia de Mendoza


Think Tasmania and its AFL team: a proud football place that waited decades.

Which one would you get?

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El Lobothe Wolf

In Aussie and Kiwi terms

Tasmania finally getting its AFL team. A proud old football place that waited decades for a seat at the top table.

Home
Parque General San Martín, Mendoza
Ground
Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Founded
1908
Colours
Black and white
Great rival
Independiente Rivadavia (the Clásico Mendocino)

Three things to know

  1. It returned to Argentina's top flight in 2026 after 41 years away.
  2. The stadium is named after Víctor Legrotaglie, the club's greatest idol, who spent most of his career in Mendoza.
  3. Its fans are called mensanas, after the club's Latin motto: a healthy mind in a healthy body.