What are Gimnasia La Plata's colors?

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is immediately recognizable by a white football shirt crossed by a broad blue horizontal band at chest level. Blue and white have become the club’s defining colors, appearing throughout its sporting identity and traditional home kit. The institution was founded in La Plata on June 3, 1887, originally as a club devoted to several sporting activities rather than football alone. When Gimnasia entered organized football competition in the early twentieth century, its uniform did not yet have the familiar modern layout. The club initially used a white shirt with blue vertical stripes. The horizontal-band design was formally established in 1915, creating the visual identity associated with Gimnasia for generations. The team is also widely known as El Lobo, while its traditional home is the Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium in La Plata.

The change made in 1915 was more than a minor alteration to Gimnasia’s kit. Club records established a white shirt with a horizontal blue band across the chest as the official uniform, accompanied by blue or black shorts. That arrangement replaced the blue vertical stripes used after the club entered Argentine football competition in 1905. The chest band proved unusually durable and remains the central feature of Gimnasia’s traditional home appearance. It also gives the shirt a clear identity without requiring complex patterns or additional colors. Over time, manufacturers have adjusted collars, fabrics, trim and other details, but the combination of a white base and blue horizontal band has remained the visual reference point for Gimnasia La Plata.