Original: History The '' Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata '' was founded on June 3 , 1887 as a civil association , and thus is the oldest surviving football club in South America and still participating in the Argentine Football League .
Simplified: History The '' Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata '' was founded on June 3 , 1887 as a civil association , and thus is the oldest surviving football club in the whole of South America .