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2007 Club Olimpia season

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The following is a summary of the 2007 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.

Olimpia participated in the following competitions in 2007: Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura (pertaining to the Paraguayan first division).

Torneo Apertura 2007

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For the start of the 2007 season Olimpia had former player and star José Cardozo as the coach. However, results were not good and Alicio Solalinde replaced him halfway during the tournament.

Team roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Leonardo Bordad
2 DF Uruguay URU Diego Ciz
3 DF Paraguay PAR Michel Godoy
4 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Gamarra
5 DF Paraguay PAR Ignacio Rolón
6 MF Paraguay PAR Victor Quintana (captain)
7 FW Paraguay PAR Mauro Caballero
8 FW Uruguay URU Diego Perrone
10 FW Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Rojas
11 FW Paraguay PAR José Amarilla
12 GK Paraguay PAR Henry Lapczyk
13 FW Uruguay URU Martín García
14 MF Uruguay URU Christian Callejas
15 MF Paraguay PAR Osmar Molinas
16 DF Paraguay PAR Cristian Martínez
17 MF Paraguay PAR Ángel Ortíz
18 DF Paraguay PAR Luis Romero
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Paraguay PAR Oscar Jiménez
20 MF Colombia COL Mauricio Molina
21 MF Paraguay PAR Blas Irala
22 FW Paraguay PAR Aquilino Villalba
23 FW Paraguay PAR Cristian Ledesma
24 DF Paraguay PAR Ángel Ramos
25 FW Argentina ARG Hebert Arriola
26 DF Paraguay PAR Roberto Bonet
29 FW Paraguay PAR Jorge Gallardo
30 FW Paraguay PAR Ismael Fernández
31 MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Álvarez
36 FW Paraguay PAR Juvenal Cardozo
-- GK Paraguay PAR Luis Fernández
-- GK Paraguay PAR Blas Hermosilla
-- DF Paraguay PAR César Zayas
-- MF Paraguay PAR Diego Benítez
-- MF Paraguay PAR Rubén Insfrán

Final standing

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Team Pts GP W D L GF GA DIFF
  1 Club Sportivo Luqueño 47 22 14 5 3 45 22 +23
  2 Cerro Porteño 43 22 13 4 5 42 18 +24
  3 Club Libertad 40 22 11 7 4 30 16 +14
  4 Olimpia 38 22 10 8 4 29 21 +8
  5 Club 3 de Febrero 30 22 8 6 8 23 25 -2
  6 Club Nacional 26 22 6 8 8 25 23 +2
  7 Tacuary 26 22 7 5 10 20 32 -12
  8 Sportivo Trinidense 24 22 6 6 10 24 39 -15
  9 Club Sol de América 23 22 5 8 9 19 29 -10
  10 Club 12 de Octubre 23 22 6 5 11 27 38 -11
  11 Club 2 de Mayo 21 22 4 9 9 24 32 -8
  12 Club Guaraní 16 22 3 7 12 26 39 -13

Results

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Torneo Apertura 2007
Matchday Home Team Result Away Team
1 Olimpia 1 - 1 Nacional
2 Libertad 2 - 2 Olimpia
3 Olimpia 2 - 2 3 de Febrero
4 2 de Mayo 3 - 1 Olimpia
5 Olimpia 3 - 1 Guarani
6 Sportivo Trinidense 1 - 0 Olimpia
7 Olimpia 3 - 2 12 de Octubre
8 Tacuary 0 - 1 Olimpia
9 Olimpia 1 - 0 Sol de América
10 Olimpia 0 - 1 Cerro Porteño
11 Sportivo Luqueño 2 - 2 Olimpia
12 Nacional 0 - 1 Olimpia
13 Olimpia 0 - 1 Libertad
14 3 de Febrero 0 - 1 Olimpia
15 Olimpia 3 - 1 2 de Mayo
16 Guaraní 1 - 2 Olimpia
17 Olimpia 3 - 1 Sportivo Trinidense
18 12 de Octubre 0 - 0 Olimpia
19 Olimpia 2 - 2 Tacuary
20 Sol de América 0 - 1 Olimpia
21 Cerro Porteño 0 - 0 Olimpia
22 Olimpia 0 - 0 Sportivo Luqueño

Top scorers

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Cristian Rolando Ledesma finished as the top scorer for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament with 10 goals scored. Mauricio Molina with 10 goals.

Torneo Clausura 2007

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For the Clausura tournament, Alicio Solalinde continued at the helm of the team but was eventually replaced by Carlos Jara Saguier due to poor results. Important signings included that of Paraguayan international veteran Roberto Acuña from Rosario Central, Osvaldo Diaz from Club Guaraní and Rolando Renaut from Club 12 de Octubre.

Team roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Paraguay PAR Henry Lapczyk
2 DF Uruguay URU Diego Ciz
3 DF Paraguay PAR Roberto Bonet
4 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Gamarra (captain)
5 DF Paraguay PAR Ignacio Rolón
6 MF Paraguay PAR Victor Quintana
7 FW Paraguay PAR Edison Giménez
8 MF Paraguay PAR Roberto Acuña
9 FW Paraguay PAR Gilberto Palacios
10 MF Paraguay PAR Osvaldo Díaz
11 MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Martínez
12 GK Uruguay URU Leonardo Bordad
13 FW Uruguay URU Martín García
14 DF Paraguay PAR Gilberto Velázquez
15 MF Paraguay PAR David Villalba
16 MF Paraguay PAR Ricardo Ortíz
17 MF Paraguay PAR Ángel Ortíz
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Paraguay PAR Oscar Jiménez
21 MF Paraguay PAR Blas Irala
22 MF Paraguay PAR Osmar Molinas
23 MF Paraguay PAR Rolando Renaut
25 FW Paraguay PAR Jorge Gallardo
28 DF Paraguay PAR Darío Caballero
35 FW Paraguay PAR Amílcar Franco
-- GK Paraguay PAR Blas Hermosilla
-- GK Argentina ARG Alejandro Saucedo
-- DF Paraguay PAR Michel Godoy
-- DF Paraguay PAR Julio César Torres
-- DF Paraguay PAR César Zayas
-- MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Álvarez
-- MF Paraguay PAR Milton Benítez
-- MF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Rojas
-- FW Argentina ARG Roberto Hernández
-- FW Paraguay PAR Ismael Fernández

Final standing

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Team Pts GP W D L GF GA DIFF
  1 Club Libertad 55 22 17 4 1 36 14 +22
  2 Cerro Porteño 49 22 15 4 3 52 21 +31
  3 Olimpia 38 22 11 5 6 33 23 +10
  4 Club Sol de América 34 22 9 7 6 32 24 +8
  5 Club Nacional 34 22 9 7 6 37 30 +7
  6 Club 12 de Octubre 26 22 7 5 10 23 29 -6
  7 Club Guaraní 25 22 6 7 9 24 27 -3
  8 Tacuary 25 22 6 7 9 25 29 -4
  9 Sportivo Trinidense 24 22 5 9 8 15 18 -3
  10 Club Sportivo Luqueño 19 22 5 4 13 24 41 -17
  11 Club 3 de febrero 19 22 5 4 13 21 41 -20
  12 Club 2 de Mayo 13 22 2 7 13 16 41 -25

Results

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Torneo Clausura 2007
Matchday Home Team Result Away Team
1 Sol de América 1 - 2 Olimpia
2 Olimpia 0 - 0 Libertad
3 Nacional 0 - 0 Olimpia
4 Olimpia 2 - 0 2 de Mayo
5 Sportivo Trinidense 0 - 0 Olimpia
6 Olimpia 2 - 3 12 de Octubre
7 Sportivo Luqueño 1 - 2 Olimpia
8 Olimpia 1 - 0 Guaraní
9 Tacuary 0 - 1 Olimpia
10 Olimpia 2 - 1 Cerro Porteño
11 3 de Febrero 1 - 1 Olimpia
12 Olimpia 1 - 2 Sol de América
13 Libertad 0 - 1 Olimpia
14 Olimpia 2 - 3 Nacional
15 2 de Mayo 1 - 3 Olimpia
16 Olimpia 2 - 1 Sportivo Trinidense
17 12 de Octubre 0 - 3 Olimpia
18 Olimpia 5 - 1 Sportivo Luqueño
19 Guaraní 2 - 0 Olimpia
20 Olimpia 1 - 1 Tacuary
21 Cerro Porteño 3 - 1 Olimpia
22 Olimpia 1 - 2 3 de Febrero

Top scorers

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Martin Adrian Garcia was the top scorer for the Clausura, finishing with 10 goals. Gilberto Palacios finished in second with 9 goals.

Aggregate table 2007

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Olimpia finished in third place overall for the 2007 season, which earned the team a spot in the Copa Sudamericana 2008.

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA DIFF
  1 Club Libertad 95 44 28 11 5 66 30 +36
  2 Cerro Porteño 92 44 28 8 8 94 39 +55
  3 Olimpia 76 44 21 13 10 62 44 +18
  4 Club Sportivo Luqueño 66 44 19 9 16 69 63 +6
  5 Club Nacional 60 44 15 15 14 62 53 +9
  6 Club Sol de América 57 44 14 15 15 51 53 -2
  7 Tacuary 51 44 13 12 19 45 61 -16
  8 Club 12 de Octubre 49 44 13 10 21 50 67 -17
  9 Club 3 de Febrero 49 44 13 10 21 44 66 -22
  10 Sportivo Trinidense 48 44 11 15 18 39 57 -18
  11 Club Guaraní 41 44 9 14 21 50 66 -16
  12 Club 2 de Mayo 34 44 6 16 22 40 73 -33

See also

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