2007 Club Olimpia season

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

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

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

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

Final standing

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA DIFF
  1 Club Sportivo Luqueño 472214534522+23
  2 Cerro Porteño 432213454218+24
  3 Club Libertad 402211743016+14
  4 Olimpia 382210842921+8
  5 Club 3 de Febrero 30228682325-2
  6 Club Nacional 26226882523+2
  7 Tacuary 262275102032-12
  8 Sportivo Trinidense 242266102439-15
  9 Club Sol de América 23225891929-10
  10 Club 12 de Octubre 232265112738-11
  11 Club 2 de Mayo 21224992432-8
  12 Club Guaraní 162237122639-13

Results

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

Cristian Rolando Ledesma finished as the top scorer for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament with 10 goals scored. Mauricio Molina came in second with 9 goals.

Torneo Clausura 2007

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

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

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

Final standing

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA DIFF
  1 Club Libertad 552217413614+22
  2 Cerro Porteño 492215435221+31
  3 Olimpia 382211563323+10
  4 Club Sol de América 34229763224+8
  5 Club Nacional 34229763730+7
  6 Club 12 de Octubre 262275102329-6
  7 Club Guaraní 25226792427-3
  8 Tacuary 25226792529-4
  9 Sportivo Trinidense 24225981518-3
  10 Club Sportivo Luqueño 192254132441-17
  11 Club 3 de febrero 192254132141-20
  12 Club 2 de Mayo 132227131641-25

Results

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

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

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 9544281156630+36
  2 Cerro Porteño 924428889439+55
  3 Olimpia 76442113106244+18
  4 Club Sportivo Luqueño 6644199166963+6
  5 Club Nacional 60441515146253+9
  6 Club Sol de América 57441415155153-2
  7 Tacuary 51441312194561-16
  8 Club 12 de Octubre 49441310215067-17
  9 Club 3 de Febrero 49441310214466-22
  10 Sportivo Trinidense 48441115183957-18
  11 Club Guaraní 4144914215066-16
  12 Club 2 de Mayo 3444616224073-33

See also

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