2008 Club Olimpia season
The following is a summary of the 2008 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.
Olimpia participated in the following competitions in 2008: Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura (pertaining to the Paraguayan first division) and the Copa Sudamericana. In December, Eduardo Delmás was elected as the club's new president replacing Oscar Paciello.[1]
Torneo Apertura 2008
Olimpia started the year 2008 with the announcement of a new coach, Argentine Gustavo Costas who promised the use and promotion of the youth division players. The main signing for the year was that of Paraguayan international Carlos Humberto Paredes from Sporting Lisboa. Paredes returned to his home club Olimpia after playing for 8 years in Europe.
Team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Coach: Gustavo Costas
Final standing
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIFF |
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| 1 Libertad | 57 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | +40 |
| 2 Nacional | 45 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 |
| 3 Cerro Porteño | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 |
| 4 Guaraní | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 |
| 5 Club 2 de Mayo | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| 6 Sol de América | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 |
| 7 Club 3 de febrero | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 |
| 8 Olimpia | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| 9 Sportivo Luqueño | 25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 44 | -11 |
| 10 Tacuary | 23 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
| 11 Club 12 de Octubre | 20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 40 | -11 |
| 12 Silvio Pettirossi | 13 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | -26 |
Results
| Torneo Apertura 2008 | ||||
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| Matchday | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Olimpia Goal(s) |
| 1 | Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Nacional | - |
| 2 | Tacuary | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez  C. Paredes |
| 3 | Olimpia | 1 - 0 | 2 de Mayo | C. Paredes |
| 4 | 12 de Octubre | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez |
| 5 | Olimpia | 2 - 1 | 3 de Febrero | E. Giménez R. Rojas |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | - |
| 7 | Olimpia | 3 - 3 | Silvio Pettirossi | R. Rojas E. Francou E. Giménez |
| 8 | Libertad | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | - |
| 9 | Olimpia | 0 - 2 | Guaraní | - |
| 10 | Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Sol de América | - |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla |
| 12 | Nacional | 4 - 0 | Olimpia | - |
| 13 | Olimpia | 2 - 2 | Tacuary | E. Francou C. Zayas |
| 14 | 2 de Mayo | 0 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla |
| 15 | Olimpia | 0-0 | 12 de Octubre | - |
| 16 | 3 de Febrero | 3-1 | Olimpia | N. Martinez |
| 17 | Olimpia | 1-2 | Cerro Porteño | C. Paredes |
| 18 | Silvio Pettirossi | 2-3 | Olimpia | E. Giménez N. Martinez A. Villasanti |
| 19 | Olimpia | 1-2 | Libertad | E. Giménez |
| 20 | Guaraní | 2-0 | Olimpia | - |
| 21 | Sol de América | 2-2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez G. Velázquez |
| 22 | Olimpia | 1 - 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | E. Giménez |
Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:[2]
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Torneo Clausura 2008
For the Clausura tournament the club hired the requested players by coach Gustavo Costas to fight for the title. However, poor performances and results both in the Paraguayan first division and Copa Sudamericana tournament resulted in the resignation of the Argentine coach on August 28.[3] On the next day, Paraguayan Ever Hugo Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia, marking his return to the club since the 1993 season where he won the first division title in undefeated fashion.[4]
Transfers
The following transfers occurred prior to the start of the Clausura tournament:[5]
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Team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Last Updated: August, 2008. * Players List(in Spanish)
Final standing
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Libertad | 44 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 |
| 2 | Guaraní | 43 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 |
| 4 | Sol de América | 36 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 |
| 5 | Nacional | 32 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
| 6 | Tacuary | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 28 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 28 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -6 |
| 9 | 3 de Febrero | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 38 | -11 |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 |
| 12 | Silvio Pettirossi | 9 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 39 | -24 |
- Last Updated: December, 2008 *League Stats (in Spanish)
Results
| Torneo Clausura 2008 | ||||
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| Matchday | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Olimpia Goal(s) |
| 1 | Olimpia | 0 - 0 | Nacional | - |
| 2 | Sol de América | 4 - 3 | Olimpia | F. Mendoza C. Leiva J. Krone |
| 3 | Olimpia | 4 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi | F. Mendoza N. Martínez M. Lazaga |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 2 - 0 | Olimpia | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 0 - 2 | Guaraní | |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 2 - 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | M. Lazaga |
| 8 | Libertad | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | J. Lucero |
| 9 | Olimpia | 1 - 3 | Tacuary | M. Lazaga |
| 10 | Olimpia | 3 - 1 | 12 de Octubre | M. Lazaga R. Rojas E. González |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | D. Caballero |
| 12 | Nacional | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | M. Lazaga |
| 13 | Olimpia | 1 - 1 | Sol de América | C. Paredes |
| 14 | Silvio Pettirossi | 2 - 3 | Olimpia | C. Paredes M. Lazaga |
| 15 | Olimpia | 2 - 0 | 3 de Febrero | M. Pautasso R. Rojas |
| 16 | Guaraní | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | D. Caballero |
| 17 | Olimpia | 1 - 3 | Cerro Porteño | M. Lazaga |
| 18 | Sportivo Luqueño | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | O. Molinas C. Álvarez |
| 19 | Olimpia | 1 - 2 | Libertad | E. Giménez |
| 20 | Tacuary | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla |
| 21 | 12 de Octubre | 0 - 3 | Olimpia | F. Mendoza R. Rojas J. Candia |
| 22 | Olimpia | 2 - 3 | 2 de Mayo | D. Cardozo E. Giménez |
Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament.
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- Last Updated:December 24, 2008 [8]
International competition(s)
Copa Sudamericana 2008
Preliminary Round
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Olimpia scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| August 12, 2008 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay |
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4 - 2 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | M. Lazaga D. Caballero |
Report |
| August 21, 2008 | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
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1 - 0 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report Report 2 |
First Round
(eliminated)
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Olimpia scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| August 28, 2008 | San Carlos de Apoquindo Santiago, Chile |
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4 - 0 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report | |
| September 17, 2008 | Estadio Manuel Ferreira Asunción, Paraguay |
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2 - 2 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | R. Rojas M. Lazaga |
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References
- Por más glorias - Futbol a lo Grande
- Estadisticas:Goleadores Apertura Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Se fue Costas
- El elegido
- "Altas y Bajas". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- Futbol a lo Grande: Chau, chau, adios
- Juvenal es de Guabirá
- Estadisticas:Goleadores Clausura
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