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

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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   URU Leonardo Bordad
2 DF   URU Diego Ciz
3 DF   PAR Michel Godoy
4 DF   PAR Carlos Gamarra
5 DF   PAR Ignacio Rolón
6 MF   PAR Victor Quintana (captain)
7 FW   PAR Mauro Caballero
8 FW   URU Diego Perrone
10 FW   PAR Rodrigo Rojas
11 FW   PAR José Amarilla
12 GK   PAR Henry Lapczyk
13 FW   URU Martín García
14 MF   URU Christian Callejas
15 MF   PAR Osmar Molinas
16 DF   PAR Cristian Martínez
17 MF   PAR Ángel Ortíz
18 DF   PAR Luis Romero
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   PAR Oscar Jiménez
20 MF   COL Mauricio Molina
21 MF   PAR Blas Irala
22 FW   PAR Aquilino Villalba
23 FW   PAR Cristian Ledesma
24 DF   PAR Ángel Ramos
25 FW   ARG Hebert Arriola
26 DF   PAR Roberto Bonet
29 FW   PAR Jorge Gallardo
30 FW   PAR Ismael Fernández
31 MF   PAR Cristian Álvarez
36 FW   PAR Juvenal Cardozo
-- GK   PAR Luis Fernández
-- GK   PAR Blas Hermosilla
-- DF   PAR César Zayas
-- MF   PAR Diego Benítez
-- MF   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   PAR Henry Lapczyk
2 DF   URU Diego Ciz
3 DF   PAR Roberto Bonet
4 DF   PAR Carlos Gamarra (captain)
5 DF   PAR Ignacio Rolón
6 MF   PAR Victor Quintana
7 FW   PAR Edison Giménez
8 MF   PAR Roberto Acuña
9 FW   PAR Gilberto Palacios
10 MF   PAR Osvaldo Díaz
11 MF   PAR Cristian Martínez
12 GK   URU Leonardo Bordad
13 FW   URU Martín García
14 DF   PAR Gilberto Velázquez
15 MF   PAR David Villalba
16 MF   PAR Ricardo Ortíz
17 MF   PAR Ángel Ortíz
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   PAR Oscar Jiménez
21 MF   PAR Blas Irala
22 MF   PAR Osmar Molinas
23 MF   PAR Rolando Renaut
25 FW   PAR Jorge Gallardo
28 DF   PAR Darío Caballero
35 FW   PAR Amílcar Franco
-- GK   PAR Blas Hermosilla
-- GK   ARG Alejandro Saucedo
-- DF   PAR Michel Godoy
-- DF   PAR Julio César Torres
-- DF   PAR César Zayas
-- MF   PAR Cristian Álvarez
-- MF   PAR Milton Benítez
-- MF   PAR Rodrigo Rojas
-- FW   ARG Roberto Hernández
-- FW   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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