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. - Futbol a lo Grande
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
Coach: Gustavo Costas
Final standing Team 1 Libertad572218315313+40 2 Nacional452214354525+20 3 Cerro Porteño382211563426+8 4 Guaraní362211383126+5 5 Club 2 de Mayo31229492726+1 6 Sol de América272283114039+1 7 Club 3 de febrero272283113240-8 8 Olimpia262275102332-9 9 Sportivo Luqueño25226793344-11 10 Tacuary23225892434-10 11 Club 12 de Octubre202248102940-11 12 Silvio Pettirossi132234152147-26
Results
+ Torneo Apertura 2008MatchdayHome teamResultAway teamOlimpia Goal(s)1Olimpia0 - 1Nacional -2Tacuary1 - 2OlimpiaE. Giménez C. Paredes 3Olimpia1 - 02 de MayoC. Paredes 412 de Octubre1 - 2OlimpiaE. Giménez , 5Olimpia2 - 13 de FebreroE. Giménez R. Rojas 6Cerro Porteño1 - 0Olimpia7Olimpia3 - 3Silvio PettirossiR. Rojas E. Francou E. Giménez (P.K.)8Libertad1 - 0Olimpia9Olimpia0 - 2Guaraní10Olimpia0 - 1Sol de América11Sportivo Luqueño0 - 1OlimpiaR. Amarilla 12Nacional4 - 0Olimpia13Olimpia2 - 2TacuaryE. Francou C. Zayas 142 de Mayo0 - 1OlimpiaR. Amarilla 15Olimpia 0-0 12 de Octubre163 de Febrero 3-1 OlimpiaN. Martinez 17Olimpia 1-2 Cerro PorteñoC. Paredes 18Silvio Pettirossi 2-3 OlimpiaE. Giménez N. Martinez A. Villasanti (O.G.)19Olimpia 1-2 LibertadE. Giménez 20Guaraní 2-0 Olimpia21Sol de América 2-2 OlimpiaE. Giménez G. Velázquez 22Olimpia1 - 1Sportivo LuqueñoE. Giménez
Top scorers Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:Estadisticas:Goleadores Apertura
Position Player Goals1 Edison Giménez92 Carlos Humberto Paredes33 Raúl Amarilla23 Emanuel Fernandes23 Nicolás Martinez23 Rodrigo Rojas27 Gilberto Velázquez17 César Zayas1
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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. 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.
Transfers The following transfers occurred prior to the start of the Clausura tournament:
In: Denis Caniza From Cruz Azul Jose Ramirez From Olimpo Franco Mendoza From C.A. Huracán Edgar Daniel González From Estudiantes LP Juan Manuel Lucero From CD Cobresal Cristian Leiva From Charleroi SC Derlis Cardozo From Club Libertad Ever Caballero From 12 de Octubre Marco Lazaga From Sportivo Luqueño Darío Caballero From Deportivo Quito Matías Espíndola From Sportivo Patria
Out: Angel Ortiz To Club Guaraní Gilberto Palacios To Club Guaraní David Villalba To Deportes Tolima Emanuel Fernandes To Vélez Sársfield Rolando Renaut To 12 de Octubre Leonardo Bordad To Sol de America Ricardo Dominguez To Cruz Azul Hidalgo Michel Godoy To 3 de Febrero Rodrigo Romero To 3 de Febrero Milton Benítez To 3 de Febrero Mauro Monges Retired Juvenal Cardozo To Guabirá Martín García To Defensor Sporting
Team roster
Last Updated: August, 2008. * Players List
Final standing
Team 1 Libertad442212823517+18 2 Guaraní432212733617+19 3 Cerro Porteño372210753226+6 4 Sol de América362212373730+7 5 Nacional32228862322+1 6 Tacuary31229492324-1 7 Olimpia28227783331+2 8 12 de Octubre282284102733-6 9 3 de Febrero242266102731-4 10 Sportivo Luqueño242266102738-11 11 2 de Mayo222241082633-7 12 Silvio Pettirossi92216151539-24 Last Updated: December, 2008 *League Stats
Results
+ Torneo Clausura 2008MatchdayHome teamResultAway teamOlimpia Goal(s)1Olimpia 0 - 0Nacional2Sol de América4 - 3OlimpiaF. Mendoza C. Leiva J. Krone 3Olimpia4 - 0Silvio PettirossiF. Mendoza , N. Martínez M. Lazaga 43 de Febrero 2 - 0Olimpia5Olimpia0 - 2Guaraní6Cerro Porteño1 - 0Olimpia7Olimpia2 - 1Sportivo LuqueñoM. Lazaga , 8Libertad1 - 1OlimpiaJ. Lucero 9Olimpia1 - 3TacuaryM. Lazaga 10Olimpia3 - 112 de OctubreM. Lazaga R. Rojas E. González 112 de Mayo1 - 1OlimpiaD. Caballero 12Nacional1 - 1OlimpiaM. Lazaga 13Olimpia1 - 1Sol de AméricaC. Paredes 14Silvio Pettirossi2 - 3OlimpiaC. Paredes M. Lazaga , 15Olimpia2 - 03 de FebreroM. Pautasso R. Rojas 16Guaraní1 - 1OlimpiaD. Caballero 17Olimpia1 - 3Cerro PorteñoM. Lazaga 18Sportivo Luqueño1 - 2OlimpiaO. Molinas C. Álvarez 19Olimpia1 - 2LibertadE. Giménez 20Tacuary1 - 1OlimpiaR. Amarilla 2112 de Octubre0 - 3OlimpiaF. Mendoza R. Rojas J. Candia (O.G.) 22Olimpia2 - 32 de MayoD. Cardozo E. Giménez
Top scorers Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament.
Position Player Goals1 Marco Lazaga92 Franco Mendoza43 Rodrigo Rojas44 Carlos Paredes2 Edison Giménez2 Darío Caballero27 Cristian Leiva1 Martin Albano Pautasso1 Juan Krone1 Nicolás Martínez1 Juan Lucero1 Edgar González1 Raúl Amarilla1 Osmar Molinas1 Derlis Cardozo1 Cristian Álvarez1 Last Updated:December 24, 2008 Estadisticas:Goleadores Clausura
International competition(s)
Copa Sudamericana 2008
Preliminary round
DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionOlimpia scorersMatch Report(s) August 12, 2008 Defensores del ChacoAsunción, Paraguay Club Blooming4 - 2 Copa Sudamericana 2008 M. Lazaga , , D. Caballero Report August 21, 2008 Ramón Tahuichi AguileraSanta Cruz, Bolivia Club Blooming1 - 0 Copa Sudamericana 2008 Report Report 2 First Round(eliminated) DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionOlimpia scorersMatch Report(s) August 28, 2008 San Carlos de ApoquindoSantiago, Chile Universidad Católica4 - 0 Copa Sudamericana 2008 Report September 17, 2008 Estadio Manuel FerreiraAsunción, Paraguay Universidad Católica2 - 2 Copa Sudamericana 2008 R. RojasM. Lazaga Report
References
See also 2007 Club Olimpia season 2009 Club Olimpia season