2007 Club Olimpia season

May 2014 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 Torneo Apertura 2007 (Paraguay) 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 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 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 Luqueño472214534522+23   2 Cerro Porteño432213454218+24   3 Club Libertad402211743016+14   4 Olimpia382210842921+8   5 Club 3 de Febrero30228682325-2   6 Club Nacional26226882523+2   7 Tacuary262275102032-12   8 Sportivo Trinidense242266102439-15   9 Club Sol de América23225891929-10   10 Club 12 de Octubre232265112738-11   11 Club 2 de Mayo21224992432-8   12 Club Guaraní162237122639-13 Results + Torneo Apertura 2007MatchdayHome teamResultAway team1Olimpia1 - 1Nacional2Libertad2 - 2Olimpia3Olimpia2 - 23 de Febrero42 de Mayo3 - 1Olimpia5Olimpia3 - 1Guarani6Sportivo Trinidense1 - 0Olimpia7Olimpia3 - 212 de Octubre8Tacuary0 - 1Olimpia9Olimpia1 - 0Sol de América10Olimpia0 - 1Cerro Porteño11Sportivo Luqueño2 - 2Olimpia12Nacional0 - 1Olimpia13Olimpia0 - 1Libertad143 de Febrero0 - 1Olimpia15Olimpia3 - 12 de Mayo16Guaraní1 - 2Olimpia17Olimpia3 - 1Sportivo Trinidense1812 de Octubre0 - 0Olimpia19Olimpia2 - 2Tacuary20Sol de América0 - 1Olimpia21Cerro Porteño0 - 0Olimpia22Olimpia0 - 0Sportivo Luqueño Top scorers 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 Torneo Clausura 2007 (Paraguay) 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 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 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 Libertad552217413614+22   2 Cerro Porteño492215435221+31   3 Olimpia382211563323+10   4 Club Sol de América34229763224+8   5 Club Nacional34229763730+7   6 Club 12 de Octubre262275102329-6   7 Club Guaraní25226792427-3   8 Tacuary25226792529-4   9 Sportivo Trinidense24225981518-3   10 Club Sportivo Luqueño192254132441-17   11 Club 3 de febrero192254132141-20   12 Club 2 de Mayo132227131641-25 Results Torneo Clausura 2007MatchdayHome teamResultAway team1Sol de América1 - 2Olimpia2Olimpia0 - 0Libertad3Nacional0 - 0Olimpia4Olimpia2 - 02 de Mayo5Sportivo Trinidense0 - 0Olimpia6Olimpia2 - 312 de Octubre7Sportivo Luqueño1 - 2Olimpia8Olimpia1 - 0Guaraní9Tacuary0 - 1Olimpia10Olimpia2 - 1Cerro Porteño113 de Febrero1 - 1Olimpia12Olimpia1 - 2Sol de América13Libertad0 - 1Olimpia14Olimpia2 - 3Nacional152 de Mayo1 - 3Olimpia16Olimpia2 - 1Sportivo Trinidense1712 de Octubre0 - 3Olimpia18Olimpia5 - 1Sportivo Luqueño19Guaraní2 - 0Olimpia20Olimpia1 - 1Tacuary21Cerro Porteño3 - 1Olimpia22Olimpia1 - 23 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 Libertad9544281156630+36   2 Cerro Porteño924428889439+55   3 Olimpia76442113106244+18   4 Club Sportivo Luqueño6644199166963+6   5 Club Nacional60441515146253+9   6 Club Sol de América57441415155153-2   7 Tacuary51441312194561-16   8 Club 12 de Octubre49441310215067-17   9 Club 3 de Febrero49441310214466-22   10 Sportivo Trinidense48441115183957-18   11 Club Guaraní4144914215066-16   12 Club 2 de Mayo3444616224073-33 See also 2008 Club Olimpia season Category:Club Olimpia seasons Olimpia Category:2007 in Paraguayan football Category:Association football clubs 2007 season