2009 Club Olimpia season
The following is a summary of the 2009 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.
Olimpia participated in the following competitions in 2009: Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura (pertaining to the Paraguayan first division).
Torneo Apertura 2009
[edit]Olimpia started the year 2009 with the same coach as 2008, Ever Hugo Almeida. However, after only 4 rounds the directive board decided to replace Almeida with Uruguayan Gregorio Pérez,[1] despite the team being in second position with an undefeated record of two wins and two draws.
Transfers
[edit]The following transfers occurred prior to the start of the Apertura tournament:
In:
José María Buljubasich From 
Universidad Católica- Mario Jara From
Club 12 de Octubre 
Ebelio Ordóñez From Deportivo Quito- Celso González Ferreira From Club Libertad
- Juan Cardozo From Nacional
Martín Ligüera From Nacional- Cristian Ledesma From Independiente
- Juan Daniel Cáceres From Club Guaraní
Carlos Figueroa From Club Xelajú MC- Carlos Ruiz From
Toronto FC 
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo From Caracas FC
Out:
- Raúl Amarilla Romero To
Écija Balompié - Cristian Leiva To Godoy Cruz
- Edison Giménez To
Deportes Tolima - Martin Albano Pautasso To Belgrano
- José Sasiain To 12 de Octubre
- Derlis Cardozo To Argentinos Juniors
- Franco Mendoza To Emelec
- José Fabián Ramírez To Almagro
- César Zayas To Rubio Ñú
Team roster
[edit]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: Gregorio Pérez
Standing
[edit]Updated March 15
Source:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Nacional | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Tacuary | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Rubio Ñu | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 9 | Sol de América | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 10 | Guaraní | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
| 12 | 3 de Febrero | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 35 | -24 |
Results
[edit]| Club Libertad | 1 – 2 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
S. Aquino  27' |
C. Figueroa 7' E. Ordóñez 90' |
| Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Club 2 de Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| C. Ruiz (P.K.) 85' |
| Nacional | 2 – 2 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Fabio Escobar 63' Guillermo Beltrán 68' |
Rodrigo Rojas 9' Martín Ligüera (P.K.) 28' |
| Olimpia | 2 – 2 | Tacuary |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Ligüera 65' (P.K.) Rodrigo Rojas 86' |
Reinaldo Ocampo 1', 60' |
| Olimpia | 3 – 1 | 3 de Febrero |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Ligüera 23' Carlos Ruiz 57'Edgar González 79' |
Cesar Llamas 84' |
| 2 de Mayo | 2 – 3 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian Barinaga 29' Cesar Canario 34' |
Carlos Ruiz 82', 90' Martín Ligüera 81' |
Top scorers
[edit]Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:[3]
| Position | Player | Goals |
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| 1 |  Carlos Ruiz
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6 |
| 2 |  Martín Ligüera
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4 |
| 3 |  Rodrigo Rojas
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2 |
| 3 | Edgar González
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2 |
| 5 | Osmar Molinas
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1 |
| 5 | Carlos Figueroa
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1 |
| 5 |  Ebelio Ordóñez
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1 |
Torneo Clausura 2009
[edit]The Torneo Clausura is to be played in the second half of 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregorio Pérez reemplaza a Almeida en Olimpia
- ^ Posiciones y promedios - Teledeportes Digital Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ESPN Soccernet - Olimpia Stats