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.
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
Results
Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:
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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
Last Updated: December, 2008 *League Stats
Results
Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament.
Last Updated:December 24, 2008
International competition(s)
Copa Sudamericana 2008
Preliminary round
First Round(eliminated)