- 2009 Club Olimpia season
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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).
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Torneo Apertura 2009
Main article: Torneo Apertura 2009 (Paraguay)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
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Ever Caballero 2 DF Diego Ciz 3 DF Juan Daniel Cáceres 4 DF Juan Cardozo 5 DF Denis Caniza 6 MF Edgar González 7 DF Héctor Benítez 8 DF Gilberto Velázquez 9 MF Rodrigo Rojas 10 MF Nicolás Martínez 11 MF Orlando Bordón 12 GK José Buljubasich 13 MF Carlos Humberto Paredes 14 MF Juan Manuel Lucero 15 DF Celso González Ferreira No. Position Player 16 DF Óscar Jiménez 17 MF Martín Ligüera 18 FW Ebelio Ordóñez 19 FW Marco Lazaga 20 DF Adalberto Benítez 21 GK Carlos Figueroa 22 DF Osmar Molinas 23 FW Cristian Ledesma 25 DF Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 26 MF Mario Jara 27 FW Diego Martínez 28 DF Darío Caballero 29 FW Carlos Ruiz 30 FW Matías Espíndola 31 GK Blas Hermosilla - Coach: Gregorio Pérez
Standing
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
21 February 2009
17:30Club Libertad 1 – 2 Olimpia Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque S. Aquino 
27'C. Figueroa 7'
E. Ordóñez 90'
27 February 2009
17:30Olimpia 1 – 1 Sol de América Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción C. Ruíz 22'J.M. Caballero 90'
4 March 2009
17:00Olimpia 1 – 0 Club 2 de Mayo Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción C. Ruiz (P.K.) 85'
8 March 2009
16:30Club 12 de Octubre 0 – 0 Olimpia Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque
March 15, 2009
18:00Olimpia 0 – 1 Rubio Ñú Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción S. Leiva 8'
March 21, 2009
18:00Nacional 2 – 2 Olimpia Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción Fabio Escobar 63'
Guillermo Beltrán 68'Rodrigo Rojas 9'
Martín Ligüera (P.K.) 28'
April 5, 2009
16:00Sportivo Luqueño 1 – 1 Olimpia Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque Hugo Luzardi 34'Edgar González 30'
April 12, 2009
18:00Olimpia 2 – 2 Tacuary Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción Martín Ligüera 65' (P.K.)
Rodrigo Rojas 86'Reinaldo Ocampo 1', 60'
April 18, 2009
18:00Olimpia 3 – 1 3 de Febrero Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción Martín Ligüera 23'
Carlos Ruiz 57'
Edgar González 79'Cesar Llamas 84'
April 22, 2009
19:00Guaraní 0 – 0 Olimpia Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
April 26, 2009
16:00Olimpia 2 – 0 Cerro Porteño Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Carlos Ruiz 27'
Osmar Molinas 47'
May 2, 2009
20:002 de Mayo 2 – 3 Olimpia Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Cristian Barinaga 29'
Cesar Canario 34'Carlos Ruiz 82', 90'
Martín Ligüera 81'
Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament: [3]
Position Player Goals 1 Carlos Ruiz6 2 Martín Ligüera4 3 Rodrigo Rojas2 3 Edgar González2 5 Osmar Molinas1 5 Carlos Figueroa1 5 Ebelio Ordóñez1 Torneo Clausura 2009
The Torneo Clausura is to be played in the second half of 2009.
References
- ^ Gregorio Pérez reemplaza a Almeida en Olimpia
- ^ Posiciones y promedios - Teledeportes Digital
- ^ ESPN Soccernet - Olimpia Stats
External links
Categories:- Club Olimpia seasons
- Association football clubs 2009 season
- 2009 in Paraguay
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