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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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  URU Leonardo Bordad 2 DF  URU Diego Ciz 3 DF  PAR Michel Godoy 4 DF  PAR Carlos Gamarra 5 DF  PAR Ignacio Rolón 6 MF  PAR Victor Quintana (captain) 7 FW  PAR Mauro Caballero 8 FW  URU Diego Perrone 10 FW  PAR Rodrigo Rojas 11 FW  PAR José Amarilla 12 GK  PAR Henry Lapczyk 13 FW  URU Martín García 14 MF  URU Christian Callejas 15 MF  PAR Osmar Molinas 16 DF  PAR Cristian Martínez 17 MF  PAR Ángel Ortíz 18 DF  PAR Luis Romero

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  PAR Oscar Jiménez 20 MF  COL Mauricio Molina 21 MF  PAR Blas Irala 22 FW  PAR Aquilino Villalba 23 FW  PAR Cristian Ledesma 24 DF  PAR Ángel Ramos 25 FW  ARG Hebert Arriola 26 DF  PAR Roberto Bonet 29 FW  PAR Jorge Gallardo 30 FW  PAR Ismael Fernández 31 MF  PAR Cristian Álvarez 36 FW  PAR Juvenal Cardozo -- GK  PAR Luis Fernández -- GK  PAR Blas Hermosilla -- DF  PAR César Zayas -- MF  PAR Diego Benítez -- MF  PAR Rubén Insfrán

Final standing

Results

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PAR Henry Lapczyk 2 DF  URU Diego Ciz 3 DF  PAR Roberto Bonet 4 DF  PAR Carlos Gamarra (captain) 5 DF  PAR Ignacio Rolón 6 MF  PAR Victor Quintana 7 FW  PAR Edison Giménez 8 MF  PAR Roberto Acuña 9 FW  PAR Gilberto Palacios 10 MF  PAR Osvaldo Díaz 11 MF  PAR Cristian Martínez 12 GK  URU Leonardo Bordad 13 FW  URU Martín García 14 DF  PAR Gilberto Velázquez 15 MF  PAR David Villalba 16 MF  PAR Ricardo Ortíz 17 MF  PAR Ángel Ortíz

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  PAR Oscar Jiménez 21 MF  PAR Blas Irala 22 MF  PAR Osmar Molinas 23 MF  PAR Rolando Renaut 25 FW  PAR Jorge Gallardo 28 DF  PAR Darío Caballero 35 FW  PAR Amílcar Franco -- GK  PAR Blas Hermosilla -- GK  ARG Alejandro Saucedo -- DF  PAR Michel Godoy -- DF  PAR Julio César Torres -- DF  PAR César Zayas -- MF  PAR Cristian Álvarez -- MF  PAR Milton Benítez -- MF  PAR Rodrigo Rojas -- FW  ARG Roberto Hernández -- FW  PAR Ismael Fernández

Final standing

Results

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.

See also

• 2008 Club Olimpia season

• Club Olimpia seasons
• Paraguayan football clubs 2007 season