2008 Club Olimpia season

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

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

Top scorers
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament.


 * Last Updated:December 24, 2008

Copa Sudamericana 2008
Preliminary round

First Round (eliminated)