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 [ edit ] 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Torneo Apertura 2007 Matchday Home Team Result Away Team 1 Olimpia 1 - 1 Nacional 2 Libertad 2 - 2 Olimpia 3 Olimpia 2 - 2 3 de Febrero 4 2 de Mayo 3 - 1 Olimpia 5 Olimpia 3 - 1 Guarani 6 Sportivo Trinidense 1 - 0 Olimpia 7 Olimpia 3 - 2 12 de Octubre 8 Tacuary 0 - 1 Olimpia 9 Olimpia 1 - 0 Sol de América 10 Olimpia 0 - 1 Cerro Porteño 11 Sportivo Luqueño 2 - 2 Olimpia 12 Nacional 0 - 1 Olimpia 13 Olimpia 0 - 1 Libertad 14 3 de Febrero 0 - 1 Olimpia 15 Olimpia 3 - 1 2 de Mayo 16 Guaraní 1 - 2 Olimpia 17 Olimpia 3 - 1 Sportivo Trinidense 18 12 de Octubre 0 - 0 Olimpia 19 Olimpia 2 - 2 Tacuary 20 Sol de América 0 - 1 Olimpia 21 Cerro Porteño 0 - 0 Olimpia 22 Olimpia 0 - 0 Sportivo Luqueño
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 [ edit ] 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 .
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Torneo Clausura 2007 Matchday Home Team Result Away Team 1 Sol de América 1 - 2 Olimpia 2 Olimpia 0 - 0 Libertad 3 Nacional 0 - 0 Olimpia 4 Olimpia 2 - 0 2 de Mayo 5 Sportivo Trinidense 0 - 0 Olimpia 6 Olimpia 2 - 3 12 de Octubre 7 Sportivo Luqueño 1 - 2 Olimpia 8 Olimpia 1 - 0 Guaraní 9 Tacuary 0 - 1 Olimpia 10 Olimpia 2 - 1 Cerro Porteño 11 3 de Febrero 1 - 1 Olimpia 12 Olimpia 1 - 2 Sol de América 13 Libertad 0 - 1 Olimpia 14 Olimpia 2 - 3 Nacional 15 2 de Mayo 1 - 3 Olimpia 16 Olimpia 2 - 1 Sportivo Trinidense 17 12 de Octubre 0 - 3 Olimpia 18 Olimpia 5 - 1 Sportivo Luqueño 19 Guaraní 2 - 0 Olimpia 20 Olimpia 1 - 1 Tacuary 21 Cerro Porteño 3 - 1 Olimpia 22 Olimpia 1 - 2 3 de Febrero
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 [ edit ] Olimpia finished in third place overall for the 2007 season , which earned the team a spot in the Copa Sudamericana 2008 .