2009 Club Olimpia season
# 2009 Club Olimpia season

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).

## Torneo Apertura 2009

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, 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 defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | PAR | Ever Caballero |
| 2 | DF | URU | Diego Ciz |
| 3 | DF | PAR | Juan Daniel Cáceres |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Juan Cardozo |
| 5 | DF | PAR | Denis Caniza |
| 6 | MF | PAR | Edgar González |
| 7 | DF | PAR | Héctor Benítez |
| 8 | DF | PAR | Gilberto Velázquez |
| 9 | MF | PAR | Rodrigo Rojas |
| 10 | MF | PAR | Nicolás Martínez |
| 11 | MF | PAR | Orlando Bordón |
| 12 | GK | ARG | José Buljubasich |
| 13 | MF | PAR | Carlos Humberto Paredes |
| 14 | MF | ARG | Juan Manuel Lucero |
| 15 | DF | PAR | Celso González Ferreira |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | PAR | Óscar Jiménez |
| 17 | MF | URU | Martín Ligüera |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Ebelio Ordóñez |
| 19 | FW | PAR | Marco Lazaga |
| 20 | DF | PAR | Adalberto Benítez |
| 21 | GK | GUA | Carlos Figueroa |
| 22 | DF | PAR | Osmar Molinas |
| 23 | FW | PAR | Cristian Ledesma |
| 25 | DF | VEN | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Mario Jara |
| 27 | FW | PAR | Diego Martínez |
| 28 | DF | PAR | Darío Caballero |
| 29 | FW | GUA | Carlos Ruiz |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Matías Espíndola |
| 31 | GK | PAR | Blas Hermosilla |

* Coach: Gregorio Pérez

### Standing

Updated March 15 Source:

| 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 |

### Top scorers

Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:

| Position | Player | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Carlos Ruiz | 6 |
| 2 | Martín Ligüera | 4 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Rojas | 2 |
| 3 | Edgar González | 2 |
| 5 | Osmar Molinas | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Figueroa | 1 |
| 5 | Ebelio Ordóñez | 1 |

## Torneo Clausura 2009

The Torneo Clausura is to be played in the second half of 2009.

