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.[1]
See main article: Torneo Apertura 2008 (Paraguay).
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 | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIFF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 1 Libertad | 57 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | +40 | |||||||
| align=left | 2 Nacional | 45 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | |||||||
| align=left | 3 Cerro Porteño | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | |||||||
| align=left | 4 Guaraní | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | |||||||
| align=left | 5 Club 2 de Mayo | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | |||||||
| align=left | 6 Sol de América | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | |||||||
| align=left | 7 Club 3 de febrero | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 | |||||||
| align=left | 8 Olimpia | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | |||||||
| align=left | 9 Sportivo Luqueño | 25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 44 | -11 | |||||||
| align=left | 10 Tacuary | 23 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 | |||||||
| align=left | 11 Club 12 de Octubre | 20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 40 | -11 | |||||||
| align=left | 12 Silvio Pettirossi | 13 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | -26 |
| Torneo Apertura 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Olimpia Goal(s) | |
| 1 | Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Nacional | - | |
| 2 | Tacuary | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez C. Paredes | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 1 - 0 | 2 de Mayo | C. Paredes | |
| 4 | 12 de Octubre | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez, | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 2 - 1 | 3 de Febrero | E. Giménez R. Rojas | |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | - | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 3 - 3 | Silvio Pettirossi | R. Rojas E. Francou E. Giménez (P.K.) | |
| 8 | Libertad | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | - | |
| 9 | Olimpia | 0 - 2 | Guaraní | - | |
| 10 | Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Sol de América | - | |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla | |
| 12 | Nacional | 4 - 0 | Olimpia | - | |
| 13 | Olimpia | 2 - 2 | Tacuary | E. Francou C. Zayas | |
| 14 | 2 de Mayo | 0 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla | |
| 15 | Olimpia | 0-0 | 12 de Octubre | - | |
| 16 | 3 de Febrero | 3-1 | Olimpia | N. Martinez | |
| 17 | Olimpia | 1-2 | Cerro Porteño | C. Paredes | |
| 18 | Silvio Pettirossi | 2-3 | Olimpia | E. Giménez N. Martinez A. Villasanti (O.G.) | |
| 19 | Olimpia | 1-2 | Libertad | E. Giménez | |
| 20 | Guaraní | 2-0 | Olimpia | - | |
| 21 | Sol de América | 2-2 | Olimpia | E. Giménez G. Velázquez | |
| 22 | Olimpia | 1 - 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | E. Giménez |
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament:[2]
| Position | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison Giménez | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Humberto Paredes | 3 |
| 3 | Raúl Amarilla | 2 |
| 3 |  Emanuel Fernandes | 2 |
| 3 | Nicolás Martinez | 2 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Rojas | 2 |
| 7 | Gilberto Velázquez | 1 |
| 7 | César Zayas | 1 |
See main article: Torneo Clausura 2008 (Paraguay).
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.[3] 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.[4]
The following transfers occurred prior to the start of the Clausura tournament:[5]
In:
Jose Ramirez From Olimpo Franco Mendoza From C.A. Huracán Juan Manuel Lucero From CD Cobresal Cristian Leiva From 
Charleroi SC
Deportivo Quito Matías Espíndola From Sportivo PatriaOut:
Deportes Tolima Emanuel Fernandes To Vélez Sársfield
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Guabirá [7]| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIFF | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Libertad | 44 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | ||||||||
| align=center | 2 | Guaraní | 43 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | ||||||||
| align=center | 3 | Cerro Porteño | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | ||||||||
| align=center | 4 | Sol de América | 36 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | ||||||||
| align=center | 5 | Nacional | 32 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | ||||||||
| align=center | 6 | Tacuary | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | ||||||||
| align=center | 7 | Olimpia | 28 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | ||||||||
| align=center | 8 | 12 de Octubre | 28 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -6 | ||||||||
| align=center | 9 | 3 de Febrero | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | ||||||||
| align=center | 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 38 | -11 | ||||||||
| align=center | 11 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 | ||||||||
| align=center | 12 | Silvio Pettirossi | 9 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 39 | -24 |
| Torneo Clausura 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Olimpia Goal(s) | |
| 1 | Olimpia | 0 - 0 | Nacional | - | |
| 2 | Sol de América | 4 - 3 | Olimpia | F. Mendoza C. Leiva J. Krone | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 4 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi | F. Mendoza, N. Martínez M. Lazaga | |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 2 - 0 | Olimpia | ||
| 5 | Olimpia | 0 - 2 | Guaraní | ||
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Olimpia | ||
| 7 | Olimpia | 2 - 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | M. Lazaga, | |
| 8 | Libertad | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | J. Lucero | |
| 9 | Olimpia | 1 - 3 | Tacuary | M. Lazaga | |
| 10 | Olimpia | 3 - 1 | 12 de Octubre | M. Lazaga R. Rojas E. González | |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | D. Caballero | |
| 12 | Nacional | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | M. Lazaga | |
| 13 | Olimpia | 1 - 1 | Sol de América | C. Paredes | |
| 14 | Silvio Pettirossi | 2 - 3 | Olimpia | C. Paredes M. Lazaga, | |
| 15 | Olimpia | 2 - 0 | 3 de Febrero | M. Pautasso R. Rojas | |
| 16 | Guaraní | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | D. Caballero | |
| 17 | Olimpia | 1 - 3 | Cerro Porteño | M. Lazaga | |
| 18 | Sportivo Luqueño | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | O. Molinas C. Álvarez | |
| 19 | Olimpia | 1 - 2 | Libertad | E. Giménez | |
| 20 | Tacuary | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | R. Amarilla | |
| 21 | 12 de Octubre | 0 - 3 | Olimpia | F. Mendoza R. Rojas J. Candia (O.G.) | |
| 22 | Olimpia | 2 - 3 | 2 de Mayo | D. Cardozo E. Giménez |
Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament.
| Position | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Lazaga | 9 |
| 2 | Franco Mendoza | 4 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Rojas | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Paredes | 2 |
| Edison Giménez | 2 | |
| Darío Caballero | 2 | |
| 7 | ||
| Cristian Leiva | 1 | |
| Martin Albano Pautasso | 1 | |
| Juan Krone | 1 | |
| Nicolás Martínez | 1 | |
| Juan Lucero | 1 | |
| Edgar González | 1 | |
| Raúl Amarilla | 1 | |
| Osmar Molinas | 1 | |
| Derlis Cardozo | 1 | |
| Cristian Álvarez | 1 | |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Olimpia scorers | Match Report(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2008 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Club Blooming | 4 - 2 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report | |||
| August 21, 2008 | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Club Blooming | bgcolor=red | 1 - 0 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report Report 2 |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Olimpia scorers | Match Report(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2008 | San Carlos de Apoquindo Santiago, Chile | Universidad Católica | 4 - 0 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report | ||
| September 17, 2008 | Estadio Manuel Ferreira Asunción, Paraguay | Universidad Católica | 2 - 2 | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Report |