Club Olimpo

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Olimpo
Full nameClub Olimpo
Nickname(s)Aurinegro
El Equipo de la Ciudad
Founded15 October 1910; 113 years ago (15 October 1910)
GroundEstadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Capacity18,000[1]
PresidentAlfredo Dagna
ManagerCarlos Mayor
LeagueTorneo Federal A
2021Torneo Federal A Zone A,5th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso until the 2016/2017 season, stopping due to economic problems. Olimpo is considered one of the most recognized and important institutions in southern Argentina due to the history, championships won, infrastructure, large number of sports, representation of the city of Bahía Blanca, and for its fan base.[2]

Throughout the history of the club, their basketball team has stood out. Olimpo won the

Liga Nacional in 1986. Club Olimpo´s basketball is recognized for being the only sports club from Bahía Blanca to reach a national title on the world scale. Olimpo has won 19 championships in the first division of the Asociación Bahiense de Básquetbol, making them the team which has won the most championships. Since July 3, 1971, Olimpo plays its games in their home stadium
, Estadio Norberto Tomas, which has a capacity of 2,500 people.

Soccer has always been the main activity of the club. Olimpo records the most wins in La Liga del Sur history with 28 championships. This is the oldest and most important regional tournament in Argentina. Olimpo has also won the championship in the

Banfield.[3]

History

The club is based in Bahía Blanca, having been founded in 1910.[4]

In 1982 Olimpo had the national record of highest attendance in a cup match from a 2nd Tier club of 87,538 when they played in the Torneo Regional, where they lost in the Group 1 play-off to Mariano Moreno.[5]

The team were relegated from the first division in the 2005–06 season, losing a play-off against Belgrano.[6]

After winning the

Primera B Nacional in 2006–07 season, Olimpo returned to the Primera División. However, the team would be relegated during its first season back in the division, the 2007–08 season
.

After two seasons back in the

Primera B Nacional, Olimpo won promotion for the third time to play the 2010–11 season
in the Argentine topflight.

Players

Current squad

As of 7 August 2022.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Argentina ARG Guido Villar
— GK Argentina ARG Martín García
— DF Argentina ARG Martín Ferreyra
— DF Argentina ARG Sebastián Álvarez
— DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Capraro
— DF Argentina ARG Emilio Lazza
— DF Argentina ARG Juan Perotti
— DF Argentina ARG Gianfranco Rossi
— DF Argentina ARG Agustín Bellone
— DF Argentina ARG Matías Mayo
— MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Ham
— MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Fernández
— MF Argentina ARG Gustavo Mendoza]
— MF Argentina ARG Claudio Cevasco
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Argentina ARG Diego Ramírez
— MF Argentina ARG Nadir Hadad
— MF Argentina ARG Facundo Affranchino
— MF Argentina ARG Ivo Di Buo
— MF Argentina ARG Thiago Faur
— MF Argentina ARG Cristian Amarilla
— MF Argentina ARG Alejo Blanco
— MF Argentina ARG Pablo Ortega
— FW Argentina ARG Abel Méndez
— FW Argentina ARG Braian Guille
— FW Argentina ARG
Luis Vila
— FW Argentina ARG Nelson Da Silva
— FW Argentina ARG Diego Ledesma

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Axel Rodríguez (at Patronato until 31 December 2022)

Notable former players

Main category: Club Olimpo footballers

Honours

References

  1. ^ "La Nueva".
  2. ISBN 9875740349
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  3. ^ Martínez, Facundo (21 February 2019). "Memoria, verdad y justicia en el fútbol | Banfield propone restituir los carnés de socios a los detenidos-desaparecidos". PAGINA12. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Club Olimpo De Bahía Blanca". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ Pablo Ciullin (21 July 2011). "Torneo Regional 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (22 January 2009). "2005/2006". Final Tables Argentina 2001–2010. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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