Olympus club

The Club Olimpo, also known as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca or simply Olimpo, is an Argentine sports club located in Bahía Blanca, in the interior of the Province of Buenos Aires, (in the center-east of the Argentine Republic) founded on October 15, 1910. Its main activities are soccer where it currently plays the Federal Tournament A third division of Argentine soccer, and for home at the Roberto Natalio Carminatti Stadium and basketball (where he participated until the 2016/17 season in the National Promotion Tournament.

For almost all of its history, the club has excelled in basketball, where it came to win the Argentine Club Championship twice (1974 and 1978), being the highest category of Argentine basketball until 1984, and a runner-up of the National League in 1986. Olimpo stands out in the city as the only club from Bahía Blanca to achieve a national level title in this discipline. In addition, it has 19 tournaments won in the Bahiense Basketball Association First Division, being the team with the most championships won in this historic competition. Since July 3, 1971, it has played its home matches at the Norberto Tomas Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators.

However, soccer has always been the main activity of the club. Olimpo is the top winner in the history of the Liga del Sur with 28 championships achieved, this being the oldest and most important regional tournament in the Argentine Republic. In addition, they became National Primera B champion three times (2001/02, 2006/07 and 2009/10), thus becoming the club with the greatest achievements in the competition, along with Banfield. In 1984, after being champion of the Regional Tournament, he got his first promotion to the old First Division, then called the National Tournament, where he would be eliminated in the round of 16 on penalties against Newell's. In 2001 it reached its first promotion to the current First Division format, and since then it has played 15 seasons in the highest category of Argentine soccer, consolidating itself as one of the benchmarks in the South of Buenos Aires in the First Division. His best participation in this tournament was achieved in 2011, when he finished fourth in the Closing Tournament, in addition to having remained at the top of the championship for several days in said contest. In addition, he played in the 1986 Pre-Libertadores League, where he would be eliminated in the second round in overtime against Boca Juniors, and the 2015 Pre-South American League, where he would be eliminated in the second round against Estudiantes. In the 2013-14 season, after a great campaign of 50 points, he qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, but an AFA error prevented him from playing in said international tournament for the first time in its history, after, unusually, Boca Juniors occupied the place that corresponded to Olimpo, despite having defeated Vélez in a tiebreaker match in Mar del Plata and qualifying for the 2015 Copa Libertadores, having given up their place in the aforementioned Copa Sudamericana. He stood out for having thrashed the "big five" of Argentine soccer: 3-0 against Independiente in 2003, 3-0 against San Lorenzo in 2005, 3-0 against Racing in 2006, 4-0 against River Plate in 2007 and 3- 0 to Boca Juniors in 2013. Taking into account the points obtained between 2000 and 2019, Olimpo is part of the table of the first 2 decades of the 21st century of the Argentine First Division, occupying position 20 with 472 points obtained, after playing 21 of the 36 tournaments that were played in that period.

In addition to these two important sports, Club Olimpo has other disciplines: figure skating (its precision team "Roller Dreams" became world champion in 2014), volleyball (being the undisputed leader of this sport in Bahía Blanca), swimming, artistic gymnastics, futsal, aikido, judo, chess, iaidō and karate.

Its classic historical rival is Club Atlético Liniers, which is also from Bahía Blanca and with which it disputes the so-called downtown classic. He also disputes the classic from Bahía with Villa Mitre.

History

Foundation document

Club Foundation Act.

The following is a transcript of an extract from the club's original charter:

EQUIPO ARGENTINO In the city of Bahía Blanca, 15 days from October 1910, the following Lords met: Emilio Cabral, Natalio Reynoso, Nicolás Pezzutti, Silverio Granda, Joaquín Cenícola, Jorge Avellanal, Roberto Claverie, J. Iglesias, N. Bidegain, Celso Gutiérrez and Esteban Donetti decided:
1 Form a club dedicated to Sport in general and above all to Football.
2° The name of the club "OLIMPO".
3° The color of the club will be "yellow" and "black."
4° Name a Provisory Commission that will take care of lifting the club in every sense: morally and materially...

Olimpo Foundation Act

Foundation and name of the club

On October 15, 1910, a group of citizens from Bahía Blanca met with the aim of forming a club dedicated to sports, especially soccer. The event occurred in a modest house on the first street of Sarmiento, which was later to become the current headquarters of the club.

First of all, it was decided by a vote of 11 to 2 that the name be Olympus, in reference to the homonymous mountain that Greek mythology indicates as cradle and dwelling place of the Gods. Thus, other proposals such as Libertad and River Plate were on the way. Finally, it was Avellanal who proposed the yellow and black colors since, born in Uruguay, he was a supporter of Club Atlético Peñarol.

This is how the first board of directors was formed, which would be in charge of raising the club socially and obviously materially. Jorge Avellanal was appointed president of the institution, with Natalio Reynoso as vice president, Emilio Cabral as secretary, and Celso Gutiérrez as treasurer. Likewise, Nicolás Pezzutti, Silverio Granda, Roberto Claverie and Manuel Bidegain became members.

Stadium full in the 1940s.

Soccer Practice

Olimpo during its history has stood out for the practice of soccer. However, this sport had its peak in the club from the 1960s. Previously, Olimpo only played tournaments in the Liga del Sur, through which, the winner of the same, had access to play the Regional Tournament, and the champion of this tournament qualified for the National Tournament, the first division of Argentine soccer at that time.

1967-1984: First experiences in the Regional Tournament and one step away from the National Tournament

In 1966 Olimpo was champion of the Liga del Sur, thus qualifying for the 1967 Regional Tournament. In said tournament they were part of group D together with Villa Congreso de Viedma, a team they widely beat by an aggregate score of 6-2. This led him to play the Final Round with San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata, a club that was superior in both matches, eliminating Olimpo 3-0 on aggregate. In this way, Olimpo qualified for the 1967 Promotional Tournament, giving itself the pleasure of facing Huracán from Parque Patricios, Atlético Juventud from San Juan, Racing from Córdoba, Banfield, Gimnasia y Esgrima from La Plata, Sportivo Guzmán from Tucumán and Colón from Santa Fe. In this tournament, Olimpo did not obtain good results, which is why it finished in position 6. Thus ended the club's first participation in a national team tournament and thus became the first team in the Southern League to do so.

After being the champion of the Liga del Sur in 1968, Olimpo qualified again for the 1969 Regional Tournament. It was part of group D and was eliminated in the Final Stage by San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata after a 3-2 aggregate. This qualified him for a semifinal for the Fifth Square against Sportivo Desamparados de San Juan, the loser of group C. After 2 draws (0-0 and 2-2), Olimpo would be eliminated in an unusual way since the referee decided to resolve the match through a coin toss, which favored the people of San Juan. Among the outstanding players of the "aurinegro" the presence of Ángel Cappa stood out.

After 8 years without winning the Liga del Sur, in 1976 Olimpo entered a streak of being crowned champion of said league for 13 consecutive years (until 1988).

In the 1977 Regional Tournament, it left out Estación Quequén and Sierra Chica de Olavarría by an aggregate score of 8-2 and 2-1 respectively. He was eliminated in the Third Stage on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate with Santamarina de Tandil.

In the 1978 Regional Tournament they beat Estudiantes de Olavarría 7-2 on aggregate and were eliminated in the Second Stage on penalties after drawing 1-1 on aggregate with Huracán de Tres Arroyos.

In the 1979 Regional Tournament they eliminated San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata and Cemento Armado de Azul by an aggregate of 4-2 and 6-1 respectively. He was left out of the tournament in the Fourth Stage due to an away goal after drawing 1-1 and 2-2 against Jorge Newbery.

In the 1980 Regional Tournament he was in Group 1 (Subzone A) together with Independiente de Bolívar, Gimnasia de Chivilicoy, Independiente de Campana, Juventud de Pergamino and Villa Montoro de La Plata, which he would win after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In this way classified to the Second Stage with Estudiantes de Olavarría and Santamarina de Tandil, winners of Subzones B and C respectively. Olimpo would end this stage in position 3 after 1 win and 3 losses, thus being eliminated.

In the 1981 Regional Tournament it was part of Group 1 (Subzone B) together with Loma Negra de Olavarría, Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Independiente de Bolívar and Calaveras de Pehuajó. After 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, he finished in position 4 and thus ended his participation in that tournament.

In the 1982 Regional Tournament, they were part of Group 1 (Subzone A) and eliminated San Martín de Pehuajó and Loma Negra de Olavarría in the first 2 stages by an aggregate score of 8-2 and 3-2. Olimpo ends up winning after leaving Huracán de Tres Arroyos out in the semifinal and Alvarado de Mar del Plata in the final by an aggregate score of 3-0 and 6-4 respectively. This led him to play the Final Round for promotion to the National Tournament against Mariano Moreno de Junín, winner of Subzone B. Olimpo was one step away from qualifying for the elite of Argentine soccer after drawing 5-5 on aggregate, which gave the Juninenses the winner by visitor's goal.

In the 1983 Regional Tournament it was part of Group 1 (Subzone C) along with Loma Negra de Olavarría, Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Independiente de Bolívar and Deportivo Maderense de Pehuajó. After 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Olimpo ended its participation in position 2, just 2 points behind the Olavarrienses. Among the "aurinegros" The presence of Raúl Daniel Schmidt, top scorer in the club's history with 188 goals, stands out.

1984-1986: Regional Tournament Champion, first participation in the National Tournament and pre-Libertadores Liguilla

In the 1984 Regional Tournament it was part of Group 1 (Subzone C) together with Loma Negra de Olavarría, Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Independiente de Bolívar and Deportivo Maderense de Pehuajó. After finishing undefeated, winning all 8 games, scoring 27 goals and only conceding 3, they qualified for the Final Round together with Rivadavia de Lincoln, Racing de Gardey and Belgrano de Zárate. After 4 wins and 2 losses, Olimpo finished in first place, which allowed it access to the National Tournament, thus achieving its first participation in the First Division, being able to face the biggest teams in the entire country. This historic event for the club was achieved in a packed Carminatti Stadium after defeating Zaratenos 7-1.

In the 1984 National Tournament it was part of Group H along with Atlanta, Unión San Vicente and Estudiantes de La Plata. After 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats, Olimpo finishes second, so they qualify for the round of 16. There he faces Newell's Old Boys and after 2 draws (0-0 and 1-1) he is eliminated on penalties 7-6.

After his first experience in the National Tournament, he returns to play the Regional Tournament. In 1985 he joined Group 1 (Subzone C) along with Loma Negra de Olavarría, Independiente de Bolívar, Acerías de Bragado and Deportivo Argentino de Pehuajó. He does not have a great performance, since with 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, he ends his participation in position 3.

In the 1985/86 Regional Tournament he was part of Group C of the East Zone together with Atlético Argentino de Tres Lomas, Paraná F.C. from San Pedro, Sarmiento from Coronel Suárez, Independiente from General Madariaga, Independiente from Bolívar and Gimnasia y Esgrima from Mercedes. After 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, Olimpo qualifies for the Second Phase, where they face Defensores de Belgrano de San Nicolás, Estudiantes de Olavarría and Ferro de Trenque Lauquen. In this instance, he ends undefeated, after 4 wins and 2 draws, so he advances to Group B of the Third Phase, along with Guaraní Antonio Franco and Atlético Güemes. There he gets 3 wins and 1 loss, which classifies him to the Final, which he disputes with Belgrano de Córdoba. After losing 6-3 on aggregate in favor of Cordoba, Olimpo became runner-up in that tournament, and since at that time the National Tournament did not exist, the AFA granted the finalists the qualification for the Second Phase of the Pre-Libertadores league of 1986.

In this phase of the league, Olimpo faces Boca Juniors and in their first participation in La Bombonera, they get a 1-1 draw in the first leg. In the second leg at the Carminatti Stadium, they finished the 90 minutes with a 2-2 draw, but in extra time, they fell 3-2 and closed their experience in the league with a great role in both games.

The leading soccer players of the institution in the 80s were: Manuel Cheiles, Raúl Daniel Schmidt, José Ramón Palacio (father of Rodrigo Palacio) and Ramón Mansilla.

1986-1992: Restructuring of the categories, champion of the Interior Tournament and brief stint in the B Nacional

Later, starting in 1986, the Regional Tournaments began to be organized in a different way, being called Interior Tournaments, which occupied the third category of Argentine soccer. Now these gave their winner the right to play in the newly created National B Tournament, which made up the second category. Through this tournament, the clubs belonging to the regional leagues, which until then had only competed in the first category as teams invited to the National Championship, were incorporated into the promotion and relegation system to give them the possibility of actively participating in the First Division.

Olimpo begins to participate in this tournament in its first edition, in which it integrates the area of the Province of Buenos Aires. There he eliminated El Linqueño in the quarterfinals by a 4-2 aggregate. Then in the semifinal he faces Argentino de San Nicolás. After losing 2-1 in that city and winning 3-0 in Bahía Blanca, they played a third game in Olavarría where they left Nicoleños out after beating them 1-0. In the final in search of promotion his rival is Douglas Haig. After beating it 1-0 at the Carminatti Stadium and losing 2-1 in Pergamino, a playoff match is played in Tandil which Olimpo loses 1-0 and is one step away from promotion to the Primera B Nacional.

In the 1986/87 Interior Tournament, he was part of Zone A of the Buenos Aires Region together with Grupo Universitario de Tandil, Kimberley, Sportivo Piazza de Azul, Estudiantes de Olavarría and Ferro de Trenque Lauquen. Olimpo finished in first position, with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, which is why they qualified for the zone final against Argentino Oeste de San Nicolás, second in Zone B. After losing 3-2 in Bahía Blanca and winning 3-1 in San Nicolás, they meet again in a third game in Azul in which Olimpo is eliminated on penalties 5-4 after drawing at 0.

In the 1987/88 Interior Tournament, it was part of Subzone C of the Buenos Aires Region together with Deportivo Argentino de Pehuajó, San Martín de Roberts and Mariano Moreno de Junín. Olimpo ends in first position with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and advances to the Final Round with Argentino Oeste de San Nicolás and Club Mercedes. Olimpo finished in first place, winning all 4 games, scoring 7 goals and conceding only 1. It qualifies for the Final Stage, where it eliminates Argentinos del Sud de Gaiman in the quarterfinals by a 9-0 aggregate, in the semifinals it wins by a 9-3 aggregate against San Martín de Mendoza and in the final they face Estación Quequén, where they draw 1-1 in Bahía Blanca and lose 1-0 in Necochea and once again they are one step away from promotion to the First B Nacional.

In the 1988/89 Interior Tournament, he was part of Group A of the Buenos Aires Region together with Compañía General de Salto, Emilio Bunge from General Villegas and Rivadavia from Junín. Olimpo finished in first position with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, for which it advanced to the Group Final with Compañía General de Salto and Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, after 3 wins and 1 draw it qualified for the Southeast Zonal Tournament. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated Central Córdoba de Rosario after beating them 3-2 at the Carminatti Stadium and drawing 0-0 away. In the semifinals, they beat Alianza Futbolística de Villa Mercedes in both games 2-1 in that city and 6-0 in Bahía Blanca. The round trip in the finals with Juventud Alianza de San Juan was very hard, but Olimpo became strong and, due to goal difference, managed to beat the San Juan team. The first game was at home and it was the victory of "aurinegro" 3-1, while in the second leg they lost 2-1. In this way, Olimpo was promoted to the First B Nacional for the first time in its history, despite having already been in the First Division in 1984.

In its first participation in the Primera B Nacional in the 1989/90 edition, Olimpo once again had the pleasure of facing big Argentine soccer teams such as Huracán, Banfield, Gimnasia de La Plata, Colón de Santa Fe, Lanús, among others. 22 teams teams made up the tournament and 42 dates were disputed by the system of all against all on two wheels, round trip. Among the most important matches, 2 3-0 victories at the Carminatti Stadium stand out: against Banfield on date 6, with goals from José Ramón Palacio, Ramón Mansilla and Francisco Vargas, and against Tigre on date 36, with goals from Alfredo Oviedo, Luis Diaz and Raul Schmidt. Olimpo could not get used to the category so it had a bad season, where it finished in 21st position with 30 points, after 10 wins, the same number of draws and 22 losses. This condemned him to relegation, since with an average of 0.714 he finished in position 21 in the relegation table. Despite this, the one who did have a good campaign was Raúl Schmidt, who with his 15 goals was the one who scored the most in Olimpo and was only 5 behind the championship scorer, Juan Carlos Almada.

After relegation, Olimpo returned to participate in the Interior Tournament, in this case in the 1990/91 edition. Where he is part of Group B of the Buenos Aires Region together with Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Peñarol de Pigüé and Palermo de Necochea. It finished in second position, below Huracán de Tres Arroyos due to goal difference, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Therefore, they advance to Group 2 of the Second Round with Ingeniero White de Banderaló, Huracán de Tres Arroyos and Argentino de Trenque Lauquen. After 5 wins and only 1 loss, Olimpo qualifies for Group 2 of the Final Stage along with Jorge Newbery from Rojas, Ingeniero White from Banderaló and Mariano Moreno from Junín. After finishing undefeated with 5 wins, 1 draw, 19 goals for and only 3 against, Olimpo advances to the quarterfinals of the Southeast Zonal Tournament with Petroquímica de Comodoro Rivadavia. After an adverse result at home, where they fell 3-2, they became strong as visitors and turned the key with a resounding 2-0 that qualified them to the semifinal with San Martín de San Juan. After a 2-0 in favor of San Juan, Olimpo cannot reverse that home result and is eliminated, despite having won the game 1-0.

In the 1991/92 Interior Tournament, he was part of Group B of the Buenos Aires Region together with Estación Quequén, Sarmiento de Pigüé and Boca Juniors from Tres Arroyos. Olimpo finished in second position, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so it advanced to Group 2 of the Second Stage with Estación Quequén, Calaveras de Pehuajó and Barrio Alegre de Trenque Lauquen. After finishing undefeated in first position with 3 wins and 3 draws, they classified to Group B of the Final Stage together with Belgrano de San Nicolás, Villa Belgrano de Junín and Estación Quequén. After bad results, 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, Olimpo finished in second position, but it was not enough to continue in the tournament.

1995-2001: Winner of the Reclassification Tournament against Villa Mitre, return and consolidation in the B Nacional

In 1995 the Torneo Argentino A was created, with the aim of incorporating teams indirectly affiliated with AFA to national competitions. Said winner is promoted to National B. Olimpo participates in the first edition of said tournament in the South Zone, in which it ends in fourth position, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, and manages to advance to Zone A of the Championship Zone. After 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, he ends his participation in sixth position, just 1 point from continuing in the tournament. It should be noted that on the first date in this area, Olimpo beat Villa Miter 6-1, in a historic win where it began to become the new classic for aurinegro. José Luis Rodríguez and Julio Morán both scored 2 goals, and Mario Álvarez and Sergio Tassara both scored a goal.

In 1996, after a restructuring that the second division was going to undergo for the next 1996/97 season, more promotion places were added. Therefore, the Southern League was granted the possibility of having a representative in said category. Olimpo and Villa Miter competed for this place in the Reclassification Tournament. The first match takes place at the Carminatti Stadium where Olimpo prevails 1-0 with a goal from Mario Álvarez. The second game is played on the home field of the tricolores, where they tie the series after winning 2-1. The defining game is played on the Liniers field, where the aurinegro wins the match 2-0 with goals from Horacio Grecco and, again, Mario Álvarez. In this way, Olimpo wins promotion to the second category for Villa Miter and returns to the B Nacional after 6 years of absence.

In its return to the second echelon of Argentine soccer, the 1996/97 Primera B Nacional underwent a change in its format. The tournament was divided into zones, one for the teams indirectly affiliated with AFA, and another for those directly affiliated. Olimpo is part of Zone A1 along with teams such as Belgrano de Córdoba, San Martín de San Juan, Atlético de Rafaela and Aldosivi, among others. In addition, Cipolletti is assigned as an interzonal party. The visitor victory on date 5 against Aldosivi 5-0 stands out, being Olimpo's biggest win in the B Nacional. In this zone it finished in fourth place, after 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so it must play a tiebreaker against Instituto de Córdoba, fourth in Zone A2. This game is played at the Centenario de Quilmes Stadium with a 3-0 victory for Olimpo against the Cordovan team. In this way, they qualify for the Championship Zone in search of promotion, along with important teams such as Argentinos, Talleres de Córdoba and Godoy Cruz. It ends its second participation in the second division in tenth position, after 7 wins, the same number of draws and 12 losses. Olimpo closes a good year saving the category, since at that time the club was in a serious economic crisis, being on the verge of disappearing. By then, Jorge Ledo was finishing his first year as president of the club.

In the 1997/98 Primera B Nacional he was part of the Interior Zone, in which he finished in 14th place, after 6 victories, 11 draws and 13 victories. In this way, it advances to the Permanence Zone, where it ends in fourth position with 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, which is why it is not enough to qualify for the Reduced Tournament and thus ends its participation.

In the 1998/99 Primera B Nacional, he integrated the Interior Zone with the incorporation of the historic midfielder Rogelio Martínez, who played a total of 312 games for the club. In this area he finished in seventh place, with 11 wins, 10 losses and 9 wins. In this way, he classifies the Reduced Tournament in search of promotion. In the first round, his rival was San Martín de Mendoza, who would win in both games, 2-0 away and 2-1 at home. In the round of 16 they face San Martín de Tucumán who, after a 2-2 draw in Bahía Blanca, eliminated Olimpo on their home ground, beating them 2-0.

In the Primera B Nacional 1999/00, it integrates the Interior Zone, again with its classic Villa Mitre, promoted from the Argentine A Tournament. On date 11 at the Carminatti Stadium, Olimpo defeats the tricolores 1-0, with a goal from Roberto Galarza. In the second leg, on date 26, the game was left without an owner, after drawing 2-2 with goals from Renato Cisneros and Daniel Bazán Vera. He ends his participation in the tournament in ninth place, with 10 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses, just 4 points away from entering the Reduced Tournament. Olimpo closes the tournament in a good way, after the 41 points obtained, added to 43 points from the previous season, brought his average to 1,400. But despite this good number, it could not be neglected, since that same year the AFA had announced that 7 teams would be relegated the following season, due to a new restructuring, which seriously complicated the averages.

In the National Primera B 2000/01 it integrates the Interior Zone. Olimpo does not have a good tournament, since with its 9 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses it ends in 15th place out of 17. Despite this, it was able to stay in the category after being above All Boys, the last team that was relegated, for only 6 points. The only joy for aurinegro in this tough tournament was on date 29, after beating Villa Miter 1-0 at the Carminatti Stadium with a goal from Rogelio Martínez, one of the 2 goals he converted into his professional career. In addition to the great performance of Martínez, Lucio Ramos and Roberto Galarza stood out.

2001-2006: Champion of the B Nacional, first promotion, fifth place and 4 consecutive seasons in the First Division

After the previous bad campaign and again with the 7 relegations in the category, for the beginning of the Primera B Nacional 2001/02 Olimpo had a very low average. Therefore, the commission chaired by Jorge Ledo and with Gustavo Alfaro as coach, puts together an experienced squad, with the aim of increasing the average and, in this way, avoiding relegation. For this, he brings great reinforcements such as Julio César Gaona, Leandro Desábato, Mauro Laspada, Ceferino Díaz, José Zelaya, among others. However, the team far exceeds expectations and, after beating Instituto de Córdoba 4-0 at home, in a packed Carminatti Stadium, on the last date, they are crowned champions of the Apertura Tournament and are promoted for the first time, directly, to the First Division, to once again face the most important teams in the country. In addition, he was considered the annual champion and did not have to play the Closing Tournament. On the historic day of promotion, December 27, 2001, the captain and benchmark Ceferino Díaz scores 2 goals, José Zelaya scores a goal and Mauro Laspada scores a great goal, well remembered by Olimpo fans, from a free kick from the gate of the area, to seal the aurinegra party. The great campaign of the team led by Gustavo Alfaro ends with 13 wins, 7 draws and only 4 losses, just 1 point above his pursuer Quilmes. Meanwhile, the classic against Villa Miter is played on the 22nd and ends with a 1-1 draw with a goal from Ceferino Díaz. That same season, the tricolores were relegated to the Argentine A Tournament, and the Bahian classic would not be played again until 2006.

Olimpo had to wait 6 months to return to the highest category of Argentine soccer, after participating in the 1984 National Tournament. This created an economic problem, since the club had to continue operating, which could be borne with the 240,000 pesos that the AFA ordered him after he was crowned champion of the B Nacional. In addition, campaigns were carried out to continue increasing the club's corporate mass. Despite this problem, the board of directors undertakes a project to remodel the Carminatti Stadium, so that it has a capacity for 20,000 spectators and conforms to the security measures required by the AFA.

To face the 2002 Apertura Tournament, Olimpo brings top players such as Silvio Carrario, Juan Abaurre, Leonardo Mas, José Albornoz, Eduardo Domínguez, among others. In addition, after the departure of Gustavo Alfaro to Quilmes, Julio César Falcioni took over as technical director. In return, important players like Julio César Gaona (Junior, Colombia), Ceferino Díaz (Deportivo Quito, Ecuador), José Zelaya (Atlante, Mexico) are leaving the club. In their first game after promotion, they faced Arsenal (a team promoted along with Olimpo) at the Ciudad de Lanús Stadium, which was a 1-0 victory for those from Sarandí. On date 2, in a 0-0 draw against Talleres de Córdoba, the remodeling of the Carminatti Stadium was released. Olimpo ends its first participation after returning to the First Division in 17th place (above teams like Estudiantes and Huracán), with 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. His first victory in the tournament stands out, since on date 4 at the Carminatti Stadium he beat Rosario Central 2-0, a team that at that time was led by César Luis Menotti and was leading the way after three consecutive victories. The authors of the goals were Hernán Medina and Juan Abaurre.

For the Clausura 2003 Tournament, striker Cristian Castillo comes to the club. This would be a great tournament for Olimpo as it finished in fifth place with 31 points, product of 9 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the standings it ends up above teams like San Lorenzo, Independiente and Racing, and was only surpassed by River, Boca, Vélez and Rosario Central. The victories against Independiente at home 3-0 with goals from Silvio Carrario, Hector González and Eduardo Domínguez, against Racing at the Presidente Perón Stadium 2-0 with two goals from Cristian Castillo and against Vélez, a leading team at that time, stand out., at the Amalfitani Stadium 1-0 also with a goal from Cristian Castillo. Cristian Castillo himself would be Olimpo's top scorer and the tournament's fourth goalscorer with 11 goals in 18 games, second only to Luciano Figueroa, Roberto Nanni and Fernando Cavenaghi.

Olimpo closes an excellent participation in the 2002/03 Primera División, adding a total of 51 points, finishing in tenth position in the accumulated table and being only 6 points away from entering the Copa Sudamericana. In addition, it far exceeds its objective of maintaining the category or reaching promotion, since with its 51 points in 38 games it ends with an average of 1,342, far from the relegation places.

For the 2003/04 First Division, Olimpo must change coaches after Julio César Falcioni left for Banfield, so Enzo Trossero assumes the technical direction. In addition, many players who were in the previous season went to other clubs, such as the scorers Silvio Carrario (Lanús) and Cristian Castillo (Independiente), and the defenders Marcelo Bustamante (Vélez) and Eduardo Domínguez (Racing), among others. Instead, Nicolás Cambiasso, Javier Páez, Óscar Mena, Hernán Buján, among others, arrived as reinforcements.

Olimpo begins the 2003 Opening Tournament in the worst way, since in the first 10 rounds it could only get 3 points, product of 3 draws and 7 losses. In this way, Enzo Trossero resigns from his position, leaving the team without any victory and with 6 consecutive games without converting. On the following date, Roberto Saporiti took over as coach, who in his first game gave Olimpo their first victory, defeating Banfield 3-1 at the Carminatti Stadium, with goals from Óscar Mena, Carlos Duré and Alejandro Delorte. A week later, and again at home, the team returned to victory after beating Colón 3-0 with 2 goals from Alejandro Delorte and one from Javier Mazzoni. Then they would have two consecutive defeats, but in the last five dates Olimpo would close the tournament in the best way: a 2-2 away draw against Rosario Central with goals from Óscar Mena and Javier Páez, a 1-0 home win against Vélez with a goal by Fernando Clementz, a 1-1 draw at La Bombonera against the champion Boca with a goal by Mauricio Hanuch, a 2-0 home victory against Chacarita with goals by Carlos Duré and Alejandro Delorte, and an away victory (the only one in the tournament). 2-1 against Racing with goals from Javier Mazzoni and Leonardo Mas. In this way, with the 17 points in 8 games obtained by Roberto Saporiti, Olimpo ends the tournament in 18th position with 20 points from 5 wins, the same number of draws and 9 losses. Alejandro Delorte, who emerged from the lower ranks of Olimpo, would be the team's top scorer with 6 goals, only 2 goals behind players like Carlos Tévez and Diego Milito.

After the bad campaign in the Apertura, Olimpo had to add more points to avoid promotion and maintain the category, but in any case, for the Clausura 2004 Tournament, the coach Roberto Saporiti ordered not to bring any reinforcements, since with the players that he had available was enough for him. Despite the confidence of DT, the aurinegro would not have a good campaign, after several defeats and draws, the 2-0 away victory against Atlético Rafaela with goals from Óscar Mena and Fernando Clementz stands out, the 1-0 away victory against Quilmes with a goal from Alejandro Delorte, the historic first victory against San Lorenzo at the Carminatti Stadium 2-0 with goals from Mauro Laspada and Leonardo Mas and a 2-2 draw with Boca, who the tournament was fighting, with goals from Mauro Laspada and Diego Galván. On the following date, the penultimate one, Olimpo wins a very important match against Chacarita as a visitor 2-1 with goals from Hernán Buján and Hernán Medina, since by beating Talleres de Córdoba against River, they made it difficult for aurinegro and could make it lose status. On the last date, Olimpo receives Racing, a match that ends in a 1-1 tie with a goal from Alejandro Delorte. At the end of this match, Talleres de Córdoba was visiting Quilmes, and if the people of Cordoba won that match they would condemn Olimpo to play for the promotion, so the players and the fans stayed on the playing field of the Carminatti Stadium listening to the final minutes. of that match, which ended in a tie at 0, and in this way Olimpo was saved from disputing the promotion by only 2 points and Talleres de Córdoba was relegated to B Nacional after losing to Argentinos. Olimpo ends the tournament in 16th position with 19 points, product of 4 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses.

Olimpo closes a regular tournament in the 2003/04 Primera División, adding a total of 39 points, fulfilling its goal of staying in the top flight, but ends with a low average (1,184) for the following season.

Olimpo managed to stay in the First Division for 4 consecutive seasons. As is often the case with newly promoted teams, they did not have a permanent squad during their stay in the first division. Despite this, he had good campaigns that allowed him to continue in the top flight without even having to play the promotion. For example, in the 2002/2003 season, his first in the major division, he collected 51 points (adding those from the Opening and Closing Tournaments), this being his best campaign to date. In any case, after the 2006 Clausura and despite Due to the good season he had (he achieved 49 points), he could not overcome the Promotion due to the average he had after two bad seasons and had to face Belgrano de Córdoba in said instance. They lost both games 2-1, with which they were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.

Their most significant matches in these four seasons in the First Division were their 3-0 wins at home against Independiente and at the Presidente Perón Stadium against Racing Club 2-0 in the Clausura 2003, at home against San Lorenzo de Almagro 3-0 in the Clausura 2004 and at the Monumental against River Plate in the Clausura 2005 2-0 and 2-1 in the Apertura of the same year, this time at home.

2006-2007: Champion of the B Nacional, winning the Apertura Tournament and the Clausura Tournament

The Board of Directors was in charge of assembling a high-ranking team to play the 2006–2007 season of the second category of Argentine soccer. Olimpo, with Ismael Blanco as scorer in both tournaments, managed to return to the First Division that same season, after being the winner of the Apertura Tournament and the Clausura Tournament. On June 3, promotion was decreed, after beating Atlético Rafaela by 2 to 1 at the Roberto Carminatti stadium. Olimpo's goals were scored by Claudio Martín Cabrera and Ismael Blanco. In this way, the team led by Leonardo Madelón returned to the First Division, after a brief stint in the First B Nacional.

Period 2007-2008

For the 2007–2008 season of the Primera División, the Board of Directors decided to dismantle the squad that had achieved promotion and incorporate soccer players with extensive experience in the category. The team had a regular campaign during the first part of the Opening Tournament, during which it was led in the first place by Guillermo Rivarola and, later, by Roberto Saporiti. During the leadership of the latter, the team achieved important results, such as a 4-0 against River Plate, which left it in good condition to face the Clausura Tournament. However, in this last tournament, he had a bad campaign; Saporiti resigned during the middle of it, leaving the team almost relegated. Former Olimpo player Daniel Florit took over the team after the resignation of interim technical director Gustavo Echaniz. The team won several games, which gave it serious hope and a chance to remain in the category. However, these vanished in the last match of the season, after losing at home to Estudiantes de La Plata, 2-1. In this way, Olimpo descended again to the Primera B Nacional after having played only one season in the highest category.

In the 2008–2009 season of the Primera B Nacional, Olimpo had one of the worst campaigns in its history, after having serious financial problems with the squad. Many footballers left the club during the break, after having made several stoppages during the first phase of the tournament, demanding payment of their salaries. Therefore, Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados and the AFA inhibited the club, prohibiting it from acquiring new footballers until the absolute completion of the tournament. Olimpo played the tournament with youth soccer players, most of whom only played matches in the Southern League.

Period: 2009-2013

In the following season, 2009–2010, Olimpo completely renewed its roster. He acquired footballers with a lot of experience in the category and added the return of the historic Alejandro Delorte. Under the leadership of Omar De Felippe, Aurinegro achieved promotion to the First Division for the third time. This event took place on May 4, 2010 in the match played at home against San Martín de Tucumán and which ended tied 0-0.

In the 2010-2011 season, Olimpo played a very important role in the First Division. He started with a very bad first round, where he finished in 17th place with just 18 points. This small amount of points, forced him to make between 30 and 35 points, to save himself from relegation. With a constant fight not to be relegated, Olimpo achieved the objective and accumulated 30 points in the second stage of the tournament and reached 4th position, its best position in the history of the Primera División.

The following season, with a new squad, the team had a poor point harvest. On May 25, 2012, Olimpo lost 3-2 against San Martín de San Juan as a visitor, which meant their relegation to the Primera B Nacional for the 2012/13 season, after spending 2 years playing in the Primera Division.

Promotion to the First Division

On June 2, 2013, with 3 dates to go and without playing (after Sarmiento de Junín's 0-0 draw with Gimnasia de Jujuy) Olimpo beat the 4th in the table, Sarmiento, 7 points out of 6 in game and achieves its fourth promotion to the First Division after only one season in the First B Nacional. The squad found out about his promotion while flying to Buenos Aires to play. It was the first promotion achieved without Jorge Ledo.

Period 2013 - 2017

Olimpo and Talleres de Córdoba played a friendly cup in mid-June in 2013 to celebrate the promotions of both teams. Olimpo won by definition from the penalty spot 5-4, since the match had ended 1-1 with goals from Juan Sánchez Sotelo for Olimpo, and Gonzalo Klusener for Talleres. Nearly 17,000 people attended the match, which was played at the Mario Kempes stadium in the City of Córdoba.

In view of the 2013 Initial Tournament, Gustavo Bou and Juan Sánchez Sotelo, great figures in the promotion of the last Primera B Nacional, left the club, along with 11 other soccer players, and 14 reinforcements joined the squad, among them: Ezequiel Cerutti, Pablo Lugüercio, Gustavo Oberman, Paulo Rosales, Javier Reina and Orlando Gaona Lugo, among others. The start of the tournament was not as expected, since he got only two points in the first 5 presentations. On date 6, an important home victory was achieved against Boca Juniors 3-0, with two goals from Martín Pérez Guedes and one from Agustín Vuletich. Beyond the win obtained, Olimpo could not continue the streak and got two points in the next four games. On dates 11 and 12, the team from Bahía played two away games, defeating Vélez Sarsfield 2-1 and drawing 2-2 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. Everything seemed to believe that the team had found its way, but then suffered three defeats in a row, including a 0-4 against Argentinos Juniors. Finally, Olimpo raised the level and finished the tournament with four consecutive wins, including the 3-1 against Club Atlético River Plate, at the Monumental Stadium, the goals were scored by Martín Pérez Guedes, Iván Furios and David Vega; Giovanni Simeone had opened the account for the premises.

Already in the 2014 Final Tournament, Ezequiel Miralles and José Valencia joined, who had a great campaign for which he was bought by the club and later sold to Rosario Central. After a great start, defeating San Lorenzo 2-0 on the first date at the Carminatti Stadium, with goals from Ezequiel Miralles and Iván Furios, and after a series of draws, defeats and victories, in which a 3 0 against Argentinos with two goals from José Valencia and one from Damián Musto, Olimpo closed an acceptable tournament, finishing in tenth position and far from relegation.

The 2014 Primera División had special characteristics, since it was presented as a transition between the 2013/14 Primera División and the 2015 Primera División, which was played by increasing the number of participating teams to 30. For this reason, this tournament did not have relegations. Facing that championship, because there was no risk of being relegated, the leadership made a market thinking about the club's economy. Added to the departure of José Valencia, Olimpo suffered the losses of Ezequiel Cerutti, Martín Pérez Guedes, Damián MustoEzequiel Miralles, Dylan Gissi, Pablo Lugüercio, among others. On the other hand, Juan Manuel Cobo, Ezequiel Parnisari, who returned from his loan to Deportivo Anzoátegui, and the Colombians Mauricio Cuero and Miguel Borja joined. The "Aurinegro" had a campaign to forget, finishing in position 19, where the only thing that stands out was the away victory against Godoy Cruz 3-0, with goals by Juan Sills, Jonatan Blanco and Miguel Borja.

2018 - present: Two consecutive relegations

On April 14, 2018, they lost 2-0 against San Martín de San Juan, with this result they were relegated to the First B Nacional. In 2019 there was another descent from Nacional B to Federal A after Ramón Santamarina drew 3-3 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.

Presidents

Club Olimpo has had 24 different presidents throughout its history. Are detailed below:

Coaches

• 1996-1997: Luis Díaz
• 1997: Fernando Areán
• 1997: Football Subcommission (internal)
• 1998-1999: Luis Díaz
• 1999-2000: Eduardo Grispo
• 2000: Gustavo Echaniz (internal)
• 2000: Darío Tempesta
• 2000-2001: Gustavo Echaniz
• 2001-2002: Gustavo Alfaro
• 2002-2003: July Falcioni
• 2003: Enzo Trossero
• 2003-2004: Roberto Saporiti
• 2004: Juan José Lopéz
• 2004-2005: Gregorio Pérez
• 2005-2006: Omar Labruna
• 2006-2007: Leonardo Madelón
• 2007: Guillermo Rivarola
• 2007-2008: Roberto Saporiti
• 2008: Gustavo Echaniz
• 2008-2009: Daniel Florit
• 2009: Horacio Kadour
• 2009-2011: Omar De Felippe
• 2011: Mauro Laspada (Mauro Laspada)Acting)
• 2012: Hector Rivoira
• 2012: Sergio Hernández (Acting)
• 2012-2015: Walter Perazzo
• 2015: Alejandro Giuntini (Acting)
• 2015-2016: Diego Osella
• 2016: Cristian Díaz
• 2016: Juan Barbas (internal)
• 2017: Mario Sciacqua
• 2017: Rubén Forestello
• 2018: Christian Bassedas
• 2018: Darío Bonjour
• 2019: Marcelo Broggi
• 2019: Sergio Lippi
• 2019-2020: Pedro Dechat
• 2020: Leandro Iribarren (internal)
• 2020-2021: Alejandro Abaurre
• 2021-2022: Carlos Mayor
• 2022-Presente: Arnaldo Sialle

Symbols

Shield

1910 (Final Act)	1969	1979-1981		1985 (75th anniversary)	2010 (Centenary)	2021 (111th anniversary)
Ancient shield	Official shield

Anthem

Lyrics of the official anthem of Club Olimpo, written and sung by Zambayonny:

Uniform

Olimpo's uniform arose after the proposal of its first president, Jorge Avellanal, to use the colors yellow and black since, born in Uruguay, he was a supporter of the C.U.R.C.C. (current Club Atlético Peñarol).

You currently wear:

Home kit: black and yellow vertical striped shirt with a yellow line on the bottom of the sleeves and on the shirt, black shorts with yellow stripes on the edges and black socks with a stripe yellow horizontal at the top.

Substitute kit: white shirt with thin vertical lines and faint gray with a yellow line on the bottom of the sleeves and the shirt and another black line on both sides, white shorts with black strips on the edges and white stockings with a gray horizontal stripe at the top.

Latest Designs

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Clothing and Sponsor

Indumentary

Period Logo Supplier 1980-1981 Adidas 1982-1995 Topper 1995-1996 Uhlsport 1996-1998 Taiyo 1998-2001 Diadora 2001-2004 Kalong 2004-2007 Balompié 2007-2009 Mitre 2009-2012 Balompié 2012-2017 Kappa 2017-2018 Macron 2018 Ultra 2018-2021 Kelme 2022-presente Fiume Sport

Sponsor

Period Logo Sponsor 1986-1988 Lucaioli 1988-1989 Persian 1989-1990 Nutregal 1990-1991 Bieckert 1991-1992 Pegamax 1992-1993 Coopesur 1993-1994 Antonio Cangelosi 1994-1995 Dacia Niper 1995-1996 Persian 1996-2000 Automatic Charter 2000-2002 Chevrolet Lake 2002-2003 Automatic Charter 2003-2018 Bingo Bay 2018-2021 Shield Insurance 2021-presente Bingo Bay

Secondary Sponsor

Period Logo Sponsor 1994-1995 Coca Cola 1995-1997 Jacob 2001-2006 Fideos Manera 2001-2013 Preti Sports 2002-present Plusmar 2004-2005 Roman Angel 2004-2011 Supermarket Majority Diarco 2005-2016 Prophetile 2006-2007 Metallurgical Phoenix 2007-2010 Safe Province 2009-2018 Chevrolet Lake 2010-2018 Polacrín 2010-2012 Dow AgroSciences 2010-2014 Municipality of Bahía Blanca 2012-2013 Green Bay 2013-2018 Puerto Bahía Blanca 2013-2016 Lottery of the Province 2013-2018 Multiled 2014-present Renault Trucks/Volvo Decker 2016-presente Sermat 2017-presente Secco 2017-presente Federated Health 2018-presente Flybondi

Stadium

First stages

Former Tribune in 1926.

Olimpo's first soccer field was located in Parque Independencia in the Tiro Federal neighborhood, where it was for three years competing in Liga del Sur soccer, but in 1913 it moved to rented land between Roca, Blandengues, and Blandengues streets. Tucuman and Viamonte. That seemed to be the final place, but eight years later, more precisely in 1921, the possibility of making a new move arose, after learning that this land would be auctioned off. The new destination would be in Italia street, between Donado and Fitz Roy, and in this way the club stomped on that neighborhood and began to be linked to that part of the city. The stadium did not have much capacity and was very small for what was called "el cajón", but this did not affect the club institutionally and it was enough to obtain a new and long-awaited Liga Del Sur title after ten years of drought.

In 1923, Roberto Carminatti would become president, who with great capacity would build the foundations of a model institution for Bahía Blanca and its area of influence.

The takeoff begins with the inauguration of the new stadium in a notable complex on Alem and Peru streets, where the National University of the South is currently located. He would occupy this land for 18 years, where he would also practice cycling, swimming, basketball, paddle ball and tennis. Its new stands stood out, much larger than those of the previous stadium.

In 1933, Roberto Carminatti had the desire to illuminate the stadium with the best lights of the interior and of the country, so he managed to add a lighting system that had eight towers made with iron from the chassis of old automobiles, so that the costs were lowered (21,000 pesos cost the assembly of said towers). This event shook the entire city and the Liga del Sur heard: “Olimpo has leaders who think every day what they can do to shock Bahía Blanca.” Such a work was inaugurated on December 30 of that year against the Santa Rosa team, with a 2-1 victory for Olimpo.

Current stage

But in 1942, under the mandate of the historic president Roberto Carminatti, a new court was built that bears his name to this day. The Roberto Natalio Carminatti stadium, located between Ángel Brunel, O'Higgins, Chile and Avenida Colón streets, was inaugurated on January 22 of that year in a match against Banfield, "one of the clubs of the moment", in a festive atmosphere. The match ended 6-4 in favor of the visiting team.

Current picture of Carminatti Stadium.

For decades the physiognomy of the stadium was practically unchanged and the good campaigns of the '70s and '80s brought more people to the stadium, which caused the stadium capacity to be insufficient to accommodate to all viewers. In 1995, under the presidency of Jorge Ledo, the first cement grandstand was installed at the head of Ángel Brunel street. In the 1990s, due to previous debts, the club had to part with, for example, the property on Sarmiento street where the youth divisions of the club trained. The leadership subsequently managed to reverse the situation.

In 2001, the stadium underwent a major renovation: all the planks were replaced with cement, a new stall was built, and the stadium was finally finished. New transmission booths, ticket offices, toilets were renovated and inaugurated. The boxes above the stalls were recently completed. In 2013, an LED screen was inaugurated in the match against Boca Juniors. In 2016, the Olimpo management made a strong investment in the stadium, where they installed a high-level sprinkler irrigation system to facilitate maintenance and improve the conditions of the playing field, as the main institutions in Argentina have. It also included the addition of a centrifugal pump, a computerized monitoring system, and rain, wind, and humidity sensors. In this way, the pitch complies with FIFA specifications. In addition, that same year, the substitute bench sector acquired synthetic grass, with the aim of tidying up that area and two LED screens for advertising were placed on the outskirts of the stadium, on the two corners of Avenida Colón.

Other facilities

Headquarters

Olimpo's headquarters are located at Sarmiento 52, in the heart of Bahia, opposite Plaza Rivadavia, the city's main square, and next to the Cathedral Church. To acquire the current aurinegra headquarters, a commission was formed on August 20, 1935. In addition to the club's secretariat operating there, other sports are practiced such as figure skating, artistic gymnastics, Iaido, Aikido and Judo.

• Telephones: (0291) 4523504 / 4525290

• Days and hours of attention: Monday to Friday from 9hs to 18hs.

Norberto Tomás Stadium

Norberto Tomas

The Norberto Tomás Stadium is the current Olimpo basketball stadium and is located at Ángel Brunel 17. It was inaugurated on July 3, 1971 in a historic game for the city, in which the Bahía Blanca team beat the at that time world champion, Yugoslavia, by 78-75. It bears the name Norberto Tomás in homage to this player who emerged from the club's minor divisions, who became the protagonist of the local first division and who died on October 17, 1970 while playing a match with the Estudiantes shirt. There, the professional team plays the local team in the National Promotion Tournament, while the local senior and minor teams do so in the Bahiense Basketball Association and in other competitions. In addition, it hosts the club's senior volleyball matches in the different competitions of the city. Currently, it has a capacity for 2000 spectators.

Julio César Serrani Swimming Pool

The Olimpo swimming pool is located at Rodríguez 43 and is where the club's swimming pool works. It bears the name Julio César Serrani in homage to the former Olimpo professor and a benchmark for the discipline throughout the city and the country, who died on April 9, 2016.

Americo Brusa Gym

The Américo Brusa Gymnasium is located behind the stalls of the Carminatti Stadium and is used by the minor categories of basketball and volleyball, to train and play matches of their respective competitions.

Atilio Fruet Gymnasium

The Atilio Fruet Gymnasium is located next to the Américo Brusa Gymnasium, where the outdoor pool was previously located, which was covered by the remodeling works. It was inaugurated in September 2017 in an act with almost 200 guests including journalists, players, ex-players, managers, family and relatives of "Lito", as he is nicknamed. It bears the name Atilio Fruet in homage to the historic basketball player from Olimpo and Bahía Blanca, who came to captain the Argentine Basketball Team in several international competitions. This "multigymnasium&# 3. 4; It will be assigned to various club disciplines: basketball, handball, volleyball, futsal, gymnastics and skating.

Marcelo Bottoni Estate

The property is located at Martín Rodríguez 250 and has pitches for the club's soccer school. There they train and prepare the children's categories of the club. In addition, they play several games with teams from the city and the area.

Property near the airport

This property is located 100 meters from the entrance of the Comandante Espora Airport, it was purchased in 2016 and will be paid in 30 installments of just over $200,000. The land consists of 12 hectares and has 11 diagrammed soccer fields (some of them with installed irrigation system), a house for a caretaker, 600 trees planted and its perimeter is fenced by 2-meter wire fence. There, it is planned to build a gym that can be used for skating, facilities for minor soccer, the incorporation of men's and women's hockey, the installation of synthetic grass courts and the use of the property also for recreational and leisure purposes for members..

The professional soccer team and the lower divisions will continue to use the Teléfonos property, since Olimpo has an agreement with that entity that links it until 2030.

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Most of the Olimpo fans are concentrated in the city of Bahía Blanca and in the party of the same name, mainly in the Noroeste, Loma Paraguaya, Villa Delfina, San Martín, Pedro Pico neighborhoods, among others.

Olimpo's barra brava calls itself "la 74", because that number represents the "black people" in lucky numbers. It has a good relationship with Aldosivi from Mar del Plata.

Rival clubs include Villa Miter from Bahía Blanca, and Huracán from Tres Arroyos (they met in the First Division).

Affiliates

There are branches of the club in different cities of the country:

• Philly "Manuel Cheiles" in La Plata.
• Filial "Raoul Daniel Schmidt" in Mar del Plata.
• "Jorge Avellanal" in Buenos Aires.
• Filial "Mauro Laspada", in Viedma.
• Filial "27 December" in Neuquén.
• Filial "John Bazerque" in Colonel Dorrego.

Olympus International Fan Day

December 27 is the international fan day of Olimpo, in commemoration of the first promotion to the Argentine First Division achieved in 2001. That day, the team led by Gustavo Alfaro, defeated Instituto de Córdoba and became champion of the First National B 2001-02, thus achieving the institution's first promotion to the highest category. The Aurinegro goals were converted twice by Ceferino Diaz and José Zelaya in the first half, while Mauro Laspada sealed the rout with an unforgettable free kick in the second half.

This match was played in a packed Roberto Natalio Carminatti Stadium, with a score of more than 11,000 spectators ($89,021 in revenue). the most important sports events in the city.

Club details

All-time top scorers

• Raúl Schmidt: 188 goals.
• Lorenzo Ceballos: 117 goals.
• Roberto Depietri: 98 goals.
• José Ramón Palacio: 88 goals.
• Juan Carlos Zapata: 86 goals.
• José Luis Barrado: 85 goals.

Players with the most appearances in history

• Manuel Cheiles: 419 matches.
• José Ramón Palacio: 326 matches.
• Rogelio Martínez: 312 matches.
• Alfredo Torres: 310 matches.
• Sergio Tassara: 308 matches.

National tournaments

• Seasons in First Division: 14 (1984, 2002/03-2005/06, 2007/08, 2010/11-2011/12, 2013/14-2017/18)
  • Best location in First Division: 4° (2011).
  • Worse location in First Division: 28° (2017/18).
  • Location on the Historical Table of First Division: 30th.
    • Disputed parties: 436.
    • Gained parties119.
    • Matched parties: 127.
    • Lost parties: 190.
    • Points added: 484.
  • Goles in First Division:
    • Goles in favor: 428.
    • Goles against: 563.
    • Gol difference: -137.
  • Highlights for First Division: Olimpo 4-0 Unión San Vicente (1984), Olimpo 4-0 River Plate (2007) and Olimpo 4-0 Hurricane (2010).
  • Maximum target against the First Division: Students 6-0 Olympus (2002).
  • Maximum number of consecutive wins in First Division: 5 wins, from Date 16 of the 2013 Initial Tournament to Date 1 of the 2014 Final Tournament.
  • Maximum number of consecutive undefeated parties in First Division: 7 matches, from Date 6 to Date 12 of the Opening Tournament 2005.
  • Maximum scorers in First Division:
    • Alejandro Delorte: 26 goals (2002-2005; 2006; 2010).
    • Ezequiel Maggiolo: 19 goals (2005-2006; 2011).
    • Diego Galván: 19 goals (2003-2005; 2010-2011).
    • Néstor Bareiro: 17 goals (2010-2012).
    • Martín Rolle: 13 goals (2010-2012).
  • Players with more matches in the First Division:
    • Rogelio Martínez: 150 matches (1999–2005; 2007-2010).
    • Cristian Villanueva: 136 matches (2010-2012; 2013-2018).
    • Alejandro Delorte: 124 matches (2002-2005; 2006; 2010).
    • Javier Páez: 121 matches (2003-2006; 2007-2008).
    • Nereo Champagne: 116 matches (2013-2016).
    • Jonatan Blanco: 112 matches (2013-2017).
• Seasons in Second Division: 11 (1989/90, 1996/97-2001/02, 2006/07, 2008/09-2009/10, 2012/13, 2018/19).
  • Best location in Second Division: 1 (2001/02, 2006/07 and 2009/10).
  • Worse location in Second Division: 21° (1989/90).
  • Location on the historical table of First National B: 27o.
    • Disputed parties: 425.
    • Gained parties: 161.
    • Matched parties: 116.
    • Lost parties: 148.
    • Points added: 599.
  • Goles in Second Division:
    • Goles in favor: 565.
    • Goles against: 539.
    • Gol difference: +26.
  • High goal in favour in Second Division: Aldosivi 0-5 Olympus (1996/97).
  • Maximum target against the Second Division: Belgrano 7-1 Olympus (1996/97).
  • Maximum number of consecutive victories in Second Division: 7 matches, from Date 29 to Date 35 of First National B 2009-10.
  • Maximum number of consecutive undefeated parties in Second Division: 11 matches, from Date 1 to Date 11 of the 2006 Opening Tournament.
  • Maximum scorers in Second Division:
    • Ismael Blanco: 30 goals (2006-2007).
    • Horacio Arce: 30 goals (1996-1998 / 1999-2000).
    • Mario Alvarez: 23 goals (1996-1997 / 2000-2001).
    • Enrique Cuenca Zaldivar: 23 goals (1997-2001).
    • Renato Cisneros: 23 goals (1996-2000).
    • Sandro Novarese: 22 goals (1996-2000).
    • Daniel Bazán Vera: 19 goals (1996-1997 / 1999-2000).
  • Players with more matches in Second Division:
    • Sandro Novarese: 128 matches (1996-2000).
    • Roberto Galarza: 121 matches (1996-2001).
    • Renato Cisneros: 120 matches (1996-2000).
    • Enrique Cuenca Zaldivar: 112 matches (1997-2001).
    • Horacio Grecco: 108 matches (1996-1997 / 1998-2001).
    • Rogelio Martínez: 105 matches (1999-2002 / 2007 / 2008-2010).
    • Fernando Troyansky: 102 matches (1996-1998 / 1999-2000).
• Seasons in Third Division: 11 (1986-1988/89, 1990/91-1991/92, 1995/96, 2019/20-2023)
  • Best location in Third Division: 1 (1988/89)
  • Worse location in Third Division: Area ends (1986/87)
  • Location on the Third Division historical table: 52.
    • Disputed parties: 233.
    • Gained parties: 130.
    • Matched parties: 50.
    • Lost parties: 53.
    • Points added: 440.
  • Goles in Third Division:
    • Goles in favor: 401.
    • Goles against: 208.
    • Gol difference: +193.
  • Best scored in Third Division: Olympus 6-0 Football Alliance (1988/89) and Olympus 6-0 Mariano Moreno (1990/91)
• Seasons in Regional Tournament: 12 (1967, 1969, 1977-1984, 1985-1985/86)
  • Best location in Regional Tournament: 1 (1984)
  • Worse location in Regional Tournament: First Round (1981, 1983 and 1985)
    • Disputed parties: 110.
    • Gained parties: 65.
    • Matched parties: 24.
    • Lost parties21.
    • Points added: 219.
  • Goles in Regional Tournament:
    • Goles in favor: 247.
    • Goles against: 127.
    • Gol difference120.
  • High goal for Regional Tournament: Olympus 8-0 Independent (Campana) (1980)

National Cups

• Participations in National Cups: 9.
  • Argentinian Cup Editions: 9 (2011/12-2017/18, 2022, 2023).
  • Best place in Copa Argentina: Final rooms (2016/17).
  • Worse position in Copa Argentina: Thirteenth finals (2014/15, 2022, 2023).
    • Disputed parties: 19.
    • Gained parties6.
    • Matched parties7.
    • Lost parties6.
  • Goles in Copa Argentina:
    • Goles in favor: 25.
    • Goles against: 23.
    • Gol difference: 2.
  • Maximum goleada in favor of Copa Argentina: Olympus 4-1 Aldosivi (2012/13)

Ascents and descents

• 1967 - Classification of the Regional Tournament.
• 1969 - Classification of the Regional Tournament.
• 1977 - Classification of the Regional Tournament.
• 1984 - Classification of the National Tournament (First Division).

• 1986 - Ascense to the Interior Tournament (Third Division).
• 1989 - Ascense to the First National "B" (Second Division).
• 1990 - Rest of the Interior Tournament
• 1992 - Descenso a liga de origen (Liga del Sur).
• 1995 - Argentinian Tournament A (Third Division).
• 1996 - Ascense to the First National "B".
• 2001 - Ascense to First Division.
• 2006 - Descent to the First National "B".
• 2007 - Ascense to First Division.
• 2008 - Descent to the First National "B".
• 2010 - Ascense to First Division.
• 2012 - Descent to the First National "B".
• 2013 - Ascense to First Division.
• 2018 - Descent to the First National "B".
• 2019 - Descenso al Torneo Federal "A".

Official entries

National tournaments

Champion Runner-up. Ascent. Descent.

Timeline

National Cups

Total official matches

The total number of official matches played by Olimpo in tournaments organized by AFA, Conmebol and FIFA, among other organizations, from its affiliation to the present.

• Updated until June 18, 2023.

• The Promotion is considered as part of the First Division, the Reduced Tournament as part of the Second Division and the Reclassification Tournament as part of the Third Division.

Players and coaching staff

Squad 2023

• Updated on 21 June 2023

Olympic Club Template 2023

Players			Technical equipment
N.o Nac. Pos. Name Age Ult team. End contract Eq. training Archers Argentina! 0ARQ Nereo Champagne 38 years Alvarado 31/12/2023 San Lorenzo Argentina! 0ARQ Martin García 28 years Sansinena 31/12/2023 Liniers (BB) Argentina! 0ARQ Gabriel Sanhueza 21 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Defenders Argentina! 1DEF Franco Flores 35 years Deportivo Madryn 31/12/2023 Gimnasia La Plata Argentina! 1DEF Juan Buttti 31 years Liniers (BB) 31/12/2023 Students (LP) Argentina! 1DEF Sebastián Álvarez 30 years City of Bolivar 31/12/2023 Vélez Sarsfield Argentina! 1DEF Emilio Lazza 28 years Athletic Paraná 31/12/2023 Gymnastics (CdU) Argentina! 1DEF Martín Pucheta 35 years Sarmiento (R) 31/12/2023 Belgrano Argentina! 1DEF Ivan Antunes 25 years North 31/12/2023 Central Rosary Argentina! 1DEF Elijah Fugas 22 years Columbus (SF) 31/12/2025 Columbus (SF) Argentina! 1DEF Thiago Faur 24 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Argentina! 1DEF Matías May 24 years Bella Vista (BB) 31/12/2023 Olympus Argentina! 1DEF Gianfranco Rossi 23 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Argentina! 1DEF Santiago Palaces 22 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Midfielders Argentina! 2MED Facundo Affranchino 33 years Olmedo 31/12/2023 River Plate Argentina! 2MED Nadir Hadad 24 years Vélez Sarsfield 31/12/2023 Olympus Argentina! 2MED Christian Yellow 29 years Sports Valdivia 31/12/2023 Deportivo Español Argentina! 2MED Ivo Di Buo 22 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Argentina! 2MED Fabio Giménez 32 years Deportivo Madryn 31/12/2023 River Plate Argentina! 2MED Joaquin Cepeda 24 years Hurricane (TA) 31/12/2023 Lanús Argentina! 2MED Claudio Cevasco 35 years Sarmiento (R) 31/12/2023 Chacarita Juniors Argentina! 2MED Diego Ramírez 30 years City of Bolivar 31/12/2023 Sports Circle Argentina! 2MED Ivan Tello 21 years Inferiors 31/12/2023 Olympus Delanteros Argentina! 3OF THE Alejandro Toledo 33 years San Martín (F) 31/12/2023 United States Argentina! 3OF THE Rodrigo Trejo 22 years The Andes 31/12/2023 The Andes Argentina! 3OF THE Leandro González 37 years Gymnastics (J) 31/12/2023 Sarmiento (Pigüé) Argentina! 3OF THE Santiago Gutiérrez 25 years Sp. Couples 31/12/2023 Sp. Couples Argentina! 3OF THE Brian. Peralta 27 years San Martín (F) 31/12/2023 Deportivo El Galpón Argentina! 3OF THE Enzo Coacci 24 years Temperley 31/12/2024 Olympus Argentina! 3OF THE Aldo Araujo 31 years Sarmiento (R) 31/12/2023 Textile Mandiyú Argentina! 3OF THE Valentino Roselli 22 years Belgrano 31/12/2023 Belgrano Argentina! 3OF THE Luis Vila 31 years Santamarina 31/12/2023 River Plate			Coach(s) Arnaldo Sialle Field Assistant Nicolás Domínguez Physical preparation Marcos Galeano Archer Coach Facundo Di Nasso Neuroscience Specialist Marcial Pérez Medical Federico Zurita Mass therapist Juan Blasco Kinesiologist Nicolas Schamberger Utileros Javier Alfaro Fernando Enepan Nutritionist Juan Manuel Resasco Legend Pos.: Position Nac.: Nationality of sport Captain Mission BY / ARQ: Guardameta DEF: Defense MED / VOL: Camper OF THE: Delantero

• The numbers of the players are not fixed since in the Federal Tournament A the headlines go from 1 to 11 and those of the alternates from 12 to 18.

Pass market 2023

Admissions

Altas
Player	Nationality	Position	Proceedings	Type
Summer
John Paul Lungarzo		Archer	Independent (Chivilcoy)	Free
Franco Flores		Ombudsman	Deportivo Madryn	Free
Martín Pucheta		Ombudsman	Sarmiento (Resistance)	Free
Elijah Fugas		Ombudsman	Columbus	Free
Ivan Antunes		Ombudsman	Gimnasia (Jujuy)	Loan
Fabio Giménez		Mediocampista	Deportivo Madryn	Free
Federico Freire		Mediocampista	Partnership	Free
Joaquin Cepeda		Mediocampista	Hurricane (Tres Arroyos)	Free
Alejandro Toledo		Delantero	San Martín (Formosa)	Free
Santiago Gutiérrez		Delantero	Sportivo Las Parejas	Free
Aldo Araujo		Delantero	Sarmiento (Resistance)	Free
Brian. Peralta		Delantero	San Martín (Formosa)	Free
Valentino Roselli		Delantero	Belgrano	Free
Rodrigo Trejo		Delantero	The Andes	Free
Winter
Nereo Champagne		Archer	Alvarado	Free
Leandro González		Delantero	Gimnasia (Jujuy)	Free
Enzo Coacci		Delantero	Temperley	Free

Casualties

Low
Player	Nationality	Position	Destination	Type
Summer
Guido Villar		Archer	Central Barracas	Loan
Nahuel Duran		Archer	Hurricane (Engeniero White)	End of contract
Martín Ferreyra		Ombudsman	Students (Caseros)	Loan
Nicholas Capraro		Ombudsman	Central Barracas	Loan
Gustavo Mendoza		Ombudsman	New Chicago	End of contract
Agustín Bellone		Ombudsman	Güemes (Santiago del Estero)	End of contract
Ezekiel Ham		Mediocampista	Independent Rivadavia	End of contract
Abel Méndez		Mediocampista	Northern Cruise	End of contract
Sebastián Fernández		Mediocampista	Students (Río Cuarto)	Loan
Pablo Ortega		Mediocampista	City of Bolivar	End of contract
Alejo White		Mediocampista	Sportivo Las Parejas	End of contract
Brian Guille		Delantero	Atletico Tucumán	Loan
Nelson Da Silva		Delantero	Resistance	End of contract
Diego Ledesma		Delantero	Mushuc Runa	Contract termination
Winter
John Paul Lungarzo		Archer	-	Contract termination
Federico Freire		Mediocampista	-	Contract termination

Loans

Loans
Player	Nationality	Position	Destination	Till
Guido Villar		Archer	Central Barracas	31-12-2023
Martín Ferreyra		Ombudsman	Students (Caseros)	31-12-2023
Nicholas Capraro		Ombudsman	Central Barracas	31-12-2023
Sebastián Fernández		Mediocampista	Ferro (General Pico)	31-12-2023
Brian Guille		Delantero	Atletico Tucumán	31-12-2023
Axel Rodríguez		Delantero	Institute (Córdoba)	31-12-2023

Technical Staff 2023

• Technical Director: Arnaldo Sialle
• Field Assistant: Nicolás Domínguez
• Physical preparation: Marcos Galeano
• Archer Coach: Facundo Di Nasso
• Plant Doctor: Federico Zurita
• Mass therapist: Juan Blasco
• Utileros: Javier Alfaro and Fernando Enepan
• Nutritionist: Paula Larreguy

Honours of Prizes

National Tournaments
Competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
Second Division
Regional Tournament * (1/3)	1984	1967, 1982, 1985/86
First National B (3/0)	2001/02, 2006/07, 2009/10
Third Division
Interior Tournament (1/2)	1988-89	1986, 1987-88
Argentine Tournament A (1/0)	1995/1996
Regional Tournaments
Competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
South League (28)	1911, 1921, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2009 (Record)	It's unknown.

*: Does not award champion title

Friendly tournaments

• Tandil City Cup (1): (2008)
• Chain Cup 3 (1): (2013)
• White Bay Municipality Cup (1): (2015)

International friendly tournaments

• Puma Cup (1): 2014 (Jugade in Montevideo, Uruguay against Peñarol).

Other sports sections

Basketball

Basketball (or basketball) is one of the main sports on Olympus. He was one of the founders of the Bahiense Basketball Association in 1929 along with Agar Cross, Liniers, Pacífico, Estudiantes and River Plate. The practice of the sport began its participation in that first First Division Tournament defeating Liniers as a visitor by 33 to 13.

It plays its home games at the Estadio Norberto Tomás, located at Ángel Brunel 17 (eight blocks from the city center). It bears that name in homage to this player who emerged from the club's minor divisions, who became the protagonist of the local first division. It has a capacity of 2000 people.

Olimpo was champion of the Argentine Club Championship in 1974 and 1978 and runner-up in 1980. While in the National League, he was runner-up in 1986. In addition, he became champion of the Bahía Blanca First Division on 19 occasions. Aurinegro basketball took a leap in quality when in 2014 he was invited to participate in the Federal Basketball Tournament, finishing runner-up and gaining promotion to the second category of Argentine basketball. Thus, the club played again in the National Promotion Tournament during the 2015-2016 seasons (being swept by Huracán de Tres Arroyos 3-0 in the Reclassification stage) and 2016-2017 (being eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata by 3-1, in the same instance). Olimpo was going to participate in the 2017-2018 season, but due to budgetary problems, the club decided to sell its place and return to compete locally.

Figure Skating

Individually it has skaters who participate in regional, provincial, national and international tournaments. By teams, the precision disciplines and quartets are practiced, competing nationally and internationally. Both teams are led by coach Gabriela Montecchiari.

Your "Roller Dreams" He has been qualifying for 7 consecutive years to integrate the Argentine National Team that represented us in the World Championships, achieving a fourth place in Brasilia 2011, a runner-up in Auckland 2012, a fourth place in Taipei 2013, being world champion in Reus 2014, a runner-up in Cali 2015, runner-up in Novara 2016 and fourth place in Nanking 2017. They also became South American champions in 2015. While the quartet team made its international debut in the 2016 World Cup, achieving eighth place and eleventh place in 2017.

At the national level, he achieved a provincial champion in 2010, a national runner-up in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, a third place in 2013 and being champion in 2016 and 2017.

2018 was the last year, since the skate school was changed to the club "El nacional".

Other sports

In addition to these important club disciplines, other sports are also practiced:

• Swimming
• Artistic gymnastics
• Futsal
• Aikido
• Yudo
• Weights
• Vóleibol
• Iaidō
• Karate