Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
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Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is a sports club
based in the city of Bahía Blanca
, Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. The club was founded on October 15, 1910, and their main activities are basketball
and association football. The football team currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system
. Olimpo is nicknamed Aurinegro (in English: "Golden-blacks"), for their jersey colors.
into several divisions, finally reaching the Primera División in 2001.
During the 2000s, Olimpo has been a yo-yo club. They were promoted to the first division for the 2002–03 season, staying until their relegation in the 2005–06 season. After winning back-to-back the Apertura and Clausura
of the Primera B Nacional (second division) 2006–07 season, the team returned to the Argentine Primera. However, they were again relegated during their first season back in the division, the 2007–08. After two seasons back in the B Nacional, Olimpo won promotion for the third time to play the 2010–11 season
in the Argentine topflight.
During the Apertura the club looked doomed to relegation again after they could only obtain 18 points in 19 games but in the Clausura their fortunes began to improve. On March 20, 2011 In the sixth round they beat Boca Juniors at the Bombonera for the first time in their history. This result meant that they escaped the relegation zone for the first time in six months and became stand alone leaders of the Primera División for the first time in their history.
in the 1986 season of the Liga Nacional de Básquet, the Argentine top division.
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in the city of Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. The club was founded on October 15, 1910, and their main activities are basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and association football. The football team currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
. Olimpo is nicknamed Aurinegro (in English: "Golden-blacks"), for their jersey colors.
Football
Being from Bahía Blanca, Argentina's basketball capital, most of the Olimpo's associates and energies were pointed towards that sport. However, by the late 1990s, the football team became increasingly important as they were pass-promotedPromotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
into several divisions, finally reaching the Primera División in 2001.
During the 2000s, Olimpo has been a yo-yo club. They were promoted to the first division for the 2002–03 season, staying until their relegation in the 2005–06 season. After winning back-to-back the Apertura and Clausura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
of the Primera B Nacional (second division) 2006–07 season, the team returned to the Argentine Primera. However, they were again relegated during their first season back in the division, the 2007–08. After two seasons back in the B Nacional, Olimpo won promotion for the third time to play the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Argentine Primera División season
The 2010–11 Primera División season was the eighty-second season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one...
in the Argentine topflight.
During the Apertura the club looked doomed to relegation again after they could only obtain 18 points in 19 games but in the Clausura their fortunes began to improve. On March 20, 2011 In the sixth round they beat Boca Juniors at the Bombonera for the first time in their history. This result meant that they escaped the relegation zone for the first time in six months and became stand alone leaders of the Primera División for the first time in their history.
National
- Primera B Nacional
- Winners (3): 2001–02, 2006–07, 2009–10
- Torneo del InteriorTorneo Argentino CThe Torneo Argentino C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The competition is organized by the Federal Council , an internal organism of the Argentine Football Association , and is contested by clubs indirectly affiliated to the...
- Winners (1): 1989
Regional
- Liga del SurLiga del Sur (Bahía Blanca)Liga del Sur is a local football league in Argentina. It comprise the Partido of Bahía Blanca and the city of Punta Alta, in Buenos Aires Province.-History:...
- Winners (27): 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
- Torneo Regional
- Winners (2): 1984, 1985
Presidents
- Jorge Avellanal (1910)
- Emilio Cabral (1911), (1912), (1915)
- Roberto Claverie (1912)
- Celso Gutiérrez (1913)
- Juan Odiccini (1914)
- Roberto Carminatti (1915), (1923), (1924), (1927–45), (1962), (1963)
- Genaro Mucci (1916–20), (1946)
- Armando Salvarezza (1921), (1922), (1925), (1926)
- Domingo Ighina (1947–61)
- Alberto Fortunatti (1961)
- Eduardo Giustozzi (1964), (196–)
- Martín Broggi (1965–70)
- Mario Oscar Macagno (1971–80)
- Roberto Oscar Migliorini (1981–85)
- Jorge Scoccia (1985–89)
- Ricardo Rabbione (1989–92)
- Carlos Lemos (1992–95)
- Paulino Martínez (1995–99)
- Jorge Ledo (1999–07)
- Sergio Zabaloy (2008)
- Jorge Ledo (2008–2011)
- Osvaldo Risacher (2011-)
Executive Board 2011
- President : Mr. Alfredo Dagna.
- Vice-president : Mr. Juan Héctor Ayerbe.
- Vice-president 2º : Mr. Osvaldo Risacher.
- General Secretary : Mr. Leonardo Virkel.
Basketball
In basketball, Olimpo was runner-up to Ferro Carril OesteFerro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
in the 1986 season of the Liga Nacional de Básquet, the Argentine top division.