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

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based in the city of

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. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is

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. The club is recognized in Argentina's highest soccer league. In

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the club participated in the 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

, and for its fan base. Throughout the history of the club, their basketball team has stood out. Olimpo won the Campeonato Argentino de Clubes twice, 1974 and 1978. Until 1984, Club Olimpo participated in the highest category for argentine basketball and participated in a sub-tournament of the Liga Nacional in 1986. Club Olimpo´s basketball is recognized for being the only sports club from

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

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, 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 second division three times (2001/2, 2006/7, and 2009/10), making them the club with the most wins in the competition, along with Banfield.

History

The club is based in

, having been founded in 1910. 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

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

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of the

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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

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

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Honours

National

** Winners (3): 2001–02, 2006–07, 2009–10 * Torneo del Interior ** Winners (3): 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91

Regional

* Liga del Sur ** Winners (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

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