Centro Deportivo Olmedo is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Riobamba, Ecuador. They play in the Segunda Categoría.
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History
The club won their only national championship in 2000, making them the first club outside Quito and Guayaquil to win a national championship. They have also won two Serie B titles in 1994 and 2003. Internationally, they have played in the Copa Libertadores four times, reaching the Round of 16 once in 2002.
Founded in 1919, Olmedo is one of the oldest clubs in the Serie A or Serie B. Their home stadium is the Estadio Olímpico. In the year 2000 they became the first club in the history of the Ecuadorian Serie A to win a league title that does not come from Quito or Guayaquil.
As of 2021, Olmedo is going through an economic crises that made them officially bankrupt and could be dissolved at the end of the year.
Their biggest rivals are Macará with whom they contest the Clásico Interandino.
Honours
National
Serie A
Winners (1): 2000
Serie B
Winners (3): 1994, 2003, 2013
Segunda Categoría
Winners (1): 1993
Regional
Segunda Categoría de Chimborazo
Winners (11): 1973, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023, 2024
Players
As of 16 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
World Cup players
The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Olmedo.
Managers
Juan Ramon Silva (1997)
Miguel Lemme (1999)
Julio Asad (July 1, 2000 – December 30, 2000)
Enrique Della Vechia (2001)
Fernando Donaires (January 1, 2002 - May 7, 2002)
Ariel Cuffaro (May 14, 2002 - August 4, 2002)
Julio Asad (August 9, 2002 - December 31, 2002)
Rosario Martinez (January 1, 2003 - July 2, 2003)
Roque Alfaro (July 2, 2003 - March 12, 2004)
Dragan Miranovic (March 12, 2004 - August 5, 2004)
Segundo Montaño (August 5, 2004 - December 31, 2004)
Salvador Raguza (January 1, 2005 -July 11, 2005)
Pedro Monzón (July 18, 2005 – Dec 3, 2005)
Luis Valdivieso (December 4, 2005 - December 21, 2005)
Gabriel Perrone (Jan 3, 2006 – Dec 22, 2006)
Víctor Marchesini (January 7, 2007 - December 17, 2007)
Armando Osma (2008)
Julio Zamora (2008)
Héctor González (July 1, 2008 – Dec 16, 2009)
Claudio Otermin (January 1, 2010 - March 13, 2010)