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FC Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium (Sofia), Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the team plays its home matches at the Stadion Dragalevtsi. The club's biggest success to date is the winning of the Bulgarian Cup in 1960 and finishing 5th in the Bulgarian first division during the same season. Septemvri is known for its strong youth academy, which over the years has developed numerous players for Bulgaria's elite clubs and the national team. History Early ages On November 5, 1944 the clubs Sportclub Sofia, ''Sokol'' and ''Vazrazhdane'' unite under the name of FC Septemvri Sofia; the name derives from the 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état, revolution of September 1944. On March 26, 1945, the additional clubs of Botev (Konyovitsa), Ustrem (Zaharna fabrika), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamen Belchev
Stamen Belchev (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Стамен Белчев; born 7 May 1969) is a former Bulgarian Association football, footballer and Association football, football Manager (association football), manager. Career Manager career In March 2015, Belchev was appointed as manager of his hometown club PFC Haskovo, Haskovo, succeeding Emil Velev. He was manager until the end of the season. Later, on July 13, 2015 he was announced as manager of PFC Litex Lovech II, Litex Lovech II, the reserve team of former Bulgarian champions PFC Litex Lovech, Litex Lovech which competed in B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football. On 27 November 2016, following the resignation of Edward Iordănescu, Belchev was appointed as interim manager of PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia. On 3 January 2017 he was appointed as a permanent manager of the team, signing a contract until the end of the season. In early June 2017, it was announced that Belchev would remain as manager for the 2017–18 Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
FC Lokomotiv Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refounded in 2015, following bankruptcy, the club has played at Stadion Lokomotiv (Sofia), Stadion Lokomotiv since 1985. The original Lokomotiv has won four List of Bulgarian football champions, League titles and four Bulgarian Cups. Lokomotiv established itself as one of Bulgaria's top clubs throughout history, performing strongly both domestically and internationally. The club has spent the majority of its history in the top tier First League (previously A Group), with brief interruptions including a short-lived merging with PFC Slavia Sofia, Slavia Sofia in 1969, as well as an administrative relegation in 2014–15 A Group, 2015, due to financial problems. After the financial turbulences in 2015, the original club was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Etar () is a Bulgarian sports football club based in Veliko Tarnovo, that plays in the Bulgarian Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Etar was established in 2013, shortly after the folding of Etar 1924, which was dissolved for financial reasons after the 2012–13 season. Etar 1924, on the other hand, was established as a result of the dissolution of the historical FC Etar (Veliko Tarnovo). Although the three clubs share similar names and colors, the Bulgarian Football Union considers them separate entities and records are not shared between the three. The current Etar quickly ascended from the amateur leagues, eventually promoting to the Bulgarian First League at the end of the 2016–17 season. The club's home ground has been Ivaylo Stadium since 2013. Etar plays in all-violet kits and their nickname is 'The Bolyars'. History Foundation and Amateur League (2013–2016) The club was founded as OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo in 2013 with the license of FC Botev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Tonchev
Petar Tonchev (; born 8 April 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for Pershore Town. Career On 7 July 2017, Tonchev signed with Oborishte Oborishte () is a village located in the Panagyurishte municipality, Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. It is relatively large for the region and has 1,307 inhabitants. Its name until 1950 was ''Mechka'' (Мечка), which in Bulgarian means .... In June 2018, he joined Second League club Tsarsko Selo but a few weeks later agreed terms with Minyor Pernik. In February 2020 he signed for FC Stratford. Chicken Farmer by trade, Petar went down the avenue of Plum Farming in November 2021 at Pershore Town. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonchev, Petar 1989 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Gamma Ethniki players FC Chavdar Etropole players PFC Bansko players FC Marek Dupn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Stoichkov
Georgi Stoichkov (; born 27 May 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ... for Bulgarian Third League club Balkan Botevgrad. References External links * Living people 1994 births Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Vitosha Bistritsa players POFC Botev Vratsa players FC Pirin Razlog players PFC Septemvri Sofia players FC Hebar Pazardzhik players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Sofia 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora, better known as just Beroe (), is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the Bulgarian First Professional League, First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vereya''. The club's colours are green and white. Since then the home ground of Beroe has been the homonymous Stadion Beroe in Stara Zagora with a seating capacity of 12,128. Beroe were the 1985–86 A PFG, 1986 champions of Bulgaria and they also won the Bulgarian Cup twice in 2010 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2010 and 2013 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2013. In terms of international achievements, Beroe hold the record for Balkans Cups titles, having won the tournament four times. The club's most noted and successful player is Petko Petkov (footballer), Petko Petkov, 2 times A Group Top Scorer: 1973–74 A PFG, 1974 (with 20 goals) and 1975–76 A PFG, 1976 (with 19 goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Second League
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (), also known as Second League () or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Twenty teams take part in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The league is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League. In 2016, the B Group's name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League. Competition format A team receives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Promotion and relegation positions For 2024–25 Season : * ''First place'' (champion) to ''Second place'' (runner-up): Direct promotion to First Professional Football League. * ''Third place'' to ''Fourth place'': Promotion playoff against the 13th and 14th place team from First Professional Football League. * ''17th to 20th place'': Relegation to Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Pirin Razlog
Football Club Pirin Razlog () is a Bulgarian football club based in Razlog, that competes in the South-West Third League. History The club was founded as Pirin The Pirin Mountains ( ) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with the highest peak, Vihren, at an altitude of . The range extends about from the north-west to the south-east and is about wide, spanning a territory of . To the north ... in 2002. In their second season, they were promoted to South-Western V Group (third tier) as champions of the Regional Group - Blagoevgrad. In 2010, Ivan Stoychev had been appointed as a manager of Pirin 2002. In 2011–12 season, the club won promotion for the B Group for first time in the club's history. On 24 June 2016 Pirin merged into PFC Septemvri Sofia. In August 2016 the restored club merged with Malesh Mikrevo and from the new season 2016/17 Pirin will compete in the new Third Southwestern League, the third division of Bulgarian football. Honours * Nineteenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Bulgarian Parva Liga, the top flight of Bulgarian football league system, Bulgarian football. Founded on 11 March 1912, it is the country's oldest active football club. PFC Botev is named after the Bulgarian poet, revolutionary and national hero – Hristo Botev. The club plays its home games at Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv), Hristo Botev Stadium. Throughout its history, the club has won 2 List of Bulgarian football champions, national titles, 4 Bulgarian Cup, national cups, 1 Bulgarian Supercup, supercup and 1 Balkans Cup. Botev has also reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals once. In addition, the club has been a runner-up in the domestic league twice and has reached the Bulgari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Mitov
Nikolay Angelov Mitov (born 18 March 1972) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Playing career Mitov has played for Bulgarian teams Hebar Pazardzhik, Minyor Pernik and Levski Sofia and German teams 1. FC Magdeburg and Holstein Kiel. With Levski he played in seven matches and has scored one goal. Managerial career From 12 April 2013 he is the coach of Levski Sofia after replacing Ilian Iliev. Before that he was assistant-manager in the team. Under his managerial tenure, "Levski" secured crucial victories against major rivals CSKA Sofia and Ludogorets Razgrad, but the team failed to win the A PFG title after being held to a 1:1 draw with Slavia Sofia in the last round of the league. Mitov parted ways with the "blues" on 12 July 2013, following the team's elimination by Kazakh club Irtysh Pavlodar in the UEFA Europa League. In early December 2013, Mitov was announced as the new manager of PFC Montana in the B PFG on a contract until 30 June 2014. He was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Conegliano German
FC Conegliano was a Bulgarian football club based in German. They last played in the South-West Amateur Football Group, the third tier of Bulgarian football, before merging with DIT Academy, into PFC Septemvri Sofia. The club was founded in 2001. History Conegliano was founded in 2001. Since their establishment and promotion, Conegliano German have been an important team in the B PFG and achieved promotion to the A PFG in 2005-2006 by winning over Maritsa Plovdiv in the playoffs. The club made this rapid ascent to the top level just five years after its creation. Shortly after winning promotion, in June 2006, the name of team was changed to Chernomorets Burgas Sofia. This controversial name was chosen because the club was registered in Burgas, but played its home games in Sofia. In its maiden season in the A Group, the club ended the 2006-07 season at the bottom of the table with no wins, a single draw and 29 losses in 30 games, and a goal difference of 8 scored and 131 conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Football League System
The Bulgarian football league system or the Bulgarian football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Bulgaria. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system. History The first organised national tournament was founded in 1924. It was called the National championship (). The teams taking part in the tournament were separated in different regional divisions and the winners of each division then played for the Championship title via play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eith ...s. In 1948, A Republican Football Group () was founded, a new national top division. The second level of the football league s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
