FC Minyor () is a

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club in

Pernik Pernik ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province an ...

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, currently competing in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been

Stadion Minyor Stadion Minyor (, , ), nicknamed ''The Stadium of Peace'' is a multi-purpose stadium in Pernik, Bulgaria. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football club FC Minyor Pernik, Minyor Pernik. The stadium has a capacity ...

. The club's name comes from the fact that the area around the city of Pernik has had long traditions with

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and the mining industry. The club's highest league finish in the top division is fourth, which was achieved in the

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and 1960–61 seasons. Minyor played in the

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Final in

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, finishing runners-up to

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. Minyor has spent a total of 38 seasons in the top tier of Bulgarian football, most recently during the 2012–13 season.

History

The origins of the club date back to 1919. Minyor came into existence with the merger of several football clubs from

. In 1944, SC Krakra (founded in 1919), SC Svetkavitsa (founded in 1932), SC Benkovski (founded in 1936), and ZHSK (founded in 1941) merged to form SC Rudnichar. Since SC Krakra is the oldest of the clubs, the year 1919 is generally considered to be founding date of Minyor. After

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, as Bulgaria became a People's Republic, closely following the model for sports in the

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, the club was renamed to Republikanets '46. The club finally came to be known as Minyor in 1952, which reflected the

history of the city of Pernik. The club joined the Bulgarian top division in 1951. That same year, they laid the foundations of a strong team, which, until the 1961–62 season, was among the top teams in Bulgaria. The first match in the division was on March 2, 1951, against Cherveno Zname Sofia. Minyor's best seasons in the top division were in 1955 and 1961, finishing both times at fourth place. In 1956, Minyor's forward and captain Pavel Vladimirov became the top scorer of the division with 16 goals. Vladimirov holds Minyor's overall appearance record - 305 matches. The former forward is also the all-time leading scorer for the club with 98 goals. In 1958, the club qualified for the final of the

, where the team lost to

. In 1962, Minyor was relegated to the

second division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

. Between 1951 and 1994, the club participated in either the top or second divisions, regularly being promoted and relegated, but never falling below the second level. Until the 2008–09 season, Minyor has played a total of 32 seasons in the first division. Minyor's biggest victory in A PFG to date is the 6–0 win against

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in 1951. Minyor's largest defeat, 0–8, was against

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in 1973. Minyor Pernik's latest spell in the top flight began in 2008. They managed to return to the elite rank by winning the 2007-08 promotion play-off, beating

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after a penalty shootout. Their first season since returning to the elite was quite successful as they finished 11th, with 35 points, including an away draw to

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, the eventual champions. The next season, 2009–10, was better for the hammers, as they managed to finish in eight place, under the management of

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. Minyor collected 45 points, and managed to beat CSKA 0–3 in Sofia, which was the latter's only defeat at home for the season. For the 2010–11 season, Minyor hired

Stoycho Stoev Stoycho Zahariev Stoev (; born 15 July 1962) is a Bulgarian former footballer and manager. Managerial career On 23 July 2013, Bulgaria champions Ludogorets Razgrad replaced coach Ivaylo Petev with Stoycho Stoev, following a 1–0 defeat by L ...

, who replaced Anton Velkov due to poor results in the beginning of the season. Minyor eventually finished the season in 9th place, with 36 points. Minyor decided to extend Stoev's contract for the 2011–12 season. They had another relatively successful season, finishing in 9th place again, with 36 points. Highlights from the season included a home 2–0 win over CSKA Sofia and an away win against Levski Sofia, the two most decorated Bulgarian teams. Minyor also reached the quarterfinals of the Bulgarian cup for the 2011-12 season. They were, however, eliminated by Litex by a score of 2–0. Stoycho Stoev left the club at the end of the season and was replaced by Nikolay Todorov. However, Minyor dropped their form and eventually finished 14th, meaning they were relegated after a 5-year stay in the top level. The team was supposed to play in the 2013-14 B Group, however due to very big financial problems, the owners of the club decided to abolish the current club and, and restart from

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. The reformed team, which carried the identity and traditions of the old one, started playing in the third tier from the 2013–14 season. Minyor played there in the following six seasons. Minyor finished first in the Southwest Third League for the 2019-20 season and promoted to the Second League for the first time in 12 years. In November 2022, Minyor was left without a major financial backing, when the mayor of Pernik decided to stop his backing for the club. This was a result of a violent situation that occurred during a Bulgarian cup match between Minyor and

, when Minyor and Beroe fans clashed with each other on the stands of

, resulting in property damage for Beroe fans after the match. Minyor lost that game 0–2. On March 10, 2023, Minyor announced a complete overhaul of the board of directors, with the new goal of the club being promotion to the First League. Despite the change in ownership and new hopes that were set, Minyor had a turbulent 2022–23 season, culminating in relegation from the Second League. This ended the club's three-year stay in the second level. In October 2023, Minyor announced that

Velizar Dimitrov Velizar Kostadinov Dimitrov (; born 13 April 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Dimitrov previously played for Minyor Pernik, Lokomotiv Sofia, Marek Dupnitsa and CSKA Sofia, and was part of the Bul ...

, a former Minyor player, would become the new chairman of the club. Minyor finished first in the 2023–24 season in the Third League, achieving promotion back to the Second League.

Honours

* First League: ** Fourth place (2):

, 1960–61 *

: ** Runner-up:

* Second League: ** Winners (4): 1965–66, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1986–87 * Third League: ** Winners (4): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2019–20, 2023-24

Players

' ''For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.''

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries. ;Bulgaria * Petar Argirov * Kalin Bankov *

Krum Bibishkov Krum Georgiev Bibishkov (; born 2 September 1982) is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager. His son, Marsel Bibishkov, is also a footballer, currently playing for Juventus FC Youth Sector. Club career Early career He started h ...

* Georgi Borisov *

Vasil Bozhikov Vasil Georgiev Bozhikov (; born 2 June 1988) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who captained his latest club - Fortuna Liga club Slovan Bratislava and played for the Bulgarian national team. He usually played as a centre back. ...

* Ivan Čvorović *

Spas Dzhevizov Spas Andreev Dzhevizov (; born 27 September 1955 in Plovdiv) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. For the Bulgaria national team he featured in 20 games and scored 3 goals. Between 1976 and 1984 Dzhevizov played in 205 mat ...

* Anton Evtimov *

Kamen Hadzhiev Kamen Galabov Hadzhiev (; born 22 September 1991) is a Bulgarian international footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Dunav Ruse. Career Born in Kochan, Hadzhiev began his football career playing for club ...

Kostadin Hazurov Kostadin Hazurov (; born 5 August 1985) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. Career Hazurov began his career at Pirin. In 2004, he moved to CSKA Sofia making his official debut in Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in ...

* Dimitar Iliev * Iliyan Iliev * Ivan Ivanov *

Kiril Ivkov Kiril Lozanov Ivkov (; 21 June 1946 – 24 May 2025) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender, most notably for Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. Ivkov made his Bulgaria debut in 1968, e ...

* Georgi Karakanov *

Anton Kirov Anton Kirov (; born 22 July 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender. Career On 5 May 2017, Kirov was removed from Minyor Pernik FC Minyor () is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, currently competing in the Second League, ...

* Yanek Kyuchukov *

Zdravko Lazarov Zdravko Lazarov (; born 20 February 1976) is a Bulgarian professional association football, football coach and a former player. Lazarov's professional playing career as a Midfielder#Winger, winger spanned nearly 30 years, during which he playe ...

Ivaylo Pargov Ivaylo Sashov Pargov ( Bulgarian: Ивайло Сашов Паргов, born 21 August 1974) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward. He has been the academy manager of Lokomotiv Sofia from 2015 to 2023 and became Chief Executi ...

* Slavcho Pavlov * Tomislav Pavlov * Petar Petrov * Boyan Peykov * Viktor Raychev * Dimitar Savov * Anton Slavchev *

Ivo Slavchev Ivo Slavchev (born 21 January 1968) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a squad member at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile ...

* Yordan Todorov * Metodi Tomanov * Ventsislav Vasilev * Yordan Yordanov ;Europe *

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* Vančo Trajanov ;Asia *

Samir Ayass Samir Ahmed Ayass (, ; ; born 24 December 1990) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Coming through the youth system, Ayass began his senior career in 2008 at hometown club PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA S ...

* Georgi Georgiev

League positions

Previous names

* Pernik - 1970–73 * Krakra - 1969–70 * Torpedo - 1948–52 * Republicanets '46 - 1946–48

League positions

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Statistics and Records

Notes: *Bold ''signals active players'' *''Correct as of 15 May 2008''

Managers

(Jul 2009–Sep 2010) *

(Sep 2010–Sep 2012) * Nikolay Todorov (Sep 2012–Jul 2014) * Valeri Damyanov (Jul 2014–Dec 2014) *

Hristo Yanev Hristo Yanev (; born 4 May 1979 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Yanev played as a midfielder. Career Early years Born in Kazanluk, Yanev was picked as a youth to play for local side Rozova Dolina, making his ...

(Jan 2015–Jul 2015) *

Danail Bachkov Danail Bachkov ( Bulgarian: Данаил Бачков; born 21 December 1976) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a right-back and a football manager who currently manages Levski Karlovo. Bachkov was capped two times f ...

(Jun 2017–Nov 2017) * Nikolay Todorov (Dec 2017–Sep 2018) * Georgi Stankov (Sep 2018–Nov 2018) * Anton Evtimov (Nov 2018–Dec 2018) * Yuriy Vasev (Dec 2018–Oct 2020) *

(Oct 2020–Sep 2022) * Petar Anestiev (Sep 2022) * Emil Serafimov (Sep 2022–Mar 2023) * Krasimir Petrov (Mar 2023–Jan 2023) * Hristo Gospodinov (Jan 2023–Apr 2025) *

Angel Chervenkov Angel Chervenkov (, born 10 June 1964) is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager, who currently works as manager at Minyor Pernik. Career As a player As a footballer, Chervenkov played as a defender for Tundzha Yambol (1980–1981) ...

(Apr 2025–)

Supporters

Minyor's fans are known as the hammers or the yellow-blacks. They have a legendary hatred for

and the fans of both teams have had some big fights over the years, some of which have even involved rifles. Minyor fans are also infamous for their general hatred for

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. Their only friends are considered to be

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 Professiona ...

, also yellow-black. The rivals of Minyor call them "

orcs An orc (sometimes spelt ork; ), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin". In Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', orcs appear as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevol ...

" due to the

heritage of the town.

References

External links

* {{Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Minyor Pernik 1919 establishments in Bulgaria FC Minyor Pernik

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor () is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, currently competing in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The club's name comes ...

Association football clubs established in 1919