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Football Club Pirin () is a
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club, based in
Gotse Delchev Georgi Nikolov Delchev (; ; 4 February 1872 – 4 May 1903), known as Gotse Delchev or Goce Delčev (''Гоце Делчев''),Originally spelled in older Bulgarian orthography as ''Гоце Дѣлчевъ''. - Гоце Дѣлчевъ. ...
. The club currently plays in the A RFG Blagoevgrad, the regional fourth tier of
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. The club's biggest success came in 2012, when Pirin managed to promote to the
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for the first time. Their spell in the top flight lasted two seasons, culminating in relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Pirin play home games at the Gradski stadium, with a capacity of 5,000. They play in green and white stripped kits. The club emblem represents the
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 ...
mountain range in Southwestern Bulgaria.


History

Pirin Gotse Delchev were founded in 1925 as Pirin Nevrokop (Nevrokop being the former name of Gotse Delchev), and their traditional colours are green and white. In 1981–82 Pirin were promoted for the first time to
B PFG 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 Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League and above the Third ...
. The club spent three years in second division, before being relegated in 1985 to third division. After 8 years in the lowers divisions of Bulgarian football, in 1993 Pirin returned to B PFG. In their first season back in second division Pirin finished in eight place in the league. In the following 1994–95 season was a poor one for the club, ending with the team in second lowest place and relegated back to the third division. In 2005 the club won a third promotion to the B PFG in its history. In December 2005, Yordan Bozdanski was appointed as manager. Pirin finished the 2006–07 season in third place in the West B PFG, their highest finish in the league since their еstablishment. On 27 June 2011, Yakov Paparkov was officially announced as the club's new manager. In the 2011–12 season, Pirin won the West B PFG with a 62 points, scoring 41 goals and losing only three times. Pirin were promoted to Bulgarian football's top division for the first time in their history. Their first season in the top level of Bulgarian football was successful. The team won ten games and draw four, earning them 34 points. These results placed them in 11th position, three points above the relegation zone. At home, Pirin won six games, as well as drew three, including a 1–1 draw against
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, the eventual runners-up of the 2012–13 season. Away results were also good, considering that this was the debut season for Pirin in the elite. They won four games and draw once. The manager for the season was Tencho Tenev, who was appointed at the beginning of the season. For the upcoming season, the format of the Bulgarian league was changed, with the bottom seven teams qualifying for the relegation group. Pirin did not manage to repeat the same results from last season, as the team spent the majority of the season in the relegation group. They started the season with a draw against
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. This was followed by eight defeats in a row, which placed them at the bottom of the table. They eventually finished 13th in the regular season, thus being placed in the relegation zone. The team did not improve its results there, losing four out of their six home games, as well as losing five out of six away games. At the end of the season, Pirin were 32 points below the relegation line, thus being relegated. This ended Pirin's two-year stay in the
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. Although they were supposed to play in the B Group next season (2014–15), Pirin did not obtain a license due to financial constraints and was demoted to the third tier. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Pirin was relegated to the fourth amateur league. After two seasons in the fourth tier, Pirin returned to the Third League in 2020. On June 6, Pirin signed an agreement with
OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...
, at the time playing in the second tier. The agreement allowed young Pirin Blagoevgrad players to be loaned out to Pirin Gotse Delchev, thus making Pirin Gotse Delchev a satellite team of the other Pirin.


Honours


League

West B PFG *Champions: 2011–12


League positions

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Current squad

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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 *
Abdi Abdikov Abdi Abdikov (; born 9 March 1983) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bansko Bansko ( ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Blagoevgrad Oblast near the city of Razlog. Once mainly a stockbreeding and trav ...
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Dimcho Belyakov Dimcho Belyakov (; born 6 October 1971 in Gotse Delchev) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. In the late 1990s he also received a call-up to the Bulgaria national team. In this time Belyakov made his debut under manager H ...
* Mario Bliznakov * Yordan Bozdanski * Lyubomir Gutsev *
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 ...
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Dimitar Krushovski Dimitar Krushovski (; born 12 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Bansko. Coaching career Krushovski started his coaching career at Pirin Gotse Delchev. On 3 July 2017, he was ap ...
* Rumen Lapantov *
Petar Lazarov Petar Lazarov (; born 23 November 1985) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the ...
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Georgi Markov Georgi Ivanov Markov ( ; 1 March 1929 – 11 September 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer. He originally worked as a novelist, screenwriter and playwright in his native country, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, until his defection in 196 ...
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Vasil Panayotov Vasil Panayotov (; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for First League club Cherno More Varna, which he captains, and the Bulgaria national team. Club career Born in Gotse Delchev, Pana ...
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Yasen Petrov Yasen Petrov Petrov (; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is ''Giuseppe Giannini, Giannini from Plovdiv''. Career Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv, PFC Levski Sofia, PFC Slav ...
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Dimitar Pirgov Dimitar Emilov Pirgov (; born 26 October 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha. He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov. Club career Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 F ...
* Viktor Shishkov * Georgi Vasilev * Angel Yusev


Managers


References


External links


Official site

Pirin Gotse Delchev
at Bulgarian Club Directory.
Pirin Gotse Delchev
at Soccerway. {{Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria) Pirin Gotse Delchev 1925 establishments in Bulgaria