Septemvri () is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n professional

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club based in

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, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the 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

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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 revolution of September 1944. On March 26, 1945, the additional clubs of Botev (Konyovitsa), Ustrem (Zaharna fabrika), Pobeda (Krasna Polyana), and Svoboda (Tri kladentsi) merge into the club. In May 1948, the club, then playing in the 1st Sofia Division, is briefly merged with second-division CDV/Chavdar (Sofia) and the unified club wins the 1948 Bulgarian Championship by overcoming

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

in the final. CSKA roots en

Septemvri starts the 1948–49 season in the newly formed A Republican Football Group, but only six months later is separated from CDV (Chavdar) and removed from the division, with the current title given to CDNV, Chavdar's new name, which would ultimately become

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

. At the end of the 1948–49 season, Septemvri is allowed to take part in a two-match play-off for entering first division against

Marek Dupnitsa FC Marek () is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded in 1947 following the unification of four local clubs. Home matches take ...

. After both matches end with a 2:0 win for each team, a third game is played in which Septemvri falls 1:0 and remains in second division. From 1949 to 1969, Septemvri exists as an independent club, during which period it reaches the height of its success. In 1959, the club finishes first in the

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 ...

and is promoted to first division for the 1959–60 season. That same season, Septemvri finishes in 5th place and claims the

after a dramatic 4:3 win over

Lokomotiv Sofia FC Lokomotiv Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refounded in 2015, following ...

in extra time. The club's stay among the elite lasts only two years, as in 1961 it is relegated to the

, where it remains until 1968. In 1969, during another period of football reform in Bulgaria, Septemvri was again merged into

. This unification continued for almost 20 years, until 1988, when the club became independent again and joined the

V AFG The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League (), commonly known as Treta Liga or Bulgarian Third League (currently known as the ELITBET Third League for sponsorship reasons), is the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. Third Leagu ...

. In 1993, Septemvri won a promotion to the

. In 1998, the club became the champion of the

and joined the elite for the first time since 1961. It finished in 16th place and was relegated again.

2000s

During the 2000–01 season, the club finished in 13th place in the

and was relegated to the

, where it remained until 2008. In March 2008, the club was heavily penalized after a scandalous match against

FC Bansko Bansko Team () is a Bulgarian professional association football club from the town of Bansko, currently playing in the South-West Third League, the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Saint Petar Stadium. Th ...

, when coach Rumen Stoyanov ordered his players to leave the field, a serious offence according to

Bulgarian Football Union The Bulgarian Football Union ( BFS) is the governing body of association football in Bulgaria, and a member of UEFA since 1954. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and F ...

regulations. With an executive decision, the BFU removed Septemvri from the

and placed it in the A OFG, the Sofia Regional Football Group. Despite this setback, the club attained 1st place in the division in the 2008–09 season and qualified for a play-off match for entering the

against FC Novi Iskar. After an emotional 0–0 in regular time, penalty kicks were in order to determine the team going forward. Septemvri lost the penalty shootout 5–4.

Chandarov era (2015–present)

Merge with DIT academy and Pirin Razlog (2015–2017)

In 2015, Rumen Chandarov, owner of DIT Sport Academy, one of the best Bulgarian football academies in the last few years, announced that he is the new owner of Septemvri, with the goal of getting the young players to compete in the First Professional Football League of Bulgaria. The team merged with Conegliano German and started the 2015–16 season from V Group.

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was appointed as a manager of the team. In the end of the 2015 it was decided that the team will give a bigger chance to their U19 players, so most of the players who joined in the season start left and only seven players left, but 18 players joined from the U19 team which was third in the Elite Youth Group by the end of 2015. Some media announced that Chandarov will stop financing the team also due to the fact that he started financing

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, but Chandarov said that this is not true and the only reason to do this is to make youth players enter the men's football. On 24 June 2016, Pirin Razlog merged into PFC Septemvri Sofia. From the new season 2016–17 Septemvri will compete in the new Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. Septemvri also returned in the

and drew the

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team

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. They won the match on 21 September 2016 with 2–0, goals scored by

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and

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. The team finished their season in Second League in 2nd place, two points behind the winners of the group —

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and qualified for the

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against elite member

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. The team won the playoff on 3 June 2017 with a 2–1 final result and returned to the top level after 19 years.

Return to Professional leagues (2017–present)

On 8 June 2017,

Dimitar Vasev Dimitar Vasev (; born 10 September 1965) is a Bulgarian former football player and football manager lastly leading Septemvri Sofia. Career Playing career Born in Sofia, Dimitar Vasev played in his career for Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, ...

was announced as the manager who would lead the team in their return to the First League with

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, the caretaker manager after

, as his first assistant. The team announced that they would play to

Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium (), named after Bulgarian Folk hero, national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the te ...

until their Septemvri Stadium is built. Later, the club owner Rumen Chandarov revealed that the team would play at Bistritsa Stadium after the stadium gained a First League licence, since he didn't want Septemvri to play in front of empty seats. Septemvri's first match was against

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on 17 July and the team lost the match 0–2. Week later Septemvri won their second match against

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with

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scoring the winning goal. After four defeats in five games, Vasev was released and

returned in charge after his release from

. Septemvri finished the half season in 10th place with 23 points after a 2–1 win over Cherno More. On 20 February 2018, Septemvri's executive director

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died aged 46, three years after he suffered a heart attack. Septemvri secured their place in First League on 15 April 2018 after a 0–2 win over

and qualified for European play-off quarter-finals. Septemvri could not avoid relegation in the next season, however, as they were relegated after losing in the relegation playoffs to

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, 0-1. This ended their two year stay in the Bulgarian elite. Back in the second tier after two seasons in the elite, Septemvri managed to maintain their good form and remained largely within the top three in the Second League, a strong candidate for promotion. The 2019-20 season was eventually not finished, due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Bulgaria. The last matches were played in early March. At that time, Septemvri was second in the league, three points behind CSKA 1948. Septemvri faced the 13th placed team from the First League in a promotion playoff, but lost. On 5 May 2022, after a great second half of season 2021-22, Septemvri secured their return to First League.Станаха ясни първите два отбора, които влизат в efbet Лига
/ref> This achievement was accomplished under the management of

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. Septemvri only managed to make a cameo appearance in the elite, suffering immediate relegation back to the Second League for season 2023–24.

Seasons

League positions

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Recent detailed history

Honours

Domestic

* First League: ** 5th place (1): 1959–60 *

: ** Winners (1): 1959–60 * Second League: ** Winners (4): 1955−56, 1958−59, 1997−98, 2021–22 * Third League: ** Winners (1): 1992−93 * A Regional Group: ** Winners (5): 1952, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2008–09, 2009–10

Crest, Shirt and Kit manufacturer

Crest history

File:Septemvri-Crest-1950s.jpg, 1950–1952 File:DFS-Septemvri.jpg, 1957–1959 File:Septemvri-Crest-Old.png, 1959–1969 File:Septemvri Sofia.png, 1988–2015 File:PFCSeptemvriSofia.png, 2015–present

Kits and manufacturers

From 1944 to 1990 team main color is red with white or blue. From 1990 to 2010 team main color is purple, but in the period between 2001 and 2007 they used white with red colors. From 2011 team first kit is dark red.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 June 2025 ''For recent transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2024–25.''

Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the

, however only five non-EU/EEA nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU/EEA nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for five years. EU Nationals * Moi Parra *

Xandro Schenk Xandro Schenk (born 28 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian club Septemvri Sofia. Club career Ajax Schenk joined the youth ranks of the Amsterdam club from FC Omniworld (now known as Almere C ...

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) * Alfons Amade * Jordan Gutiérrez * Bertrand Fourrier Non-EU Nationals * Vitinho * Martín Morán * Victor Ochayi * Valentine Ozornwafor * Nikola Velichkovski *

Manyumow Achol Manyumow Achol (born 10 December 2000) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a midfielder for Septemvri Sofia and the South Sudan national team. Early life Achol was born in South Sudan, then part of Sudan, but ...

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 *

Ivan Arsov Ivan Arsov ( Bulgarian: Иван Арсов; born 26 September 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Marek Dupnitsa. Career Septemvri Sofia On 24 November 2018 Arsov made his professional debut for the team in a league ma ...

Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bojinov (, ; born 15 February 1986) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer. Throughout his career, Bojinov has played for eighteen different clubs during his various spells in Italy, as well as in England, Portugal, Bulg ...

* Asen Chandarov *

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* Asen Georgiev *

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Bozhidar Iskrenov Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov (, born 1 August 1962), nicknamed Gibona (Гибона means "The Gibbon"), Gibi (Гиби) and The Joy of the People (Радостта на народа), is a former Bulgarian footballer who spent most of his career p ...

* Galin Ivanov * Krasimir Koev * Dimitar Kostadinov *

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Dimitar Milanov Dimitar Milanov Stoyanov (; 18 October 1928 – 1995) was a Bulgarian football player and coach who played as a right winger. Club career Born in Sofia, Milanov began his career at Botev Sofia, before moving to Septemvri Sofia. In 1948 he joi ...

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* Plamen Nikolov * Miki Orachev * Dimitar Largov * Pavel Panov *

Mihail Polendakov Mihail Yordanov Polendakov ( Bulgarian: Михаил Йорданов Полендаков; born 5 June 2007) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Septemvri Sofia. Career Polendakov began his career in the local DIT academy a ...

* Troyan Radulov * Aykut Ramadan *

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* Dimitar Sheytanov *

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* Martin Toshev * Marius Urukov * Aleksandar Vasilev * Radoslav Vasilev *

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* Vladimir Yonkov * Dimitar Yordanov * Georgi Yordanov *

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;Europe * Chris Gadi * Faustas Steponavičius *

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* Mario Ilievski *

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Alassane Diaby Alassane-Méba Diaby (born 6 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Nancy. Born in France, he represented the Mali national team. Club career Diaby was born in Saint-Denis, France. He signed his first ...

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Simba Marumo Hareaipha "Simba" Marumo (born 6 January 1978) is a South African former soccer player who played as a striker. As a teenager, he played for Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () ...