OFC Akademik Svishtov () 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 association football club based in
Svishtov
Svishtov ( ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous S ...
, currently playing in the
North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football.
Akademik plays its home matches at Akademik stadium with a capacity of 13,500 seats, and club colours are blue and white. Akademik has spent four seasons in the Bulgarian
first division in the past, the last time being
1986–87 season.
History
Akademik was founded on 10 November 1949, on general assembly of the D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in
Svishtov
Svishtov ( ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous S ...
. Akademik's first president was professor Velislav Gavriyski.
At the conclusion of the 1975–76 season, the club won 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 ...
title and with it gained promotion to the
A PFG
The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...
for the first time in its history. In the following campaign, Akademik finished their
debut A PFG season in 13th place, thus avoiding relegation. During the 1977–78 season, Akademik had their best
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
run, beating
Yantra Gabrovo,
Dimitrovgrad, Benkovski Isperih and
Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...
before losing to
Marek Dupnitsa in the semi-finals. In the league, the club won just nine games and were relegated, thus ending their two-year maiden stint in the elite.
Seven years later, they won a second promotion to the top division by winning the B PFG. During the
1985–86 season, Akademik achieved their highest A PFG placing of 11th. However, next year the team’s form dropped severely and the club was relegated once more after two seasons in the top level.
In 2005, Akademik dropped to third division, for the third time in their history. In the following 8 years, they spent their longest ever period out of the professional football. In 2012–13 season, Akademik were promoted to the B PFG as winners of the
North-West V AFG.
Akademik was relegated, however, finishing last.
Honours
*
A PFG
The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...
**11th place:
1985–86
*
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 ...
**Champions (2): 1975–76, 1984–85
*
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
**Semi-finalists: 1977–78
Seasons
League positions
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Seasons in A Group
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1949
Football clubs in Bulgaria
1949 establishments in Bulgaria