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Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a
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based in
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, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger between two clubs from
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, Pirin 1922 and
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Blagoevgrad. History Makedonska slava Club was founded in 1928 as Makedonska Slava (). In 1948, the club joined the newly established FD Julius Der ...
. By an official court decision later that year, the club was announced as a historical successor of the club records of the former FC Pirin, founded in 1922. In 2011, following the bankruptcy of the entity, which represented the football club, Pirin's football department was merged once again with Perun Kresna, to eventually become OFC Pirin. The club's name is adopted from
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, a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria. Their home ground is the Stadion Hristo Botev in
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with a capacity of 7,500 spectators. Pirin's nickname is ''Orletata'' (The Eaglets) and their kit colours are green and white. To date, the club has four domestic cup finals and most notably, enjoys high praise for its development of football players, as several noted Bulgarian footballers were produced by Pirin's youth academy. Among them are the
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lists Petar Mihtarski and
Ivaylo Andonov Ivaylo Viktorov Andonov (; born 14 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Football career After beginning professionally with hometown's PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad, Andonov made a name for himself at P ...
, as well as former
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striker
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, who won two
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titles and was the 2010-11 Premier League top goalscorer. Pirin share a regional rivalry with
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, as the two clubs are among the most successful ones from Southwestern Bulgaria.


History


FC Pirin

One of FC Pirin Blagoevgrad's predecessors, FC Pirin, was founded in 1922. FC Pirin has played more than 20 seasons in the top flight and has competed twice in the European football competitions with one participation in the
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and one participation in the
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respectively. The club's first participation in the
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tournaments was not promising. In 1985, Pirin faced the then reigning
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champion
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. The first game in
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, ended with a 1–3 loss. The second game in
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was also a defeat – 0–4 and Pirin were out of the European competitions. Pirin's best season in the Bulgarian top division was in the 1984–85 season, where they finished at 5th place at the end of the season. The club was also three times runner-up of the
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. Also, Pirin's youth academy is attributed as being one of the best developers of young and unknown players in
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. Among the club's famous players are
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,
Spas Delev Spas Borislavov Delev (; born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lokomotiv Sofia. Club career Youth career Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich Municipality, Delev started to play football in Piri ...
, Petar Mihtarski,
Ivaylo Andonov Ivaylo Viktorov Andonov (; born 14 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Football career After beginning professionally with hometown's PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad, Andonov made a name for himself at P ...
,
Ivan Tsvetkov Ivan Tsvetkov (; born 31 August 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as an assistant manager and is employed as a scout for Ludogorets Razgrad. Club career Born in Blagoevgrad, Tsvetkov took up f ...
,
Vladislav Zlatinov Vladislav Hristov Zlatinov (; born 23 March 1983) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Bulgarian Second League club Septemvri Simitli. He is a product of CSKA Sofia's youth system and was the Bulgarian Sec ...
and
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. On August 18, 2006, after failing to arrange some debts and signals of corruption, Pirin was expelled from the
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, the team's results for the season were annulled, and the club was relegated to the Bulgarian South-West V AFG. However, after two years, Pirin won the South-West V AFG and the club returned for the upcoming season of the Western B PFG.


Unification

In December 2008, Pirin, which competed in the Western B PFG, was merged with
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Blagoevgrad. History Makedonska slava Club was founded in 1928 as Makedonska Slava (). In 1948, the club joined the newly established FD Julius Der ...
, (former FC Makedonska Slava), which played in the
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after a significant pressure from the supporters in the town. The new club was named FC Pirin Blagoevgrad and was soon proclaimed as a holder of the club records of the former FC Pirin, which competed for more than 20 seasons in the top flight. FC Pirin's West B PFG place was taken by
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. Then, Nikolay Galchev appointed Petar Mihtarski as a manager of the club. A few months later, under
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's management, the successes followed-up and Pirin qualified for the final of the
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, eliminating subsequently on their way
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and
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. In the final match played at the
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in
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, Pirin were eliminated after a 3–0 defeat against
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.


OFK Pirin

In the foremath of the 2011–12 season, Pirin Blagoevgrad failed to receive a professional license for the
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. However, due to their financial struggles they were also rejected to participate in the South-West V AFG. Later that year, they acquired the license of Perun Kresna. The team finished 2011-12 season as Perun, but for 2012-13 the team was renamed to Obshtinski futbolen klub Pirin (), meaning ''Pirin Minicipal Football Club'', as the club was owned by
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. In 2015, the club achieved promotion to the
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after a four-year absence from top-flight football. The 2015-16 season ended in an 8th place finish out of 10 teams in a modified season format. The next season ( 2016–17), Pirin again managed to avoid relegation. However the team was relegated from the A Group after the 2017-18 season. On 11 June 2019, OFK Pirin secured a one-year sponsorship agreement and advertising partnership with the investment company Emirates Wealth EAD. In July,
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approved a business plan by the company discussing the future development of the club, in particular the partnership between the two sides, phases in acquiring participatory management, investment schemes, club finances and aims. The plan saw Emirates Wealth EAD become a majority owner, as it acquired 75% of the OFK Pirin's shares, with 25% remaining in Blagoevgrad Municipality's ownership. Part of obtaining participatory management saw the creation of a new association, a joint-stock company named Futbolen klub Pirin AD (), meaning ''Pirin Football Club'', where OFK Pirin, owned by the municipality, was merged into. In 2021, Pirin managed to return to the First League after three years of absence. After three seasons in the First League, Pirin was relegated back to the Second League at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.


Colours and badge

Currently, the team's home kit is green and the away kit is white. Various combinations of green and white have been used throughout the club's history.


Honours


Domestic

* Second League: ** Winners (5): 1972–73, 1981–82, 1983–84, 2006–07,
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*
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: ** Runners-up (4):
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European Record


Players


Current squad

''For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2024–25 and Transfers summer 2025.''


Out on loan


Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the
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, however only five non-EU nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU 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 5 years. EU Nationals EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) * Ilias Iliadis * Noam Embarek Non-EU Nationals * Bohdan Kovalenko * Ilie Botnari


Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or have more than 100 league appearance. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries. ;Bulgaria *
Ivaylo Andonov Ivaylo Viktorov Andonov (; born 14 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Football career After beginning professionally with hometown's PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad, Andonov made a name for himself at P ...
*
Aleksandar Bashliev Aleksandar Bashliev (; born 16 November 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Career Bashliev signed his first professional contract with Septemvri Simitli. He was capped 28 times for the team, scoring 1 goal. L ...
* Ventsislav Bengyuzov *
Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Known for his technique and ball control, Berbatov is regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time. He cap ...
*
Krasimir Bezinski Krasimir Smilenov Bezinski (; 29 June 1961 – 22 April 2019) was a Bulgarian footballer and football coach. Bezinski's professional playing career as a defender spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for five clubs: Pirin Blagoevgra ...
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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 ...
* Marsel Bibishkov *
Dimitar Blagov Dimitar Ivaylov Blagov (; born 30 March 1992) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Septemvri Simitli. Career Blagov joined Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian f ...
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Nikolay Bodurov Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov (; born 30 May 1986) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Pirin Blagoevgrad and the Bulgaria national team. Bodurov plays mainly as a centre back but has also played as a right back on some occasions. ...
* Yordan Bozdanski *
Valentin Dartilov Valentin Dartilov (; born 14 August 1967) is a former Bulgarian footballer who was deployed as a defender. Career Dartilov played 148 A PFG matches and scored 1 goal for Levski Sofia between 1990 and 1997, winning three consecutive league title ...
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Georgi Daskalov Georgi Daskalov (; born 3 August 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Germanea Sapareva Banya as a striker. His first club was Pirin Blagoevgrad. He has also played for Belasitsa Petrich and Velbazhd Kyustendil Velbazhd ...
* Spiro Debarski *
Spas Delev Spas Borislavov Delev (; born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lokomotiv Sofia. Club career Youth career Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich Municipality, Delev started to play football in Piri ...
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Svetoslav Dyakov Svetoslav Dyakov (; born 31 May 1984) is a Bulgarian professional retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and now a manager. He was the club captain of Ludogorets Razgrad and, between 2015 and 2017, was the captain of the national team ...
* Aleksandar Dyulgerov *
Boris Galchev Boris Petrov Galchev (; born 31 October 1983) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder and now manager, currently working as manager of Bansko Team. Career Early career Born in Razlog, but raised in Dobrinishte ...
* Georgi Georgiev * Georgi Georgiev *
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 *
Ivaylo Ivanikov Ivaylo Ivanikov (; born 17 May 1971) is a Bulgarian former football (soccer), football goalkeeper 1971 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC Pir ...
* Radoslav Kirilov *
Anton Kostadinov Anton Kostadinov (; born 24 June 1982) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours Levski Sofia * Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main c ...
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Stanislav Kostov Stanislav Kostov (; born 2 October 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pirin Blagoevgrad. Club career Pirin Blagoevgrad Born in Blagoevgrad, Kostov began his career at Pirin 2001 as an important part of their ...
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Stanislav Manolev Stanislav Lyubenov Manolev (; born 16 December 1985) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, his primary position was at right-back. Club career Pirin 1922 Manolev started to play football for ...
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* Petar Mihtarski *
Dobromir Mitov Dobromir Mitov (; born 3 April 1972) is a retired Bulgarian football defender. Honours Club ;CSKA Sofia * A Group: 1996–97 * Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup compe ...
* Radoslav Mitrevski *
Daniel Mladenov Daniel Ventsislavov Mladenov (; born 25 May 1987) is a Bulgarian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and is currently a playing manager at FC Kyustendil, Kyustendil. Career Youth career Mladenov ...
* Yordan Murlev *
Stilyan Nikolov Stilyan Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Стилян Николов; born 16 July 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kyustendil Kyustendil ( ) is a town in the far west of Bulgaria, the capital of the Kyustendi ...
* Malin Orachev * Georgi Petrov *
Yuliyan Popev Yuliyan Popev (; born 7 July 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a left back for Septemvri Simitli FC Septemvri () is a Bulgarian football club based in Simitli, which currently plays in the Third League, the third tier of the Bulgar ...
* Todor Pramatarov *
Milen Radukanov Milen Radukanov (; born 12 December 1972) is a former Bulgarian footballer. Coaching career CSKA Sofia In 2010, Radukanov was appointed as CSKA Sofia's assistant coach and interpreter for the Romanian head coach Ioan Andone. Because of that fac ...
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Rumen Sandev Rumen Sandov Sandev (; born 19 November 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a defender for Marek Dupnitsa FC Marek () is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of ...
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Stoycho Stoilov Stoycho Stoilov (; born 15 October 1971) is a Bulgarian former football midfielder. He is currently employed in an official capacity with CSKA Sofia. Club career Stoilov was born in Blagoevgrad. In his career he played for Pirin Blagoevgrad, C ...
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Toni Tasev Toni Tasev (; born 25 March 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Erzurumspor. Career Pirin Born in Blagoevgrad, Tasev is a product of the Pirin 2001 academy. On 30 August 2013, he joined Pirin Bla ...
* Radoslav Tsonev *
Ivan Tsvetkov Ivan Tsvetkov (; born 31 August 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as an assistant manager and is employed as a scout for Ludogorets Razgrad. Club career Born in Blagoevgrad, Tsvetkov took up f ...
* Pavel Vidanov *
Kostadin Yanchev Kostadin Yanchev (; born 19 March 1963) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. He earned 16 caps for the Bulgaria national side between 1983 and 1989. Career Born in Blagoevg ...
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Preslav Yordanov Preslav Yordanov (; born 21 July 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Etar Veliko Tarnovo. Club career Spartak Pleven Born in Pleven, Yordanov started his career as a forward for Spartak Pleven during the ...
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Atanas Zehirov Atanas Zehirov (; born 13 February 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right back and right winger. Career Early career Zehirov began his career with CSKA Sofia, but made only six league appearances with one goal and spe ...
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Vladislav Zlatinov Vladislav Hristov Zlatinov (; born 23 March 1983) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Bulgarian Second League club Septemvri Simitli. He is a product of CSKA Sofia's youth system and was the Bulgarian Sec ...
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Past seasons


League positions

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Last Seasons


Personnel


Club officials


Managerial history


References


External links

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