FC Balkan Botevgrad
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FC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: ФК Балкан Ботевград, romanized:FK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian football club based in the city of Botevgrad. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.
History
The club was established in 1929 with the name "Stamen Panchev". In 1945, the club was renamed "Hristo Gurbov". Since 1947, the name is "Balkan". The main kit-colours of the team are green and white. Throughout its history, the club has participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in the Southwest Third League. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In the 2007/2008 season, Balkan finished 2nd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG, but won promotion, because of the changes from the 2008/2009 season in Bulgaria's West and East B Groups. From 2008, the chief executive is the famous Bulgarian footballer Marian Hristov. The club qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating PFC Belite orli Pleven with 2:0 and beating PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra with 1:0 to make it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. Unfortunately, "Balkan" was eliminated by CSKA Sofia after a score of 5:0.
League position history
Honours
- Fifth place (2): 1978/1979, 2008/2009
- 1/8 finals (2): 1989, 2008
Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
- Winners (1): 2019
Current squad
As of 1 August 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK BUL Kalin Donchev 2 DF BUL David Yordanov 3 DF BUL Emil Romanov 4 MF BUL Dimitar Velizarov 5 DF BUL Petar Vasilev 6 DF BUL Nikolay Hristozov 7 MF BUL Vladislav Georgiev 8 MF BUL Emil Kolev 9 FW BUL Kristiyan Kovachev 10 MF BUL Ivaylo Tsvetanov | No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW BUL Kristian Krastev 12 GK BUL Aleksandar Yordanov 13 FW BUL Yasen Georgiev 14 MF BUL Mark Vodiev 15 DF BUL Viktor Teodosiev 16 MF BUL Lyubomir Karanikolov 17 MF BUL Viktor Vasilev 18 MF BUL Ivaylo Boyadzhiev 19 DF BUL Zdravko Atanasov (captain) 20 MF BUL Martin Dimitrov | ||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Kalin Donchev |
| 2 | DF | BUL | David Yordanov |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Emil Romanov |
| 4 | MF | BUL | Dimitar Velizarov |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Petar Vasilev |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Hristozov |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Vladislav Georgiev |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Emil Kolev |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Kristiyan Kovachev |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Tsvetanov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | BUL | Kristian Krastev |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Aleksandar Yordanov |
| 13 | FW | BUL | Yasen Georgiev |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Mark Vodiev |
| 15 | DF | BUL | Viktor Teodosiev |
| 16 | MF | BUL | Lyubomir Karanikolov |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Viktor Vasilev |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Boyadzhiev |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Zdravko Atanasov (captain) |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Martin Dimitrov |
Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | A RFG (IV) | 1st | 17 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 52 | not qualified |
| 2016–17 | Third League (III) | 12th | 11 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 40 | not qualified |
| 2017–18 | Third League | 10th | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 60 | 41 | not qualified |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. |
External links
- ad bgclubs.com
- . 2008-10-23 at the Wayback Machine.