OFC Bdin Vidin

Bdin
Full nameOFC Bdin Vidin
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
GroundGeorgi Benkovski,
Vidin
Capacity15,000
ManagerNikolay Tsvetkov
League Northwest Third League
2023–24Second League, 18th (relegated)

OFC Bdin (Bulgarian: ОФК Бдин) is a Bulgarian football club based in Vidin, currently (season 2023–2024) playing in the Second Professional League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Its home stadium "Georgi Benkovski" has a capacity of 15 000 seats. The current club color is blue. The club was officially founded in 1923.

History

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The club was founded in 1923. In 1946, Bdin reached the Bulgarian Republic Football Championship semi-finals, eliminating Botev Plovdiv and Hadzhi Slavchev Pavlikeni along the way. Bdin also qualified to play in the A PFG in 1948–49 season, the first season of the newly established first tier of Bulgarian football. Bdin could not survive and was relegated, however. The club is yet to return to the first tier, as of 2023.

Honours

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  • Semifinalist in the national championship tournament: 1946
  • Ninth place in the "A" group: 1948/49
  • Four times 1/4 in the tournament National Cup: twice for the King's Cup – 1940 and 1941 and twice for the Cup of the Soviet Army – 1946 and 1948 / '49
  • 1/4 finalist in the tournament Cup of the Soviet Army (as a secondary event): 1982/83

Current squad

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As of 22 April 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Serbia SRB Velko Markovic
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Avramov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Ivanov
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Tsvetkov
8 DF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Tsvetkov
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Konstantin Marinov
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Tsvetomir Todorov
11 DF Bulgaria BUL Martin Nikolov
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Stoimenov
14 FW Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Sokolov
18 DF Bulgaria BUL Stoycho Stoykov
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Roberto Rosenov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Bulgaria BUL Ivan Asparuhov
21 FW Brazil BRA Emanuel Vieira
22 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Spasov
23 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Boyanov
24 MF Romania ROU Osei Bonsu
31 DF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Stoyanov
44 MF France FRA Livan Obisa
77 MF Brazil BRA Vinicius Belotti
88 MF Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Kotsov
99 MF Bulgaria BUL Simeon Ivanov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2023 and Transfers winter 2023–24.

History

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League positions

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Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Regional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian B Football GroupThird Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian B Football GroupThird Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)
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