FC Balkan Botevgrad

FC Balkan
Full nameFootball Club Balkan
Nickname(s)Forest Boys
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
29 September 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-29) (refounded)
GroundStadion Hristo Botev, Botevgrad
Capacity8 000
ManagerIvan Redovski
LeagueSouth-West Third League
2020–21South-West Third League, 6th

FC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: ФК Балкан Ботевград, romanizedFK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Botevgrad. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.

History

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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.

Honours

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Second League

  • Fifth place (2): 1978/1979, 2008/2009

Bulgarian Cup

  • 1/8 finals (2): 1989, 2008

Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League

  • Winners (1): 2019

League positions

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Bulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Current squad

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As of 1 August 2019

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 Bulgaria BUL Kalin Donchev
2 DF Bulgaria BUL David Yordanov
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Emil Romanov
4 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Velizarov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Petar Vasilev
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Hristozov
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Vladislav Georgiev
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Emil Kolev
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Kovachev
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Tsvetanov
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Kristian Krastev
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Yordanov
13 FW Bulgaria BUL Yasen Georgiev
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Mark Vodiev
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Teodosiev
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Lyubomir Karanikolov
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Vasilev
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Boyadzhiev
19 DF Bulgaria BUL Zdravko Atanasov (captain)
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Dimitrov

Past seasons

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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.
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