FC Balkan Botevgrad
FC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: ФК Балкан Ботевград, romanized: FK 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.
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| Full name | Football Club Balkan | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Forest Boys | ||
| Founded | 1929 29 September 2015 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadion Hristo Botev, Botevgrad | ||
| Capacity | 8 000 | ||
| Manager | Nikolay Hristozov | ||
| League | South-West Third League | ||
| 2018–19 | South-West Third League, 13th | ||
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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. In his history the club participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in Bulgarian B Professional Football Group. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In 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
Second League
- Fifth place (2): 1978/1979, 2008/2009
- 1/8 finals (2): 1989, 2008
Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
- Winners (1): 2019
League positions
Current squad
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.
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Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 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
- profile ad bgclubs.com
- History of PFC Balkan Botevgrad