FC Yambol
FC Yambol 1915 (Bulgarian: ФК Ямбол 1915) is a Bulgarian football club based in Yambol, currently playing in the Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home stadium "Tundzha" has a capacity of 18,000 seats. Club colors are blue and white.
| Full name | Football Club Yambol 1915 | ||
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| Founded | March 17, 1915 as Tundzha Yambol August 1, 2017 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Luskov Stadium, Yambol | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Galin Iliev | ||
| Manager | Rumen Stoyanov | ||
| League | Bulgarian Third League | ||
| 2018–19 | Regional AFG, 1st (promoted) | ||
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History
Foundation
The club was officially founded on 17 March 1915. The team was one of the founders of Bulgarian B Group under the name Partizan. FC Tundzha is in 40th place on A Group All-time ranking 1948–2013.
The team is successor to Botev, Georgi Drazhev, Nikolai Lyskov, Partizan, Spartak, DNA, Red Flag, Victory and Glory. During the 1950s the team tried to become a stable part of Bulgarian B BFG. In the 1960s, as already established participant, the team was involved in the fight for the title almost every season, and in season 1969–70 FC Tungzha became a champion. The team played in Bulgarian top division between 1970 and 1973. The team is established as a middle-class team.
The 80s
During the 1980s the team tried to remain part of Bulgarian B Group. One time the team fell into the Bulgarian V AFG, but again went back to the professionals.
In the 1990s the team started its biggest falls in history. In 1994 the team fell from "B" Group to "V" Football Group. During the season 2000–01 the team fell into the "A" local group. In 2005–06 it lost the promotion for entering "V" Football Group, but in 2006–07 entered "V" Group.
Post Tundzha Years
In the 2011–12 season FC Tundzha ended the season in second place, after the team lost the promotion in the last round in Southeastern "V" Group. The team played in 1/18 finals in The Bulgarian Cup in 2011–12. Two times semi-finalist in the National Championship in 1933 and 1936. The biggest success in First Professional Football League is the 13th place in 1970–71 and three years playing in there.
2017–present: Refounding as Yambol 1915
On 2 August 2017 the Third League team Uragan Boyadzhik adapted Yambol 1915 name and moved to Yambol to succeed the dissolved in 2015 team.[1]
Honours
- Bulgarian State Football Championship/A Group:
- B Group:
- Winners (1): 1969–70
- Bulgarian Cup:
- Semifinals (1): 1939
Current squad
- As of 1 September 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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Notable players
Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2017–18 | Third League (III) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | not qualified | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||