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Rodopa Smolyan
FC Rodopa (ФК Родопа) is a Bulgarian football club based in Smolyan, which currently plays in the South-East Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football league system. The team was named after the Rhodope Mountains and plays its home matches at the local Stadion Septemvri. Rodopa’s traditional home kit consists of green and white. Rodopa was founded in 1927. The club spent the majority of its history playing between the second and third tiers of Bulgarian football. In 2003, Rodopa managed to promote to the A Group for the first time in its history. The team managed to remain four seasons in the top division, before suffering relegation at the end of the 2006–07 season. Since then, the club has returned to lower leagues. History The Beginning Smolyan has had various football clubs in different periods, the most notable of them being Rodopets (since 1957). FC Rodopa was formed by separating from the local sports association in 1985. However, prior to that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Septemvri (Smolyan)
Septemvri Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Smolyan, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of FC Rodopa Smolyan, Rodopa Smolyan. The stadium holds 6,100 people. Football venues in Bulgaria Smolyan Buildings and structures in Smolyan Province {{Bulgaria-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Sevlievo
FC Sevlievo ( bg, ФК Севлиево) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sevlievo, which currently competes in the North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football league system. Their home ground is Stadion Rakovski, which currently has a capacity of 5000. Founded as ''SC Rakovski'' in December 1922, the club was declared bankrupt in 2015 and re-founded as ''FC Sevlievo''. History Rakovski The club was founded on 29 December 1922 as SC Rakovski by a group of football enthusiasts of the Association for Tourism in Rositsa. Upon its formation, Ivan Tsochev, Boris Popivanov, and Serafim Ganushev became the president, secretary, and steward respectively. Brothers Sokurov, who played on the team, chose to name it Rakovski in honor of the Bulgarian national hero Georgi Sava Rakovski. They played their first game against Viktoria F.C. from Veliko Tarnovo, ending in a 1:1 draw. After the reorganization of some of the sports associations in Bulgaria, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Manchev
Nikolay Manchev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Николай Манчев; born 4 January 1985 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bratsigovo. Career Nikolay Manchev started his career in his home town of Plovdiv, with local team Maritsa. In June 2007, he joined Botev Plovdiv. He had a contract with Botev to 30 June 2010. Manchev made his official debut with Botev in a match against Spartak Varna on 11 August 2007. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was 2-2. On 24 November 2007, he scored his first goal for Botev against Vihren Sandanski. He netted in the 63rd minute. The result of the match was 1-0. He joined CSKA Sofia as a free agent with his teammate Todor Timonov on 15 July 2009. He terminated his contract with CSKA by mutual consent in October 2010 and returned to Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravko Chavdarov
Zdravko Chavdarov (Bulgarian: Здравко Чавдаров; born 24 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for Rakovski. Career Zdravko started his career in Maritsa. In 2004, he moved to Rodopa on a free transfer and spent 4 years there. After the promotion of Sliven 2000 to the Bulgarian top division, he joined them and was first-choice goalkeeper for the whole 2008/09 season. CSKA Sofia On 24 June 2009, Chavdarov signed with CSKA Sofia along with his teammates Ivan Stoyanov, Kostadin Stoyanov and Kosta Yanev. On 30 July 2009, he managed a clean sheet in his official debut for the Armymen in a 1–0 home win against Northern Irish side Derry City. However, his debut for CSKA in the league was postponed after he sustained a head injury in the return leg against the Northern Irish team. Chavdarov subsequently lost his place in the first team in favour of Ivan Karadzhov, following the latter's convincing displays. However, after Kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Kikov
Stefan Kikov (Bulgarian: Стефан Киков) (born 2 April 1982 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... currently playing for Rakovski. Kikov usually plays as central defender or central midfielder. References External links * 1982 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Botev Plovdiv players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Sliven players PFC Slavia Sofia players FC Lyubimets players PFK Svetkavitsa 1922 players Doxa Drama F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece People from Rakovski Sportspeople from Plovdiv Province {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub Men's association football defenders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)
The Bulgarian Regional Amateur Football Groups ( bg, Областни Аматьорски Футболни Групи, Oblastin Amat'orski Futbolni Grupi) are the 4th and 5th level of the Bulgarian football league system. There are 41 groups called A Regional Football Groups and 19 B Regional Football Groups. Teams from B RFG are promoted to A RFG and A RFG teams are promoted to Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Third League. Competition format A RFG (or A OFG) has 28 regional geographically specified divisions, as some of the regions have more than one group. 28 teams are promoted to Third League at the end of every season. there are 9 B RFG (or B OFG) divisions registered for season 2015-16. Every region decides how many groups it will have since it depends on how many teams want to join. Overview A Regional Football Groups * 2020-21 A OFG Blagoevgrad Struma North, Blagoevgrad Struma North * A OFG Blagoevgrad Struma South * A OFG Blagoevgrad Bistritsa * A OFG Blagoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian A Football Group
The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league, located at the top of the Bulgarian football league system. Contested by 16 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Second Professional Football League. The Bulgarian football championship was inaugurated in 1924 Bulgarian State Football Championship, 1924 as the ''Bulgarian State Football Championship'' and has been played in a league format since 1948 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship, 1948, when the A Group was established. The champions of the First League have the right to participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League based on the UEFA coefficient#League coefficient, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian B Football Group
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( bg, Втора професионална футболна лига, Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League ( bg, Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Sixteen teams take part in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The league is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League. In 2016, the B Group's name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League. Competition format A team receives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Promotion and relegation positions For 2021–22 Season : * ''First place'' (champion) to ''Third place'': Direct promotion to First Professional Football League. * ''Fourth place'': Promotion playoff against the 13th place team fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian V AFG
The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League ( bg, Трета аматьорска футболна лига, Treta Amat'orska Futbolna Liga), commonly referred to as Third League ( bg, Трета лига) or Treta liga, is the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. Third League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the second and the fourth tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid – respectively being Second League and the A Oblast Groups. Currently Third League consists of four divisions that are formed by separating the country into four regions: ''North-West'', ''South-West'', ''North-East'' and ''South-East''. The divisions run in parallel during the season, but since the number of teams in each division may vary, the number of rounds in each of them may vary. Each team must play at least two times against every other team on a home-away basis. The Third League was created in 1950, along with the second level. It is administered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cup Of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
The Cup of the Bulgarian Amateur Football League (Bulgarian: Купа на Аматьорската Футболна Лига) is a Bulgarian annual football competition established by the BFU in 1994. Structure All officially registered amateur football clubs in the country can participate. The tournament is held in three stages: regional qualifiers in September and October, play-offs involving regional leaders between November and March, and semi-finals and final in April and May. The matches from the final four stage of the competition are played on a neutral ground. Winners Multiple finalists Winners by region External links Zona90 - Bulgarian Portal For Amateur Football Bulgarian Cup news from Topsport References {{Football in Bulgaria Amateur Cup An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad. History Makedonska slava Club was founded in 1928 as Makedonska Slava (" Macedonian Glory"). In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence. In 2000 Makedonska Slava was restored after unification with Granit Stara Kresna. In 2002–03 season was successful for the club, which finished 2nd, and won promotion to the A PFG for first time in the club's history. Pirin Blagoevgrad Several years later, under the hand of the new owner Nikolay Galchev, the football club renamed to Pirin 1922 in the 2004/05 season and returned again to top flight football for the next, 2005–06 season. In autumn 2006 the club's name was once again renamed to PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The following 2007/08 season, Pirin Blagoevgrad won the Western B PFG and the club joined the A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професиона ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
