FC Metalurg () is a
football
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club from
Pernik,
Bulgaria. Between 1997 and 1999 the team counted two participations in the
A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football.
However, the club now plays in the fourth level of Bulgarian football, A RFG Pernik.
History
The club was founded in 1957 as ''Zavod
Stalin'' by the merger of two local teams Stroitel and Torpedo. The team finally became known as ''Metalurg'' in 1963. In the same year the club were promoted for the first time to
B PFG
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 ...
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In 1997, Metalurg achieved a historic promotion to the A Group. The team performed decently in their
first season of top level football, achieving a mid-table finish. In terms of sporting performance, the
second season in the elite was also successful, however it was marred by off-field controversy. It was discovered that Metalurg was involved in a match-fixing scandal with other teams, which resulted in the
Bulgarian Football Union
The Bulgarian Football Union ( bg, Български футболен съюз, Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and field ...
expelling the club from the A Group, ending their two-year stay in the elite.
It was restored in 2013 after being dissolved in 2008 and started from the 4th league.
Players
Past seasons
References
External links
bgclubs page
Football clubs in Bulgaria
Association football clubs established in 1957
Association football clubs established in 2013
Association football clubs disestablished in 2008
Pernik
1957 establishments in Bulgaria
2013 establishments in Bulgaria
2008 disestablishments in Bulgaria
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