Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
based in
Galabovo
Galabovo ( bg, Гълъбово , from гълъб ''galab'', "dove" + -ovo) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Galabovo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town ...
,
Stara Zagora Province
Stara Zagora ( bg, Област Стара Загора), formerly known as the Stara Zagora okrug, is a province of south-central Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Stara Zagora—the sixt ...
. The club last played in the
Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football, having been promoted as champions of the
South-Eastern V Group in 2012–13. The club was founded in 1945. Botev's home ground is the Energetik Stadium, a 3,000 all-seater stadium.
At the end of the 1969–70 season, Botev reached the second tier of Bulgarian football for the first time in their history. However, they were relegated the following season despite their efforts.
History
Botev Galabovo was founded in 1945. The team has never played in the Bulgarian first tier, spending their entire history bouncing between the second and third tiers.
In 2019, Botev reached the quarter-finals of the
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament ...
, beating
FC Vitosha Bistritsa
FC Vitosha ( bg, ФК Витоша) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia City Province, which competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. It is named after the Vitosha mountain range, where ...
in the round of 16, with a score of 2-1.
In May 2020, Botev was disqualified from the
2019-20 season in the second tier due to financial problems. The team then refused to be admitted into the third tier for the upcoming season, instead opting to start from the fourth regional league.
Honours
South-Eastern V Group:
* Winners (1): 2012–13
Current squad
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''For recent transfers, see
Transfers summer 2019 and
Transfers winter 2019–20.''
League positions
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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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References
External links
Club profileat bgclubs.eu
Official website
Football clubs in Bulgaria
1945 establishments in Bulgaria
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