FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club in
Pernik
Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both banks ...
,
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 ...
, that competes in the
Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been
Stadion Minyor. The club's name comes from the fact that the area around the city of Pernik has had long traditions with
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...
and the mining industry.
The club's highest league finish in the top division is fourth, which was achieved in the
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
and
1960–61 seasons. Minyor played in 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 ...
Final in
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, finishing runners-up to
Spartak Plovdiv
PFC Spartak Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Спартак Пловдив) is a Bulgarian football club based in Plovdiv, which currently plays in the third tier of Bulgarian football, the Third League. The club was established in 1947 and folded its seni ...
.
Minyor have spent a total of 38 seasons in the top tier of Bulgarian football, most recently during the
2012–13 season.
History
The origins of the club date back to 1919. Minyor came into existence with the merger of several football clubs from
Pernik
Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both banks ...
. In 1944, SC Krakra (founded in 1919), SC Svetkavitsa (founded in 1932), SC Benkovski (founded in 1936), and ZHSK (founded in 1941) merged to form SC Rudnichar. Since SC Krakra is the oldest of the clubs, the year 1919 is generally considered to be founding date of Minyor. After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, as Bulgaria became a People's Republic, closely following the model for sports in the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
, the club was renamed to Republikanets '46. The club finally came to be known as Minyor in 1952, which reflected the
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...
history of the city of Pernik.
The club joined the
Bulgarian top division in 1951. That same year, they laid the foundations of a strong team, which, until the 1961–62 season, was among the top teams in Bulgaria. The first match in the division was on March 2, 1951 against
Cherveno Zname Sofia. Minyor's best seasons in the
top division were in 1955 and 1961, finishing both times at fourth place.
In 1956, Minyor's forward and captain
Pavel Vladimirov
Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pa ...
became the top scorer of the division with 16 goals. Vladimirov holds Minyor's overall appearance record - 305 matches. The former forward is also the all-time leading scorer for the club with 98 goals.
In 1958, the club qualified for the final 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 ...
, where the team lost to
Spartak Plovdiv
PFC Spartak Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Спартак Пловдив) is a Bulgarian football club based in Plovdiv, which currently plays in the third tier of Bulgarian football, the Third League. The club was established in 1947 and folded its seni ...
. In 1962, Minyor was relegated to the
second division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
. Between 1951 and 1994, the club participated in either the top or second divisions, regularly being promoted and relegated, but never falling below the second level. Until the 2008–09 season, Minyor has played a total of 32 seasons in the first division. Minyor's biggest victory in A PFG to date is the 6-0 win against
Torpedo Pleven
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, su ...
in 1951. Minyor's largest defeat, 0–8, was against
Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...
in 1973.
Minyor Pernik's latest spell in the top flight began in 2008. They managed to return to the elite rank by winning the 2007-08 promotion play-off, beating
Kaliakra Kavarna after a penalty shootout. Their first season since returning to the elite was quite successful as they finished 11th, with 35 points, including an away draw to
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...
, the eventual champions.
The next season, 2009-10, was better for the hammers, as they managed to finish in eight place, under the management of
Anton Velkov
Anton Kostadinov Velkov (born 15 July 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player and currently football manager of Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.
Career
Born in Sofia, Velkov played in his career for Lokomotiv Sofia, USA football club Virginia Beach Ma ...
. Minyor collected 45 points, and managed to beat
CSKA 0-3 in Sofia, which was the latter's only defeat at home for the season.
For the 2010-11 season, Minyor hired
Stoycho Stoev, who replaced Anton Velkov due to poor results in the beginning of the season. Minyor eventually finished the season in 9th place, with 36 points.
Minyor decided to extend Stoev's contract for the 2011-12 season. They had another relatively successful season, finishing in 9th place again, with 36 points. Highlights from the season included a home 2-0 win over CSKA Sofia and an away win against Levski Sofia, the two most decorated Bulgarian teams. Minyor also reached the quarterfinals of the Bulgarian cup for the
2011-12 season. They were, however, eliminated by
Litex
Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club.
The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
by a score of 2-0.
Stoycho Stoev left the club at the end of the season and was replaced by
Nikolay Todorov. However, Minyor dropped their form and eventually finished 14th, meaning they were relegated after a 5-year stay in the top level.
The team was supposed to play in the
2013-14 B Group, however due to very big financial problems, the owners of the club decided to abolish the current club and, and restart from
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 ...
. The reformed team, which carried the identity and traditions of the old one, started playing in the third tier from the 2013-14 season. Minyor played there in the following six seasons.
Minyor finished first in the Southwest Third League for the
2019-20 season and promoted to the Second League for the first time in 12 years.
In November 2022, Minyor was left without a major financial backing, when the mayor of Pernik decided to stop his backing for the club. This was a result of a violent situation that occurred during a Bulgarian cup match between Minyor and
Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...
, when Minyor and Beroe fans clashed with each other on the stands of
Stadion Minyor, resulting in property damage for Beroe fans after the match. Minyor lost that game 0-2.
Honours
Bulgarian First League
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 spon ...
:
* Fourth place (2):
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
,
1960–61
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 ...
:
* Runner-up:
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
* Semi-finalist:
2008–09
Players
'
''For recent transfers, see
Transfers summer 2022.''
Notable players
League positions
Previous names
* Pernik - 1970–73
* Krakra - 1969–70
* Torpedo - 1948–52
* Republicanets '46 - 1946–48
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 ...
"
from:01/07/1950 till:01/07/1951 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/1951 till:01/07/1952 shift:(0,-4) text:10
from:01/07/1952 till:01/07/1953 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/1953 till:01/07/1954 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/1954 till:01/07/1955 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/1955 till:01/07/1956 shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/1956 till:01/07/1957 shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/1957 till:01/07/1958 shift:(0,-4) text:7
from:01/07/1958 till:01/07/1959 shift:(0,-4) text:10
from:01/07/1959 till:01/07/1960 shift:(0,-4) text:6
from:01/07/1960 till:01/07/1961 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/1961 till:01/07/1962 shift:(0,-4) text:13
from:01/07/1950 till:01/07/1962 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1962 till:01/07/1963 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/1963 till:01/07/1964 shift:(0,-4) text:3
from:01/07/1964 till:01/07/1965 shift:(0,-4) text:11
from:01/07/1965 till:01/07/1966 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/1962 till:01/07/1966 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1966 till:01/07/1967 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1967 till:01/07/1968 shift:(0,-4) text:7
from:01/07/1968 till:01/07/1969 shift:(0,-4) text:12
from:01/07/1969 till:01/07/1970 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1966 till:01/07/1970 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/1971 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/1971 till:01/07/1972 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/1971 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1972 till:01/07/1973 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1973 till:01/07/1974 shift:(0,-4) text:13
from:01/07/1974 till:01/07/1975 shift:(0,-4) text:13
from:01/07/1975 till:01/07/1976 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1976 till:01/07/1977 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1972 till:01/07/1977 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1977 till:01/07/1978 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/1978 till:01/07/1979 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/1977 till:01/07/1979 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1979 till:01/07/1980 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/1980 till:01/07/1981 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1979 till:01/07/1981 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1981 till:01/07/1982 shift:(0,-4) text:3
from:01/07/1982 till:01/07/1983 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/1983 till:01/07/1984 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/1981 till:01/07/1984 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A 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 spon ...
"
from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1986 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/1986 till:01/07/1987 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1987 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1988 shift:(0,-4) text:11
from:01/07/1988 till:01/07/1989 shift:(0,-4) text:16
from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1989 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1989 till:01/07/1990 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/1989 till:01/07/1990 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group
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"
from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1991 shift:(0,-4) text:10
from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1992 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:15
from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1994 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 color:red shift:(0,14) text: " V Group"
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B 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 ...
"
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:6
from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:11
from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/2001 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:12
from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group
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"
from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:6
from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:13
from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2005 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2005 color:red shift:(0,14) text: " V Group"
from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2006 shift:(0,-4) text:12
from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2008 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group
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"
from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 shift:(0,-4) text:11
from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010 shift:(0,-4) text:8
from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2011 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/2011 till:01/07/2012 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2013 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2013 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group
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"
from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2014 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016 shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2016 color:red shift:(0,14) text: " V Group"
from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017 shift:(0,-4) text:3
from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:4
from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2020 color:red shift:(0,14) text: " 3rd League"
from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/2021 till:01/07/2022 shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/2022 till:01/07/2023 shift:(0,-4) text:
from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2023 color:white shift:(0,14) text: " 2nd League"
Statistics and Records
Notes:
*Bold ''signals active players''
*''Correct as of 15 May 2008''
Managers
*
Anton Velkov
Anton Kostadinov Velkov (born 15 July 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player and currently football manager of Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.
Career
Born in Sofia, Velkov played in his career for Lokomotiv Sofia, USA football club Virginia Beach Ma ...
(Jul 2009–Sept 2010)
*
Stoycho Stoev (Sept 2010–Sept 2012)
*
Nikolay Todorov (Sept 2012–Jul 2014)
* Valeri Damyanov (Jul 2014–Dec 2014)
*
Hristo Yanev
Hristo Yanev ( bg, Христо Янев; born 4 May 1979 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Yanev played as a midfielder.
Career
Early years
Born in Kazanluk, Yanev was picked as a youth to play for local side Ro ...
(Jan 2015–Jul 2015)
*
Danail Bachkov (Jun 2017–Nov 2017)
*
Nikolay Todorov (Dec 2017–Sept 2018)
* Georgi Stankov (Sept 2018–Nov 2018)
*
Anton Evtimov (Nov 2018–Dec 2018)
* Yuriy Vasev (Dec 2018–Oct 2020)
*
Hristo Yanev
Hristo Yanev ( bg, Христо Янев; born 4 May 1979 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Yanev played as a midfielder.
Career
Early years
Born in Kazanluk, Yanev was picked as a youth to play for local side Ro ...
(Oct 2020–Sep 2022)
* Petar Anestiev (Sep 2022–present)
Supporters
Minyor's fans are known as the hammers or the yellow-blacks. They are famous for their passion and for the violence they cause before, during and after the matches. They have a legendary hatred for
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...
and the fans of both teams have had some big fights over the years, some of which have even involved rifles. Minyor's fans are also infamous for their general hatred for
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
. Their only friends are considered to be
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...
, also yellow-black. The Minyor's rivals call them "
orcs
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" due to the
mining
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heritage of the town.
References
External links
Official site
{{Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Minyor
Pernik
1919 establishments in Bulgaria
PFC Minyor Pernik
Minyor Pernik
FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...