FC Shipka ( bg, ФК Шипка) was a

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club based in

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History

The club was founded as ''FC Sparta'' on 2 May 1923 as the result of the merger between local clubs ''Pobeda Kyulyutsite'' and ''Mefisto''. It took on the name of ''Shipka'' on 7 October 1924 in honor of the historic

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. Five years later, in 1929, the club earned promotion to the ''First Division of Sofia'' for the first time in their history. In 1937, the club won promotion to the

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, where it remained for three consecutive seasons. Its highest achievement was winning the

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in 1939. Shipka was dissolved in November 1944, when it merged with AS-23 to form FC Chavdar Sofia. Despite its relatively short existence, Shipka occupies a significant place in Bulgarian football history owing to the fact that it was a predecessor to

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, the most successful club in Bulgarian history.

Honours

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: *Third place: 1937–38 ;

: *Winners:

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