Botev Plovdiv II ( bg, Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 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 Macedo ...

n professional football team based in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the ...

. Founded in 2021, it is the

reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...

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 in ...

, and currently plays in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete 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 tourname ...

History

2021–:Foundation

Since 2015, 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 ...

allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021

announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team, but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June. On 7 June, Stefan Stoyanov was announced as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
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Players

''For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.'' : ''For first team players, see

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Foreign players

Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, and use all of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

Personnel

Manager history

Past seasons

League positions

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References

External links

Official websitebgclubs.eu
{{Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

Association football clubs established in 2021 2021 establishments in Bulgaria Botev II