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PFC CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First Professional Football League, First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' (), named after the Bulgarian Land Forces, Bulgarian Army. CSKA is the most successful football club of Bulgaria according to the Europe's Club of the Century ranking of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).Europe's Club of the Century ''International Federation of Football History and Statistics.'' Retrieved 5 April 2010. Officially established on 5 May 1948, CSKA's roots date back to an army officers' club founded in 1923. The club has won a record 31 Bulgarian A Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium (), named after Bulgarian Folk hero, national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. The Bulgaria national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as sport of athletics, athletics competitions. It was used as the home venue for Levski Sofia's Champions League games, and is often used for Eternal derby of Bulgarian football, important derbies between the big clubs from Sofia, instead of their own home stadiums. History Vasil Levski National Stadium was officially opened in 1953, extended in 1966 and renovated in 2002. Prior to their demolition by the Communist authorities during the 1940s and 50s, two other stadiums stood on the ground where the current national stadium lies. One of those was Levski S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A PFG 1953
The 1953 A Group was the fifth season of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia won the championship. League standings Results Champions ;Levski Sofia Top scorers References External linksBulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF) at a-pfg.com {{1953–54 in European Football (UEFA) First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons 1953–54 in European association football leagues, Bulgaria 1953–54 in Bulgarian football, 1 1952–53 in European association football leagues, Bulgaria 1952–53 in Bulgarian football, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Bozhkov
Stefan Bozhilov Stefanov (; 20 September 1923 – 1 February 2014) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He usually played the position of midfielder. Career Born in Sofia, Bozhkov first started to play for a local team Sportist Hadzhi Dimitar. He made his debut on 20 September 1938, on his 15th birthday, in a game against Fortuna. During his club career he played for PFC CSKA Sofia. Bozhkov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a ten times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, three times (all with CSKA). He earned 53 caps and scored 4 goals for the Bulgaria national football team from 1946 to 1958, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He later coached the national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Honours International ;Bulgaria * Olympic Bronze Medal: 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Milanov
Dimitar Milanov Stoyanov (; 18 October 1928 – 1995) was a Bulgarian football player and coach who played as a right winger. Club career Born in Sofia, Milanov began his career at Botev Sofia, before moving to Septemvri Sofia. In 1948 he joined CSKA Sofia. With CSKA Milanov won 10 A Group titles and three Bulgarian Cups, and became two times top scorer of the league. International career Milanov earned 39 caps for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 19 goals, between 1948 and 1959, and he competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics. Manager career He coached Marek Dupnitsa and Hebar Pazardzhik. Honours Club ;CSKA Sofia * A Group (10): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958–59, 1959–60 * Bulgarian Cup (3): 1951, 1954, 1955 Individual * A Group top scorer (2): 1948–49 (11 goals), 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manol Manolov
Manol Manolov (; 4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager. Biography Born in Sofia, Manolov featured in 57 games for the Bulgaria national football team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Between 1948 and 1962, he played in 239 matches and scored 8 goals for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1958. Manolov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a record twelve times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, four times (all with CSKA). He coached Beroe, CSKA Sofia, Hebar Pazardzhik, Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Athens, Slavia and Panserraikos. Honours Player * CSKA Sofia ** Bulgarian League (12): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 ** Bulgarian Cup (5): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960,1961 Coach * CSKA Sofia ** Bulgarian League: 1971, 1972, 1973 ** Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Spartak Varna
FC Spartak Varna () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top level of Bulgarian football league system. Spartak plays its home matches at the local Stadion Spartak (Varna), Stadion Spartak. Founded in 1918, Spartak Varna established itself as one of the early pioneering clubs in Football in Bulgaria, Bulgarian football. Spartak won the Bulgarian league in 1932 Bulgarian State Football Championship, 1932, and was runner up in 1931 and 1933. Spartak has spent the majority of its existence in the first tier of Bulgarian football, with the club’s most recent top flight participation being season 2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), 2022–2023. Spartak's nickname is the "Falcons", and the club has a very heated rivalry with fellow Varna-based club, PFC Cherno More Varna, Cherno More Varna. Matches between the two sides are known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrovo
Gabrovo ( ) is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the Local government, administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire (see Gabrovo humour), as well as noted for its Bulgarian National Revival architecture. Gabrovo is also known as the longest town in Bulgaria, stretching over 25 km along the Yantra, yet reaching only in width at places. The geographic center of Bulgaria - Uzana (Bulgaria), Uzana - is located near the town. Name According to the most widespread legend, Gabrovo was founded by a blacksmith named Racho, close to whose fireplace a hornbeam rose, so the settlement acquired its name, from the Slavic word ''gabar'' ("hornbeam") + the Slavic suffix ''-ovo''. History The area around Gabrovo, inhabited since the Neolithic, gained economic importance after Veliko Tarnovo became Capital (political), capital of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First Professional Football League, First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov in Ovcha kupel with a capacity of 25,556. The team's colours are white and black. Established on 10 April 1913, Slavia is currently the oldest sports club in Sofia. Slavia is one of only two Bulgarian football clubs that have never been relegated (the other being Levski Sofia), although the club has been divided into two separate clubs and one of them that carries Slavia records and statistics (Udarnik Sofia) had been expelled to the Second Division, which continued for a season (1951), for no other reason, but politically arranged football reform. The other separate entity (Stroitel Sofia) which is now defunct and regarded as a different club had remained in First Division. Later on the two clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium (Sofia), Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the team plays its home matches at the Stadion Dragalevtsi. The club's biggest success to date is the winning of the Bulgarian Cup in 1960 and finishing 5th in the Bulgarian first division during the same season. Septemvri is known for its strong youth academy, which over the years has developed numerous players for Bulgaria's elite clubs and the national team. History Early ages On November 5, 1944 the clubs Sportclub Sofia, ''Sokol'' and ''Vazrazhdane'' unite under the name of FC Septemvri Sofia; the name derives from the 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état, revolution of September 1944. On March 26, 1945, the additional clubs of Botev (Konyovitsa), Ustrem (Zaharna fabrika), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Hristov Bashev
Ivan Hristov Bashev () (11 February 1916 – 13 December 1971) was a Bulgarian diplomat and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria from 1962 to 1971. Bashev headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death on 13 December 1971 and is considered one of the "most remarkable foreign ministers of Bulgaria". Biography Bashev was born on 11 February 1916 in Sofia, Bulgaria. A lawyer by education, he was editor-in-chief of the national daily Narodna Mladezh from 1944 to 1946. He joined the Bulgarian Communist Party in late 1946 and was elected to the party's central committee in 1962. In 1956, Bashev was appointed Deputy Minister of Education followed by an appointment as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1962, he became Foreign Minister for the new government that was formed by Todor Zhivkov after the fall of the Anton Yugov government and the defeat of the Stalinist and pro-Chinese Communist Party faction headed by Vulko Chervenkov. In 1966, Zhivkov reorganized his governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
