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 club founded in 1930. It was disbanded in 2002 due to financial difficulties.

Honors

• Winner of the Cup of the Ministry of Railways (1936)
• Quarterfinal in the Bulgarian National Championship (1943)
• Champion of Rousse regional championship (1942, 1943, 1946,1947,1948)
• 5th place in the B group (1955, 1995)
• Semi-finalist in Cup of Bulgaria (1946)
• Semi-finalist in Soviet Army Cup (1989)
• 1/4-final in Soviet Army Cup (1985)
• 1/4-final in Cup of Bulgaria (1986)
• 3rd place at European Railways championship in Duisburg, Germany (1991).

Early years

Lokomotiv (Ruse) is one of the first railwaymen sport clubs in Bulgaria. It was formed in 1928-1929 from railwaymen workers at Locomotive and Wagon factory in Ruse. Lokomomotiv (Ruse) was registered and licensed by The Bulgarian National Sport Federation at 4 December 1930 as ZhSK (Zheleznicharski sporten klub, Railways Sports Club, Железничарски спортен клуб). ZhSK (Ruse) joined in Ruse Regional Championship in 1931. In Second World War period ZhSK reached its first major successes. Railway team won Ruse Regional Championship five times (1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948). In those years ZhSK (Ruse) recorded their participations at the highest level of Bulgarian football - State Championship. The best ranking was in the 1943 - quarterfinal.

At Communist Era

In 1945 the name was changed from ZhSK to Lokomotiv after the reorganizasion of the Bulgarian sport movement in the beginning of Communist era. In 1946-1948 Lokomotiv (Ruse) was the best team in Ruse and reached another remarkable success - semi-final in National Cup (then Cup of the Soviet Army) (1946). In 1948-1949 there was another reorganizasion of the Bulgarian sport movement. Many of the city clubs was merged info only one team - in Ruse Lokomotiv was merged along with Dinamo (founded in 1944) and Rusenets (founded in 1947) into City Society for Physical Culture and Sport "Dunav" at 16 February 1949. The tradition was saved in the Ruse Railways sports team in the next three years. In 1952 the new total reorganizasion of the National Sport Movement in Bulgaria was made. After the USSR's Voluntary Sports organizations in Bulgaria was created many DSO (Voluntary Sports organizations). One of that was DSO Lokomotiv (Ruse). Railwaymen team re-started in Bulgarian football Championship form the lowest level and for just a year gain a promotion to "B" group (second level in Bulgarian football pyramid). When in the end of 1950s the new reorganizasion of Bulgarian sport was made in Ruse remains only two football teams - Dunav and Lokomotiv. So the local bureau of the Communist party was decided to give Dunav the first role in football in the city and Lokomotiv was look itself like as the second team in Ruse for many years ahead. The team was played for 20 times at second level ("B" group) and several times was relegated in "V" group (third level) and bring back. The Lokomotiv was known as the club with very good youth setup. Many of prospect young players from the football academy of Lokomotiv played along with some veterans in the first team. In 80's Lokomotiv (Ruse) has several successes in the two major cup tournaments in Bulgaria - Cup of Bulgaria and Cup of the Soviet Army.

Post Communist times

Political changes in Bulgaria after 1989 finded Lokomotiv (Ruse) in Northeast "V" group (third level). In 1991/92 season the team reached promotion to the "B" football group (second level). The financial crisis and the withdrawal of local management of Bulgarian Railway Company away from the club brought to the Locomotive Stadium new people in charge. The presidend of Ruse Shipyard Company Penko Dimitrov was elected as the new club chairman. It was a big shock for all fans of Lokomotiv in the beginning of the 1992/93 season in the "B" group. Just a several hours before start of the season the club was renamed to "Korabostroitel" (Shipbuilder) and the traditional red-black colors was replaced with unacceptable white-blue just like city rivals FC Dunav. So the fans continue called the team "Loko" and support the team. "Korabostroitel" played very good with attractive attacking style. Season 1994/95 in "B" group was more than remarkable - the team finished at 5th position. According to many experts "Korabostroitel" was the best team in the North "B" group. The team recorded impressive home wins (for example 6:0 against Chermo more Varna), played very successful as a guest too. The striker Ivo Georgiev was unrelenting "goal-machine" and become a top scorer with 26 goals in 30 games. The Shipbuilders team has the biggest attack in the group - 67 goals. Despite all the chance to promotion to the "A" group (top level) was omitted. Several rounds before the end of the season comes the cruel discovery. In the team budget have lost more than 15 000 000 BGN of Rousse Shipyard. The company was declared bankrupt and has to bankruptcy. President Penko Dimitrov was under arrest. The "Korabostroitel" era at Locomotive Stadium completes with a purchase of 5th place in the "B" group. The coach Nikola Hristov and some of the star players leaves at summer.

Last Years

Summer of 1995 was again time for changes. After the "Korabostroitel" era the goal was to save the club from relegation and to present successful in the league of 'B' group. The name 'Locomotiv' was again returned, and the traditional colors of the teams - red and black too. The new elected chairman of FC Lokomotiv (Ruse) was Orlin Tanov - businessman of dubious reputation, like most football bosses in Bulgaria. 1995/96 season was very successful for the railways team. Two managers - Remzi Nuriev and famous former goalkeeper Georgi Velinov, took the care Lokomotiv (Ruse) not only to retain his place in 'B' group, but also make it more impressive with victories at home over all strong teams, including the new champion of 'B' group Maritsa (Plovdiv). But the sweetest victory was over the city rivals Dunav (Ruse) - historical 1:0 in a real thriller. The referee tried to help Dunav and awarded a penalty kick and showed three (3) red cards to Lokomotiv players. Ultimately derby ended in victory for the railways team inspired by a late goal from a big distance in 86 minutes. The scorer was Viktor Nankov.

Notable players

• Ivo Georgiev
  Ivo Georgiev
  Ivo Georgiev is a retired Bulgarian football player in forward role.-Career:In his career Georgiev played for Volov Shumen, Debreceni VSC, Korabostroitel, Spartak Varna, FC Aarau, Levski Sofia, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Dobrudzha, Budapest Honvéd and Botev Vratsa.In season 1995-96 Georgiev scored 6...
  
  
• Marian Todorov
• Nikola Yordanov
  Nikola Yordanov
  Nikola Yordanov was a former Bulgarian football player. He was the top scorer of the 1962 championship .A native of Ruse, Yordanov played as a forward for Dunav Ruse, Spartak Pleven and Lokomotiv Ruse....
  
  
• Stefan Yurukov
  Stefan Yurukov
  -Litex Lovech:* Bulgarian League champion: 1999* Bulgarian Cup winner: 2001, 2004-External links:...
  
  

External links

• Unofficial website
• Memorial website