PFC Balkan Botevgrad
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PFC Balkan Botevgrad is a Bulgaria
n football club, playing in the city of Botevgrad
. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.
. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In 2007/2008 season Balkan finished 2nd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG
, but won promotion, because of the changes from the 2008/2009 season in Bulgaria's West and East B Groups. From 2008, the chief executive is the famous Bulgarian footballer Marian Hristov
. The club qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating PFC Belite orli Pleven
with 2:0 and beating PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
with 1:0 to made it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. Unfortunately, "Balkan" was eliminated by CSKA Sofia after a score of 5:0.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n football club, playing in the city of Botevgrad
Botevgrad
Botevgrad ; pre-1866: Samundzhievo ), is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad is situated at a 47-km-distance from Sofia.-Geography:...
. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.
History
The club was established in 1929 with the name "Stamen Panchev". In 1945 the club was renamed "Hristo Gurbov". Since 1947 the name is "Balkan". The main kit-colours of the team are green and white. In his history the club participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in Bulgarian B Professional Football GroupBulgarian B Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian B Professional Football Group or simply B PFG is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below the A PFG and above the Bulgarian V AFG. The B PFG is formed by two groups, running in parallel , where in each group are participating 10 teams...
. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In 2007/2008 season Balkan finished 2nd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG
Bulgarian South-West V AFG
Bulgarian V AFG is the third division of the Bulgarian football. While first and second are professional, third division is on an amateur level...
, but won promotion, because of the changes from the 2008/2009 season in Bulgaria's West and East B Groups. From 2008, the chief executive is the famous Bulgarian footballer Marian Hristov
Marian Hristov
Marian Hristov is a Bulgarian footballer, who is currently playing for PFC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian B PFG.-Career:Hristov's first club was PFC Balkan Botevgrad...
. The club qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating PFC Belite orli Pleven
PFC Belite orli Pleven
Belite orli was a Bulgarian football club from the town of Pleven, currently playing in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group, the second division of Bulgarian football.The team went bankrupt in 2010 and officially ceased existence in the same year....
with 2:0 and beating PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, currently playing in the North-West V AFG.Until the 2007-08 season, the team participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian divisions, but gained a promotion to the top level for 2008-09. The club's home ground...
with 1:0 to made it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. Unfortunately, "Balkan" was eliminated by CSKA Sofia after a score of 5:0.
Best seasons
- Bulgarian second division - 5th place (1978/1979)
- Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup 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. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
-1/8 finals - 2 times (1989, 2008)
Current squad
As of September 2008Famous players
- Ivan Atanasov
- Stoyan Kotsev
- Dimitar Tsekov
- Marian HristovMarian HristovMarian Hristov is a Bulgarian footballer, who is currently playing for PFC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian B PFG.-Career:Hristov's first club was PFC Balkan Botevgrad...
- Nikolay Stanchev
- Genadi Simeonov
- Blagoy Krystanov
- Ivan Redovski
- Dimitar Topalov
- Ilia Tsekov
- Stefan Vlachkov-Skaramush
- Stefan GrozdanovStefan GrozdanovStefan Grozdanov is a former Bulgarian footballer and currently manager of Montana.-Lokomotiv Sofia:In 2004 he took charge of the coaching staff of Lokomotiv Sofia. With the club he achieves the record 8 consecutive matches unbeaten in the European club competitions in the period of 2006-2007...
- Georgi Tihanov
- Borislav Yosifov
- Alexander Nikolov
- Vassil Redovski
- Georgi Alexiev
- Ivaylo Nanev
- Velin Ranov