PFC Litex Lovech
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PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgaria
n football club from the town of Lovech
, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
, the top division of Bulgarian football
. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Football Club.
The club's home ground is the Lovech Stadium
, which has a capacity of 8000 seats, electric floodlights and permission to stage European matches. To date, Litex has won the championship four times and has won the Bulgarian Cup
four times. Together with CSKA Sofia
and Levski Sofia
, Litex is the third Bulgarian football club that represents the country in the European Club Association
.
as Hisarya and began playing league football during 1923
. Over the years, the club has changed its name several times. From 1957 named Karpachev, before becoming Osam in 1979
. Under that name the club played constantly in the B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football and was close to promotion several times. A notable star during this period was Plamen Linkov who broke the club's appearance record, playing 575 times, scoring 167 goals.
In 1990 sponsor of the team become a company LEX. In the same year, the club had changed its name to LEX Football Club. The 1993–94 season was successful for LEX, which finished 1st in second division and qualified for the A PFG for first time in the club's history. The first season in the A PFG
was a success for a club like LEX, finishing 11th after victories against teams of the likes of CSKA Sofia
(1:0), Slavia Sofia (1:0) and Lokomotiv Sofia (1:0). The next season was not successful and the club, renamed Lovech, was relegated to the second division.
Grisha Ganchev and it was renamed to Litex. The takeover was immediately followed by a flurry of bids for high profile players. Ferario Spasov
was named as the new Litex coach. He led the club back to the A PFG at the first attempt. During the 1996–97 season Litex also reached the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup
and the final of the Bulgarian League Cup, which was lost after penalty shoot-out.
In 1997
, Litex was promoted for the second time to the top division and immediately became Bulgarian champions, finishing the season 5 points ahead of the second-placed Levski Sofia. This was unprecedented in Bulgarian football history. The striker of the team Dimcho Belyakov became top goalscorer with his 21 goals scored during the season. The midfielder Stoycho Stoilov
received the Best League Player award. The club's first participation in the European club tournaments was also promising, with Litex eliminating the Swedish
Halmstads BK
(2:0 and 1:2) and reaching the second qualifying round (but being knocked out by Russian powerhouse Spartak Moscow
).
A year later Litex retained their league title, losing only two league games all season. They became the first provincial club to win back-to-back league titles since the 1920s. During the campaign Litex inflicted the biggest defeat of CSKA Sofia
's all history, beating 8–0 at Lovech Stadium
.
In the recent years, Litex won the Bulgarian Cup four times, in 2001 (a 1:0 win against Velbazhd Kyustendil after extra time), in 2004 (a win over CSKA after a 2:2 in the regular time and a penalty shootout), in 2008 a win over Cherno More Varna (1:0) and in 2009 against Pirin Blagoevgrad (3:0 in the regular time). In early August, 2007, Litex signed a three-year sponsorship and advertising contract with Bulgaria
n mobile
operator GLOBUL
and started the 2007/08 season with the logo
of the mobile service i-mode
on the team's kits. In December, 2007, Litex became the first Bulgarian club to have branded a mobile phone game, Litex Football. Before the start of the 2008/09 season, Litex lost the Bulgarian Supercup final
with 0:1 from CSKA Sofia. The winning goal for the army team was scored by Kiril Kotev
in the 65th minute. After a season later, Litex again lost the Bulgarian Supercup
with 0:1 the champion Levski Sofia.
In 2009–10 season Litex became a champion of Bulgaria for the third time in his history, finishing with 12 points more than the second, CSKA Sofia
. On August 12th 2010, Litex defeated Beroe
2–1 to win the Bulgarian Supercup
, for first time in the club's history. In 2010–11 Litex achieved a 4th league title, securing the championship with a 3–1 away win against Lokomotiv Sofia
on 21 May 2011.
on September 18, 2008, when around 8,000 spectators supported the team. In the summer of 2010, a massive reconstruction of the venue was started, new side sectors with roof covers were built and the media sectors were expanded in order to meet the UEFA
guidelines for Champions League
matches. On July 12, 2010, the stadium officially received from UEFA a 3-star rating. The reconstructions continued in the summer of 2011. New covered stands and media boxes were built.
Bulgarian Cup
:
Bulgarian League Cup:
Bulgarian Supercup
:
Bulgaria
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
France
Macedonia
Morocco
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Venezuela
Note: For a complete list of Litex Lovech players, see :Category:PFC Litex Lovech players.
As of March 11, 2011.
Most goals for the club
Bulgari>n league top scorer with the club
Notes:
Supporters website
Information and statistics
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 from the town of Lovech
Lovech
Lovech is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of 36,296 as of February 2011. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The town is located about 150 km northeast from the capital city of Sofia...
, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
, the top division of Bulgarian football
Football in Bulgaria
Football is the most popular sport in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country...
. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Football Club.
The club's home ground is the Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...
, which has a capacity of 8000 seats, electric floodlights and permission to stage European matches. To date, Litex has won the championship four times and has won the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The 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....
four times. Together with CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
and Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
, Litex is the third Bulgarian football club that represents the country in the European Club Association
European Club Association
The European Club Association is an organization representing football clubs in Europe- History :Formed on the dissolution of the G-14 group in January 2008, the European Club Association represents 201 clubs, made up of 103 ordinary members and 98 associated members, with at least one from each...
.
1921–1996
The club was founded in 19211921 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1921 throughout the world.-Events:*September - There is a split in Irish football following the political partition of Ireland. The leading Dublin clubs breakaway from the Belfast-based Irish Football Association over a perceived northern bias...
as Hisarya and began playing league football during 1923
1923 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1923 throughout the world.-Events:April 28 – The first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium, between Bolton Wanderers F.C. and West Ham United F.C.. Known as the White Horse Final due to the memorable image of a policeman on a white...
. Over the years, the club has changed its name several times. From 1957 named Karpachev, before becoming Osam in 1979
1979 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1979 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1979: Won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 2-0....
. Under that name the club played constantly in the B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football and was close to promotion several times. A notable star during this period was Plamen Linkov who broke the club's appearance record, playing 575 times, scoring 167 goals.
In 1990 sponsor of the team become a company LEX. In the same year, the club had changed its name to LEX Football Club. The 1993–94 season was successful for LEX, which finished 1st in second division and qualified for the A PFG for first time in the club's history. The first season in the A PFG
A PFG 1994-95
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and PFC Levski Sofia won the championship. LEX Lovech, winners of the Bulgarian Second Division in the previous season, played in A PFG for the first time in their history.-League standings:-References:*...
was a success for a club like LEX, finishing 11th after victories against teams of the likes of CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
(1:0), Slavia Sofia (1:0) and Lokomotiv Sofia (1:0). The next season was not successful and the club, renamed Lovech, was relegated to the second division.
Grisha Ganchev takeover (1996–present)
In June 1996, the club was purchased by the petrol businessman and citizen of LovechLovech
Lovech is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of 36,296 as of February 2011. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The town is located about 150 km northeast from the capital city of Sofia...
Grisha Ganchev and it was renamed to Litex. The takeover was immediately followed by a flurry of bids for high profile players. Ferario Spasov
Ferario Spasov
Ferario "Fero" Spasov is Bulgarian football coach and manager.-Managerial career:He has been manager of Litex Lovech and CSKA Sofia.- References :...
was named as the new Litex coach. He led the club back to the A PFG at the first attempt. During the 1996–97 season Litex also reached the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The 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....
and the final of the Bulgarian League Cup, which was lost after penalty shoot-out.
In 1997
1997 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1997 throughout the world.-Events:*January 1 – Manager Leo Beenhakker is named technical director at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and replaced as a manager by Sparta Rotterdam head coach Henk ten Cate.*Copa Libertadores 1997: is won by Cruzeiro after...
, Litex was promoted for the second time to the top division and immediately became Bulgarian champions, finishing the season 5 points ahead of the second-placed Levski Sofia. This was unprecedented in Bulgarian football history. The striker of the team Dimcho Belyakov became top goalscorer with his 21 goals scored during the season. The midfielder Stoycho Stoilov
Stoycho Stoilov
Stoycho Stoilov is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder. He is currently employed as the technical director of Litex Lovech....
received the Best League Player award. The club's first participation in the European club tournaments was also promising, with Litex eliminating the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Halmstads BK
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
(2:0 and 1:2) and reaching the second qualifying round (but being knocked out by Russian powerhouse Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
).
A year later Litex retained their league title, losing only two league games all season. They became the first provincial club to win back-to-back league titles since the 1920s. During the campaign Litex inflicted the biggest defeat of CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
's all history, beating 8–0 at Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...
.
In the recent years, Litex won the Bulgarian Cup four times, in 2001 (a 1:0 win against Velbazhd Kyustendil after extra time), in 2004 (a win over CSKA after a 2:2 in the regular time and a penalty shootout), in 2008 a win over Cherno More Varna (1:0) and in 2009 against Pirin Blagoevgrad (3:0 in the regular time). In early August, 2007, Litex signed a three-year sponsorship and advertising contract with Bulgaria
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 mobile
Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator , also known as mobile phone operator , carrier service provider , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, or cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.One essential...
operator GLOBUL
GloBul
GLOBUL is the second-largest Bulgarian GSM/UMTS operator. The company was founded in 2001 and is 100% owned by Greek telecommunications corporation Cosmote, which is active in four Balkan countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Albania...
and started the 2007/08 season with the logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
of the mobile service i-mode
I-mode
NTT DoCoMo's i-mode is a mobile internet service popular in Japan. Unlike Wireless Application Protocol, i-mode encompasses a wider variety of internet standards, including web access, e-mail and the packet-switched network that delivers the data...
on the team's kits. In December, 2007, Litex became the first Bulgarian club to have branded a mobile phone game, Litex Football. Before the start of the 2008/09 season, Litex lost the Bulgarian Supercup final
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
with 0:1 from CSKA Sofia. The winning goal for the army team was scored by Kiril Kotev
Kiril Kotev
Kiril Kotev is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Dalian Aerbin.-Career:In his youth years, Kotev started to play football at FC Vihar Gorublyane. At the age of 16 he moved to Velbazhd Kyustendil. In 2002 Kotev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom became a Champion of...
in the 65th minute. After a season later, Litex again lost the Bulgarian Supercup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
with 0:1 the champion Levski Sofia.
In 2009–10 season Litex became a champion of Bulgaria for the third time in his history, finishing with 12 points more than the second, CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
. On August 12th 2010, Litex defeated Beroe
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora or simply Beroe is a Bulgarian football club from Stara Zagora, that currently plays in the country's top division, the A PFG....
2–1 to win the Bulgarian Supercup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
, for first time in the club's history. In 2010–11 Litex achieved a 4th league title, securing the championship with a 3–1 away win against Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv...
on 21 May 2011.
Recent league statistics
| Season | Place | Points | W | D | L | Goal Diff. | Achievments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | 4 from 16 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51–26 | Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Cup The 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.... |
| 2008/2009 | 4 from 16 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53–26 | Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Cup The 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.... |
| 2009/2010 | 1 from 16 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 59–17 | Champion Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011... |
| 2010/2011 | 1 from 16 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 56–13 | Supercup Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup... Champion Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011... |
Stadium
Litex Lovech's home ground is the Lovech Stadium, a football stadium in Lovech. Built in 1962, the ground underwent a total reconstruction in 1999 and was brought to a suitable stand to host international matches in 1999. The stadium has more than 8000 seating places with pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 metres. The record attendance is 12,500 for the game against Levski Sofia in 19 April, 1998. The record attendance in the European club competitions was achieved against Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
on September 18, 2008, when around 8,000 spectators supported the team. In the summer of 2010, a massive reconstruction of the venue was started, new side sectors with roof covers were built and the media sectors were expanded in order to meet the UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
guidelines for Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
matches. On July 12, 2010, the stadium officially received from UEFA a 3-star rating. The reconstructions continued in the summer of 2011. New covered stands and media boxes were built.
National competitions
Bulgarian A PFG:- Champions (4): 1997–98A PFG 1997-98- Final table :-Top goalscorers:17 goals Boncho Genchev Anton Spasov 13 goals Stefan Yurukov Danilo Doncic ...
, 1998–99A PFG 1998-99- Final table :* Metalurg Pernik relegated by Bulgarian Football Union for match fixing* Litex and Levski three points deducted for winning fixed matches against Metalurg...
, 2009–10, 2010–11 - Runners-up (1): 2001–02A PFG 2001-02-First stage:-Top 6 Group:-Bottom 8 Group:-Top goalscorers:21 goals Vladimir Manchev 18 goals Todor Kolev 17 goals Stoyko Sakaliev ...
- Third (2): 2002–03A PFG 2002-03-League standings:-Top goalscorers:22 goals Georgi Chilikov 17 goals Martin Kushev 14 goals Emil Gargorov 13 goals Velizar Dimitrov ...
, 2005–06A PFG 2005-06-League standings:-Top goalscorers:16 goals Milivoje Novakovič Jose Furtado 13 goals Martin Kamburov Saša Antunović ...
Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The 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....
:
- Winners (4): 2001, 2004, 20082008 Bulgarian Cup Final-Match details:...
, 20092009 Bulgarian Cup FinalThe 2009 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium in Sofia on May 26, 2009, and was contested by Pirin Blagoevgrad and Litex Lovech. The match was won by Litex Lovech.-Match details:... - Runners-up (3): 1999, 2003, 2007
Bulgarian League Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1997
Bulgarian Supercup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
:
- Winners (1): 20102010 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe Stara Zagora. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried...
- Runners-up (4): 20042004 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...
, 20072007 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2007 Bulgarian Supercup was the 5th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 26 July 2007 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in...
, 20082008 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...
, 20092009 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2009 Bulgarian Supercup was the 7th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008-09 A Professional Football Group champion, Levski Sofia, and the 2008-09 Bulgarian Cup holder, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 1 August 2009 at the Vasil Levski National...
, 20112011 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2011 Bulgarian Supercup was the 9th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Litex Lovech, and the winner of the Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2011 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas,...
PFC Litex Lovech in Europe
| Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... / European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 28 | |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 12 | 52 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 57 | |
| Total | 16 | 68 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 100 | 85 | + 15 |
Current squad
As of July 25, 2011Out on loan
For recent transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2011–12.UEFA Ranking
Club Ranking for 2011 (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)- 171
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Notable players
The following players included were either playing for their respective national teams or left good impression among the fans. Bulgaria
- Georgi DenevGeorgi DenevGeorgi Denev is a former Bulgarian football player and manager. Denev made 49 appearances and scored 10 goals for the Bulgaria national football team from 1970 to 1979...
- Petar Hubchev
- Radostin KishishevRadostin KishishevRadostin Prodanov Kishishev is a Bulgarian footballer, who is currently playing for Chernomorets Burgas in the A PFG.-Career:Kishishev, born in the Bulgarian city of Burgas, began his career with local sides Chernomorets Burgas and Neftochimic Burgas...
- Dimcho Belyakov
- Stefan YurukovStefan Yurukov-Litex Lovech:* Bulgarian League champion: 1999* Bulgarian Cup winner: 2001, 2004-External links:...
- Svetoslav TodorovSvetoslav TodorovSvetoslav Todorov is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.-PFC Dobrudzha/Litex Lovech:...
- Rosen KirilovRosen KirilovRosen Kirilov is a former Bulgarian football player.Kirilov previously played for PFC Litex Lovech in the A PFG....
- Zoran Janković
- Zlatomir Zagorcic
- Stoycho StoilovStoycho StoilovStoycho Stoilov is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder. He is currently employed as the technical director of Litex Lovech....
- Nikolay DimitrovNikolay Dimitrov - DžajićNikolay Dimitrov - Džajić is a Bulgarian former football player. He played as a right back and spent the majority of his career with Litex Lovech....
- Stefan Kolev
- Hristo YovovHristo YovovHristo Yovov is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Levski Sofia. Yovov's first club was Levski, but he has also played for Munchen 1860, Lokomotiv Sofia, Litex Lovech, Aris Limassol and Apollon Limassol....
- Zhivko ZhelevZhivko ZhelevZhivko Zhelev is a Bulgarian football defender, currently playing for Slavia Sofia.-Litex:Zhelev joined Litex Lovech quite young but fought hard to get a place in the first team. He formed a formidable duet with ex-Bulgarian national defender Rosen Kirilov...
- Zdravko ZdravkovZdravko ZdravkovZdravko Zdravkov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 2006–07 season.-Career:...
- Ivaylo PetkovIvaylo PetkovIvaylo Rumenov Petkov is a Bulgarian football player who plays for PFC Litex Lovech.-Career:...
- Stanislav ManolevStanislav ManolevStanislav Manolev is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven as a right-back/midfielder.-Pirin 1922:Manolev started to play football in Makedonska Slava. After two seasons club renamed to Pirin 1922.-Litex Lovech:...
- Ivelin PopovIvelin PopovIvelin Popov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Gaziantepspor as an all-round attacking midfielder.-Youth career:...
Albania
- Altin HaxhiAltin HaxhiAltin Haxhi is an Albanian footballer. He plays as a defender for Apollon Kalamarias F.C..-Club career:Haxhi's former clubs include KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër, Panachaiki, PFC Litex Lovech, Iraklis, PFC CSKA Sofia, Apollon Kalamarias, Anorthosis Famagusta and Ergotelis FC.APOEL announced that it...
- Alban Bushi
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Džemal BerberovićDžemal BerberovicDžemal Berberović is a Bosnian football defender who plays for Germann club MSV Duisburg.-Career:Džemal Berberović started his career at FK Sarajevo. At age 22, he signed with German club Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play in official matches. In January 2005, he returned for six months in Bosnia...
Brazil
- Tiago Silva
- JoãozinhoJoão Soares de Almeida NetoJoãozinho full name João Soares de Almeida Neto is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Ipatinga Futebol Clube....
- SandrinhoSandrinhoAlessandro Correa or simply Sandrinho is a Brazilian football midfielder, who currently plays for Bulgarian side Litex Lovech.-Career:...
- TomWellington Brito da SilvaWellington Brito da Silva , commonly known as Tom, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A PFG.-Career:...
- Doka MadureiraDoka MadureiraDoka Madureira real name Francisco Lima da Silva is a Brazilian football midfielder, currently playing for Istanbul B.B...
- Rodrigo Galatto
France
- Jean-Philippe CailletJean-Philippe CailletJean-Philippe Caillet is a French footballer who currently playing for F91 Dudelange.-Career:He signed a contract on 26 July and in no time established a leading position in the defense of Genk. He played 26 games last season, while he was injured from January to March.Caillet was appointed vice...
- Wilfried NifloreWilfried NifloreWilfried Niflore is a French footballer who currently plays for Nîmes Olympique as a forward.-In France:Born in Toulouse, Niflore began his career at local club Toulouse FC, making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He earned 23 appearances for the club, scored three goals, before moved to AS...
- Alexandre BartheAlexandre BartheAlexandre Barthe is a French footballer who currently plays for Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad as a defender.-Career:Barthe was born on 5 March 1986 in Avignon. He was raised in Saint-Étienne's youth teams. Between 2006 and 2008, he played for Rodez AF...
Macedonia
- Robert PopovRobert PopovRobert Popov is a footballer from Macedonia who currently plays for SC Kriens in the Swiss second division.Robert is a right defender or defensive midfielder. He is the older brother of Goran Popov. He has 15 caps for the Macedonia national football team. He started his career with FK Belasica...
Morocco
- Mourad HdiouadMourad HdiouadMourad Hdiouad is a Moroccan footballer free agent who last played for FC Augsburg until June 2009.-External links:...
Romania
- Eugen TricăEugen TricaEugen Trică is a former Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.- Club career :Trică started his career at Universitatea Craiova as a youth, being promoted in the first team in 1995....
- Valeriu RăchităValeriu RachitaValeriu Răchită, is a former Romanian football player and now acts as the manager of the Romanian Liga 1 club Petrolul Ploieşti.-Player:*Petrolul Ploieşti:** Romanian Cup: 1994-95*Steaua Bucureşti:...
- Florin Prunea
- Bogdan PătraşcuBogdan PatrascuBogdan Aurelian Pătraşcu is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Dinamo Bucureşti. He started his career at Sportul Studenţesc, from where he was transferred to the Bulgarian club Litex Lovech in 2000. In 2002, he arrived in Italy, at Piacenza where he spent most of his career...
- Laurenţiu ReghecampfLaurentiu ReghecampfLaurenţiu Aurelian Reghecampf is a Romanian retired football player and current manager.-Career:Reghecampf was born in Târgovişte, and his first club was VSE St. Pölten in Austria...
Serbia
- Nebojša JelenkovićNebojša JelenkovicNebojša Jelenković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Litex Lovech and is currently the team's captain....
- Igor BogdanovićIgor BogdanovicIgor Bogdanović is a Serbian football striker.-External links:* * at National-football-teams.com* at PFL.bg* at Reprezentacija.rs...
Slovenia
- Milivoje NovakovičMilivoje NovakovicMilivoje Novakovič is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.-Club career:...
Venezuela
- Alejandro CicheroAlejandro CicheroAlejandro Enrique Cíchero Konarek is a Venezuelan football defenderof Polish descent, he plays for club Millonarios-Career:...
Note: For a complete list of Litex Lovech players, see :Category:PFC Litex Lovech players.
Managerial history
This is a list of the recent Litex Lovech managers:| Name | Nat | From | To | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoycho Mladenov Stoycho Mladenov Stoycho Mladenov is a Bulgarian former football player and as of recently the manager of ENPPI Club.-Career:... |
|
June 2004 | November 2004 | – |
| Itzhak Shum Itzhak Shum Itzhak Shum is a retired Israeli football player and was lastly the manager of Cypriot First Division side Alki.-Playing career:He played 78 times and scored 10 goals for Israel national football team and was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1968 and 1976 Olympic Games.-Manager... |
 |
January 2005 | May 2005 | – |
| Ljupko Petrović Ljupko Petrovic Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:... |
 |
June 2005 | May 2007 | – |
| Ferario Spasov Ferario Spasov Ferario "Fero" Spasov is Bulgarian football coach and manager.-Managerial career:He has been manager of Litex Lovech and CSKA Sofia.- References :... |
|
June 2007 | November 2007 | – |
| Miodrag Ješić Miodrag Ješic Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:... |
|
November 2007 | May 2008 | 1 Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Cup The 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.... |
| Stanimir Stoilov | |
June 2008 | September 2009 | 1 Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Cup The 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.... |
| Angel Chervenkov Angel Chervenkov Angel Chervenkov is a Bulgarian former footballer.-As a player:As a footballer, Chervenkov played as a defender for Tundzha Yambol , Armeets Sofia , CSKA Sofia , Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa , Etar Veliko Tarnovo and Montana... |
|
September 2009 | August 2010 | 1 Bulgarian A PFG |
| Petko Petkov Petko Petkov (manager) Petko Petkov is a Bulgarian former footballer and the current football manager of Litex Lovech-As a player:Starts training football from the year 1976 to 1986 in the youth team of FC Lulin. Played as forward... |
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August 2010 | September 2010 | 1 Bulgarian Supercup Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup... |
| Lyuboslav Penev | |
September 2010 | October 2011 | 1 Bulgarian A PFG |
| Atanas Dzhambazki Atanas Dzhambazki Atanas Dzhambazki is a Bulgarian former football player and the current football manager of Litex Lovech.-Montana:In 2009 Dzhambazki becomes manager of Montana, when their former manager Stevica Kuzmanovski was released... |
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October 2011 | present |
As of March 11, 2011.
Notable stats
| # | Name | Apps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plamen Linkov |
575 |
| 2 | Nebojša Jelenković Nebojša Jelenkovic Nebojša Jelenković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Litex Lovech and is currently the team's captain.... |
307 |
| 3 | Vitomir Vutov Vitomir Vutov Vitomir Vutov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Litex Lovech.-Career:... |
245 |
| 4 | Zhivko Zhelev Zhivko Zhelev Zhivko Zhelev is a Bulgarian football defender, currently playing for Slavia Sofia.-Litex:Zhelev joined Litex Lovech quite young but fought hard to get a place in the first team. He formed a formidable duet with ex-Bulgarian national defender Rosen Kirilov... |
225 |
| 5 | Nikolay Dimitrov Nikolay Dimitrov (defender) Nikolay Dimitrov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Botev Plovdiv.-References:... |
210 |
Most goals for the club
| # | Name | Gls |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plamen Linkov |
167 |
| 2 | Stefan Yurukov Stefan Yurukov -Litex Lovech:* Bulgarian League champion: 1999* Bulgarian Cup winner: 2001, 2004-External links:... |
84 |
| 3 | Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.-PFC Dobrudzha/Litex Lovech:... |
70 |
| 4 | Hristo Yovov Hristo Yovov Hristo Yovov is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Levski Sofia. Yovov's first club was Levski, but he has also played for Munchen 1860, Lokomotiv Sofia, Litex Lovech, Aris Limassol and Apollon Limassol.... |
54 |
| 5 | Dimcho Belyakov |
48 |
Bulgari>n league top scorer with the club
| Year | Name | Gls |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dimcho Belyakov |
21 |
| 2000 | Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.-PFC Dobrudzha/Litex Lovech:... |
19 |
| 2006 | Milivoje Novakovič Milivoje Novakovic Milivoje Novakovič is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.-Club career:... |
16 |
| 2010 | Wilfried Niflore Wilfried Niflore Wilfried Niflore is a French footballer who currently plays for Nîmes Olympique as a forward.-In France:Born in Toulouse, Niflore began his career at local club Toulouse FC, making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He earned 23 appearances for the club, scored three goals, before moved to AS... |
19 |
Notes:
- Bold signals active players
- Correct as of 2010-05-16
External links
Official websitesSupporters website
Information and statistics