FC Chavdar Etropole

Chavdar
Full name Football Club Chavdar Etropole
Founded 1922 (1922)
Ground Chavdar Stadium
Capacity 5,600
Chairman Emil Dimitrov
Manager Krasimir Stoev
League South-West Third League
2017–18 South-West Third League, 6th

FC Chavdar (ПФК Чавдар) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Etropole, that competes in the South-West Third League.[1]

History

The club was established in 1922 with the name "Balkan". In 1945 the club was renamed "Peyo Krinchev". Between 1957 and 1985 the club was named DFS "Etropole". Since 1985 the name is "Chavdar". The main kit-colours of the team are red and white. In his history the club participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in the West B PFG. In 2007/2008 season Chavdar finishes 3rd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG, and wins promotion for the 2008/2009 season.

The club qualified for the 1/16 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 1972-73 after defeating Botev Vratsa and for the 1/8 finals in 2007-08 after defeating PFC Haskovo and beating surprisingly elite Marek Dupnitsa with 5:3 (after penalty kicks) to make it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. There "Chavdar" was eliminated by the Kaliakra Kavarna after suffering a 2:0 loss. On 31 March 2010, Chavdar reached the semi-finals of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time in their history - the team from Etropole eliminated higher echelon Slavia Sofia after a penalty shootout (the score at the end of extra time was 0:0, the hosts won 4:2 in the kicks from the spot contest). They lost in the next round against Beroe by a score of 0:1.

The team was dissolved in 2013, but restored again in the year 2014, starting from A Regional Group, the 4th league in Bulgarian football.

Honours

  • Third place in the Western "B" group: 2007/08
  • Semifinalist in the National Cup tournament: this time its official name is the Cup of Bulgaria - 2009 / 10

Current squad

As of 1 August 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bulgaria GK Hristo Matev
5 Bulgaria DF Kaloyan Radkov
7 Bulgaria FW Nikolay Ivanov (captain)
9 Bulgaria MF Nikolay Botev
10 Bulgaria MF Viktor Penchev
11 Bulgaria MF Ivan Mishev
14 Bulgaria MF Vladimir Tachev
15 Bulgaria MF Yordan Yovchev
16 Bulgaria DF Vasil Banov
17 Bulgaria FW Simeon Veshev
No. Position Player
18 Bulgaria DF Aleksandar Sabev
19 Bulgaria MF Mihail Mihaylov
20 Bulgaria DF Denislav Ganchev
21 Bulgaria MF Kaloyan Todorov
23 Bulgaria DF Sotir Iliev
24 Bulgaria MF Stanislav Blagoev
73 Bulgaria MF Ivaylo Velichkov
77 Bulgaria DF Georgi Atanasov
99 Bulgaria GK Milen Ivanov

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2014–15A RFG (IV)1st1422641444not qualified
2015–16A RFG2nd1622961850not qualified
2016–17Third League (III)7th17215604653not qualified
2017–18Third League6th141010634952not qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. "Club's Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
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