FC Septemvri Simitli

Septemvri
Full name Football Club Septemvri Simitli
Nickname(s) The Simitlians
Founded 1942 (1942)
Ground Struma, Simitli
Capacity 8,000
Chairman Hristo Atanasovski
Manager Spas Stoimenov
League South-West Third League
2017–18 South-West Third League, 7th

FC Septemvri (Bulgarian: ФК Септември) is a Bulgarian football club[1] based in Simitli, who play in the South-West Third League.

History

Founded in 1942. From 1961 to 1975 called "Pirin miner". The players are mostly young boys from the age of 18 to 20, with the exception of goalkeeper Dimitar Atanasovski (former player Belasitsa Petrich). Coach was rescued Stoimenov and was assistant coach Radoslav Mitrevski (former player of CSKA Sofia and the Pirin Blagoevgrad).

As of 2011, Septemvri is officially affiliated[2] as a satellite to Levski Sofia. On 15 March 2012, the team reached the 1/2 finals of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time in its history, eliminating Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals by a score of 2:1.[3] They lost in the next round against Ludogorets Razgrad by a score of 1:4.

Honours

  • Sixth place in the Western "B" group: 2010/11 and 2011 /12
  • Semifinalist in the National Cup tournament: this time its official name is the Cup of Bulgaria - 2011 /12
  • Cup of Amateur Football League: 1994/95

Current squad

As of 20 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 Vasil Hristov
3 Bulgaria DF Lyubomir Iliev
4 Bulgaria DF Boris Bozhinov
5 Bulgaria MF Vladimir Gogov
6 Bulgaria DF Metodi Iliev
7 Bulgaria DF Kiril Domozetski
8 Bulgaria MF Tihomir Kosturkov
9 Bulgaria FW Hristo Petrov
10 Bulgaria FW Anatoli Luleyski (captain)
11 Bulgaria MF Vesko Veskov
13 Bulgaria DF Borislav Vakadinov
No. Position Player
17 Bulgaria MF Kiril Georgiev
20 Bulgaria DF Asen Topuzov
21 Bulgaria FW Orlin Orlinov
22 Bulgaria GK Ivan Dimitrov
27 Bulgaria MF Boris Bozhinov
70 Bulgaria MF Ilian Hristov
71 Bulgaria MF Kiril Nikolov
74 Bulgaria GK Iliyan Uzunov
77 Bulgaria MF Ibrahim Alim
88 Bulgaria DF Ivaylo Ivanov
98 Bulgaria MF Lachezar Dafkov

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2010–11B PFG (II)612711303143First round
2011–12B PFG68109483533Semifinals
2012–13B PFG134319183915First round
2013–14V AFG (III)22172471570not qualified
2014–15B PFG1211316304736First round
2015–16B PFG156519265023First round
2016–17Third League (III)22194622872not qualified
2017–18Third League714812463750not qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ↑ "Septemvri Simitli Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ "Септември (Симитли) официално сателит на Левски". Sportal.bg.
  3. ↑ "Сензацията е факт: Септември (Симитли) елиминира ЦСКА". webcafe.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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