FC Sozopol

FC Sozopol
Full name Football Club Sozopol
Founded 2008
Ground Arena Sozopol
Capacity 3,500
Chairman Panayot Reyzi
Head coach Margarit Dimov
League Third League
2017–18 Second League, 15th (relegated)

Sozopol (Bulgarian: Созопол) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sozopol, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.

History

In 2008 Sozopol secured promotion to the South-East V AFG in their inaugural season. They spent six seasons in the division, moving to the brand-new 2000 capacity all-seater Arena Sozopol in 2012. The club finally won the South-East V group during the 2013/14 season, achieving promotion to professional football for the first time. During the same year, Sozopol reached the Round of 16 of the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, losing 8-1 on aggregate to Litex.

They finished their first B Group season in 6th place out of 16 teams, and expanded their stadium by building a South Stand, bringing the total capacity to 3,500. During the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, the team reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beating OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo in the Round of 16 and A Group member PFC Botev Plovdiv in the 1/8 finals. They were eventually knocked out after a 3-0 defeat to CSKA Sofia, but finished the 2015-16 season in 4th place in the B Group, a record position for the club.

League positions

Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian Second LeagueBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Current squad

As of 18 June 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 Dimitar Nikolov
2 Bulgaria DF Ivan Chavdarov
4 Bulgaria DF Ivan Stoyanov
5 Bulgaria DF Miroslav Ivanov
6 Bulgaria MF Stefan Stoynov
7 Bulgaria MF Kristiyan Ivanov
8 Bulgaria MF Kristiyan Kozarov
9 Bulgaria FW Yuliyan Shekerov
10 Bulgaria MF Martin Gaziev
11 Bulgaria DF Petar Kyumurdzhiev (captain)
12 Bulgaria GK Petar Aleksandrov
No. Position Player
15 Bulgaria MF Yani Nikolov
16 Bulgaria DF Diyan Lefterov
17 Bulgaria FW Milen Dimov
18 Bulgaria MF Ivan Angelov
19 Bulgaria MF Dimitar Kolarov
20 France FW Wilfried Grimaud
21 Bulgaria MF Stanimir Baev
22 Bulgaria DF Angel Karakashev
23 Bulgaria MF Antonio Laskov
24 Bulgaria GK Svilen Notev

Honours

Bulgarian B Group:

South-East V AFG:

  • Winners (1): 2013–14

Bulgarian Cup:

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2008–09V Group (III)914913475151DNQ
2009–10V Group620214583362DNQ
2010–11V Group422511893171Second round
2011–12V Group817512543156DNQ
2012–13V Group915613513251DNQ
2013–14V Group126331042581Second round
2014–15B Group (II)612108392546First round
2015–16B Group413107442849Quarterfinals
2016–17Second League (II)41488382550Second round
2017–18Second League156618254724First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

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