FC Hebar Pazardzhik
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Full name | Football Club Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Gravediggers | ||
Founded |
May 31, 1918 June 19, 2015 (re-founded) | ||
Ground | Georgi Benkovski Stadium, Pazardzhik | ||
Capacity | 13,128 | ||
Chairman | Nayden Shopov | ||
Head coach | Nikolay Mitov | ||
League | South-West Third League | ||
2017–18 | South-West Third League, 2nd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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FC Hebar (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik, currently playing in the South-West Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
History
The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thracian name of the river Maritsa. This is the name that the club has borne for 25 years now. Under this name came the biggest success in the history of the club: participation in the premiership of Bulgaria in 1989/1990, 1991/1992 and 2000/2001.The club has also played 32 seasons in the second division. The team has very devoted supporters, known as the "gravediggers".
The re-founded club, FC Hebar 1918, was formed in July 2015. A year later, Hebar merged with third division club Chiko Byaga.
Current team
As of 2 October 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Current technical body
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Chairman | Nayden Shopov | |
Head Coach | Nikolay Mitov | |
Assistant Coach | Radoslav Vardarov | |
Assistant Coach | Petar Kovachev | |
Goalkeeper Coach | Vasil Vasilev | |
Director of Youth Academy | Spas Spasov |
League positions
Past seasons
Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup |
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2016–17 | Third League | 6 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 41 | 58 | not qualified |
2017–18 | Third League | 2 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 24 | 84 | not qualified |
Honors and awards
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 9th place 2000/2001 Bulgarian B Professional Football Group 1988/1989; 1990/1991 Bulgarian State Championship 1/2 finals 1926; 1935 Bulgarian Cup 1/4 finals 1974/1975; 1988/1989; 2004/2005
Notable players
Atanas Pashev Metodi Tomanov Vasil Dragolov Nikolay Donev Kiril Vasilev Radko Dimitrov Mladen Radkov Georgi Petkov Vladimir Manchev Aleksandar Tunchev Veselin Minev Yordan Minev Zdravko Lazarov
Managerial history
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[1] As of 2 October 2018