Sportclub Sofia

Sportclub Sofia
Full name Sportclub Sofia
Nickname(s) Moravite (The Purples)
Founded 1 December 1912 (1912-12-01)
Dissolved 5 November 1944 (1944-11-05)
Ground Sportclub Stadium, Sofia
Capacity 5000

Sportclub Sofia (Bulgarian: Спортклуб София) was a Bulgarian football club based in Sofia. During its existence the club won the Bulgarian Championship in 1935.[1]

History

The club was formed as SC Karavelov in 1 December 1912 in honour of Lyuben Karavelov – a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.[2]

During 1919 to September 1920 the club was merged with Slavia Sofia. The misunderstanding in the management of both clubs let to the separation of the team. The club was then renamed to Sportclub Sofia, as suggested by Aleksandar Vazov, nephew of Ivan Vazov. Aleksandar, who as a student in Germany used to play for Sportclub Berlin, known today as Hertha BSC. With the establishment of Communist rule in Bulgaria after WWII, significant changes took place affecting all leading clubs without exception. On 5 November 1944, Sportclub Sofia was merged with Sokol Sofia and Vazrazhdane Sofia and a new club was found on Sportclub Sofia's basis – Septemvri Sofia, who is also Its official descendant.

Honours

Champions: 1935

References

  1. ↑ "80 години от шампионската титла на „Спортклуб“ | ПФК Септември София". fcseptemvri.net. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. ↑ "103 години от основаването на „Спортклуб“/“Каравелов“ | ПФК Септември София". fcseptemvri.net. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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