FC Vitosha Bistritsa

The club was founded in 1958 and played in the regional divisions until 2007, when it gained promotion to the third division. In the 1972–73 Bulgarian Cup they entered the preliminary round, but eventually lost to Pirin Blagoevgrad with a 3-0 result.

From 2007 to 2016 the team played regularly in the V Group. In May 2012, Vitosha claimed the Amateur League Cup for the first time in their history, eliminating Dve Mogili 2–1 in the final match.[5] During the 2012-13 V Group, the club ranked second in the South-West V Group and achieved promotion to Bulgaria's professional B Group for the first time in their history.

During the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, Vitosha eliminated Bansko with an aggregate score of 3-1 to advance to the Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time ever. Previously, their highest achievement had been reaching the Round of 32 in the 1972 Bulgarian Cup.

Vitosha finished the 2015–16 V Group in second place after CSKA Sofia, but due to the adoption of a new league structure for the Second League, they were promoted again.[6] In the meantime, the club started investing in a youth academy consisting of five youth teams for the 2016–17 season and reconstruction works on the club's stadium. On May 3, 2017, Vitosha presented an update of their current club crest.[7] A few days later, on May 8, 2017, they also signed a sponsorship agreement with Bulgarian gambling company Efbet for the upcoming two seasons.[8]

On June 2, 2017, Vitosha won the play-off relegation match against Neftochimic Burgas and achieved promotion to the top division for first time in their history.[9]

Despite their poor performance during the regular season, finishing last with the worst defense and attack, and gaining only one victory, Vitosha avoided relegation from the 2017–18 First League, winning the play-offs against Pirin Blagoevgrad and Lokomotiv Sofia. Vitosha improved their performance in the next season, avoiding relegation once more.

However, the 2019-20 season was disastrous for Vitosha. The team finished in last place in the regular season, with only one win. Since the number of matches were reduced by half for the season, Vitosha were mathematically relegated even before the relegation phase started. This ended their three-year stay in the Bulgarian top tier.

As of 1 February 2020

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Mario Dilchovski 3 DF Evgeni Zyumbulev 4 DF Kristiyan Uzunov 5 DF Ventsislav Bonev (3rd captain) 6 DF Zdravko Panev 7 MF Kristiyan Kochilov 8 MF Vasil Parvanov 9 FW Iliya Dimitrov (on loan from Levski Sofia) 10 MF Georgi Amzin (vice-captain) 11 MF Daniel Kutev 12 GK Nikolay Krastev 14 MF Chetin Sadula (captain)

No. Position Player 16 FW Teodor Kostadinov 17 MF Zapro Dinev 20 MF Aristote Madiani 22 DF Bogomil Dyakov 23 FW Emil Gargorov 33 GK Kristiyan Katsarev 66 MF Alex Terzhiyski 77 MF Mohamed Sylla 88 MF Martin Stankev 93 MF Atanas Kabov (on loan from Levski Sofia) 96 MF Hristo Ivanov 99 MF Alexei Georgiev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2019 and Transfers winter 2019–20.

Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the A PFG however only three can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

2017–18 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season

2018–19 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season