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FC Dunav (Bulgarian: ФК Дунав) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Ruse, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

Dunav Ruse
Full nameFootball Club Dunav from Ruse
Nickname(s)Драконите (The Dragons)
Founded16 February 1949; 73 years ago (1949-02-16)
GroundGradski Stadion
Capacity13,000
OwnerFans Association / Academy Managers
Head coachLyudmil Kirov
LeagueSecond League
2021–22North-East Third League, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Part of a larger sports branch, Dunav were established on February 16, 1949, as a merger of two local football clubs in the city, Dinamo and Rusenets.[1] Nicknamed The Dragons (Bulgarian: Драконите), Dunav's home colours are sky blue and white. Named after the Danube River, on the banks of which the city of Ruse is situated, the club plays its home matches at the local Gradski stadion, which has a seating capacity of 13,000 spectators.[2]

Among the club's most notable achievements are a final in the Bulgarian championship in 1937, a First League fourth place in 1975, 1989 and 2017, and four domestic cup finals in 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1962 respectively. The club’s most recent top flight participation has been during the 2019-20 season.


History



Domestic


Over the course of its history, the club carried a variety of different names such as Sava, Napredak, Levski, Varush, Angel Kanchev, Rakovski, Rusenets, Dinamo, Spartak, DNA, Torpedo and Partizanin. Dunav played in the A Group over a number of seasons between 1937 and 1940, 1951, 1956, 1958–67, 1968–73, 1974–77, 1984–86, 1988–91 and 1996–98, before being relegated again.

Dunav playing against Serie A club Roma at the Municipal Stadium in 1975.
Dunav playing against Serie A club Roma at the Municipal Stadium in 1975.

Following years of several movements between lower divisions, a decent squad, established by playing manager Engibar Engibarov at the time, eventually won the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League in 2003–04 and for the next season they finally gained promotion to the B PFG after a long-term absence in the amateur divisions. It was to be their first appearance in professional football since the club was relegated from the A Group in 1991.

From January 5, 2006 until October 2 of the same year, Dunav were managed by Ferario Spasov. He acquired some well-known footballers and loaned talented players from Litex Lovech in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the first division again.

The 2009–10 season in the B Group was very narrow for the club as the dream of reaching the A Group almost became a reality. Dunav finished the first half of the season in first place, leaving behind the teams of Kaliakra Kavarna and Nesebar. The second half of the season started very well and the team was in a row with a couple of very significant wins, but they won only one game in their last 7 matches and eventually failed to gain promotion to the top flight.

In the following years, Dunav again failed to impress and was mostly seen as a middle table club in the final ranking of the B Group. In 2010–11, the club was left by some of its good players, as a result of ongoing financial difficulties in the team. Dunav subsequently withdrew from the B Group in February 2011, after being unable to reduce its financial debts to the municipality and a majority of its squad players. A few days later, the club announced bankruptcy and was dissolved.

In 2011, Dr. Simeon Simeonov established a new entity under the name Dunav 2010, which was approved by the BFU to start from the lowest levels of Bulgarian football. The team obtained license and after several court decisions in the following months, it regained the traditions and history of its predecessor. In 2015, the club won the Bulgarian Amateur Cup and was promoted to the second division.

In 2016, Dunav 2010 became champions of the 2015-16 B Group and were promoted to the top flight for the first time since 1991, 25 years after their last participation. They completed in the debut season of the newly renamed Bulgarian First League. Their first year in the BFL was an instant success, as they finished fourth and qualified for Europa League.

Ever since, Dunav's financial situation has been very unstable, despite the club playing in the top tier.

During the winter break of the 2019–20 season, Dunav owners stated that the team might face administrative relegation if a new income source is not provided on time. However, the club continued to participate in the top tier until the very end of the 2019-20 season, finishing 13'th in the league, proceeding to relegation Group B in the company of fellow top tier Botev Plovdiv ( losing 3–1 at Plovdiv), FC Arda ( winning 2–0 at Kardjali) and Botev Vratsa ( losing 3–1 at Ruse, Bulgaria). As a result, finishing 4'th in the group ( last place), qualifying for the relegation playoffs. In a group, competing against Botev Vratsa ( drawing 0–0 at Vratsa) and Tsarsko Selo ( winning 1–0 at Rousse), finishing second in the group. Second place meaning a Relegation play-off final against the third from the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), where Dunav lost 4–1 to FC Montana, thus being relegated. However, Dunav's financial situation and poor ownership led to the club being taken over by the fans' association and academy coaches, announcing on 4 August 2020 that Dunav will compete in the Third League.

After two seasons in the third level, Dunav managed to promote to the Second League, at the end of the 2021–22 season.


European


On an international basis, Dunav's debut entry in the European club competitions dates back to the 1975-76 UEFA Cup, where they were drawn against Roma of the Italian Serie A. Dunav were subsequently eliminated after a 2–0 defeat in Rome and a notable 1–0 win over the Italian team in Ruse.[3] In 2017, they managed to secure a spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League after a prolonged period of European absence, but were eliminated by Irtysh Pavlodar after an overall 0–3 loss in both legs.


Honours



Domestic


First League:

Second League:

Third League:

Fourth League:

Bulgarian Cup:

Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League:


European


UEFA Europa League


League positions


Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football Group

European record



Matches


Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R Roma 1–0 0–2 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Irtysh Pavlodar 0–2 0–1 0–3

Players



Current squad


As of 24 October 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BUL Tsvetelin Enchev
7 MF  BUL Kristian Taskov
8 DF  BUL Stanislav Valchev
9 FW  BUL Aleksandar Kirilov
10 MF  BUL Preslav Petkov
11 MF  BUL Diyan Dimov (captain)
12 GK  BUL Vincenzo Angelov
13 DF  BUL Kristiyan Varbanov
15 MF  BUL Kristiyan Gospodinov
17 MF  FRA Hugo Komano
19 MF  BUL Teodor Kostov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  BUL Yordan Dimitrov
22 DF  BUL Stoyan Predev
23 FW  BUL Miroslav Budinov
33 GK  BUL Daniel Nikolov
45 MF  BUL Djan Hasan
66 MF  BUL Nikola Kolev
70 DF  BUL Georgi Valchev
77 DF  BUL Martin Kostadinov
88 DF  BUL Dimitar Todorov
99 MF  BUL Dani Bratoev
MF  BUL Denislav Minchev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.


Past/Current seasons


Season Lvl League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2010–11IVA RFG190220827First round
2011–12IIIV Group612106481946not qualified
2012–13IIIV Group22422861574not qualified
2013–14IIB Group136911243227First round
2014–15IIIV Group128111211185Second round
2015–16IIB Group118102531964Second round
2016–17IFirst League4151011464455Quarterfinals
2017–18IFirst League1211719315040Quarterfinals
2018–19IFirst League119919405936Second round
2019–20IFirst League136817265526First round
2020–21IIIThird League51657603353Preliminary Round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References





На других языках


[de] FC Dunaw Russe

Der FC Dunaw Russe (bulgarisch ФК Дунав Русе) ist eine Fußballmannschaft aus der bulgarischen Stadt Russe; sie spielt in der Saison 2016/17 in der A Grupa. Die Mannschaft trägt ihre Heimspiele im Gradski-Stadion mit einem Fassungsvermögen von 13.000 Sitzplätzen aus. Die Spiele der Jugendmannschaften werden im Dunav-Stadion (12.000 Sitzplätze) ausgetragen. Dort findet auch das Training statt.
- [en] FC Dunav Ruse

[ru] Дунав (футбольный клуб)

«Дунав» (болг. Футболен клуб Дунав Русе) — болгарский футбольный клуб из города Русе, одноименной общины. Основан в 1949 году. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Городской», вмещающем порядка 20 000 зрителей. Цвета формы бело-голубые.



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