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FC Vitosha (Bulgarian: ФК Витоша) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia City Province, which competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. It is named after the Vitosha mountain range, where Bistritsa is located.

FC Vitosha Bistritsa
Full nameFootball Club Vitosha Bistritsa
Nickname(s)"The Bistritsa Tigers"
Short nameVitosha
Founded1958 (1958)
GroundStadion Bistritsa
Capacity2,500
ManagerNikolay Hristozov
LeagueSecond League
2021–22Third League, 2nd (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Vitosha was founded in 1958, however, the club spent the majority of its history playing in lower leagues. In 2017, Vitosha managed to promote to the First League for the first time ever. The club was relegated after the 2019-20 season and re-founded in 2021.

The club became notable for having Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov, as a registered player of the squad in the lower divisions.[1][2][3] The increased popularity of the club due to Borisov's presence led to its coach and players being featured on the TV series BNT Taxi in 2011.[4]


History



1958–2007: Regional divisions


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.


2007–2016: Amateur division and B Group breakthrough


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.


2016–2020: Professional league and academy development


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

On 28 September 2020, after several matches from the new season were completed, the first team was dissolved while keeping only the youth teams.[10]


2021–present: academy development and amateur leagues


On 25 May 2021 the team announced that they would join the Third League playing the most with youth academy players and Nikolay Hristozov as manager.[11] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Vitosha finished in second place in the Southwest Third League, but the team was promoted to the Second League after Tsarsko Selo, which was relegated from the First League, announced its dissolution, thus leaving an empty spot in the Second League. The Bulgarian Football Union gave Vitosha the place in the Second League, since they had accumulated the most points out of all second-placed teams from the regional third leagues.


Honours


Bulgarian First League:

Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League

Bulgarian Cup


Players



Current squad


As of 8 October 2022

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 Boris Gruev
3 DF  BUL Zdravko Panev
4 DF  BUL Kristiyan Uzunov
5 DF  BUL Giulio Charlov
6 DF  BUL Teodor Dimitrov
7 MF  BUL Kristiyan Kochilov
8 MF  BUL Tomi Kostadinov
10 MF  BUL Georgi Amzin
11 DF  BUL Steven Slavkov
12 GK  BUL Tsvetelin Stavrev
17 MF  BUL Mihail Petrov
18 MF  BUL Stanislav Petrov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  BUL Viliyan Spasov
21 FW  BUL Radoslav Iliev
22 MF  BUL Georgi Naydenov
23 FW  BUL Emil Gargorov (captain)
24 DF  BUL Kristiyan Dimitrov
27 DF  BUL Slavi Paskalev
41 FW  BUL Deyan Hristov
77 FW  BUL Tsvetomir Vachev
80 MF  BUL Martin Stankev
88 MF  BUL David Ganchev
90 DF  BUL Georgi Bozhilov
99 FW  BUL Hristiyan Dimitrov

Foreign players


Up to one non-EU national can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Second League. 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.

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals


Goalscoring and appearance records


As of 1 December 2019

Most appearances for the club in First League

RankNameCareerAppearances
1 Chetin Sadula2013–202069
2 Rumen Gyonov2014–201968
3 Lachezar Kotev2016–202067
4 Todor Gochev2017–201962
5 Georgi Amzin2014–60
Stefan Hristov2017–201960
7 Grigor Dolapchiev2017–201956
8 Kristiyan Kochilov2015–202055
Ivaylo Lazarov2016–201955
10 Petko Tsankov2017–201954
As of 1 December 2019

Most goals for the club in First League

RankNameCareerGoals
1 Grigor Dolapchiev2017–201911
2 Stefan Hristov2017–20199
3 Emil Gargorov2019–7
4 Ivaylo Lazarov2016–20196
5 Chetin Sadula2013–20205
6 Daniel Peev2017–20184
7 Daniel Kutev2017–20203
8 Ivan Valchanov2018–20192
Iliya Dimitrov2019–20202

Personnel


Kostadin Angelov who was head coach of the team between 2015 and 2018.
Kostadin Angelov who was head coach of the team between 2015 and 2018.

Manager history


Dates Name Honours
1959–2007 Unknown
2007–2014 Yasin Mishaui 99991 Amateur Cup title
2014 Nikolay Todorov
2014–2015 Borislav Georgiev
2015–2018 Kostadin Angelov
2018–2019 Rosen Kirilov
2019 Engibar Engibarov
2019–2020 Asen Bukarev
2020 Kostadin Angelov
2021– Nikolay Hristozov

Current technical body


Position Name Nationality
Head CoachNikolay Hristozov
Assistant CoachYordan Varbanov
Goalkeeper CoachValentin Galev

League Stats



Seasons


2017–18 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season

2018–19 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season

2019–20 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season


League positions


Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGFirst Professional Football LeagueSecond Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Past seasons


Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2010–11V Group (III)32747702485not qualified
2011–12V Group619413533661not qualified
2012–13V Group22253521071not qualified
2013–14B Group (II)117712222428Second round
2014–15V Group (III)41866572260not qualified
2015–16V Group22354721674not qualified
2016–17Second League (II)31587372353First round
2017–18First League (I)1321124226817First round
2018–19First League1313519355044Second round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References





На других языках


- [en] FC Vitosha Bistritsa

[ru] Витоша (футбольный клуб, Бистрица)

«Витоша» (болг. ФК Витоша) — болгарский футбольный клуб из города Бистрица.



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