2009–10 PFC Botev Plovdiv season

Botev Plovdiv

2009–10 season
Chairman	Dimitar Hristolov
Manager	Enrico Piccioni
A PFG	-
Bulgarian Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Morini  (5) All: Morini  (5)
Highest home attendance	6,500 (vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv)

For the 2009-10 season, Botev Plovdiv will be competing in the A PFG.

Transfers

Summer Transfers

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   ITA Ciro Sirignano (from Sambenedettese) [1] 5 DF   CMR Gustave Bahoken (from Bradford) 6 DF   ITA Marco D'Argenio (from A.C.D. Torgiano) [1] 9 MF   BUL Hristo Stalev (from Svilengrad) 10 MF   ITA Emanuele Morini (from Sambenedettese) 11 FW   ITA Alan Carlet (from Torres) 15 MF   ITA Gilberto Zanoletti (from Cremonese) 17 DF   ITA Fabio Tinazzi (from Sambenedettese) [2] 18 MF   BUL Boris Blagoev (from Brestnik 1948) 21 FW   ITA Alberto Rebecca (from Venezia) 22 GK   BUL Ventsislav Velinov (from CSKA Sofia) 23 MF   ITA Massimiliano Brizzi (from Novara Calcio) 24 DF   URU Sebastián Flores (from Cherno More) 25 DF   NGA Daniel Ola (from A.C. Cesena) [3] 28 DF   BUL Anton Vergilov (from Marek) 69 GK   ITA Luca Brignoli (from Ravenna Calcio) [4] 99 FW   HON Luis López (from Alacranes de Durango)

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   BUL Daniel Bozhkov (to Widzew Łódź) 8 MF   BUL Todor Timonov (to CSKA Sofia) 11 FW   BUL Georgi Andonov (end of loan) 14 DF   BUL Nikolay Harizanov (to Sportist) 15 DF   BUL Apostol Popov (to CSKA Sofia) 18 MF   BUL Georgi Avramov (to Spartak Plovdiv) 20 MF   BUL Nikolay Manchev (to CSKA Sofia) 21 MF   CMR Alfred Mapoka(to FC Pinggau/Friedberg) 23 DF   BUL Zdravko Stankov (to Lokomotiv Mezdra) 24 DF   BUL Ilian Garov (to Lokomotiv Sofia) 36 GK   BUL Lilcho Arsov (retired) 99 FW   BUL Georgi Semerdzhiev (to Sportist)

Winter Transfers

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BUL Ventsislav Velinov (Released) 2 DF   BUL Vasil Vasilev (Released) 3 MF   ITA Ciro Sirignano (Released) 4 MF   ITA Marco Di Paolo (Released) 6 DF   ITA Marco D'Argenio (Released) 9 MF   BUL Hristo Stalev (Released) 10 MF   ITA Emanuele Morini (Released) 11 MF   BUL Ivan Karamanov (Released) 13 MF   BUL Chudomir Grigorov (Released) 15 MF   ITA Gilberto Zanoletti (Released) 16 FW   ITA Alberto Rebecca (Released) 17 DF   ITA Fabio Tinazzi (Released) 17 MF   BUL Todor Todorov(Released) 18 DF   BUL Asen Popov(Released) 18 MF   BUL Stoyan Grancharski(Released) 20 MF   BUL Vasil Kochev (Released) 21 MF   CMR Alfred Mapoka(Released) 23 MF   ITA Massimiliano Brizzi (Released) 26 FW   BUL Yordan Etov (Released) 29 DF   NGA Daniel Ola (Released) 32 FW   ITA Alan Carlet (Released) 69 GK   ITA Luca Brignoli (Released) 77 FW   BUL Ilian Yordanov (Released)

Players

Appearances and goals

Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who are in the Botev Plovdiv first team squad during the 2009–10 season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A Group		Bulgarian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	MF	BUL	Svetoslav Iliev	5	0	5	0	0	0
5	DF	BUL	Stoyan Angelov	4	0	4	0	0	0
5	DF	BUL	Anton Vergilov	4	0	4	0	0	0
7	MF	BUL	Boris Blagoev	7	0	7	0	0	0
8	FW	GHA	Erick Kabu	8	0	8	0	0	0
15	MF	BUL	Lyubomir Aleksandrov	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	BUL	Tomi Tomev	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	BUL	Tsvetelin Tonev	1	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF	BUL	Deyan Bekyarov	3	0	3	0	0	0
22	FW	BUL	Petko Vasilev	4	0	3	0	1	0
27	DF	CMR	Gustave Bahoken	5	0	4	0	1	0
30	GK	BUL	Rumen Popov	2	0	2	0	0	0
80	FW	BRA	Alexandre Serdeira	1	0	1	0	0	0
90	DF	ITA	Ilario Lana	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	HON	Luis López	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players not a part of the club after the start of the season:
1	GK	BUL	Ventsislav Velinov	6	0	6	0	0	0
2	DF	BUL	Vasil Vasilev	8	0	8	0	0	0
3	MF	ITA	Ciro Sirignano	11	0	10	0	1	0
4	MF	ITA	Marco Di Paolo	4	0	3	0	1	0
6	DF	ITA	Marco D'Argenio	5	0	5	0	0	0
9	MF	BUL	Hristo Stalev	6	0	6	0	0	0
10	MF	ITA	Emanuele Morini	10	6	10	6	0	0
11	MF	BUL	Ivan Karamanov	9	2	8	2	1	0
13	DF	BUL	Chudomir Grigorov	13	0	12	0	1	0
15	MF	ITA	Gilberto Zanoletti	9	1	9	1	0	0
16	FW	ITA	Alberto Rebecca	7	0	6	0	1	0
17	DF	ITA	Fabio Tinazzi	10	0	9	0	1	0
17	MF	BUL	Todor Todorov	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	DF	BUL	Asen Popov	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	MF	BUL	Stoyan Grancharski	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	BUL	Dimitar Vitanov	11	0	11	0	0	0
20	MF	BUL	Vasil Kochev	13	1	12	1	1	0
21	MF	CMR	Alfred Mapoka	4	0	3	0	1	0
23	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Brizzi	10	0	9	0	1	0
24	DF	URU	Sebastián Flores	2	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	BUL	Yordan Etov	5	1	5	1	0	0
29	DF	NGA	Daniel Ola	6	0	6	0	0	0
32	FW	ITA	Alan Carlet	7	0	7	0	0	0
69	GK	ITA	Luca Brignoli	8	0	7	0	1	0
77	MF	BUL	Ilian Yordanov	10	2	9	1	1	1

TBI A Football Group

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	9	6	15	36	52	−16	33
13	Sliven	30	9	5	16	29	40	−11	32
14	Lokomotiv Mezdra (R)	30	7	6	17	30	48	−18	27	Relegation to 2010–11 B Group
15	Sportist Svoge (R)	30	5	4	21	23	59	−36	19
16	Botev Plovdiv [a] (R)	30	1	4	25	12	78	−66	1

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Botev Plovdiv were expelled from the league during the winter break because they were unable to meet the criteria required to continue the season, and deducted six points for administrative irregularities. All of their remaining matches have been scratched and will be counted as a 3–0 win for their opponents. ^{[5] [6]}

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Note: Results are given with Botev Plovdiv score listed first.

Game	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Botev Plovdiv Goalscorers
1	8 August 2009	A	Levski Sofia	0-5	1,270
2	15 August 2009	H	Montana	2-3	220	Etov 19', Kochev 22'
3	22 August 2009	A	Sliven	0-3	2,130
4	30 August 2009	A	Cherno more	0-3	2,350
5	14 September 2009	H	Minyor Pernik	0-3	150
6	20 September 2009	A	Litex Lovech	1-2	620	Morini 75'
7	26 September 2009	H	Slavia Sofia	0-1	3,080
8	3 October 2009	A	Lokomotiv Sofia	2-2	800	Karamanov 17', Morini 51'
9	17 October 2009	H	CSKA Sofia	0-1	6,440
10	24 October 2009	A	Chernomorets	0-2	750
11	31 October 2009	H	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1-0	6,500	Morini 86'
12	7 November 2009	A	Beroe	1-3	6,650	Zanoletti 8'
13	21 November 2009	H	Sportist	1-1	380	Morini 24'
14	28 November 2009	A	Lokomotiv Mezdra	2-2	300	Karamanov 54', Yordanov 79'
15	5 December 2009	H	Pirin	2-2	550	Morini (2) 26', 80'

Bulgarian Cup

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Note: Results are given with Botev Plovdiv score listed first.

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Botev Plovdiv Goalscorers
1	25 November 2009	A	Lokomotiv Sofia	1-2	500	Yordanov 5'

References

1. "Calcio - L'avellinese D'Argenio in Bulgaria con Sirignano e Mendil » IRPINIANEWS.IT". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
2. "Италианският защитник Фабио Тинази започна тренировки с Ботев". 25 August 2009.
3. "И нигериец почна в Ботев". 29 August 2009.
4. Non ci fate giocare in ITALIA? Allora andiamo in BULGARIA!
5. БФС: Ботев не изпълни нито едно условие, сами се досещате накъде отиват нещата Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
6. Изхвърлиха официално Ботев Пловдив от "А" група Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)