FC Dimitrovgrad

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Dimitrovgrad
F.C. Dimitrovgrad logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Dimitrovgrad
Founded1947;77 years ago (1947)
Ground Minyor Stadium, Dimitrovgrad
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAngel Kolev
ManagerTodor Manev
League South-East Third League
2023–24 South-East Third League, 6th

Football Club Dimitrovgrad are a Bulgarian association football club based in Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo Province, currently playing in the South-East Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.

Contents

The club's home ground is the Minyor Stadium in Dimitrovgrad, with a capacity of 10,000. Team colours are blue and yellow.

Honours

History

In 1967, the two former city club rivals, F.C. Himik and F.C. Minyor merged to establish a new club, named Football Club Dimitrovgrad. One of the original clubs, Himik, managed to compete in the A Group, in 1962–63.

In 1986, F.C. Dimitrovgrad qualified for the A PFG for first time in the club's history. The team won just eight games in their first A PFG campaign in 1986–87 season and were relegated, finishing in the last 16th place.

In 2000–01 season F.C. Dimitrovgrad, as F.C. Siera, won the Cup of Amateur Football League.

League positions

Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)FC Dimitrovgrad

Current squad

As of 1 September 2019Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Stamen Boyadziev
4 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Gabriel Georgiev
5 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Stanislav Mitov
6 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Aleksandar Shabarkov
7 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Genadi Zhelev
8 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Aleksandar Daiov
9 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Rayko Raykov
10 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Anton Kolev(third-captain)
11 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Grigor Georgiev
12 GK Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Yanislav Georgiev
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Filip Santov
15 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Tsanko Biserov
16 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Ahmed Osman
17 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Nikolai Georgiev
18 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Mario Yovov
19 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Vasil Santov
20 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Damyan Chaushev
21 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Slavi Kirilov
22 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Tsvetomir Matev (vice-captain)
23 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Chavdar Kamov(captain)
24 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Daniel Dobrikov

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

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