PFC Botev Plovdiv II

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Botev Plovdiv II
Full namePFC Botev Plovdiv II
Nickname(s)Канарчетата (The Canaries)
Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded1 June 2021;4 years ago (2021-06-01)
Ground Sport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika
Capacity3,500
ShareholdersPFK Botev Association (100%)
Head coach Petar Penchev
League Second League
2023–24 Third League, 7th (promoted)
Website http://www.botevplovdiv.bg/

Botev Plovdiv II (Bulgarian : Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Plovdiv. Founded in 2021, it is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv, and currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system.

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Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.


History

2021–:Foundation

Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021 Botev Plovdiv announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team, [1] but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June. [2] On 7 June, Daniel Cerejido announced Stefan Stoyanov as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team. [3]



Players

As of 20 June 2025 [4]

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.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Georgi Kushtinarov
4 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Kiril Tsekov
5 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Kostadin Tatarov
6 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Miroslav Georgiev
7 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Emil Naydenov
10 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Biser Bonev
13 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Simeon Stoyanov
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Yordan Avramov
15 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Dimitar Dikov
16 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Daniel Kokov
17 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Maksim Simeonov
22 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Veliyan Vidolov
23 GK Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Denis Rusev
— MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Damyan Yordanov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.

Foreign players

Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, and use all of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

Personnel

Manager history

DatesNameHonours
2021–2022 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefan Stoyanov
2022 Flag of Armenia.svg Artur Hovhannisyan
2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Nemanja Miljanovic
2023 Flag of Israel.svg Daniel Cohen
2023–2024 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Iliyan Garov
2024– Flag of Slovenia.svg Dominik Beršnjak

Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonLeagueTop goalscorer
Division Level PWDLFAGDPtsPos
2021–22 Second League 236814143447-133816th Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Vasilev 10
2022–23 23477202552-272818th Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abdoulaye Traoré 9
2023–24 Third League 338187138455+29617th Flag of Bulgaria.svg Emil Naydenov 15
2024–25 Second League 2

Key

  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

League positions

Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)PFC Botev Plovdiv II

References

  1. ↑ Ботев (Пловдив) няма да пуска дубъл във Втора лига
  2. ↑ Потвърдено: Ботев прави дубъл за Втора лига, Локо ще има отбор и при аматьорите
  3. ↑ Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
  4. ↑ "Дублиращ отбор". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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