FC Krumovgrad

Football Club Krumovgrad (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Крумовград) is a football club based in Krumovgrad, Bulgaria. which currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system. They plays its home matches at the local Krumovgrad Stadium.

Krumovgrad
Full nameFootball Club Krumovgrad
Founded1925 (1925) founded as Levski Krumovgrad
2005 (2005) refounded as Levski 2005 Krumovgrad
2021 (2021) renamed FC Krumovgrad
GroundKrumovgrad Stadium, Krumovgrad
Capacity1,500
ChairmanBasri Sarov
Head coachNemanja Miljanović
LeagueSecond League
2021–22South-East Third League, 1st /Promoted/
WebsiteClub website

History

Establishment and regional leagues

Original club was founded as Levski Krumovgrad in 1925, the team mostly played in the regional leagues. For a short period the team does not exist, but in 2005, the team was refounded under the name Levski 2005.

FC Krumovgrad and professional leagues (2021-present)

In 2021 the team won a promotion to the Bulgarian Third League and set a serious ambitions to win the group and be promoted to the professional football with Stefan Genov becoming a manager.[1] On 21 September 2021 they eliminated the First League team of Tsarsko Selo.[2] In October 2021, the club changed its name from Levski 2005 to Krumovgrad and adopted a new badge.[3] In February 2022 Krumovgrad signed with Daniel Cerejido, the chief executive officer of Botev Plovdiv.[4] On 14 March 2022 the club won South-East Third League and was promoted to the Second League for the first time in their history.[5]

Honours

South-East Third League

Bulgarian Cup:

Colours and badge

Krumovgrad plays in blue and yellow colours.

Squad

As of 10 January 2023

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 Bulgaria BUL Milko Badanov
2 DF Nigeria NGA Moses Candidus
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Pehlivanov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Blagovest Danchev
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Pirgov
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Kostadin Nichev
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Kitan Vasilev
8 FW Bulgaria BUL Krasimir Iliev
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Martin Sorakov (on loan from Slavia Sofia)
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Ahmed Osman
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Oktay Yusein
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Georgi Milev
13 DF Colombia COL Jefferson Granado
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Miljanović
15 MF France FRA Hugo Azzi (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
18 DF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Terziev
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Dzhuneyt Yashar
21 GK Bulgaria BUL Blagoy Makendzhiev
22 MF Bulgaria BUL Biser Bonev (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
23 MF Bulgaria BUL Vladislav Uzunov
33 DF Bulgaria BUL Atanas Tasholov
71 DF Bulgaria BUL Tsvetelin Radev
77 MF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Stefanov
87 FW Germany GER Aaron Tshimuanga
98 DF Bulgaria BUL Ventsislav Bogdanov
99 FW Bulgaria BUL Zhak Pehlivanov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Foreign players

Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in a match day. 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.

Past seasons

Bulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)
Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2021–22Third League1st27521121686Round of 16
2022–23Second LeagueQualified*
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Personal

Club officials

As of October 2022
Name Position
Management
Bulgaria Asen Karaslavov Head of first team football
Coaching staff
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSweden Nemanja Miljanović Head coach
Bulgaria Ivan Tanchovski Assistant
Bulgaria Miroslav Kosev Assistant
Bulgaria Iliyan Vasilev Goalkeeping coach

Manager history

Name Nat From To Honours
Stefan Genov Bulgaria 17 June 2021 31 May 2022 1 Third League title
Akis Vavalis Greece 1 July 2022 3 October 2022
Velislav Vutsov Bulgaria 4 October 2022 23 December 2022
Nemanja Miljanović Bosnia and HerzegovinaSweden 8 January 2023 Present

References

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