FC Dunav Rousse

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FC Dunav Rousse (Bulgarian: ФК Дунав Русе) are a Bulgarian football club from the city of Rousse. Founded in 1919, they currently participate in the East B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football.

Over the years, the team has been named Sava, Napredak, Levski, Varush, Angel Kanchev, Rakovski, Rusenets, Dinamo, Spartak, DNA, Torpedo and Partizanin.

Among the team's achievements are a final in the Bulgarian championship in 1937, an A PFG (top division) fourth place in 1975 and Bulgarian Cup finals in 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1962. Dunav Rousse also participated in the UEFA Cup in 1975–76, when they were eliminated by A.S. Roma after a 2–0 defeat in Rome and a memorable 1–0 win over the Italian team in Rousse.

Dunav Rousse, under playing manager Engibar Engibarov, won the Cup of the Amateur League in 2003–04, the same year they returned to the B PFG after a hiatus in the amateur divisions and financial problems since the team were relegated from the A PFG in 1991.

From 5 January 2006 until 2 October, they were managed by the noted specialist Ferario Spasov and have acquired some well-known footballers and loaned talented PFC Litex Lovech youngsters in an attempt to again reach the A PFG.

Dunav Rousse's team colours are blue and white. The team are named after the Danube River (Bulgarian: Дунав, Dunav). They play their home matches at the Gradski Stadium, which has a capacity of around 20,000.