| Full name | Футболен клуб Етър 1924 (Football club Etar 1924) |
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| Nickname(s) | Бoлярите (The Boyars) | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Turnovo (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Manager | Georgi Todorov | ||
| League | East B PFG | ||
| 2010–11 | West B PFG, 3rd | ||
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FC Etar (Bulgarian: ФК Етър) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Veliko Tarnovo. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the East B PFG, the second tier of professional football in Bulgaria.
The club's home ground has been Ivaylo Stadium since 2002, and their main nicknames are the Boyars and the Violets, the latter in reference to the colour of their home kit, which is often mistaken for purple.
The other team from Veliko Tarnovo - F.C. Etar, which was founded in 1924, has only child teams at the moment.
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The club was founded as Etar 1924 in 2002. In their first season, they were promoted to B PFG as champions of the North-West V AFG.
In the 2004–05 season Etar had their best Bulgarian Cup run, beating Dorostol Silistra and Slavia Sofia before losing to Levski Sofia in the Round of 16.
In September 2010, Velin Kefalov had been appointed as a manager of Etar 1924. He led the team to the third place in the West B PFG. The club competed in the promotion playoff, but lost 3–1 to Svetkavitsa. In June 2011, Kefalov left the club and was replaced by Georgi Todorov in the role of head coach.
As of August 25, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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This is a list of the last seven Etar managers:
| Name | Nat | From | To | Honours |
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| Emil Dimitrov | May 2005 | June 2006 | – | |
| Stoyan Petrov | June 2006 | 25 June 2007 | – | |
| Velin Kefalov | 25 June 2007 | 6 October 2008 | – | |
| Sasho Angelov | 6 October 2008 | 23 December 2008 | – | |
| Nikolay Arnaudov | 23 December 2008 | 21 September 2010 | – | |
| Velin Kefalov | 21 September 2010 | 30 June 2011 | – | |
| Georgi Todorov | 6 July 2011 | present | – |
As of 1 August 2011
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