FC Maritsa Plovdiv
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| Full name | Football Club Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
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| Founded | 1921 | ||
| Ground | Maritsa Stadium, Plovdiv | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman |
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| Manager |
Petar Kurdov | ||
| League | South-East V AFG | ||
| 2013–14 |
Regional Group Plovdiv, 1st /promoted/ | ||
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Maritsa FC (Bulgarian: Марица ФК) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv. Established in 1921 after the merger of Karshiaka's teams Vampir and Trite Konski Sili.
They play their home matches at their 8,000-seat Stadium in the quarter of Karshiaka. They played in Bulgarian A Professional Football Group seasons of 1967-68, 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1996-97.
Youth program
The club is particularly famous for its renowned youth program that has produced many Bulgarian talents over the years – Hristo Stoichkov, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Aleksandar Aleksandrov. Bulgarian national first-team players Georgi Georgiev, Kostadin Vidolov, Krassimir Chomakov, Valeri Domovchiyski, Yordan Todorov, Asen Nikolov had also came through the ranks at Maritsa.
Honours
- Fourteenth place in the "A" group: 1969/70 and 1996/97.
- Semifinalist in the National Cup tournament: 1996/97.
Current squad
As of August 1, 2014 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
- Hristo Stoichkov
- Valeri Domovchiyski
- Krassimir Chomakov
- Kostadin Vidolov
- Aleksandar Aleksandrov
- Yordan Todorov
- Dinko Dermendzhiev
- Petar Kurdov
- Zapryan Rakov
- Georgi Georgiev
- Asen Nikolov
- Georgi Georgiev Hristov
Note: For a complete list of Maritsa players, see Category:FC Maritsa Plovdiv players.
External links
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