FC Vitosha Bistritsa

Vitosha
Full name Football Club Vitosha Bistritsa
Nickname(s) The Tigers
Founded 1958 (1958)
Ground Bistritsa Stadium, Bistritsa
Ground Capacity 2000
Chairman Slavcho Galev
Manager Kostadin Angelov
League South-Western V Group
2015–16 South-Western V Group, 2nd

FC Vitosha Bistritsa (Bulgarian: ФК Витоша Бистрица) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia Province, currently playing in the South-Western V Group, the third level of Bulgarian football. It takes its name from the Vitosha mountain where Bistritsa is located.

The club is famous for having Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov, as a registered member of the squad.[1][2][3] The increased popularity of the club due to Borisov's presence led to its coach and players being featured on the TV series BNT Taxi, where random Bulgarians are interviewed in the backseat of a taxi cab.[4]

History

The club was founded in 1958 and played in the regional divisions until 2007, when it gained promotion to third division. Its highest finish to date was achieved during the 2010–11 season, when the club finished third in the final table.[5] In May 2012, Vitosha claimed the Amateur League Cup for the first time in its history, defeating Dve Mogili 2–1 in the final.[6] During the 2012/13 season, the club finished 2nd in the South-West V group and achieved promotion to Bulgaria's B Professional Football Group for the first time ever.

In the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, Vitosha defeated Bansko with an aggregate score of 3-1 to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time ever. Previously, their highest achievement had been reaching the Round of 32 in the 1972 Bulgarian Cup.

League positions

Bulgarian V AFG Bulgarian B Football Group Bulgarian V AFG

Current squad

As of 21 January 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 Bulgaria DF Yordan Varbanov
8 Bulgaria MF Mihail Mihaylov
9 Bulgaria MF Angel Stoyanov
10 Bulgaria MF Georgi Amzin
11 Bulgaria FW Kristiyan Kovachev
14 Bulgaria MF Chetin Sadula
17 Bulgaria FW Nikolay Bozhov
18 Bulgaria DF Rumen Gyonov
19 Bulgaria MF Velizar Andonov
20 Bulgaria DF Angel Madzhirov
No. Position Player
33 Bulgaria GK Ivan Gerasimov
77 Bulgaria GK Martin Minev
99 Bulgaria DF Aleksandar Sabev
Bulgaria DF Kristiyan Uzunov
Bulgaria DF Stoyan Kalpakliev
Bulgaria MF Miroslav Todorov
Bulgaria MF Tomi Kostadinov
Nigeria MF Salas Okechukwu
Bulgaria FW Stoyan Georgiev

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Borislav Georgiev
Goalkeeper coach Kaloyan Georgiev
Doctor Valentin Yanev

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Boiko Borissov and Vitosha FC to face Nottingham United in a Friendly The Sofia Echo 2010-08-17. Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
  2. ↑ Bulgaria's versatile PM eyes player of year award Reuters 2011-11-28. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
  3. ↑ Bulgarian PM named country's best footballer AFP 2011-12-5. Retrieved on 2011-12-6.
  4. ↑ BNT Taxi (in Bulgarian) BNT 1 2011-12-9. Retrieved on 2011-12-9.
  5. ↑ South-West V AFG 2010/2011 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
  6. ↑ Bulgarian PM Wins Amateur Football Cup, Ministers Cheer Novinite.com 2012-5-30 Retrieved on 2012-08-13.

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