FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia

FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia
Full name Football Club Tsarsko Selo
Nickname(s) Царете (The Kings)
Founded 1 July 2015 (2015-07-01)
Ground Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex,
Dragalevtsi, Sofia
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Stoyne Manolov
Manager Nikola Spasov
League Bulgarian Second League
2016–17 Second League, 5th

Tsarsko Selo (Bulgarian: Царско Село) is a Bulgarian association football club, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second professional division, the Second League. Tsarsko Selo play their home matches at their Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex in the Dragalevtsi quarter of Sofia.

History

2015–2016: Foundation

In the summer of 2015, the previous chairman of CSKA Sofia Stoyne Manolov established a new academy called Football Academy Tsarsko Selo, with a focus on scouting and developing youth football players born in 2002 to 2010.[1] The club was initially registered and a subsequent men's team in the A RFG Sofia South was established, with former long-time CSKA Sofia captain Todor Yanchev appointed as manager.[2] On November 12, 2015 Manolov announced an academy partnership with Spanish La Liga club Málaga CF.[3] In the end of December 2015, Todor Yanchev took over Sofia 2010, which was bought by Manolov and was merged with Tsarsko Selo to establish a new club called Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[4][5]

2016–present: Professional debut

On 28 July 2016 the team was accepted in the newly created Bulgarian Second Professional League.[6] They finished their first match against Botev Galabovo with a draw.[7] In their first match for the Bulgarian Cup they played against Levski Sofia. The match was played on 22 September 2016 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Sofia and was won by Levski by 2-0.[8] After 2 heavy defeats, Yanchev stepped down from his position as a manager and on 29 October 2016, previous Cherno More Varna head coach Nikola Spasov was announced as the new manager of the team.[9] The team finished their first season in Second League in 5th place.[10]

Shirt and sponsor

Tsarsko Selo's main kit was initially red and white and the away kits were black and red. From 2016, the main kit has been all-red, while the reserve ones are all-white. In 2017 team main kit was changed to pink.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2015– Spain Joma None

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 August 2017

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

No. Position Player
1 Bulgaria GK Pavel Zdravkov
2 Bulgaria DF Galin Minkov (on loan from CSKA Sofia)
3 Bulgaria DF Martin Dimov
4 Bulgaria DF Asparuh Smilkov
5 Bulgaria MF Svetoslav Dikov
6 Bulgaria MF Georgi Korudzhiev
7 Bulgaria MF Krasimir Iliev
8 Bulgaria MF Pavel Petkov
9 Bulgaria MF Ivan Tilev (on loan from Septemvri Sofia)
10 Bulgaria DF Georgi Hashev
11 Nigeria MF Salas Okechukwu
No. Position Player
12 Bulgaria GK Filip Dimitrov
14 Bulgaria FW Bozhidar Katsarov
15 Bulgaria DF Martin Mitov
16 Bulgaria MF Dimitar Petkov
17 Bulgaria MF Reyan Daskalov (on loan from CSKA Sofia)
18 Bulgaria FW Tsvetelin Tsakovski
19 Bulgaria DF Mariyan Dimitrov (on loan from Septemvri Sofia)
21 Bulgaria FW Simeon Ganchev (captain)
Bulgaria DF Georgi Radev
Bulgaria FW Georgi Minchev (on loan from CSKA Sofia)

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2017.

Foreign players

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

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Club officials

Board of directors

Position Name Nationality
PresidentStoyne ManolovBulgaria
Executive DirectorIvaylo KotevBulgaria
Sports Director Nikolay NankovBulgaria
Director of Youth AcademyVacant

Current technical body

Position Name Nationality
Head Coach Nikola Spasov Bulgaria
Assistant Coach Miroslav Mitev Bulgaria
Assistant Coach Aleksandar Mladenov Bulgaria
Assistant Coach Viktor Dimitrov Spain
Assistant Coach Krasimir PunchevBulgaria
Goalkeeper Coach Boyan PeykovBulgaria
Physiotherapist Georgi IlievBulgaria
Doctor Viktor ValchanovBulgaria
U19 Coach Kemal RashidovBulgaria

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
2015 Bulgaria Todor Yanchev
2016 Bulgaria Kemal Rashidov
2016 Bulgaria Todor Yanchev
2016– Bulgaria Nikola Spasov

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2015–16A RFG (IV) 2 20 1 5 92 21 61 not qualified
2016–17Second League (II) 5 14 6 10 54 39 48 First Round
2017–18Second League — — — — — — — TBD
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ↑ Академия "Царско село" набира деца
  2. ↑ Бивш капитан на ЦСКА поема академия "Царско село"
  3. ↑ Стойне Манолов: Царско село ще си партнира с Малага
  4. ↑ Тодор Янчев поема отбор от Югозападната В група
  5. ↑ "Стойне Манолов: Българският футбол няма бъдеще без ЦСКА". Focus-sport.net. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  6. ↑ "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига
  7. ↑ Царско село с равенство в дебюта си във Втора лига
  8. ↑ Левски на осминафинал след феноменален гол
  9. ↑ Никола Спасов пое отбор от Втора лига
  10. ↑ Голеада на Царско село
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