Balkan Botevgrad
Wikipedia - FC Balkan Botevgrad
FC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: ФК Балкан Ботевград, romanized: FK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Botevgrad. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.
History
The club was established in 1929 with the name "Stamen Panchev". In 1945, the club was renamed "Hristo Gurbov". Since 1947, the name is "Balkan". The main kit-colours of the team are green and white. Throughout its history, the club has participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in the Southwest Third League. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In the 2007/2008 season, Balkan finished 2nd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG, but won promotion, because of the changes from the 2008/2009 season in Bulgaria's West and East B Groups. From 2008, the chief executive is the famous Bulgarian footballer Marian Hristov. The club qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating PFC Belite orli Pleven with 2:0 and beating PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra with 1:0 to make it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. Unfortunately, "Balkan" was eliminated by CSKA Sofia after a score of 5:0.
Honours
Second League
- Fifth place (2): 1978/1979, 2008/2009
Bulgarian Cup
- 1/8 finals (2): 1989, 2008
Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
- Winners (1): 2019
League positions
Il Balkan Botevgrad ha vinto la Coppa di Bulgaria nel 1956, battendo in finale il Levski Sofia per 4-1. Questa è l'unica vittoria di un trofeo importante nella storia del club.
Il Balkan Botevgrad ha partecipato a diverse competizioni europee, tra cui la Coppa delle Coppe UEFA, la Coppa UEFA e la Coppa Intertoto UEFA. Tuttavia, non ha mai raggiunto la fase a gironi di nessuna di queste competizioni.
Il Balkan Botevgrad gioca le sue partite casalinghe allo Stadion Hristo Botev, che ha una capacità di 4.000 spettatori.