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FC Botev Krivodol

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Full nameBotev Krivodol
Nickname(s)Ботевци
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
GroundHristo Botev
Capacity8,000
ChairmanBulgaria Georgi Georgiev

FC Botev Krivodol (ФК Ботев Криводол)[1] is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Krivodol, currently playing in the North-West V AFG, the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Hristo Botev Stadium.

Honours

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  • North-West V AFG
    • Winners: 2007–08
  • Tenth place in the Western "B" group: 2008/09
  • 1/4 finalist in the National Cup Tournament: at that time the official name is the Cup of Bulgaria - 2008/09

History

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The club was officially founded in 1924 under the name Levski. In 1957 the club called Botev. Club colors are green and black.

Botev's previous logo

During 2007–2008 season the team took first place in Bulgarian North-West V AFG, thus qualified in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group for the upcoming season.

Season 2008-09 is a first for the club for all time in Bulgarian professional football. Botev Krivodol qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating Beroe Stara Zagora with 1:0 and beating surprisingly elite Slavia Sofia with 2:1 to make it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. At the 1/8 finals the draw met Botev Krivodol with Rodopa Smolyan. The match took place at Smolyan and Botev Krivodol surprisingly beat Rodopa with 1:3 and qualified for the first time at the 1/4 finals of the tournament.

Botev season performances

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Current squad

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As of September 13, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Ganovski
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Zarchev
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Ivanov
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Konstantin Genkov
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Angel Hristov
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Metodiev
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Tihomir Yosifov
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Tsenov
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Emiliyan Petrov
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Lyuben Valkov
22 DF Bulgaria BUL Emiliyan Ivov
25 DF Bulgaria BUL Genadi Petrov
32 MF Bulgaria BUL Emanuil Dimitrov
46 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Marinov
15 CB Bulgaria BUL Plamen Pantev

References

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  1. ^ "Botev Krivodol Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
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