FC Zagorets Nova Zagora

FC Zagorets (ФК Загорец) is a Bulgarian football club based in Nova Zagora, currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football league system.

FC Zagorets

Full name	Zagorets Nova Zagora
Founded	1922; 103 years ago (1922)
Ground	Stadion Zagorets, Nova Zagora
Capacity	5,900
Chairman	Daniel Kirchev
Manager	Miroslav Mindev
League	South-East Third League
2022–23	South-East Third League, 4th
Home colours Away colours

The club was founded in 1922 as FC Trakiets. They play their home games at the 5,900-capacity Stadion Zagorets. Their highest finishing position were in 1982–83, ending the season in 3rd place in B Group, the second tier of Bulgarian football.

Honours

• Second League:
  • 3rd place (1): 1982–83
• Southeastern Third League:
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
• Bulgarian Cup:
  • Quarter-finals (1): 1948
• Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League:
  • Winners (1): 2019–20

Current squad

As of 1 August 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BUL Simeon Cholakov 3 DF  BUL Gabriel Dimanov 4 DF  BUL Ivan Petrov 5 FW  BUL Angel Kostov 6 DF  BUL Ivelin Ivanov 7 FW  BUL Plamen Ivanov 8 FW  BUL Denislav Atanasov 9 MF  BUL Milen Mitev 10 MF  BUL Dimitar Videv 11 DF  BUL Yavor Ivanov 12 GK  BUL Stanimir Gospodinov

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  BUL Hayri Mehmed 15 MF  BUL Kristiyan Slavov 18 DF  BUL Bozhidar Dimitrov 19 DF  BUL Nikolay Yankov 20 MF  BUL Aleksandar Hardalov 21 MF  BUL Kosta Yanev 23 DF  BUL Dobromir Dimitrov 73 MF  BUL Ivan Stoyanov 86 GK  BUL Evgeni Karamanov (captain) 90 GK  BUL Ivan S. Stoyanov 99 FW  BUL Georgi Georgiev (vice-captain)

Notable players

• Kostadin Stoyanov
• Plamen Krumov

Past seasons

Season	League	Place	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Bulgarian Cup
2009–10	V Group (III)	12	14	1	21	50	60	44	not qualified
2010–11	V Group	3	23	9	6	69	37	78	not qualified
2011–12	V Group	10	14	4	16	42	40	46	not qualified
2012–13	V Group	15	10	8	16	30	41	38	not qualified
2013–14	V Group	11	10	7	15	36	55	37	not qualified
2014–15	V Group	7	13	7	10	50	31	46	not qualified
2015–16	V Group	3	22	6	5	64	20	72	not qualified
2016–17	Third League	1	26	6	2	77	13	84	not qualified
2017–18	Third League	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

League positions

External links

• bgclubs.eu