FC Septemvri (Bulgarian: ФК Септември) is a Bulgarian football club[1] based in Simitli, which currently plays in the Third League, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
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| Full name | Football Club Septemvri Simitli | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Simitlians | ||
| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Ground | Struma, Simitli | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hristo Atanasovski | ||
| Manager | Spas Stoimenov | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2021–22 | Second League, relegated | ||
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History edit
The club was founded in 1942. From 1961 to 1975, it was called "Pirin miner". The players at that time were mostly young boys from the age of 18 to 20, with the exception of goalkeeper Dimitar Atanasovski (former player from Belasitsa). The recruited coach was Stoimenov and assistant coach was Radoslav Mitrevski (former player of CSKA Sofia and OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad).
As of 2011, Septemvri is officially affiliated[2] as a satellite to Levski Sofia. On 15 March 2012, the team reached the 1/2 finals of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time in its history, eliminating Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals by a score of 2:1.[3] They lost in the next round against Ludogorets by a score of 1:4.
Honours edit
- Sixth place in the Western "B" group: 2010/11 and 2011 /12
- Semifinalist in the National Cup tournament: this time its official name is the Cup of Bulgaria - 2011 /12
- Cup of Amateur Football League: 1994/95
Current squad edit
As of 13 April 2022[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2020.
League positions edit
Past seasons edit
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2010–11 | B PFG (II) | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 43 | First round | ||
| 2011–12 | B PFG | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 33 | Semifinals | ||
| 2012–13 | B PFG | 13 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 15 | First round | ||
| 2013–14 | V AFG (III) | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 70 | not qualified | ||
| 2014–15 | B PFG | 12 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 36 | First round | ||
| 2015–16 | B PFG | 15 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 23 | First round | ||
| 2016–17 | Third League (III) | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 72 | not qualified | ||
| 2017–18 | Third League | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 50 | not qualified | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Septemvri Simitli Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Септември (Симитли) официално сателит на Левски". Sportal.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ "Сензацията е факт: Септември (Симитли) елиминира ЦСКА". webcafe.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2012.