Botev Plovdiv II (Bulgarian: Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Plovdiv. Founded in 2021, it is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
| Full name | PFC Botev Plovdiv II | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Канарчетата (The Canaries) Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 1 June 2021 | |||
| Ground | Sport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika | |||
| Capacity | 3,500 | |||
| Shareholders | PFK Botev Association (100%) | |||
| Head coach | Iliyan Garov | |||
| League | Southeast Third League | |||
| 2022–23 | Second League, 18th (relegated) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.
History edit
2021–:Foundation edit
Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021 Botev Plovdiv announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team,[1] but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June.[2] On 7 June, Daniel Cerejido announced Stefan Stoyanov as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.[3]
Players edit
- As of 15 March 2024[4]
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 2022.
- For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.
Foreign players edit
Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, and use all of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.
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Personnel edit
Manager history edit
| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2021–2022 |  Stefan Stoyanov
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| 2022 |  Artur Hovhannisyan
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| 2022 |   Nemanja Miljanovic
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| 2023 |  Daniel Cohen
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| 2023– | Iliyan Garov
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Past seasons edit
| Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2021–22 | Second League | 2 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 38 | 16th | Ivan Vasilev
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| 2022–23 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 28 | 18th |  Abdoulaye Traoré
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| 2023–24 | Third League | 3 | |||||||||||
Key edit
- GS = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
League positions edit
References edit
- ^ Ботев (Пловдив) няма да пуска дубъл във Втора лига
- ^ Потвърдено: Ботев прави дубъл за Втора лига, Локо ще има отбор и при аматьорите
- ^ Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
- ^ "Дублиращ отбор". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.