Women Football Club Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Локомотив Стара Загора), is a Bulgarian women's football club from Stara Zagora, founded in 1989. The club currently competes in the top tier of Bulgarian Bulgarian Women's League football, Bulgarian Women's League. The team have won the league 3 times.
| Full name | WFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | ||
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| Founded | 1989 2018 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Lokomotiv Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 12 000 | ||
| Manager | Yanko Valkanov | ||
| League | Bulgarian Women's League | ||
| 2022/23 | 1st (Champions) | ||
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History edit
PFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora started their women division in 1989 and joined in the Bulgarian Women's Football Championship, winning the title in 1991–92. Shortly after that, the team was dissolved along most of female teams in Bulgaria.
In 2018 a women's team was re-established after Beroe's folding of the women's league. The team slowly solidified in the league and in 2022 they become champions, ending FC NSA Sofia hegemony after 17 conservative championships.[1] The team qualified for UEFA Women's Champions League for first time in their history.[2] On 18 August 2022 they lost their opening match against Dinamo-BGU Minsk.[3] On 11 July 2023 Loko won their second conservative title.[4]
Honours edit
- : Winners (3): 1991–92, 2021–22; 2022–23
First-team squad edit
As of 8 September 2023[update][5][6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons edit
| Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Other competitions | |||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | –9 | 18 | 8th | QR | ||
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 23 | 4th | not held | ||
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 17 | +99 | 60 | 3rd | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 3 | +107 | 45 | 1st | Runner-up | ||
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 3 | +180 | 72 | 1st | not held | UEFA Women's Champions League | QR1 |
| 2023–24 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | QR1 | |||||||||||
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| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
European record edit
- As of match played 10 September 2023
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Women's Champions League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 25.00 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 25.00 |
Matches edit
| Season | Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent |
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| 2022–23 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying Round 1 | 0–5 |  Dinamo-BGU Minsk
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| 5–1 |  ŽFK Ljuboten
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| 2023–24 | Qualifying Round 1 | 0–5 |  Brann
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| 0–0 (1–3 p.) |  Katowice
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References edit
- ^ Локомотив (Стара Загора) е шампион при дамите
- ^ Шампионът на България по футбол за жени Локомотив (Стара Загора) атакува Европа с четири нови попълнения
- ^ Локомотив (СтЗ) с тежка загуба в ШЛ за жени
- ^ Перфектен сезон за ЖФК "Локомотив" Стара Загора - Спорт
- ^ Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | Squad | UEFA Women's Champions League | UEFA.com
- ^ FK Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Women | National Associations | UEFA.com
External links edit
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