Balkan Botevgrad
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FC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: ФК Балкан Ботевград, romanized: FK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Botevgrad. The stadium of the club is "Hristo Botev" in Botevgrad with capacity of 8,000 people.
History
The club was established in 1929 with the name "Stamen Panchev". In 1945, the club was renamed "Hristo Gurbov". Since 1947, the name is "Balkan". The main kit-colours of the team are green and white. Throughout its history, the club has participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division. Currently the team is playing in the Southwest Third League. From 2005, the chairman of the club is Tihomir Ninov. In the 2007/2008 season, Balkan finished 2nd in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG, but won promotion, because of the changes from the 2008/2009 season in Bulgaria's West and East B Groups. From 2008, the chief executive is the famous Bulgarian footballer Marian Hristov. The club qualified at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating PFC Belite orli Pleven with 2:0 and beating PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra with 1:0 to make it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. Unfortunately, "Balkan" was eliminated by CSKA Sofia after a score of 5:0.
Honours
Second League
- Fifth place (2): 1978/1979, 2008/2009
Bulgarian Cup
- 1/8 finals (2): 1989, 2008
Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
- Winners (1): 2019
League positions
Der FC Balkan Botevgrad hat in seiner Geschichte noch nie einen größeren Titel gewonnen. Der größte Erfolg des Vereins ist der Gewinn des bulgarischen Pokals im Jahr 1955. In der Saison 1996/97 spielte der FC Balkan Botevgrad erstmals in der ersten bulgarischen Liga, konnte sich dort aber nur eine Saison halten.
Der FC Balkan Botevgrad ist bekannt für seine starke Nachwuchsarbeit. Der Verein hat in den letzten Jahren zahlreiche Talente hervorgebracht, die später für die bulgarische Nationalmannschaft gespielt haben.