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Revision as of 23:24, 10 December 2024

PFC Septemvri Sofia
Full nameProfessional Football Club Septemvri
Nickname(s)The Blue-Reds
The Septembrians
Founded5 November 1944; 80 years ago (1944-11-05)
GroundStadion Dragalevtsi, Sofia
Capacity1,500
ChairmanRumen Chandarov
ManagerNikolay Mitov
LeagueFirst League
2023–24Second League, 2nd (promoted)
Websitehttps://fcseptemvri.bg/

Septemvri (Bulgarian: Септември) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the team plays its home matches at the Stadion Dragalevtsi.

The club's biggest success to date is the winning of the Bulgarian Cup in 1960 and finishing 5th in the Bulgarian first division during the same season. Septemvri is known for its strong youth academy, which over the years has developed numerous players for Bulgaria's elite clubs and the national team.

History

Early ages

On November 5, 1944 the clubs Sportclub Sofia, Sokol and Vazrazhdane unite under the name of FC Septemvri Sofia; the name derives from the revolution of September 1944. On March 26, 1945, the additional clubs of Botev (Konyovitsa), Ustrem (Zaharna fabrika), Pobeda (Krasna Polyana), and Svoboda (Tri kladentsi) merge into the club. In May 1948, the club, then playing in the 1st Sofia Division, is briefly merged with second-division CDV/Chavdar (Sofia) and the unified club wins the 1948 Bulgarian Championship by overcoming Levski Sofia in the final.[1]

FC Septemvri's roots prior to merging with CSKA Sofia (see lower right corner)

Septemvri starts the 1948–49 season in the newly formed A Republican Football Group, but only six months later is separated from CDV (Chavdar) and removed from the division, with the current title given to CDNV, Chavdar's new name, which would ultimately become CSKA Sofia. At the end of the 1948–49 season, Septemvri is allowed to take part in a two-match play-off for entering first division against Marek Dupnitsa. After both matches end with a 2:0 win for each team, a third game is played in which Septemvri falls 1:0 and remains in second division.

From 1949 to 1969, Septemvri exists as an independent club, during which period it reaches the height of its success. In 1959, the club finishes first in the B PFG and is promoted to first division for the 1959–60 season. That same season, Septemvri finishes in 5th place and claims the Bulgarian Cup after a dramatic 4:3 win over Lokomotiv Sofia in extra time. The club's stay among the elite lasts only two years, as in 1961 it is relegated to the B PFG, where it remains until 1968.

In 1969, during another period of football reform in Bulgaria, Septemvri was again merged into CSKA Sofia. This unification continued for almost 20 years, until 1988, when the club became independent again and joined the V AFG. In 1993, Septemvri won a promotion to the B PFG. In 1998, the club became the champion of the B PFG and joined the elite for the first time since 1961. It finished in 16th place and was relegated again.

2000s

During the 2000–01 season, the club finished in 13th place in the B PFG and was relegated to the V AFG, where it remained until 2008. In March 2008, the club was heavily penalized after a scandalous match against FC Bansko, when coach Rumen Stoyanov ordered his players to leave the field, a serious offence according to Bulgarian Football Union regulations.[2] With an executive decision, the BFU removed Septemvri from the V AFG and placed it in the A OFG, the Sofia Regional Football Group.[3] Despite this setback, the club attained 1st place in the division in the 2008–09 season and qualified for a play-off match for entering the V AFG against FC Novi Iskar.[4] After an emotional 0–0 in regular time, penalty kicks were in order to determine the team going forward. Septemvri lost the penalty shootout 5–4.[5]

Chandarov era (2015–present)

Merge with DIT academy and Pirin Razlog (2015–2017)

In 2015, Rumen Chandarov, owner of DIT Sport Academy, one of the best Bulgarian football academies in the last few years, announced that he is the new owner of Septemvri, with the goal of getting the young players to compete in the First Professional Football League of Bulgaria. The team merged with Conegliano German and started the 2015–16 season from V Group. Nikolay Mitov was appointed as a manager of the team. In the end of the 2015 it was decided that the team will give a bigger chance to their U19 players, so most of the players who joined in the season start left and only seven players left, but 18 players joined from the U19 team which was third in the Elite Youth Group by the end of 2015. Some media announced that Chandarov will stop financing the team also due to the fact that he started financing Botev Plovdiv, but Chandarov said that this is not true and the only reason to do this is to make youth players enter the men's football.[6]

On 24 June 2016, Pirin Razlog merged into PFC Septemvri Sofia. From the new season 2016–17 Septemvri will compete in the new Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football.[7] Septemvri also returned in the Bulgarian Cup and drew the Bulgarian First League team Beroe Stara Zagora. They won the match on 21 September 2016 with 2–0, goals scored by Georgi Stoichkov and Petar Tonchev.[8] The team finished their season in Second League in 2nd place, two points behind the winners of the group — Etar and qualified for the Promotion playoffs against elite member Montana.[9] The team won the playoff on 3 June 2017 with a 2–1 final result and returned to the top level after 19 years.[10]

Return to Professional leagues (2017–present)

On 8 June 2017, Dimitar Vasev was announced as the manager who would lead the team in their return to the First League with Hristo Arangelov, the caretaker manager after Nikolay Mitov, as his first assistant.[11] The team announced that they would play to Vasil Levski National Stadium until their Septemvri Stadium is built.[12] Later, the club owner Rumen Chandarov revealed that the team would play at Bistritsa Stadium after the stadium gained a First League licence, since he didn't want Septemvri to play in front of empty seats.[13][14] Septemvri's first match was against Dunav Ruse on 17 July and the team lost the match 0–2.[15] Week later Septemvri won their second match against Pirin with Boris Galchev scoring the winning goal.[16] After four defeats in five games, Vasev was released and Nikolay Mitov returned in charge after his release from Levski Sofia.[17] Septemvri finished the half season in 10th place with 23 points after a 2–1 win over Cherno More.[18]

On 20 February 2018, Septemvri's executive director Georgi Markov died aged 46, three years after he suffered a heart attack.[19]

Septemvri secured their place in First League on 15 April 2018 after a 0–2 win over Dunav Ruse and qualified for European play-off quarter-finals.

Septemvri could not avoid relegation in the next season, however, as they were relegated after losing in the relegation playoffs to FC Arda Kardzhali, 0-1. This ended their two year stay in the Bulgarian elite.[20]

Back in the second tier after two seasons in the elite, Septemvri managed to maintain their good form and remained largely within the top three in the Second League, a strong candidate for promotion. The 2019-20 season was eventually not finished, due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Bulgaria. The last matches were played in early March. At that time, Septemvri was second in the league, three points behind CSKA 1948. Septemvri faced the 13th placed team from the First League in a promotion playoff, but lost. On 5 May 2022, after a great second half of season 2021-22, Septemvri secured their return to First League.[21] This achievement was accomplished under the management of Slavko Matić. Septemvri only managed to make a cameo appearance in the elite, suffering immediate relegation back to the Second League for season 2023–24.

Seasons

League positions

First Professional Football LeagueSecond Professional Football League (Bulgaria)First Professional Football LeagueSecond Professional Football League (Bulgaria)First Professional Football LeagueSecond Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Recent detailed history

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Bulgarian Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A Pts Pos
2017–18 First League 1 32 12 5 15 32 48 41 10th Second round Bulgaria Martin Toshev 9
2018–19 First League 1 37 12 6 19 41 62 42 12th ↓ Semi-finals France Chris Gadi 5
2019–20 Second League 2 20 17 1 2 47 19 52 2nd Round of 16 Bulgaria Preslav Yordanov 9
2020–21 Second League 2 30 17 5 8 54 29 56 3rd Round of 16 North Macedonia Mario Ilievski 12
2021–22 Second League 2 36 21 7 8 77 35 70 1st ↑ Quarter-finals North Macedonia Mario Ilievski 15
2022–23 First League 1 35 7 7 21 31 52 28 15th ↓ Round of 16 Bulgaria Atanas Kabov 6
2023–24 Second League 2 34 19 8 7 46 26 65 2nd ↑ Round of 32 Bulgaria Borislav Marinov 9
2024–25 First League 1 Qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Honours

Domestic

Crest, Shirt and Kit manufacturer

Crest history

  • 1950–1952
    1950–1952
  • 1957–1959
    1957–1959
  • 1959–1969
    1959–1969
  • 1988–2015
    1988–2015
  • 2015–present
    2015–present

Kits and manufacturers

From 1944 to 1990 team main color is red with white or blue. From 1990 to 2010 team main color is purple, but in the period between 2001 and 2007 they used white with red colors. From 2011 team first kit is dark red.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1990–1995 Germany Adidas Canel
1995–1997 Germany Puma
1997–1999 Bingbul
1999–2001 Germany Reusch
2001–2010 Unknown None
2010–2011 England Mitre
2011–2013 Italy Givova
2013–2015 Italy Sportika
2015–2017 Spain Joma
2017–19 Germany Uhlsport Efbet
2019–22 WINBET
2022– 8888.bg

Players

Current squad

As of 10 December 2024

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 Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Iliev
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Atanas Tomov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Martin Hristov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Mihail Polendakov
6 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Ochai
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Drosev
8 MF Panama PAN Martín Morán
9 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Chandarov (on loan from Levski Sofia)
10 MF South Sudan SSD Manyumow Achol
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Borislav Rupanov (on loan from Levski Sofia)
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Vladimir Ivanov
15 FW France FRA Bertrand Fourrier
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF France FRA Kléri Serber
17 DF Mozambique MOZ Alfons Amade
18 DF Turkey TUR Kubrat Onasci
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Mitko Mitkov
21 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Sheytanov
22 FW Brazil BRA Victor Oliveira
23 FW North Macedonia MKD Nikola Velichkovski
24 FW Equatorial Guinea EQG Jordan Gutiérrez
25 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Dzhamov
26 DF Netherlands NED Xandro Schenk
27 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Varbanov
28 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Essouma

For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2023–24 and Transfers summer 2024.

Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League, however only five non-EU/EEA nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU/EEA nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for five years.

Notable players

See also: Category:PFC Septemvri Sofia players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Appearance records

As of 11 October 2023

Most appearances for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Boris Galchev 2017–2020 65
2 Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 2015–2020
2022		 60
3 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev 2017–2019 51
4 France Chris Gadi 2017–2019 49
– Bulgaria Ivan Tilev 2016–2020 49
6 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev 2017–2019 48
7 Bulgaria Dimitar Kostadinov 2017–2021
2022–		 47
8 Bulgaria Georgi Stoichkov 2016–2019 46
9 Ghana Ishmael Baidoo 2017–2019 45
10 Bulgaria Georgi Stoichkov 2016–2019 43

Most goals for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Bulgaria Boris Galchev 2017–2020 14
2 France Chris Gadi 2017–2019 12
3 Bulgaria Martin Toshev 2017–2018 11
4 Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov 1958–1960 10
5 Germany Christopher Mandiangu 2018–2019 6
– Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 2015–2020
2022		 6
– Bulgaria Atanas Kabov 2021–2023 6
7 Ghana Ishmael Baidoo 2017–2019 5
– Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov 2019–2022
2023		 5
9 Bulgaria Vladimir Yonkov 2003 4
– Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev 2016–2017 4
– Bulgaria Dimitar Kostadinov 2017–2021
2022–		 4
– Bulgaria Martin Petkov 2022–2023 4
  • Players in bold are still playing for Septemvri.

Club officials

Board of directors

Position Name Nationality
President Rumen Chandarov Bulgaria
Executive Director Vacant
Sports Director Kristiyan Dobrev Bulgaria
Administrator Irina Gorolomova Bulgaria
Housekeeper Georgi Aleksandrov Bulgaria
Director of Youth Academy Vacant

Current technical body

Position Name Nationality
Head Coach Nikolay Mitov Bulgaria
Assistant Coach Bozhidar Jurcovich Serbia
Goalkeeper Coach Hristo Nikolov Bulgaria
Physical Coach Georgi Petrov Bulgaria
Physical Coach Yasen Ekimov Bulgaria
Physiotherapist Lyubomir Bulgaria
Physiotherapist Mircho Kraynov Bulgaria
Septemvri II Coach Darko Savić Serbia
U19 Coach Dimitar Stoilov Bulgaria
U17 Coach Hristian Voinov Bulgaria
U15 Coach Kiril Kirilov Bulgaria

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
1944–1946 Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov
1946 Czech Republic Milos Strujka
1947–1948 Bulgaria Hristo Nelkov
1948–1949 Bulgaria Anton Kuzmanov
1951–1953 Bulgaria Ivan Radoev
1953–1957 Bulgaria Atanas Dinev
1957–1959 Bulgaria Lozan Kotsev
1959–1961 Bulgaria Trendafil Stankov 99991 Bulgarian Cup
1961–1964 Bulgaria Sergy Yotsov
1964–1969 Bulgaria Stoyan Petrov
1969–1988 merged with CSKA Sofia
1988–1990 Bulgaria Alyosha Dimitrov
1990–1992 Bulgaria Angel Rangelov
1992–1993 Bulgaria Pavel Panov
1993–1994 Bulgaria Sergey Todorov
1994–1995 Bulgaria Stefan Grozdanov
1995 Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov
1995–2000 Bulgaria Pavel Panov (2)
Dates Name Honours
2000–2003 Bulgaria Bisser Hazday
2003–2005 Bulgaria Rumen Traykov
2006–2007 Bulgaria Rumen Stoyanov
2008 Bulgaria Ognyan Abadzhiev
2008–2009 Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov
2009–2010 Bulgaria Mihail Mihailov
2010–2013 Bulgaria Tsvetan Atanasov
2013–2015 Bulgaria Mihail Mihailov (2)
2015–2016 Bulgaria Nikolay Mitov
2016 Bulgaria Hristo Arangelov
2016–2017 Bulgaria Nikolay Mitov (2)
2017 Bulgaria Hristo Arangelov (2)
2017 Bulgaria Dimitar Vasev
2017–2018 Bulgaria Nikolay Mitov (3)
2018–2019 Bulgaria Hristo Arangelov (3)
2019–2020 Bulgaria Milen Radukanov
2020–2022 Bulgaria Hristo Arangelov (4)
2022 Serbia Slavko Matić
2022–2023 Bulgaria Svetoslav Petrov
2023–2024 Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
2024– Bulgaria Nikolay Mitov (4)

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