FC Yantra Gabrovo
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| Full name | FC Yantra Gabrovo | ||
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| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Hristo Botev Stadium, Gabrovo | ||
| Capacity | 18000 | ||
| Chairman | Hristos Dandis | ||
| Manager | Hristo Kirilov | ||
| League | Bulgarian North-West C AFG | ||
| 2007-08 | Bulgarian B PFG 13th place, relegated | ||
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FC Yantra (Template:Lang-bg) is a football club based in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Its home stadium Hristo Botev has a capacity of 14 000 seats. Club colors are green and white. During the 2006-2007 season the team took first place in Bulgarian North-West V AFG, thus qualified in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group for the upcoming season.
History
The club was founded in the summer of 1919 under the name of FC City of Gabrovo. Its founders are Hristo Bobchev, dr. Dencho Nedyalkov, Simeon Kostov, Kosta Tepavicharov, Nikola Vulnarov, Nencho Dimitrov, Hristofor Negentsov, Hristofor Stomonyakov, Hristo Karafezov, Dimitar Popov, Sava Mihailov, Ivan, Naniu and Georgi Nenov. On 21 September 1919 the club played its first game against FC Gorna Oriahovitsa and won 1:0. The starting eleven for this game were: Sava Mihailov (goalkeeper), Ivan Nanev, Nikola Rashev, Georgi Nanev, Simeon Kostov, Nikola Vulnarov, Stoyan Nanev, Dosiu Peev, Hristo Bobchev, Nencho Dimitrov and Nencho Stoyanov. In the beginning of 1920 the club joined gymnastics association Yunak, but later this year separates and takes a new name sports club Balkan, which is followed by another change - FC Oto. The latter comes from one of the players - Spiridon Nedevsky, nicknamed Oto. Because he had a strong desire to get the ball while on the field he had constantly yelled at his teammates 'ot, ot!' this became a byword for the team. The club subsequently changed its name to Aprilov, FC Chardafon, Chardafon-Orlovets. The name FC Yantra came up in 1973, and is used until now (excluding the period 1994 - 2001 when, after a relegation for a corruption case, it played under FC Chardafon).
During season 2005-2006 the club was relegated and currently resides in Bulgarian third division. Next season(2006-07) FC Yantra winning the North-West "V" Football Bulgarian group and promoted to "B" West Football Group. Season 2007-08 was not good for Yantra they relegated to Bulgarian third division(North-West "V" Bulgarian Footbal group) whit 6-wins 6-draw 14-lose GF:GA-31:48 Points:24
Current squad 2007/08
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Name | Role |
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 Hristo Kirilov
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Manager |
Famous players
- Zdravko Lazarov
- Vladimir Manchev
- Miroslav Ivanov
- Ivan Vutsov
- Vasil Stamatov
- Krasimir Marinov
- Stefan Genov
- Petko Petkov
- Martin Kushev
- Boyko Velichkov
- Antaliy Enchev
Distinguished Managers
- Hristo Kirilov August 2008 - Now
- Ilian Vasilev March 2008 - May 2008
- Veselin Antonov 2007 - 2008 March
- Stoyan Filipov April 2006 - 2007 promoted club to "B" PFG after winning Bulgarian North-West C AFG
- Todor Todorov 2004 - 2006 April
- Velislav Vutsov 2001 - 2002 Winning the Amateur football league cup, and promoted club to Bulgarian B PFG after play off
- Plamen Markov 1990-1992 and 1996-1997
- Krasen Marinov
- Dimitar Aleksiev
Honors
- Holder of the Amateur football league cup during 2001/2002 season.
- 5th place in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in 1945.
- 7th place in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in 1929.
- 8th place in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in 1971.
- Quarter finalist for the Bulgarian Cup in 1942.
- 7 participations in Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.
- 38 participations in Bulgarian B Professional Football Group.
- Participate in UEFA Intertoto Cup 1993
- Rapid Wien - Yantra 6:0
- Yantra - Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0:0
- Yantra - Halmstads BK 0:1
- Brondby IF - Yantra 6:4
Group 1
| place | Team | GF:GA | Points |
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| 1. |  Rapid Wien
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14 : 4 | 7 |
| 2. |  Zawisza Bydgoszcz
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8 : 4 | 4 |
| 3. |  Halmstads BK
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3 : 4 | 4 |
| 4. |  Brondby IF
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11 : 15 | 4 |
| 5. | Yantra Gabrovo
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4 : 13 | 1 |
Last 14 seasons
- 1994/1995 Bulgarian B PFG 6th place at the beginning of the season FC Yantra change its name to FC Chardafon
- 1995/1996 Bulgarian B PFG 9th place under the name FC Chardafon
- 1996/1997 Bulgarian B PFG 6th place under the name FC Chardafon
- 1997/1998 Bulgarian B PFG 7th place under the name FC Chardafon
- 1998/1999 Bulgarian B PFG 14th place relegated to Bulgarian C AFG under the name FC Chardafon
- 1999/2000 Bulgarian C AFG 11th place under the name FC Chardafon
- 2000/2001 Bulgarian C AFG 8th place under the name FC Chardafon after end of the season the team changed its name to FC Yantra
- 2001/2002 Bulgarian C AFG 2nd place The club are promoted to the Bulgarian B PFG after winning the playoff against Shumen 2001 with 2:0.
- 2002/2003 Bulgarian B PFG 9th place Due to lack of finances FC Yantra were at the brink of dissolving and failed to show up for their first match with Byala Slatina. Because of this, the club go to Bulgarian C AFG
- 2003/2004 Bulgarian C AFG 3rd place
- 2004/2005 Bulgarian C AFG 1st place promoted to Bulgarian B PFG
- 2005/2006 Bulgarian B PFG 13th place relegated to Bulgarian C AFG
- 2006/2007 Bulgarian C AFG 1st place promoted to Bulgarian B PFG
- 2007/2008 Bulgarian B PFG 13th place relegated to Bulgarian C AFG
- 2008/2009 Bulgarian C AFG
Contacts
3 Debel dial Str. 5300 Gabrovo, Bulgaria tel. +359-66-808353
