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POFC Botev Vratsa

Botev (Bulgarian: Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional municipal football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.

The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at Stadion Hristo Botev. It is situated in the Hristo Botev sport complex, in the east part of Vratsa. The stadium originally had 25 000 seats. After a recent reconstruction, which took place in the first half of 2008 and in 2009, the stadium has 7 reconstructed seated sectors with a total of 6 417 seats.

Botev's longest continuous period in the top tier was 26 consecutive seasons between 1964 and 1990. The club's highest ever league finish came in 1970–71 when it finished third in the top flight.

History

Botev Vratsa Football Club was founded in 1921 by Nikola Kunov, Ivan Abuzov, Nako Paunov, Gergo Boytchev, Todor Orozov, Hristo Lighenski and Angel Rachinski. The place of foundation is a playground near the Old market in Vratsa. Between 1921 and 1956 various sport clubs were founded in the city. In 1957 most of the sport clubs in the city are joined together to form FC Botev Vratsa. Between 1957 and 1964 Botev Vratsa is a member of Bulgarian second division. In 1964 the club entered the Bulgarian top division and played there for 26 seasons. The team of Vratsa has 788 games in the top flight of Bulgarian football.

Botev's most glorious moment came in 1971, when the team finished third in Bulgarian top division, after CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. Botev did, however, represent Bulgaria in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup where they lost in the first round to Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia 2–8 on aggregate. The first game in Vratsa, in the presence of 35 000 spectators, ended with a 2–1 loss. The second game in Zagreb finished 6–1.

The biggest success in the Bulgarian Cup is a semi-final in 1960–61, 1974–75 and 1984–85. In 1989–90 Botev was relegated to second division. In the next 19 years the club participated in either the second or the

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POFC Botev Vratsa

Bulgaria. First Professional League. League Table. Season 2024/2025
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Ludogorets Ludogorets 8 7 1 0 16 1 22 6 6 0 0 12 1 18 14 13 1 0 28 2 40 26 2
2 Botev Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv 6 4 1 1 7 3 13 8 6 0 2 8 3 18 14 10 1 3 15 6 31 9 1.1
3 Spartak Varna 8 5 1 2 13 7 16 8 4 2 2 9 9 14 16 9 3 4 22 16 30 6 1.4
4 Levski Sofia Levski Sofia 7 5 0 2 13 6 15 8 4 1 3 14 7 13 15 9 1 5 27 13 28 14 1.8
5 Cherno More Varna Cherno More Varna 8 5 3 0 11 3 18 7 3 1 3 6 5 10 15 8 4 3 17 8 28 9 1.1
6 Arda Kardzhali Arda Kardzhali 7 6 1 0 11 4 19 8 2 2 4 8 12 8 15 8 3 4 19 16 27 3 1.3
7 Beroe Beroe 7 2 1 4 4 5 7 8 4 2 2 10 7 14 15 6 3 6 14 12 21 2 0.9
8 CSKA-Sofia 7 3 1 3 8 6 10 8 2 2 4 9 10 8 15 5 3 7 17 16 18 1 1.1
9 Slavia Sofia Slavia Sofia 7 4 1 2 10 7 13 8 1 1 6 6 12 4 15 5 2 8 16 19 17 -3 1.1
10 CSKA 1948 CSKA 1948 7 1 2 4 9 13 5 8 2 5 1 8 6 11 15 3 7 5 17 19 16 -2 1.1
11 Levski Krumovgrad Levski Krumovgrad 8 3 1 4 7 7 10 7 1 3 3 4 9 6 15 4 4 7 11 16 16 -5 0.7
12 Septemvri Sofia Septemvri Sofia 8 2 1 5 7 12 7 7 3 0 4 7 11 9 15 5 1 9 14 23 16 -9 0.9
13 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Plovdiv 8 1 3 4 8 14 6 7 2 2 3 8 8 8 15 3 5 7 16 22 14 -6 1.1
14 Botev Vratsa Botev Vratsa 8 2 2 4 8 13 8 7 1 1 5 3 14 4 15 3 3 9 11 27 12 -16 0.7
15 Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia 8 1 3 4 3 13 6 7 1 2 4 6 11 5 15 2 5 8 9 24 11 -15 0.6
16 Hebar Pazardzhik Hebar Pazardzhik 8 1 4 3 7 9 7 8 0 2 6 5 17 2 16 1 6 9 12 26 9 -14 0.8

POFC Botev Vratsa Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
04 Dec 10:30 10:30, 04 Dec sch
Beroe
Botev Vratsa
21-12
FPL
30 Nov 13:00 13:00, 30 Nov sch
Botev Vratsa
Levski Sofia
12-28
FPL
23 Nov 14:00 14:00, 23 Nov sch
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Vratsa
31-12
FPL
08 Nov 13:00 13:00, 08 Nov fin
Arda Kardzhali 2
1-0 2-0
Botev Vratsa
24-12
FPL
1-0
2-0
01 Nov 15:30 15:30, 01 Nov fin
Botev Vratsa 2
0-1 3-2
Slavia Sofia
9-14
FPL
0-1
3-2
29 Oct 11:30 11:30, 29 Oct fin
Sportist Svoge
0-2 0-2
Botev Vratsa
R32
0-2
0-2
24 Oct 14:30 14:30, 24 Oct fin
CSKA-Sofia 1
1-0 2-0
Botev Vratsa 2
10-9
FPL
1-0
2-0
18 Oct 16:30 16:30, 18 Oct fin
Botev Vratsa 2
0-0 0-0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4
8-12
FPL
0-0
0-0
06 Oct 12:00 12:00, 06 Oct fin
Hebar Pazardzhik 3 1
1-1 1-1
Botev Vratsa 5
6-7
FPL
1-1
1-1
29 Sep 18:15 18:15, 29 Sep fin
Botev Vratsa 2
0-2 0-2
Ludogorets
7-22
FPL
0-2
0-2
23 Sep 14:30 14:30, 23 Sep fin
Levski Krumovgrad
1-0 3-0
Botev Vratsa 3 1
6-7
FPL
1-0
3-0
13 Sep 16:30 16:30, 13 Sep fin
Botev Vratsa
0-0 1-1
Spartak Varna 2
6-14
FPL
0-0
1-1
30 Aug 16:15 16:15, 30 Aug fin
Botev Vratsa 1
0-2 0-3
CSKA 1948 2
6-6
FPL
0-2
0-3
23 Aug 16:00 16:00, 23 Aug fin
Lokomotiv Sofia 2
0-1 0-1
Botev Vratsa 5
8-3
FPL
0-1
0-1
19 Aug 16:00 16:00, 19 Aug fin
Botev Vratsa 3
2-0 2-0
Septemvri Sofia 2 1
0-0
FPL
2-0
2-0
12 Aug 18:15 18:15, 12 Aug fin
Cherno More Varna 2
1-1 2-1
Botev Vratsa 5
4-0
FPL
1-1
2-1
05 Aug 18:15 18:15, 05 Aug fin
Botev Vratsa 2
1-1 1-2
Beroe 1
0-4
FPL
1-1
1-2
26 Jul 18:15 18:15, 26 Jul fin
Levski Sofia 2
1-0 4-0
Botev Vratsa 2
3-0
FPL
1-0
4-0
21 Jul 16:00 16:00, 21 Jul fin
Botev Vratsa 1
0-0 1-3
Botev Plovdiv
0-0
FPL
0-0
1-3
30 May 16:00 16:00, 30 May fin
Botev Vratsa 3
0-0 1-1 1-1 4-2
Marek 4 1
0-0
FPLQ
0-0
1-1
1-1
4-2
25 May 17:30 17:30, 25 May fin
Botev Vratsa 1
1-0 1-0
Beroe 1
8-9
FPL/RGS
1-0
1-0
21 May 13:30 13:30, 21 May fin
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1
1-1 1-1
Botev Vratsa 2
2-7
FPL/RGS
1-1
1-1
17 May 14:45 14:45, 17 May fin
Lokomotiv Sofia 3 1
1-1 1-1
Botev Vratsa 2
4-6
FPL/RGS
1-1
1-1
13 May 17:15 17:15, 13 May fin
Botev Vratsa 3 1
1-0 1-0
Hebar Pazardzhik 1
3-0
FPL/RGS
1-0
1-0
26 Apr 17:00 17:00, 26 Apr fin
Pirin Blagoevgrad 4
1-1 1-2
Botev Vratsa 3 1
0-0
FPL/RGS
1-1
1-2
19 Apr 14:30 14:30, 19 Apr fin
Botev Vratsa 4
1-0 2-0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3 1
19-14
FPL
1-0
2-0
12 Apr 14:45 14:45, 12 Apr fin
Botev Plovdiv 2
1-0 2-0
Botev Vratsa 2
38-19
FPL
1-0
2-0
08 Apr 14:00 14:00, 08 Apr fin
Botev Vratsa 1
0-0 0-0
Levski Krumovgrad 2
18-39
FPL
0-0
0-0
04 Apr 11:30 11:30, 04 Apr fin
CSKA 1948 2
0-0 0-0
Botev Vratsa 3
37-17
FPL
0-0
0-0
30 Mar 12:00 12:00, 30 Mar fin
Botev Vratsa 3
1-0 3-2
Hebar Pazardzhik 3
14-27
FPL
1-0
3-2
15 Mar 14:15 14:15, 15 Mar fin
Beroe 2
1-0 2-2
Botev Vratsa 6
0-0
FPL
1-0
2-2
10 Mar 10:45 10:45, 10 Mar fin
Botev Vratsa 4 1
0-0 1-2
Arda Kardzhali 6
13-32
FPL
0-0
1-2
01 Mar 15:30 15:30, 01 Mar fin
Cherno More Varna 1
1-0 2-1
Botev Vratsa 3
48-13
FPL
1-0
2-1
23 Feb 13:00 13:00, 23 Feb fin
Botev Vratsa 4
0-1 1-2
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1 1
0-0
FPL
0-1
1-2
18 Feb 15:45 15:45, 18 Feb fin
CSKA-Sofia 3
2-0 3-0
Botev Vratsa 1
0-0
FPL
2-0
3-0
09 Dec 15:30 15:30, 09 Dec fin
Botev Vratsa 2
0-1 0-1
Levski Sofia 4
13-32
FPL
0-1
0-1
03 Dec 13:15 13:15, 03 Dec fin
Ludogorets 2
1-0 5-0
Botev Vratsa 3
36-13
FPL
1-0
5-0
25 Nov 10:45 10:45, 25 Nov fin
Botev Vratsa 3
1-0 2-0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
10-35
FPL
1-0
2-0
18 Nov 12:30 12:30, 18 Nov fin
Pirin Blagoevgrad
0-1 1-1 2-1
Botev Vratsa
R16
0-1
1-1
2-1
10 Nov 13:00 13:00, 10 Nov fin
Slavia Sofia 2
1-0 1-0
Botev Vratsa 4 1
14-10
FPL
1-0
1-0

team squad

goalkeepers
HM
Hristo Mitov
DD
Damyan Damyanov
KK
Krasimir Kostov (K)
defenders
VH
Valeri Hristov
KN
Kostadin Nichev
DB
Dimitar Burov
PG
Petar Genchev
IM
Iliya Milanov
MK
Martin Kostadinov
GA
Gonçalo Vieira
MN
Martin Nikolov
midfielders
AG
Antonio Georgiev
CI
Chavdar Ivaylov
NG
Nikola Gavov
PC
Pfc Cska Sofia
YN
Yuliyan Nenov
forwards
GN
Georgi Nikolov
MM
Miroslav Marinov
DB
Dorian Babunski
KT
Krasimir Todorov
VV
Viktor Vasilev

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025
Player 30 Aug 13 Sep 23 Sep 29 Sep 06 Oct 18 Oct 24 Oct 29 Oct 01 Nov 08 Nov All SeasonGoals/Assists
Martin Smolenski 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/2
Dilyan Georgiev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2
Daniel Genov 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Miroslav Marinov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 2/0
Brayan Perea 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
David Suarez 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Stefan Tsonkov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Daniil Kondrakov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Martin Bachev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Martin Achkov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Antoan Stoyanov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Boubacar Traore 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2024/2025
Player 30 Aug 13 Sep 23 Sep 29 Sep 06 Oct 18 Oct 24 Oct 29 Oct 01 Nov 08 Nov All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Deyan Lozev - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/5 5 0.0/1.0
Dilyan Georgiev - - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/5 5 0.0/1.0
Daniil Kondrakov - - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Brayan Perea - - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Martin Bachev - - 0/1 0/1 - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
David Suarez - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Federico Barrios - - 1/0 - - - - - - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Chavdar Ivaylov 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Antoan Stoyanov - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Boubacar Traore - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Stefan Tsonkov - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Marco Majouga - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Daniel Genov - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Martin Achkov - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Martin Smolenski - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Referee Stats. Season 2024/2025
referee 23 Aug 30 Aug 13 Sep 23 Sep 29 Sep 06 Oct 18 Oct 24 Oct 01 Nov 08 Nov All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Denislav Stalev 0/7 - - - - - - - - - 0/7 1 0.0/7.0
Dimitar Dimitrov Dimitrov - - - - - - - - - - 0/7 1 0.0/7.0
Dragomir Draganov - - - - 0/2 - - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Georgi Kabakov - - - - - 1/8 - - - - 1/8 1 1.0/8.0
Hristiyana Guteva - - - - - - - - - 0/2 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Kristiyan Kolev - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Nikola Popov - - - - - - - - 0/2 - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Stanimir Trenchev - - - - - - - 0/3 - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Stoyan Arsov - 0/3 - - - - - - - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Valentin Zhelezov - - - - - - - - - - 1/5 1 1.0/5.0
Vasil Minev - - 0/2 - - - - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Ventsislav Mitrev - - - 1/3 - - - - - - 1/6 2 0.5/3.0
Volen Chinkov - - - - - - 0/6 - - - 0/7 2 0.0/3.5

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Professional Municipal Football Club Botev Vratsa

1921
Hristo Iliev
captain
Krasimir Kostov

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