OFC Akademik Svishtov

OFC Akademik Svishtov (Bulgarian: ОФК Академик Свищов) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Svishtov who play in the North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football.

OFC Akademik Svishtov
Full nameOFC Akademik Svishtov
Nickname(s)The Students
Founded10 November 1949 (1949-11-10)
GroundStadium Akademik, Svishtov
Capacity13,500
Chairman Emil Perushanov
Manager Georgi Onov
LeagueNorth-West Third League
2020–21North-West Third League, 12th

It plays its home matches at Akademik stadium with a capacity of 13,500 seats, and its team colours are blue and white. Akademik have spent four seasons in the Bulgarian first division in the past, the last time being the 1986–87 season.

History

Akademik was founded on 10 November 1949, on general assembly of the D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in Svishtov. Akademik's first president was professor Velislav Gavriyski.

In 1975–76 season, the club won B PFG title and with it gained promotion to the A PFG for the first time in its history. In the following campaign, Akademik finished their debut A PFG season in 13th place. In 1977–78 season, Akademik had their best Bulgarian Cup run, beating Yantra Gabrovo, Dimitrovgrad, Benkovski Isperih and Slavia Sofia before losing to Marek Dupnitsa in the semi-finals. In the league, the club won just nine games and were relegated.

Seven years later, they won a second promotion to the top division by winning the B PFG. In 1985–86 season, Akademik achieved their highest A PFG placing of 11th. However, the next year they were relegated again.

In 2005, Akademik dropped to third division, for the third time in their history. In the following 8 years, they spent their longest ever period out of the professional football. In 2012–13 season, Akademik were promoted to the B PFG as winners of the North-West V AFG.[1]

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 28 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BUL Hristiyan Stoyanov
2 FW  BUL Bozhidar Mateev
3 DF  BUL Ivan Ganev
6 DF  BUL Erik Kostov
7 FW  BUL Dimitar Nikolov
8 MF  BUL Kaloyan Mitev
9 DF  BUL Blagovest Velichkov
10 MF  BUL Borislav Markov
11 MF  BUL Andrey Tsoy
13 DF  BUL Presiyan Petkov
16 MF  BUL Georgi Gechev
17 DF  BUL Petar D. Petrov
18 MF  BUL Daniel Gichev
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  BUL Kristiyan Ivanov
21 DF  GER Dennis Yves-Pascal Francé
22 MF  BUL Ivaylo Todorov
23 DF  BUL Ivaylo Todorov
31 FW  BUL Viktor Yankov
42 DF  BUL Petar K. Petrov
77 FW  BUL Dimitar Kostadinov
84 GK  BUL Viktor Vladimirov
— DF  BUL Georgi Yordanov
— DF  BUL Berkant Redzheb
— FW  BUL Martin Kolev
— FW  BUL Milen Petrov

Seasons

League positions

Seasons in A Group
Season Pos M W D L G D P Notes
1976–77 13 30 9 8 13 32 45 26
1977–78 16 30 9 6 15 36 45 24 Relegated
1985–86 11 30 11 4 15 39 54 26
1986–87 15 30 7 8 15 29 51 21 Relegated

References
  1. "Академик (Свищов) се завърна в професионалния футбол" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 2 June 2013.
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