FC Krumovgrad

Football Club Krumovgrad 1925 (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Крумовград 1925) is a football club based in Krumovgrad, Bulgaria. which currently competes in the First League, the top level of Bulgarian football league system. The team plays its home matches at the local Krumovgrad Stadium, but for 2023–24 season they play at Sport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika in Plovdiv.

FC Krumovgrad
Full nameFootball Club Krumovgrad 1925
Nickname(s)Златотърсачите (The Gold diggers)
Founded1925 (1925)
GroundKrumovgrad Stadium, Krumovgrad
Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex, Plovdiv (interim)
Capacity1,500
ChairmanVasil Sarmov
Head coachAtanas Ribarski
LeagueFirst League
2023–24First League, 6th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

Establishment and regional leagues

Original club was founded as Levski Krumovgrad in 1925, the team mostly played in the regional leagues. For a short period the team did not exist, but in 2005, the team was refounded under the name Levski 2005.

FC Krumovgrad and professional leagues (2021-present)

In 2021 the team won a promotion to the Bulgarian Third League and indicated serious ambitions to win the group and be promoted to the professional football with Stefan Genov becoming a manager.[1] On 21 September 2021 they eliminated the First League team of Tsarsko Selo.[2] In October 2021, the club changed its name from Levski 2005 to Krumovgrad and adopted a new badge.[3] In February 2022 Krumovgrad signed with Daniel Cerejido, the chief executive officer of Botev Plovdiv.[4] On 14 March 2022 the club won South-East Third League and was promoted to the Second League for the first time in their history.[5] On 26 May 2023 Krumovgrad secured their promotion to First League, for the first time in their history by finishing third in the second division, a place granting automatic promotion to the first league.[6]

For the 2023-2024 season, the club played its home games at the Komatevo ground in Plovdiv, due to its own stadium not meeting the requirements for hosting top division matches. The opener of Krumovgrad's maiden season in the first flight was an unlikely 3:1 victory at home, against reigning efbet League champions Ludogorets.

Honours

Colours and badge

Krumovgrad plays in blue and yellow colours.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt front partner Shirt back partner
2021–2023 Uhlsport None
2023– Compass Cargo Airlines PIMK

Squad
As of 19 June 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 Yanko Georgiev
2 DF  BUL Dzhuneyt Ali
3 DF  BUL Kaloyan Pehlivanov
4 DF  BRA Lucas Santana
5 DF  CRO Matej Šimić
7 MF  BUL Momchil Tsvetanov
10 MF  BUL Serkan Yusein
11 MF  BUL Aleksandar Georgiev
13 FW  BRA Diego Raposo
17 FW  BRA Patrick Luan
18 DF  BRA Klaidher Macedo
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BUL Dzhuneyt Yashar
21 GK  BUL Blagoy Makendzhiev
23 MF  BUL Dimitar Tonev (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
30 MF  BUL Zhak Pehlivanov
31 DF  FRA Hugo Ozée
44 MF  BUL Bozhidar Katsarov (captain)
77 FW  BUL Oktay Yusein
80 FW  BUL Kitan Vasilev
88 MF  BRA Renan Areias
91 DF  UKR Vyacheslav Velyev
— FW  BRA Matheus Souza

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

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Foreign players

Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in a match day. Those non-EU 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 5 years.

Notable players

For all players with a Wikipedia article see Category:FC Krumovgrad players.

The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries or more than 100 caps for Krumovgrad. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Past seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Bulgarian Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2021–22 South-East Third League 3 34 27 5 2 112 16 +96 86 1st ↑ Round of 16 Ahmed Osman 25
2022–23 Second League 2 34 17 9 8 43 33 +10 60 3rd ↑ Round of 32 Martin Sorakov
Ahmed Osman		 7
2023–24 First League 1 35 13 10 12 45 45 +0 49 6th Round of 32 Aleksandar Kolev 15
2024–25 1 Qualified

Key

  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Goalscoring and appearance records
As of 2 June 2024

Most league appearances for the club

RankNameCareerAppearances
1 Blagoy Makendzhiev2021–present67
2 Tsvetelin Radev2021–202362
3 Dzhuneyt Yashar2021–present59
4 Oktay Yusein2021–present53
– Ahmed Osman2021–202349
6 Kaloyan Stefanov2021–202347
7 Kitan Vasilev2023–present37
8 Zhak Pehlivanov2022–present36
9 Aleksandar Kolev2023–present33
– Vyacheslav Velyev2023–present33
– Matej Šimić2023–present33


Most league goals for the club

RankNameCareerGoals
1 Ahmed Osman2021–202332
2 Dzhuneyt Yashar2021–present17
3 Aleksandar Kolev2023–present15
4 Petar Hristov2021–202214
– Miroslav Budinov2021–202211
6 Tsvetelin Radev2021–202310
– Kaloyan Stefanov2021–202310
8 Martin Sorakov20238
9 Patrick Luan2023–present6
10 Serkan Yusein2023–present5
– Borimir Karamfilov2021–20225
– Aurel Musai2021–20225
  • Players in bold are still playing for Krumovgrad.

Personal

Club officials
As of October 2022
Name Position
Management
Asen Karaslavov Head of first team football
Kostadin Nichev Sporting Director
Stefan Genov Board Member
Coaching staff
Stanislav Genchev Head coach
Ivan Tsvetanov Assistant
Iliyan Vasilev Goalkeeping coach

Manager history
Name Nat From To Honours
Stefan Genov 17 June 2021 31 May 2022 1 Third League title
Akis Vavalis 1 July 2022 3 October 2022
Velislav Vutsov 4 October 2022 23 December 2022
Nemanja Miljanović 8 January 2023 28 October 2023
Stanislav Genchev 28 October 2023 present

References
  1. Левски (Крумовград) с бюджет от половин милион лева и Стефан Генов за треньор
  2. Хитът на Югоизток изхвърли Царско село
  3. Новият хит във футбола маха Левски от името си, стяга як трансфер
  4. Любопитно: Бивш испански шеф на Ботев (Пд) пое властта във ФК Крумовград
  5. Крумовград ще гледа професионален футбол след победа с 8 гола
  6. Крумовград в efbet Лига! Дубълът на Ботев (Пд) изпадна при аматьорите
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