PFC Botev Plovdiv II

Botev Plovdiv II (Bulgarian: Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Plovdiv. Founded in 2021, it is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv, and currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system.

Botev Plovdiv II
Full namePFC Botev Plovdiv II
Nickname(s)Канарчетата (The Canaries)
Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
GroundSport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika
Capacity3,500
ShareholdersPFK Botev Association (100%)
Head coachDominik Beršnjak
LeagueSecond League
2023–24Third League , 7th (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.

History

2021–:Foundation

Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021 Botev Plovdiv announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team,[1] but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June.[2] On 7 June, Daniel Cerejido announced Stefan Stoyanov as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.[3]



Players
As of 15 March 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  BUL Martin Hristov
4 DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov
5 DF  BUL Miroslav Georgiev
8 MF  BUL Petar Mitov
10 FW  BUL Nikola Georgiev
14 MF  BUL Konstantin Pavlov
21 GK  BUL Martin Panev
22 MF  BUL Nikola Neychev
23 MF  BUL Daniel Gichev
24 DF  BUL Blagovest Velichkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  BUL Gabriel Zemyarski
27 DF  BUL Dimitar Balinov
28 MF  BUL Stanislav Petkov
30 FW  BUL Ivaylo Kazakov
34 MF  BUL Martin Sitev
88 DF  BUL Nikola Neychev
— MF  BUL Andrey Tsonev
— MF  BUL Daniel Kostov
— MF  BUL Dimitar Iliev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.

Foreign players

Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, and use all of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

Personnel

Manager history
Dates Name Honours
2021–2022 Stefan Stoyanov
2022 Artur Hovhannisyan
2022 Nemanja Miljanovic
2023 Daniel Cohen
2023–2024 Iliyan Garov
2024– Dominik Beršnjak


Past seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2021–22 Second League 2 36 8 14 14 34 47 -13 38 16th Ivan Vasilev 10
2022–23 2 34 7 7 20 25 52 -27 28 18th Abdoulaye Traoré 9
2023–24 Third League 3 38 18 7 13 84 55 +29 61 7th Emil Naydenov 15
2024–25 Second League 2

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

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

League positions

References
  1. Ботев (Пловдив) няма да пуска дубъл във Втора лига
  2. Потвърдено: Ботев прави дубъл за Втора лига, Локо ще има отбор и при аматьорите
  3. Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
  4. "Дублиращ отбор". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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