FC Pirin Gotse Delchev
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| Full name | Football Club Pirin Gotse Delchev | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Nevrokopchani | ||
| Founded | 1925 | ||
| Ground | Gradski, Gotse Delchev | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Manager | Rumil Zhotev[1] | ||
| League | Regional A OFG | ||
| 2017–18 | South-West Third League, 17th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Pirin (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Пирин) is a Bulgarian football club, based in Gotse Delchev. The club currently plays in the South-West Third League.
History
Pirin Gotse Delchev were founded in 1925 as Pirin Nevrokop[2] (Nevrokop being the former name of Gotse Delchev),[3] and their traditional colours are green and white. In 1981–82 Pirin were promoted for the first time to B PFG. The club spent three years in second division, before being relegated in 1985 to third division.
After 8 years in the lowers divisions of Bulgarian football, in 1993 Pirin returned to B PFG. In their first season back in second division Pirin finished in eight place in the league. In the following 1994–95 season was a poor one for the club, ending with the team in second lowest place and relegated back to the third division.
In 2005 they won the third promotion to the B PFG in its history.[4] In December 2005, Yordan Bozdanski was appointed as manager.[5] Pirin finished the 2006–07 season in third place in the West B PFG, their highest finish in the league since their еstablishment.
On 27 June 2011, Yakov Paparkov was officially announced as the club's new manager.[6] In the 2011–12 season, Pirin won the West B PFG with a 62 points, scoring 41 goals and losing only three times. Pirin were promoted to Bulgarian football's top division for the first time in their history.
Honours
League
- Champions: 2011–12
League positions
Current squad
As of 2 July 2018[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
| Managers in the 21st century | ||||
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| Year | Trainers | |||
| 2004–05 |  Ventsislav Davidkov
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| 2005 | Valentin Lazarov
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| 2005–07 | Yordan Bozdanski
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| 2007 | Petar Zehtinski
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| 2008–10 | Yordan Bozdanski
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| 2010 | Krasimir Traykov
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| 2010–11 | Dimitar Sokolov
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| 2011 | Ivan Atanasov
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| 2011–12 | Yakov Paparkov
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| Aug 1, 2012–Aug 27, 2013 | Tencho Tenev
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| Aug 27, 2013–Jan 1, 2014 | Kostadin Angelov
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| Jan 16, 2014–Sep 11, 2017 | Yordan Bozdanski
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| Sep 11, 2017– | Rumil Zhotev
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References
- ^ "Пирин ГД се раздели с треньора след тежкото поражение от ЦСКА 1948" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 11 September 2017.
- ^ Bulgaria – List of Foundation Dates, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Michev, Nikolay; Koledarov, Petar, "Dictionary of towns and villages in Bulgaria (1878–1987), Sofia, 1989
- ^ "Пирин ГД – историческо завръщане в елита" (in Bulgarian). viara-online.com. Retrieved 2005-06-11.
- ^ "Зико каза "да" на Пирин ГД" (in Bulgarian). viara-online.com. Retrieved 2005-12-28.
- ^ "Яков Папарков пое Пирин Гоце Делчев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
External links
- Official site
- Pirin Gotse Delchev at Bulgarian Club Directory.
- Pirin Gotse Delchev at Soccerway.