FC Slivnishki Geroy (Slivnitsa)

Slivnishki Geroy

Full name	Football Club Slivnishki Geroy
Founded	1924 (1924)
Ground	Slivnishki Geroi Stadium, Slivnitsa
Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Ventsislav Balikov
Manager	Ventsislav Rangelov
League	South-Western V Group
2014–15	South-Western V Group, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Slivnishki Geroy (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Сливнишки герой) are a Bulgarian association football club based in Slivnitsa, Sofia Province, currently playing in the South-Western V Group, the third level of Bulgarian football. Their home ground since 1966 has been Slivnishki Geroi Stadium. The team has played in blue and white stripes throughout most of its history.

Honours

• B PFG
  • Fourth place: 1974–75

• South-West V AFG
  • Champions (2): 1969–70, 2010–11

History

Slivnishki Geroi in 1975

Slivnishki Geroi was founded in 1924. The club has played 13 seasons at B PFG - the second level of Bulgarian football (including continuously from 1970 to 1983). Slivnishki Geroi's best season in the second division was in the 1974–75 season - 4th place. In 1982–83 season Slivnishki Geroi won just eleven games in the B PFG campaign and were relegated to the amateur V AFG, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid. Year later, the team relegated to fourth division.

In 2001 Slivnishki Geroi secured promotion to the third division. In 2004 Radoslav Zdravkov was appointed manager on a two-year contract.

Slivnishki Geroi finished the 2010–11 South-West V AFG Championship as champions and will return to the B PFG during 2011–12 for the first time in 28 years.

Stadiums

Between 1924 and 1966, Slivnishki Geroi played at two grounds in the town, on the military division in Slivnitsa and on the Machine-tractor stations, but in 1966, the club moved to Slivnishki Geroi Stadium and have played there ever since. The stadium has a current capacity of 7,000.

Current squad

As of 10 January 2016 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	Kristiyan Popov
4	DF	BUL	Ivaylo Markov (on loan from Slavia Sofia)
5	DF	BUL	Lyubomir Despotov
6	DF	BUL	Evgeni Grozdin
7	FW	BUL	Borislav Kralev
8	MF	BUL	Nikolay Marinov
9	FW	BUL	Aleksandar Aleksandrov
10	MF	BUL	Ivaylo Tsvetkov (captain)
11	FW	BUL	Krasimir Georgiev

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	BUL	Dimitar Simeonov
13	MF	BUL	Daniel Shmedin
14	MF	BUL	Vesislav Ivanov
16	DF	BUL	Georgi Gaydarov
17	DF	BUL	Kristiyan Kovachev
18	FW	BUL	Rumen Kerekov
20	DF	BUL	Angel Madzhirov
22	DF	BUL	Viktor Georgiev
24	MF	BUL	Svetoslav Dikov

External links

• Official site