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'''PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv''' ({{lang-bg|ПФК Локомотив Пловдив}}) is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] club from the city of [[Plovdiv]], which competes in [[Bulgaria]]'s top football league, the [[Bulgarian A PFG|A PFG]]. The club was founded in July [[1936 in football (soccer)|1936]], by a group of railway workers from the railway station in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's home ground is the [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Plovdiv)|Lokomotiv Stadium]] in the city, which has a capacity of 13,800 spectators. |
'''PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv''' ({{lang-bg|ПФК Локомотив Пловдив}}) is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] club from the city of [[Plovdiv]], which competes in [[Bulgaria]]'s top football league, the [[Bulgarian A PFG|A PFG]]. The club was founded in July [[1936 in football (soccer)|1936]], by a group of railway workers from the railway station in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's home ground is the [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Plovdiv)|Lokomotiv Stadium]] in the city, which has a capacity of 13,800 spectators. |
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In the [[A PFG 2003–04|2003–04]] season of the A PFG, Lokomotiv became champions of Bulgaria, finishing the season with three points more than the second placed [[Levski Sofia]]. This title is the first one in the club's long history. So far, the club has also won [[2004 Bulgarian Supercup|one Bulgarian Supercup]] in 2004 and one Cup of the Soviet Army in 1983. Lokomotiv's biggest success in Europe is reaching the third round of the [[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] in [[1965]], after losing to the Italian [[Juventus F.C.]] in a controversial play-off match. |
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== Honours == |
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* '''[[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group|Champion of Bulgaria]]''' - 1 time – [[A PFG 2003–04|2004]] |
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* '''Vice-champion of Bulgaria''' - 1 time – [[A PFG 1972–73|1973]] |
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* '''Winner of the cup of the Soviet army''' - 1 time – 1983 |
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* '''Winner of the [[2004 Bulgarian Supercup|Supercup of Bulgaria]]''' - 1 time – [[2004 Bulgarian Supercup|2004]] |
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== History == |
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===Successful years=== |
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In the season [[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1964-65]], Lokomotiv Plovdiv reached the quarter-final of the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]], where after two draws (each ending with 1:1) with [[Juventus F.C.]] (with [[Omar Sívori]], [[Luis del Sol]] and [[Sandro Salvadore]] in their squad), a third play-off match was controversially chosen by [[UEFA]] to be played in [[Torino]], which was lost by Loko with 1:2. |
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Before reaching the quarter-final of the football competition, the Smurfs eliminated the Serbian [[FK Vojvodina]] and the Romanian [[FC Petrolul Ploieşti]]. Key players during this period included forward [[Georgi Parvanov Vasilev|Gocho Vasilev]], midfielder [[Hristo Bonev]], defender [[Ivan Boyadzhiev]] and goalkeeper [[Stancho Bonchev]]. |
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In [[A PFG 1972–73|1973]], the club ended the championship table in the second place, finishing the season with 43 points, 7 less than the first, [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]. The following years, two other celebrations followed, in 1969 and 1974, with Lokomotiv finishing the seasons in the 3rd place. In this period the team was quite stable and it was very rarely standing under the 6th position in the league table. |
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[[File:Fenclubloko.png|thumb|right|100px|The crest of the Lokomotiv Fanclub]] |
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Among the club's players are [[Hristo Bonev]] - considered by most Lokomotiv fans as being the greatest player ever for Lokomotiv, and one of the greatest Bulgarian players also being the countries leading goalscorer with 47 goals to his name. In 1983, lead by [[Hristo Bonev]], Lokomotiv won his first trophy in his history - the cup of the Soviet army, beating FC Chirpan 3-1 at [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] in Sofia on 1 June 1983. |
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The list of other famous players to have come from the clubs youth system consist of [[Hristo Kolev]], [[Eduard Eranosyan]], [[Ayan Sadakov]], [[Georgi Ivanov (footballer)|Georgi Ivanov]], and [[Vasil Kamburov]]. The club has a large fanbase, who are considered to be some of the most fanatic fans in all of Bulgaria. Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the oldest fanclub organization in Bulgaria, established in [[1988 in football (soccer)|1988]]. Lokomotiv's major opponent is the other local team, playing in the A PFG, [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=81|publisher=footballderbies.com|title=The Plovdiv derby|accessdate=}}</ref>. |
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=== Title and Supercup === |
=== Title and Supercup === |
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The most successful season in the club's history was the 2003-04 campaign. Lokomotiv won the [[A PFG 2003–04|title]], the first and so far the only in the club's history. The coach, Bulgarian [[Eduard Eranosyan]], formerly football player of the team started the 2003–04 well, with Lokomotiv leading the league by six points halfway through the season and remaining unbeaten. In the penultimate, 29th round, '''The Smurfs''' defeated [[Slavia Sofia]] in [[Plovdiv]] by 3:2 in front of more than 17,000 spectators and Lokomotiv won the Bulgarian championship. Lokomotiv finished the season with 75 points, 3 more than the second, [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]. In the team lines was recent acquisition [[Martin Kamburov]] who became the goals scorer in Bulgaria with 26 goals. Key players during the fantastic season included [[Vasil Kamburov]], [[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]], [[Aleksandar Tunchev]], [[Kiril Kotev]], [[Vladimir Ivanov (footballer)|Vladimir Ivanov]], Metodi Stoynev and the Macedonians [[Boban Jančevski]], [[Vančo Trajanov]] and [[Robert Petrov]]. |
The most successful season in the club's history was the 2003-04 campaign. Lokomotiv won the [[A PFG 2003–04|title]], the first and so far the only in the club's history. The coach, Bulgarian [[Eduard Eranosyan]], formerly football player of the team started the 2003–04 well, with Lokomotiv leading the league by six points halfway through the season and remaining unbeaten. In the penultimate, 29th round, '''The Smurfs''' defeated [[Slavia Sofia]] in [[Plovdiv]] by 3:2 in front of more than 17,000 spectators and Lokomotiv won the Bulgarian championship. Lokomotiv finished the season with 75 points, 3 more than the second, [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]. In the team lines was recent acquisition [[Martin Kamburov]] who became the goals scorer in Bulgaria with 26 goals. Key players during the fantastic season included [[Vasil Kamburov]], [[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]], [[Aleksandar Tunchev]], [[Kiril Kotev]], [[Vladimir Ivanov (footballer)|Vladimir Ivanov]], Metodi Stoynev and the Macedonians [[Boban Jančevski]], [[Vančo Trajanov]] and [[Robert Petrov]]. |
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A few months later, the team played for the first time in the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds]] where they faced [[Club Brugge]] from [[Belgium]] in the second qualifying round. In the first match at the [[Jan Breydel Stadium]] Lokomotiv lost with 0:4, clearly having no chances of continuing forward to the next round. In the second match in Bulgaria, Lokomotiv lost again, with 0:2. |
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The same year, Lokomotiv won the [[2004 Bulgarian Supercup|Bulgarian Supercup]], after beating [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]. In the final, [[Ivan Paskov]] scored a brilliant header in the last seconds of the game for the 1:0 win. |
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=== Recent history (2004-present)=== |
=== Recent history (2004-present)=== |
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[[File:Loko_ofk_beograd.jpg|thumb|150px|Win against [[OFK Beograd]]]] |
[[File:Loko_ofk_beograd.jpg|thumb|150px|Win against [[OFK Beograd]]]] |
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The next [[A PFG 2004–05|2004-05]] season in the domestic league was also very successful for the team, which finished 3rd in [[A PFG]], and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In the European club competition, Lokomotiv defeated Serbian [[OFK Beograd]] in the second qualifying round (1:0 home win and 1:2 away loss) and were drawn to play against the English [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the first round. However, the team from [[Plovdiv]] was eliminated after a 1-2 loss at the [[Reebok Stadium]] in [[Bolton]] and another 1-2 loss in a match, played at the [[Lazur Stadium]] in [[Burgas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4240960.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=Bolton 2-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv|accessdate=2005-09-15 | date=15 September 2005}}</ref>. |
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On August 25, 2005, a few hours after the match with [[OFK Beograd]] in [[Burgas]], Lokomotiv's owner [[Georgi Iliev]] was shot and killed at a restaurant in [[Sunny Beach]], a resort town on Bulgaria's [[Black Sea]] coast nearby [[Burgas]], by a suspected sniper<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4187710.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=Bulgarian football boss shot dead|accessdate=2005-08-26 | date=26 August 2005}}</ref>. [[File:Loko Levski 19 03 2008.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The 2007-08 team]]In the next few months the club had big financial problems. Because of these problems, many of the players of the champions team, as [[Aleksandar Tunchev]], [[Martin Kamburov]], [[Ivan Paskov]], [[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]], [[Darko Spalević]], [[Kiril Kotev]] and [[Boban Jančevski]] left the club. |
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In the [[A PFG 2005–06|2005-06]] season Lokomotiv finished 5th in [[A PFG]] and qualified for the [[Intertoto Cup]]. Loko were eliminated with a 2-3 (1-2 away loss and a 1-1 home draw) on aggregate by Romanian [[FC Farul Constanţa|Farul Constanţa]]. |
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In the next three seasons the team finished in the middle of the table. In December, 2009, the businessman and [[FC Vihren Sandanski|Vihren Sandanski]] owner Konstantin Dinev acquired the club from Galina Topalova in a 2 million euro bid, with the clear intention to bring Loko back to European club competition. |
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== Current squad == |
== Current squad == |
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[[File:Loko_pd_2010_11.svg.png|300px||thumb|2010-11 squad]] |
[[File:Loko_pd_2010_11.svg.png|300px||thumb|2010-11 squad]] |
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| Full name | PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Smurfovete (The Smurfs) | ||
| Founded | July 13, 1936 | ||
| Ground | Lokomotiv Stadium, Plovdiv | ||
| Capacity | 13,800 | ||
| Chairman |  Konstantin Dinev | ||
| Manager | Hristo Bonev | ||
| League | TBI A Football Group | ||
| 2009-10 | TBI A Football Group, 12th | ||
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PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Template:Lang-bg) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded in July 1936, by a group of railway workers from the railway station in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium in the city, which has a capacity of 13,800 spectators.
Title and Supercup
The most successful season in the club's history was the 2003-04 campaign. Lokomotiv won the title, the first and so far the only in the club's history. The coach, Bulgarian Eduard Eranosyan, formerly football player of the team started the 2003–04 well, with Lokomotiv leading the league by six points halfway through the season and remaining unbeaten. In the penultimate, 29th round, The Smurfs defeated Slavia Sofia in Plovdiv by 3:2 in front of more than 17,000 spectators and Lokomotiv won the Bulgarian championship. Lokomotiv finished the season with 75 points, 3 more than the second, Levski Sofia. In the team lines was recent acquisition Martin Kamburov who became the goals scorer in Bulgaria with 26 goals. Key players during the fantastic season included Vasil Kamburov, Georgi Iliev, Aleksandar Tunchev, Kiril Kotev, Vladimir Ivanov, Metodi Stoynev and the Macedonians Boban Jančevski, Vančo Trajanov and Robert Petrov.
Recent history (2004-present)
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Current squad
As of September 10, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
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Hristo Bonev, striker, 1963-1967, 1968-1979, 1982-84
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2010.
Managerial history
This is a list of the last ten Lokomotiv managers:
| Name | Nat | From | To | Honours |
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| Eduard Eranosyan |
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June 2003 | 2 October 2005 | 1 Bulgarian League 1 Bulgarian Super Cup |
| Ayan Sadakov |
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4 October 2005 | 31 August 2006 | – |
| Ivan Marinov |
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1 September 2006 | 23 September 2007 | – |
| Yasen Petrov |
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24 September 2007 | 16 March 2008 | – |
| Dragan Kanatlarovski | 
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20 March 2008 | 29 September 2008 | – |
| Ayan Sadakov |
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29 September 2008 | 10 August 2009 | – |
| Ivan Marinov |
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12 August 2009 | 31 October 2009 | – |
| Stefan Genov |
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3 November 2009 | 26 December 2009 | – |
| Naci Şensoy | 
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26 December 2009 | 3 May 2010 | – |
| Hristo Bonev |
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3 May 2010 | present | – |
As of 3 May 2010.
Notable former players
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Note: For a complete list of Lokomotiv Plovdiv players, see Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players.
References
External links
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