FC Kariana Erden
FC Kariana Erden (Bulgarian: ФК Кариана Ерден) was a Bulgarian football club based in Erden.
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| Full name | Football Club Kariana Erden | ||
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| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 | ||
| Ground | Sport Complex Kariana, Erden | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
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History
2014–present: Yosifov Era
They become champions in 2015, winning the Bulgarian A Regional Group and promoting to V Group. [1] For the 2015-16 season, the team got a new sport complex. [2] They finished 5th in their first season in V Group, later known as Third League from 2016.
On 2 May 2017, after the lose against Litex Lovech, manager Georgi Vladimirov and one of the top players Petar Dimitrov were released from the team. [3] A day later, Atanas Dzhambazki was announced as the new manager of the team. [4] On 8 May 2018, the team won their promotion to the Second League.
In their debut season in the second league, Kariana finished 12th, thus ensuring another season in the second tier of Bulgarian football.[5]
During the mid-season break of the 2020-21 season, the owners of Kariana announced that the club would be folding and will not take part after the season resumes in February. This controversial decision was made despite Kariana being at the top of the group at the time.
League positions
Shirt and sponsor
Kariana's main colors are black and red and since 2014 their kit supplier are Zeus.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2018 |  Zeus |
None |
| 2018–2020 |  Joma |
None |
Managers
| Dates | Name | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov |
1 A RFG Title |
| 2015–2017 | Georgi Vladimirov |
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| 2017–2018 | Atanas Dzhambazki |
1 Third League Title |
| 2018–2020 | Veselin Velikov |
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Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2014–15 | A RFG (IV) | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 15 | 66 | not qualified | ||
| 2015–16 | V AFG (III) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 46 | not qualified | ||
| 2016–17 | Third League (III) | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 18 | 67 | not qualified | ||
| 2017–18 | Third League | 1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 80 | not qualified | ||
| 2018–19 | Second League (II) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 31 | First Round | ||
| 2019–20 | Second League | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 32 | Round of 16 | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References
- "Кариана" Ерден е шампион в Четвърта монтанска дивизия
- "Кариана" ще има и терен с изкуствена настилка
- Шеф в Трета лига изгони треньор и звезда на отбора
- Джамбазки пое Кариана
- https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=723563 Кариана с историческо постижение, Арда гони рекорд - това е “Часът на Трета лига” с гост Диян Божилов (видео)]