FC Svetkavitsa Targovishte

FC Svetkavitsa (Bulgarian: ФК Светкавица) is a Bulgarian football club based in Targovishte, which currently competes in Bulgaria's third tier, the North-East Third League. They play their home matches at the local Dimitar Burkov Stadium.

Svetkavitsa Targovishte
Full nameFootball Club Svetkavitsa Targovishte
Founded6 July 1922 (1922-07-06)
1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) /refounded/
GroundStadion Dimitar Burkov,
Targovishte
Capacity8,000
OwnerTanyu Tanev
ManagerMilen Petkov
LeagueNorth-East Third League
2019–20North-East Third League, 6th

Svetkavitsa have competed in the second division for a record 49 seasons, playing more second-flight league games than any other Bulgarian team.

Svetkavitsa played in the top tier for the first time during season 2011-12. They were relegated after winning just one of their 30 games. In 2013, the club was dissolved due to financial problems, but it was refounded the same year. Since then, the club has been mostly competing in the third tier.

History

Dimitar Burkov Stadium

Svetkavitsa was founded on 6 July 1922 by the merger of Levski and Botev, two neighborhood teams in Targovishte and have played at their current home ground, Dimitar Burkov Stadium, since 1971. In 1961–62 season the club was promoted for the first time to the B PFG. Svetkavitsa's most notable achievement came in 1974, when they finished runners-up in second division. In 1987 the club's form dropped, and they were relegated to V AFG finishing last. Svetkavitsa regained second-flight status in 1989 after a two-year absence.

The team finished the 2010–11 season in fourth place in the B PFG, their highest finish in the league since 1973–74, and claimed a spot in the play-offs for promotion to A PFG. Svetkavitsa defeated Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3–1 on 17 June to earn promotion to the A PFG. It would be Svetkavitsa's debut appearance in the top league since the 1948 founding of the competition. Their first top-flight season ended poorly, with the team managing a single win, against FC Kaliakra Kavarna. Svetkavitsa finished last and was relegated to the B PFG.

The following season, the team finished in fourth place in the second league, four points behind second-placed FC Lyubimets, who qualified for promotion. For the 2013-14 season, the team decided to cancel their participation in the second league, for financial reasons.

The team was dissolved in 2013, but refounded in 2014 starting from First Regional. Svetkavitsa finished second in the V AFG for the 2013-14 season. The next season was not as successful, finishing 8th. For the 2015-16 season, Svetkavitsa managed a 4th-place finish. In 2016-17 season, the team managed an 8th-place finish, 4 points behind Lokomotiv Ruse, who qualified for promotion playoffs. Svetkavitsa then finished 7th for the 2017-18 season. The team improved its performance for the next season, finishing eventually third in the promotion groups of the North-East Group.

Current squad

As of 1 February 2020 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 Todor Todorov
2 DF  BUL Momchil Stoyanov
3 DF  BUL Sevdalin Staykov
4 DF  BUL Valentin Boyanov
5 DF  BUL Daniel Genov
6 MF  BUL Serkan Mustafov
7 MF  BUL Dinko Stanchev
8 MF  BUL Yordan Yordanov
9 FW  BUL Kristiyan Arsovski
10 FW  BUL Rumen Ruskov
11 MF  BUL Rumen Kasabov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  BUL Dobromir Dobrev
13 MF  BUL Mert Seidov
14 MF  BUL Ivo Mihaylov
15 MF  BUL Georgi Dimitrov
16 MF  BUL Radoslav Stefanov
17 DF  BUL Georgi Damyanov
18 MF  BUL Yoan Rusev
19 MF  BUL Mladen Mladenov
20 MF  BUL Hasan Hasanov
21 DF  BUL Georgi Shterev
22 MF  BUL Yavor Todorov

Statistics and Records

The club's record appearance maker is Boris Stoyanov, who made 544 appearances between his debut in 1962 and retirement in 1980, and the club's record goalscorer is Dimo Valev, who scored 105 goals in 289 games between 1959 and 1973.

RankNameNatApps
1Boris Stoyanov544
2Miroslav Gospodinov383
3Ivan Todorov365
4Plamen Donev355
RankNameNatGoals
1Dimo Valev105
2Andrey Andreev82
3Petko Markov76
4Nikolay Bachvarov62

Competitive matches only. As of 14 May 2013.

Managers

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2013–14V AFG (III)22262771172Did not qualify
2014–15V AFG814313424445Did not qualify
2015–16V AFG413310413242First round
2016–17Third League86910172927Did not qualify
2017–18Third League712612442642Did not qualify
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

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