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 |
 Yordan Bozdanski | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2015–16 | South-Western V Group, 15th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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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 Third League.
History
Pirin Gotse Delchev were founded in 1925 as Pirin Nevrokop[1] (Nevrokop being the former name of Gotse Delchev),[2] 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.[3] In December 2005, Yordan Bozdanski was appointed as manager.[4] 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.[5] 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
Current squad
As of 6 August 2016 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 | |||
| 2005 | Valentin Lazarov | |||
| 2005–07 | Yordan Bozdanski | |||
| 2007 | Petar Zehtinski | |||
| 2008–10 | Yordan Bozdanski | |||
| 2010 | Krasimir Traykov | |||
| 2010–11 | Dimitar Sokolov | |||
| 2011 | Ivan Atanasov | |||
| 2011–12 | Yakov Paparkov | |||
| Aug 1, 2012–Aug 27, 2013 | Tencho Tenev | |||
| Aug 27, 2013–Jan 1, 2014 | Kostadin Angelov | |||
| Jan 16, 2014– | Yordan Bozdanski | |||
References
- ↑ 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.