FC Sofia 2010 explained

Clubname:FC Sofia
Fullname:Football Club Sofia 2010
Nickname:The Citizens
Dissolved:
merge with Tsarsko Selo
Ground:Tsarsko Selo Stadium, Sofia
Capacity:300
Season:2015–16
Position:V Group, 12th
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FC Sofia 2010 (Bulgarian: ФК София 2010) was a Bulgarian football club, which lastly competed in Bulgaria's 3rd division, the V AFG. Home matches were played at the new Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex in Sofia.

History

Foundation and first seasons

In March 2007, under the initiative of his father Vladimir, NSA student Vasil Petrov established a football academy in Sofia. In 2010, after three consecutive years of growth, the academy formed a men's team and registered it with the Bulgarian Football Union.[1] Officially named FC Sofia 2010, "the citizens", as they are known, played in the regional divisions until 2015, when the club attained first place in their group and gained promotion to the V AFG after defeating Sokol (Benkovski) in the play-off.[2] At the half season team was on the last place of V Group with only 6 points.

2015–2016: Manolov takeover and merge

In December 2015, the club was taken over by former CSKA Sofia administrator and Tsarsko Selo founder Stoyne Manolov, who appointed former Bulgarian international Todor Yanchev as manager and announced an ambitious goal of reaching second division in the coming years.[3] The team finished the season using the kits and crest of Tsarsko Selo.[4]

On 28 July 2016 the team was officially merged with Tsarsko Selo and the new team joined the Bulgarian Second Professional League.[5]

Honours

Shirt and sponsor

The original club colors were red and yellow. In 2013, they were changed to mirror the ones of the Brazil national team. From 2016 club changed their colors to Red and signed with the Spanish kit manufacturer Joma, who were also manufacturer of FC Tsarsko Selo.

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner
2013–2015 NikeNone
2016 Joma

Managers

DatesNameHonours
2012–2015 Bisser Hazday99991 A RFG title
2016 Todor Yanchev

Past seasons

SeasonLeaguePlaceWDLGFGAPtsBulgarian Cup
2014–15A RFG (IV) 1 15 3 2 76 16 48 not qualified
2015–16V AFG (III) 12 11 1 20 51 72 34 not qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Левскарят Хаздай води на "Армията" италианец и руснак. Topsport.ibox.bg . 2016-01-11.
  2. http://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2014-2015/ofg-sofia-stolitsa.html RFG Sofia (Capital) 2014/15
  3. Web site: Тодор Янчев поема отбор от Югозападната В група . Novsport.com . 2016-01-11.
  4. Web site: Стойне Манолов: Българският футбол няма бъдеще без ЦСКА . Focus-sport.net . 2016-01-11.
  5. http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2016/07/28/2802812_carsko_selo_i_levski_karlovo_dopulniha_sustava_na/ "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига