FC Dobrudzha Dobrich explained

Clubname:Dobrudzha
Fullname:Football club Dobrudzha Dobrich
Ground:Stadion Druzhba, Dobrich
Capacity:12,500
Chairman:Spiridon Spiridonov / Sergey Serafimov
Manager:Atanas Atanasov-Orela
League:Second League
Season:2023–24
Position:Second League, 6th
Website:https://fcdobrudzha.com
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FC Dobrudzha (Bulgarian: ФК Добруджа) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dobrich, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football.

It plays its home matches at Stadion Druzhba with a capacity of 12,500 seats, and its team colours are green and yellow. The team is named after the Dobruja region, a prominent agricultural area in Northeast Bulgaria.

Honours

History

Dobrudzha was founded as a union of three clubs, Vihar, Orlov and Slavia, in 1916. The club assumed the names Cherveno zname, Spartak and Septemvri between 1949 and 1957, when it was renamed Dobrudzha after a few other local sport associations joined.

In 1962, Dobrudzha managed to promote to the A Group for the first time in club history. The maiden season in the top level proved to be a challenge, however, and Dobrudzha was relegated, finishing 15th. Back into the B Group, Dobrudzha barely missed on promotion back to the A Group in 1964, finishing second. In 1966, however, Dobrudzha won the B Group and promoted back to A Group, after three years away. Two consecutive 12th-place finishes during the 1966–67 and 1967-68 seasons in the elite followed, where Dobrudzha narrowly avoided relegation twice. The fairytale ended in 1968–69, however, as Dobrudzha finished 15th and was relegated, ending a three-year stay in the A Group.

After the relegation in 1969, Dobrudzha spend the next two decades in the B Group, with a second-place finish in 1975 being the closest the team could get in terms of returning to the A Group. After 22 years in the B Group, Dobrudzha finished second during the 1990–91 season, and the long-awaited return to the top tier finally ended. Season 1991–92 marked what would be the golden era for Dobrudzha. After narrowly avoiding relegation and finishing 14th that season, Dobrudzha managed to stabilize in the top level and gradually improved its ranking the following years, with a 13th-place finish in 1993, followed by two 12th-place finishes the following years. Season 1995–96 is considered the most successful for the club in its entire history, as that is when a 7th-place finish was achieved. The next three seasons produced mid-table results, and in 2000, Dobrudzha was relegated back to the B Group, ending the club's nine consecutive years in the elite.

Dobrudzha managed to finish fifth the following season in the B Group, which was followed by a second-place finish in the 2001–02 season, marking a return to the A Group after two years. However, the team was relegated back after only one season. Season 2002–03 remains the last appearance for Dobrudzha in the top tier, as of 2023.

In 2018, Dobrudzha returned to the second tier by winning the 2017–18 Northeast Third League. The team, however, struggled in the second tier, finishing last. In the 2019–20 season, Dobrudzha once more finished first in the third tier, promoting again to the second tier after the season was finished early in March, due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Bulgaria.

Current squad

For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2023–24 and Transfers summer 2024.

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Bulgaria
Europe
Africa

Statistics

League positions

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Seasons

14 seasons in First League:

SeasonPlace
1962/6315th
1966/6712th
1967/6812th
1968/6915th
1991/9214th
1992/9313th
1993/9412th
1994/9512th
1995/967th
1996/9712th
1997/9811th
1998/999th
1999/0012th
2002/0313th

Best wins:

Home teamAway teamResultCompetitionSeason
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich)FC Haskovo (Haskovo)10:0Bulgarian Cup2000/01
PFC Rakovski (Ruse)PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich)1:7A PFG1996/97
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich)PFC Beroe (Stara Zagora)5:1A PFG1994/95
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich)PFC Septemvri (Sofia)5:1A PFG1998/99

Notable persons

PlayersPlayers with most matches played for the team in A PFG:

NationalityPlayerNumber of matches
Rumen Boev212
Diyan Bozhilov200
Rumen Slavovover 180
Svetoslav Krastevover 160
Atanas Georgievover 140

Players with most goals, scored in A PFG:

NationalityPlayerGoals
Diyan Bozhilov25
Georgi Manolov23
Rumen Boev18
Serge Yoffou15
Risto Milosavov14

Former managers

External links

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