:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Academy
{{Short description|Bulgarian Third League football team}}
{{Notability|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Ludogorets III and Academy
| current =
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| fullname = Professional Football Club Ludogorets Razgrad III and Academy
| nickname = The Eagles
Ludogorets babies
| short name = Ludogorets III
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2013}} (Academy)[https://www.ludogorets.com/bg/academy/ Футболна академия Лудогорец]
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2020}} (Ludogorets III)
| ground = Eagles' Nest, Razgrad
| capacity = 2,000
| owner = Kiril Domuschiev
| chairman = Aleksandar Aleksandrov
| director =
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Emiliyan Petrov
| league = Bulgarian Third League
| season = 2023–24
| position = 1st
| website = http://www.ludogorets.com/all_news.php
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Ludogorets III ({{langx|bg|Лудогорец III}}) or Ludogorets 3 is a Bulgarian amateur football team based in Razgrad. Founded in 2020, it is the third team of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
Obliged to play one level below their main side, Ludogorets III is ineligible for promotion to Second League League, where plays the reserve team Ludogorets II, and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.
The Ludogorets Academy, founded in 2013, is the youth academy of Ludogorets Razgrad.
History
In August 2020 Ludogorets started a third team, which joined the Bulgarian Third League.[https://gong.bg/bg-football/efbet-liga/multimedia/video/ludogorec-3-debiutira-v-treta-liga-601106 Лудогорец 3 дебютира в Трета лига] In November 2020 Zahari Sirakov was announced as the new manager of Ludogorets III and U19 team.[https://gong.bg/bg-football/efbet-liga/multimedia/video/zahari-sirakov-podpisa-s-ludogorec-615083 Захари Сираков подписа с Лудогорец] In 2021 U19 League was disbanded.
On 26 May 2024 the team secured the North-East Third League title.[https://gong.bg/bg-football/treta-liga/multimedia/video/ludogorec-specheli-severoiztochnata-treta-liga-793338 Лудогорец спечели Североизточната Трета лига] Petar Kirev from the team become a top goalscorer of the league with 21 goals.[https://novinata.bg/sport/petar-kirev-ot-ludogorec-e-golmaystorat-na-severoiztoka/ Петър Кирев от Лудогорец е голмайсторът на Североизтока]
Honours
- Third League:
- 16px Winners (1): 2023–24
Ludogorets III
=Current squad=
{{updated|31 December 2023|{{cite web|url=https://www.ludogorets.com/bg/b-team/|title=Б отбор |trans-title=B team |language=bg |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=PFC Ludogorets Razgrad |publisher=ludogorets.com}}}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=BUL|name=Zlatomir Stoimenov|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=BUL|name=Nikolay Nikolov|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=BUL|name=Hristian Atanasov|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BUL|name=Simeon Shishkov|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BUL|name=Nikolay Georgiev|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=BUL|name=Rayan Ivanov|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=BUL|name=Antonio Popov|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BUL|name=Petar Kirev|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BUL|name=Kristiyan Ivanova|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=BUL|name=Georgi Karaivanov|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=BUL|name=Aleksandar Marinov|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=BUL|name=Eren Yusein|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=BUL|name=Dimitar Ivanov|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BUL|name=Kristiyan Nikolov|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BUL|name=Nikola Todorov|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BUL|name=Martin Stanchev|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=BUL|name=Steven Valchev|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=BUL|name=Deniz Hadzhiev|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=68|nat=BUL|name=Umut Habil|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=93|nat=BUL|name=Yoan Yordanov|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
=Seasons=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Results of league and cup competitions by season |
| rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=11|League !rowspan=2 colspan=2|Top goalscorer |
|---|
| scope=col|Division
!scope=col|Level !scope=col|P !scope=col|W !scope=col|D !scope=col|L !scope=col|F !scope=col|A !scope=col|GD !scope=col|Pts !scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Pos |
| scope=row rowspan=1|2020–21
|rowspan=4|Third League |rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|28 |rowspan=1|15 |rowspan=1|6 |rowspan=1|7 |rowspan=1|75 |rowspan=1|29 |rowspan=1|+46 |rowspan=1|51 |rowspan=1| 6th |rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Stanislav Valchev |rowspan=1|17 |
| scope=row rowspan=1|2021–22
|rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|26 |rowspan=1|17 |rowspan=1|4 |rowspan=1|5 |rowspan=1|66 |rowspan=1|16 |rowspan=1|+50 |rowspan=1|55 |rowspan=1| 4th |rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Yoan Yordanov |rowspan=1|10 |
| scope=row rowspan=1|2022–23
|rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|28 |rowspan=1|17 |rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|8 |rowspan=1|79 |rowspan=1|31 |rowspan=1|+48 |rowspan=1|54 |rowspan=1| 5th |rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Petar Kirev |rowspan=1|15 |
| scope=row rowspan=1|2023–24
|rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|26 |rowspan=1|19 |rowspan=1|4 |rowspan=1|3 |rowspan=1|69 |rowspan=1|16 |rowspan=1|+53 |rowspan=1|61 |style="background-color:#FE2;padding:0.4em"| 1st |rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Petar Kirev |rowspan=1|21 |
= Managerial history=
| class="wikitable" |
| Dates
!Name !Honours |
|---|
| 2020
|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Dimcho Nenov | |
| 2020–2023
|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Zahari Sirakov | |
| 2024–
|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Emiliyan Petrov | |
Staff
| class="toccolours" | ||
| bgcolor=|Position
!bgcolor=|Name !bgcolor=|Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets III | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Emiliyan Petrov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Emil Ivanov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Zdravko Chavdarov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets U17 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Martin Tsirkov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Dimitar Stoykov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Dobrin Dobrev | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets U16 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Rosen Marinov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Svetlin Ivanov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Dobrin Dobrev | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets U15 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Milen Marinov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Hristos Dokov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Ventsislav Bogdanov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets U14 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Hristiyan Petrov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Dimcho Nenov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Ventsislav Bogdanov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| colspan="3"|Ludogorets U13 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
|Head coach | Emil Georgiev | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| Assistant coach | Diyan Angelov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
| style="background:#eee;"
|Goalkeepers coach | Zdravko Chavdarov | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |
References
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External links
- [https://bgclubs.eu/teams/Ludogorets1945(Razgrad)bgclubs.eu]
- [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/bulgaria/ludogorets/63633/ soccerway.com]
{{PFC Ludogorets Razgrad}}
{{Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 2021
Category:2021 establishments in Bulgaria