FC Krumovgrad

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| fullname = Football Club Krumovgrad 1925

| nickname = Златотърсачите (The Golddiggers)

| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1925}}

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| ground = Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex

| capacity = 3,000

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| chairman = Vasil Sarmov

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Rosen Kirilov

| league = First League

| season = 2023–24

| position = First League, 6th of 16

| website = {{URL|http://fckrumovgrad.bg/}}

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File:FC Krumovgrad (Bulgaria).jpg

Football Club Krumovgrad 1925 ({{langx|bg|Футболен клуб Крумовград 1925}}) is a football club based in Krumovgrad, Bulgaria. which currently competes in the First League, the top level of Bulgarian football league system. The team plays its home matches at the local Krumovgrad Stadium, but for 2023–24 season they play at Sport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika in Plovdiv.

History

=Establishment and regional leagues=

Original club was founded as Levski Krumovgrad in 1925, the team mostly played in the regional leagues. For a short period the team did not exist, but in 2005, the team was refounded under the name Levski 2005.

=FC Krumovgrad and professional leagues (2021-present)=

In 2021 the team won a promotion to the Bulgarian Third League and indicated serious ambitions to win the group and be promoted to the professional football with Stefan Genov becoming a manager.[https://topsport.bg/amateur/levski-krumovgrad-s-byudzhet-ot-polovin-milion-leva-i-stefan-genov-za-trenyor.html Левски (Крумовград) с бюджет от половин милион лева и Стефан Генов за треньор] On 21 September 2021 they eliminated the First League team of Tsarsko Selo.[https://sportal.bg/news-2021092115262039136 Хитът на Югоизток изхвърли Царско село] In October 2021, the club changed its name from Levski 2005 to Krumovgrad and adopted a new badge.[https://blitz.bg/sport/bg-futbol/noviyat-khit-vv-futbola-makha-levski-ot-imeto-si-styaga-yak-transfer_483994.html Новият хит във футбола маха Левски от името си, стяга як трансфер] In February 2022 Krumovgrad signed with Daniel Cerejido, the chief executive officer of Botev Plovdiv.[https://topsport.bg/amateur/lyubopitno-bivsh-ispanski-shef-na-botev-pd-poe-vlastta-vav-fk-krumovgrad.html Любопитно: Бивш испански шеф на Ботев (Пд) пое властта във ФК Крумовград] On 14 March 2022 the club won South-East Third League and was promoted to the Second League for the first time in their history.[https://dsport.bg/krumovgrad-ste-gleda-profesionalen-futbol-sled-pobeda-s-8-gola~82039.html Крумовград ще гледа професионален футбол след победа с 8 гола] On 26 May 2023 Krumovgrad secured their promotion to First League, for the first time in their history by finishing third in the second division, a place granting automatic promotion to the first league.[https://sportal.bg/news-2023052617244798455 Крумовград в efbet Лига! Дубълът на Ботев (Пд) изпадна при аматьорите]

For the 2023-2024 season, the club played its home games at the Komatevo ground in Plovdiv, due to its own stadium not meeting the requirements for hosting top division matches. The opener of Krumovgrad's maiden season in the first flight was an unlikely 3:1 victory at home, against reigning efbet League champions Ludogorets. Krumovgrad eventually managed to finish in 6th place in its maiden season in the top tier.

Honours

Colours and badge

Krumovgrad plays in blue and yellow colours.

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Period

!Kit manufacturer

!Shirt front partner

!Shirt back partner

2021–2023

|align="Left" rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Germany}} Uhlsport

None
2023–

|align="Center" rowspan=1| Compass Cargo Airlines

|align="Center" rowspan=1| PIMK

Current squad

{{Fs start|date=10 February 2025}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=BUL|name=Yanko Georgiev}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Steven N'Guessan}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|pos=DF|nat=CAF|name=Peter Guinari}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=Imanol Alonso}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Momchil Tsvetanov}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Joachim Carcela}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat=BUL|name=Ivan Vasilev}}

{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=ROM|name=Cătălin Itu}}

{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=BUL|name=Oktay Yusein}}

{{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=BUL|name=Milko Badanov}}

{{Fs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=BUL|name=Arhan Isuf}}

{{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=VEN|name=Adrián Cova}}

{{Fs player|no=17|pos=FW|nat=BUL|name=Kristian Dobrev}}

{{Fs player|no=18|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Sanasi Sy}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=BUL|name=Nasko Milev}}

{{Fs player|no=21|pos=GK|nat=BUL|name=Blagoy Makendzhiev|other=captain}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Erol Dost}}

{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=SEN|name=Malick Fall}}

{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=BUL|name=Lazar Marin}}

{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=BUL|name=Stanislav Rabotov}}

{{Fs player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=FRA|name=Ibrahim Keita}}

{{Fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=GAB|name=Sidney Obissa}}

{{Fs player|no=70|pos=MF|nat=POR|name=Tiago Veiga}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Stefan Popov}}

{{Fs player|no=88|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Sertan Vatansever}}

{{Fs player|no=91|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Hristo Ivanov}}

{{Fs player|no=98|pos=MF|nat=BUL|name=Georgi Tartov}}

{{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=NED|name=Ayman Sellouf}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Lucas Santana}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=DF|nat=BUL|name=Radoslav Uzunov}}

{{Fs end}}

For recent transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2024–25.

=Out on loan=

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= Foreign players =

Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

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EU Nationals

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EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

  • {{flagicon|CAF}} {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Guinari
  • {{flagicon|GAB}} {{flagicon|FRA}} Sidney Obissa
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|SEN}} Sanasi Sy
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|CIV}} Steven N'Guessan
  • {{flagicon|TUR}} {{flagicon|BUL}} Sertan Vatansever
  • {{flagicon|VEN}} {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Cova

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Non-EU Nationals

  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Luan
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Santana
  • {{flagicon|SEN}} Malick Fall

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Notable players

For all players with a Wikipedia article see :Category:FC Krumovgrad players.

The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries or more than 100 caps for Krumovgrad. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

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;Bulgaria

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;Europe

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;Africa

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Past seasons

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from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:6

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from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:3

from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:5

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|+ Results of league and cup competitions by season

rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=11|League

!rowspan=2|Bulgarian Cup

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Other competitions

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Top goalscorer

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!scope=col|Level

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!scope=col|W

!scope=col|D

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!scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Pos

scope=row rowspan=1|2021–22

|rowspan=1|South-East Third League

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|rowspan=1|34

|rowspan=1|27

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|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 1st {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|Round of 16

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|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Ahmed Osman

|rowspan=1|25

scope=row rowspan=1|2022–23

|rowspan=1|Second League

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|rowspan=1|34

|rowspan=1|17

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|rowspan=1|43

|rowspan=1|33

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|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 3rd {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|Round of 32

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|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Martin Sorakov
{{flagicon|BUL}} Ahmed Osman

|rowspan=1|7

scope=row rowspan=1|2023–24

|rowspan=2|First League

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|rowspan=1|6th

|rowspan=1|Round of 32

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|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BUL}} Aleksandar Kolev

|rowspan=1|15

scope=row rowspan=1|2024–25

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|rowspan=1|Qualified

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Key

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  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals

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|style="background-color:#FE2;padding:0.4em"|Champions

|style="background-color:#DDD;padding:0.4em"|Runners-up

|style="background-color:#DFD;padding:0.4em"|Promoted

|style="background-color:#FCC;padding:0.4em"|Relegated

Goalscoring and appearance records

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{{updated|19 February 2025}}

Most league appearances for the club

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RankNameCareerAppearances
1style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Blagoy Makendzhiev2021–present67
2style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Oktay Yusein2021–present65
3style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Tsvetelin Radev2021–202362
4style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Dzhuneyt Yashar2021–202459
5style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Matej Šimić2023–202552
6style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Yanko Georgiev2023–present50
7style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Ahmed Osman2021–202349
8style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Kaloyan Stefanov2021–202347
9style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Vyacheslav Velyev2023–202446
10style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Serkan Yusein2023–202545

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Most league goals for the club

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RankNameCareerGoals
1style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Ahmed Osman2021–202332
2style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Dzhuneyt Yashar2021–202417
3style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Aleksandar Kolev2023–202415
4style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Petar Hristov2021–202214
5style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Miroslav Budinov2021–202211
6style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Tsvetelin Radev2021–202310
style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Kaloyan Stefanov2021–202310
8style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Martin Sorakov20238
9style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Serkan Yusein2023–20258
10style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Patrick Luan2023–20256

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  • Players in bold are still playing for Krumovgrad.

Personal

=Club officials=

{{Updated|March 2025}}

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Name

! Position

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{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Asen Karaslavov

| Head of first team football

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Kostadin Nichev

| Sporting Director

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Stefan Genov

| Board Member

colspan="2"|Coaching staff
{{flagicon|BUL}} Rosen Kirilov

| Head coach

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Nikolay Grekov

| Assistant

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Radoslav Filipov

| Assistant

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Kiril Rumenov

| Goalkeeping coach

= Manager history =

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Name

!Nat

!From

!To

!Honours

Stefan Genov

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|17 June 2021

|31 May 2022

|1 Third League title

Akis Vavalis

|{{flagicon|GRE}}

|1 July 2022

|3 October 2022

Velislav Vutsov

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|4 October 2022

|23 December 2022

Nemanja Miljanović

|{{flagicon|BIH}}{{flagicon|SWE}}

|8 January 2023

|28 October 2023

Stanislav Genchev

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|28 October 2023

|31 May 2024

Atanas Ribarski

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|1 Juny 2024

|4 March 2025

Miroslav Kosev

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|4 March 2025

|2 April 2025

Rosen Kirilov

|{{flagicon|BUL}}

|2 April 2025

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References

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