FC Metalurg Pernik
{{Short description|Bulgarian football club}}
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fullname = Football club Metalurg Pernik|
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founded = {{Start date and age|1957}}
/restored {{Start date and age|2013}}/|
ground = Kaloyan Zashev, Pernik|
capacity = 18,000|
chairman = |
| league = A RFG
| season = 2022-23
| position = A RFG Pernik, 2nd
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FC Metalurg ({{Langx|bg|ФК Металург}}) is a football club from Pernik, Bulgaria.Their stadium "Kaloyan Zashev" was named after one of the founders of Pernik. Between 1997 and 1999 the team counted two participations in the A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=Metalurg statistics in A PFG|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/bulgaria/metalurg-pernik/statistics/}} Metalurg currently competes in the fourth level of Bulgarian football, A RFG Pernik. Metalurg has a traditional rivalry with fellow Pernik-based club, Minyor. Matches between the two teams are often marked by violent acts from the two supporter groups.
History
The club was founded in 1957 as Zavod Stalin by the merger of two local teams Stroitel and Torpedo. The team finally became known as Metalurg in 1963. In the same year the club were promoted for the first time to B PFG.
In 1997, Metalurg achieved a historic promotion to the A Group. The team performed decently in their first season of top-level football, achieving a mid-table finish. In terms of sporting performance, the second season in the elite was also successful, however it was marred by off-field controversy. It was discovered that Metalurg was involved in a match-fixing scandal with other teams,{{cite web|language=Bulgarian|author=|publisher=capital.bg|title=Вътрешни хора разкриха, че "Металург" урежда мачове |url=https://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/sport/1999/07/24/251447_vutreshni_hora_razkriha_che_metalurg_urejda_machove/|date=24 July 1999 |access-date=13 June 2023}} which resulted in the Bulgarian Football Union expelling the club from the A Group, ending their two-year stay in the elite.{{cite web|language=Bulgarian|author=Serafimov, Lyubomir|publisher=24chasa.bg|title=Националите са първият изваден административно отбор от "А" група |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/index.php/sport/article/5251942|date=23 January 2016 |access-date=13 June 2023}}
It was restored in 2013 after being dissolved in 2008 and started from the 4th league.
Players
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Past seasons
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| style="background:#ABCDEF;" | Season
! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | League ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | Place ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | W ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | D ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | L ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | GF ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | GA ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | Pts ! style="background:#ABCDEF;" | Bulgarian Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
|2014–15 | A RFG (IV) | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 20 | 58 | not qualified |
| align="center"
|2015–16 | A RFG | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 32 | 50 | not qualified |
| align="center"
|2016–17 | A RFG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | not qualified |
| colspan="12" align="center" | Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. |
References
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External links
- [http://bgclubs.eu/teams/Metalurg1957(Pernik) bgclubs page]
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Category:Football clubs in Bulgaria
Category:Association football clubs established in 1957
Category:Association football clubs established in 2013
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2008
Category:1957 establishments in Bulgaria
Category:2013 establishments in Bulgaria
Category:2008 disestablishments in Bulgaria
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