FC Metalurg Pernik
FC Metalurg (Bulgarian: ФК Металург) is a football club from Pernik, Bulgaria. Between 1997 and 1999 the team counted two participations in the A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football.[1] 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.
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| Full name | Football club Metalurg Pernik | ||
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| Founded | 1957 /restored 2013/ | ||
| Ground | Kaloyan Zashev , Pernik | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Manager | Stivan Angelov | ||
| League | A RFG | ||
| 2022-23 | A RFG Pernik, 2nd | ||
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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,[2] which resulted in the Bulgarian Football Union expelling the club from the A Group, ending their two-year stay in the elite.[3]
It was restored in 2013 after being dissolved in 2008 and started from the 4th league.
Players
- As of 4 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2014–15 | A RFG (IV) | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 20 | 58 | not qualified | ||
| 2015–16 | A RFG | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 32 | 50 | not qualified | ||
| 2016–17 | A RFG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | not qualified | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References
- "Metalurg statistics in A PFG". soccerway.com.
- "Вътрешни хора разкриха, че "Металург" урежда мачове" (in Bulgarian). capital.bg. 24 July 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Serafimov, Lyubomir (23 January 2016). "Националите са първият изваден административно отбор от "А" група" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 13 June 2023.