PFC Botev Plovdiv II

Botev Plovdiv II (Bulgarian: Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Plovdiv. Founded in 2021, it is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.

Botev Plovdiv II
Full namePFC Botev Plovdiv II
Nickname(s)Канарчетата (The Canaries)
Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
GroundSport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika
Capacity3,500
ShareholdersPFK Botev Association (100%)
Head coachIliyan Garov
LeagueSoutheast Third League
2022–23Second League, 18th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.

Botev Plovdiv Stadium

History

2021–:Foundation

Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021 Botev Plovdiv announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team,[1] but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June.[2] On 7 June, Daniel Cerejido announced Stefan Stoyanov as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.[3]

Players

As of 1 May 2023[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Martin Hristov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Ivanov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Miroslav Georgiev
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Petar Itov
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikola Gelin
11 DF Senegal SEN Ousmane Diakhate
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Konstantin Pavlov
21 GK Bulgaria BUL Martin Panev
22 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikola Neychev
23 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Gichev
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Bulgaria BUL Blagovest Velichkov
26 DF Bulgaria BUL Gabriel Zemyarski
27 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Balinov
28 MF Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Petkov
30 FW Bulgaria BUL Ivo Kazakov
34 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Sitev
88 DF Bulgaria BUL Nikola Neychev
MF Bulgaria BUL Andrey Tsoy
MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Kokov
MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Dikliev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Hugo Azzi (at Krumovgrad until 31 May 2023)

Foreign players

Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, and use all of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

Personnel

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
2021–2022 Bulgaria Stefan Stoyanov
2022 Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan
2022 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSweden Nemanja Miljanovic
2023 Israel Daniel Cohen
2023– Bulgaria Iliyan Garov


Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2021–22 Second League 2 36 8 14 14 34 47 -13 38 16th Bulgaria Ivan Vasilev 10
2022–23 2 34 7 7 20 25 52 -27 28 18th Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Traoré 9
2023–24 Third League 3

Key

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

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

League positions

Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

References

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