WFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora

Women Football Club Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Локомотив Стара Загора), is a Bulgarian women's football club from Stara Zagora, founded in 1989. The club currently competes in the top tier of Bulgarian Bulgarian Women's League football, Bulgarian Women's League. The team have won the league 3 times.

This article is about the women's professional football team. For the men's team associated to the same club, see PFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora.
WFC Lokomotiv
Full nameWFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora
Founded1989 (1989)
2018 (2018) (refounded)
GroundLokomotiv Stadium
Capacity12 000
ManagerYanko Valkanov
LeagueBulgarian Women's League
2022/231st (Champions)

History

PFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora started their women division in 1989 and joined in the Bulgarian Women's Football Championship, winning the title in 1991–92. Shortly after that, the team was dissolved along most of female teams in Bulgaria.

In 2018 a women's team was re-established after Beroe's folding of the women's league. The team slowly solidified in the league and in 2022 they become champions, ending FC NSA Sofia hegemony after 17 conservative championships.[1] The team qualified for UEFA Women's Champions League for first time in their history.[2] On 18 August 2022 they lost their opening match against Dinamo-BGU Minsk.[3] On 11 July 2023 Loko won their second conservative title.[4]

Honours

Bulgarian Women's League

  •  : Winners (3): 1991–92, 2021–22; 2022–23

First-team squad

As of 8 September 2023[5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Aleksandra Hristova
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Petya Petkova
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Yanitsa Ivanova
4 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandra Babiuk
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Nora Dimitrova
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Maria Dikelova
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Yana Dineva
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Yuliana Aleksandrova
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Bilyana Pencheva
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Roksana Shahanska
13 DF Bulgaria BUL Pamela Raycheva
15 FW Slovakia SVK Lenka Wienerová
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Bulgaria BUL Kristiyana Minkova
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Ekaterina Zheleva
18 DF Bulgaria BUL Zhasmina Atanasova
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Mariya Dimitrova
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Teodora Yordanova
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Nina Georgieva
22 MF Bulgaria BUL Katerina Maria Ravnachka
23 MF Ukraine UKR Anastasiia Skorynina
27 DF Bulgaria BUL Nikoleta Boycheva
41 DF Bulgaria BUL Mariela Nedeva
90 MF Ukraine UKR Yulia Gnydyuk

Seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Bulgarian Cup Other competitions
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2018–19 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 18 5 3 10 24 33 –9 18 8th QR
2019–20 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 16 7 2 7 29 26 +3 23 4th QR
2020–21 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 26 19 3 4 116 17 +99 60 3rd QR
2021–22 Bulgarian Women's League 1 15 15 0 0 110 3 +107 45 1st Runner-up
2022–23 Bulgarian Women's League 1 24 24 0 0 183 3 +180 72 1st UEFA Women's Champions League QR1
2023–24 Bulgarian Women's League 1 QR1
Key
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

European record
As of match played 10 September 2023
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Women's Champions League 4 1 1 2 5 11 −6 025.00
Total 4 1 1 2 5 11 −6 025.00

Matches
SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2022–23UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying Round 10–5Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk
5–1North Macedonia ŽFK Ljuboten
2023–24Qualifying Round 10–5Norway Brann
0–0 (1–3 p.)Poland Katowice

References
  1. Локомотив (Стара Загора) е шампион при дамите
  2. Шампионът на България по футбол за жени Локомотив (Стара Загора) атакува Европа с четири нови попълнения
  3. Локомотив (СтЗ) с тежка загуба в ШЛ за жени
  4. Перфектен сезон за ЖФК "Локомотив" Стара Загора - Спорт
  5. Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | Squad | UEFA Women's Champions League | UEFA.com
  6. FK Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Women | National Associations | UEFA.com


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