FC Sekirovo (Bulgarian: ФК Секирово) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Rakovski, which competes in the Third League, the third division of the Bulgarian football league system. Sekirovo's home ground is the Petar Parchevich Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
| Full name | Football Club Sekirovo Rakovski | ||
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| Founded | 1954 1991 | ||
| Ground | Parchevich Stadium, Rakovski | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Stefan Pensov | ||
| Manager | Nikolay Domakinov | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2023–24 | 14th | ||
| Website | https://fcsekirovo.com/ | ||
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History
editIn 1954 year Sekirovo village formed their first football team. From 1955 to 1975 the club's football team played in the district groups and later in the Northern District Group. In 1966, General Nikolaevo, Sekirovo and Parchevich villages were merged in a new town called Rakovski and later team was dissolved.
On July 7, 1991, the players from Sekirovo quarter reformed FC Sekirovo. Over the years, the team's coaches have been Tobia Momin, Geno Daimov, Ivan Kostov, Gancho Peev, Rumen Dimitrov, Georgi Razlozhki, Trifon Panchev, Zheko Dimitrov and others. In the 2022/2023 season, the team competed in the Regional Group - Plovdiv, and after the first phase was the leader in the ranking with 46 points after 15 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, goal difference 82:17. Subsequently, matches from the Second Phase of the championship were played, in which the FC Rakovski (Sekirovo) team was again first in the final standings after 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss, goal difference 31:6 and 25 points. In the first round of the qualifiers, FC Sekirovo faced Lyubimets from Haskovo region and won with the minimum score of 1:0. The next opponent was Arda II. The match was on June 7, 2023, and FC Sekirovo won 3:1 which granted them their historic promotion to Third League.[1]
In September 2023 the team took Nikolay Domakinov, ex Bulgaria national player, as the new manager of the team.[2] On 30 September they recorded their first win in Third League.[3]
Honours
edit- A RFG Plovdiv:
Winners (1): 2022–23
Logo, shirt and sponsor
edit„Fratria" name comes from „Brotherhood", with the team having the sloagan „frater pro fratre", meaning „brother for brother", on their logo. Their main colors are red (bordo) and black and since 2021 their main sponsor is Berezka.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
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| 2023– |  IZI Sport
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Insaoil |
Players
editCurrent squad
editAs of 16 January 2024[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editClub officials
edit| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head coach | Nikolay Domakinov |
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| Assistant coach | Velko Kotov |
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Past seasons
edit| Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Other competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||||
| 2012–13 | A Regional Plovdiv | 4 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 37 | 11th | DNQ | ||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 40 | 6th | DNQ | |||||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 51 | 5th | DNQ | |||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 41 | 7th | DNQ | |||||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 41 | 10th | DNQ | |||||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 42 | 7th | DNQ | |||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 43 | 8th | DNQ | |||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 14 | +47 | 39 | 3rd | DNQ | |||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 42 | +49 | 54 | 6th | DNQ | |||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 63 | 2nd | DNQ | |||||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 17 | +65 | 46 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | Cup of AFL | R1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Third League | 3 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 75 | -16 | 40 | 14th | DNQ | R1 | Yosif Tabakov
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| 2024–25 | 3 | TBA | ||||||||||||||
Key
edit- GS = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
References
edit- ^ "ФК Секирово на Раковски влезе в Югоизточната Трета лига". PlovdivNow. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Георгиев, Мариян (10 September 2023). "Секирово с нов треньор спря Созопол..." KotaSport. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Секирово с първа победа". Sportal.bg. Retrieved 26 March 2024.