Sozopol (Bulgarian: Созопол) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sozopol, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.
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| Full name | Football Club Sozopol | ||
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| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Arena Sozopol | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman | Panayot Reyzi | ||
| Head coach | Margarit Dimov | ||
| League | Southeast Third League | ||
| 2022–23 | Second League, 16th (relegated) | ||
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History
editIn 2008 Sozopol secured promotion to the South-East V AFG in their inaugural season. They spent six seasons in the division, moving to the brand-new 2000 capacity all-seater Arena Sozopol in 2012. The club finally won the South-East V group during the 2013/14 season, achieving promotion to professional football for the first time. During the same year, Sozopol reached the Round of 16 of the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, losing 8–1 on aggregate to Litex.
They finished their first B Group season in 6th place out of 16 teams, and expanded their stadium by building a South Stand, bringing the total capacity to 3,500. During the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, the team reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beating OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo in the Round of 16 and A Group member PFC Botev Plovdiv in the 1/8 finals. They were eventually knocked out after a 3–0 defeat to CSKA Sofia, but finished the 2015–16 season in 4th place in the B Group, a record position for the club.
In 2018, Sozopol was relegated to the third tier after finishing second to last in the 2017–18 season. In 2020, Sozopol promoted to the Second League, after 2 years in the third tier.
League positions
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Honours
edit- Winners (2): 2013–14, 2019–20
- Quarterfinals (1): 2015–16
Current squad
editAs of 4 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.
Notable players
editHad international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.
Past seasons
edit| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2008–09 | V Group (III) | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 51 | DNQ | ||
| 2009–10 | V Group | 6 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 58 | 33 | 62 | DNQ | ||
| 2010–11 | V Group | 4 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 89 | 31 | 71 | Second round | ||
| 2011–12 | V Group | 8 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 31 | 56 | DNQ | ||
| 2012–13 | V Group | 9 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 32 | 51 | DNQ | ||
| 2013–14 | V Group | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 25 | 81 | Second round | ||
| 2014–15 | B Group (II) | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 46 | First round | ||
| 2015–16 | B Group | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 49 | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2016–17 | Second League (II) | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 50 | Second round | ||
| 2017–18 | Second League | 15 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 24 | First round | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Official page at Facebook
- Club profile at bgclubs.eu