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 competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system.
| Full name | PFC Botev Plovdiv II | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Канарчетата (The Canaries) Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 1 June 2021 | |||
| Ground | Sport Complex Nikola Shterev - Starika | |||
| Capacity | 3,500 | |||
| Shareholders | PFK Botev Association (100%) | |||
| Head coach | Dominik Beršnjak | |||
| League | Second League | |||
| 2023–24 | Third League , 7th (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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.
History
edit2021–:Foundation
editSince 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
edit- As of 25 August 2024[4]
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 2024.
- For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.
Foreign players
editBulgarian 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.
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Personnel
editManager history
edit| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2021–2022 |  Stefan Stoyanov
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| 2022 |  Artur Hovhannisyan
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| 2022 |   Nemanja Miljanovic
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| 2023 |  Daniel Cohen
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| 2023–2024 | Iliyan Garov
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| 2024– |  Dominik Beršnjak
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Past seasons
edit| Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| 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 | Ivan Vasilev
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| 2022–23 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 28 | 18th |  Abdoulaye Traoré
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| 2023–24 | Third League | 3 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 61 | 7th | Emil Naydenov
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| 2024–25 | Second League | 2 | |||||||||||
Key
edit- GS = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
League positions
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References
edit- ^ Ботев (Пловдив) няма да пуска дубъл във Втора лига
- ^ Потвърдено: Ботев прави дубъл за Втора лига, Локо ще има отбор и при аматьорите
- ^ Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
- ^ "Дублиращ отбор". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.