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FC Sozopol

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FC Sozopol
Full nameFootball Club Sozopol
Founded2008
GroundArena Sozopol
Capacity3,500
ChairmanPanayot Reyzi
Head coachMargarit Dimov
LeagueSoutheast Third League
2022–23Second League, 16th (relegated)

Sozopol (Bulgarian: Созопол) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sozopol, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

History

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In 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.

Arena Sozopol

League positions

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Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian Second LeagueThird Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian Second LeagueBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Honours

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Bulgarian B Group:

South-East V AFG:

Bulgarian Cup:

Current squad

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As of 4 February 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Marian Dimitrov
4 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Dimitrov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Petar Genchev
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Gospodinov
7 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Zhekov
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Emanuil Manev
9 FW Nigeria NGA Job Okpanachi
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Antonio Laskov
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Galin Dimov
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Rosen Andonov
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Milen Gamakov
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Ivanov
17 FW Bulgaria BUL Daniel Ivanov
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Bozhidar Kiryakov
20 MF France FRA Johan N'zi
21 DF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Andreev
23 DF Bulgaria BUL Diyan Moldovanov
27 GK Bulgaria BUL Petar Rahnev
32 MF Bulgaria BUL Anton Uzunov
77 FW Bulgaria BUL Borislav Trendafilov
88 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Lionel Samba
99 MF Belgium BEL Guillaume Thiry

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

Notable players

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Had 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

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Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
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

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