FC Sekirovo

Sekirovo Rakovski
Full nameFootball Club Sekirovo Rakovski
Founded1954 (1954)
1991 (1991)
GroundParchevich Stadium, Rakovski
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStefan Pensov
ManagerNikolay Domakinov
LeagueThird League
2023–2414th
Websitehttps://fcsekirovo.com/

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.

History

In 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

Logo, shirt and sponsor

„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
2023– IZI Sport Insaoil

Players

Current squad

As of 16 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BUL Yordan Kostadinov
2 DF  BUL Yosif Tabakov
3 DF  BUL Plamen Tabakov
4 DF  BUL Georgi Yotovski
5 DF  BUL Stanislav Vasilev
6 DF  BUL Hristo Tsvetkov
7 FW  BUL Nikola Lalev
8 MF  BUL Zapryan Zapryanov
9 FW  BUL Ivan Gendov
10 DF  BUL Ventsislav Izevkov
11 MF  BUL Yordan Madzharov
12 GK  BUL Mario Belev
13 MF  BUL Rangel Kordov
15 MF  BUL Valentin Madzharski
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  BUL Anton Marushkin
17 FW  BUL Plamen Aylov
18 FW  BUL Eray Karadayi
20 DF  BUL Gabriel Zemyarski
DF  BUL Avgustin Zanchev
DF  BUL Plamen Koyurushki
MF  BUL Iriney Aylov
MF  BUL Martin Antonov
MF  BUL Lyubomir Romanski
MF  BUL Georgi Baldzhiyski
MF  BUL Stefan Rabadzhiyski
FW  BUL Petar Raykov
FW  BUL Slavcho Shokolarov

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Personnel

Club officials

Position Name Nationality
Coaching staff
Head coach Nikolay Domakinov
Assistant coach Velko Kotov

Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Bulgarian Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
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 12
2024–25 3 TBA

Key

  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

  1. ^ "ФК Секирово на Раковски влезе в Югоизточната Трета лига". PlovdivNow. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Георгиев, Мариян (10 September 2023). "Секирово с нов треньор спря Созопол..." KotaSport. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Секирово с първа победа". Sportal.bg. Retrieved 26 March 2024.