PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Academy
| Full name | Professional Football Club Ludogorets Razgrad III and Academy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Eagles Ludogorets babies | |||
| Short name | Ludogorets III | |||
| Founded | 2013 (Academy)[1] 2020 (Ludogorets III) | |||
| Ground | Eagles' Nest, Razgrad | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Owner | Kiril Domuschiev | |||
| Chairman | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | |||
| Head coach | Emiliyan Petrov | |||
| League | Bulgarian Third League | |||
| 2023–24 | 1st | |||
| Website | http://www.ludogorets.com/all_news.php | |||
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Ludogorets III (Bulgarian: Лудогорец III) or Ludogorets 3 is a Bulgarian amateur football team based in Razgrad. Founded in 2020, it is the third team of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
Obliged to play one level below their main side, Ludogorets III is ineligible for promotion to Second League League, where plays the reserve team Ludogorets II, and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.
The Ludogorets Academy, founded in 2013, is the youth academy of Ludogorets Razgrad.
History
In August 2020 Ludogorets started a third team, which joined the Bulgarian Third League.[2] In November 2020 Zahari Sirakov was announced as the new manager of Ludogorets III and U19 team.[3] In 2021 U19 League was disbanded.
On 26 May 2024 the team secured the North-East Third League title.[4] Petar Kirev from the team become a top goalscorer of the league with 21 goals.[5]
Honours
- Third League:
- Winners (1): 2023–24
Ludogorets III
Current squad
- As of 31 December 2023[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
| Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2020–21 | Third League | 3 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 51 | 6th | Stanislav Valchev | 17 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 16 | +50 | 55 | 4th | Yoan Yordanov | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 54 | 5th | Petar Kirev | 15 | |
| 2023–24 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 16 | +53 | 61 | 1st | Petar Kirev | 21 | |
Managerial history
| Dates | Name | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dimcho Nenov | |
| 2020–2023 | Zahari Sirakov | |
| 2024– | Emiliyan Petrov |
Staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Ludogorets III | ||
| Head coach | Emiliyan Petrov | |
| Assistant coach | Emil Ivanov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Zdravko Chavdarov | |
| Ludogorets U17 | ||
| Head coach | Martin Tsirkov | |
| Assistant coach | Dimitar Stoykov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Dobrin Dobrev | |
| Ludogorets U16 | ||
| Head coach | Rosen Marinov | |
| Assistant coach | Svetlin Ivanov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Dobrin Dobrev | |
| Ludogorets U15 | ||
| Head coach | Milen Marinov | |
| Assistant coach | Hristos Dokov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Ventsislav Bogdanov | |
| Ludogorets U14 | ||
| Head coach | Hristiyan Petrov | |
| Assistant coach | Dimcho Nenov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Ventsislav Bogdanov | |
| Ludogorets U13 | ||
| Head coach | Emil Georgiev | |
| Assistant coach | Diyan Angelov | |
| Goalkeepers coach | Zdravko Chavdarov | |
References
- ^ Футболна академия Лудогорец
- ^ Лудогорец 3 дебютира в Трета лига
- ^ Захари Сираков подписа с Лудогорец
- ^ Лудогорец спечели Североизточната Трета лига
- ^ Петър Кирев от Лудогорец е голмайсторът на Североизтока
- ^ "Б отбор" [B team]. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.