WFC Paldin Plovdiv

Paldin Plovdiv
Full nameWomen Football Club Paldin Plovdiv
Founded31 June 2016 (2016-06-31)
GroundTrud Stadium, Trud, Plovdiv Province
Capacity1,000
ManagerAngel Slavov
LeagueBulgarian Women's League
2024–255th

Women Football Club Paldin Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Пълдин Пловдив), or simple WFC Paldin (Bulgarian: ЖФК Пълдин) is a Bulgarian women's football club from the city of Plovdiv that competes in the Bulgarian Women's League, the top tier of Women's football in Bulgaria.

History

In 2015 in Plovdiv, Paldin Academy was established. In 2016 they started their women's team and joined Bulgarian Women's League. On 4 March 2019, Atanaska Kumanova debuted for the team at the age of 12, to become one of the youngest players to play for Bulgarian women's team in the league.[1] In 2019 the U15 team become a record cup champions for 4th time without considering a goal in the tournament.[2] In the end of 2019, Lokomotiv Plovdiv took over the team and finished the 2019–20 season under Lokomotiv colors, securing their highest league position as runner-ups.[3] However, for the next season, Paldin returned as a new team in the league, with all the players and staff from the previous team stayed with Lokomotiv. In 2021 few players and the manager, Angel Slavov, returned in Paldin, after WFC Lokomotiv had financial problems and despite finishing as runner-ups in 2020–21, the team was dissolved.[4]

Honours

Bulgarian Women's League

  • Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 August 2023

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 Darena Radeva
3 DF  BUL Yordanka Parnarova
5 DF  BUL Karena Markova
6 FW  BUL Mariela Markova
8 MF  BUL Plamena Pencheva
9 MF  BUL Nikol Dimanova
11 MF  BUL Kristiana Dimitrova
12 GK  BUL Ognyana Burgodzhieva
13 MF  BUL Teodora Mitova
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  BUL Teodora Paraskevova
15 MF  BUL Nikol Mitskova
16 DF  BUL Aleksandra Marinova
18 MF  BUL Katrin Koleva
20 DF  BUL Tsvetelina Slavcheva
22 DF  BUL Diana-Mihaela Atanasova (captain)
23 FW  BUL Miroslava Peykova
77 MF  BUL Mariela Petrova
99 FW  BUL Margarita Shopova

Personnel

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
2019– Angel Slavov

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Women's Cup Other competitions
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2016–17 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 20 4 1 15 24 105 -81 13 10th DNQ
2017–18 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 20 7 1 12 35 57 -22 22 8th DNQ
2018–19 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 18 9 3 6 27 27 +0 30 4th Semi-finals
2019–20 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 16 12 1 3 43 19 +24 37 2nd not held
2020–21 Bulgarian Women's Championship 1 26 3 1 22 19 96 –77 10 13th DNQ
2021–22 Bulgarian Women's League 1 22 10 2 10 48 54 –6 32 6th Semi-finals
2022–23 Bulgarian Women's League 1 24 11 2 11 48 61 –13 35 8th not held
2023–24 Bulgarian Women's League 1 22 14 2 6 61 23 +38 44 4th
2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League 1 22 12 2 8 45 32 +13 38 5th
2025–26 Bulgarian Women's League 1
Notes
Key
Champions Runners-up Third place

References

  1. ^ ФК Пълдин с обрат срещу Локо, 12-годишна направи дебют при женит е
  2. ^ Девойките на Пълдин с рекорд в България! Четвърта купа без допуснат гол!
  3. ^ Дамите на Локо показаха новия екип! Харесва ли ви?
  4. ^ Треньор и футболистки обвиниха Крушарски за разпада на женския Локомотив (Пд)
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