PFC Botev Plovdiv II

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 plays in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

Botev Plovdiv II
Full namePFC Botev Plovdiv II
Nickname(s)Канарчетата (The Canaries)
Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
GroundSports Complex Botev 1912
Capacity3,500
ShareholdersPFK Botev Association (100%)
ChairmanDaniel Cerejido
Head coachDaniel Cohen
LeagueBulgarian Second League
2021–22Second League, 16th
WebsiteClub website

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

2021–:Foundation

Since 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, Stefan Stoyanov was announced as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.[3]

Players
As of 23 April 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  BUL Martin Hristov
5 DF  ESP Miroslav Georgiev
7 MF  NGA Samuel Akere
8 MF  BUL Petar Itov
9 FW  NGA Umeh Emmanuel
10 FW  BUL Nikola Gelin
15 DF  BUL Atanas Chernev
19 FW  CIV Abdoulaye Traoré
20 DF  BUL Plamen Tsonchev
21 GK  BUL Martin Panev
22 MF  BUL Stanislav Petkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  BUL Daniel Gichev
24 DF  BUL Blagovest Velichkov
26 DF  BUL Gabriel Zemyarski
27 DF  BUL Dimitar Balinov (captain)
30 FW  BUL Ivo Kazakov
40 MF  NGA Tochukwu Nadi
87 DF  PLE Monir Al Badarin
88 DF  BUL Nikola Neychev
— DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov
— MF  BUL Lachezar Baltanov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

For first team players, see Botev Plovdiv.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  FRA Hugo Azzi (at Krumovgrad until 31 May 2023)

Foreign players

Bulgarian 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.

Personnel

Manager history
Dates Name Honours
2021–2022 Stefan Stoyanov
2022 Artur Hovhannisyan
2022 Nemanja Miljanovic
2023– Daniel Cohen

Past seasons
Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts
2021–22Second League (II)–––––––
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

League positions
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

References
  1. Ботев (Пловдив) няма да пуска дубъл във Втора лига
  2. Потвърдено: Ботев прави дубъл за Втора лига, Локо ще има отбор и при аматьорите
  3. Ботев ІІ стартира подготовка на 14-ти юни, информация за елитните юношески групи
  4. "Дублиращ отбор". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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