Nickname(s) The Railwaymen Owner Ivan Vasilev | Ground Capacity 22,000 Chairman Boycho Velichkov | |
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Full name Football Club Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia Founded 26 August 2015; 18 months ago (2015-08-26) Ground Lokomotiv Stadium,
Sofia League Second Professional Football League | ||
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia (Bulgarian: ФК Локомотив 1929 София) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's 2nd football league, the Second League. They plays its home matches at the local Lokomotiv Stadium.
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Foundation
After the dissolving Lokomotiv Sofia, some of the legends of the team including Ivan Vasilev, Boycho Velichkov and Anton Velkov formed a new club in A OFG Sofia (city) - north (4th division). The youth academy is moved to the new club. Some other former players are going back to the club as well as young players from the academy are selected to the new first squad.
2016–present: Professional football
On 29 July 2016, team was officially approved for the new Bulgarian Second League, skipping one level in from the Bulgarian football together with Tsarsko Selo Sofia. However, the team cannot be promoted to the First League until 2018-19 season due to the rule that a team can play in the highest level only after 3 seasons of existence.
Crest, shirt and mascot
Team main kit is red and black. Away kits are black and white.
Supporters
Lokomotiv has a group of loyal fans known as Iron Brigades (Bulgarian: Железни бригади) who supported the team in the lowest levels of the Bulgarian football.Lokomotive's biggest rivalry is with Slavia Sofia. Lokomotive fans maintain friendship with Spartak Varna and austrian FavAC.
Current squad
As of 24 January 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2016 and Transfers winter 2016–17.Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the A PFG; however, only three can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.