Nickname(s) The Bistritsa Tigers Chairman Slavcho Galev Founded 1958 Ground Bistritsa, Sofia | Ground Capacity 2000 Website Club home page Manager Kostadin Angelov Capacity 2,000 | |
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Full name Football Club Vitosha Bistritsa 2015–16 South-Western V Group, 2nd /promoted/ League Second Professional Football League | ||
FC Vitosha Bistritsa (Bulgarian: ФК Витоша Бистрица) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia Province, which competes in the Vtora Liga, the second division of Bulgarian football. It is named after the Vitosha mountain range, where Bistritsa is located.
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The club is most notable for having Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov, as a registered player of the squad. The increased popularity of the club due to Borisov's presence led to its coach and players being featured on the TV series BNT Taxi in 2011.
History
The club was founded in 1958 and played in the regional divisions until 2007, when it gained promotion to the third division. Its highest finish to was achieved during the 2010–11 season, when the club finished third in the final ranking. In May 2012, Vitosha claimed the Amateur League Cup for the first time in its history, defeating Dve Mogili 2–1 in the final. During the 2012-13 season, the club finished second in the South-West V Group and achieved promotion to Bulgaria's professional B Group for the first time in the club's history.
In the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, Vitosha eliminated Bansko with an aggregate score of 3-1 to advance to the Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time ever in the club's history. Previously, their highest achievement had been reaching the Round of 32 in the 1972 Bulgarian Cup.
Current squad
As of 25 February 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.