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FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa

Bulgarian football club

Summary

Bulgarian football club

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nicknameLoko, The Irons
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groundStadion Lokomotiv,
Gorna Oryahovitsa
capacity10,500
chairmanIvo Dimitrov
mgrtitleHead coach
managerNikolay Panayotov
leagueSecond League
season2024–25
positionSecond League, 10th of 20
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Gorna Oryahovitsa

Lokomotiv GO () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

Established in 1932 as a sports association of the railway workers in the town, the football department of Lokomotiv have been playing at their current home ground, the Lokomotiv Stadium, since 1956. The club's main colours are black and white. Lokomotiv GO's longest spell in the top division was between 1987 and 1995. Lokomotiv's highest league finish in the top division is 8th, and was achieved three times during their 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1993–94 A Group campaigns.

History

The club was established in 1932 as RSC - Railway Sports Club () by the railway workers at the Gorna Oryahovitsa railway station, a major railway junction in northern Bulgaria. In 1944 RSC merged with SC Borislav and was later renamed to RSC Borislav. The team finally became known by their current name Lokomotiv in 1945. Lokomotiv's best performance in the Bulgarian Cup came in 1947, when they lost to eventual winners Levski Sofia in the semi-final, a feat, which they would achieve again in 1987, but again losing to cup holders Levski Sofia. In the 1962–63 season, they won the B Group title, earning promotion to the A Group for the first time in their history. In their maiden top-tier season, Lokomotiv endured a difficult 1963–64 campaign. The team eventually finished the season last and was relegated back to the B Group after a single season.

In the 1986–87 season, Lokomotiv ranked second in the B Group and won promotion to the A Group after a 23-year absence. This began the golden age for Lokomotiv as the team spent eight consecutive seasons in the top division before being relegated in 1995. During the 1990–91 A Group season, Lokomotiv's forward Ivaylo Yordanov finished as the leading goalscorer of the A Group with a total of 21 goals and was later transferred to Portuguese club Sporting C.P..

After 21 years of absence from the top flight, in the 2015–16 B Group, Lokomotiv finished third in the final league table and was one of the clubs approved and promoted to the newly restructured Bulgarian First League, following the adoption of new licensing criteria by the Bulgarian Football Union. The long-awaited return to the elite for Lokomotiv proved to be challenging, as the team spent the majority of the season competing in the relegation zone. Lokomotiv was eventually relegated after one season spent in the top flight.

After four seasons in the Second League, Lokomotiv were then relegated to the Third League at the end of the 2020/2021 season. After three seasons in the third level, Lokomotiv earned promotion back to the Second League in 2024.

Seasons

Season by season

SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1950B PFG6DNQ
1951V AFG?DNQ
1952V AFG3DNQ
1953B PFG7DNQ
1954B PFG3DNQ
1955B PFG2DNQ
1956B PFG5DNQ
1957B PFG10DNQ
1958B PFG12DNQ
1958–59B PFG5DNQ
1959–60B PFG10DNQ
1960–61B PFG5DNQ
1961–62B PFG8DNQ
1962–63B PFG1DNQ
1963–64A PFG161/8 finals
1964–65B PFG4DNQ
1965–66B PFG3DNQ
1966–67B PFG4Round of 16
1967–68B PFG11DNQ
1968–69B PFG15DNQ
1969–70B PFG11DNQ
1970–71B PFG15DNQ
1971–72B PFG11DNQ
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1972–73B PFG8Round of 16
1973–74B PFG3DNQ
1974–75B PFG12DNQ
1975–76B PFG3Round of 16
1976–77B PFG9Round of 32
1977–78B PFG9Round of 16
1978–79B PFG6Round of 32
1979–80B PFG10Round of 32
1980–81B PFG6Groups
1981–82B PFG6Second round
1982-83B PFG5Third round
1983–84B PFG16First round
1984–85V AFG1First round
1985–86B PFG3First round
1986–87B PFG1Semi-finals
1987–88A PFG13Second round
1988–89A PFG12Third round
1989–90A PFG8First round
1990–91A PFG8Second round
1991–92A PFG11First round
1992–93A PFG9Quarter-finals
1993–94A PFG8Quarter-finals
1994–95A PFG14First round
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1995–96B PFG13First round
1996–97B PFG15Semi-finals
1997–98V AFG14DNQ
1998–99V AFG13DNQ
1999–00V AFG12DNQ
2000–01V AFG5DNQ
2001–02V AFG6DNQ
2002–03V AFG13DNQ
2003–04V AFG1DNQ
2004–05B PFG16First round
2005–06V AFG9DNQ
2006–07V AFG11DNQ
2007–08V AFG7DNQ
2008–09V AFG5DNQ
2009–10V AFG7DNQ
2010–11V AFG12DNQ
2011–12V AFG9First round
2012–13V AFG6DNQ
2013–14V AFG2DNQ
2014–15B PFG3Quarter-finals
2015–16B PFG3Quarter-finals
2016–17First League14First round
2017–18Second League8First round
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
2018–19Second League9First round
2019–20Second League9First round
2020–21Second League15First round

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League positions

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text:16 from:01/07/1964 till:01/07/1984 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group" from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 color:red shift:(0,14) text: "V Group" from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1986 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1986 till:01/07/1987 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1987 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group" from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1988 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/1988 till:01/07/1989 shift:(0,-4) text:12 from:01/07/1989 till:01/07/1990 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1991 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1995 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "A Group from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/1995 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from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2013 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2014 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2014 color:red shift:(0,14) text: "V Group" from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2016 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "B Group" from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "1st" from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2021 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "2nd League" from:01/07/2021 till:01/07/2022 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/2022 till:01/07/2023 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/2023 till:01/07/2024 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2021 till:01/07/2024 color:red shift:(0,14) text: "3rd League" from:01/07/2024 till:01/07/2025 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/07/2025 till:01/07/2026 shift:(0,-4) text: from:01/07/2024 till:01/07/2026 color:white shift:(0,14) text: "2nd"

Recent seasons

SeasonLeaguePlaceWDLGFGAPtsBulgarian Cup
2011–12V AFG (III)910713343137First round
2012–13V AFG6949402631DNQ
2013–14V AFG223431192673DNQ
2014–15B PFG (II)31857603456Quarterfinals
2015–16B PFG313116422650Quarterfinals
2016–17First League (I)147916325130First round
2017–18Second League (II)8101010423940First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Honours

Domestic

  • First League:
  • Bulgarian Cup:
    • Semi-finals (2): 1947, 1987
  • Second League:
    • Winners (1): 1962–63
  • Third League:
    • Winners (3): 1984–85, 2004–05, 2023–24
  • Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League:
    • Winners (1): 2023

International

  • Intertoto Cup:
    • Group winner (1): 1992

European tournaments history

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1992Intertoto CupGroup 10Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia1–00–0Group winners
Romania Argeș Pitești2–00–5
Romania Gloria Bistrita2–01–1

Current squad

As of 15 January 2025

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

Managers

DatesNameHonours
1952Bulgaria Kostadin Bogdanov
1954Bulgaria Angel Bozev
1957–1961Bulgaria Kiril Chipev
1961–1963Bulgaria Yordan Tomov1 B PFG title
1964Bulgaria Atanas Konarov
1964–1965Bulgaria Penyu Petsev
1965Bulgaria Apostol Sokolov
1966–1968Bulgaria Hristo Hadzhiev
1968Bulgaria Zhelyazko Panev
1969–1970Bulgaria Angel Petrov
1970Bulgaria Marin Marinov
1970–1971Bulgaria Kiril Chipev
1971–1973Bulgaria Petar Patev
1973–1975Bulgaria Todor Velev
1975–1978Bulgaria Ivan Varbanov
1978–1982Bulgaria Petar Shatrov
1982–1984Bulgaria Georgi Velinov
1984–1985Bulgaria Ivan Varbanov1 V AFG title
1985–1988Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev
1988–1989Bulgaria Todor Velev
1989–1990Bulgaria Kiril Rabchev
DatesNameHonours
1990–1991Bulgaria Petar Kirilov
1991–1993Bulgaria Nikola Velkov
1994Bulgaria Georgi Velkov
1994Bulgaria Tsenko Gavazov
1994Bulgaria Nikola Velkov
1995Bulgaria Georgi Velkov
1995Bulgaria Plamen Nikolov
1995Bulgaria Kiril Rabchev
1996–1997Bulgaria Tsenko Gavazov
1997Bulgaria Todor Todorov
1997–1998Bulgaria Angel Minchev
2003–2005Bulgaria Boyko Dimitrov1 V AFG title
2006–2007Bulgaria Valentin Ignatov
2007–2010Bulgaria Dimitar Pechikamakov
2010–2011Bulgaria Nasko Kostadinov
2011–2013Bulgaria Dimitar Pechikamakov
2014Bulgaria Tsenko Gavazov
2014–2016Bulgaria Sasho Angelov
2016Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash
2016Bulgaria Angel Chervenkov
2016–2017Bulgaria Ivan Kolev
2017Bulgaria Milcho Sirmov
2017Bulgaria Aleksandar Dimitrov
2018Bulgaria Todor Kiselichkov
2018Bulgaria Marin Baychev
2019Bulgaria Krasimir Mechev
2019–2020Bulgaria Milcho Sirmov
2020–Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov

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Notable stats

#NameApps
1BUL Dimitar Pechikamakov458
2BUL Asan Abishev421
3BUL Todoranov362
4BUL Vasilev351
5BUL Tsenko Gavazov349

Most goals for the club

#NameGls
1BUL Asan Abishev94
2BUL Dimitar Pechikamakov88
3BUL Vasilev58
4BUL Tsenko Gavazov56
5BUL Ushev48

Most appearances in A group for the club

#NameApps
1BUL Dimitar Pechikamakov189
2BUL Levent Gavazov177
3BUL Nasko Kostadinov124
4BUL Valeri Ganev122
5BUL Sasho Angelov114

Most goals in A group for the club

#NameGls
1BUL Valentin Ignatov24
2BUL Ivaylo Yordanov23
3BUL Dimitar Pechikamakov20
4BUL Nasko Kostadinov17
5BUL Valeri Ganev15

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