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FC Sozopol

Bulgarian football club

Summary

Bulgarian football club

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fullname	Football Club Sozopol
nickname
founded	2008
ground	Arena Sozopol
capacity	3,500
chairman	Panayot Reyzi
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Margarit Dimov
league	Southeast Third League
season	2022–23
position	Second League, 16th (relegated)
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Sozopol () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sozopol, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

History

In 2008 Sozopol secured promotion to the South-East V AFG in their inaugural season. They spent six seasons in the division, moving to the brand-new 2000 capacity all-seater Arena Sozopol in 2012. The club finally won the South-East V group during the 2013/14 season, achieving promotion to professional football for the first time. During the same year, Sozopol reached the Round of 16 of the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, losing 8–1 on aggregate to Litex.

They finished their first B Group season in 6th place out of 16 teams, and expanded their stadium by building a South Stand, bringing the total capacity to 3,500. During the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, the team reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beating OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo in the Round of 16 and A Group member PFC Botev Plovdiv in the 1/8 finals. They were eventually knocked out after a 3–0 defeat to CSKA Sofia, but finished the 2015–16 season in 4th place in the B Group, a record position for the club.

In 2018, Sozopol was relegated to the third tier after finishing second to last in the 2017–18 season. In 2020, Sozopol promoted to the Second League, after 2 years in the third tier.

League positions

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Honours

Bulgarian B Group:

4th place: 2015–16, 2016–17

South-East V AFG:

Winners (2): 2013–14, 2019–20

Bulgarian Cup:

Quarterfinals (1): 2015–16

Current squad

As of 4 February 2023

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

;Bulgaria

Bulgaria Nikolay Domakinov
Bulgaria Milen Gamakov
Bulgaria Stanimir Mitev
Bulgaria Diyan Moldovanov
Bulgaria Kostadin Stoyanov

Past seasons

Season	League	Place	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Bulgarian Cup
2008–09	V Group (III)	9	14	9	13	47	51	51	DNQ
2009–10	V Group	6	20	2	14	58	33	62	DNQ
2010–11	V Group	4	22	5	11	89	31	71	Second round
2011–12	V Group	8	17	5	12	54	31	56	DNQ
2012–13	V Group	9	15	6	13	51	32	51	DNQ
2013–14	V Group	1	26	3	3	104	25	81	Second round
2014–15	B Group (II)	6	12	10	8	39	25	46	First round
2015–16	B Group	4	13	10	7	44	28	49	Quarterfinals
2016–17	Second League (II)	4	14	8	8	38	25	50	Second round
2017–18	Second League	15	6	6	18	25	47	24	First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

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