FC Spartak Plovdiv 5290001 212340104 2008-05-14T12:56:22Z 80.80.145.51 /* External links */ {{Football club infobox | clubname = Spartak Plovdiv | image = [[Image:Spartak Pld.png|Spartak Plovdiv logo]] | fullname = FC Spartak Plovdiv | nickname = Gladiatorite (The Gladiators) | founded = [[November 15]],[[1947]] | ground = [[Todor Diev Stadium|Stadion Todor Diev]] | capacity = 3,500 | director = Ljudmil Bozhilov | manager = [[Nikolay Kirov - Belia]] | league = [[B Football Group]] | season = 2005-06 | position = B Grupa, 6th | pattern_la1=_white_hoops|pattern_b1=_whitehoops|pattern_ra1=_white_hoops| leftarm1=3232CD|body1=3232CD|rightarm1=3232CD|shorts1=3232CD|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=_red_stripes|pattern_b2=_whitestripes|pattern_ra2=_red_stripes| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FF0000|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=3232CD|socks2=3232CD| }} '''FC Spartak Plovdiv''' (ФК Спартак Пловдив) is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[football club]] from the city of [[Plovdiv]]. Founded in [[1947]], they have once been [[A PFG|champions of Bulgaria]] (in [[1963]]), coming second the previous year, and [[Bulgarian Cup]] winners (in [[1958]]). The team was merged with [[Botev Plovdiv]] and [[SSK Akademik]] to form AFD Trakia in [[1967]], but became once again independent on [[2 December]] [[1982]]. Spartak Plovdiv play their home games at their 3,000-seat [[Todor Diev Stadium]] in [[Kichuk Parizh]] district of [[Plovdiv]]. The stadium is named for the club's all-time greatest player. Currently Spartak is in the second division of Bulgarian football, the [[B PFG]]. The child-juvenile school of FC Spartak is one of the best and prolific creators of young talents in [[Bulgaria]]n football. == History == Evolved from three earlier Plovdiv clubs - Levski, Septemvri and Udarnik. Spartak is a reference to the Roman slave hero Spartacus. This reference also explains the club's nickname - Gladiatorite (The Gladiators). The club participated in the [[European Cup]] competition for the first time in 1963-64 vs [[KF Partizani Tirana]] (0:1, 3:1) and vs [[PSV]] (0:1, 0:0). Second continental participation was in [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] 1966-67 vs [[SL Benfica]] (1:1, 0:3). In [[1964]] Spartak reached the [[Balkans Cup]] final, losing to [[FC Rapid Bucureşti]] after two legs - 1:1 at home and 0:2 away. In [[1967]] Spartak was merged with SSK Akademik and [[Botev Plovdiv]] into a new club - AFD Trakia. An independent Spartak did not re-emerge until 1982. Merged in [[1998]] with Komatevo Sokol`94 and were renamed Spartak-S`94. This remained club's official name till the 2001-02 season. ==Honours== * [[A PFG|Champions of Bulgaria]]: [[1963]] * [[Bulgarian Cup|National Cup]] winners: [[1958]] * [[A PFG|Vice-champions]]: [[1962]] * [[Bulgarian Cup|National Cup]] finalists: [[1955]], [[1959]] * [[Balkans Cup]] runners-up: [[1964]] == Notable players == * [[Todor Diev]] (1934-1995) * Dimitar Dimov * Ivan Manolov * Mihail Dushev * Hristo Dishkov * Tobiah Momin * Georgi Barbov * Dimitar Hubinov * Ljubomir Burnarski == Current squad 2007/08 == {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Vasil Vasilev (FC Spartak Plovdiv)|Vasil Vasilev]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Emil Argirov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Lyudmil Nikolov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Todor Simeonov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Murad Ibrahimovic]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Hristo Staev]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stoyan Zdravkov]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Mitko Tsenovski]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stoyan Terziev]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Pejo Batinov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Evgeni Kurdov]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Petar Denchev]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ilhan Ibramdzhik]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Lyuben Nikolov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Petar Kanchev]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Jordan Hristov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Petko Fenev]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Vencislav Vitanov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Krasen Trifonov]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ivan Ploshtakov]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}} == Squad 2006/07 == ''As of January 2007'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Rumen Tinkov]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Georgi Ilievski]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Emil Arguirov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ljudmil Nikolov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Todor Simeonov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Murad Ibrahimovic]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Nikolay Pavlov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Hristo Staev]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ivan Karamanov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stoyan Zdravkov]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Mitko Tsenovski]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stoyan Terziev]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Yonko Nedelchev]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Peyo Batinov]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Euvgeni Kourdov]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Vesselin Filipov]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Petar Denchev]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ilham Ibramzhik]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Georgi Hristozov]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Nedelcho Delchev]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ivaylo Dimitrou]]|pos=ST}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Hristo Stalev]]|pos=ST}} {{Fs end}} == Address == 6, Macedonia Blvd, Kichuk Parizh, 4004 Plovdiv. ==External links== * [http://www.spartakpd.info/ Official club website] * [http://clubs.bul-foot.org/html/b/eastern/Spartak(Plovdiv).htm Bulgarian clubs - Spartak (Plovdiv)] * [http://sport.plovdiv24.com/cat3-21/spartak.html Spartak Pd news and statistics] {{fb_start}} {{BG East B PFG}} {{BG West B PFG}} {{fb_end}} [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1947]] [[Category:Bulgarian football clubs|Spartak Plovdiv]] [[Category:Plovdiv|Spartak Plovdiv]] [[bg:ПФК Спартак (Пловдив)]] [[lt:FK Spartak Plovdiv]] [[nl:Spartak Plovdiv]] [[pl:Spartak Płowdiw]]