Vorlage:Infobox football club FC Vitosha Bistritsa (Vorlage:Lang-bg) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia Province, currently playing in the B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football. It takes its name from the Vitosha mountain where Bistritsa is located.
The club is famous for having Bulgaria's former prime minister, Boyko Borisov, as a registered member of the squad.[1][2][3] The increased popularity of the club due to Borisov's presence led to its coach and players being featured on ther TV series BNT Taxi, where random Bulgarians are interviewed in the backseat of a taxi cab.[4]
History
The club was founded in 1958 and played in the regional divisions until 2007, when it gained promotion to third division. Its highest finish to date was achieved during the 2010–11 season, when the club finished third in the final table.[5] In May 2012, Vitosha claimed the Amateur League Cup for the first time in its history, defeating Dve Mogili 2–1 in the final.[6] During the 2012/13 season, the club finished 2nd in the South-West V group and achieved promotion to Bulgaria's B Professional Football Group for the first time ever.
In the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, Vitosha defeated Bansko with an aggregate score of 3-1 to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time ever. Previously, their highest achievement had been reaching the Round of 32 in the 1972 Bulgarian Cup.
Current squad
Achievements
- Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League: Winners (2012)
- Bulgarian South-West V AFG - Runners-up (2012/13)
- Bulgarian Cup - Round of 16 (2013/14)
References
External links
- ↑ Boiko Borissov and Vitosha FC to face Nottingham United in a Friendly The Sofia Echo 2010-08-17. Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
- ↑ Bulgaria's versatile PM eyes player of year award Reuters 2011-11-28. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
- ↑ Bulgarian PM named country's best footballer AFP 2011-12-5. Retrieved on 2011-12-6.
- ↑ BNT Taxi (in Bulgarian) BNT 1 2011-12-9. Retrieved on 2011-12-9.
- ↑ South-West V AFG 2010/2011 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
- ↑ Bulgarian PM Wins Amateur Football Cup, Ministers Cheer Novinite.com 2012-5-30 Retrieved on 2012-08-13.