FC Dobrudzha Dobrich

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FC Dobrudzha (Template:Langx) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dobrich, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football.

It plays its home matches at Stadion Druzhba with a capacity of 12,500 seats, and its team colours are green and yellow. The team is named after the Dobruja region, a prominent agricultural area in Northeast Bulgaria.

Honours

History

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Previous crest used until 2018.

Dobrudzha was founded as a union of three clubs, Vihar, Orlov and Slavia, in 1916. The club assumed the names Cherveno zname, Spartak and Septemvri between 1949 and 1957, when it was renamed Dobrudzha after a few other local sport associations joined.

In 1962, Dobrudzha managed to gain promotion to the A Group for the first time in the club's history. The maiden season in the top level proved to be a challenge, however, and Dobrudzha was relegated, finishing 15th. Back into the B Group, Dobrudzha barely missed on promotion back to the A Group in 1964, finishing second. In 1966, however, Dobrudzha won the B Group and promoted back to A Group, after three years away. Two consecutive 12th-place finishes during the 1966–67 and 1967-68 seasons in the elite followed, where Dobrudzha narrowly avoided relegation twice. The fairytale ended in 1968–69, however, as Dobrudzha finished 15th and was relegated, ending a three-year stay in the A Group.

After the relegation in 1969, Dobrudzha spend the next two decades in the B Group, with a second-place finish in 1975 being the closest the team could get in terms of returning to the A Group. After 22 years in the B Group, Dobrudzha finished second during the 1990–91 season, and the long-awaited return to the top tier finally ended. Season 1991–92 marked what would be the golden era for Dobrudzha. After narrowly avoiding relegation and finishing 14th that season, Dobrudzha managed to stabilize in the top level and gradually improved its ranking the following years, with a 13th-place finish in 1993, followed by two 12th-place finishes the following years. Season 1995–96 is considered the most successful for the club in its entire history, as that is when a 7th-place finish was achieved. The next three seasons produced mid-table results, and in 2000, Dobrudzha was relegated back to the B Group, ending the club's nine consecutive years in the elite.

Dobrudzha managed to finish fifth the following season in the B Group, which was followed by a second-place finish in the 2001–02 season, marking a return to the A Group after two years. However, the team was relegated back after only one season. Season 2002–03 remains the last appearance for Dobrudzha in the top tier, as of 2023.

In 2018, Dobrudzha returned to the second tier by winning the 2017–18 Northeast Third League. The team, however, struggled in the second tier, finishing last. In the 2019–20 season, Dobrudzha once more finished first in the third tier, being promoted again to the second tier after the season was finished early in March, due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Bulgaria.

Dobrudzha had an impressive 2024–25 season in the Second League, almost consistently staying in the top two places throughout the season. On May 11, 2025, Dobrudzha mathematically secured a top two spot, meaning promotion to the First League. This ended the team’s twenty-two year absence from top-tier football.

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Georgi Argilashki (captain)
3 DF Template:Fba/core Dimitar Pirgov
6 MF Template:Fba/core Ivaylo Klimentov
7 FW Template:Fba/core Anton Ivanov
8 MF Template:Fba/core Lucas Cardoso
9 FW Template:Fba/core Milcho Angelov
10 MF Template:Fba/core Rumen Rumenov
13 GK Template:Fba/core Galin Grigorov
15 DF Template:Fba/core Bogdan Kostov
20 FW Template:Fba/core Aykut Ramadan
22 DF Template:Fba/core Jhonatan Cuero
25 GK Template:Fba/core Plamen Pepelyashev
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW Template:Fba/core Angel Angelov
28 DF Template:Fba/core Zdravko Serafimov
31 FW Template:Fba/core Adrian Dimitrov
37 DF Template:Fba/core Ventsislav Kerchev
77 DF Template:Fba/core Kolyo Stanev
75 FW Template:Fba/core Oktay Hamdiev
77 FW Template:Fba/core Simeon Veshev
87 FW Template:Fba/core Stefan Traykov
88 MF Template:Fba/core Krasian Kolev
89 FW Template:Fba/core Ivaylo Mihaylov
98 MF Template:Fba/core Malick Fall

For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2024–25 and Transfers summer 2025.

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

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Europe

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Statistics

League positions

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Seasons

14 seasons in First League:

Season Place
1962–63 15th
1966–67 12th
1967–68 12th
1968–69 15th
1991–92 14th
1992–93 13th
1993–94 12th
1994–95 12th
1995–96 7th
1996–97 12th
1997–98 11th
1998–99 9th
1999–2000 12th
2002–03 13th

Best wins:

Home team Away team Result Competition Season
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich) FC Haskovo (Haskovo) 10–0 Bulgarian Cup 2000–01
PFC Rakovski (Ruse) PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich) 1–7 A PFG 1996–97
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich) PFC Beroe (Stara Zagora) 5–1 A PFG 1994–95
PFC Dobrudja (Dobrich) PFC Septemvri (Sofia) 5–1 A PFG 1998–99

Notable persons

Players Players with most matches played for the team in A PFG:

Nationality Player Number of matches
Template:Flagicon Rumen Boev 212
Template:Flagicon Diyan Bozhilov 200
Template:Flagicon Rumen Slavov over 180
Template:Flagicon Svetoslav Krastev over 160
Template:Flagicon Atanas Georgiev over 140

Players with most goals, scored in A PFG:

Nationality Player Goals
Template:Flagicon Diyan Bozhilov 25
Template:Flagicon Georgi Manolov 23
Template:Flagicon Rumen Boev 18
Template:Flagicon Serge Yoffou 15
Template:Flagicon Risto Milosavov 14

Former managers

External links

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