FC Lokomotiv Dryanovo

Lokomotiv

Full name	FC Lokomotiv Dryanovo
Founded	1927
Ground	Lokomotiv Stadium, Dryanovo
Capacity	3,500
Chairman	Georgi Valev
Manager	Petar Krastev
League	North-West V AFG
2011–12	North-West V AFG, 16th /relegated/
Home colours Away colours

FC Lokomotiv Dryanovo (Bulgarian: ФК Локомотив Дряново) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Dryanovo, currently playing in the Bulgarian North-West V AFG, the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Lokomotiv Stadium with a 3,500-seat capacity. Club colors are red and black. The club was officially founded in 1927, after by the merging of FC Boyuv Yaz and FC Old Hero. In 1958 the club was a Bulgarian champion of the railwaymen. In 1993/94 Lokomotiv Dryanovo qualified for Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup, but were eliminated by the FC Chirpan after 0-0 in first leg and 0-3 in second leg. Plamen Nikolov, Martin Kushev and Stanislav Genchev is a players whose career began at the Lokomotiv. In 2005 Lokomotiv Dryanovo went to bankrupt, but one year later the club was restored by Georgi Valev.

The top achievements

• Bulgarian champion of the railwaymen – 1958
• Bulgarian second division:
  • Second place - 1 time - 1958
  • Third place - 1 time - 1956
• Bulgarian Cup:
  • Round of 16 - 1 time - 1993/94

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Assen Borisov GK Dilyan Karavelev GK Martin Gerdhjikov DF Bogdan Georgiev DF Bilyal Mustafov DF Martin Penev DF Hristo Koev DF Samuil Genchev DF Georgi Dyankov DF Martin Simeonov

No. Position Player DF Svilen Vassilev (captain) MF Emil Georgiev MF Victor Venkov MF Krasen Denev MF Dencho Shipkaliev MF Bilyant Mustafov MF Georgi Kolev FW Martin Krastev FW Kalin Genchev FW Ivelin Drashkov

Notable players

• Martin Kushev
• Stanislav Genchev
• Plamen Nikolov
• Todor Todorov

External links

• FC Lokomotiv Dryanovo Forum at BGSupporters.net