FC Sofia 2010
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| Full name | Football Club Sofia 2010 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Citizens | ||
| Founded | 3 March 2007 | ||
| Dissolved |
2016 merge with Tsarsko Selo | ||
| Ground |
Tsarsko Selo Stadium, Sofia | ||
| Capacity | 300 | ||
| 2015–16 | V Group, 12th | ||
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FC Sofia 2010 (Bulgarian: ФК София 2010) was a Bulgarian football club, which lastly competed in Bulgaria's 3rd division, the V AFG. Home matches were played at the new Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex in Sofia.
History
Foundation and first seasons
In March 2007, under the initiative of his father Vladimir, NSA student Vassil Petrov established a football academy in Sofia. In 2010, after three consecutive years of growth, the academy formed a men's team and registered it with the Bulgarian Football Union.[1] Officially named FC Sofia 2010, "the citizens", as they are known, played in the regional divisions until 2015, when the club attained first place in their group and gained promotion to the V AFG after defeating Sokol (Benkovski) in the play-off.[2] At the half season team was on the last place of V Group with only 6 points.
2015–2016: Manolov takeover and merge
In December 2015, the club was taken over by former CSKA Sofia administrator and Tsarsko Selo founder Stoyne Manolov, who appointed former Bulgarian international Todor Yanchev as manager and announced an ambitious goal of reaching second division in the coming years.[3] The team finished the season using the kits and crest of Tsarsko Selo.[4]
On 28 July 2016 the team was officially merged with Tsarsko Selo and the new team joined the Bulgarian Second Professional League.[5]
Honours
- A Regional Group:
- Winners (1): 2014–15
Shirt and sponsor
The original club colors were red and yellow. In 2013, they were changed to mirror the ones of the Brazilian national team. From 2016 club changed their colors to Red and signed with the Spanish kit manufacturer Joma, who were also manufacturer of FC Tsarsko Selo.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 |  Nike |
None |
| 2016 |  Joma |
Managers
| Dates | Name | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 |  Bisser Hazday |
1 A RFG title |
| 2016 | Todor Yanchev |
Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | A RFG (IV) | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 48 | not qualified | ||
| 2015–16 | V AFG (III) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 34 | not qualified | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Левскарят Хаздай води на "Армията" италианец и руснак". Topsport.ibox.bg. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ RFG Sofia (Capital) 2014/15 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved 2016-1-12.
- ↑ "Тодор Янчев поема отбор от Югозападната В група". Novsport.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "Стойне Манолов: Българският футбол няма бъдеще без ЦСКА". Focus-sport.net. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига