FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa

Full name	Football Club Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Nickname(s)	Loko, The Irons
Founded	1932
Ground	Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
Capacity	10,500
Chairman	Daniel Kostadinov
Head coach	Ivan Kolev
League	Bulgarian First League
2015–16	B Group, 3rd /promoted/
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (Bulgarian: ФК Локомотив Горна Оряховица) is a Bulgarian football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which competes in the First League, the top level of Bulgarian football.

The club was formed in 1932 and has played at its home ground, Lokomotiv Stadium, since 1956. Club colours are black and white. The club's longest consecutive period in the top division was between 1987 and 1995. Lokomotiv's highest league finish in the top division is 8th, which was achieved in the 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1993–94 seasons.

Top achievements

• Bulgarian A Group:
  • 8th place (3 times): 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94
• Bulgarian B Group:
  • Champions (once): 1962–63
  • Runners-up (twice): 1955, 1986–87
• Bulgarian Cup:
  • Semi-finals (twice): 1947, 1986–87
  • Quarter-finals (3 times): 1992–93, 1993–94, 2014–15
• Intertoto Cup:
  • Group winner (once): 1992

History

The club was formed in 1932 as RSC - Railway Sports Club (Bulgarian: ЖСК - Железничарски спортен клуб). In 1944 RSC was merged with SC Borislav and was renamed RSC Borislav. The team finally became known as Lokomotiv in 1945. Lokomotiv's best performance in the Bulgarian Cup came in 1947 when they lost to eventual winners Levski Sofia in the semi-final, a placement the club would not match again until 1987, when they lost to holders Levski Sofia in the semi-final.

In the 1962–63 season, they won the B Group title, and earned promotion to the A Group for the first time in their history. Following promotion to the A Group, Lokomotiv endured a difficult 1963–64 campaign. The team finished the season last and were relegated back to the B Group after only one season.

In the 1986–87 season, Lokomotiv finished 2nd in the B group and won promotion to the A Group after a 23-year absence. They spent eight consecutive seasons in the top division before relegation in 1995. In 1990–91 season, Lokomotiv's forward Ivaylo Yordanov finished as leading A Group goalscorer with 21 goals and then was sold to Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon.

Lokomotiv in Europe

Intertoto Cup:

Season 1992

Club	Home	Away
Lokomotiv Sofia	1–0	0–0
Arges Pitesti	2–0	0–5
Rapid Bucuresti	2–0	1–1

Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	6	3	2	1	6	6	0	8
2	Lokomotiv Sofia	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	6
3	Argeş Piteşti	6	2	1	3	11	10	+1	5
4	Rapid București	6	1	3	2	8	10	−2	5

Current squad

As of 17 October 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Stefano Kunchev 4 MF Nikolay Hristov 5 DF Martin Kavdanski 6 DF Atanas Fidanin (captain) 7 MF Simeon Mechev 8 MF Milen Zhelev 9 FW Tihomir Kanev 10 FW Yanaki Smirnov (on loan from Ludogorets) 11 MF Krasen Trifonov 12 GK Ivaylo Saykov 14 MF Rahavi Kifouéti 18 FW Tsvetan Genkov

No. Position Player 19 MF Mathias Coureur 23 MF Vladislav Uzunov 24 DF Ulysse Ndong 27 MF Igor Djoman 28 MF Mohamed Ben Othman 30 MF Dimo Atanasov 33 DF Stefan Tsonkov 37 DF Ventsislav Kerchev (on loan from Ludogorets) 77 MF Lyubomir Genchev 88 MF Yordan Apostolov 91 GK Nikolay Bankov 93 MF Dimitar Dimitrov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2016.

Notable players

Ivaylo Yordanov Valentin Ignatov Adalbert Zafirov Boncho Genchev Sasho Angelov Dimitar Pechikamakov Levent Gavazov Tsenko Gavazov Filip Filipov-Ficho Angel Chervenkov Petar Kolev Georgi Vasilev (midfielder) Valentin Mihov Stefan Kolev

Tihomir Todorov Nasko Kostadinov Nako Doichev Shefket Mustafov Dobri Blaskov Yordan Petrov Valentin Stankov Dimcho Markov Yordan Marinov Georgi Tsvetanov Dimitar Gjudjemenov Toshko Arsov Yakov Paparkov Radoslav Komitov

Marin Baichev Dimitar Balabanov Stamen Belchev Ivan Milanov Dimitar Mladenov Hristo Georgiev (footballer) Valentin Lazarov Ivan Milchev Ivan Vasilev

Managers

Dates Name Honours 1952 Kostadin Bogdanov 1954 Angel Bozev 1957–1961 Kiril Chipev 1961–1963 Yordan Tomov 1 B PFG title 1964 Atanas Konarov 1964–1965 Penyu Petsev 1965 Apostol Sokolov 1966–1968 Hristo Hadzhiev 1968 Zhelyazko Panev 1969–1970 Angel Petrov 1970 Marin Marinov 1970–1971 Kiril Chipev 1971–1973 Petar Patev 1973–1975 Todor Velev 1975–1978 Ivan Varbanov 1978–1982 Petar Shatrov 1982–1984 Georgi Velinov 1984–1985 Ivan Varbanov 1 V AFG title 1985–1988 Dobromir Zhechev 1988–1989 Todor Velev 1989–1990 Kiril Rabchev

Dates Name Honours 1990–1991 Petar Kirilov 1991–1993 Nikola Velkov 1994 Georgi Velkov 1994 Tsenko Gavazov 1994 Nikola Velkov 1995 Georgi Velkov 1995 Plamen Nikolov 1995 Kiril Rabchev 1996–1997 Tsenko Gavazov 1997 Todor Todorov 1997–1998 Angel Minchev 2003–2005 Boyko Dimitrov 1 V AFG title 2006–2007 Valentin Ignatov 2007–2010 Dimitar Pechikamakov 2010–2011 Nasko Kostadinov 2011–2013 Dimitar Pechikamakov 2014 Tsenko Gavazov 2014–2016 Sasho Angelov 2016 Aleksandar Tomash 2016– Angel Chervenkov

Recent seasons

Season	League	Place	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Bulgarian Cup
2011–12	V AFG (III)	9	10	7	13	34	31	37	First round
2012–13	V AFG	6	9	4	9	40	26	31	DNQ
2013–14	V AFG	2	23	4	3	119	26	73	DNQ
2014–15	B PFG (II)	3	18	5	7	60	34	56	Quarterfinals
2015–16	B PFG	3	13	11	6	42	26	50	Quarterfinals
2016–17	First League (I)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	First Round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Notable stats

Most appearances for the club # Name Apps 1 Dimitar Pechikamakov 458 2 Asan Abishev 421 3 K.Todoranov 362 4 Iv.Vasilev 351 5 Tsenko Gavazov 349 Most goals for the club # Name Gls 01 Asan Abishev 94 02 Dimitar Pechikamakov 88 03 Iv.Vasilev 58 04 Tsenko Gavazov 56 05 K.Ushev 48

Most appearances in A group for the club # Name Apps 1 Dimitar Pechikamakov 189 2 Levent Gavazov 177 3 Nasko Kostadinov 124 4 Valeri Ganev 122 5 Sasho Angelov 114 Most goals in A group for the club # Name Gls 01 Valentin Ignatov 24 02 Ivaylo Yordanov 23 03 Dimitar Pechikamakov 20 04 Nasko Kostadinov 17 05 Valeri Ganev 15

External links

• Official website
• Bulgarian Clubs-Loko GO
• Intertoto Cup 1992
• Facebook Page
• Genchev turns on Loko GO
• Footballdatabase Profile
• Soccerway Profile