PFC Beroe Stara Zagora

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PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
Full nameПрофесионален Футболен Клуб Берое Стара Загора (Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora)
Nickname(s)Зелените (The Greens), Берое Хуниорс (Beroe Juniors)
Founded6 May 1916; 107 years ago (1916-05-06)
as Vereya
GroundStadion Beroe
Capacity12,128
OwnerCRD Sport
ChairmanMiguel Koiset
Head coachJosé Acciari
LeagueFirst League
2022–23First League, 14th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora, better known as just Beroe (

First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system
. The club was founded in 1916 under the name Vereya. The club's colours are green and white.

Since then the home ground of Beroe has been the homonymous

1976
(with 19 goals).

History

100 year anniversary of the club postage stamp.

Football was played in Stara Zagora as early as 1916, however with no organized championship in Bulgaria until the late 1920s, numerous clubs enjoyed regional success in those early years for the game in both the city and Bulgaria itself. Beroe can trace its roots back to 4 May 1924, when it was founded as Beroya, after the merger of two other clubs – Borislav and Rekord.

The club withstood the almost constant chaos and strife of the times, often caused by numerous shifts in the political regimes of Bulgaria, and despite many mergers and name changes throughout the first four decades of its history, it is constantly among the top 3 clubs in the city. It has also often been the platform for attempts to unite all the clubs in Stara Zagora, which foreshadowed its role and meaning for the city in the years to come.

The establishment of an organized league to determine the champion of

Bulgarian football
. That club was Beroe, at first bearing the names of Udarnik and Botev, before finally restoring its old name in 1959.

Successful years 1968–1980

1968 marked the beginning of Beroe's golden age. During the summer transfer period, the forward

Dinamo Tirana
with a 4–0 on aggregate). However in 1970 the team was relegated after being excluded from the championship after 18 rounds due to crowd trouble in the match with Levski.

Bouncing back after a year, season 1971–72 in the domestic league was very successful for the team, which finished 3rd, and qualified for the

UEFA Cup was also promising, with Beroe eliminating the Austrian Austria Wien (7–0 and 3–1) and the Hungarian Honvéd (3–0 and 0–1) respectively and reaching the third round (but being knocked out by the Yugoslav OFK Beograd
).

In season 1973–74 Beroe reach the quarter-finals of the

Cup Winners' Cup: after eliminating the Luxembourg Fola Esch and the Basques of Athletic Bilbao, they were stopped in DDR by 1. FC Magdeburg
(2–0 and 1–1).

Beroe have had some success in Europe, such as the 1–0 win over

Bulgarian football
clubs that has a positive record of the matches played in European club competitions.

Champions 1980–1995

The champions team

In 1982 and 1984 Beroe won the Balkans Cup for the third and fourth times.

In

Beroe Stadium and 0–2 loss in Kyiv.[1]

The 1990s would see a gradual decline as Beroe were relegated to

1994–95
, finishing in last place with twelve points.

Downfall of the mid 90s, ups and downs again 1995–2008

The advent of democracy in

Bulgarian football
scene.

The first two seasons back in top division saw Beroe fight relegation, with safety being achieved by second-half runs. In 2001–02 season the team again relegated.

In the autumn of 2007 the actual majority shareholder of Professional Football Club Beroe JSCo Nikolay Banev gave up the financial support of the team. In spite of that, the team demonstrated good football in most of the games. On 10 January 2008 23 players and 3 coaches terminated their contracts with the club after a planned sale of the shares had failed.

Beroe got out of trouble on 3 February 2008, when the Beroe veterans’ club and the national fanclub, assisted by lawyer Damian Georgiev initiated, through related firms, insolvency proceedings in respect of the club in the Regional Court of Stara Zagora. The appointed administrator Elka Petrova transferred all the assets and liabilities of the club to a newly established joint-stock company Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora JSCo.

The new entity succeeded Professional Football Club Beroe JSCo as regard of the license, the membership in the Bulgarian Football Union and the running of the football team itself.

In the summer of 2009 due to the world economic crisis most of the shareholders left the club due to financial problems. The club's main sponsor Brikel JSCo transferred its shares to Beroe veterans’ club and the national fanclub, who appointed a new board of directors. It consists of Damyan Georgiev – Chairman, Genyo Petrov – Executive Director and Tsvetelin Zhoevski.

Winning the Cup 2009–10 and 2012–13

In the 2007–08 season Beroe lost their place in

A Group for all times Kostadin Vidolov
ended up his career mid-season with Beroe and went on to become a coach for Beroe's second team.

Beroe started 2010–11 season with the debut of the team in the UEFA Europa League.[3] Beroe entered the competition in the third qualifying round and faced the Austrian side Rapid Wien. The game in Bulgaria ended in a 1–1 draw. Rapid Wien won the rematch with 3–0[4] putting an end to the international campaign of the Bulgarian team.

Beroe started 2012–13 season in

Akademik Svishtov
in the second round. In the quarter-finals Beroe eliminated
Levski Sofia, the result after 90 minutes was 3–3. After Beroe had taken the lead with 3–1 in the 80th minute, Levski Sofia with 10 men restored the tie, after Hristo Yovov received a second yellow card in the end of the first half. At the penalty shoot-out Levski Sofia scored just 1 from 4 penalties and Beroe, 3 of 5 which meant that Beroe had won the cup
for the second time in the club's history.

CITIC takeover

In the summer of 2023, CITIC Group acquired Beroe. This came after several years of financial problems at the club. Argentinian Gustavo Aragolaza was announced as the new coach for the 2023–24 season.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

The centenary crest used during the 2016–17 season.

Beroes colours are green and white.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
1924–82 None None
1982–83
Puma
1983–86 None
1986–91 Germany Adidas
1991–92 United States Nike CEBI
1992–95 Unknown
1995–04 None
2004–06 Germany Uhlsport AKB Fores
2006–07 Germany Jako
2007–08 Germany Uhlsport
2008–09 Bulgaria Tomy Sport Stara Zagora
2009–10 Bulgaria GUPA
2010–11 Bulsatcom
2011–13 Germany Uhlsport
2013–15 Spain Joma None
2015–22 Germany Uhlsport REFAN
2022–23 Germany Jako Efbet
2023– Canada Dryworld

Honours

Domestic

European

League positions

First Professional Football LeagueBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football Group

Players

Current squad

As of 11 March 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Arthur Motta
4 DF Argentina ARG Franco Ramos Mingo
5 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Squadrone
6 DF Ecuador ECU Jordi Govea (captain)
7 FW Argentina ARG Federico Zanetti
8 MF Spain ESP Javier Esteban-Silgo
9 FW Uruguay URU Francisco Sagardia
10 MF Argentina ARG Francisco Politino
11 FW Brazil BRA Werick Caetano
12 DF France FRA Temitope Akinjogunla
14 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktorio Valkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Argentina ARG Enzo Espinoza
18 DF Argentina ARG Juan Salomoni
19 MF Spain ESP Carlos Algarra
20 MF Argentina ARG Segundo Pachamé
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Damyan Yordanov
22 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Villa
23 GK Argentina ARG Rodrìgo Accinelli
24 MF Bulgaria BUL Stefan Gavrilov
25 DF France FRA Moussa Diallo (on loan from Servette)
91 FW Cameroon CMR Vinni Triboulet
98 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Ronaldo Camará

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2023 and Transfers winter 2023–24.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Argentina ARG Santiago Godoy (to Defensa y Justicia until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
99 FW Ecuador ECU Mike Cevallos (to El Palo until 30 June 2024)

Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League, however only five non-EU nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

EU Nationals

  • Spain Javier Esteban-Silgo
  • Spain Carlos Algarra

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

European record

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1967–68 Balkans Cup Group A Vllaznia Shkodër 0–4 2–0 1st
Turkey Gençlerbirliği 2–0 1–0
Farul Constanța
 2–1 2–1
Final
Spartak Sofia
 3–0 3–4 6–3
1969 Balkans Cup Group B
Pierikos
 1–1 1–0 1st
Ankaraspor
 3–0 2–2
Final
Dinamo Tirana
 0–1 3–0 1 3–1
1970 Balkans Cup Group A Greece Egaleo 2–0 4–2 1st
Turkey Eskişehirspor 1–0 1–3
Final Partizani Tirana 1–1 0–3 1 1–4
1972–73
UEFA Cup
 1/32 final Austria Austria Wien 7–0 3–1 10–1
1/16 final Hungary Honvéd 3–0 0–1 3–1
1/8 final Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Beograd 0–0 1–3 1–3
1973–74
 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1/16 final Luxembourg Fola Esch 7–0 4–1 11–1
1/8 final Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–0 0–1 3–1
1/4 final East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg 0–2 1–1 1–3
1979–80
 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1/16 final Poland Arka Gdynia 2–3 2–0 4–3
1/8 final Italy Juventus 1–0 0–3 (
a.e.t.
) 		1–3
1980–81
UEFA Cup
 1/32 final Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0 2–1 3–1
1/16 final Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš 0–1 1–2 1–3
1981–83 Balkans Cup Group A Turkey Galatasaray 2–1 3–0 1 1st
Steaua București
 2–0 2–3
Final Tirana 3–0 3–1 6–1
1983–84 Balkans Cup Group A Argeș Pitești 2–4 2–1 1st
Turkey Galatasaray 4–2 1–0
1984–85 Balkans Cup 1/4 final Argeș Pitești 4–1 0–4 4–5
1986–87
UEFA European Cup
 1/16 final Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–2 1–3
1992–93 Balkans Cup 1/4 final Albania Teuta Durrës 0–1 1–1 (
a.e.t.
) 		1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 3QR Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 0–3 1–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2QR Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–4 2–2 3–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1QR Lithuania Atlantas 3–1 2–0 5–1
2QR Denmark Brøndby 0–1 0–0 0–1
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina 0–0 2–0 2–0
2QR Finland HJK 1–1 0–1 1–2

1 ex officio the team doesn't come or leave the field.

Notes
  • Clubs which ultimately won the tournament in that same season are indicated in bold
  • 1983–84 Balkans Cup Winner decided on group stage
  • QR: Qualifying Round
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 – 2
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 6 22 8 6 8 30 23 + 7
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / Cup Winners' Cup 2 10 5 1 4 20 11 + 9
Balkans Cup 7 34 21 4 9 54 42 + 12
Total 16 68 34 12 22 105 79 + 26

UEFA & IFFHS rankings

Stadium

Main article:
Beroe Stadium

Beroe Stadium is situated in the northwestern part of Stara Zagora near the biggest park of the city – Ayazmoto, which is the biggest sport facility of the team. The team has also three training grounds, the Beroe stadium base includes also tennis facilities and covered training hall. Built in 1959, the stadium is currently being renovated and has around 13,000 seating places, most of which are covered. The stadium has its own gymnastics, acrobatics and boxing hall. There is also a table-tennis facility. The stadium's overall capacity is about 15,000. The Beroe stadium has the fastest athletics lane and was often used for such competitions. The biggest attendance was in 1986 when the team won the championship title and more than 40,000 spectators were celebrating together with the players.

Supporters and rivalries

The club has very strong support in the country. Their group is called Zara Boys.

Beroe's main rival is

Botev Plovdiv. The match between these two teams is called Thracian Derby. They also have a strong rivalry with the two most popular teams in the country – Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia. Other teams that are in bad relations with Beroe are Lokomotiv Plovdiv and especially Neftochimic Burgas
.

The only team with which fans Zara Boys have a strong friendship is Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

Statistics and Records

Chernomorets Burgas Sofia in 2006–07. Beroe's 7–0 defeat of Austria Wien in 1972 was its largest Europe win. Beroe's heaviest defeat, 2–10, came against CSKA Sofia
in 1991–92.

  • Players in bold are currently playing for the team. Statistic is correct as of match played 1 December 2021.

Most league appearances for the club

# Name Apps
1 Bulgaria Evgeni Yanchovski 341
2 Bulgaria Tenyo Minchev 308
3 Bulgaria Hristo Todorov 280
4 Bulgaria Todor Krastev 263
5 Bulgaria Petko Petkov 259
6 Bulgaria Kancho Kasherov 253
7 Bulgaria Venelin Sivriev 245
8 Bulgaria Jordan Mitev 238
9 Bulgaria Ivo Ivanov 237
10 Bulgaria Boris Kirov 227
= Bulgaria Veselin Penev 227

Most league goals for the club

# Name Gls
1 Bulgaria Petko Petkov 144
2 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov 101
3 Bulgaria Jordan Mitev 68
4 Bulgaria Vasil Dragolov 58
= Bulgaria Martin Kamburov 58
6 Bulgaria Georgi Belchev 52
7 Bulgaria Myumyun Kashmer 50
8 Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov 42
9 Bulgaria Georgi Andonov 39
= Bulgaria Georgi Stoyanov 39
10 Bulgaria Radko Kalaidjiev 37

Bulgarian league top scorer with the club

Year Name Goals
1967 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov 21
1968 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov 31
1974 Bulgaria Petko Petkov 19
1976 Bulgaria Petko Petkov 18
1978 Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov 21
2020 Bulgaria Martin Kamburov 18

Managers

Club officials

Board of directors

Press service

Position Name Nationality
Press officer Emil Dimov Bulgaria
Photographer beroe.bg Ani Georgieva Bulgaria
beroe.bg Nikolay Petrov Bulgaria
Fan Relations Coordinator Aleksander Mechev Bulgaria

References

  1. ^ "Dinamo Kyiv-Beroe". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ "Beroe end final hoodoo". uefa.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. ^ "Beroe's 24-year wait comes to an end". uefa.com. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Jelavić double helps Rapid past Beroe". uefa.com. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. ^ "Първи отбор". beroe.bg. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "UEFA Club Rankings". UEFA.com. 2016-12-14.
  7. ^ "Club World Ranking". IFFHS.de. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  8. ^ "Ивко Ганчев е новият спортен директор на "Берое"" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Иван Цветанов е новият директор на ДЮШ" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 14 May 2020.

External links

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