Full name | Football Club Septemvri Simitli |
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Nickname(s) | The Simitlians |
Founded | 1942 |
Ground | Struma, Simitli |
Capacity | 8,000 |
Chairman | Hristo Atanasovski |
Manager | Ivo Trenchev |
League | Third League |
2015–16 | B Group, 15th /relegated/ |
FC Septemvri (Bulgarian: ФК Септември) is a Bulgarian football club based in Simitli, who play in the Third League.
Founded in 1942. From 1961 to 1975 called "Pirin miner". The players are mostly young boys from the age of 18 to 20, with the exception of goalkeeper Dimitar Atanasovski (former player Belasitsa Petrich). Coach was rescued Stoimenov and was assistant coach Radoslav Mitrevski (former player of CSKA Sofia and the Pirin Blagoevgrad).
As of 2011, Septemvri is officially affiliated as a satellite to Levski Sofia. On 15 March 2012, the team reached the 1/2 finals of the Bulgarian Cup for the first time in its history, eliminating Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals by a score of 2:1. They lost in the next round against Ludogorets Razgrad by a score of 1:4.
As of 1 October 2016[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.