Професионален Общински Футболен Клуб Ботев Враца Professional Municipal Football Club Botev Vratsa
Nickname(s)
Зелените Лъвове (The Green Lions)
Founded
1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Ground
Stadion Hristo Botev
Capacity
25,000 (8,935 seated)
Owner
Vratsa Municipality
Chairman
Hristo Iliev
Head coach
Hristo Yanev
League
First League
2022–23
First League, 13th of 16
Website
Club website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Botev (Bulgarian: Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at Stadion Hristo Botev. It is situated in the Hristo Botev sport complex, in the east part of Vratsa. The stadium originally had 25,000 seats. After a recent reconstruction, which took place in 2008, 2009, 2015 and in 2022, the stadium has 9 reconstructed seated sectors with a total of 8 935 seats.
Botev's longest continuous period in the top tier was 26 consecutive seasons between 1964 and 1990. The club's highest ever league finish came in 1970–71 when it finished third in the top flight.
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in 2nd qualification round. On 11 January 2013 he was sent on loan to BotevVratsa until rest of the season. Him loan ended after he broke a leg on match...
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