The club was founded in 1919. Velbazhd have spent the majority of their playing history between the second and third tiers of the Bulgarian football league system. They won first promotion to the A Group in 1954, and have played a total of 7 seasons in the top flight, with a longest continuous spell of six seasons (1995–2001). This is generally seen as the club's most successful period. Velbazhd finished third in A Group in 1999, 2000 and 2001, competed in the Intertoto Cup in the 2000–01 season, and reached the Bulgarian Cup final in 2001.
Plamen Petrov is the all-time record appearance holder at the club in the A Group
Velbazhd was formed in 1919, though the club changed its name in the following year to Sport Club Motsion. In 1928 they changed their name to Sport Club Borislav. From 1940 to 1945 the club is called Pautalia. After World War II they changed their name to Cherveno zname. In 1956 the club was renamed to Levski. In 1970 the club returned to its original name Velbаzhd, but from 1995 to 1999 again called Levski, under the ownership of Georgi Iliev.
In 1953 they were promoted to Bulgarian football's top division for the first time in their history. The 1954 season saw Velbazhd make their first appearance in the top flight of Bulgarian football. This first season was less successful and they were relegated back to the B PFG, finishing on 12th place.
In 1994–95 season, Velbazhd won their second promotion to A PFG. In 1998–99 season they finished 3rd, their highest ever league finish. In the following season Velbazhd also finished 3rd. The club's forward Mihail Mihaylov became A PFG top scorer with 20 goals.
Following the 2000-01 season, the owner of Velbazhd, Georgi Iliev decided to merge the club with Plovdiv-based team Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and move the new club to Plovdiv, with the intention of reviving Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who were struggling in the B group. Thus, starting from the 2001-02 season, Lokomotiv Plovdiv began playing in the A Group, while Velbazhd disappeared.
In 2002, local fans from the city of Kuystendil decided to re-found the club, starting from the third tier, V Group. The club has been mostly competing at or below the third level since then.
As of 1 September 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Velbazhd, with over 60 appearances, over 30 goals or having received recognition by their country in the form of international caps while playing for the club.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Velbazhd Kyustendil news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Velbazhd Kyustendil Bulgarian Velbzhd Kyustendil is a Bulgarian association football club based in Kyustendil The club currently competes in the A RFG Kyustendil the fourth tier of Bulgarian football Velbazhd KyustendilFull nameFutbolen klub Velbzhd Kyustendil English Velbazhd Kyustendil Football Club Founded1919 104 years ago 1919 GroundOsogovo StadiumCapacity13 000ChairmanIliyan HadzhiyskiManagerIvan Marinov MaslaraLeagueA RFG Kyustebdil2020 2118th relegated Home coloursAway coloursThe club was founded in 1919 Velbazhd have spent the majority of their playing history between the second and third tiers of the Bulgarian football league system They won first promotion to the A Group in 1954 and have played a total of 7 seasons in the top flight with a longest continuous spell of six seasons 1995 2001 This is generally seen as the club s most successful period Velbazhd finished third in A Group in 1999 2000 and 2001 competed in the Intertoto Cup in the 2000 01 season and reached the Bulgarian Cup final in 2001 Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 Domestic 3 European record 3 1 League positions 4 Current squad 5 Notable former players 6 ReferencesHistory Edit Plamen Petrov is the all time record appearance holder at the club in the A Group Velbazhd was formed in 1919 though the club changed its name in the following year to Sport Club Motsion In 1928 they changed their name to Sport Club Borislav From 1940 to 1945 the club is called Pautalia After World War II they changed their name to Cherveno zname In 1956 the club was renamed to Levski In 1970 the club returned to its original name Velbazhd but from 1995 to 1999 again called Levski under the ownership of Georgi Iliev In 1953 they were promoted to Bulgarian football s top division for the first time in their history The 1954 season saw Velbazhd make their first appearance in the top flight of Bulgarian football This first season was less successful and they were relegated back to the B PFG finishing on 12th place In 1994 95 season Velbazhd won their second promotion to A PFG In 1998 99 season they finished 3rd their highest ever league finish In the following season Velbazhd also finished 3rd The club s forward Mihail Mihaylov became A PFG top scorer with 20 goals In 2001 Velbazhd reached the Bulgarian Cup Final for the first time beating Marek Dupnitsa Metalurg Pernik Spartak Pleven and Lokomotiv Sofia for a place in the final However they lost the final 1 0 to Litex Lovech Following the 2000 01 season the owner of Velbazhd Georgi Iliev decided to merge the club with Plovdiv based team Lokomotiv Plovdiv and move the new club to Plovdiv with the intention of reviving Lokomotiv Plovdiv who were struggling in the B group Thus starting from the 2001 02 season Lokomotiv Plovdiv began playing in the A Group while Velbazhd disappeared In 2002 local fans from the city of Kuystendil decided to re found the club starting from the third tier V Group The club has been mostly competing at or below the third level since then Honours EditDomestic Edit Bulgarian A Group Third place 3 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01Bulgarian Cup Runners up 1 2001European record EditSeason Tournament Round Club Home Away Aggregate2000 Intertoto Cup 1 UCD 0 0 3 3 3 3 away goals rule 2 SK Sigma Olomouc 2 0 0 8 2 8League positions EditCurrent squad EditAs of 1 September 2015 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK BUL Kiril Kirilov captain 3 DF BUL Ivo Velinov4 DF BUL Antonio Stilyanov6 DF BUL Boyan Stoynev8 FW BUL Denis Sharankov9 MF BUL Aleksandar Dimitrov10 MF BUL Atanas Penkov11 MF BUL Yordan Yovchev13 FW BUL Dimitar Barbulov No Pos Nation Player14 MF BUL Aleksandar Handzhiyski15 DF BUL Nikolay Nakov16 DF BUL Emil Stoyanov17 MF BUL Martin Kaleov21 MF BUL Lyuboslav Aleksandrov22 MF BUL Kostadin Kukov24 MF BUL Denis Nechemski46 GK BUL Radoslav DimitrovNotable former players EditThe following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Velbazhd with over 60 appearances over 30 goals or having received recognition by their country in the form of international caps while playing for the club Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Plamen Petrov Daniel Hristov Georgi Petrov Ivo Mihaylov Ilian Stoyanov Velko Hristev Petar Kolev Boyko Velichkov Mihail Mihaylov Kyrgyzstan Nematjan ZakirovMacedonia Vanco Trajanov Note For a complete list of Velbazhd Kyustendil players see Category PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil players References Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Velbazhd Kyustendil amp oldid 1107339208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
