Established in 1932 as a sports association of the railway workers in the town, the football department of Lokomotiv have been playing at their current home ground, the Lokomotiv Stadium, since 1956. The club's main colours are black and white. Lokomotiv GO's longest spell in the top division was between 1987 and 1995. Lokomotiv's highest league finish in the top division is 8th, and was achieved three times during their 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1993–94 A Group campaigns.
The club was established in 1932 as RSC - Railway Sports Club (Bulgarian: ЖСК - Железничарски спортен клуб) by the railway workers at the Gorna Oryahovitsa railway station, a major railway junction in northern Bulgaria. In 1944 RSC merged with SC Borislav and was later renamed to RSC Borislav. The team finally became known by their current name 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 feat, which they would achieve again in 1987, but again losing to cup holders Levski Sofia. In the 1962–63 season, they won the B Group title, earning promotion to the A Group for the first time in their history. In the following top-tier season, Lokomotiv endured a difficult 1963–64 campaign. The team eventually finished the season last and were relegated back to the B Group after a brief spell.
In the 1986–87 season, Lokomotiv ranked second 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 being relegated in 1995. During the 1990–91 A Group season, Lokomotiv's forward Ivaylo Yordanov finished as the leading goalscorer of the A Group with a total of 21 goals and was later transferred to Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal.
After 21 years of absence from the top flight, in the 2015–16 B Group, Lokomotiv finished third in the final league table and was one of the clubs approved and promoted to the newly restructured Bulgarian First League, following the adoption of new licensing criteria by the Bulgarian Football Union. Lokomotiv experienced difficulty in its return to the Bulgarian elite, as the team spent the majority of the season fighting in the relegation zone. The team was eventually relegated after one season spent in the top flight.
After four seasons in the Second League, Lokomotiv were then relegated to the Third League at the end of the 2020/2021 season.
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Lokomotiv Bulgarian Lokomotiv is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa which currently competes in the Third League the third level of Bulgarian football Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaFull nameFootball Club Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaNickname s Loko The IronsFounded1932 92 years ago 1932 GroundStadion Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaCapacity10 500ChairmanIvo DimitrovHead coachLachezar RusevLeagueThird League2022 232ndWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Established in 1932 as a sports association of the railway workers in the town the football department of Lokomotiv have been playing at their current home ground the Lokomotiv Stadium since 1956 The club s main colours are black and white Lokomotiv GO s longest spell in the top division was between 1987 and 1995 Lokomotiv s highest league finish in the top division is 8th and was achieved three times during their 1989 90 1990 91 and 1993 94 A Group campaigns Contents 1 History 2 Seasons 2 1 Season by season 2 2 League positions 2 3 Recent seasons 3 Honours 3 1 Domestic 3 2 International 4 European tournaments history 5 Current squad 6 Managers 7 Notable stats 8 External linksHistory editThe club was established in 1932 as RSC Railway Sports Club Bulgarian ZhSK Zheleznicharski sporten klub by the railway workers at the Gorna Oryahovitsa railway station a major railway junction in northern Bulgaria In 1944 RSC merged with SC Borislav and was later renamed to RSC Borislav The team finally became known by their current name 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 feat which they would achieve again in 1987 but again losing to cup holders Levski Sofia In the 1962 63 season they won the B Group title earning promotion to the A Group for the first time in their history In the following top tier season Lokomotiv endured a difficult 1963 64 campaign The team eventually finished the season last and were relegated back to the B Group after a brief spell In the 1986 87 season Lokomotiv ranked second 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 being relegated in 1995 During the 1990 91 A Group season Lokomotiv s forward Ivaylo Yordanov finished as the leading goalscorer of the A Group with a total of 21 goals and was later transferred to Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal After 21 years of absence from the top flight in the 2015 16 B Group Lokomotiv finished third in the final league table and was one of the clubs approved and promoted to the newly restructured Bulgarian First League following the adoption of new licensing criteria by the Bulgarian Football Union Lokomotiv experienced difficulty in its return to the Bulgarian elite as the team spent the majority of the season fighting in the relegation zone The team was eventually relegated after one season spent in the top flight After four seasons in the Second League Lokomotiv were then relegated to the Third League at the end of the 2020 2021 season Seasons editSeason by season edit Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup 1950 B PFG 6 DNQ 1951 V AFG DNQ 1952 V AFG 3 DNQ 1953 B PFG 7 DNQ 1954 B PFG 3 DNQ 1955 B PFG 2 DNQ 1956 B PFG 5 DNQ 1957 B PFG 10 DNQ 1958 B PFG 12 DNQ 1958 59 B PFG 5 DNQ 1959 60 B PFG 10 DNQ 1960 61 B PFG 5 DNQ 1961 62 B PFG 8 DNQ 1962 63 B PFG 1 DNQ 1963 64 A PFG 16 1 8 finals 1964 65 B PFG 4 DNQ 1965 66 B PFG 3 DNQ 1966 67 B PFG 4 Round of 16 1967 68 B PFG 11 DNQ 1968 69 B PFG 15 DNQ 1969 70 B PFG 11 DNQ 1970 71 B PFG 15 DNQ 1971 72 B PFG 11 DNQ Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup 1972 73 B PFG 8 Round of 16 1973 74 B PFG 3 DNQ 1974 75 B PFG 12 DNQ 1975 76 B PFG 3 Round of 16 1976 77 B PFG 9 Round of 32 1977 78 B PFG 9 Round of 16 1978 79 B PFG 6 Round of 32 1979 80 B PFG 10 Round of 32 1980 81 B PFG 6 Groups 1981 82 B PFG 6 Second round 1982 83 B PFG 5 Third round 1983 84 B PFG 16 First round 1984 85 V AFG 1 First round 1985 86 B PFG 3 First round 1986 87 B PFG 1 Semi finals 1987 88 A PFG 13 Second round 1988 89 A PFG 12 Third round 1989 90 A PFG 8 First round 1990 91 A PFG 8 Second round 1991 92 A PFG 11 First round 1992 93 A PFG 9 Quarter finals 1993 94 A PFG 8 Quarter finals 1994 95 A PFG 14 First round Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup 1995 96 B PFG 13 First round 1996 97 B PFG 15 Semi finals 1997 98 V AFG 14 DNQ 1998 99 V AFG 13 DNQ 1999 00 V AFG 12 DNQ 2000 01 V AFG 5 DNQ 2001 02 V AFG 6 DNQ 2002 03 V AFG 13 DNQ 2003 04 V AFG 1 DNQ 2004 05 B PFG 16 First round 2005 06 V AFG 9 DNQ 2006 07 V AFG 11 DNQ 2007 08 V AFG 7 DNQ 2008 09 V AFG 5 DNQ 2009 10 V AFG 7 DNQ 2010 11 V AFG 12 DNQ 2011 12 V AFG 9 First round 2012 13 V AFG 6 DNQ 2013 14 V AFG 2 DNQ 2014 15 B PFG 3 Quarter finals 2015 16 B PFG 3 Quarter finals 2016 17 First League 14 First round 2017 18 Second League 8 First round Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup 2018 19 Second League 9 First round 2019 20 Second League 9 First round 2020 21 Second League 15 First round League positions edit Recent seasons edit 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 14 7 9 16 32 51 30 First round 2017 18 Second League II 8 10 10 10 42 39 40 First round Green marks a season followed by promotion red a season followed by relegation Honours editDomestic edit First League 8th place 3 1989 90 1990 91 1993 94 Bulgarian Cup Semi finals 2 1947 1987 Second League Winners 1 1962 63 Third League Winners 2 1984 85 2004 05 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League Winners 1 2023 International edit Intertoto Cup Group winner 1 1992European tournaments history editSeason Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1992 Intertoto Cup Group 10 nbsp Lokomotiv Sofia 1 0 0 0 Group winners nbsp Argeș Pitești 2 0 0 5 nbsp Gloria Bistrita 2 0 1 1Current squad editAs of 25 September 2020 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 nbsp BUL Hristiyan Hristov 2 DF nbsp BUL Vladimir Yankov 3 DF nbsp BUL Valentin Petrov 4 DF nbsp BUL Daniel Stoyanov 5 DF nbsp BUL Todor Taushanov 6 DF nbsp BUL Rumen Gyonov 8 MF nbsp BUL Ivan Ivanov 10 MF nbsp BUL Dzhuneyt Yashar 11 MF nbsp BUL Viktor Mitev 12 GK nbsp BUL Zehnur Chaushev No Pos Nation Player 13 MF nbsp BUL Ivaylo Chakalov 15 MF nbsp BUL Radoslav Baychev 18 DF nbsp BUL Petko Tsankov 23 FW nbsp BUL Vladislav Mirchev 24 MF nbsp BUL Petar Chalakov captain 27 MF nbsp BUL Yanislav Tsachev 31 MF nbsp BUL Aleksandar Stefanov 66 DF nbsp BUL Kristiyan Raychev 69 MF nbsp BUL Ahmed Murad 99 DF nbsp BUL Ivan Slavov For recent transfers see Transfers winter 2020 21 and Transfers summer 2021 Managers editDates Name Honours 1952 nbsp Kostadin Bogdanov 1954 nbsp Angel Bozev 1957 1961 nbsp Kiril Chipev 1961 1963 nbsp Yordan Tomov 1 B PFG title 1964 nbsp Atanas Konarov 1964 1965 nbsp Penyu Petsev 1965 nbsp Apostol Sokolov 1966 1968 nbsp Hristo Hadzhiev 1968 nbsp Zhelyazko Panev 1969 1970 nbsp Angel Petrov 1970 nbsp Marin Marinov 1970 1971 nbsp Kiril Chipev 1971 1973 nbsp Petar Patev 1973 1975 nbsp Todor Velev 1975 1978 nbsp Ivan Varbanov 1978 1982 nbsp Petar Shatrov 1982 1984 nbsp Georgi Velinov 1984 1985 nbsp Ivan Varbanov 1 V AFG title 1985 1988 nbsp Dobromir Zhechev 1988 1989 nbsp Todor Velev 1989 1990 nbsp Kiril Rabchev Dates Name Honours 1990 1991 nbsp Petar Kirilov 1991 1993 nbsp Nikola Velkov 1994 nbsp Georgi Velkov 1994 nbsp Tsenko Gavazov 1994 nbsp Nikola Velkov 1995 nbsp Georgi Velkov 1995 nbsp Plamen Nikolov 1995 nbsp Kiril Rabchev 1996 1997 nbsp Tsenko Gavazov 1997 nbsp Todor Todorov 1997 1998 nbsp Angel Minchev 2003 2005 nbsp Boyko Dimitrov 1 V AFG title 2006 2007 nbsp Valentin Ignatov 2007 2010 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 2010 2011 nbsp Nasko Kostadinov 2011 2013 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 2014 nbsp Tsenko Gavazov 2014 2016 nbsp Sasho Angelov 2016 nbsp Aleksandar Tomash 2016 nbsp Angel Chervenkov 2016 2017 nbsp Ivan Kolev 2017 nbsp Milcho Sirmov 2017 nbsp Aleksandar Dimitrov 2018 nbsp Todor Kiselichkov 2018 nbsp Marin Baychev 2019 nbsp Krasimir Mechev 2019 2020 nbsp Milcho Sirmov 2020 nbsp Georgi IvanovNotable stats editMost appearances for the club Name Apps 1 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 458 2 nbsp Asan Abishev 421 3 nbsp K Todoranov 362 4 nbsp Iv Vasilev 351 5 nbsp Tsenko Gavazov 349 Most goals for the club Name Gls 0 1 nbsp Asan Abishev 94 0 2 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 88 0 3 nbsp Iv Vasilev 58 0 4 nbsp Tsenko Gavazov 56 0 5 nbsp K Ushev 48 Most appearances in A group for the club Name Apps 1 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 189 2 nbsp Levent Gavazov 177 3 nbsp Nasko Kostadinov 124 4 nbsp Valeri Ganev 122 5 nbsp Sasho Angelov 114 Most goals in A group for the club Name Gls 0 1 nbsp Valentin Ignatov 24 0 2 nbsp Ivaylo Yordanov 23 0 3 nbsp Dimitar Pechikamakov 20 0 4 nbsp Nasko Kostadinov 17 0 5 nbsp Valeri Ganev 15External links editOfficial website Bulgarian Clubs Loko GO Intertoto Cup 1992 FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on Facebook Genchev turns on Loko GO Footballdatabase profile Soccerway profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa amp oldid 1223386311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
