Rodopa was founded in 1927. The club spent the majority of its history playing between the second and third tiers of Bulgarian football. In 2003, Rodopa managed to promote to the A Group for the first time in its history. The team managed to remain four seasons in the top division, before suffering relegation at the end of the 2006–07 season. Since then, the club has returned to lower leagues.
Smolyan has had various football clubs in different periods, the most notable of them being Rodopets (since 1957). FC Rodopa was formed by separating from the local sports association in 1985. However, prior to that Smolyan has football team representation in both B and V groups.
Member of the Bulgarian Eliteedit
Rodopa qualified for the top division for the first time in their history by winning the B Group in the 2002–03 season.
In the first ever season in the Bulgarian elite for Rodopa, the team managed to finish in 10th place, which was a success for the club, since they avoided relegation, with that being the main goal. The team achieved 10 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses, which earned them 33 points. They also managed to beat Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia at home, one of the best teams that season and in general.
In their second top-flight season, Rodopa achieved a 12th-place finish, being one point above relegated Vidima Rakovski.
In their third season in A Group, Rodopa Smolyan finished 12th, 2 points above relegated PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad, once more avoiding relegation.
In the 2006-07 season, Rodopa did not perform so well and was relegated to the B Group after finishing 15th, ending the club’s four-year stint in the A Group.
Rapid decline and return to amateur footballedit
After the 2006–07 season, Rodopa played three seasons in the B Group. However, in 2010, the club was relegated from the second tier. The following season, Rodopa finished 15th in the V Group, dropping yet another level. In 2011, the club was dissolved due to growing financial problems. Rodopa was reformed the next year but dissolved once more in 2014. The club was reformed a second time in 2014, and began playing in the A RFG (fourth tier).
Rodopa managed to return to the Bulgarian third league for the 2019–20 season. The team joined the Southeast Third League, based on the geographic location of their home town, Smolyan. Rodopa finished 12th in the third tier for the 2019–20 season.
1/4 Finalist in the National Cup Tournament: at that time its official name is Cup of Bulgaria - 2003/04
League positionsedit
Current squadedit
As of 1 September 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.
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FC Rodopa FK Rodopa is a Bulgarian football club based in Smolyan which currently plays in the South East Third League the third tier of Bulgarian football league system The team was named after the Rhodope Mountains and plays its home matches at the local Stadion Septemvri Rodopa s traditional home kit consists of green and white RodopaFull nameFootball Club Rodopa SmolyanFounded1927 97 years ago 1927 GroundStadion SeptemvriCapacity6 000ChairmanPetar MandzhukovManagerYuliyan SyurdzhievLeagueSouth East Third League2021 22South East Third League 8thHome coloursAway colours Rodopa was founded in 1927 The club spent the majority of its history playing between the second and third tiers of Bulgarian football In 2003 Rodopa managed to promote to the A Group for the first time in its history The team managed to remain four seasons in the top division before suffering relegation at the end of the 2006 07 season Since then the club has returned to lower leagues Contents 1 History 1 1 The Beginning 1 2 Member of the Bulgarian Elite 1 3 Rapid decline and return to amateur football 2 Honours 2 1 League positions 3 Current squad 4 Notable players 5 External linksHistory editThe Beginning edit Smolyan has had various football clubs in different periods the most notable of them being Rodopets since 1957 FC Rodopa was formed by separating from the local sports association in 1985 However prior to that Smolyan has football team representation in both B and V groups Member of the Bulgarian Elite edit Rodopa qualified for the top division for the first time in their history by winning the B Group in the 2002 03 season In the first ever season in the Bulgarian elite for Rodopa the team managed to finish in 10th place which was a success for the club since they avoided relegation with that being the main goal The team achieved 10 wins 3 draws and 17 losses which earned them 33 points They also managed to beat Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia at home one of the best teams that season and in general In their second top flight season Rodopa achieved a 12th place finish being one point above relegated Vidima Rakovski In their third season in A Group Rodopa Smolyan finished 12th 2 points above relegated PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad once more avoiding relegation In the 2006 07 season Rodopa did not perform so well and was relegated to the B Group after finishing 15th ending the club s four year stint in the A Group Rapid decline and return to amateur football edit After the 2006 07 season Rodopa played three seasons in the B Group However in 2010 the club was relegated from the second tier The following season Rodopa finished 15th in the V Group dropping yet another level In 2011 the club was dissolved due to growing financial problems Rodopa was reformed the next year but dissolved once more in 2014 The club was reformed a second time in 2014 and began playing in the A RFG fourth tier Rodopa managed to return to the Bulgarian third league for the 2019 20 season The team joined the Southeast Third League based on the geographic location of their home town Smolyan Rodopa finished 12th in the third tier for the 2019 20 season Honours editTenth place in the A group 2003 04 First place in the B group 2002 03 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League 1997 98 Seasons in the A group from 2003 04 to 2006 07 1 4 Finalist in the National Cup Tournament at that time its official name is Cup of Bulgaria 2003 04 League positions editCurrent squad editAs of 1 September 2019 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 Borislav Hadzhiychev 4 DF nbsp BUL Stefan Kikov 5 DF nbsp BUL Valentin Furlanski 6 MF nbsp BUL Lyuboslav Petrov 7 MF nbsp BUL Hristo Kovachev 8 MF nbsp BUL Erik Smilyanov 9 FW nbsp BUL Stefan Chilingirov 10 MF nbsp BUL Vladimir Dramaliev 11 FW nbsp BUL Nikolay Tihomirov No Pos Nation Player 12 GK nbsp BUL Zdravko Chavdarov 13 DF nbsp BUL Georgi Milev 16 FW nbsp BUL Valentin Draganov 17 DF nbsp BUL Dimitar Cholakov 19 DF nbsp BUL Elmir Mustanski 21 MF nbsp BUL Teodor Stefanov 22 DF nbsp BUL Dimitar Bogutev 27 MF nbsp BUL Georgi Peltekov 29 MF nbsp BUL Nikolay ManchevNotable players editSee also Category FC Rodopa Smolyan players Had international caps for their respective countries held any club record or had more than 100 league appearances Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries Bulgaria nbsp Danail Bachkov nbsp Boko Dimitrov nbsp Kamen Hadzhiev nbsp Milan Koprivarov nbsp Yordan Linkov nbsp Yordan Minev nbsp Daniel Peev nbsp Emil Petkov nbsp Petko Petkov nbsp Zahari Sirakov nbsp Veselin Velikov Asia nbsp Aleksey DionisievExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Rodopa Smolyan amp oldid 1209392339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
