2019–20 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season
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| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Sergei Tashkov | |||
| Manager | Engibar Engibarov (until 26 December 2019) Asen Bukarev (since 27 December 2019) | |||
| Stadium | Bistritsa Stadium | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emil Gargorov (3) All: Emil Gargorov (3) | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 v. Chernomorets Balchik (26 September 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 v. Etar (2 March 2020) | |||
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The 2019–20 season is Vitosha Bistritsa's third consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League after they won 3-0 the play-off promotion/relegation match against Montana on May 3, 2019, on Slavia Stadium in Sofia with goals of Grigor Dolapchiev and Emil Gargorov (2).
Squad[edit]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Age | EU | Since | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Hristiyan Vasilev |  Bulgaria | GK | 26 | EU | 2016 | Slavia Sofiа |
| 12 | Nikolay Georgiev | Bulgaria | GK | 25 | EU | 2018 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 33 | Kristiyan Katsarev | Bulgaria | GK | 28 | EU | 2019 | Vereya |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Todor Gochev | Bulgaria | LB/LWB | 31 | EU | 2017 | Botev Vratsa |
| 3 | Evgeni Zyumbulev | Bulgaria | CB | 35 | EU | 2019 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 4 | Kristiyan Uzunov | Bulgaria | CB/DM | 35 | EU | 2015 | Oborishte Panagyurishte |
| 5 | Ventsislav Bonev | Bulgaria | CB/LB | 43 | EU | 2015 | Minyor Pernik |
| 6 | Rumen Gyonov | Bulgaria | RB/RWB | 31 | EU | 2014 | Germanea Sapareva Banya |
| 18 | Theofilos Kouroupis |  Greece | LB | 34 | EU | 2019 | Vereya |
| 22 | Aleksandar Hristev | Bulgaria | CB | 33 | EU | 2019 | Atletik Kuklen |
| 24 | Georgi Kupenov | Bulgaria | CB | 27 | EU | 2018 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 7 | Kristiyan Kochilov | Bulgaria | CM/DM | 34 | EU | 2015 | Slivnishki Geroy |
| 10 | Georgi Amzin (vice-captain) | Bulgaria | CM/AM | 32 | EU | 2014 | Slivnishki Geroy |
| 14 | Chetin Sadula (captain) | Bulgaria | LW/AM | 36 | EU | 2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 23 | Emil Gargorov | Bulgaria | AM | 43 | EU | 2019 | CSKA 1948 |
| 80 | Lachezar Kotev | Bulgaria | AM/RW | 26 | EU | 2016 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 88 | Martin Stankev | Bulgaria | AM | 34 | EU | 2019 | Dunav |
| 93 | Atanas Kabov | Bulgaria | AM/RW/LW | 25 | EU | 2019 | Levski Sofia |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Iliya Dimitrov | Bulgaria | CF | 27 | EU | 2019 | Levski Sofia |
| 11 | Daniel Kutev | Bulgaria | LW | 33 | EU | 2017 | Nestos Chrysoupoli |
| 17 | Zapro Dinev | Bulgaria | LW | 24 | EU | 2019 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 45 | Grigor Dolapchiev | Bulgaria | CF | 30 | EU | 2017 | Spartak Pleven |
Fixtures[edit]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Regular season[edit]
| 14 July 2019 1 | Slavia | 3 – 2 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
Yanis Karabelyov  15' Dimitar Velkovski  45' Darko Tasevski 60' Vladislav Uzunov 69' Kaloyan Krastev 88', 89' | Report | Georgi Amzin 11' Emil Gargorov 23' Kristiyan Uzunov 32' Rumen Gyonov 55' | Stadium: Slavia Stadium Referee: Georgi Davidov Man of the Match: Darko Tasevski |
| 22 July 2019 2 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 2 | Botev Vratsa | Bistritsa |
| Grigor Dolapchiev 35' Georgi Amzin 42' Rumen Gyonov 44' | Report | Daniel Genov 17', 90' Iliya Milanov 54' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Daniel Genov |
| 29 July 2019 3 | Ludogorets | 2 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Razgrad |
| Jakub Świerczok 79' Serkan Yusein 87' Jody Lukoki 90' | Report | Theofilos Kouroupis 18' Aleksandar Hristev 61' Rumen Gyonov 74' | Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Referee: Radoslav Gidzenov Man of the Match: Nikolay Georgiev |
| 2 August 2019 4 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 1 – 3 | Arda | Bistritsa |
| Georgi Kupenov 23', 67' Martin Stankev 28' Aleksandar Hristev  88' | Report | Radoslav Vasilev 5' Deyan Lozev 22' Veselin Marchev 44' Ivan Kokonov 59' (pen.) Rumen Gyonov 69' (o.g.) Elisha Sam 84' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Ivan Kokonov |
| 9 August 2019 5 | Dunav | 2 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Ruse |
| Fernando Henrique 31' Ahmed Ahmedov 39', 60', 59' Martin Kovachev 47' | Report | Todor Gochev 29' | Stadium: Gradski Stadium Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Ahmed Ahmedov |
| 17 August 2019 6 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 4 | Levski | Sofia |
| Emil Gargorov 26' Todor Gochev 55' | Report | Paulinho 22', 50' Stanislav Ivanov 53' Filipe Nascimento 82' Nigel Robertha 89' | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzenov Man of the Match: Paulinho |
| 24 August 2019 7 | Botev Plovdiv | 2 – 1 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Plovdiv |
| Marko Pervan 22', 60' Lachezar Baltanov 90' Georgi Argilashki 90+2' | Report | Georgi Amzin 25' Iliya Dimitrov 33', 73' | Stadium: Futbolen Kompleks Botev 1912 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov Man of the Match: Marko Pervan |
| 1 September 2019 8 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 3 – 2 | Tsarsko Selo | Bistritsa |
| Iliya Dimitrov 14' Chetin Sadula 39', 84' Emil Gargorov 51' (pen.) Evgeni Zyumbulev 67' Todor Gochev 74' | Report | Wesley Natã 31'  72', 64' Rumen Gyonov 37' (o.g.) | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Emil Gargorov |
| 16 September 2019 9 | Beroe | 1 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Stara Zagora |
| Yuliyan Nenov 45' Zoran Josipovic 84' | Report | Todor Gochev 5' Lachezar Kotev 20' Evgeni Zyumbulev 37' | Stadium: Beroe Stadium Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Zoran Josipovic |
| 23 August 2019 10 | Etar | 1 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Krasimir Stanoev 23' Ivan Ivanov 25' Yani Pehlivanov 42', 87' Krum Stoyanov 90+1' | Report | Emil Gargorov 23' 86',  26' Ventsislav Bonev 27' Iliya Dimitrov 84' Todor Gochev 86' | Stadium: Ivaylo Stadium Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Hristo Ivanov |
| 30 September 2019 11 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 2 – 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bistritsa |
| Ventsislav Bonev 41', 90+3' Atanas Kabov 53' Evgeni Zyumbulev 55' | Report | Dinis Almeida 33' Georgi Iliev 52' Dimitar Iliev 66' (pen.) Martin Lukov 88' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Georgi Davidov Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev |
| 5 October 2019 12 | CSKA Sofia | 4 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
| Tony Watt 4' Raúl Albentosa 19' Kristiyan Malinov 39' Evandro 73' | Report | Todor Gochev 22' | Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium Referee: Georgi Ivanov Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov |
| 18 October 2019 13 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 2 | Cherno More | Bistritsa |
| Todor Gochev 25' Kristiyan Kochilov 26' Rumen Gyonov 48' | Report | Tsvetomir Panov 22' Fahd Aktaou 42' Rodrigo Henrique 43' 54' Dani Kiki 65' Ismail Isa 90+2' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Dani Kiki |
| 31 October 2019 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 1 | Slavia | Bistritsa |
| Martin Stankev 16' Grigor Dolapchiev 30' Georgi Kupenov 69' Kristiyan Kochilov 75' | Report | Slavcho Shokolarov 30' Georgi Yomov 52' Georgi Georgiev 80' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov |
| 5 November 2019 15 | Botev Vratsa | 1 – 1 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Vratsa |
| Daniel Gadzhev 35' Angel Lyaskov 38' Valeri Bozhinov 40' Valeri Domovchiyski 45+3' (pen.) | Report | Grigor Dolapchiev 29' Kristiyan Kochilov 36' Chetin Sadula 44' Hristiyan Vasilev 45+2' Zapro Dinev 72', 74' | Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Referee: Stanimir Trenchev Man of the Match: Hristiyan Vasilev |
| 10 November 2019 16 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 1 | Ludogorets | Bistritsa |
| Georgi Kupenov 46' Lachezar Kotev 56' Hristiyan Vasilev 86' | Report | Jordan Ikoko 38' Dimo Bakalov 90+1' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Georgi Dimitrov Man of the Match: Kristiyan Kochilov |
| 22 November 2019 17 | Arda | 2 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Plovdiv |
| Radoslav Vasilev 22', 48', 38' Ilias Hassani 33' Atanas Krastev 64' Connor Randall 90+2' | Report | Georgi Amzin 17' Todor Gochev 57' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Radoslav Vasilev |
| 1 December 2019 18 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 1 – 1 | Dunav | Bistritsa |
| Rumen Gyonov 43' 77' Emil Gargorov 53' (pen.) | Report | Ivaylo Lazarov 22' Diyan Dimov 26' Svilen Shterev 27' Stefan Hristov 65' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Stefan Hristov |
| 8 December 2019 19 | Levski | 2 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
| Paulinho 24' Stanislav Ivanov 60' | Report | Aleksandar Hristev 75' Georgi Kupenov 82' Rumen Gyonov 87' | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov |
| 15 December 2019 20 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 2 | Botev Plovdiv | Bistritsa |
| Ventsislav Bonev 19' Evgeni Zyumbulev 71' | Report | Todor Nedelev 46' Fernando Viana 81' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Georgi Ivanov Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev |
| 14 February 2020 21 | Tsarsko Selo | 1 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
| Rumen Gyonov 19' Antonio Georgiev 70' Ivaylo Markov 88' Ivaylo Ivanov 90' | Report | Daniel Kutev 23' Yordan Minev 86' Georgi Sarmov 90+1' | Stadium: Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Antonio Georgiev |
| 23 February 2020 22 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 1 – 2 | Beroe | Bistritsa |
| Georgi Amzin 3' Veselin Minev 35' | Report | Alioune Fall 24' Gaius Makouta 54' 88' Teddy Mézague 75' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Petar Kostadinov Man of the Match: Gaius Makouta |
| 2 March 2020 23 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 2 – 6 | Etar | Bistritsa |
| Kristiyan Kochilov 31' (pen.) Chetin Sadula 58' Iliya Dimitrov 59' Evgeni Zyumbulev 63' Lachezar Kotev 72' | Report | Aleksandar Dyulgerov 11' Veselin Minev 12' (o.g.) Yani Pehlivanov 15' Flo Bojaj 41' Ivan Stoyanov 65' Bozhidar Katsarov 71' Tonislav Yordanov 76' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Georgi Ivanov Man of the Match: Milcho Angelov |
| 7 March 2020 24 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 – 1 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Plovdiv |
| Ante Aralica 33' Josip Tomašević 37' Mirza Hasanbegović 84' | Report | Hristo Ivanov 27' Bogomil Dyakov 80' Apostol Popov 86' Iliya Dimitrov 90+2' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Georgi Dimitrov Man of the Match: Apostol Popov |
| 6 June 2020 25 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 – 1 | CSKA Sofia | Bistritsa |
| Nikolay Krastev 24' Zapro Dinev 41' Georgi Amzin 56' Evgeni Zyumbulev 71' Bogomil Dyakov 76' Daniel Kutev 89' | Report | Ali Sowe 25' Rúben Pinto 63' Ahmed Ahmedov 73' Evandro 85' | Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov Man of the Match: Evandro |
| 13 June 2020 26 | Cherno More | 2 – 0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Varna |
| Chetin Sadula 45+1' (o.g.) Ismail Isa 48' Viktor Popov 70' Petar Vutsov 90+2' | Report | Atanas Kabov 71' | Stadium: Ticha Stadium Referee: Stanimir Trenchev Man of the Match: Ilian Iliev Jr. |
Bulgarian Cup[edit]
| 26 September 2019 First round | Chernomorets Balchik | 0 – 4 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Balchik |
| Miroslav Nachev 43' | Report | Daniel Kutev 1' Hristo Ivanov 14' Grigor Dolapchiev 30', 58', 90+1' Kristiyan Kochilov 70' | Stadium: Balchik Stadium Referee: Stanislav Stavrov |
| 4 December 2019 Second round | Botev Galabovo | 2 – 1 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Stara Zagora |
| Nikolay Yankov 31' Tsvetelin Radev 70' Eray Karadayi 79', 90+2' 90+3' | Report | Atanas Kabov 46' Vanyo Ivanov 75' | Stadium: Trace Arena Referee: Georgi Ginchev |
Squad statistics[edit]
- As of match played 1 December 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Hristiyan Vasilev | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Todor Gochev | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Evgeni Zyumbulev | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Kristiyan Uzunov | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Ventsislav Bonev | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Rumen Gyonov | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Kochilov | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Iliya Dimitrov | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Georgi Amzin | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BUL | Daniel Kutev | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Nikolay Georgiev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Chetin Sadula | 14 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BUL | Zapro Dinev | 13 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | GRE | Theofilos Kouroupis | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Hristev | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Emil Gargorov | 10 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | BUL | Georgi Kupenov | 13 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BUL | Kristiyan Katsarev | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | BUL | Grigor Dolapchiev | 13 | 2 | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 80 | MF | BUL | Lachezar Kotev | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BUL | Martin Stankev | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | BUL | Atanas Kabov | 14 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Vitosha Bistritsa during the season: | |||||||||
| 9 | MF | BUL | Angel Stoyanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Radko Mutafchiyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Mihail Petrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Petko Tsankov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BUL | Mihail Milchev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BUL | Ivan Valchanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Lazarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | BUL | Yulian Popev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | BUL | Nasko Milev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BUL | Stefan Hristov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[edit]
- Official website
- Vitosha - Montana 3:0 (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg