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Metalurg
Full nameFootball club Metalurg Pernik
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
/restored 2013; 11 years ago (2013)/
GroundKaloyan Zashev , Pernik
Capacity18,000
League A RFG
2022-23A RFG Pernik, 2nd

FC Metalurg ( Bulgarian: ФК Металург) is a football club from Pernik, Bulgaria.Their stadium "Kaloyan Zashev" was named after one of the founders of Pernik. Between 1997 and 1999 the team counted two participations in the A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football. [1] Metalurg currently competes in the fourth level of Bulgarian football, A RFG Pernik. Metalurg has a traditional rivalry with fellow Pernik-based club, Minyor. Matches between the two teams are often marked by violent acts from the two supporter groups.

History

The club was founded in 1957 as Zavod Stalin by the merger of two local teams Stroitel and Torpedo. The team finally became known as Metalurg in 1963. In the same year the club were promoted for the first time to B PFG.

In 1997, Metalurg achieved a historic promotion to the A Group. The team performed decently in their first season of top level football, achieving a mid-table finish. In terms of sporting performance, the second season in the elite was also successful, however it was marred by off-field controversy. It was discovered that Metalurg was involved in a match-fixing scandal with other teams, [2] which resulted in the Bulgarian Football Union expelling the club from the A Group, ending their two-year stay in the elite. [3]

It was restored in 2013 after being dissolved in 2008 and started from the 4th league.

Players

As of 4 January 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2014–15 A RFG (IV) 1 18 4 2 102 20 58 not qualified
2015–16 A RFG 3 16 2 6 75 32 50 not qualified
2016–17 A RFG not qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ^ "Metalurg statistics in A PFG". soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Вътрешни хора разкриха, че "Металург" урежда мачове" (in Bulgarian). capital.bg. 24 July 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ Serafimov, Lyubomir (23 January 2016). "Националите са първият изваден административно отбор от "А" група" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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