FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia
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| Full name | Football Club Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Railwaymen[1] | ||
| Founded | 26 August 2015[2] | ||
| Ground |
Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Owner | Ivan Vasilev | ||
| Chairman | Boycho Velichkov | ||
| Manager | Angel Kolev | ||
| League | Bulgarian Second League | ||
| 2015–16 | A RFG, 1st /promoted/ | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Lokomotiv's active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Rugby |
 Water polo |
 Judo |
 Boxing |
 Chess |
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 Karate |
 Aikido |
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 Athletics |
 Basketball (men's) Basketball (women's) |
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia (Bulgarian: ФК Локомотив 1929 София) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's 2nd football league, the Second League. They plays its home matches at the local Lokomotiv Stadium.
History
Foundation
After the dissolving Lokomotiv Sofia, some of the legends of the team including Ivan Vasilev, Boycho Velichkov and Anton Velkov formed a new club in A OFG Sofia (city) - north (4th division). The youth academy is moved to the new club. Some other former players are going back to the club as well as young players from the academy are selected to the new first squad. [3]
2016–present: Professional football
On 29 July 2016, team was officially approved for the new Bulgarian Second League, skipping one level in from the Bulgarian football together with Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[4] However, the team cannot be promoted to the First League until 2018-19 season due to the rule that a team can play in the highest level only after 3 seasons of existence.[5]
Crest, shirt and mascot
Team main kit is red and black. Away kits are black and white.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
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| 2015– |  Joma |
Casa Boyana |
Players
Current squad
As of 4 November 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2016.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Foreign players
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the A PFG; however, only three can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.
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EU Nationals |
EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) |
Non-EU Nationals |
Managers
| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2015–2016 |  Anton Velkov |
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| 2016– | Angel Kolev |
Past seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2015–16 | A RFG (IV) | 1st | 20 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 8 | 60 | not qualified | ||
| 2016–17 | Second League (II) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Second Round | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "The most popular Bulgarian football clubs – Lokomotiv Sofia". bnr.bg.
- ↑ Създадоха ФК Локомотив (София) 1929 АД
- ↑ Рестартът на Локомотив (София) започва с ремонт на 2 терена, единият става изкуствен
- ↑ "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига
- ↑ Локомотив (Сф) без право на промоция в Първа професионална лига