PFC Ludogorets Razgrad

bulgarian association football club

football baseball club
Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 ( bulgarian : Професионален Футболен Клуб „Лудогорец 1945 ” ), normally known as Ludogorets Razgrad or just Ludogorets, is a bulgarian professional association football club founded in 1945 based in Razgrad which presently competes in the First Professional Football League, the top-tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

In their inaugural 2011–12 season in A Group after promotion, Ludogorets won the soprano by capturing the league championship, the bulgarian Cup and the bulgarian Supercup. Subsequently, the club made a significant continental affect in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League when they reached the Round of 16 in entirely their second european move. To date they have reached the hard stages of the Europa League four times, more than any other club in Bulgaria. Ludogorets are besides only the second Bulgarian team after Levski Sofia to enter the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, a feat which they achieved in the play along 2014–15 season. During that lapp campaign, they became the first Bulgarian team to score points in the modern Champions League group phase following a 1–0 acquire over Basel in Sofia. Since their initiation to the bulgarian top-flight in 2011, Ludogorets have established themselves as a dominant allele power in Bulgarian football, claiming every possible league championship since then. [ 2 ] They have besides won the bulgarian Cup twice, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as the Bulgarian Supercup on four occasions. [ 3 ] Ludogorets ‘ traditional home colours are green and white. The club ‘s home anchor is the Huvepharma Arena in Razgrad, a stadium with a capacity of 10,500 spectators. [ 4 ] Their stream director is Stanislav Genchev .

history [edit ]

foundation and beginning [edit ]

Established in 1945 after the merging of several rural football clubs from the Ludogorie Region, Ludogorets Razgrad was initially participating in the Third football division of Bulgaria. They promoted to the Second division in 1961. In 1997 the baseball club merged with FC Antibiotic Razgrad and was renamed to FC Antibiotic-Ludogorets. In 2005 the club was defunct. The raise of Ludogorets started in temper 2009/10 when Aleksandar Aleksandrov, director of FC Razgrad 2000, inherited the history and traditional golf club records of the former Antibiotic-Ludogorets, returning the name to PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad. The team managed to enter Second division when Ivaylo Petev was designated as a Head Coach. [ 5 ]

Domuschiev era ( 2010–present ) [edit ]

In September 2010 the club was purchased by a bulgarian pharmeceutical entrepreneur Kiril Domuschiev, with the clear intention of bringing Ludogorets to the top division. This happened in May 2011 with Ivaylo Petev as a Head Coach when the team promoted to top division for the foremost time in the club ‘s history. [ 6 ]

first style [edit ]

In May 2012, Ludogorets completed the domestic doubling when they won their first bulgarian Cup title following a 2:1 victory against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at Lazur Stadium in Burgas, [ 7 ] and in August 2012, they won the bulgarian Supercup, defeating Lokomotiv 3:1, therefore becoming the first team to win a treble in its first season in A Group and one of the few in the history of external football to do so .

second claim [edit ]

Ludogorets started the 2012–13 season with eight uncoiled wins and nine matches without a loss, and finished the half-season in foremost topographic point, as in the previous season, with good one loss and seven goals conceded out of 15 matches. however, in the 2012–13 bulgarian Cup, the baseball club was eliminated in the round of golf of 32 by CSKA Sofia 2:2 on aggregate, losing on away goals. In the jump half-season, Ludogorets occupied the inaugural position with good three matches to play before the conclusion of the temper. Nevertheless, they were defeated 1:0 by Levski Sofia and they took the precede of A Group. On the final day of the season, Ludogorets had to beat the already relegated team of Montana and hope that Slavia Sofia would prevent Levski from winning their match. In the last minutes of the Levski–Slavia match, Levski conceived an own goal which subsequently led to a 1:1 draw, allowing Ludogorets to win their second championship title in dramatic manner again. In the 2013 Supercup, they lost 5:3 on penalties to Beroe Stara Zagora after a 1:1 draw in regular time .

third title [edit ]

In season 2013/14 Ludogorets became a hegemon in the bulgarian baseball club football. The “ Eagles ” earned their third back-to-back entitle two rounds before the end of the championship on 7 May 2014. On 15 May 2014 Ludogorets achieved a soprano after winning the Cup of Bulgaria against Botev ( Plovdiv ) 1-0 and the Super Cup. Both matches were played at the “ Lazur ” stadium in Burgas. [ 8 ]

Fourth style [edit ]

Ludogorets ‘ fourth title came after a home win against Lokomotiv ( Sofia ) with 4:1 on 15 May 2015. A raw tribune, named after their defender Cosmin “ Moti ”, and the seventieth anniversary of the “ Eagles ” were celebrated at that time .

Fifth claim [edit ]

On 11 May 2016 Ludogorets became the bulgarian Champion for the fifth time in a quarrel .

Sixth championship [edit ]

The 2016/2017 season was the most successful in the history of Ludogorets. They became champions of Bulgaria for the sixth consecutive time with 16 points advantage over the runner-up. For the second prison term in the Bulgarian ‘s football history the team entered the Champions League groups with Georgi Dermendzhiev as a Head Coach. They ranked third in the groups by winning 2 points and continued their european tournament engagement in Europa League .

Seventh entitle [edit ]

The 2017/2018 temper was another successful one for Ludogorets. The team won their domestic league Champion ‘s Title and performed well at both european Tournaments – Champions League and Europa League .

Eighth style [edit ]

Ludogorets earned their 2018/2019 season title after a 4-1 home succeed over PFC Cherno More in May 2019 .

one-ninth claim [edit ]

Ludogorets ‘ domination in Bulgaria continue. The champions won their record-breaking 9th straight title after a 2:1 acquire against Beroe in May 2020. [ 9 ]

Tenth championship [edit ]

Ludogorets claimed their unprecedented record-breaking tenth consecutive title after a 3-1 home succeed against Beroe Stara Zagora in May 2021. This phenomenal accomplishment led to the club putting their first star topology on the club ‘s badge/crest to represent 10 league titles in the domestic Bulgarian football league .

european [edit ]

After winning the 2011–12 bulgarian style, Ludogorets entered the moment passing orotund of the UEFA Champions League for the 2012–13 temper, but were eliminated 3:4 on aggregate with a final moment away goal by Dinamo Zagreb. As bulgarian champions in 2012–13 season, Ludogorets played in the UEFA Champions League where they came through the qualifiers, eliminating subsequently Slovan Bratislava and Partizan en route. Ludogorets then lost to Basel in the play-offs, but earned the right to play in the UEFA Europa League. Ludogorets played in Group B of the 2013–14 Europa League. They were unbeaten in the group stage finishing first in the group with five wins in six games, including both home and away victories over the big PSV and Dinamo Zagreb. [ 10 ] Their merely dropped points were a 1:1 base draw with Chornomorets Odesa. In the smasher phase, Ludogorets beat the italian cup holders Lazio 1:0 away and drew 3:3 at home for a 4:3 sum win, [ 11 ] but then lost 0:3 at home and 0:4 on aggregate to Valencia in the circle of 16. [ 12 ]
In the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Ludogorets again won both their qualifiers, against F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg and Partizan. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In the play-off, they defeated Steaua București to reach the group stage for the first prison term. Goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov was dismissed for a second gear yellow card in the last infinitesimal of excess time in the second leg, when Ludogorets had used all their substitutes. In the penalty shoot-out, centre-back Cosmin Moți, having converted the first penalty, went in finish and made two saves to put Ludogorets through 6:5 on penalties. [ 15 ]
Ludogorets made their debut in the 2014–15 Champions League group phase on 16 September 2014, grabbing a 1:1 equalizer away against Liverpool in the 90th minute scored by Dani Abalo, but in an eventual 1:2 passing, [ 16 ] as the newly signed goalkeeper Milan Borjan gave away a penalty with a foul on Javier Manquillo, which Steven Gerrard converted to give Liverpool the victory. [ 16 ] Ludogorets made their home debut in the 2014–15 Champions League group phase on 1 October 2014, scoring a sandbag goal in the one-sixth minute through ‘ attacking midfielder Marcelinho against Real Madrid, but in an eventual 1:2 loss. [ 17 ] In this match, Cristiano Ronaldo took two penalties – the first was saved by goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov, while the second was scored for a 1:1 counterweight. [ 17 ] On 22 October 2014, Yordan Minev scored his first base goal for Ludogorets, scoring a crucial last-minute winning goal in a 1:0 home win over Basel in the group stage of the Champions League. [ 18 ] On 26 November 2014, Dani Abalo scored in the third minute and Georgi Terziev scored his beginning goal in the 88th hour, grabbing a 2:2 equalizer against Liverpool, in an eventual 2:2 draw. [ 19 ] Ludogorets won their fourth consecutive A Group style, but were left by respective independent squad players at the end of the season. Georgi Dermendziev was besides replaced with portuguese director Bruno Ribeiro. The late changes saw Ludogorets being eliminated in the second qualify round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by the underdog Moldovan champions Milsami Orhei. With Georgi Dermendzhiev returning at the helm of the team, during the 2016–17 Champions League, Ludogorets won the qualifiers against Mladost Podgorica and Red Star Belgrade respectively, followed by a success in the play-off against Viktoria Plzeň. finally, they became the foremost Bulgarian team to qualify doubly for the group stage of the tournament. In the group stagecoach, Ludogorets achieved two draws against Basel and one against Paris Saint-Germain, which were adequate to secure them the third plaza and a transfer to the hard phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Ludogorets however shortly exited the competition after failing to overcome Copenhagen with an initial 1:2 home loss and a 0:0 aside attract. Ludogorets failed to qualify for the groups of the next two editions of the Champion League, but however in both cases managed to enter the groups of Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they finished second in the group behind Braga, eliminating İstanbul Başakşehir and 1899 Hoffenheim, before losing in both matches to Milan in the round of 32. In 2019–20, they were eliminated by Ferencváros in the first Champions League qualifying orotund, but made their way to the group stage of the Europa League, following successful matches against Valur, The New Saints and Maribor in the qualifiers. Ludogorets were subsequently drawn again with Ferencváros, following to CSKA Moscow and spanish baseball club Espanyol. A 5–1 family gain against CSKA Moscow was followed-up by a 3–0 away win against Ferencváros. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] They lost twice to Espanyol, 1–0 at home and 6–0 away, but finished second, following two 1–1 draws against both CSKA and Ferencváros, finally securing a seat in the knockout stagecoach. [ 22 ]

75th anniversary [edit ]

Ludogorets earned their record-breaking 9th bulgarian Premier League Title during their 75th Anniversary celebration on 8 July 2020 after their succeed 3:0 volt Levski Sofia. Ludogorets wore their particular green and jaundiced retro kit which was used in 1945 when the club was founded. The logo with the “ Л ” letter over a yellow background is how the master looked like. The same design was used for a couple of decades, according to the archives. A specify version of the ex post facto kits were available for the fans. They feature the names of all the authoritative team players over the course of 75 years. [ 23 ]

Crest, shirt and mascot [edit ]

former crest used until 2016. Ludogorets ‘ independent kit color is forest park and the away kit out is white. In summation, a black option kit is besides used in some of the domestic matches. Ludogorets ‘s current peak is designed by the supporters and was chosen after a poll in the club ‘s web site. It was introduced to the populace before the start of the 2016–17 First Professional League season. In June 2017, Ludogorets reached a sponsorship agreement with english sportswear manufacturer Umbro for the come two seasons. [ 24 ] In June 2019, they reached a raw long-run agreement with american english sportswear manufacturer Nike .

Period

Kit manufacturer

Shirt partner

2006–2010

None

2010–2012

Adidas

Huvepharma

2012–2014

Navibulgar / Huvepharma

2014–2016

Macron

eCasino.bg

2016–2017

bet365 / Vivacom / Spetema

2017–2018

Umbro

2018–2019

Efbet / Vivacom / Spetema

2019–

Nike
Since 2014, the mascot of the team has been a female eagle called Fortuna, which was primitively a gift from Lazio. [ 25 ]
Ludogorets ‘s mascot Fortuna

Honours [edit ]

domestic trophies [edit ]

Doubles and trebles [edit ]

european [edit ]

european record [edit ]

As of 4 November 2021

Matches

UEFA Champions League

54
19
14
21
80
76
+4

UEFA Europa League

57
18
18
21
77
71
+6

Total
111
37
32
42
157
147
+10

Matches [edit ]

Notes

• 1Q: First Qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round
• PO: Play-off round

UEFA ranking [edit ]

Updated 16 October 2021 [ 26 ]

all-time european performance [edit ]

As of 4 November 2021

positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponents by country

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

GD

 Austria
2
0
0
2
4:7

 Belgium
2
0
0
2
2:5

 Belarus
3
3
0
0
4:0

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
1
1
0
2:1

 Croatia
4
2
1
1
8:5

 Cyprus
2
0
2
0
1:1

 Czech Republic
2
1
1
0
4:2

 Denmark
4
0
2
2
2:4

 England
6
0
1
5
6:20

 France
2
0
1
1
3:5

 Georgia
2
2
0
0
5:0

 Germany
4
1
2
1
6:6

 Greece
2
0
2
0
3:3

 Hungary
6
1
2
3
7:7

 Iceland
2
1
1
0
5:1

 Israel
2
1
0
1
3:3

 Italy
6
1
1
4
5:11

 Lithuania
4
2
1
1
7:3

 Luxembourg
2
1
1
0
5:1

 Moldova
2
0
0
2
1:3

 Montenegro
3
3
0
0
8:1

 Netherlands
2
2
0
0
4:0

 Northern Ireland
2
2
0
0
9:0

 Portugal
4
1
1
2
5:6

 Romania
2
1
0
1
1:1

 Russia
2
1
1
0
6:2

 Serbia
7
3
3
1
11:8

 Slovakia
2
1
0
1
4:2

 Slovenia
4
1
3
0
5:3

 Spain
6
0
0
6
1:17

 Sweden
2
1
0
1
2:3

  Switzerland
8
1
3
4
5:13

 Turkey
2
0
1
1
1:2

 Ukraine
2
1
1
0
2:1

 Wales
2
2
0
0
9:0

Total
111
37
32
42
157:147

Players [edit ]

First-team police squad [edit ]

As of 6 September 2021[27]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2020–21 and Transfers summer 2021.

Out on lend [edit ]

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

Foreign players [edit ]

Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a police squad count for the first team in the First League, however entirely 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 lineage he can claim bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for five years .

adjourn numbers [edit ]

No.

Player

Nationality

Position

Ludogorets debut

Last match

Ref

84
Marcelinho

Attacking midfielder
6 August 2011
21 June 2020
[28]

Second-team squad [edit ]

Third-team police squad [edit ]

Records and noteworthy stats [edit ]

cabaret records [edit ]

individual records [edit ]

early records [edit ]

Goalscoring and appearance records [edit ]

• Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.

As of 4 October 2021

• Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
• Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.

As of 4 October 2021

• Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.

late seasons [edit ]

League positions [edit ]

Season

Position

general practitioner
GW
soman
GL
G+
G–
gadolinium
Points
2011–12
1°
30
22
4
4
73
16
+57
70
2012–13
1°
30
22
6
2
58
13
+45
72
2013–14
1°
38
25
9
4
74
20
+54
84
2014–15
1°
32
18
9
5
63
24
+39
60
2015–16
1°
32
21
7
4
55
21
+34
70
2016–17
1°
36
25
8
3
87
28
+59
83
2017–18
1°
36
27
7
2
91
22
+69
88
2018–19
1°
36
23
10
3
67
19
+48
79
2019–20
1°
31
21
9
1
59
18
+41
72
2020–21
1°
31
22
4
5
69
29
+40
70

Total
10 Titles
332
226
73
33
696
210
+486
748

Rivalries [edit ]

competition with CSKA Sofia [edit ]

Updated 17 July 2021

Competition

Played

Ludogorets

Draws

CSKA

First League
30
14
14
2

Bulgarian Cup
6
1
1
4

Bulgarian Supercup
1
1
0
0

Total
37
16
15
6
Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form. Ludogorets win Draw CSKA win

Ludogorets vs CSKA

CSKA vs Ludogorets

League

Season
Division / Round
Date
Score
Date
Score

2011–12
A PFG
23 May 2012
1–0
28 November 2011
2–2

2012–13
22 September 2012
1–0
11 April 2013
0–0

2013–14
10 August 2013
3–0
10 November 2013
0–2

30 April 2014
1–0
26 March 2014
0–1

2014–15
16 August 2014
2–0

22 November 2014
1–1

4 April 2015
4–0
9 May 2015
0–0

2016–17
First League
5 November 2016
2–1
1 April 2017
0–2

20 May 2017
1–1
23 April 2017
1–1

2017–18
5 November 2017
1–2
22 July 2017
0–1

6 April 2018
3–2
5 May 2018
0–0

2018–19
19 August 2018
1–0
6 December 2018
1–1

6 April 2019
0–0
11 May 2019
0–0

2019–20
11 August 2019
0–0
1 December 2019
0–0

–
–
5 July 2020
1–1

2020–21
27 February 2021
1–0
20 September 2020
2–2

–
–
12 May 2021
4–1

2021–22
29 November 2021

20 December 2021

Bulgarian Cup

2012–13
Round of 16
31 October 2012
1–2
24 November 2012
0–1

2017–18
Quarter-final
–
–
14 December 2017
2–1 (aet)

2018–19
Quarter-final
3 April 2019
0–1
–
–

2020–21
Semi-final
14 April 2021
1–2
7 April 2021
1–1

Bulgarian Supercup

2021–22
Final
17 July 2021
4–0
–
–

competition with Levski Sofia [edit ]

Updated 3 October 2021

Competition

Played

Ludogorets

Draws

Levski

First League
31
21
6
4

Bulgarian Cup
3
0
2
1

Total
34
21
8
5
Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form. Ludogorets win Draw Levski win

Ludogorets vs Levski

Levski vs Ludogorets

League

Season
Division / Round
Date
Score
Date
Score

2011–12
A PFG
25 September 2011
2–1
2 April 2012
0–1

2012–13
18 November 2012
2–1
18 May 2013
1–0

2013–14
7 December 2013
0–1
15 September 2013
0–2

9 April 2014
2–0
11 May 2014
2–3

2014–15
8 March 2015
1–0
27 September 2014
3–2

2015–16
1 August 2015
2–0
18 October 2015
1–1

21 February 2016
2–1
23 April 2016
0–0

2016–17
First League
30 November 2016
2–1
13 August 2016
1–0

14 April 2017
0–0
16 May 2017
1–3

2017–18
29 October 2017
2–0
6 September 2017
0–0

12 May 2018
2–2
14 April 2018
0–1

2018–19
20 October 2018
2–1
9 March 2019
0–2

18 May 2019
1–1
14 April 2019
0–2

2019–20
6 October 2019
2–0
5 June 2020
0–1

8 July 2020
3–0
–
–

2020–21
1 November 2020
1–0
18 April 2021
0–3

2021–22
TBA 2022

3 October 2021
2–4

Bulgarian Cup

2014–15
Semi-final
8 April 2015
0–0
29 April 2015
1–0

2019–20
Quarter-final
–
–
5 March 2020
0–0 (6–5 p.)

noteworthy players [edit ]

Had international caps for their respective countries, or held any club record. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries .

celebrated managers [edit ]

Personnel [edit ]

Board of directors [edit ]

Position

Name

Nationality

Owner
Kiril Domuschiev

President
Alexander Alexandrov

Chairman of the board of directors
Temenuga Gazdova

Managing Director
Angel Petrichev

Youth Academy Director
Valentin Stanchev

Sports Director
Georgi Karamandzhukov

Technical Director
Cosmin Moți

Marketing Director
Anna Pencheva

current technical body [edit ]

References [edit ]

• Official website ( in Bulgarian and English )
• Ludogorets at bgclubs.eu
• Ludogorets at UEFA.com

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