FC Rozova Dolina Kazanlak

Rozova Dolina

Full name	Football Club Rozova Dolina
Nickname(s)	Rozite (The Roses)
Founded	1948
Ground	Sevtopolis Stadium, Kazanlak
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Georgi Mermekliev
Manager	Aleksandar Georgiev
League	Bulgarian Third League
2015–16	South-East V Group, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Rozova Dolina Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Розова долина Казанлък) or simply known as Rozova Dolina (Bulgarian: Розова Долина) is a Bulgarian association football club based in the town of Kazanlak, Stara Zagora Province, which currently competes in the Bulgarian Third League, the third division of Bulgarian football. Their home ground since 1968 has been the Sevtopolis Stadium. The club's name is translated as Rose Valley and is named after the homonymous Rose Valley region of central Bulgaria, which also encompasses the town of Kazanlak.

History

The club was formed in 1948 as DNA Kazanlak, a football club characterized by its trademark red and white jerseys. In 1982-83, the team played at the top of the Bulgarian football league system, the A Group, but was subsequently relegated after only one season in the top flight, finishing in 15th place.

Mermekliev Era: 2016–present

On January 15, 2016, following the team's return from the winter break, the club announced that they have reached an agreement with the local Bulgarian businessman Georgi Mermekliev, who would take over at the helm of the club. He subsequently announced his intentions to bring Rozova Dolina's previous glory over the years and that the team will be battling for promotion for the A Group in the very next seasons. He also stated that the club stadium would be renovated and upgraded to 12,000 seats and a new academy would be established. Subsequently, Rozova Dolona announced a sponsorship with a new kit manufacturer, Legea for the upcoming season.^[1] Following a great number of investments, on September 14, 2016, Rozova Dolina qualified for the Bulgarian Cup competition after 15 years absence from professional football.^[2]

Shirt and sponsors

Rozova Dolina main colors are red, with white away colors.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
1948–2015	Unknown	none
2015–	Legea	Arsenal

Current squad

As of 5 March 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tsvetan Todorov 2 DF Petko Georgiev 3 DF Boyan Neychev 4 DF Dimitar Vakavliev 5 DF Milen Hristov 6 MF Nikolay Tsonkov 7 MF Emil Rachev 8 MF Nikolay Stoichkov 9 FW Grigor Georgiev 10 MF Atanas Apostolov 11 MF Plamen Kolev

No. Position Player 13 MF Mihael Lalev 14 FW Kristiyan Petrov 15 DF Dian Dimov 16 MF Ivan Tsankov 17 MF Nikolay Georgiev 18 MF Stanislav Birtanov 19 FW Valeri Kehayov 20 MF Vladislav Kalaydzhiev 21 MF Ivan Nikolov 94 GK Aleksandar Petrunov

Notable players

The following players included were either playing for their respective national teams or left good impression among the fans.

Todor Yanchev Hristo Yanev Anton Spasov Ivo Ivanov

Vladislav Yamukov Yordan Filipov Kancho Yordanov

Managers

Dates	Name	Honours
1948–2007	Unknown
2007–2008	Radko Kalajdzijski
2008–2010	Daniel Hristov
2010–2014	Kralyu Orozov
2014–2015	Angel Stankov
2015–	Aleksandar Georgiev

Past seasons

Season	League	Place	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Bulgarian Cup
2009–10	V AFG (III)	13	12	4	20	54	76	40	not qualified
2010–11	V AFG	14	13	6	19	49	58	45	not qualified
2011–12	V AFG	15	8	8	18	38	60	32	not qualified
2012–13	V AFG	13	13	3	18	34	51	42	not qualified
2013–14	V AFG	12	9	5	18	42	51	32	not qualified
2014–15	V AFG	4	15	6	9	47	30	51	not qualified
2015–16	V AFG	2	24	4	6	81	30	76	not qualified
2016–17	Third League	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

1. ФК „Розова долина“ започна подготовка с нов президент
2. „Розова долина“ победи „Гигант“ и вече очаква „Черно море“

External links

• Fan site