Association Football Club Tsarsko Selo 2015 (), commonly referred to as Tsarsko Selo, was a Bulgarian association football club based in Sofia. It played in First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football league system.
Tsarsko Selo played their home matches at their Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex in the Dragalevtsi quarter of Sofia.
History
2015–2016: Foundation In the summer of 2015, the previous chairman of CSKA Sofia Stoyne Manolov established a new academy called Football Academy Tsarsko Selo, with a focus on scouting and developing youth football players born in 2002 to 2010.Академия "Царско село" набира деца The club was initially registered and a subsequent men's team in the A RFG Sofia South was established, with former long-time CSKA Sofia captain Todor Yanchev appointed as manager.Бивш капитан на ЦСКА поема академия "Царско село" On November 12, 2015, Manolov announced an academy partnership with Spanish La Liga club Málaga CF.Стойне Манолов: Царско село ще си партнира с Малага In the end of December 2015, Todor Yanchev took over Sofia 2010, which was bought by Manolov and was merged with Tsarsko Selo to establish a new club called Tsarsko Selo Sofia.Тодор Янчев поема отбор от Югозападната В група
2016–2022: Professional levels
On 28 July 2016 the team was accepted in the newly created Bulgarian Second Professional League."Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига They finished their first match against Botev Galabovo with a draw.Царско село с равенство в дебюта си във Втора лига In their first match for the Bulgarian Cup they played against Levski Sofia. The match was played on 22 September 2016 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Sofia and was won by Levski by 2–0.Левски на осминафинал след феноменален гол After 2 heavy defeats, Yanchev stepped down from his position as a manager and on 29 October 2016, previous Cherno More Varna head coach Nikola Spasov was announced as the new manager of the team.Никола Спасов пое отбор от Втора лига The team finished their first season in Second League in 5th place.Голеада на Царско село
The good start of the season for Tsarsko Selo was marked not only by the first place in the league after 8 rounds, but with their first win for the Cup, winning the first round against Neftochimic Burgas on 19 September 2017.Царско село продължава напред за Купата на България On 3 January 2018 Nikola Spasov was announced as the new manager of the Kazakhstan Premier League team Kyzylzhar.Бивш президент на Астана посрещна Никола Спасов в Казахстан Shortly the same day Veselin Velikov was announced as the new manager of the club.Веселин Великов е новият треньор на Царско село On 8 May 2018 Velislav Vutsov was announced as the new head coach of the team with Velikov becoming a selectionist.Вили Вуцов се завърна в родния футбол
On 22 April 2019 in a goalless draw against CSKA 1948 the kings secured their first place in Second League and won promotion in the First League for first time in their history, being 18 points ahead from the second and third place five rounds before the end of the season.ЦСКА 1948 се провали срещу 10 от Царско село, Първа лига официално има нов член
Tsarsko Selo's first ever match in the Bulgarian First Division resulted in a 0–2 away loss against the actual champion Ludogorets Razgrad. This was followed by a home 0–0 draw to the other debutant Arda Kardzhali. Tsarsko selo's first win came in the fifth round, when the team managed to beat Botev Plovdiv away with 0–2. Two goals for the win were scored by Dutch winger Rodney Antwi. The first home win came in the seventh round with 2–1 against Beroe Stara Zagora. Tsarsko Selo eventually finished 13th, having to play a playoff match in order to remain in the elite. They were drawn against the second-placed team from the Second League, Septemvri Sofia. In a very close fought game played in Sofia, Tsarsko Selo won 2–0, securing their place in the First League for the next season.
In January 2022 an Italian Private Investment company joined the club leadership.Италианци спасяват Царско село, Стойне Манолов коментира ситуацията On 21 May 2022, in the last match of the season, Tsarsko Selo were awarded a penalty that could secure them the win. Yusupha Yaffa decided to take the penalty despite Martin Kavdanski being the regular penalty taker. Yaffa was ready to take the penalty when the owner of the team, Stoyne Manolov, entered the pitch and fought with him. He left the pitch and Kavdanski took the penalty, but it was saved.Невиждан панаир в Царско село! Стойне Манолов нахлу на терена и налетя на бой на свой футболист On the next day, Manolov announced that the team won't be participating in the league next season and will end their existence.Стойне Манолов призна: Царско село приключва съществуването си!
Honours First League: Ninth Place: 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup: Round of 16 (2): 2017–18, 2020–21 Second League: Winners (1): 2018–19 Third Place (1): 2017–18 Regional League: Runners up (1): 2015–16
Shirt and sponsor Tsarsko Selo's main kit was initially red and white and the away kits were black and red. From 2016, the main kit has been all-red, while the reserve ones are all-white. In 2017 team main kit was changed to pink.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner2015–2017 Joma None2017–2019 Nike2019–2022 WINBET
Records and notable stats
Most appearances for the club in league RankNameCareerAppearances1 Reyan Daskalov2016–20211242 Georgi Minchev2017–2020873 Antonio Georgiev2018–2021834 Bozhidar Katsarov2017–2019785 Ivaylo Markov2018–2021686 Martin Kavdanski2019–2022747 Georgi Hashev2017–2019568 Anderson2017–2022509 Johny Placide2019–20214710 Svetoslav Dikov2017–2018201943Most goals for the club in league RankNameCareerGoals1 Georgi Minchev2017–2020402 Svetoslav Dikov2017–20182019333 Pavel Petkov2017–2018174 Simeon Ganchev2016–2018135 Bozhidar Katsarov2017–2019116 Rodney Antwi2019–202097 Antonio Georgiev2018–202188 Anderson2017–202289 Reyan Daskalov2016–2021710 Martin Kavdanski2019–20225
Players in bold are still playing for Tsarsko Selo.
Notable players
The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries, have more than 100 caps, or hold a record for Tsarsko Selo. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.
Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov Ivan Bandalovski Ivan Čvorović Reyan Daskalov Svetoslav Dikov Boris Galchev Antonio Georgiev Ventsislav Hristov Mihail Ivanov Yanis Karabelyov Ivaylo Markov Georgi Minchev Veselin Minev Yordan Minev Boyan Peykov Ventsislav Vasilev
Europe Artur Crăciun Rodney Antwi Dylan Mertens Alen Stevanović
Africa Dylan Bahamboula Gaëtan Missi Mezu Yassine Amrioui
The Americas Wesley Natã Johny Placide
Past seasons
+ Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueBulgarian CupOther competitionsTop goalscorerDivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPts Pos2015–16A Regional League42620159221+7161 2nd Not qualified2016–17Second League230146105439+1548 5thFirst Round Simeon Ganchev132017–1823019655628+2863 3rdSecond Round Svetoslav Dikov252018–1923024426827+5176 1st First Round Georgi Minchev292019–20First League13194182750–233113thFirst Round Rodney Antwi92020–21132910133339–6379thSecond Round Anderson72021–22132511162238–162614thFirst Round Ventsislav Hristov6
Key ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
Manager history NameNatFromToHonoursTodor Yanchev 28 December 201529 October 2016Nikola Spasov 29 October 20163 January 2018Veselin Velikov 3 January 20188 May 2018Velislav Vutsov 8 May 20181 June 2018Nikola Spasov 1 June 20181 April 20201 Second League titleVladimir Vutov 4 April 202030 April 2020Lyuboslav Penev 30 April 202028 March 2021Antoni Zdravkov 29 March 20218 October 2021Lyuboslav Penev 13 October 20211 January 2022Vladimir Vutov (interim) 7 January 202227 January 2022Andrea Sassarini 27 January 20225 March 2022Stefano Maccoppi 5 March 202222 May 2022
References
External links . . bgclubs.eu