FC Sekirovo () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Rakovski, which competes in the Third League, the third division of the Bulgarian football league system. Sekirovos home ground is the Petar Parchevich Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
History In 1954 year Sekirovo village formed their first football team. From 1955 to 1975 the club's football team played in the district groups and later in the Northern District Group. In 1966, General Nikolaevo, Sekirovo and Parchevich villages were merged in a new town called Rakovski and later team was dissolved.
On July 7, 1991, the players from Sekirovo quarter reformed FC Sekirovo. Over the years, the team's coaches have been Tobia Momin, Geno Daimov, Ivan Kostov, Gancho Peev, Rumen Dimitrov, Georgi Razlozhki, Trifon Panchev, Zheko Dimitrov and others. In the 2022/2023 season, the team competed in the Regional Group - Plovdiv, and after the first phase was the leader in the ranking with 46 points after 15 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, goal difference 82:17. Subsequently, matches from the Second Phase of the championship were played, in which the FC Rakovski (Sekirovo) team was again first in the final standings after 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss, goal difference 31:6 and 25 points. In the first round of the qualifiers, FC Sekirovo faced Lyubimets from Haskovo region and won with the minimum score of 1:0. The next opponent was Arda II. The match was on June 7, 2023, and FC Sekirovo won 3:1 which granted them their historic promotion to Third League.
In September 2023 the team took Nikolay Domakinov, ex Bulgaria national player, as the new manager of the team. On 30 September they recorded their first win in Third League.
Honours
A RFG Plovdiv: Winners (1): 2022–23
Logo, shirt and sponsor „Fratria" name comes from „Brotherhood", with the team having the sloagan „frater pro fratre", meaning „brother for brother", on their logo. Their main colors are red (bordo) and black and since 2021 their main sponsor is Berezka.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner2023– IZI Sport Insaoil
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Personnel
Club officials PositionNameNationalityCoaching staffHead coach Nikolay DomakinovAssistant coach Velko Kotov
Past seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueBulgarian CupOther competitionsTop goalscorerDivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPts Pos2012–13A Regional Plovdiv430107134149-837 11thDNQ2013–14428117104441+340 6thDNQ2014–15430163115340+1351 5thDNQ2015–16430132156057+341 7thDNQ2016–17430132155364-1141 10thDNQ2017–18430119105146+542 7thDNQ2018–19429127103632+443 8thDNQ2019–2041612316114+4739 3rdDNQ2020–21432166109142+4954 6thDNQ2021–2243020378337+46632ndDNQ2022–2341815128217+6546 1st DNQCup of AFLR12023–24Third League338117205975-164014thDNQR1 Yosif Tabakov122024–253TBA
Key
GS = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
References
External links official website bgclubs.eu