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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=91 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000" background="87e5b0f3.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#A0A0A4" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="876586d0.gif" border=0 width="88" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="562" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF33" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 272 ><NOBR><div> <B>Established:</B><B> </B>12 March 1912</div> <bR> <div> <B>Bulgarian c</B><B>hampion</B><B>:</B> 1929, 1967</div> <div> <B>National </B><B>Cup winner</B><B>:</B> 1962, 1981</div> <div> <B>Vice-champ:</B> 1963, 1986</div> <div> <B>Bronz:</B><B> </B>1930, 1956, 1961, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995</div> <div> <B>Cup finals:</B> 1947, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995</div> <div> <B>in Europe:</B> best performance - 1963, 1/4final Cup Winners Cup</div> <div> <B>Balkan Cup winner:</B> 1972</div> <div> <B>nickname:</B> the Canaries</div> <div> <B>colors:</B> yellow, black, red</div> <div> <B>stadium:</B><B> </B>"College Stadium" - 22 000</div> <bR> <div> <B>president</B><B>:</B> Dimitar Hristolov</div> <div> <B>coach</B><B>:</B> Kostadin Kostadinov</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 320 ><NOBR><div> 12.March 1912. – Botev Plovdiv was found</div> <div> 2.June 1927. – Unveiling ceremony of the patron's monument</div> <div> 14.May 1961. – College Stadium was opened after reconstructon </div> <bR> <div> 3.October 1929. – BPFC-CHAMPION! Final vs Levski Sofia 1:0</div> <div> 12.August 1962. – National Cup winner! Final vs Dunav 3:0</div> <div> 27.September 1972. – Balkan Cup winner! 5:0 vs Vardar Skopie</div> <div> 5.May 1981. – National Cup is ours again! Victory vs Pirin 1:0</div> <bR> <div> 15.May 1929. – Victory 5:4 vs "wunder-team" Austria Wien</div> <div> 8.July 1962. – Glorious victory in Sofia 6:1 vs Levski Sofia</div> <div> 19.September 1962. – 5:1 vs Steaua Bucharest, Cup Winners Cup</div> <div> 30.September 1981. – 1:0 vs Barcelona, Cup Winners Cup</div> <div> 7.November 1984. – 2:0 vs Bayern Munich, Cup Winners Cup</div> <div> 27.August 1988. - 5:0 vs local rival Locomotiv Pld</div> <div> 30.August 1995. – It's August again! And 5:0 again!</div> <bR> <div> Botev Plovdiv F.C. is “the king of lost finals”:</div> <div> 1947,1956,1963,1964,1984,1990,1991,1993,1995</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="593" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF33" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 202 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="459c87d0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 3.October 1929. Sofia</div> <div> Junak Stadium, BPFC-champion!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="4618cb10.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> the Tzar's Cup is ours</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="457c87d0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Plovdiv Central Railstation</div> <div> The Champions`29</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="490af7d0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> 2.June 1927 – Botiov's monument</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46e7fa00.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> the "Unique" goal<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="48faf7d0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> College Stadium-1926</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="594" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 172 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="482d7960.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Jogata's team</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="481d7960.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> National Cup winners`62</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 184 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="480d7a00.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Vice-champions`63</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="313"><div> Gueorgui Guenov-Jogata had the lead of Botev Plovdiv for 13 years and formed the emblem-style of the Canaries. In that time pleiad of national soccer stars played at the College Stadium - Nikola Kovachev-Tulata, Ivan Sotirov-Albaneca, Hristo Iliev-Patrata, Sasho Kostov, Chiko, Ampeto, Gundi, Tumbi, Miki, Stoynov, Ivan Vutzov... Steaua Buchurest was crashed 5:1 (in European Cup match), Levski Sofia - ruined 6:1, and Bulgaria riched World Cup finals-Chile`62 for the first time in history...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 258 WIDTH="266"><bR> <div> Champion's 1967 signed the end of a victorious period in BPFC history - started by Jogata and "the magic trio" Tumbi-Chiko-Gundi, the team passed by bronz`61, cupwin`62, silver`63 and quarterfinal in Europe. Then led by Vassil Spasov-Valjaka, Botev Pld gained to the title - with 13 wins, 12 draws and 5 losts. Champ's stars are Karushkov, Apostolov, Stoynov, Gluhcev, Delev, Atanasov, Kjuchukov, Miki, Dobri Nenov, Tumbi and Chiko...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46827d70.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  19.June 1967. - National stadium, Sofia</div> <div> We are the Champions</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 203 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7ae09af0.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> 5.May 1981 - the  Cup is ours again!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="313"><bR> <div> They had never won the championship, but went down in history as - "the Goldens" -</div> <div> Slavkov, Marinov, Piki Jurukov, Blangiev, Zehtinski, Manolov, Arguirov, Peichev, Gueorguiev, Pashev, Pehlivanov, Simov, Kostadinov, Bakalov, Vitchev, Mladenov, Rakov, Horozov, Tanev, Pachev...</div> <bR> <div> The most magnificent team of College Stadium</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 191 WIDTH="266"><bR> <div> The period of the "goldens" is : </div> <div> National Cup winners - `81</div> <div> Vice-champions - `86</div> <div> Bronz medals - `81`83`85`87`88 </div> <div> and 3 lost finals - `84 `90 `91</div> <div> All time score-record, heap of wins, and a play style as a poetry in yellow-black...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="87f08a40.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Vice-champions`86</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>THE GREATEST IN YELLOW-BLACK</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >:</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="585" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF33" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 796 WIDTH="124"><div> <IMG SRC="47480570.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="47642600.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="96" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47780480.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="72" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="46474550.jpg" border=0 width="116" height="85" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48e7f980.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Slavkov - the Golden shoe'81</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="46b8b9a0.gif" border=0 width="139" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Nikola Shterev-Starika</B></div> <div> <B>Stancho Prodanov-Zigoto</B></div> <div> <B>Vassil Kaundziev-Chengelia</B></div> <div> <B>Alexandar Kassurov</B></div> <div> <B>Todor Todorov-Durata</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Kekemanov</B></div> <div> <B>Kosyo Enchev</B></div> <div> <B>Ivan Sotirov-Albaneca</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Chakarov</B></div> <div> <B>Rayko Stoynov</B></div> <div> <B>Dimitar Kostadinov-Miki</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Popov-Tumbi</B></div> <div> <B>Dinko Dermendziev-Chiko</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Asparuhov-Gundi</B></div> <div> <B>Viden Apostolov</B></div> <div> <B>Ivan Kjuchukov</B></div> <div> <B>Ivan Gluhcev</B></div> <div> <B>Dobrin Nenov</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgu Ubinov</B></div> <div> <B>Yordan Kichekov</B></div> <div> <B>Atanas Garabski </B></div> <div> <B>Spas Dzevisov</B></div> <div> <B>Anton Milkov</B></div> <div> <B>Alexandar Ivanov-Kasketa</B></div> <div> <B>Petar Zehtinski-Ziho</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Slavkov-Benxa</B></div> <div> <B>Atanas Marinov</B></div> <div> <B>Dimitar Mladenov</B></div> <div> <B>Kostadin Kostadinov</B></div> <div> <B>Marin Bakalov</B></div> <div> <B>Zaprjan Rakov</B></div> <div> <B>Atanas Pashev</B></div> <div> <B>Vassil Simov</B></div> <div> <B>AntimPehlivanov-Turnata</B></div> <div> <B>Gueogui Gueorguiev-Guetzata</B></div> <div> <B>Bozhidar Iskrenov-Gibi</B></div> <div> <B>Boris Hvoinev</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Donkov</B></div> <div> <B>Gueorgui Markov-Givotnoto</B></div> <div> <B>Rumen Ivanov-Kotcha</B></div> <div> <B>Kostadin Vidolov</B></div> <div> <B>Lilcho Arsov</B></div> <div> <B>Enguibar Enguibarov</B></div> <div> <B>Armen Ambartzumian</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="45e80400.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="475805b0.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="46f7c550.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="85" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4707e550.jpg" border=0 width="126" height="85" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="46280510.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4937f570.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47280510.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="49b7d550.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="85" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5de40510.gif" border=0 width="320" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>