2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season

Botev Plovdiv
2012–13 season
Chairman	Yuli Popov
Manager	Ferario Spasov (until 10 December 2012); Stanimir Stoilov (from 11 December 2012)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season is Botev Plovdiv's 1st season in A Group after their return to the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2012–13 season.

Players[edit]

Squad stats[edit]

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A Group		Bulgarian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POL	Adam Stachowiak	14	0	14	0	0	0
2	DF	BUL	Vladimir Aytov	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	BUL	Asen Karaslavov	12	1	9+1	0	2	1
4	DF	BUL	Petar Chobanov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	MKD	Boban Grnčarov	28	2	26	2	2	0
6	MF	BUL	Kostadin Dyakov	22	2	3+15	0	3+1	2
7	MF	BUL	Marian Ognyanov	32	6	22+6	6	2+2	0
8	MF	BUL	Todor Nedelev	30	9	23+6	9	1	0
9	FW	NED	Luís Pedro	11	3	8+3	3	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Vander	24	6	19+4	6	1	0
11	MF	BUL	Yordan Hristov	28	0	23+3	0	2	0
12	GK	BUL	Apostol Stoyanov	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	BUL	Nikolay Pavlov	8	0	0+8	0	0	0
14	DF	BUL	Veselin Minev	8	0	7+1	0	0	0
15	DF	NED	Marlon Pereira Freire	9	0	9	0	0	0
16	MF	CZE	Tomáš Jirsák	26	0	24+1	0	1	0
18	FW	BUL	Stanislav Kostov	25	6	9+13	3	2+1	3
19	FW	BUL	Ivan Tsvetkov	31	17	29	17	2	0
20	MF	BUL	Serkan Yusein	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
22	MF	BUL	Petar Karadzhov	2	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF	BRA	Arthur Henrique	27	2	22+2	1	3	1
28	MF	BUL	Ventsislav Gyuzelev	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	BUL	Rosen Andonov	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	BUL	Angel Rahov	13	1	9+1	0	3	1
71	MF	BUL	Boris Galchev	13	1	13	1	0	0
83	DF	NED	Civard Sprockel	12	0	12	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1	GK	BUL	Hristo Ivanov	8	0	4	0	4	0
10	MF	ESP	Rubén Palazuelos	15	0	14	0	0+1	0
17	DF	BUL	Ivaylo Dimitrov	3	0	0	0	2+1	0
20	MF	BUL	Lachezar Angelov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	BUL	Radoslav Terziev	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	BRA	Diego Ferares	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	LTU	Ernestas Šetkus	12	0	11	0	0+1	0
28	DF	BUL	Lazar Marin	1	0	0	0	1	0
89	DF	BUL	Stefan Stanchev	11	0	7+1	0	3	0
90	FW	BUL	Petar Atanasov	16	0	2+11	0	2+1	0
92	FW	BFA	Habib Bamogo	8	0	1+4	0	3	0

As of 25 May 2013

Players in/out[edit]

Summer transfers[edit]

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BUL	Asen Karaslavov (from Greuther Fürth)^[1]
4	DF	BUL	Petar Chobanov (from Spartak Plovdiv)^[2]
5	DF	MKD	Boban Grnčarov (from Lierse)^[3]
6	MF	BUL	Kostadin Dyakov (from Chernomorets Burgas)^[4]
9	FW	BRA	Vander (from Democrata)^[5]
10	MF	ESP	Rubén Palazuelos (from Deportivo Alavés)^[6]
16	MF	CZE	Tomáš Jirsák (from Wisła Kraków)^[7]
18	FW	BUL	Stanislav Kostov (on loan from CSKA Sofia, later bought from the club)^[8]
19	FW	BUL	Ivan Tsvetkov (from Levski Sofia)^[9]
22	MF	BRA	Diego Ferares (from Chavdar Etropole)
23	GK	LTU	Ernestas Šetkus (from Olympiakos Nicosia)^[10]
26	DF	BRA	Arthur Henrique (from Santo André)^[11]
89	DF	BUL	Stefan Stanchev (from Levski Sofia)^[12]
92	FW	BFA	Habib Bamogo (from Doncaster Rovers)^[13]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARM	Armen Ambartsumyan (retired)^[14]
2	DF	BUL	Vasil Vasilev (retired)^[14]
3	MF	BUL	Dimitar Bayrev (released)^[14]
4	DF	BUL	Radoslav Bachev (released)^[14]
5	DF	BUL	Nikolay Domakinov (on loan at Rakovski 2011)^[14]
6	DF	BUL	Daniel Bozhkov (released)^[14]
10	MF	BUL	Aleksandar Aleksandrov (retired)
18	FW	BUL	Deyan Hristov (to Montana)^[14]
19	MF	BUL	Hristo Telkiyski (released)^[14]
20	MF	BUL	Nikolay Manchev (released)^[14]
21	DF	BUL	Ventsislav Bonev (released)^[14]
22	MF	BUL	Valentin Veselinov (released)^[14]
25	DF	BUL	Martin Dimov (to Montana)^[14]
27	DF	BUL	Nikolay Dimitrov (released)^[14]
30	MF	BUL	Dimo Atanasov (released)^[14]
33	DF	BUL	Emil Argirov (released)^[14]
39	FW	BUL	Atanas Kurdov (released)^[14]

Winter transfers[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POL	Adam Stachowiak (Free from GKS Bełchatów)^[15]
9	MF	NED	Luís Pedro (Free from Heracles Almelo)^[16]
13	MF	BUL	Nikolay Pavlov (Free from Lyubimetz 2007)^[17]
14	DF	BUL	Veselin Minev (from Antalyaspor)^[18]
20	DF	NED	Marlon Pereira Freire (Free from Willem II)^[19]
71	MF	BUL	Boris Galchev (Free from Dinamo București)^[20]
83	DF	NED	Civard Sprockel (Free from CSKA Sofia)^[21]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BUL	Hristo Ivanov (Released)^[22]
10	MF	ESP	Rubén Palazuelos (Released)^[22]
17	MF	BUL	Ivaylo Dimitrov (Released)^[23]
20	MF	BUL	Lachezar Angelov (Loaned at Rakovski 2011)
21	DF	BUL	Radoslav Terziev (Loaned at Rakovski 2011)
23	GK	LTU	Ernestas Šetkus (Released)^[22]
28	DF	BUL	Lazar Marin (Loaned at Rakovski 2011)^[24]
89	DF	BUL	Stefan Stanchev (Released)^[22]
90	FW	BUL	Petar Atanasov (Loaned at Rakovski 2011)^[22]
92	FW	BFA	Habib Bamogo (Released)^[25]

Matches[edit]

A Group[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Levski Sofia	30	22	5	3	59	20	+39	71	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	CSKA Sofia	30	19	6	5	54	20	+34	63	Excluded from European competitions^[a]
4	Botev Plovdiv	30	18	6	6	51	21	+30	60	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
5	Litex Lovech	30	15	5	10	56	24	+32	50
6	Chernomorets Burgas	30	14	5	11	32	28	+4	47

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
Notes:

^ PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	18	6	6	51	21	+30	60	11	2	2	33	6	+27	7	4	4	18	15	+3

Last updated: 25 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W
Position	2	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

11 August 2012 Round 1	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 0	Slavia	Plovdiv
18:00	Tsvetkov 37', 58', 78' Tsvetkov 41' Vander 85' Karaslavov 90+2'	Report	Petkov 39' Kokonov 75'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 13,070 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

19 August 2012 Round 2	Levski	3 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
20:00	Raykov 15', 22' Angelov 78' Angelov 77' Cristovão 79'	Report	Arthur Henrique 42' Jirsák 24' Grnčarov 82'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 10,830 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)

26 August 2012 Round 3	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Chernomorets	Plovdiv
18:00	Vander 43' Tsvetkov 54' Palazuelos Hristov	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

1 September 2012 Round 4	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 1	Montana	Plovdiv
18:00	Vander 34' Tsvetkov 55' Ognyanov 84' (pen.) Ognyanov 60'	Report	Antonov 22' Pashov 40' Antonov 80' Tsvetkovski 83'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 8,630 Referee: Atanas Dimitrov (Sliven)

15 September 2012 Round 5	Cherno More	0 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Varna
17:00	Camazzola 29' Popov 75' Kitanov 85'	Report	Rahov 5' Grnčarov 50'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,670 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

22 September 2012 Round 6	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 2	Beroe	Plovdiv
17:00	Tsvetkov 86' Vander 43' Jirsák 63'	Report	Elias 14' Andonov 56' Velev 38' 45+1' Penev 45+1' Martins 79' Akalski 89' Caiado 90' Ivanov 90+3'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

29 September 2012 Round 7	Pirin Gotse Delchev	0 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Gotse Delchev
17:00	Panayotov 33' Lapantov 33'	Report	Grnčarov 90+1' Rahov 32' Grnčarov 33'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Blagoevgrad)

6 October 2012 Round 8	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Lokomotiv Sofia	Plovdiv
16:00	Nedelev 51', 66' Nedelev 66'	Report	Petrov 29' Dobrev 62' Telkiyski 75'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed (Burgas)

21 October 2012 Round 9	Litex	0 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Lovech
18:00	Jelenković 12' Slavchev 49' Bodurov 56'	Report	Vander 45' Rahov 23' Ognyanov 53' Vander 56' Grnčarov 69' Bamogo 83'	Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

27 October 2012 Round 10	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 1	CSKA	Plovdiv
16:00	Tsvetkov 41' (pen.) Grnčarov 30' Nedelev 45+1'	Report	Tássio 80' Krachunov 27' Rodrigues 40' Yanchev 59' Popov 88' Serginho 90+2'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

4 November 2012 Round 11	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Plovdiv
14:30	Abushev 13', 86' V. Georgiev 83' Kotev 89' D. Georgiev 90+2'	Report	Nedelev 21', 57' Grnčarov 11' 66' Vander 15'	Stadium: Lauta Attendance: 8,790 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

10 November 2012 Round 12	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Minyor	Plovdiv
14:30	Tsvetkov 48', 76' Jirsák 36' Kostov 60'	Report	Okechukwu 35' 54'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radan Miryanov (Varna)

17 November 2012 Round 13	Botev Vratsa	0 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Vratsa
14:30	Atanasov 40' Hristov 60'	Report	Stanchev 54' Palazuelos 61' Vander 90+1'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

28 November 2012 Round 14	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 1	Ludogorets	Plovdiv
14:30	Hristov 58' Vander 90+6'	Report	Grnčarov 69' (o.g.) Moți 50' Minev 68' Burgzorg 83' Ivanov 90+5'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 5,610 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

8 December 2012 Round 15	Etar	1 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Veliko Tarnovo
14:00	Arthur Henrique 22' (o.g.) Messina 2' Petrov 87'	Report	Kostov 18' Nedelev 85' Jirsák 8' Stanchev 52' Ognyanov 59' Atanasov 90+1'	Stadium: Ivaylo Attendance: 650 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

1 March 2013 Round 16	Slavia	2 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
15:30	Ivanov 9' Livramento 54' P. Dimitrov 23' Genev 45'	Report	Vander 20' Ognyanov 51' Vander 39' Hristov 59' Grnčarov 61' Tsvetkov 66' Galchev 85'	Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed (Burgas)

9 March 2013 Round 17	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Levski	Plovdiv
15:00	Grnčarov 28' Tsvetkov 64' Arthur Henrique 32' Jirsák 38' Grnčarov 44' Hristov 72'	Report	Pinto 39' Angelov 40' 60' Mulder 43' Iliev 51' Miliev 57' Cristovão 69'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 14,290 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

15 March 2013 Round 18	Chernomorets	1 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Burgas
17:00	Angelov 88' Dyankov 58' Ngeyitala 69'	Report	Vander 60' Tsvetkov 66' Galchev 68' Rahov 72'	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 900 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

31 March 2013 Round 19	Montana	0 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Montana
14:00	Shokolarov 18' Kostadinov 47' Brahimi 60' Lahchev 68' Lichkov 74' Miracema 76'	Report	Nedelev 49' Ognyanov 52' Grnčarov 47' Galchev 76'	Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

6 April 2013 Round 20	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 1	Cherno More	Plovdiv
17:00	Nedelev 19' Ognyanov 35' Pedro 80' Pereira 49' Minev 52' Jirsák 90'	Report	Raykov 55' Simeonov 42'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: closed doors Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

10 April 2013 Round 21	Beroe	2 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Stara Zagora
18:00	Hristov 4' Andonov 16' Louzeiro 28' 89' Krumov 45+1' Ivanov 90'	Report	Vander 64' Pedro 28' Grnčarov 44' Galchev 57' Jirsák 69' Minev 82' Kostov 90+2'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Vihren Manev (Sofia)

13 April 2013 Round 22	Botev Plovdiv	5 – 0	Pirin Gotse Delchev	Plovdiv
17:00	Pedro 33', 90+3' Nedelev 35', 65' Ognyanov 48' Galchev 75'	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)

20 April 2013 Round 23	Lokomotiv Sofia	1 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
17:00	Bibishkov 70' Pavlov 54'	Report	Kostov 8' Tsvetkov 75' Minev 52' Pavlov 90+2'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

28 April 2013 Round 24	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 0	Litex	Plovdiv
15:45	Tsvetkov 57' Ognyanov 42' Minev 59' Hristov 84'	Report	Vajushi 48' G. Milanov 52' Bozhikov 54'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 8,190 Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Varna)

4 May 2013 Round 25	CSKA	1 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
19:30	Marcinho 51' Sasha 73' Bandalovski 86'	Report	Pavlov 90+1' Dyakov 90+3'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

8 May 2013 Round 26	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Plovdiv
17:00	Minev 24' Pedro 45+1'	Report	Zlatinski 25' Stefanov 56' Kavdanski 62' Abushev 70' Kotev 72' D. Geogiev 73' Gospodinov 85'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gerogi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

13 May 2013 Round 27	Minyor	0 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
18:00	Olegov 70' D. Stoyanov 76'	Report	Tsvetkov 31', 85' Jirsák 55' 90+3'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 290 Referee: Atanas Dimitrov (Sliven)

18 May 2013 Round 28	Botev Plovdiv	5 – 0	Botev Vratsa	Plovdiv
17:30	Tsvetkov 16' (pen.), 37' Ognyanov 44' Galchev 70' Kostov 86'	Report	Mitov 13' Nikolov 50'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)

22 May 2013 Round 29	Ludogorets	2 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Razgrad
18:00	I. Stoyanov 8' (pen.), 20' I. Stoyanov 18'	Report		Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: Martin Bogdev (Burgas) Referee: 3,000

Round 30	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 0	Etar
		Etar were excluded from competition due to financial problems

Bulgarian Cup[edit]

30 October 2012 Round 2 Leg 1	Eurocollege Plovdiv	0 – 3	Botev Plovdiv	Brestnik
17:00		Report	Vranchev 22' (o.g.) Karaslavov 28' Dyakov 87' Kostov 43' 71' Gyuzelev 57'	Stadium: Berkut Attendance: 500 Referee: Milen Dimitrov (Stara Zagora)

24 November 2012 Round 2 Leg 2	Botev Plovdiv	6 – 1	Eurocollege Plovdiv	Brestnik
11:00	Kostov 22', 29', 75' Arthur Henrique 40' Rahov 57' Dyakov 80' Marin 41'	Report	Vasilev 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Berkut Attendance: 750 Referee: Mihail Tsonev (Sofia)

Botev won 9−1 on aggregate and qualified for the Third Round.

2 December 2012 Round 3 Leg 1	Slavia Sofia	3 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
13:00	Zhelev 14' P. Dimitrov 43', 75' Genev 29' Zhelev 54' 66' Popara 83' Dyakov 85'	Report	Jirsák 27' Vander 29' Bamogo 45+1'	Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Attendance: 580 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

16 December 2012 Round 3 Leg 2	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 1	Slavia Sofia	Plovdiv
16:00	Bamogo 27' Stanchev 57' Rahov 60'	Report	Popara 33' Zlatkov 39' Popara Zlatinov	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

Slavia won 4−0 on aggregate. Botev is eliminated.

Friendlies[edit]

6 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Vidima-Rakovski	Teteven
18:00	Ognyanov 56' Atanasov 76'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Benkovski Referee: Nikola Petrov

11 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 1	Bansko	Velingrad
18:30	Atanasov 54' Nedelev 77'	Report	Lachov 90'	Stadium: Chepinets Attendance: 300

14 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 0	Chernomorets Burgas	Velingrad
10:15		Report		Stadium: Chepinets Referee: Vladimir Valkov

18 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 1	Dukla Prague	Bad Leonfelden, Austria
19:30		Report	Svatonský 61'

19 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 1	Maccabi Haifa	Viehkirchen, Austria
18:00	Rahov 69' Vander 80'	Report	Katan 27' (pen.)

21 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 2	Slovácko	Bad Leonfelden, Austria
17:00	Nedelev 21', 38' Došek 63' (o.g.) Tsvetkov 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Volešák 47' Košút 68'

26 July 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Pichl bei Wels, Austria
19:00	Atanasov 38' Tsvetkov 69' (pen.)	Report	Jones 23' Boselli 54'

4 August 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 0	Teuta Durrës	Plovdiv
17:45	Nedelev 6' Sheta 27' (o.g.) Tsvetkov 32'	Report		Stadium: Plovdiv Attendance: 7,000

8 September 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 0	Sliven	Plovdiv
17:00	Arthur Henrique 24' Tsvetkov 51' Gyuzelov 87' Yakovlevsky 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev

12 October 2012 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 0	Chavdar Etrople	Brestnik
17:00	Vander 13' Ognyanov 35' Dyakov 39' Kostov 52'	Report		Stadium: Berkut Referee: Georgi Kabakov

19 January 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 2	Svilengrad	Alexandroupolis, Greece
14:00	Atanasov 10' Pavlov 23' Rahov 82' Dyakov 87'	Report	Sadakov 8' Dimitrov 59'	Attendance: 300

23 January 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Chavdar Etrople	Rakovski
14:00	Karaslavov 53' Kostov 56'	Report		Stadium: Legia

29 January 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 2	Khimki	Ayia Napa, Cyprus
15:00	Nedelev 8' Pavlov 75' (pen.)	Report	Romaschenko 27' (pen.) Komkov 52'

3 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 1	Korona Kielce	Ayia Napa, Cyprus
15:15	Dyakov 90'	Report	Kiercz 77'

6 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 0	Dukla Prague	Ayia Napa, Cyprus
15:00	Galchev 85' Bamogo 89'	Report

9 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 2	Teplice	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00	Kostov 69' Vander 84'	Report	Vůch 50', 78'

12 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 7	Slovan Liberec	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00	Nedelev 75' (pen.)	Report	Rabušic 23', 51' Kušnír 30' Pavelka 63' N'Diaye 69' Šural 83' Hušek 86' (pen.)

14 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	3 – 2	Rostov	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:30	Pedro 6' Vander 54' (pen.) Saláta 90' (o.g.)	Report	Gațcan 37' Kirichenko 48' (pen.)

23 February 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2 – 1	Chernomorets Burgas	Dimitrovgrad
15:00	Tsvetkov 60' Pavlov 77' (pen.) Pereira 62' Minev 62' 63' Dyakov 80'	Report	N’Lundulu 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Minyor Attendance: 450 Referee: Pavlin Tyutyundzhyan

22 March 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 0	Vidima-Rakovski	Plovdiv
14:00	Kostov 11', 14', 73' Pedro 75'	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 200

27 March 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	4 – 0	Rakovski	Brestnik
14:00	Pedro 7' Kostov 17' Pavlov 44' Galchev 77'			Stadium: Berkut

17 April 2013 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 1	Rakovski	Plovdiv
16:00	Chunchukov 68'	Report	Ploshtakov 35'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 400

References[edit]

^ "Асен Караславов се завърна в Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ "Юношески национал замина с отбора за Велинград" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^ "Македонски национал подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ "Ботев продължава със звездната селекция - взе испанец от Алавес" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Ботев привлече юноша на Фламенго" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
^ "Рубен Паласуелос е четвъртото ново попълнение" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Ботев привлече халф на Висла Краков" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ "Станислав Костов е поредното ново попълнение на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^ "Иван Цветков оформи трансферния хеттрик" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ "Ботев подписа с литовския национален вратар" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Бразилският защитник подписа договор" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
^ "Ботев подписа със Стефан Станчев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
^ "Ботев привлече Хабиб Бамого" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Ботев се разделя с 16 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
^ "Ботев привлече вратар от Полша" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "Луис Педро е играч на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
^ "Ботев привлече Николай Павлов" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ "Веселин Минев се завърна в Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ "Марлон Перейра подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
^ "Борис Галчев е футболист на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
^ "Защитникът Сивард Спрокел подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ботев се разделя с петима" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
^ "Ботев се раздели с Шведа" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Ботев преотстъпва Лазар Марин" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ "Ботев освободи Хабиб Бамого" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

External links[edit]

Botev Official Site
Botev Fan Page with up-to-date information
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
UEFA Profile

[table_note_res_EXEC0.49229832342467-26] PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.

[1] "Асен Караславов се завърна в Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[2] "Юношески национал замина с отбора за Велинград" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

[3] "Македонски национал подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[4] "Ботев продължава със звездната селекция - взе испанец от Алавес" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[5] "Ботев привлече юноша на Фламенго" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

[6] "Рубен Паласуелос е четвъртото ново попълнение" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[7] "Ботев привлече халф на Висла Краков" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[8] "Станислав Костов е поредното ново попълнение на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

[9] "Иван Цветков оформи трансферния хеттрик" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[10] "Ботев подписа с литовския национален вратар" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[11] "Бразилският защитник подписа договор" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

[12] "Ботев подписа със Стефан Станчев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

[13] "Ботев привлече Хабиб Бамого" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[2012-06-25-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Ботев се разделя с 16 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.

[15] "Ботев привлече вратар от Полша" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[16] "Луис Педро е играч на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-31.

[17] "Ботев привлече Николай Павлов" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

[18] "Веселин Минев се завърна в Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

[19] "Марлон Перейра подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

[20] "Борис Галчев е футболист на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[21] "Защитникът Сивард Спрокел подписа с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

[2013-01-21-22] "Ботев се разделя с петима" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-21.

[23] "Ботев се раздели с Шведа" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2012-12-28.

[24] "Ботев преотстъпва Лазар Марин" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

[25] "Ботев освободи Хабиб Бамого" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

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