PFC Hebar Pazardzhik

Hebar Pazardzhik

Full name	PFC Hebar Pazardzhik
Nickname(s)	The Gravediggers
Founded	May 31, 1918 (1918-05-31)
Ground	Georgi Benkovski Stadium, Pazardzhik
Ground Capacity	13,128
Chairman	Bobi Daskalov
Manager	Hristo Marashliev
League	South-West V AFG
2011–12	South-West V AFG, 17th /relegated/
Home colours Away colours

PFC Hebar (ПФК Хебър Пазарджик) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Pazardzhik, playing in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG, the third division of Bulgarian football. The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thracian name of the river Maritsa. This is the name that the club has borne for 25 years now. Under this name came the biggest success in the history of the club: participation in the premiership of Bulgaria in 1989/1990, 1991/1992 and 2000/2001.The club has also played 32 seasons in the second division. The team has very devoted supporters, known as the "gravediggers".

Historical results and matches

• Bulgaria - Hebar Pazardzhik 3:1 (March 1962)
• CSKA Moscow - Hebar Pazardzhik 2:1 (1971)
• Bulgaria - Hebar Pazardzhik 2:0 (23 January 1974)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - FC Nistru Otaci 2:0 (21 January 1975)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Tunisia national football team 3:0 (17 April 1975)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - FC Dynamo Moscow 3:3 (14 February 1976)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - CSKA Sofia 3:2 (27 November 1979)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Krylya Sovetov Samara 4:2 (15 February 1980)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Anorthosis Famagusta 5:1 (10 August 1983)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - FC Dynamo Moscow 1:5 (15 February 1986)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Levski Sofia 0:0 (23 January 1987)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Bulgaria 0:4 (25 March 1987)
• Hamburger SV - Hebar Pazardzhik 2:1 (11 February 1989)
• Levski Sofia - Hebar Pazardzhik 1:2 (25 October 1989)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Levski Sofia 2:0 (28 April 1990)
• Levski Sofia - Hebar Pazardzhik 1:0 (10 February 1991)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - Levski Sofia 1:1 (28 March 1991))
• Levski Sofia - Hebar Pazardzhik 2:0 (22 September 1991)
• CSKA Sofia - Hebar Pazardzhik 1:0 (19 October 1991)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - CSKA Sofia 1:0 (17 February 2001)
• CSKA Sofia - Hebar Pazardzhik 9:2 (12 May 2001)
• Hebar Pazardzhik - CSKA Sofia 0:1 (16 March 2005)

Current team

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 Kostadin Yanev 2 DF Vasil Gerov 3 DF Atanas Georgiev 4 DF Valentin Naydenov 5 MF Martin Zafirov 7 DF Yordan Cholov 8 FW Genadi Simeonov 9 DF Borislav Petrov 12 GK Mikhail Rolev 13 MF Harry Borislavov

No. Position Player 14 MF Nikolay Popov 15 MF Ivan Ranchev 16 DF Vladimir Yonkov 19 DF Petko Nihtyanov 20 MF Valentin Zhivakov 21 MF Dimitar Dechev 23 FW Dimitar Stoyanov 27 FW Kaloyan Totuhov 28 MF Stoyan Nachev 29 DF Cvetan Panayotov

Honors and awards

• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 9th place 2000/2001
• Bulgarian B Professional Football Group 1988/1989; 1990/1991
• Bulgarian State Championship 1/2 finals 1926; 1935
• Bulgarian Cup 1/4 finals 1974/1975; 1988/1989; 2004/2005

Notable players

• Georgi Petkov
• Vladimir Manchev
• Aleksandar Tunchev
• Veselin Minev
• Yordan Minev

Managerial history

Name	Nat	From	To	Honours
Luben Stamboliev		1959	1960	–
Ivan Kostadinov		1960	1962	–
Atanas Parzhelov		1962	1964	–
Nicolas Aladzhov		1964	1965	–
George Razlozhki		1965	1967	–
Dimitat Milev		1967	1969	–
Ivan Radoev		1969	1970	–
Kostadin Blagoev		1970	1971	–
Georgi Cvetkov		1970	1971	–
Dimitar Milanov		1971	1972	–
Ivan Radoev		1971	1972	–
Nikola Kovachev		1973		–
Manol Manolov		1974		–
Nikola Kovachev		1974	1975	–
Dimitar Halachev		1975		–
Georgi Chakarov		1975		–
Dimitar Kresnyanski		1975		–
Dobri Peev		1976		–
Dimitar Milev		1976	1977	–
Petar Zhekov		1976	1977	–
Angel Nikolov		1978		–
Gavril Stoyanov		1978		–
Pavel Vladimirov		1978		–
Tacho Gilev		1978	1984	–
Trendafil Uzunov		1984	1986	–
Dimitar Milev		1986	1987	–
Toncho Prodanov		1987	1988	–
Kiril Valgarov		1988	1989	–
Dimitar Milev		1989	1990	–
Dimitar Charankov		1990		–
Stefan Grozdanov		1990		–

Name	Nat	From	To	Honours
Trendafil Uzunov		1990	1991	–
Stoil Trankov		1991		–
Iliya Iliyev		1991	1992	–
Boris Angelov		1992		–
Dinko Dermendzhiev		1992		–
Kostadin Kostadinov		1992		–
Trendafil Uzunov		1992	1993	–
Tancho Gilev		1993	1994
Krasimir Uzunov		1994	1996	–
Yordan Stoichkov		1997		–
Yordan Katrankov		1997		–
Krum Kantarev		1997	1998	–
Lazar Dimitrov		1998		–
Asen Miluchev		1999		–
Petar Kovachev		1999		–
Voyn Voynov		1999	2001	–
Tancho Gilev		2001	2002	–
Nedelcho Mihaylov		2002	2003	–
Petar Kovachev		2003		–
Nedelcho Mihaylov		2003		–
Lazar Dimitrov		2003	2005	–
Anatoli Nankov		2005		–
Tancho Gilev		2005	2006	–
Voyn Voynov		2006		–
Nikola Fotev		2006	2007	–
Atanas Pashev		2007		–
Nikola Fotev		2007	2008	–
Georgi Kutsovski		2008		–
Nikola Fotev		2008		–
Hristo Marashliev		2008		–

As of 15 June 2013

External links

• Unofficial Fan site about Hebar Pazardzhik