Summary
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.
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| Full name | PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad |
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| Founded | 1922 as Makedonska Slava |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
History edit
Makedonska slava edit
Club was founded in 1928 as Makedonska Slava (lit. 'Macedonian Glory'). In 1948, the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and ceased its independent existence. In 2000 Makedonska Slava was restored after unification with Granit Stara Kresna.
The 2002–03 season was successful for the club, during which it finished 2nd, and won promotion to the A PFG for first time in the club's history.
Pirin Blagoevgrad edit
Several years later, under the hand of the new owner Nikolay Galchev, the football club renamed to Pirin 1922 in the 2004/05 season and returned again to top flight football for the next, 2005–06 season. In autumn 2006 the club's name was once again renamed to PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.[1] The following 2007/08 season, Pirin Blagoevgrad won the Western B PFG and the club joined the A PFG.
Union edit
In December 2008, club was merged with FC Pirin, which played in the Western B PFG. The new club was named FC Pirin Blagoevgrad and is officially the rightful holder of the club records of the former Pirin, which has played more than 20 seasons in the top flight.[2] According to the Bulgarian Football Union however, the spell i the A Group from 2007 until 2011 is under the records of PFC Pirin and not the unified team.
Notable players edit
Note: For a complete list of PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players, see Category:PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players.