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FC Arda 1924 Kardzhali (Шаблон:Lang-bg) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Kardzhali, that competes in First League, the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

It was founded on 13 October 1924, as an association football branch of a larger sports society in the town. The club was reestablished in 2015, after its former entity was dissolved.

Named after the Arda river, a tributary of the Maritsa, Arda's home ground is the Arena Arda in Kardzhali, which has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. For the majority of its existence, the club regularly participated in the Second League, with its highest-ever ranking a second-place finish during the 1955–56 Bulgarian Second League. Arda have also reached the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup once, it happened during the 1959–60 season of the competition.

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In 2018–19, Arda won the Second League promotion play-off against Septemvri Sofia, resulting in the club's first-ever appearance in the Bulgarian top division.

History

First Arda team (1924–2013)

Arda was established on August 10, 1924 under the name Rodopski Sokol, but later took the name Arda, derived from the nearby Arda River.[1] From 1945 to 1957 the team was named Minyor until a year later when the previous name was put in use again. In 1956, the club finished as a runner-up in the B Group. They also reached the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup during the 1959–60 campaign of the competition. In 1988 they secured the third place in the B Group. The Kardzhali club spend most of its time in the second and third levels of Bulgarian football, before getting dissolved in 2013 due to financial troubles.

Refounding (2015–2017)

The team suffered relegation from the V Group in 2013 and didn't compete in any league division until 2015 when they returned to the A Regional Group after reestablishment. In 2016, Arda achieved promotion to the Bulgarian Third League after a successful season and a 3–0 win in the play-off match against Lyubimets.[2]

PSI Group ownership and promotion to the elite (2017–present)

In early June 2017, the club was purchased by Bulgarian road construction company PSI Group, in an attempt to develop a football project, inspired by the domestic and international success of Ludogorets.[3] Two weeks later, former Levski Sofia player Elin Topuzakov was appointed as head coach and Emil Kremenliev was hired as sporting director.[4] Subsequently, Petar Peshev was elected chairman of the club and was revealed that the new ownership would invest around €1 million in new signings, salaries and infrastructure around the stadium during the following South-East Third League season.[5] All of this led to an amateur double during the 2017–18 season, as Arda won both its group and the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League, resulting in a promotion to the Bulgarian Second League.[6]

After the unsatisfactory results in the first 5 rounds, Elin Topuzakov was released as a manager and Stoycho Stoev was appointed,[7] but on 6 March 2019 Stamen Belchev was appointed as the new manager, after Stoev reached an agreement with the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad. The team improved greatly, eventually managing a 3rd-place finish, enabling them to participate in the play-offs against relegation-avoider PFC Septemvri Sofia to enter the top level of Bulgarian football. Arda eventually managed to win 0–1 over Septemvri at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Plovdiv, thus resulting in the club's first-time ever participation in the Bulgarian First League.[8]

First Seasons in the Elite and Bulgarian Cup Final

Arda's first match in the Bulgarian top tier resulted in a 0–0 home draw against Botev Plovdiv. This was followed by an away 0–0 draw to Tsarsko Selo. Arda's first win came in the third round, when the team managed to beat Beroe Stara Zagora 3–1 at home. Arda then won their first away game in the top league, by beating Vitosa Bistritsa 1–3, extending their unbeaten run to four games. At the end of the first half of the season in December, Arda was in seventh place in the league, with seven wins, seven draws, and six losses. At the end of the regular season in June, Arda was in the relegation group. Despite this, on June 20, Arda mathematically secured their place in the First League for the upcoming season, after Botev Plovdiv beat Botev Vratsa 3–2.

Arda reached the final of the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup, their first-ever participation at a final of the domestic cup. Arda faced CSKA Sofia, and lost by 1-0, in a closely fought game. A few days later, the team won the Europa Conference League play-off against Cherno More Varna and qualified for European tournament for first time in their history.[9] In the Europa Conference League, Arda faced Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Arda’s general inexperience with European football caused an upsetting 0-2 home loss, followed by a 4-0 away loss, which eliminated Arda from the Europa Conference League.

Honours

Players

First-team squad

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For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2023–24.

Out on loan

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Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League, however only five non-EU nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

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Goalscoring and appearance records

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Most appearances for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Kokonov 2019– 137
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Tilev 2020– 107
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Aleksandar Georgiev 2019–2023 89
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Deyan Lozev 2018–2019
2020–2021
2022–
87
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Milen Stoev 2018– 86
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Lachezar Kotev 2020–2023
2023–
86
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Svetoslav Kovachev 2020– 85
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Tonislav Yordanov 2021–2023
2023–
85
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Milen Zhelev 2020–2023 84
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Iliya Yurukov 2021– 74

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Most goals for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Kokonov 2019– 21
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Tonislav Yordanov 2021–2023
2023–
21
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Svetoslav Kovachev 2020– 17
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Spas Delev 2019–2021 14
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Radoslav Vasilev 2019–2021 11
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Preslav Borukov 2023–2024 11
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Tilev 2020– 8
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Lassana N'Diaye 2022–2023 8
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Stanislav Ivanov 2022– 7
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Lachezar Kotev 2020–2023
2023–
6
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Aboubacar Toungara 2023– 6
  • Players in bold are still playing for Arda.

Records and notable stats

Club Records

  • Biggest home win in First League: Arda Kardzhali 5–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (17 February 2023)
  • Biggest away win in First League: Botev Plovdiv 0–3 Arda Kardzhali (6 June 2023)
  • Biggest home loss in First League: Arda Kardzhali 0–4 Ludogorets Razgrad (12 February 2022)
  • Biggest away loss in First League: Tsarsko Selo 4–0 Arda Kardzhali (25 April 2021)
  • Unbeaten streak in First League (single season): 11 (2020–21)
  • Most consecutive wins in First League (single season): 5 (2023–24)

Notable players

For all players with a Wikipedia article see Category:FC Arda Kardzhali players.

The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries or more than 100 caps for Arda. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

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Bulgaria

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Europe

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Africa

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Asia

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European record

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Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
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Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Шаблон:Flagicon Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 0–4 0–6

Personnel

Board of directors

Position Name Nationality
President Шаблон:Flagicon
Director of Football Шаблон:Flagicon
Director of Sports Administration Шаблон:Flagicon
Administrator Шаблон:Flagicon

Current technical body

Position Name Nationality
Head Coach Nikolay Kirov Шаблон:Flagicon
Assistant Coach Atanas Ribarski Шаблон:Flagicon
Goalkeeper coach Todor Popov Шаблон:Flagicon
Conditioning Coach Anton Donchev Шаблон:Flagicon

Manager history

Name Nat From To Honours
Elin Topuzakov Шаблон:Flagicon 12 July 2017 26 August 2018
Stoycho Stoev Шаблон:Flagicon 26 August 2018 6 March 2019
Stamen Belchev Шаблон:Flagicon 6 March 2019 14 April 2020
Nikolay Kirov Шаблон:Flagicon 15 April 2020 3 September 2021
Georgi Chilikov Шаблон:Flagicon 8 September 2021 9 November 2021
Slavko Matić Шаблон:Flagicon 12 November 2021 16 December 2021
Stamen Belchev Шаблон:Flagicon 23 December 2021 14 May 2022
Aleksandar Tunchev Шаблон:Flagicon 19 May 2022 25 February 2024
Nikolay Kirov Шаблон:Flagicon 26 February 2024

Seasons

League positions

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Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Bulgarian Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2015–16 A Regional League 4 8 7 0 1 45 7 +38 21 1st Шаблон:Up-arrow Not qualified
2016–17 South-East Third League 3 34 11 6 17 49 69 –20 39 16th Not qualified Cup of Bulgarian Amateur League N/Q
2017–18 3 34 30 4 0 142 7 +135 94 1st Шаблон:Up-arrow Not qualified W Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitar Aleksiev 26
2018–19 Second League 2 30 19 5 6 44 18 +26 62 3rd Шаблон:Up-arrow Round of 32 Шаблон:Flagicon Ventsislav Hristov 12
2019–20 First League 1 30 8 11 11 28 36 –8 35 9th Round of 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Radoslav Vasilev 9
2020–21 1 31 13 11 7 42 37 +5 50 4th Runners-up Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Kokonov 8
2021–22 1 32 8 11 13 38 51 –13 35 10th Round of 16 Europa Conference League 2Q Шаблон:Flagicon Tonislav Yordanov 7
2022–23 1 36 16 10 10 47 36 +9 58 7th Quarter-final Шаблон:Flagicon Lassana N'Diaye 8
2023–24 1 Round of 16

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

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External links

Шаблон:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)