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PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II

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Ludogorets II
Full nameProfessional Football Club Ludogorets Razgrad II
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Short nameLudogorets II
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundEagles' Nest, Razgrad
Capacity2,000
OwnerKiril Domuschiev
ChairmanAleksandar Aleksandrov
Head coachZahari Sirakov
LeagueBulgarian Second League
2023–24Second League, 12th
Websitehttp://www.ludogorets.com/all_news.php

Ludogorets II (Bulgarian: Лудогорец II) or Ludogorets 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Razgrad. Founded in 2015, it is the reserve team of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, and currently plays in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

Obliged to play one level below their main side, Ludogorets II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also cannot compete in the Bulgarian Cup.

History

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Foundation

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In the beginning of 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union discussed the idea to add the reserve sides of several A Group clubs in the B Group or in the lower regional divisions. Ludogorets Razgrad, Litex Lovech, Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Cherno More Varna and Botev Plovdiv expressed such interest to have a team in the B Group. At the beginning of June 2015, the BFU announced that only Litex and Ludogorets have sent such applications. Eventually, Ludogorets II and Litex II were added to the 2015-16 B Group.

2015–present: Second League

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The team finished on 7th position in their first season. The team started the 2016–17 season precariously and finished in the relegation[clarification needed] zone after the half season. That's why on 12 January 2017, the team announced Radoslav Zdravkov, a Bulgarian football legend and also frequent assistant coach in the Bulgarian national team in recent age.[1] 2 days later from Ludogorets announced that in order to get better results from second team, they would apply big changes. Radoslav Zdravkov was announced as a head coach with Galin Ivanov and Marcelo Chagas for assistants and one other Bulgarian legend, Spas Dzhevizov, was announced as a selectionist, and will look after for youth talents from Ludogorets Academy and other academies to join the team.[2]

On 29 March 2017, the new youth stadium, Eagles' Nest was finished and the second team would play on it. The stadium has 2,000 seats.[3]

From the 2017–18 season, Ludogorets change the politic about the second team by taking the decision to play with only youth players of the club in the Bulgarian Second League.[4] The team started the season against Lokomotiv Sofia and beat them with 2:1 result with a team average age being 19 years.[5]

In the 2020–21 season, the team finished on their highest league position and ended the season on 4th place.[6]

Players

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As of 10 September 2024[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Brazil BRA Raí
29 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Nikolov
34 FW Bulgaria BUL Branimir Kostadinov
35 FW Bulgaria BUL Petar Kirev
40 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Marinov
42 DF Bulgaria BUL Simeon Shishkov
45 MF Bulgaria BUL Petar Karaangelov
50 MF Bulgaria BUL Antonio Popov
53 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Gospodinov
58 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Iliev
59 DF Bulgaria BUL Aleks Lukanov
61 MF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Ivanov
62 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Ivanov
63 DF Bulgaria BUL Anastas Pemperski
No. Pos. Nation Player
67 GK Bulgaria BUL Damyan Hristov
68 GK Bulgaria BUL Umut Habil
69 GK Bulgaria BUL Zlatomir Stoimenov
70 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikola Todorov
72 MF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Ivanov
73 MF Bulgaria BUL Filip Gigov
74 FW Bulgaria BUL Hyusein Kelyovluev
75 MF Bulgaria BUL Elisey Sarov
76 DF Bulgaria BUL Konstantin Dimitrov
80 MF Bulgaria BUL Metodiy Stefanov
81 MF Bulgaria BUL David Georgiev
83 MF Bulgaria BUL Rayan Ivanov
93 FW Bulgaria BUL Yoan Yordanov
98 FW Bulgaria BUL Nasko Yanev

For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2023–24 and Transfers summer 2024.

For first team players, see Ludogorets Razgrad.

Personnel

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Manager history

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Dates Name Honours
2015 Bulgaria Veselin Branimirov
2015–2017 Bulgaria Galin Ivanov
2017–2019 Bulgaria Radoslav Zdravkov
2019 Bulgaria Radoslav Komitov
2019–2023 Bulgaria Todor Zhivondov
2024– Bulgaria Zahari Sirakov

Current technical body

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Position Name Nationality
Selectionist Ivan Tsvetkov Bulgaria
Head coach Todor Zhivondov Bulgaria
Assistant coach Valeri Venkov Bulgaria
Goalkeeper coach Viktor Georgiev Bulgaria
Physiotherapist Detelin Maslov Bulgaria
Doctor Ivaylo Yakimov Bulgaria
Administrator Nikolay Tsonev Bulgaria

Past seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2015–16 B Group 2 30 12 5 13 41 41 0 41 7th Bulgaria Yanaki Smirnov 11
2016–17 Second League 2 30 13 5 12 39 33 6 44 8th Bulgaria Tsvetelin Chunchukov 6
2017–18 2 30 11 7 12 40 50 -10 40 9th Bulgaria Denislav Aleksandrov 8
2018–19 2 30 9 5 16 31 43 -12 32 11th Bulgaria Denislav Aleksandrov 6
2019–20 2 21 5 9 7 20 35 -15 24 12th Bulgaria Dimitar Mitkov 10
2020–21 2 30 14 8 8 56 38 18 50 4th Bulgaria Dimitar Mitkov 14
2021–22 2 36 18 7 11 70 48 22 61 6th Bulgaria Vladislav Naydenov 12
2022–23 2 34 17 6 11 42 35 7 57 4th Bulgaria Vladislav Naydenov
Bulgaria Hyusein Kelyovluev 		9
2023–24 2 34 11 11 12 39 39 0 44 12th Bulgaria Yoan Yordanov 8
2024–25 2 Bulgaria Hyusein Kelyovluev 7
Key
  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Statistics

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Second League matches

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As of 3 June 2024
Ranking Nationality Position Name Years Matches Goals
1  Bulgaria MF Hyusein Kelyovluev 2017– 149 26
2  Bulgaria MF Metodiy Stefanov 2019– 147 3
3  Bulgaria MF Tsvetoslav Petrov 2017–2024 140 29
4  Bulgaria DF Dimitar Iliev 2017–2021
2022–		 136 0
5  Bulgaria MF Branimir Kostadinov 2019– 133 17
6  Bulgaria FW Vladislav Naydenov 2019– 112 24
7  Bulgaria DF Tihomir Dimitrov 2017–2023 110 6
8  Bulgaria MF Velislav Minkov 2019–2023 102 6
9  Bulgaria MF Ilker Budinov 2018–2022 101 14
10  Bulgaria DF Preslav M. Petrov 2015–2020 99 4
  • Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.

Second League goals

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As of 3 June 2024
Ranking Nationality Position Name Years Matches Goals
1  Bulgaria FW Dimitar Mitkov 2019–2022 64 32
2  Bulgaria FW Tsvetoslav Petrov 2017–2024 140 29
–  Bulgaria MF Hyusein Kelyovluev 2017– 149 26
3  Bulgaria MF Vladislav Naydenov 2019– 112 24
5  Bulgaria FW Denislav Aleksandrov 2015–2019 77 19
6  Bulgaria MF Ilker Budinov 2018–2022 101 14
—  Bulgaria FW Branimir Kostadinov 2020– 133 17
8  Bulgaria FW Yanaki Smirnov 2015–2016 28 11
–  Bulgaria FW Yoan Yordanov 2022– 63 11
10  Bulgaria MF Svetoslav Kovachev 2015–2018 54 10
  • Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.

Notable players

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See also: Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players

Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

References

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  1. ^ Ексклузивно: Легенда на ЦСКА започва работа в Лудогорец
  2. ^ Официално: Ради Здравков пое Лудогорец 2, Джевизов селекционер на тима
  3. ^ Лудогорец се приближи с още една стъпка към големите европейски клубове
  4. ^ Лудогорец сменя политиката в дубъла
  5. ^ С 18-19 годишни момчета от школата Лудогорец II победи Локомотив (София)
  6. ^ Лудогорец II с най-добро класиране във Втора лига
  7. ^ "Б отбор" [B team]. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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