FC Fratria

Establishment

Fratria was established in 2021 by businessman Viktor Bakurevich, owner of Berezka supermarkets, together with Evgeniy Gashchuk. They decided to start an academy that is free from taxes, making the club base in Benkovski, Varna Province, after their sons both trained in the same academy and they started to look how they can help youth football in Bulgaria. Later that year, the team started a partnership with MFC Ticha Academy.

Regional and amateur leagues climb up: 2021–2024

They won their first season in B Regional Group and in 2022 were promoted to A Regional Group with Oleksandr Babych taking the manager position. Since Bakurevich had Russian and Ukrainian roots, a few players from Russia and Ukraine, living in Bulgaria, joined the main team and the academies. The team won the league and on 29 May 2023, Fratria secured promotion to Third League, being called the fastest developing team, not only because of their quick promotion to the third league, but also because of the development of their base and academy. In June 2023, the team started to prepare for their first season in Third League with the intentions to win the group. Fratria also established a second team that joined A Regional League. Later same month it was announced they will move to Stadium Albena 1 in Albena resort. In their first cup appearance, Fratria was drawn against local team Spartak Varna, but lost the match with a 1:3 result, played on 8 September 2023. On 5 October…

A RFG Varna: Winners (1): 2022–23 B RFG Varna: Winners (1): 2021–22 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League: Winners (1): 2023–24