PFC Beroe Stara Zagora

Football was played in Stara Zagora as early as 1916, however with no organized championship in Bulgaria until the late 1920s, numerous clubs enjoyed regional success in those early years for the game in both the city and Bulgaria itself. Beroe can trace its roots back to 4 May 1924, when it was founded as Beroya, after the merger of two other clubs – Borislav and Rekord. The club withstood the almost constant chaos and strife of the times, often caused by numerous shifts in the political regimes of Bulgaria, and despite many mergers and name changes throughout the first four decades of its history, it is constantly among the top 3 clubs in the city. It has also often been the platform for attempts to unite all the clubs in Stara Zagora, which foreshadowed its role and meaning for the city in the years to come. The establishment of an organized league to determine the champion of Bulgaria in the late 40s coincided with the consolidation of football in Stara Zagora, the city finally seeing a one single strong club emerge to represent it at the highest level of Bulgarian football. That club was Beroe, at first bearing the names of Udarnik and Botev, before finally restoring its old name in 1959.

Successful years 1968–1980

1968 marked the beginning of Beroe's golden age. During the summer transfer period, the forward Petko Petkov joined the club. In the next 12 years he scored 144 goals for the club in A Group. Beroe became all-powerful, winning the Balkans Cup in…

Domestic

First League: Winners (1): 1985–86 Bulgarian Cup: Winners (2): 2009–10, 2012–13 Bulgarian Supercup: Winners (1): 2013 Second League: Winners (9 - Record): 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959–60, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1982–83, 2003–04, 2008–09

European

European Cup/Champions League Round of 32 (1): 1986–87 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 1/8 final (1): 1972–73 1/16 final (1): 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup 1/4 final (1): 1973–74 1/8 final (1): 1979–80 Balkans Cup Winners (4 - Record): 1967–68, 1969, 1981–83, 1983–84

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