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| Full name | Football Club Dunav from Ruse | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Драконите (The Dragons) | |||
| Founded | 16 February 1949 | |||
| Ground | Gradski Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 13,000 | |||
| Owner | Fans Association / Academy Managers | |||
| Head coach | Georgi Chilikov | |||
| League | Second League | |||
| 2023–24 | Second League, 9th | |||
| Website | https://fcdunav.bg/ | |||
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FC Dunav (Bulgarian: Дунав, officially named "Дунав от Русе") is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Ruse, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Part of a larger sports branch, Dunav were established on February 16, 1949, as a merger of two local football clubs in the city, Dinamo and Rusenets.[1] Nicknamed The Dragons (Bulgarian: Драконите), Dunav's home colours are sky blue and white. Named after the Danube River, on the banks of which the city of Ruse is situated, the club plays its home matches at the local Gradski stadion, which has a seating capacity of 13,000 spectators.[2]
Among the club's most notable achievements are a final in the Bulgarian championship in 1937, a First League fourth place in 1975, 1989 and 2017, and four domestic cup finals in 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1962 respectively. The club's most recent top flight participation has been during the 2019–20 season.
- ^ "Футболен клуб Дунав – ФК Дунав, футболни събития и прогнози".
- ^ "Дунав показа как се прави! Вече над 4000 фенове си купиха билети за мача с Локо". (in Bulgarian) Plovdiv24.bg. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.