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| Full name | Football Club Vitosha Bistritsa | |||
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| Nickname(s) | "The Bistritsa Tigers" | |||
| Short name | Vitosha | |||
| Founded | 1958 | |||
| Ground | Stadion Bistritsa | |||
| Capacity | 2,500 | |||
| Manager | Nikolay Hristozov | |||
| League | Southwest Third League | |||
| 2022–23 | Second League, 17th (relegated) | |||
| Website | www.fcvitosha.bg | |||
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FC Vitosha (Bulgarian: ФК Витоша) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Bistritsa, Sofia City Province, which competes in the Southwest Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. It is named after the Vitosha mountain range, where Bistritsa is located.
Vitosha was founded in 1958, however, the club spent the majority of its history playing in lower leagues. In 2017, Vitosha managed to promote to the First League for the first time ever. The club was relegated after the 2019–20 season and re-founded in 2021.
The club became notable for having Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov, as a registered player of the squad in the lower divisions.[1][2][3] The increased popularity of the club due to Borisov's presence led to its coach and players being featured on the TV series BNT Taxi in 2011.[4]
- ^ Boiko Borissov and Vitosha FC to face Nottingham United in a Friendly The Sofia Echo 2010-08-17. Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
- ^ Bulgaria's versatile PM eyes player of year award Reuters 2011-11-28. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
- ^ Bulgarian PM named country's best footballer AFP 2011-12-5. Retrieved on 2011-12-6.
- ^ BNT Taxi (in Bulgarian) Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine BNT 1 2011-12-9. Retrieved on 2011-12-9.