PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra

Football club infobox
clubname = Lokomotiv Mezdra


fullname = PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
nickname = The irons from Mezdra
founded = 1945
ground = Lokomotiv Stadium
capacity = 3 000 (expanding to 8 000)
chairman =
manager =
league = TBI A Football Group
season = 2007-08
position = B Group, 1st place (promoted)
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PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ПФК Локомотив Мездра) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, currently playing in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.

Until the 2007/08 season, the team participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian division, but gained a promotion to the Bulgarian A PFG for the 2008/09 season. The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium in Mezdra with a capacity of 6,000. Team colours are red and black.

Address

*Sports complex "Lokomotiv"
*Mezdra 3100 Bulgaria
*e-mail: [e-mail]

History

PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra was founded in 1945, under the name Iron sport club. The team, nicknamed "The irons from Mezdra", counts 20 participations in the second division, and the best success in Bulgarian Cup is a quarter-final in 1946.

Most games with club

*1. 267 - flagicon|Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov
*2. 246 - flagicon|Bulgaria Milcho Gergov
*3. 210 - flagicon|Bulgaria Bonko Raykov

Most goals with club

*1. 83 - flagicon|Bulgaria Georgi Yashov
*2. 66 - flagicon|Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov
*3. 42 - flagicon|Bulgaria Vladimir Hinkov

Notable players

* Tsvetan Genkov (born 8 August 1984 in Mezdra, Genkov began his career in Lokomotiv at the age of seventeen, previously having been an athlete. For Lokomotiv he played 84 matches and scored 41 goals)

Current squad

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"As of June 2008"

Reserves squad

Squad changes 2008/09

In:
* Fausto - from Académica
* Mihail Avrionov - from Etar
* Vladislav Romanov - from CSKA Sofia
* Jiří Lenko - from FC Superfund
* Iliya Iliev - from Slavia Sofia
* Radostin Stanev - from Spartak Varna
* Stoyan Abrashev - from Spartak Varna
* David Silva - from G.D. Tourizense
* Rui Miguel - from G.D. Tourizense
* Milcho Makendzhiev - from Pirin 2001
* Emil Trenkov - from Vihren Sandanski
* Milan Janković - from SKN St. Pölten

Out:
* Mihail Avrionov - to Spartak Varna
* Anton Kostadinov - to Spartak Varna
* Yuri Ivanov - to Spartak Varna
* Spas Bayraktarov - to Spartak VarnaFor other transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008-09.

External links

* [http://lokomotivmezdra.com Official site]
* [http://clubs.bul-foot.org/html/b/western/Lokomotiv(Mezdra).htm clubs.bul-foot profile] bg icon