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Ivelin Popov
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Popov with Sochi in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ivelin Ivanov Popov[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-26) 26 October 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, second striker, winger
Club information
Current team
Levski Sofia
Number 10
Youth career
1993–1998 Septemvri Sofia
1999–2004 Levski Sofia
2004–2005 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Litex Lovech 96 (25)
2010–2012 Gaziantepspor 60 (6)
2012–2015 Kuban Krasnodar 79 (19)
2015–2018 Spartak Moscow 77 (6)
2018Rubin Kazan (loan) 9 (4)
2019–2020 Rostov 39 (6)
2020–2022 Sochi 22 (5)
2022– Levski Sofia 17 (4)
International career
2006–2008 Bulgaria U21 13 (2)
2007–2019 Bulgaria 90 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Ivelin Ivanov Popov (Bulgarian: Ивелин Иванов Попов; born 26 October 1987) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Levski Sofia.[3]

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Club career

Youth career

Popov, pictured, in 2008
Popov, pictured, in 2008

Born in Sofia, Popov started to play football in Septemvri Sofia's academy.[4] Then he played for the youth formations of Levski Sofia from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, he trained for four months with Feyenoord but did not sign with the team because he was not 18 years old.[5] After that, he returned to Bulgaria and played in a tournament for Beroe's youth team and there he was spotted by the Litex Lovech scouts. On 14 July 2005, he even scored a goal for Beroe in a friendly game.[6]

Litex Lovech

Popov signed his first professional contract with Litex Lovech in December 2005. He made his European debut in the first leg of Round of 32 Stage in a 0–0 draw against Strasbourg; he made his official debut in the Bulgarian top division in a match against CSKA Sofia on 12 March 2006. He played 59 minutes. The result of the match was a 1–1 draw. On 9 April 2006, he scored his first goal in professional football against Lokomotiv Sofia. The result of the match was a 3–1 win for Litex. The same season, Popov played in 11 matches and scored five goals. In two consecutive seasons, Popov was third placed in the voting for Young player of the year award in 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, Popov scored a brace, in a first leg of second round, in a 3–0 win over Besa Kavajë. Eventually, Litex Lovech advanced to the next round, losing to Hamburger SV in two's leg.

On 18 September 2008, Popov scored a goal in the first round of the UEFA Cup against Aston Villa.[7] In July 2009, Popov was given the captain's armband. At the end of the season, Popov was awarded A League's player of the season after having the most votes in the poll.[8]

In August 2010, he went on trial to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.[9] He impressed the club, whereafter he received a contract offer, but the move collapsed over his work permit rejected by the British Government, having not played enough international matches.[10]

Gaziantepspor

Kuban Krasnodar

On 25 August 2012, Popov joined Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11] According to Chempionat.com, the fee was worth €2 million.[12] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for Marcos Pizzelli, in a 2–1 win over Dynamo Moscow on 2 September 2012. On 26 October 2012, Popov scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Rostov. Less than a month later he scored his first brace, putting two goals past Krylia Sovetov and contributing with an assist in a 4–1 home victory.[13] On 13 April 2013, Popov scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw away from home to Terek Grozny.[14] On 4 May, he scored a brace as Kuban beat Rostov 2–0 away from home on.[15] On the last day of the 2012–13 season, Popov scored the only goal in a vital 1–0 home victory over Anzhi Makhachkala, securing Kuban a European debut in the Third Qualifying Round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and earning them their best ever finish in the top flight at fifth, having the same points as fourth-placed Spartak Moscow.[16] He finished the season with 9 goals as the club's top goalscorer together with Aras Özbiliz.[17]

Because of his outstanding performance in the 2012–13 season, Popov was appointed captain of Kuban Krasnodar for the 2013–14 season. He captained his team to its first away victory of the season over Russian Premier League newcomer, Tom Tomsk, by contributing with a pair of assists. The match ended with a 2–1 score. His first brace came shortly after, in a historical first ever match in a European championship for Kuban. He netted two goals in a 2–0 away victory over Scottish Premier League runners-up Motherwell in the first leg of a qualifying match for the UEFA Europa League. Both goals were assisted by teammate Ibrahima Baldé.[18] This resulted in his jersey being displayed in the National football museum.

On 28 April 2014, Ivelin Popov scored an away brace against strong Spartak Moscow in a 2–0 victory. This outstanding performance got him voted as player of week 27 in the Russian Premier League. He continued his good run the week after, which saw him providing two assists, marking a 4–0 victory over Krylia Sovetov. The first assist was turned into a goal, scored by fellow Bulgarian teammate Stanislav Manolev, marking his first goal for the club after recently being transferred from PSV Eindhoven. Popov was named man of the match for the second time in a row, earning him a spot in Russian premier league team of the week. He finished his season in Russia having provided 12 assists; making him the joint top assists provider of the season, alongside Danny from Zenit St. Petersburg. He was also included in the team of the season 2013–14, because of his consistency throughout the whole campaign.

Spartak Moscow

Popov with Spartak in 2015
Popov with Spartak in 2015

On 3 June 2015, it was announced that Popov had signed a long-term contract with Spartak Moscow.[19] It was reported that the signing fee cost the club about €7 million.[19] Popov made his league debut for Spartak as a starter in a 2–2 home draw to Ufa on 17 July. He scored his first two official goals for the club on 23 September, in a 7–0 win away to Volga Nizhny Novgorod in the Round of 32 in the Russian Cup. He followed that with his first league goal for the club, coming against Zenit as Spartak drew 2–2 at home. The goal featured a spectacular lob over Zenit defender Javi García, followed by another lob over the goalkeeper Yuri Lodigin. Popov's performance earned him the Best Player award for the tenth round of the 2015–16 Russian Premier League, as well as the most valuable player award for the month of September.[20][21] He scored for the third consecutive game on 3 October, netting the only goal in a 1–0 win away to Mordovia Saransk.

On 30 April 2017, he provided two assists in a 2–1 away victory over city rivals, CSKA Moscow, which earned him a spot in the Russian Premier League team of the week for matchday 26.[22]

On 8 January 2019, he was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent.[23]

Rubin Kazan

On 12 January 2018, he joined FC Rubin Kazan on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[24] He scored on his debut for the club, in a 1–1 away draw against Anzhi on 2 March 2018. On 7 April 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Akhmat, which saw him being named Man of the Match for the second match in a row.[25]

Rostov

On 24 January 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Russian club FC Rostov.[26]

Sochi

On 23 August 2020, he moved to another Russian club PFC Sochi in exchange for Dmitry Poloz moving the other way.[27]

Levski Sofia

On 28 April 2022, Popov signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia beginning from the 2022–23 season, thus returning to his home country after 12 years.[3]

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Sofia

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Feyenoord

Feyenoord

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Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgaria)

Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgaria)

Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards are annual association football awards for the best player of the year, best young player of the year and best manager of the year in Bulgarian football. The awards have been presented since the 2001–02 season and the winners are chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Bulgarian football players' union, the Association of Bulgarian footballers (ABF).

2007–08 UEFA Cup

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Hamburger SV

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Aston Villa F.C.

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Premier League

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Blackburn Rovers F.C.

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Russian Premier League

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International career

Popov with Bulgaria in 2011
Popov with Bulgaria in 2011

In August 2007, Dimitar Penev called-up Popov in the Bulgaria national team for the friendly match with Wales. On 11 February 2009, he scored his first goal for Bulgaria against Switzerland. On 2 April 2009, Popov scored the first of two goals for Bulgaria in the 2–0 win against Cyprus. On 17 September 2010, during a friendly match against Serbia, he became the youngest player to captain the national side.[28] On 9 February 2011, Popov scored twice from the penalty spot in a 2–2 friendly draw with Estonia, but the result was subsequently declared void by FIFA and expunged from the records due to suspicions of match fixing with the involvement of the game officials.[29][30] He captained the national team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, providing his team with two goals, including a 25-yard free kick goal against Armenia, throughout a tough campaign, having to face strong national teams like those of Italy, the Czech Republic and Denmark.

In 2015, Popov was a crucial figure in the 2–2 home draw versus Italy. He hit the back of the net to tie the score at 1–1 in the 11th minute, raising the spirits of his compatriots after a disappointing own-goal in the 4th minute. This resulted in a series of swift attacks from the home team which saw them grab the lead in the 17th minute. They were able to keep their lead until the 84th minute, but in the end had to settle for a 2–2 draw after a late equalizer. In the next official match, he once again proved his worth after the only goal in a tough but decisive 0–1 away win against Malta, keeping the hopes alive of his national team qualifying for Euro 2016.

On 31 August 2017, Ivelin Popov provided two decisive assists in a 3–2 home win against Sweden. He announced his retirement from international football in November 2019.[28]

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Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA.

Dimitar Penev

Dimitar Penev

Dimitar Dushkov Penev is a Bulgarian football coach and former player and central defender of CSKA Sofia. He played 90 games for Bulgaria national football team and scored two goals. He is regarded as one of his country's best ever defenders, winning Bulgarian footballer of the year in 1967 and 1971, he also participated in three world cups for his country in 1966, 1970 and 1974. He is Honorary President of CSKA Sofia and semi-pro side Nottingham United FC.

Wales national football team

Wales national football team

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Serbia national football team

Serbia national football team

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Captain (association football)

Captain (association football)

The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband.

Estonia national football team

Estonia national football team

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Armenia national football team

Armenia national football team

The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia.

Italy national football team

Italy national football team

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Malta national football team

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.

Sweden national football team

Sweden national football team

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Controversies

Popov's name became associated with scandal early in his career and became synonymous with irresponsibility and lack of discipline. In April 2007, he was removed from Litex's starting roster due to bad form.[31]

In September 2008, Popov was banned from the youth national team following an incident on the team bus, where he threw a bottle at the bus driver–-hitting him on the head–-who then lost control, narrowly avoiding a crash.[32]

In September 2010, just days before the Euro 2012 qualifier against England, Popov led a group of teammates out of the training camp in Pravets and took them to Botevgrad so they could celebrate Valeri Bojinov's birthday, where the players consumed large amounts of alcohol. Days later, Bulgaria lost to England 4–0. In September 2011, as Bulgaria was preparing to host England for the second leg of the Euro 2012 qualifier, Popov again led a group of players to a bar, where they drank until 4 am, angering then coach Lothar Matthäus. Bulgaria lost to England 3–0 at home.[33]

On 16 November 2014, Popov missed a penalty against Malta in a Euro 2016 qualifier, allowing for the match to end in a 1–1 draw. Following the game, Popov was accused of missing the penalty on purpose.[34] Days later, it came to light that Popov had abused and humiliated the national team masseuse on several occasions, forcing him to do pushups in front of the other players.[35] At this point, the executive committee of the Bulgarian Football Union had seen enough and proceeded to ban Popov from the national team for life.[33]

In 2015, newly appointed head coach Ivaylo Petev reinstated Popov to the squad. The captain's band, however, went to midfielder Svetoslav Dyakov.

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Pravets

Pravets

Pravets or Pravetz is a town in Pravets Municipality in central western Bulgaria, located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the capital Sofia. Pravets is home town of Pravetz computers.

Botevgrad

Botevgrad

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Valeri Bojinov

Valeri Bojinov

Valeri Emilov Bojinov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Lothar Matthäus

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Penalty kick (association football)

Penalty kick (association football)

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Ivaylo Petev

Ivaylo Petev

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Svetoslav Dyakov

Svetoslav Dyakov

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Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2005–06 A Group 9 5 2 0 1 0 12 5
2006–07 19 1 0 0 2 0 21 1
2007–08 25 10 4 1 6 5 35 16
2008–09 22 3 3 4 4 2 29 9
2009–10 18 6 1 0 0 0 19 6
2010–11 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
Total 96 25 10 5 17 8 123 38
Gaziantepspor 2010–11 Süper Lig 28 2 8 3 36 5
2011–12 32 4 1 2 4 1 37 7
Total 60 6 9 5 4 1 73 12
Kuban Krasnodar 2012–13 Russian Premier League 23 9 3 0 26 9
2013–14 29 6 0 0 8 3 37 9
2014–15 27 4 5 1 0 0 32 5
Total 79 19 8 1 8 3 95 23
Spartak Moscow 2015–16 Russian Premier League 29 4 2 2 31 6
2016–17 22 2 1 0 1 0 24 2
2017–18 13 0 3 0 5 0 21 0
2018–19 13 0 2 0 6 1 21 1
Total 77 6 8 2 12 1 97 9
Rubin Kazan (loan) 2017–18 Russian Premier League 9 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
Rostov 2018–19 12 1 3 2 15 3
2019–20 25 5 2 1 27 6
2020–21 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 39 6 5 3 0 0 44 9
Sochi 2020–21 Russian Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 21 5 1 0 3 0 25 5
Total 22 5 1 0 3 0 26 5
Career total 382 71 41 16 44 13 464 100
  1. ^ Includes appearances in League Cup and Super Cup games as well.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2007 4 0
2008 4 0
2009 4 2
2010 9 2
2011 7 3
2012 9 1
2013 9 2
2014 5 0
2015 7 2
2016 8 2
2017 6 1
2018 8 1
2019 10 2
Total 90 18
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Popov goal.[36]
List of international goals scored by Ivelin Popov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 February 2009 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 1 April 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 19 May 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 8 October 2010 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5 9 February 2011 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn,  Estonia 1–1 2–2 Friendly
6 2–2
7 4 June 2011 City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
8 26 May 2012 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–0 2–1 Friendly
9 22 March 2013 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Malta 3–0 6–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 11 October 2013 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 1–1 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 28 March 2015 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Italy 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
12 12 June 2015 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta  Malta 1–0 1–0
13 6 September 2016 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Luxembourg 3–2 4–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 13 November 2016 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Belarus 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 13 November 2017 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16 26 March 2018 Pancho Aréna, Felcsút, Hungary  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–1
17 10 June 2019 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Kosovo 1–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
18 10 September 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–3 Friendly

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2005–06 A Group

2005–06 A Group

The 2005–06 A Group was the 58th season of the top Bulgarian national football league and the 82nd edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.

2006–07 A Group

2006–07 A Group

The 2006–07 A Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 83rd of a Bulgarian national top football division.

2007–08 A Group

2007–08 A Group

The 2007–08 A Group was the 60th season of the Bulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 84th of a Bulgarian national top football division. The season began on 11 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. CSKA Sofia won their 31st record league title. Last time they scooped the title was in 2004–05 season. CSKA won the league without a single defeat, 16 points ahead of their archrival Levski Sofia.

2008–09 A Group

2008–09 A Group

The 2008–09 A Group was the 85th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 61st of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, which was their 26th overall.

2009–10 A Group

2009–10 A Group

The 2009–10 A Group was the 86th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 62nd of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 16 May 2010. Levski Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend it and Litex Lovech won the title, which was their third overall.

2010–11 A Group

2010–11 A Group

The 2010–11 A Group was the 87th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 63rd of A Group as the top-tier football league in the country. The season commenced on 31 July 2010 and ended with the last games on 28 May 2011. The winter break was between the weekends around 29 November 2010 and 26 February 2011. Litex Lovech had defended their 2009/10 A Group title and became champions for 2 years in a row.

2010–11 Süper Lig

2010–11 Süper Lig

The 2010–11 Süper Lig was the 53rd season since its establishment. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011.

2011–12 Süper Lig

2011–12 Süper Lig

The 2011–12 Süper Lig was the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the top level football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe were the defending champions. The start date of the league was due to be 7 August 2011, but due to the match fixing scandal in Turkey it began instead on 9 September 2011 and was concluded on 12 May 2012. Galatasaray won their 18th title. A new format was introduced this season, in which after the regular season two play-off groups were played to decide over the Champions League and Europa League starting rounds. Points of the regular season were halved for ranking in those.

2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

The 2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the second successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They also participated in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, being knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Zenit St. Petersburg on penalties after a 0–0 draw.

2013–14 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

2013–14 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

The 2013–14 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the third successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out at the fifth round of the Russian Cup by Zvezda Ryazan on penalties after a 2–2 draw.

2014–15 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

2014–15 FC Kuban Krasnodar season

The 2014–15 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the fourth successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They will participate in the Russian Cup as well as the Russian Premier League.

2015–16 FC Spartak Moscow season

2015–16 FC Spartak Moscow season

The 2015–16 Spartak Moscow season was the 24th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Spartak Moscow took part in the Russian Cup and also took part in 2016–17 UEFA Europa League season.

Honours

Litex Lovech
Spartak Moscow
Individual

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2009–10 A Group

2009–10 A Group

The 2009–10 A Group was the 86th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 62nd of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 16 May 2010. Levski Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend it and Litex Lovech won the title, which was their third overall.

Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.

2007–08 Bulgarian Cup

2007–08 Bulgarian Cup

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2008–09 Bulgarian Cup

2008–09 Bulgarian Cup

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Bulgarian Supercup

Bulgarian Supercup

The Bulgarian Supercup is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and the holder of the Bulgarian Cup at that time. In case the champion of Bulgaria has also won the cup, the Bulgarian Cup finalist competes with the champion in the match for the trophy.

2010 Bulgarian Supercup

2010 Bulgarian Supercup

The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried Niflore scored Litex's goals.

Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League, also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian football league system was the Russian Football Championship.

2016–17 Russian Premier League

2016–17 Russian Premier League

The 2016–17 Russian Premier League was the 25th season of the premier league football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name. CSKA Moscow came into the season as the defending champions of the 2015-16 season. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 20 June 2016.

Russian Super Cup

Russian Super Cup

The Russian Super Cup is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is OLIMPBET Russian Supercup. The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premier League and the Cup are won by the same team, then the other participant is the league runners-up. The match is played at the beginning of the season, typically in July.

2017 Russian Super Cup

2017 Russian Super Cup

The 2017 Russian Super Cup was the 15th annual Russian Super Cup match which was contested between the 2016–17 Russian Premier League champion, Spartak Moscow, and the 2016–17 Russian Cup champion, Lokomotiv Moscow.

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, and the winner is elected by authorized journalists from the leading Bulgarian media.

Source: "Ivelin Popov", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivelin_Popov.

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