FK Tryavna 1922
FK Tryavna 1922 (in Bulgarian: ФК Трявна 1922, full name: Футболен клуб „Трявна 1922”, Futbolen Klub Tryavna
1922, translated as Tryavna 1922 Football Club) is a football club based in the town of Tryavna, in central Bulgaria,
which competes in Gabrovo Oblast League,
the fourth tier of the Bulgarian football system. The club was first officially
established in 1926 as Sportklub Tryavna, although the name suggests an even earlier unofficial
foundation, in 1922. It
underwent several changes throughout its history. The current club has been
re-established on 30 June 2022 as FK Tryavna 1922 from the ashes of OFK
Tryavna, a club which was disbanded by the Bulgarian Football Union on 23
March 2022 because its representatives participated in elections that were not
recognized by the then-president of the BFU, Borislav Mihaylov. Under any of
its names, the club never went higher than the Second Division since 1947 and
played mostly in the third tier. Their home ground is Angel Kanchev Stadium in Tryavna, which has been renovated and has
a capacity for 3,000 spectators. The club colours are green and white.
However, red is sometimes also used, to include all the colours of the
Bulgarian flag.
FK Tryavna 1922 players and staff in September 2023. Source:
ofktryavna.com
History
Football emerged for the first
time in Tryavna in around 1918-1919, when unknown visitors played with a
leather ball inside the town school yard. The game soon caught the interest of
the local young people, who started to play more and more often. Soon, two
teams were established: Borba in the upper part of the town, and Pobeda in the
lower part of the town. The two teams played mostly against each other at the
field called “Chervena Polyana”.
In around 1920, the two teams
decided to merge, and “Karl Libknecht” Sports Association of the Young Workers
was born, headed by Ivan Yonkov, including many sporting activities. This was
also the time when the first football stadium was built, with the help of
volunteers, on almost the same location as the current stadium. Proposals
regarding the name of the football team included “Vihar” and “Borba” but
eventually (in about 1921) the name Sportklub Tryavna was agreed by
almost everyone. The team was supported by the local authorities, and Ivan
Yonkov remained in charge. One of the first matches was a 2-0 win over the team
of Pavlikeni.
Officially, Sportklub Tryavna was established in
1926. They competed mainly in the local football leagues in their first years
of existence. In 1938 they reached the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian FA Cup (then
called Tsar’s Cup), their highest performance in this competition, in its first
ever season. In the last 16, Sportklub Tryavna won 3-1 at home against
Svetoslav Stara Zagora. However, they lost 3-0 away to Levski Burgas in the
quarter-finals.
In the same year (1938), they
participated to the qualifiers for promotion to the Bulgarian National (First)
Division, but they lost 4-1 to Skobelov Pleven in the round of 16.
The war interrupted the
football activity. When it resumed, all activities were marked ideologically by
the communist regime imposed by the Soviet Union.
In 1947, the club changed its
name to Angel Kanchev Tryavna, in
honour of Tryavna’s greatest hero. In the same year, as winners of their local
league, they took part in the Bulgarian Republic Football Championship, a
knock-out competition meant to establish the Bulgarian champions, but they lost
2-0 away to TVP Varna in the first round (of 16).
In 1950 the club changed its
name again, this time into Dinamo
Tryavna. Under this name, they played in the B Republican Football League
(Second Division) in 1956, but they only classified 8th in the North
Group and were relegated, also because of the league restructuring.
In 1958 they switched back to
the previous name, Angel Kanchev Tryavna.
In the same year, 1958, they reached the round of 16 of the Bulgarian FA Cup
(then called the Cup of the Soviet Army), but they lost 5-1 away to CSKA Sofia.
The team promoted again to the
Second Division in 1962 but they remained there for only one year, 1962-1963,
when they classified 18th (out of 19 teams) in the North Group and
were relegated back to the Third League – Yantra Zone, where they competed most
of the time. Their results improved throughout the 1960s, and in 1968-1969 the
name was once again changed to Ivan Yonkov Tryavna, and they were able
to win promotion to the Second Division.
In 1969, the club changed back
to their former name, Angel Kanchev Tryavna, returning under this name
to the Second Division (North Group), where they succeeded to stay for seven
consecutive years, until 1976. During this period, they achieved their best
results, reaching even the third place at the end of 1974-1975 season. However,
this successful year was followed by a very weak performance in 1975-1976, when
the team finished 18th and was relegated to the V AFG (Third Amateur
Division).
In 1979, the club changed
again its name, in FK Tryavna. In
1981 they succeeded again to promote to the Second Division (North Group), where
they played decently and classified around mid-table for three years
(1981-1984). This was again a period of glory, which culminated in 1983, when
FK Tryavna reached the quarter-finals of the Soviet Army Cup, by then the
second cup competition in Bulgaria, after the recently founded Bulgarian Cup.
For this, they defeated Spartak Pleven 2-1, Eledjik Ihtiman 6-1 and Pirin Gotse
Delchev 2-0 before losing at penalties to FK Chirpan, after a 3-3 draw.
In 1984, despite finishing 10th,
FK Tryavna lost the play-out and were relegated to V AFG (Third Amateur
Division) because the Second Division was reformed by creating just one group
out of the original two (North and South) groups. They never managed (so far)
to return to the Second Division, playing in the Third Division (V AFG) –
North-West Group until 1992, and then in the Gabrovo Oblast League (the 4th
tier) throughout the rest of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s. Given
the economic problems created by the transition from the state-controlled
economy to the market economy, the club was pretty much out of the nation-wide
competitions for more than a decade, until 2006.
In 1998, the club was taken
over by the private company Valex and therefore it changed again its name into Valex Tryavna. In the following years,
they competed mainly in Gabrovo Oblast League (4th tier) but
eventually promoted to V AFG (Third Amateur League) – North-West Group, in
2006.
In 2008, the private company Valex
no longer wanted to invest in the football club and handed it over to Tryavna
Municipality, which assisted the merger between Valex Tryavna and FK Tryavna, a
club competing in the Gabrovo Oblast League (4th tier), to form a
new club, OFK Tryavna, under the
sponsorship of Tryavna Town and with the help from several private companies,
including Komplexstroy.
Players and staff of OFK Tryavna in around 2010
After 2008, the club played consistently
in the V AFG (Third Amateur Division), renamed Treta Liga since 2016. Their
best performance this century was to achieve the second place at the end of
2009-2010 season. However, they were relegated to the Gabrovo Oblast League in
2014, but immediately came back to the Third League in 2015. After 2015, they usually
classified in the lower half of the table, fighting relegation, and in 2019
they avoided relegation only in the last round, when they won 1-0 away at
Yantra Polski Trambesh.
OFK Tryavna players and staff at Angel Kanchev Stadium in 2016. Source:
OFK Tryavna Facebook club page
The 2019-2020 season was
frozen because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but troubles continued for OFK
Tryavna, which finished last in the 2020-2021 season and were relegated to the
Gabrovo Oblast (Regional) League.
The 2021-2022 season started
very well, OFK Tryavna winning all their matches in the Gabrovo Oblast League.
Due to a new wave of COVID-19, some matches in late autumn were postponed for
the beginning of spring. On 18 March 2022, representatives of the club took
part in elections called by Dimitar Berbatov, the opposition candidate for the
presidency of the Bulgarian Football Union. These elections were not recognized
by Borislav Mihaylov, the president of the BFU at that moment and also the main
candidate for a new term, and all participant clubs were expelled from the
Bulgarian Football Union and from all the competitions on 23 March 2022. At
that time, OFK Tryavna were leading the Gabrovo Oblast League with 9 wins out
of 9 matches and had no real competitor for the first place and promotion to
the Bulgarian Third League. Their results so far stood, but all the remaining
matches were awarded 3-0 to their opponents, and they were relegated to the
second to last place in the table (the last place was for a team which had
earlier withdrawn from the competition). The activity of the club had to be
stopped suddenly, and only the youth and junior teams were allowed to continue
their participation in the competitions meant for them until the end of the
2021-2022 season. The club was re-established on 30 June 2022 as FK Tryavna
1922. The name points out that football has a long history in Tryavna,
making reference to the year 1922, a century back, when a football team had
already existed in Tryavna.
The new club was affiliated to
the Bulgarian Football Union and was accepted to play in the 2022-2023 Gabrovo
Oblast League. FK Tryavna 1922 won the competition by a large margin and was
expected to promote to the 2023-2024 Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group
(Severozapadna Treta Liga). However, in July 2023 FK Tryavna 1922 failed
to enroll in
the Third League and remained in the Gabrovo Oblast League for the 2023-2024
season.
Results season by season
as
FK Tryavna 1922
2023-2024: Gabrovo League (4th tier):
2022-2023: Gabrovo League (4th tier): 1st
(out of 10). Results: 18 17 1 0 97-16 52
points
as OFK Tryavna
2021-2022: Gabrovo League (4th tier): 10th
(out of 11). Results: 19 9 0 10 54-33 27 points. The team was disbanded
by the BFU on 23 March 2022 when they were leaders with 9 wins out of 9
matches.
2020-2021: Treta Liga, NW Group (3rd tier):
18th (last). Results: 34 2 2 30 21-110 8p. Relegated
2019-2020: Treta Liga, NW Group (3rd tier):
12th (out of 14). Results: 13 2 5 6 16-24 11 p. Season frozen due to
COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-2019: Treta Liga, NW Group (3rd tier):
13th (out of 16). Results: 30 7 6 17 27-57 27 p
2017-2018: Treta Liga, NW Group (3rd tier):
11th (out of 16). Results: 30 10 6 14 33-47 36 p
2016-2017: Treta Liga, NW Group (3rd tier):
11th (out of 15). Results: 28 8 7 13 35-50 31 p
2015-2016: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 11th
(out of 16). Results: 30 9 9 12 36-42 36
points
2014-2015: Gabrovo League (4th tier): 1st
(of 12). Results: 22 21 1 0 144-12 64p. Promoted
2013-2014: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 16th
(last). Results: 30 3 7 20 19-81 16p. Relegated
2012-2013: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 10th
(out of 12). Results: 22 3 3 16 17-61 12
points
2011-2012: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 11th
(out of 16). Results: 30 7 8 15 33-60 29
points
2010-2011: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 8th
(out of 16). Results: 30 13 6 11 42-37
45 points
2009-2010: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 2nd
(out of 15). Results: 30 16 5 7 56-25 53
points
2008-2009: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 10th
(out of 16). Results: 30 9 8 13 30-38 35
points
2008: merger between Valex Tryavna and FK Tryavna,
resulting OFK Tryavna.
as Valex Tryavna
2007-2008: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 9th
(out of 16). Results: 30 9 10 11 35-40
37 points
2006-2007: V AFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 13th
(out of 18). Results: 34 11 5 18 41-59 38 points
2005-2006: Gabrovo League (4th tier),
position (probably 1st) and results unknown. Promoted
1998-2005: 4th tier or lower, position and
results unknown
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1992-1998: 4th tier or lower, position and
results unknown
1991-1992: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 13th
(out of 16). Results: 30 10 7 13 30-35 27 points. Relegated
1990-1991: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 5th
(out of 16). Results: 30 14 3 13 53-32
31 points
1989-1990: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 4th
(out of 16). Results: 30 16 7 7 62-28 55
points
1988-1989: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 7th
(out of 18). Results: 34 15 7 12 43-30
52 points
1987-1988: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 3rd
(out of 18). Results: 34 17 6 11 49-37
57 points
1986-1987: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 11th
(out of 18). Results: 34 14 4 16 38-46
46 points
1985-1986: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 6th
(out of 16). Results: 30 11 9 10 56-50
42 points
1984-1985: V PFG, NW Group (3rd tier): 8th
(out of 16). Results: 30 15 3 12 52-35
33 points
1983-1984: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
10th (of 18). Results: 34 15 6 13 40-44 36 points. Relegated after losing the play-out
1982-1983: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
15th (out of 18). Results: 34 12 6 16 35-40 30 p. Won the play-out
to remain in the Second Division.
1981-1982: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier): 8th
(out of 22). Results: 42 18 9 15 50-49 45 points
1980-1981: V PFG (3rd tier), position
(probably first) and results unknown. Promoted
1979-1980: V PFG (3rd tier), position and
results unknown
as Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1978-1979: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 5th
(out of 16). Results: 29 12 8 9 54-29 32
points
1977-1978: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 4th
(out of 17). Results: 32 17 5 10 60-33 39 points
1976-1977: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 2nd
(out of 16). Results: 30 18 8 4 72-28 44
points
1975-1976: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
18th (out of 20). Results: 38 11 8 19 36-54 30 points. Relegated
1974-1975: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier): 3rd
(out of 20). Results: 38 18 8 12 62-52 44 points
1973-1974: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier): 9th
(out of 16). Results: 30 10 9 11 31-30 29 points
1972-1973: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier): 5th
(out of 18). Results: 34 13 10 11 37-37
36 p
1971-1972: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
13th (out of 18). Results: 34 11 8 15 43-47 30 p
1970-1971: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
13th (out of 18). Results: 34 10 10 14 38-52 30 p
1969-1970: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
14th (out of 18). Results: 34 13 4 17 38-52 30 p
as Ivan Yonkov Tryavna
1968-1969: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 2nd
(out of 16). Results: 30 19 8 3 70-18 46
points. Promoted
as Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1967-1968: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 5th
(out of 16). Results: 30 13 9 8 50-34 35
points
1966-1967: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 2nd
(out of 16). Results: 30 20 6 4 77-28 46
points
1965-1966: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 2nd
(out of 13). Results: 26 17 3 6 67-25 37
points
1964-1965: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 5th
(out of 14). Results: 26 11 9 6 56-28 31
points
1963-1964: V PFG, Yantra Zone (3rd tier): 5th
(out of 12). Results: 22 10 5 7 59-32 25
points
1962-1963: B PFG, North Group (2nd tier):
18th (of 19). Results: 36 8 10 18 47-71 26 p. Relegated
1961-1962: V PFG, North Zone (3rd tier): 1st
(out of 12). Results: 22 14 2 6 63-39 30
points. Promoted
1960-1961: V PFG, North-West Zone (3rd
tier): 2nd (out of 16). Results: 29 19 0 10 68-40 38 p
1959-1960: V PFG, North-West Zone (3rd
tier): 3rd (out of 16). Results: 30 18 2 10 55-34 38 p
1958-1959: V PFG (3rd tier), position and
results unknown
as Dinamo Tryavna
1957-1958: V PFG (3rd tier), position and
results unknown
1956: B PFG, North-Centre Group (2nd tier):
8th (out of 13). Results: 23 9 3 11 38-41 21 p. Relegated
1955: V PFG (3rd tier), position (probably
first) and results unknown. Promoted
1950-1954: V PFG (3rd tier) or lower,
position and results unknown
as Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1948-1949: local leagues, position and results unknown
1947: Bulgarian Football Championship (1st
tier): round of 16, lost 2-0 to TPV Varna.
as Sportklub Tryavna
1926-1946: local leagues, position and results unknown
Summary of seasons since 1950
|
2nd tier
|
|
Name
of the league
|
Period
|
No.
of years
|
Name
of the team
|
Best
place
|
|
B PFG, North Group
|
1981-1984
|
3
|
FK Tryavna
|
8
|
|
B PFG, North Group
|
1969-1976
|
7
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
3
|
|
B PFG, North Group
|
1962-1963
|
1
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
18
|
|
B PFG, North Group
|
1956
|
1
|
Dinamo Tryavna
|
8
|
|
Total 2nd tier
|
1956,
1962-1963, 1969-1976, 1981-1984
|
12
|
|
3
|
|
3rd tier
|
|
Treta Liga, NW Gr.
|
2016-2021
|
5
|
OFK Tryavna
|
11
|
|
V AFG, NW Group
|
2015-2016
|
1
|
OFK Tryavna
|
11
|
|
V AFG, NW Group
|
2008-2014
|
6
|
OFK Tryavna
|
2
|
|
V AFG, NW Group
|
2006-2008
|
2
|
Valex Tryavna
|
9
|
|
V PFG, NW Group
|
1984-1992
|
8
|
FK Tryavna
|
3
|
|
V PFG
|
1979-1981
|
2
|
FK Tryavna
|
1?
|
|
V PFG, Yantra Zone
|
1976-1979
|
3
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
2
|
|
V PFG, Yantra Zone
|
1968-1969
|
1
|
Ivan Yonkov Tryavna
|
1
|
|
V PFG, Yantra Zone
|
1963-1968
|
5
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
2
|
|
V PFG, North Zone
|
1961-1962
|
1
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
1
|
|
V PFG, NW Zone
|
1958-1961
|
3
|
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
|
2
|
|
V PFG
|
1957-1958
|
2
|
Dinamo Tryavna
|
?
|
|
V PFG
|
1950-1955
|
6
|
Dinamo Tryavna
|
1?
|
|
Total 3rd tier
|
1950-1955,
1957-1962, 1963-1969, 1976-1981, 1984-1992, 2006-2014, 2015-2021
|
45
|
|
1
|
|
4th tier
|
|
Gabrovo Oblast L.
|
2022-2024
|
2
|
FK Tryavna 1922
|
1
|
|
Gabrovo Oblast L.
|
2021-2022
|
1
|
OFK Tryavna
|
10
|
|
Gabrovo Oblast L.
|
2014-2015
|
1
|
OFK Tryavna
|
1
|
|
Gabrovo Oblast L.
|
1998?-2006
|
8?
|
Valex Tryavna
|
1?
|
|
Gabrovo Oblast L.
|
1992?
– 1998?
|
6?
|
FK Tryavna
|
?
|
|
Total 4th tier
|
1992?-2006,
2014-2015, 2021-2024
|
18?
|
|
1
|
|
Overall
|
|
Tier
|
Period
|
No.
of years
|
Best
year(s)
|
Best
place
|
|
Total 2nd tier
|
1956,
1962-1963, 1969-1976, 1981-1984
|
12
|
1974-1975
|
3
|
|
Total 3rd tier
|
1950-1955,
1957-1962, 1963-1969, 1976-1981, 1984-1992, 2006-2014, 2015-2021
|
45
|
1955, 1961-1962, 1980-1981
|
1
|
|
Total 4th tier
|
1992?-2006,
2014-2015, 2021-2024
|
18
|
2005-2006?, 2014-2015,
2022-2023
|
1
|
Names of the club throughout history
1926-1947: Sportklub Tryavna
1947-1949: Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1950-1958: Dinamo Tryavna
1958-1968: Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1968-1969: Ivan Yonkov Tryavna
1969-1979: Angel Kanchev Tryavna
1979-1998: FK Tryavna
1998-2008: Valex Tryavna
2008-2022: OFK Tryavna
Since 2022: FK Tryavna 1922
Honours
Bulgarian Football Championship (1st tier): Round of 16 (1947) (as Angel Kanchev Tryavna)
B PFG (Second Division) – North Group (2nd tier): Third place (1974-1975) (as Angel Kanchev Tryavna)
V PFG / V AFG / Treta Liga – North-West Group or other (3rd
tier): Winners – three times, in 1955 (as Dinamo Tryavna), 1961-1962 (as
Angel Kanchev Tryavna), and 1980-1981 (as FK Tryavna)
Gabrovo Oblast League (4th tier): Winners – three times, in 2005-2006 as Valex Tryavna, 2014-2015 as
OFK Tryavna, and 2022-2023 as FK Tryavna 1922
Bulgarian Cup (Tsar’s Cup): quarter-finalists (1938)
Soviet Army Cup: quarter-finalists (1982-1983)
OFK Tryavna, winners of Gabrovo Oblast League (4th tier) in
2015, in orange shirts and shorts and white socks
Stadium
The home ground for FK Tryavna
1922 is Angel Kanchev Stadium in
Tryavna, which has been renovated at the beginning of the 2010s and now has a
capacity for 3,000 spectators. The main football field is 105 m long and 69 m
wide. The additional training ground is 102 m long and 62 m wide. The sport
complex also includes a mini-football ground, a handball field and a 400 m
tartan track for athletics, surrounding the main football field. Lighting is
also provided.
The main stand of Angel Kanchev Stadium. Source: bgclubs.eu
During works at the stadium, in
2010s, OFK Tryavna played their home matches at Lokomotiv Stadium in the nearby town of Dryanovo.
The secondary stand of Angel Kanchev Stadium. Source: bgclubs.eu
Crest
The crest of FK Tryavna 1922
is round, suggesting a ball. It includes an outer green ring, which is
interrupted in the middle, on the left and right sides, by a white stripe. On
the outer green ring, most of the name of the club is written in white capital
letters, using the Cyrillic script: Futbolen Club (Football Club) is written on
the upper half, and Tryavna on the lower half, in the middle, with two points
on each side, suggesting that this is the name of the town. Inside the green
ring, there is a white round space containing a football ball, designed with
black hexagons separated by white lines. On the lower side of the circle, below
the ball, the year 1922 is written in green letters against the white
background.
The new crest of FK Tryavna
1922 has little to do with the former crests of the previous clubs it
inherited. However, in many cases, even on the club website and the club
Facebook page, the crest of the former OFK Tryavna is still used.
The crest of former OFK
Tryavna (still in use in some cases) consisted of an irregular green pentagon,
with two longer upper sides, two smaller lower sides and a horizontal basis,
giving first the impression of a triangle. The borders of the pentagon were
coloured in gray.
Inside the pentagon, there was
a stylized white-and-black sycamore leaf. Its left half was mainly black
(sometimes green) with white veins, while the right half is mainly white with
black (sometimes green) veins.
In the lower half of the
pentagon, written in white Cyrillic script on the green background, the capital
letter “F” was below and to the left of the leaf, while the capital letter “K” was
below and to the right of the leaf. Together with the above leaf, which may
also be interpreted as an “O”, they formed the word “OFK”.
Below, the name of the town of
Tryavna was written in white capital letters and in Cyrillic script. The name was
placed within a white-bordered horizontally-elongated rounded rectangle.
The crest of former Valex
Tryavna (which existed prior to 2008) had the name “Valex” written in Cyrillic
red capital letters above a football ball, which had the Cyrillic white capital
letters “FK” on a black part of the ball, while the lower part consisted of a
yellow (left half) and red (right half) triangle with its main vertex pointing
down, the name “Tryavna” written in Cyrillic white capital letters above and a
black-bordered rectangle in the centre, including a portion of a red and white
brick wall, with the capital white letters V and I on it.
Another former crest of a
Tryavna club included three colours: green, white and red, basically the
colours of the Bulgarian flag.
In the case of the former
“Angel Kanchev” football club of Tryavna, the crest had the shape of a rounded
triangle, with the main vertex pointing down. The main colours of the crest
were red and green, while the name of the club and of the town was written in
Cyrillic black capital letters.
An even older version of the
crest of the former “Angel Kanchev” football club of Tryavna had the shape of a
vertically-elongated rectangle, rounded in the upper and lower parts,
consisting of a black upper half and a yellow lower half. The logo and the name
of the club were written in capital letters of the opposite colour (yellow
letters on black background and black letters on yellow blackground).
As a conclusion, the crest of
FK Tryavna 1922 has little to do with the previous ones. However, the colours
of the Bulgarian flag, white, green and red, were almost always present in the
crest of the Tryavna football club, as the town of Tryavna was usually
associated with the Bulgarian hero Angel Kanchev as well as the Bulgarian National
Revival.
Kit colours
The main colours of the club were
green and white; therefore,
most of the main (or home) kits are either full
green or a combination of green and white.
OFK Tryavna U-19 team in 2016, using full green kits, with white lines
on the sleeves, on the sides and in the upper part of the shirts
For most recent seasons,
including 2023-2024, the main kits consisted of white shirts with a green
horizontal line in the upper part, green shorts and green socks. These kits are
used mostly, both at home and away.
On the right half of the photo, OFK Tryavna players in
their main kits: white shirts with an upper horizontal green stripe, green
shorts and socks. The same kits are used in 2023-2024 by FK Tryavna 1922.
Source: Facebook / SPL – Sports Photography – Stanislav Kostadinov
Current alternative kits
include red shirts in the upper part, which turn into pink and then white on
the lower part, white shorts and green socks.
Former alternative away kits included
red and white vertical striped shirts, black shorts and red socks. Other alternative
kits, used occasionally, included full white, white and green, and sometimes
red or orange kits.
The kit sponsor is Zeus.
Former kit sponsors included Adidas and Jako.
The shirt sponsor is efbet.
Former shirt sponsors included EMKO.
Last known squad (as of May 2021)
|
No.
|
Nat.
|
Position
|
Name
|
Date of
birth
|
Transferred from
|
Since
|
|
1
|
BUL
|
Goalkeeper
|
Miroslav Kirov (cpt.)
|
05.08.1988
|
|
|
|
2
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Radoslav Kosev
|
2002
|
|
2021
|
|
3
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Stanislav Atanasov
|
1985
|
|
|
|
4
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Georgi Atanasov
|
2003
|
|
|
|
5
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Vesko Karakolev
|
1997
|
|
|
|
6
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Ivelin Georgiev
|
2003
|
|
2021
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Georgi Georgiev
|
1998
|
|
2021
|
|
7
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Hussein Veisov
|
2002
|
|
|
|
8
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Oktay Azisov
|
1998
|
|
|
|
9
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Dimitar Mitev
|
2002
|
|
2021
|
|
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Ivelin Stefanov
|
2002
|
|
2021
|
|
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Vasil Andreev (cpt. #2)
|
04.08.1988
|
|
|
|
10
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Aleksandar Damyanov
|
1992
|
|
|
|
11
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Denis Dachev
|
2002
|
|
2021
|
|
12
|
BUL
|
Goalkeeper
|
Delyan Arabadzhiev
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Anatoly Kikov
|
1994
|
|
2021
|
|
13
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Martin Shirtev
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Hristo Ivanov
|
2000
|
|
2021
|
|
14
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Daniel Totev
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Ivaylo Iliev
|
1993
|
|
2021
|
|
15
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Todor Chirpanov
|
1988
|
|
2021
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Tsvetan Raykov
|
2007
|
|
|
|
16
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Darin Nikolov
|
2007
|
|
|
|
19
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Tomislav Kolev
|
2003
|
|
|
|
20
|
BUL
|
Defender
|
Tsanko Slavov
|
2001
|
|
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Lachezar Kazakov
|
2002
|
|
2021
|
|
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Milko Stoyanov
|
2004
|
|
|
|
21
|
BUL
|
Forward
|
Radoslav Baichev
|
1993
|
|
2021
|
|
27
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Valentin Atanasov
|
1984
|
|
|
|
|
BUL
|
Midfielder
|
Tihomir Marinov
|
1991
|
|
2021
|
#1 Miroslav Kirov – goalkeeper, born 05.08.1988 (team
captain #1)
#12 (#33) Delyan Arabadzhiev – goalkeeper
#5 Vesko Karakolev – defender
#3 Stanislav Atanasov – defender
#4 Georgi Atanasov – defender
#20 (#23, #16, #13) Tsanko Slavov – defender
#7 Hussein Veisov – defender (left back)
#8 Oktay Azisov – defender
#2 (#12) Radoslav Kosev – defender
#27 (#6) Tihomir Marinov – midfielder, transferred in
2021
#14 Ivaylo Iliev – midfielder, transferred in 2021
#15 (#8) Todor Chirpanov – midfielder, transferred in
2021
#6 Ivelin Georgiev – midfielder, transferred in 2021
#19 Tomislav Kolev – midfielder
#20 (#2, #13) Lachezar Kazakov – midfielder,
transferred in 2021
#15 Tsvetan Raykov – midfielder
#14 (#11) Daniel Totev – midfielder
#13 Hristo Ivanov – midfielder
#16 Darin Nikolov – midfielder
#27 Valentin Atanasov – midfielder
#10 Aleksandar Damyanov – midfielder, born 10.11.1989
(or 1992)
#6 (#18) Georgi Georgiev – midfielder, transferred in
2021
#9 Vasil Andreev – forward, born 04.08.1988 (team
captain #2)
#9 (#16) Dimitar Mitev – forward , transferred in 2021
#13 (#17) Martin Shirtev – forward
#12 Anatoly Kikov – forward, transferred in 2021
#11 (#9) Denis Dachev – forward, transferred in 2021
#21 Radoslav Baichev – forward, transferred in 2021
#9 Ivelin Stefanov – forward, transferred in 2021
#20 Milko Stoyanov – forward, transferred in 2021
OFK
Tryavna players and staff in summer 2020. Source: tryavna.bg
Manager
Dian Denev – head coach (since 2023)
Staff
Juliana Tsaneva – president of the club, member of the
Board of Directors
Mihail Angelov – member of the Board of Directors
Rumen Kolev – member of the Board of Directors
Valentin Hristov – member of the Board of Directors
Stezdelin Bachvarov – member of the Board of Directors
Georgi Neykov – member of the Board of Directors
Konstantin Brinekov – member of the Board of Directors
Dragomir Damyanov – member of the Board of Directors
Head coaches of
youth and junior teams
Lyudmil Tsonev
Dian Denev
Georgi Yovchev
Plamen Todorov
Notable former players
Vasil Daskalov
Borislav Kudryavtsev
Georgi Danailov - Morsky
Ivan Hristov
Petar Zahariev
Milcho Mitov
Mincho Minev
Petar Serafimov
Dimitar Dimitrov - Jimmy
Nikolay Vassilev
Andon Ginev
Ivaylo Samardzhiev
Lubomir Angelov
Vladimir Daskalov
Ivan Bozhilov
Velichko Tsonchev
Aleksandar Marinov
Todor Tsonev - Bikarya
Veselin Tachchiev
Krassimir Ivanov
Krum Gechev
Sasho Stanoev
Ivan Dorev
Stoyan Petrov
Ivan Nenchev
Ivan Angelov
Mikhail Minev
Tsvetan Nenov
Kadir Balaliev
Georgi Yordanov
Ivaylo Donev
Dian Denev
Plamen Hristov
Hristo Chovov
#2 Daniel Stefanov – goalkeeper
Pavlin Evtimov – goalkeeper, born 15.01.1998
#20 Ertan Tahirov – defender
#8 Iliyan Trifonov – defender
#4 Dimitar Tsonkov – defender
Daniel Yordanov – defender, born 28.11.1997
Tsvetan Mihov – defender, born 20.11.1992
Borislav Getsov – defender, born 10.11.1993
Ivan Radoev – defender, born 03.09.1994
Martin Tihomir Dimitrov – defender
Draganov – defender
Svetozar Manchev – defender
#5 Filip Georgiev – midfielder
#15 Dimitar Dinev – midfielder
#18 Petar Ivanov – midfielder
Deyan Vladimirov – midfielder
#3 Stanislav Donkov – midfielder
Aleksandar Uzun – midfielder, 03.07.1997
Daniel Dochev – midfielder, 01.01.1988
Stanislav Fiforov – midfielder
Ivan Velev – midfielder
Presiyan Tsvetkov – midfielder
Nikolay Banov – forward, 13.09.1987
Nikolay Enev – forward, 27.02.1992
#5 Stanimir Andreev – defender
#66 (#33) Ivan Petrov – goalkeeper
#6 Delyan Donchev – midfielder
#11 (#16) Nikolai Georgiev – midfielder
#18 Hristo Tsonev – forward
#11 Teodor Kostov – midfielder
#7 Aleks Zgriparov – winger, born 06.05.1994
#8 Ilian Tosunov – midfielder
#14 Ivaylo Hristov – defender (right back)
Former managers (coaching history)
Hristo Kirilov (2015-2020)
Daniel Hristov (2020-2022)
Ivan Marinov (2022-2023)
Former club presidents
Kostadin Neykov (around 2008-2012)
Ivan Nestorov (2014-2019)
Rumen Kolev (2019-2020)
Mihail Angelov (2020-2022)
Main sources
Club
website (in Bulgarian)
FK Tryavna 1922 Facebook page (mainly in Bulgarian)
Bulgarian-football.com (English version)
bgclubs.eu (mainly in Bulgarian)
sportal.bg (in Bulgarian)
tryavna.bg (in Bulgarian)
Bulgarian Football Union
tournaments (in Bulgarian)
Wikipedia page on OFK Tryavna (in Bulgarian, outdated)
Facebook page of OFK Tryavna (in Bulgarian, outdated)
