# 2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season

The 2012–13 season is Botev Plovdiv's 1st season in A Group after their return to the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2012–13 season.

## Players
### Squad stats

Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A Group | A Group | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | POL | Adam Stachowiak | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Vladimir Aytov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Asen Karaslavov | 12 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Petar Chobanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Boban Grnčarov | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Kostadin Dyakov | 22 | 2 | 3+15 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Marian Ognyanov | 32 | 6 | 22+6 | 6 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Todor Nedelev | 30 | 9 | 23+6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Luís Pedro | 11 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Vander | 24 | 6 | 19+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Yordan Hristov | 28 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Apostol Stoyanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Pavlov | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Veselin Minev | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Marlon Pereira Freire | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Jirsák | 26 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Kostov | 25 | 6 | 9+13 | 3 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Ivan Tsvetkov | 31 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Serkan Yusein | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Petar Karadzhov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Arthur Henrique | 27 | 2 | 22+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | BUL | Ventsislav Gyuzelev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BUL | Rosen Andonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | BUL | Angel Rahov | 13 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Boris Galchev | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | DF | NED | Civard Sprockel | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Hristo Ivanov | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Rubén Palazuelos | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | BUL | Ivaylo Dimitrov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Lachezar Angelov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Radoslav Terziev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Diego Ferares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | LTU | Ernestas Šetkus | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Lazar Marin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | BUL | Stefan Stanchev | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | BUL | Petar Atanasov | 16 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | BFA | Habib Bamogo | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
As of 25 May 2013

## Players in/out
### Summer transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Asen Karaslavov (from Greuther Fürth) |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Petar Chobanov (from Spartak Plovdiv) |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Boban Grnčarov (from Lierse) |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Kostadin Dyakov (from Chernomorets Burgas) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Vander (from Democrata) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Rubén Palazuelos (from Deportivo Alavés) |
| 16 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Jirsák (from Wisła Kraków) |
| 18 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Kostov (on loan from CSKA Sofia, later bought from the club) |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Ivan Tsvetkov (from Levski Sofia) |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Diego Ferares (from Chavdar Etropole) |
| 23 | GK | LTU | Ernestas Šetkus (from Olympiakos Nicosia) |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Arthur Henrique (from Santo André) |
| 89 | DF | BUL | Stefan Stanchev (from Levski Sofia) |
| 92 | FW | BFA | Habib Bamogo (from Doncaster Rovers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARM | Armen Ambartsumyan (retired) |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Vasil Vasilev (retired) |
| 3 | MF | BUL | Dimitar Bayrev (released) |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Radoslav Bachev (released) |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Domakinov (on loan at Rakovski 2011) |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Daniel Bozhkov (released) |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (retired) |
| 18 | FW | BUL | Deyan Hristov (to Montana) |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Hristo Telkiyski (released) |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Manchev (released) |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Ventsislav Bonev (released) |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Valentin Veselinov (released) |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Martin Dimov (to Montana) |
| 27 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Dimitrov (released) |
| 30 | MF | BUL | Dimo Atanasov (released) |
| 33 | DF | BUL | Emil Argirov (released) |
| 39 | FW | BUL | Atanas Kurdov (released) |

### Winter transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POL | Adam Stachowiak (Free from GKS Bełchatów) |
| 9 | MF | NED | Luís Pedro (Free from Heracles Almelo) |
| 13 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Pavlov (Free from Lyubimetz 2007) |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Veselin Minev (from Antalyaspor) |
| 20 | DF | NED | Marlon Pereira Freire (Free from Willem II) |
| 71 | MF | BUL | Boris Galchev (Free from Dinamo București) |
| 83 | DF | NED | Civard Sprockel (Free from CSKA Sofia) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BUL | Hristo Ivanov (Released) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Rubén Palazuelos (Released) |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Dimitrov (Released) |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Lachezar Angelov (Loaned at Rakovski 2011) |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Radoslav Terziev (Loaned at Rakovski 2011) |
| 23 | GK | LTU | Ernestas Šetkus (Released) |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Lazar Marin (Loaned at Rakovski 2011) |
| 89 | DF | BUL | Stefan Stanchev (Released) |
| 90 | FW | BUL | Petar Atanasov (Loaned at Rakovski 2011) |
| 92 | FW | BFA | Habib Bamogo (Released) |

## Matches
### A Group
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 63 | Excluded from European competitions |
| 4 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 50 | |
| 6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 47 | |
* ↑ PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2013. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Results
### Bulgarian Cup

Botev won 9−1 on aggregate and qualified for the Third Round.
Slavia won 4−0 on aggregate. Botev is eliminated.