# FC Sportika Blagoevgrad

Women Football Club Sportika Blagoevgrad (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Спортика Благоевград) is a Bulgarian women's football club from the city of Blagoevgrad, currently playing in the top tier of Bulgarian Bulgarian Women's League football, Bulgarian Women's League.

## History

It was founded in 2006 and joined the Women's State Championship. The team finished in 2nd place in the 2012–13 season – their best position so far.

## Honours

Bulgarian Women's League
* : Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2018–19
Bulgarian Women's Cup
* : Runners-up (4): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 26 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | BUL | Elena Kamenova |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Ivana Chalakova |
| 5 | MF | BUL | Maria Ayanova |
| 7 | DF | BUL | Monika Baliova |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Maria Kartselska |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Petya Manova |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Gergana Halyanova |
| 11 | FW | BUL | Vasilena Stefanova |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | BUL | Preslava Ivanova |
| 15 | GK | BUL | Nia Yordanska (captain) |
| 16 | FW | BUL | Ana Tserovska |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Ivana Hristova |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Iveta Andreycheva |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Ivana Todorova |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Veni Dona Sarbinska |

## Notable former players

Players who played for FC Sportika Blagoevgrad and received recognition at full international level
* Evdokiya Popadinova

## Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season :
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Women's Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions |
| Season | Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Women's Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions |
| 2007–08 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 63 | –34 | 8 | 13th | | |
| 2008–09 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 53 | –37 | 8 | 6th | Quarterfinals | |
| 2009–10 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 44 | –9 | 15 | 7th | Quarterfinals | |
| 2010–11 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 30 | –11 | 17 | 5th | Quarterfinals | |
| 2011–12 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 13 | 3rd | Quarterfinals | |
| 2012–13 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 30 | 3rd | Quarterfinals | |
| 2013–14 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 36 | 3rd | Runner-up | |
| 2014–15 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 36 | 3rd | Quarterfinals | |
| 2015–16 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 43 | 3rd | Runner-up | |
| 2016–17 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 38 | 4th | Semifinals | |
| 2017–18 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 34 | 5th | Runner-up | |
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 41 | 2nd | Runner-up | |
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | 9th | | |
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | | |
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 52 | –68 | 28 | 7th | | |
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 16 | –68 | 58 | 3rd | | |
| 2023–24 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ Withdrew at halfway stage

### Key

* GS = Group stage
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |