# 2009–10 PFC Botev Plovdiv season

For the 2009-10 season, Botev Plovdiv will be competing in the A PFG.

## Transfers
### Summer Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Ciro Sirignano (from Sambenedettese) |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Gustave Bahoken (from Bradford) |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Marco D'Argenio (from A.C.D. Torgiano) |
| 9 | MF | BUL | Hristo Stalev (from Svilengrad) |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Emanuele Morini (from Sambenedettese) |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Alan Carlet (from Torres) |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Gilberto Zanoletti (from Cremonese) |
| 17 | DF | ITA | Fabio Tinazzi (from Sambenedettese) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Boris Blagoev (from Brestnik 1948) |
| 21 | FW | ITA | Alberto Rebecca (from Venezia) |
| 22 | GK | BUL | Ventsislav Velinov (from CSKA Sofia) |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Brizzi (from Novara Calcio) |
| 24 | DF | URU | Sebastián Flores (from Cherno More) |
| 25 | DF | NGA | Daniel Ola (from A.C. Cesena) |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Anton Vergilov (from Marek) |
| 69 | GK | ITA | Luca Brignoli (from Ravenna Calcio) |
| 99 | FW | HON | Luis López (from Alacranes de Durango) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Daniel Bozhkov (to Widzew Łódź) |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Todor Timonov (to CSKA Sofia) |
| 11 | FW | BUL | Georgi Andonov (end of loan) |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Harizanov (to Sportist) |
| 15 | DF | BUL | Apostol Popov (to CSKA Sofia) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Georgi Avramov (to Spartak Plovdiv) |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Manchev (to CSKA Sofia) |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Alfred Mapoka (to FC Pinggau/Friedberg) |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Zdravko Stankov (to Lokomotiv Mezdra) |
| 24 | DF | BUL | Ilian Garov (to Lokomotiv Sofia) |
| 36 | GK | BUL | Lilcho Arsov (retired) |
| 99 | FW | BUL | Georgi Semerdzhiev (to Sportist) |

### Winter Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BUL | Ventsislav Velinov (Released) |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Vasil Vasilev (Released) |
| 3 | MF | ITA | Ciro Sirignano (Released) |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Marco Di Paolo (Released) |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Marco D'Argenio (Released) |
| 9 | MF | BUL | Hristo Stalev (Released) |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Emanuele Morini (Released) |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Ivan Karamanov (Released) |
| 13 | MF | BUL | Chudomir Grigorov (Released) |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Gilberto Zanoletti (Released) |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Alberto Rebecca (Released) |
| 17 | DF | ITA | Fabio Tinazzi (Released) |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Todor Todorov (Released) |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Asen Popov (Released) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Stoyan Grancharski (Released) |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Vasil Kochev (Released) |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Alfred Mapoka (Released) |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Brizzi (Released) |
| 26 | FW | BUL | Yordan Etov (Released) |
| 29 | DF | NGA | Daniel Ola (Released) |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Alan Carlet (Released) |
| 69 | GK | ITA | Luca Brignoli (Released) |
| 77 | FW | BUL | Ilian Yordanov (Released) |

## Players
### Appearances and goals

Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who are in the Botev Plovdiv first team squad during the 2009–10 season.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A Group | A Group | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Iliev | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Stoyan Angelov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Anton Vergilov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Boris Blagoev | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | GHA | Erick Kabu | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Lyubomir Aleksandrov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | BUL | Tomi Tomev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Tsvetelin Tonev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BUL | Deyan Bekyarov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BUL | Petko Vasilev | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CMR | Gustave Bahoken | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BUL | Rumen Popov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | BRA | Alexandre Serdeira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | ITA | Ilario Lana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | HON | Luis López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players not a part of the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Ventsislav Velinov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Vasil Vasilev | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ITA | Ciro Sirignano | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Marco Di Paolo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Marco D'Argenio | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | BUL | Hristo Stalev | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Emanuele Morini | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Ivan Karamanov | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | BUL | Chudomir Grigorov | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Gilberto Zanoletti | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Alberto Rebecca | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ITA | Fabio Tinazzi | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Todor Todorov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Asen Popov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Stoyan Grancharski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Dimitar Vitanov | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Vasil Kochev | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Alfred Mapoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Brizzi | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | URU | Sebastián Flores | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BUL | Yordan Etov | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | NGA | Daniel Ola | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Alan Carlet | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | GK | ITA | Luca Brignoli | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BUL | Ilian Yordanov | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## TBI A Football Group
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sliven | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Mezdra (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to 2010–11 B Group |
| 15 | Sportist Svoge (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 19 | Relegation to 2010–11 B Group |
| 16 | Botev Plovdiv (R) | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 78 | −66 | 1 | Relegation to 2010–11 B Group |
* ↑ Botev Plovdiv were expelled from the league during the winter break because they were unable to meet the criteria required to continue the season, and deducted six points for administrative irregularities. All of their remaining matches have been scratched and will be counted as a 3–0 win for their opponents.

### Results

Win  Draw  Loss
Note: Results are given with Botev Plovdiv score listed first.
| Game | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result F–A | Attendance | Botev Plovdiv Goalscorers |
| 1 | 8 August 2009 | A | Levski Sofia | 0-5 | 1,270 | |
| 2 | 15 August 2009 | H | Montana | 2-3 | 220 | Etov 19', Kochev 22' |
| 3 | 22 August 2009 | A | Sliven | 0-3 | 2,130 | |
| 4 | 30 August 2009 | A | Cherno more | 0-3 | 2,350 | |
| 5 | 14 September 2009 | H | Minyor Pernik | 0-3 | 150 | |
| 6 | 20 September 2009 | A | Litex Lovech | 1-2 | 620 | Morini 75' |
| 7 | 26 September 2009 | H | Slavia Sofia | 0-1 | 3,080 | |
| 8 | 3 October 2009 | A | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2-2 | 800 | Karamanov 17', Morini 51' |
| 9 | 17 October 2009 | H | CSKA Sofia | 0-1 | 6,440 | |
| 10 | 24 October 2009 | A | Chernomorets | 0-2 | 750 | |
| 11 | 31 October 2009 | H | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1-0 | 6,500 | Morini 86' |
| 12 | 7 November 2009 | A | Beroe | 1-3 | 6,650 | Zanoletti 8' |
| 13 | 21 November 2009 | H | Sportist | 1-1 | 380 | Morini 24' |
| 14 | 28 November 2009 | A | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 2-2 | 300 | Karamanov 54', Yordanov 79' |
| 15 | 5 December 2009 | H | Pirin | 2-2 | 550 | Morini (2) 26', 80' |

## Bulgarian Cup
### Results

Win  Draw  Loss
Note: Results are given with Botev Plovdiv score listed first.
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result F–A | Attendance | Botev Plovdiv Goalscorers |
| 1 | 25 November 2009 | A | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1-2 | 500 | Yordanov 5' |