Sportklub Sofia

Sportklub Sofia
Full name Sportklub Sofia
Nickname(s) Moravite (The Purples)
Founded 1 December 1912 (1912-12-01)
Dissolved 5 November 1944 (1944-11-05)
Ground Sportklub Stadium, Sofia
Ground Capacity 5000

Sportklub Sofia (Bulgarian: Спортклуб София) was a Bulgarian football club based in Sofia. During its existence the club won the Bulgarian Championship in 1935.[1]

History

The club was formed as SC Karavelov in 1 December 1912 in honour of Lyuben Karavelov – a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.[2]

During 1919 to September 1920 the club was merged with Slavia Sofia. The misunderstanding in the management of both clubs let to the separation of the team. The club was then renamed to Sportklub Sofia, as suggested by Aleksandar Vazov, nephew of Ivan Vazov. Aleksandar, who as a student in Germany used to play for Sportklub Berlin, known today as Hertha BSC. With the establishment of Communist rule in Bulgaria after WWII, significant changes took place affecting all leading clubs without exception. On 5 November 1944, Sportklub Sofia was merged with Sokol Sofia and Vazrazhdane Sofia and a new club was found on Sportklub Sofia's basis Septemvri Sofia, who is also Its official descendant.

Honours

Champions: 1935

References

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