FC Maritsa Plovdiv
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| Full name | Football Club Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
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| Founded | 1921 | ||
| Ground | Maritsa Stadium, Plovdiv | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Hristo Nikolov | ||
| Manager |
Stoyan Dimitrov | ||
| League | South-East V Group | ||
| 2014–15 | South-East V Group, 11th | ||
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Maritsa FC (Bulgarian: Марица ФК) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv. It was established in 1921, after the merger of Karshiaka's teams Vampir and Trite Konski Sili.
They play their home matches at their 8,000-seat stadium in the quarter of Karshiaka. They played in Bulgarian A Professional Football Group seasons of 1967-68, 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1996-97.
Youth program
The club is particularly famous for its renowned youth program that has produced many Bulgarian talents over the years – Hristo Stoichkov, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Aleksandar Aleksandrov. Bulgarian national first-team players Georgi Georgiev, Kostadin Vidolov, Krassimir Chomakov, Valeri Domovchiyski, Yordan Todorov, Asen Nikolov had also came through the ranks at Maritsa.
Honours
- Fourteenth place in the "A" group: 1969/70 and 1996/97.
- Semifinalist in the National Cup tournament: 1996/97.
Current squad
As of February 20, 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
- Hristo Stoichkov
- Valeri Domovchiyski
- Krassimir Chomakov
- Kostadin Vidolov
- Aleksandar Aleksandrov
- Yordan Todorov
- Dinko Dermendzhiev
- Petar Kurdov
- Zapryan Rakov
- Georgi Georgiev
- Asen Nikolov
- Georgi Georgiev Hristov
Note: For a complete list of Maritsa players, see Category:FC Maritsa Plovdiv players.