WFC Paldin Plovdiv

Football club

Paldin PlovdivFull name| Women Football Club Paldin Plovdiv

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Founded| 31 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-31)
Ground| Trud Stadium, Trud, Plovdiv Province
Capacity| 1,000
Manager| Angel Slavov
League| Bulgarian Women's League
2022–23| 8th

Home colours

Away colours

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Women Football Club Paldin Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Пълдин Пловдив), or simple WFC Paldin (Bulgarian: ЖФК Пълдин) is a Bulgarian women's football club from the city of Plovdiv that competes in the Bulgarian Women's League, the top tier of Women's football in Bulgaria.

## History

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In 2015 in Plovdiv, Paldin Academy was established. In 2016 they started their women's team and joined Bulgarian Women's League. On 4 March 2019, Atanaska Kumanova debuted for the team at the age of 12, to become one of yongest players to play for Bulgarian women's team in the league.[1] In 2019 the U15 team become a record cup champions for 4th time without considering a goal in the tournament.[2] In the end of 2019, Lokomotiv Plovdiv took over the team and finished the 2019–20 season under Lokomotiv colors, securing their highest league position as runner-ups.[3] However, for the next season, Paldin returned as a new team in the league, with all the players and staff from the previous team stayed with Lokomotiv. In 2021 few players and the manager, Angel Slavov, returned in Paldin, after WFC Lokomotiv had financial problems and despite finishing as runner-ups in 2020–21, the team was dissolved.[4]

## Honours

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Bulgarian Women's League

* Runners-up (1): 2019–20

## Players

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### First-team squad

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As of 26 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  BUL | Darena Radeva
3  | DF |  BUL | Yordanka Parnarova
5  | DF |  BUL | Karena Markova
6  | FW |  BUL | Mariela Markova
8  | MF |  BUL | Plamena Pencheva
9  | MF |  BUL | Nikol Dimanova
11  | MF |  BUL | Kristiana Dimitrova
12  | GK |  BUL | Ognyana Burgodzhieva
13  | MF |  BUL | Teodora Mitova
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14  | FW |  BUL | Teodora Paraskevova
15  | MF |  BUL | Nikol Mitskova
16  | DF |  BUL | Aleksandra Marinova
18  | MF |  BUL | Katrin Koleva
20  | DF |  BUL | Tsvetelina Slavcheva
22  | DF |  BUL | Diana-Mihaela Atanasova (captain)
23  | FW |  BUL | Miroslava Peykova
77  | MF |  BUL | Mariela Petrova
99  | FW |  BUL | Margarita Shopova

## Personnel

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### Manager history

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Dates  | Name  | Honours

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2019–  |  Angel Slavov  |

## Seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season  Season  | League  | Women's Cup | Other competitions

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Division  | Level | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GD  | Pts  | Pos
2016–17  | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1  | 20  | 4  | 1  | 15  | 24  | 105  | -81  | 13  | 10th  | DNQ  |
2017–18  | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1  | 20  | 7  | 1  | 12  | 35  | 57  | -22  | 22  | 8th  | DNQ  |
2018–19  | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1  | 18  | 9  | 3  | 6  | 27  | 27  | +0  | 30  | 4th  | Semi-finals  |
2019–20  | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1  | 16  | 12  | 1  | 3  | 43  | 19  | +24  | 37  | 2nd  | not held  |
2020–21  | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1  | 26  | 3  | 1  | 22  | 19  | 96  | –77  | 10  | 13th  | DNQ  |
2021–22  | Bulgarian Women's League | 1  | 22  | 10  | 2  | 10  | 48  | 54  | –6  | 32  | 6th  | Semi-finals  |
2022–23  | Bulgarian Women's League | 1  | 24  | 11  | 2  | 11  | 48  | 61  | –13  | 35  | 8th  | not held  |
2023–24 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Notes

Key
Champions  | Runners-up  | Third place

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## References

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1. ^ ФК Пълдин с обрат срещу Локо, 12-годишна направи дебют при женит е
2. ^ Девойките на Пълдин с рекорд в България! Четвърта купа без допуснат гол!
3. ^ Дамите на Локо показаха новия екип! Харесва ли ви?
4. ^ Треньор и футболистки обвиниха Крушарски за разпада на женския Локомотив (Пд)

## External links

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* bgclubs.eu

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Football in Bulgaria

League competitions|

* First League
* Second League
* Third League (4 divisions)
* Regional Groups
* Bulgarian Women's League

Cup competitions|

* Bulgarian Cup
* Bulgarian Supercup
* Cup of AFL
* Bulgarian Women's Cup

Defunct competitions|

* State Championship (1924–1936, 1941–1945)
* Tsar's Cup (1924–44)
* National Football Division (1937–1940)
* Republic Championship (1945–1948)
* Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–90)
* BFU's Cup (1990–91)
* PFL's Cup (1994–97)
* Doubles Group (2008–2010)
* A Group (1948–2016)

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