FC Fratria II
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| Full name | Футболен Клуб Фратрия Варна Fratria Varna Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 30 June 2023 | ||
| Ground | Staro Oryahovo Stadium, Staro Oryahovo | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Viktor Bakurevich | ||
| Manager | Evgeny Gashchuk | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2023–24 | A Regional Varna , 2nd (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Fratria II (Bulgarian: Фратрия II) or Fratria 2 is a Bulgarian football team based in Varna. Founded in 2023, it is the reserve team of Fratria, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Fratria's home ground is the Staro Oryahovo Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,000 spectators.
Obliged to play one level below their main side, Fratria II is ineligible for promotion to Second League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.
History[edit]
Fratria was established in 2021 by businessman Viktor Bakurevich, owner of Berezka supermarkets. Bakurevich decided to start an academy that is free from taxes, making the club base in Benkovski, Varna Province.[1] The team won the league and on 29 May 2023, Fratria secured promotion to Third League, being called the fastest developing team, not only because their quick promote to the third league, but also because of the development of their base and academy.[2]
Fratria established a second team that joined A Regional League.[1] The team was a leader, together with FC Aksakovo, with Aksakovo winning the league at the end of season and Fratria II finishing second.[3] On 4 June 2024 the team announced they are promoted to Third League.[4][5]
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
As of 22 February 2024[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Foreign players[edit]
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.
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Personnel[edit]
Managerial history[edit]
| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2023– |  Evgeniy Gashchuk
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Seasons[edit]
League positions[edit]
Past seasons[edit]
| Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2023–24 | A Regional Varna | 4 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 7 | +41 | 47 | 2nd ↑ | ||
| 2024–25 | Third League | 3 | |||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Собственикът на най-бързо развиващия се клуб в България: До 5 години искаме да сме в efbet Лига
- ^ Фратрия пише нова футболна история край морето
- ^ ФК Аксаково се е запътил към Североизточната Трета лига sportal.bg
- ^ Дубълът на Фратрия вече тренира
- ^ Насрочиха старта на Североизток, 18 отбора влизат в битката