Wikipedia - PFC Botev Plovdiv II

Botev Plovdiv II (Bulgarian: Ботев Пловдив II) or Botev 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Plovdiv. Founded in 2021, it is the reserve team of Botev Plovdiv, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.

Obliged to play one level below their main side, Botev II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.

History

2021–:Foundation

Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In the beginning of 2021 Botev Plovdiv announced their intentions to create a reserve team in Second league. In May 2021, the team had doubts about starting the team, but eventually the team was officially announced on 4 June. On 7 June, Daniel Cerejido announced Stefan Stoyanov as the manager of the team, with Botev U19 team, joining the reserve team.

Le Botev Plovdiv II est la réserve du club bulgare de football du Botev Plovdiv. Il évolue actuellement en deuxième division bulgare, soit le deuxième niveau du football bulgare. Le Botev Plovdiv II a été fondé en 1985 et a remporté la deuxième division bulgare lors de la saison 2006-2007, ce qui lui a permis de monter en première division. Cependant, le club a été relégué en deuxième division à l'issue de la saison 2007-2008.