FC National Sofia
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| Full name | Football Club National Sofia | ||
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| Founded | 1 June 2003 | ||
| Ground | NSA Stadium, Sofia | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Blagomir Mutin | ||
| Manager | Stanislav Katrankov | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2025–26 | A RFG Sofia, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://www.fcnational.com/ | ||
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National Sofia (Bulgarian: Национал София) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football league system. National's home ground is the NSA Stadium which has a capacity of 2,500 spectators.
History
[edit]2003-2023: Establishment as academy
[edit]National was establimished in 2003 as youth academy by Blagomir Mutin, who studied for football coach, but could not find a job, so decided to start his own academy.[1] By 2015, the academy become the largest in Bulgaria.[2] In 2017 the academy started a partnership with Dinamo Zagreb.[3]
2023-present: Joining the regional leagues
[edit]Having the success of being part of almost every youth league in Bulgaria, National finally decided to start a first team in 2023 and joined B Regional Group - Sofia.[4] The team won the league and got promoted to A RFG Sofia in 2024, starting with 12 consecutive wins.[5] The team begome popular with joining charity initiatives.[6] In August 2024 the team got involved in an accident with Levski Academy, when a fight was started between managers and parrents of both clubs.[7] In 2024 the team was eliminated by Rilski Sportist in the preliminary round for Bulgarian Cup.[8] In September 2024, National's head coach, Rosen Ilkov was signed by Saudi Arabian women's team United Eagles and his place was taken by Stanislav Katrankov.[9] In 2024–25 season they missed the chance to qualify for Third League, but at the start of 2025–26 season they were one of few team to have team in every Elite Youth leagues (U18, U17, U16, U15).[10]
The team won the A Regional in 2026 and qualified for the promotion playoffs. On 11 June 2026 they beat OFC Kostenets and promoted to Third League for first time in their history.[11]
Honours
[edit]- A RFG Sofia:
Winners (1): 2025–26
- B RFG Sofia:
- Winners (1): 2023–24
Shirt and sponsor
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2025 |  Sportika |
Raider |
| 2025–present |  Erima |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]As of 3 August 2026[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]Managerial history
[edit]| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2023–2024 |  Rosen Ilkov |
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| 2024– | Stanislav Katrankov |
Seasons
[edit]Past seasons
[edit]| Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Other competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||||
| 2023–24 | B RFG Sofia | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 20 | +150 | 75 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | ||||
| 2024–25 | A RFG Sofia | 4 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 30 | +103 | 76 | 2nd | DNQ | Cup of AFL | QF | Martin Savov |
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| 2025–26 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 126 | 21 | +105 | 82 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | QF | ||||
| 2026–27 | Third League | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Key
[edit]- GS = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
References
[edit]- ↑ Благо Mуртин: Национал се развива уверено, защото вървим стъпка по стъпка
- ↑ Велинградчанин ръководи футболната школа, в която тренират най-много деца
- ↑ "ФК Национал продължава сътрудничеството си с Динамо (Загреб)". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ "ФК Национал стартира с мъжки отбор". www.fcnational.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ ФК Национал с 12-та поредна победа София-Юг
- ↑ Деца и треньори от футболен клуб Национал почистиха терена около базата си в НСА по случай Деня на Земята
- ↑ ФК Национал осъди инцидентите, случили се по време на мача с Левски
- ↑ Рилски спортист отстрани Национал за SESAME Купа на България
- ↑ Треньорът Росен Илков започна работа в Саудитска Арабия
- ↑ Национал ще има четири отбора в елитните групи
- ↑ Национал спечели драматичен бараж срещу Костенец и се класира за Югозападна Трета лига