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Belasitsa

Second League

Bulgarian Cup World

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Stadium:	Stadion Kolarovo
Coach:	Daniel Morales
Second League Form:
Overall Form:

Belasitsa home ground venue is Stadion Kolarovo.

Daniel Morales is the current coach for Belasitsa.

Belasitsa Second League Match Fixtures and Results

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Belasitsa have played a total of 19 matches in Bulgaria Second League. Their current statistics is 4 win, 4 draw and 11 lose.

Belasitsa did not lose their last match in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Belasitsa results for their home or away matches in Second League 2024/2025.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Belasitsa	19	4	4	11

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
24/05/2025	OFK Pirin	2 - 3	Belasitsa	1-1	H2H	O	+
Aymen Souda 37'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	45+2' Irfan Sadik
			46' Vladimir Gogov
			46' Dimitar Ivanov
			46' Lucas Grossi
Stanislav Kostov 47'		2 - 1
		2 - 2	55' Yadam
		2 - 3	57' Asparuh Smilkov
Georgi Valchev 59'
Ilie Botnari 59'
59'
			65' Irfan Sadik
			65' Andon Gushterov
			65' Chavdar Ivaylov
			65'
			68'
			70'
71'
			73' Yadam
Valentin Yoskov 73'
			82'
90+2'
12/05/2025	Yantra 1919	2 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
Petar Kazakov 44'
Velislav Vasilev 63'
Bozhidar Tomovski 63'
Martin Raynov 65'		1 - 0
			67' Vasil Bozhinov
			67' Dimitar Ivanov
			67' Andon Gushterov
			67' Asparuh Smilkov
Denislav Angelov 70'		2 - 0
Georgi Babaliev 75'
			81' Chavdar Ivaylov
			81' Vladimir Gogov
			81' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			81' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
			81' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			81' Irfan Sadik
			85' Vladimir Gogov
Denislav Angelov 87'
Emil Evgeniev Kolev 87'
Petar Kazakov 90+1'
Ayvan Angelov 90+2'
Daniel Gadzhev 90+2'
04/05/2025	Ludogorets II	4 - 0	Belasitsa	2-0	H2H	O	+
Nikolay Ivaylov Nikolov 27'		1 - 0
			34' Martin Hristov Ruskov
Yoan Yordanov 38'		2 - 0
			46' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
			46' Vasil Bozhinov
			46' Dimitar Ivanov
			46' Asparuh Smilkov
Nikolay Ivaylov Nikolov 61'		3 - 0
Antonio Popov 61'
Petar Kirev 61'
			62' Zahari Dimitrov
			65' Irfan Sadik
			65' Kiril Georgiev Georgiev
			65' Chavdar Ivaylov
			65' Andon Gushterov
Nikolay Ivaylov Nikolov 70'
Konstantin Dimitrov 70'
Yoan Yordanov 70'
Rayan Ivanov 70'
Aleksandar Marinov 70'
E. Syrov 70'
M. Stefanov 76'
Dimitar Ivanov 76'
			79' Anton Iliyanov Popov
			79' Dimitar Yaramov
			81' Vladimir Gogov
Hyusein Kelyovluev 82'		4 - 0
18/04/2025	Spartak Pleven	0 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
			23' Chavdar Ivaylov
			46' Martin Georgiev Todorski
Ivelin Miroslavov Nikolaev 51'
Vasil Shopov 51'
Ifeanyi Hillary David 64'
			68' Yadam
			68' Vasil Bozhinov
			68' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			68' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Slav Petkov 71'
Mishel Veli Tairov 71'
			83' Atanas Dimitrov
			83' Martin Hristov Ruskov
			83' Lucas Grossi
			83' Asparuh Smilkov
Vasil Shopov 90+2'
09/04/2025	Fratria	5 - 1	Belasitsa	3-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	9' Irfan Sadik
Vasil Dobrev 14'		1 - 1
Martin Kostadinov 27'		2 - 1
Georgi Antoanov Lazarov 43'		3 - 1
			46' Asparuh Smilkov
			46' Lucas Grossi
			46' Dimitar Ivanov
			46' Yadam
Martin Kostadinov 47'		4 - 1
Xavello Druiventak 49'		5 - 1
Maksim Miroslavov Marinov 61'
Dylan Lorris Junior Abé 61'
			66' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			66' Andon Gushterov
			66' Vasil Bozhinov
			66' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Galin Minkov 70'
Mike Bradley Bettinger 70'
			77' Irfan Sadik
			80' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			80' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Martin Kostadinov 84'
Serhii Chyzhyk 84'
Iliyan Kapitanov 84'
Stefan Naskov Stefanov 84'
31/03/2025	Dobrudzha 1919	2 - 0	Belasitsa	1-0	H2H	O	+
Ivaylo Mihaylov 28'		1 - 0
			31' Chavdar Ivaylov
Dzhaner Sadetinov 53'
Georgi Karakashev 53'
Angel Angelov 56'
Velislav Boev 56'
Milcho Angelov 60'		2 - 0
			63' Dimitar Ivanov
			63' Vasil Bozhinov
			63' Chavdar Ivaylov
			63' Irfan Sadik
Ivaylo Klimentov 72'
			78' Yadam
			78' Atanas Dimitrov
			82' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Jhonatan Cuero Hurtado 83'
			86' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			86' Andon Gushterov
Ivaylo Mihaylov 89'
Andon Gushterov 89'
Ivaylo Mihaylov 89'
Oktay Hamdiev 89'
Milcho Angelov 89'
Anton Ivanov 89'
16/03/2025	Dunav 2010	1 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
			29' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Kristiyan Boychev 46'		1 - 0
			46' Andon Gushterov
			46' Irfan Sadik
			49' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
Mario Ivanov Dilchovski 58'
Stojan Predev 58'
Dzhan Hasan 59'
			77' Dimitar Ivanov
			77' Vladimir Gogov
			77' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			77' Vladimir Gogov
			77' Dimitar Ivanov
			77' Asparuh Smilkov
Jonathan N'Sondé 86'
Jonathan N'Sondé 87'
Dzhordzhio Nikalas Dimitrov 87'
Kristiyan Boychev 87'
Jacques Ivanov Pehlivanov 87'
Atanas Dimitrov 90+5'
			90+5' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			90+5' Vasil Bozhinov
Denislav Minchev 90+5'
Kristiyan Iliyanov Gospodinov 90+5'
			90+8' Atanas Dimitrov
02/03/2025	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	0 - 1	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
Milen Savov 17'
			24' Yadam
Mariyan Ivanov 45+2'
Nikola Kolev 51'
			62' Irfan Sadik
			62' Andon Gushterov
			62' Yadam
			62' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Daniel Angelo Ivanov Cabanelas 62'
Kalayan Todorov 62'
Zhuliyan Ivanov 62'
Zeidi Bedar Traore 62'
Mariyan Ivanov 64'
Galin Tashev 64'
		0 - 1	71' Andon Gushterov
Galin Tashev 76'
Milen Savov 81'
			83' Dimitar Ivanov
			83' Vladimir Gogov
Georgi Kolev Kolev 86'
Tsvetoslav Plamenov Petrov 86'
			88' C. Ivaylov
			88' Asparuh Smilkov
15/02/2025	Etar	4 - 0	Belasitsa	2-0	H2H	O	+
Sharif Osman 14'		1 - 0
Radoslav Naydenov 27'		2 - 0
			30' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			38' Anton Iliyanov Popov
			46' Hristoslav Nikolaev Yachev
			46' Vasil Bozhinov
Lhoan Claudant 51'		3 - 0
Martin Nikolov 57'
			71' Vasil Bozhinov
			73' Yadam
			73' Andon Gushterov
			73' Vladimir Gogov
			73' Martin Georgiev Todorski
Kolyo Stanev 74'
Atanas Atanasov 74'
Sharif Osman 84'
			86' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			86' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Lhoan Claudant 86'
Preslav Yordanov 86'
			90' Irfan Sadik
			90' Atanas Dimitrov
Preslav Yordanov 90+1'		4 - 0
Radoslav Naydenov 90+2'
Tonislav Nikolaev Donkov 90+2'
04/12/2024	Strumska slava	0 - 1	Belasitsa	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	24' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			26' Irfan Sadik
Rumen Sandev 26'
Borislav Nikolov 28'
Georgi Angelov Yanev 46'
Todor Durev 46'
Martin Stefanov Stoilov 46'
Juan Roman Ivanoff 46'
Stelian Georgiev Georgiev 46'
Chigozie Eugene Okwudima 46'
			58' Irfan Sadik
			58' Atanas Dimitrov
			76' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			76' Andon Gushterov
Tsvetomir Valeriev Vachev 85'
Emilian Vasilev Petrov 85'
			90' Kiril Georgiev Georgiev
			90+1' Asparuh Smilkov
			90+1' Rafail Stefanov Parlikov
23/11/2024	FK Minyor Pernik	1 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
			6' Martin Hristov Ruskov
Petar Velislavov Vutsov 8'
			16' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			46' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			46' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Valentin Petrov 46'
Kaloyan Biserov Yosifov 46'
Kristiyan Slishkov 49'
			57' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			60' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			60' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
			61' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Pavlin Georgiev Chilikov 66'
Mihael Orachev 69'
Kaloyan Kaloyanov Simeonov 69'
Aleksandar Aleksandrov 71'
			72' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			72' Anton Iliyanov Popov
			72' Asparuh Smilkov
			72' Irfan Sadik
Dimitar Avramov 75'
Tomas Vasilev Dobrev 75'
Kristiyan Slishkov 84'
Vladislav Iliyanov Ivanov 84'
			87' Andon Gushterov
			87' Rafail Stefanov Parlikov
Pavlin Georgiev Chilikov 90+1'		1 - 0
Tomas Vasilev Dobrev 90+3'
11/11/2024	Montana	5 - 0	Belasitsa	3-0	H2H	O	+
Fhilip Chinemerem Ejike 15'		1 - 0
Martin Sorakov 20'		2 - 0
			33' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Iliya Rusinov 42'		3 - 0
			46' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			46' Atanas Dimitrov
			46' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			46' Kufre Eta
			46' Asparuh Smilkov
			46' Andon Gushterov
Martin Sorakov 60'
Dimitar Burov 60'
			66' Vladimir Gogov
			66' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
Fhilip Chinemerem Ejike 71'
Vladislav Dimitrov Tsekov 71'
Vladislav Dimitrov Tsekov 80'		4 - 0
			83' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			83' Irfan Sadik
Iliya Rusinov 87'
Viktor Atanasov Dobrev 87'
Aleksandar Todorov 88'
Stefan Dimitrov Kamenov 88'
Willfried Raymond Kouakou 88'
Radoslav Galin Slavchev 88'
			89' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
Viktor Atanasov Dobrev 90+2'		5 - 0
24/10/2024	Nesebar	0 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
			17' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			46' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			46' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
			46' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			46' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			46' Martin Hristov Ruskov
			55' Vladimir Gogov
			66' Vladimir Gogov
			68' Nuretin Pyuskyulyu
Viktor Vasilev 69'
Stojan Velinov 69'
			70' Martin Georgiev Todorski
Nikola Gelin 72'
			75' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
			75' Rafail Stefanov Parlikov
			75' Irfan Sadik
			75' Asparuh Smilkov
Valentin Slivov 76'
Nikolay Kostov 76'
Gencho Dimitrov Dalev 83'
Anton Uzunov 83'
Nikola Gelin 86'
			89' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			89' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
90+4'
06/10/2024	CSKA Sofia II	2 - 0	Belasitsa	1-0	H2H	O	+
Radoslav Zhivkov 32'
			39' Martin Georgiev Todorski
Mark Emilio Papazov 40'		1 - 0
			46' Lucas Grossi
			46' Irfan Sadik
			65' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			69' Vladimir Gogov
			69' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
			69' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			69' Atanas Dimitrov
Radoslav Zhivkov 74'
Nasko Tsekov 74'
Marin Orlinov 82'
Yoan Bornosuzov 83'		2 - 0
			84' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			84' Ilian Antonov
Yoan Bornosuzov 85'
Nikola Borisov 85'
Ivan Tasev 85'
Zahari Dimitrov 85'
Julian Tikhomirov Iliev 90'
Viktor Vasilev 90'
Viktor Vasilev 90+2'
22/09/2024	Sportist Svoge	1 - 1	Belasitsa	1-0	H2H	O	+
			7' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
Jaisen Clifford 8'		1 - 0
			46' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			46' Kufre Eta
			46' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			46' Andon Gushterov
Emil Kyosov 46'
Martin Dimitrov Krastev 46'
		1 - 1	48' Andon Gushterov
Georgi Ivanov 54'
Jaisen Clifford 57'
Blagovest Bozhidarov Danchev 61'
Paulo Soares 61'
			65' Lucas Grossi
			68' Lucas Grossi
			68' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
			76' Irfan Sadik
			76' Asparuh Smilkov
			77' Kufre Eta
Alpay Sunay Ramadan 78'
Sullivan Lakhamy 78'
Martin Dimitrov Krastev 83'
Aleksandar Stefanov Veselinski 83'
			87' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			87' Atanas Dimitrov
09/09/2024	Lovech	1 - 2	Belasitsa	1-0	H2H	O	+
Peter Kepov 17'
Georgi Angelov Dimitrov 21'		1 - 0
Martin Milenov Banev 23'
			46' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			46' Kufre Eta
Vasil Nankov 46'
Yusein Kasov 46'
Martin Milenov Banev 46'
Yoan Lozanov 46'
			46' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			46' Irfan Sadik
			50' Kufre Eta
Kingsley George Buchi 63'
Denis Georgiev 63'
Georgi Angelov Dimitrov 69'
Evgeni Ignatov 69'
			75' Axel Sountonoma Taonsa
		1 - 1	77' Vladimir Gogov
			83' Lucas Grossi
			83' Asparuh Smilkov
			89' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			89' Anton Iliyanov Popov
		1 - 2	90+2' Axel Sountonoma Taonsa
			90+4' Andon Gushterov
			90+4' Atanas Dimitrov
26/08/2024	CSKA 1948 Sofia II	1 - 1	Belasitsa	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	11' Asparuh Smilkov
			27' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
Martin Atanasov 42'
Teodor Valentinov Ivanov 59'
			60' Asparuh Smilkov
			60' Vladimir Gogov
Milen Krasimirov Voynov 62'
Kaloyan Miroslavov Radkov 62'
Simeon Dimitrov 71'
Kaloyan Strinski 71'
Kristiyan Boychev 71'
Kristiyan Velichkov 71'
Marto Boychev 75'		1 - 1
			76' Irfan Sadik
			76' Andon Gushterov
			76' Irfan Sadik
			76' Andon Gushterov
Marto Boychev 87'
			89' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			89' Atanas Dimitrov
			89' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			89' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Boris Dimitrov 90+1'
Sevi Sevitin Idriz 90+1'
Marto Boychev 90+1'
Paolo Sciortino 90+1'
11/08/2024	Marek	1 - 0	Belasitsa	1-0	H2H	O	+
Ivan Georgiev Arsov 23'		1 - 0
Martin Kavdanski 37'
			46' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			46' Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov
Valeri Petrov Yordanov 46'
Iliya Asenov Dimitrov 46'
			46' Vladimir Gogov
			46' Kufre Eta
			60' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			69' Asparuh Smilkov
			69' Zahari Dimitrov
			70' Martin Hristov Ruskov
Hristiyan Krasimirov Dzhadzharov 75'
Milen Ivanov 75'
			89' Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov
			89' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Nikolay Genadiev Ganchev 90'
Nikolay Genadiev Ganchev 90+2'
Teodor Ivanov 90+2'
			90+6' Ivan Nikolov Marchev
Konstantin Romanov Kostadinov 90+7'
Veselin Lyubomirov 90+7'
Daniel Svetoslavov Stoyanov 90+7'
29/07/2024	Botev Plovdiv II	1 - 0	Belasitsa	0-0	H2H	O	+
Veliyan Vidolov Vidolov 30'
Borislav Rumenov Marinov 30'
Biser Bonev 37'
			45+3' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			48' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			61' Martin Georgiev Todorski
			61' Kufre Eta
Aleksa Maraš 63'
Dimitar Petrov Dikliev 63'
Borislav Rumenov Marinov 71'		1 - 0
Nehimie Kintuntu 75'
Gabriel Zlatanov 78'
Emil Stoykov Naydenov 78'
			78' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			81' Atanas Angelov Karachorov
			81' Anton Iliyanov Popov
			81' Dimitŭr Ivanov
			81' Asparuh Smilkov
Ivaylo Videv 83'
			87' Valentin Ivanov Kostov
			87' Zahari Dimitrov
Kostadin Tatarov 90+3'

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Belasitsa in Second League.

Statistics & Analysis of Belasitsa

Asparuh Smilkov is the leading top goal scorer for Belasitsa with 1 goal.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	1
Longest losing streak	3
Longest run without loss	3
Longest run without win	6
Clean sheets	4
Matches over 2.25 goals	6
Matches under 2.25 goals	13
Matches First Half Over 0.5	12
Matches First Half Under 0.5	7
Matches odd	9
Matches even	10
Average goals scored	0.53
Average goals allowed	1.74
Failure to score	12
Biggest victory	2 - 3
Biggest defeat	5 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	0
Own goals	0
Goalless draw at home match	0
Goalless draw at away match	2 (11%)
Comeback win	1
Top Goal Scorer	Asparuh Smilkov
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Second League 2024/2025 - Regular Season Table

Belasitsa are in the 8th position of Second League.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Dobrudzha 1919	38	24	10	4	74	26	+48	82
2	Montana	38	22	12	4	53	15	+38	78
3	OFK Pirin	38	21	9	8	55	41	+14	72
4	Marek	38	18	11	9	44	31	+13	65
5	Yantra 1919	38	18	10	10	59	37	+22	64
6	Dunav 2010	38	17	13	8	52	35	+17	64
7	Etar	38	15	11	12	51	40	+11	56
8	Belasitsa	38	16	8	14	42	45	-3	56
9	CSKA 1948 Sofia II	38	17	4	17	55	52	+3	55
10	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	38	15	7	16	41	41	+0	52
11	Ludogorets II	38	13	12	13	53	42	+11	51
12	Spartak Pleven	38	14	9	15	35	43	-8	51
13	CSKA Sofia II	38	12	13	13	47	41	+6	49
14	Fratria	38	13	9	16	45	50	-5	48
15	FK Minyor Pernik	38	11	8	19	36	56	-20	41
16	Sportist Svoge	38	8	13	17	22	40	-18	37
17	Lovech	38	8	9	21	19	45	-26	33
18	Botev Plovdiv II	38	8	5	25	33	70	-37	29
19	Strumska slava	38	4	16	18	23	54	-31	28
20	Nesebar	38	5	13	20	28	63	-35	28

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Belasitsa Squad

Detailed statistics of each Belasitsa player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

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Name of Player
Martin Hristov Ruskov	900	10			1	1	3
Valentin Ivanov Kostov	897	10		1	1		4
Atanas Angelov Karachorov	881	10		10			4
Asparuh Iliev Shamkalov	880	10		3			3
Axel Sountonoma Taonsa	810	9			2		1
Martin Georgiev Todorski	750	10		8	1		4
Vladimir Gogov	708	11	3	2	1		2
Dimitŭr Ivanov	679	10		11	1		2
Andon Gushterov	490	8	2	6	1
Kiril Georgiev Georgiev	450	6	1				1
Zahari Dimitrov	450	7	2	1	1
Irfan Sadik	438	9	6	2	1		1
Kufre Eta	410	10	7	2			2
Lucas Grossi de Araujo Reis	410	6	1	5	2		1
Asparuh Smilkov	311	11	7	3	2		1
Vasil Nikolov Bozhinov	289	6	4	2
Ivan Nikolov Marchev	32	6	6				2
Atanas Dimitrov	30	8	8
Zhivko Shterev Dimitrov	12	3	3
Anton Iliyanov Popov	10	4	4
Arman Markosian
Daniel Gogov
Diego Yuliyanov Aleksandrov
Dincho Andonov Yovchev
Hristo Kirilov Petrov
Hristoslav Nikolaev Yachev
Mariyan Vangelov
Petar Petrov Kepov
R. Stefanov Parlikov		1	1
Simeon Stoilov Boyadzhiev
Stoyan Angelov Stoyanov
Viktor Spasov Ergin
Zapro Georgiev Dinev

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