Bansko Team (Bulgarian:Банско Тийм) is a Bulgarian professional association football club from the town ofBansko,[citation needed] currently playing in theSouth-West Third League, the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Saint Petar Stadium.
The club was founded in 1951. Until the 2008–09 season, the team participated in either the amateurs Bulgarian divisions. After the union by the two clubs fromBlagoevgrad – "Pirin" and "Pirin 1931", FC Bansko took licence of Pirin for participation in theWest B Group.
Bansko was founded in 1951. The team has largely played in regional leagues throughout its history. The team enjoyed more success in the 21st century. Bansko was promoted to theB PFG for the first time in 2009. A strong selection of players led to success in thesecond tier of Bulgarian football. In their debut season, Bansko finished third, very close to securing promotion to the top tier. During this season,2009-10 season, Bansko managed to finish in third place, with 59 points, equal withAkademik Sofia on points. However, Akademik had a better goal difference and was placed second, thus being promoted to thefirst tier at the expense of Bansko.
On 15 June 2020 the team was transferred under a new operative company and at the start of season 2021–22 the team name was changed to FC Bansko Team.
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Boris Nikolov
