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| Full name | PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922; 103 years ago (1922) asMakedonska Slava |
| Dissolved | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) |
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professionalfootball club based inBlagoevgrad.
Club was founded in 1928 asMakedonska Slava (lit. 'Macedonian Glory'). In 1948, the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and ceased its independent existence. In 2000 Makedonska Slava was restored after unification with Granit Stara Kresna.
The 2002–03 season was successful for the club, during which it finished 2nd, and won promotion to theA PFG for first time in the club's history. The club finished in 14th place in itsmaiden season in the elite, suffering relegation.
Several years after its founding, under the hand of the new owner Nikolay Galchev, the football club renamed toPirin 1922 in the2004–05 season and returned again to top flight football for the next, 2005–06 season. That season was a bit controversial as it saw two teams representing the identity of the original club playing in the top flight, the other being FC Pirin Blagoevgrad. FC Pirin only played two matches before being disqualified due to financial problems. PFC Pirin did manage to complete the season, but it finished 14th, again suffering relegation. In the autumn of 2006, the club's name was once again renamed toPFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.[1] The following2006–07 season, Pirin Blagoevgrad won theWestern B PFG and the club joined theA PFG once more.
In December 2008, club was merged withFC Pirin, which played in theWestern B PFG. The new club was namedFC Pirin Blagoevgrad and is officially the rightful holder of the club records of the former Pirin, which has played more than 20 seasons in the top flight.[2] According to theBulgarian Football Union however, the spell i the A Group from 2007 until 2011 is under the records of PFC Pirin and not the unified team.
Note:For a complete list of PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players, seeCategory:PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players.