PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo

PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo was a Bulgarian football club based in Sevlievo- Balabanica, which competed in various Bulgarian football leagues (ultimately the North-West V AFG, the third level of Bulgarian football) before dissolving in 2015. The club was established on September 2, 1997 as Vidima-Rakovski. It was the successor to SC Rakovski, which was founded on December 19, 1922. Vidima-Rakovski played in the lower divisions of the Bulgarian football league system until 2003, when the club was promoted to the top division. The club's home ground was the Rakovski Stadium in Sevlievo, which has a capacity of 8,816 people. The club folded in 2015 after financial problems and was succeeded by Sevlievo. Honours Bulgarian A PFG: 12th place: 2003–04 Bulgarian B Group Champion (1): 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup: Quarter-finalist in the National Cup Tournament: at that time its official name is Cup of Bulgaria - 2003/04 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League: 1998/99 History Vidima-Rakovski was founded on December 29, 1922 as the Rakovski football club by a group of football enthusiasts of the Association for Tourism in Rositsa. Upon its formation, Ivan Tsochev, Boris Popivanov, and Serafim Ganushev became the president, secretary, and steward respectively. Brothers Sokurov, who played on the team, chose to name it Rakovski in honor of the Bulgarian national hero Georgi Sava Rakovski. They played their first game against Viktoria F.C. from Veliko Tarnovo, ending in a 1:1 draw.