Success Home and Abroad (1960-1985) PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
the №8 shirt retired in honour of hristo bonev
before reaching third round of international football competition, smurfs have eliminated serbian fk vojvodina , romanian fc petrolul ploieşti. key players during period include forward gocho vasilev, midfielder hristo bonev, defender ivan boyadzhiev , goalkeeper stancho bonchev.
in 1971, team reaches final of domestic cup again , again lost it, time levski sofia score of 3:0.
in 1973, lokomotiv wins silver medals of rfg, finishing season 43 points, 7 less first, cska sofia. following year, celebration in order - in 1974 lokomotiv finished season in third place getting league bronze. in following few years period team quite stable , standing under 6th position in league table. among team s players hristo bonev - considered loko fans being greatest player of club ever, , 1 of greatest bulgarian players.
when after season 1979-80 lokomotiv plovdiv again relegated bulgaria s second football division, takes team 3 seasons earn place in football elite.
despite being in second division between 1981 , 1983, loko reaches final of cup of soviet army twice. in 1982 sixth time team cannot win domestic cup. in 1983 however, led hristo bonev, lokomotiv won first national cup beating fc chirpan 3:1 @ vasil levski national stadium in sofia on 1 june. (be may, important note tournament of cup of soviet army, held annually between 1946-1990, recognised bulgarian football union(bfu) domestic cup tournament 1982. in 1981, tournament bulgarian cup begins take place every year , rises in prestige, overtaking significance of cup of soviet army in sequent years. @ present, bfu s official statement considers bulgarian cup represent domestic cup 1983 onwards. thus, nowadays cup of soviet army won in 1983 lokomotiv plovdiv first officially non-recognised domestic cup soviet army trophy; i.e. lokomotiv plovdiv not officially recognised bearer of domestic cup 1983 - non-official bearer. yet, @ time, soviet army cup intents , purposes, domestic football cup trophy.)
in 1982 team acquired new stadium situated in park lauta near city s newest district. lokomotiv stadium part of sports complex used other teams of sports club (such volleyball , boxing teams of lokomotiv plovdiv. in season 1983-84, though club has been promoted top division, , in defiance of being soviet army cup holder, loko plovdiv relegates again , plays season 1984-85 in lower level of bulgarian league system. in 1985 team earns promotion rfg.
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