Ludogorets Razgrad
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| Full name | Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad |
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| Nickname(s) | Orlite (The Eagles) |
| Short name | Ludogorets |
| Founded | 18 June 2001 |
| Ground | Ludogorets Arena |
| Capacity | 8,808 |
| Owner | Kiril Domuschiev |
| Chairman | Aleksandar Aleksandrov |
| Head coach | Georgi Dermendzhiev |
| League | Bulgarian First League |
| 2015–16 | A Group, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Professional Football Club Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgarian: Професионален футболен клуб Лудогорец Разград), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad, or simply as Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian association football club based in Razgrad, which currently competes in the Bulgarian First League, the top-tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
In their first 2011–12 season in A Group, Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to achieve treble after direct promotion by winning the league, the Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup, eventually becoming one of the two football clubs in the world to do so in the history of association football. Subsequently, the club made a significant international impact in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, where they reached the round of 16 in their second only European run. Ludogorets are also the second Bulgarian team after Levski Sofia to reach the group stage of the Champions League, a feat which they achieved in the following 2014–15 season. During that same campaign they became the first Bulgarian team to score points in the modern Champions League group stages after a 1-0 win over FC Basel in Sofia.
The club's name stems from the Bulgarian name of the geographical region in which Razgrad is located – the Ludogorie region (meaning "region of wild forests") of north-eastern Bulgaria. Ludogorets are nicknamed "The Eagles", and in 2014 they were presented with a live eagle by Europa League opponents Lazio; the mascot was named Fortuna.
The club's home colours are green and white. Ludogorets' home ground is the Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad, a stadium with a capacity of 8,808 seats and electric floodlights with plans to expand to 12,500 seats in the near future.
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