About Lokomotiv Sofia

Lokomotiv 1929 (Bulgarian: Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football.

Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refounded in 2015, following bankruptcy, the club has played at Stadion Lokomotiv since 1985.

Lokomotiv has won four League titles and four Bulgarian Cups. Lokomotiv established themselves as one of Bulgaria’s top clubs throughout history, performing strongly both domestically and internationally. During the communist period in Bulgaria, Lokomotiv was funded by the railroad industry, thus it was financially stable. The club spent the majority of its history in the top tier First League, with brief interruptions including it’s merging with Slavia Sofia in 1971, although that was short lived, as well as an administrative relegation in 2015 due to financial problems.