FC Minyor Pernik

FC Minyor (Bulgarian: ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Southwest Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The club's name comes from the fact that the area around the city of Pernik has had long traditions with mining and the mining industry.

Minyor Pernik
Full nameФутболен Клуб Миньор Перник (Football Club Minyor Pernik)
Nickname(s)Чуковете (The Hammers)
Founded16 April 1919 (16 April 1919)
as SC Krakra
GroundStadion Minyor, Pernik
Capacity8000
ManagerHristo Gospodinov
LeagueSouthwest Third League
2022–23Second League, 15th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club's highest league finish in the top division is fourth, which was achieved in the 1955 and 1960–61 seasons. Minyor played in the Bulgarian Cup Final in 1958, finishing runners-up to Spartak Plovdiv.

Minyor have spent a total of 38 seasons in the top tier of Bulgarian football, most recently during the 2012–13 season.

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