ðə tˈiːm, ˌʌp ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, kəmpˈiːɾɪd ɪn ˈiːðɚ ðə sˈɛkənd ɔːɹ θˈɜːd dᵻvˈɪʒənz ʌv bʌlɡˈɛɹiən fˈʊtbɔːl, jˈuːʒuːəli ɪnðə ʃˈædoʊz ʌvðə mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ænd səksˈɛsfəl ˈʌðɚ tˈiːmz fɹʌm plˈoʊvdɪv, nˈeɪmli bˈoʊɾəv, lˈɑːkəmˌoʊɾɪv, ænd spˈɑːɹɾæk.
The team, up until 1967, competed in either the second or third divisions of Bulgarian football, usually in the shadows of the much more popular and successful other teams from Plovdiv, namely Botev, Lokomotiv, and Spartak.