 Akademik debuted in A PFG in 1949 and would quickly establish themselves as a top-flight team in Bulgarian football from then on.The team became one of the top Bulgarian teams in the 1950s and 1970s, especially in the domestic and European Cup competitions, having been crowned Balkans Cup champions.Akademik's last appearance in the Bulgarian First League came in 2010, after which the team experienced financial problems and folded after the 2011-12 season.