2018–19 PFC Cherno More Varna season

Cherno More
2018–19 season
ChairmanMarin Marinov
ManagerIlian Iliev
Top goalscorerLeague: Georgi Iliev (8)
All: Georgi Iliev (8)
Highest home attendance6,000 (vs. CSKA Sofia, 16 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance380 (vs. Etar, 30 November 2018)
Average home league attendance1,807
Biggest win4–2 (vs. Vereya, 5 October 2018)
Biggest defeat1–5 (vs. Septemvri Sofia, 4 August 2018
vs. Ludogorets Razgrad, 29 September 2018
vs. Levski Sofia, 12 May 2019)
All statistics correct as of 7 April 2019.

This page covers all relevant details regarding Cherno More for all official competitions inside the 2018–19 season. These are the First Professional Football League and the Bulgarian Cup.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
14 June 2018 DF Bulgaria Ivaylo Markov Dunav Ruse Free[1]
14 June 2018 DF Bulgaria Plamen Dimov Botev Plovdiv Free[1]
26 June 2018 MF Cape Verde Patrick Andrade Portugal Moreirense Free[2]
26 June 2018 FW Brazil Jorginho Portugal Farense Free[2]
7 August 2018 MF Bulgaria Vasil Panayotov Levski Sofia Free[3]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
8 May 2018 MF Bulgaria Aleksandar Tsvetkov Beroe Free[4][5]
24 May 2018 DF Portugal Vitinha Romania Unirea Alba Iulia Free[6][7]
29 May 2018 FW Slovakia Marek Kuzma Poland Puszcza Niepołomice Free[8][9]
29 May 2018 MF Portugal Fábinho Free agent End of contract[8]
4 June 2018 MF Bulgaria Nikolay Minkov CSKA 1948 Free[10][11]
7 August 2018 DF Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Turkey Boluspor Free[12][13]
15 August 2018 MF Bulgaria Mariyan Ognyanov CSKA 1948 Free[14][15]

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From End Date Fee
3 September 2018 GK Bulgaria Georgi Kitanov CSKA Sofia 31 December 2018 Free[16]

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To End Date Fee
14 June 2018 MF Bulgaria Rumen Kasabov Chernomorets Balchik End of season Free[17]
25 July 2018 DF Bulgaria Ivaylo Markov Tsarsko Selo End of season Free[18]
20 August 2018 FW Bulgaria Valentin Yoskov Chernomorets Balchik 31 December 2018 Free[19]

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Previous Club
 Notes
3 RB Bulgaria Ertan Tombak 25 EU 2017 4 0 2019 Youth system Cherno More Academy
5 RB Bulgaria Stefan Stanchev 35 EU 2013 103 1 2019 Free Minyor Pernik
7 CM Cape Verde Patrick Andrade 31 EU 2018 4 2 2020 Free Portugal Moreirense
8 CM Bulgaria Emil Yanchev 25 EU 2017 12 0 2019 Youth system Cherno More Academy
9 LW Algeria Mehdi Fennouche 31 EU 2018 19 4 2019 Free Vereya
10 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev 34 EU 2018 21 7 2019 Free Cyprus Alki Oroklini
11 FW Brazil Jorginho 36 EU 2018 4 0 2020 Free Portugal Farense
14 FW Bulgaria Georgi Bozhilov 37 EU 2017 166 24 2019 Free Beroe [nb 1]
16 DM Bulgaria Petar Vitanov 29 EU 2018 22 0 2019 Free Vereya
17 RB Bulgaria Martin Kostadinov 28 EU 2014 37 1 2020 Youth system Cherno More Academy
18 RW Bulgaria Atanas Zehirov 35 EU 2017 37 2 2019 Free Beroe
21 CM Bulgaria Georgi Iliev (captain) 43 EU 2016 295 62 2019 Free China Shijiazhuang Ever Bright [nb 2]
22 AM Bulgaria Mariyan Ognyanov 30 EU 2017 26 6 2019 Free Neftochimic [nb 3]
23 CB Algeria Ilias Hassani 29 EU 2017 38 1 2019 Free Vereya
25 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov 25 EU 2016 4 0 2019 Youth system Cherno More Academy
26 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dichevski 23 EU 2017 0 0 Youth system Cherno More Academy
27 CB Bulgaria Daniel Dimov 29 EU 2018 73 4 2018 Free Turkey Manisaspor [nb 4][nb 3]
31 RW Bulgaria Lachezar Yordanov 24 EU 2018 1 0 Youth system Cherno More Academy
33 CB Bulgaria Miroslav Enchev 33 EU 2018 11 0 2019 Undisclosed Vereya
36 AM Bulgaria Rumen Kasabov 25 EU 2017 1 1 Youth system Cherno More Academy [nb 5]
36 GK Bulgaria Georgi Kitanov 29 EU 2018 110 0 2018 Free CSKA Sofia (loan) [nb 6]
38 LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote N'Dongala 30 EU 2018 16 0 2019 Free Lokomotiv GO
41 LB Republic of the Congo Hugo Konongo 32 EU 2018 21 0 2019 Free France Paulhan-Pézenas
44 CB Bulgaria Ivaylo Markov 27 EU 2018 0 0 2020 Free Dunav Ruse [nb 7]
70 CB Bulgaria Plamen Dimov 34 EU 2018 6 1 2020 Free Botev Plovdiv
71 CM Bulgaria Vasil Panayotov 34 EU 2018 4 0 2020 Free Levski Sofia
88 GK Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev 36 EU 2018 23 0 2020 Free Pirin Blagoevgrad
90 FW Bulgaria Martin Minchev 23 EU 2017 31 2 2020 Youth system Cherno More Academy
98 FW Bulgaria Valentin Yoskov 26 EU 2015 22 0 2019 Youth system Cherno More Academy [nb 8]
99 AM Bulgaria Dani Kiki 36 EU 2018 14 1 2019 Free Lokomotiv Plovdiv
  • Last updated: 15 September 2018
  • Source: [20]
  1. ^ Bozhilov made 139 appearances and scored 19 goals during his first spell at the club between 2010 and 2015.
  2. ^ Iliev made 207 appearances and scored 48 goals during his first two spells at the club between 2000–2003 and 2008–2013.
  3. ^ a b Player left the club in August 2018.
  4. ^ D. Dimov made 54 appearances and scored 3 goals during his first spell at the club between 2006 and 2010.
  5. ^ On loan at Chernomorets Balchik for the entire season.
  6. ^ Kitanov made 110 appearances during his first spell at the club between 2012 and 2016.
  7. ^ On loan at Tsarsko Selo for the entire season.
  8. ^ On loan at Chernomorets Balchik until 31 December 2018.

Competitions

Overall

Competition record

Competition Started round Current position/round Final position/round First match Last match Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League — 6th 20 July 2018 May 2019 30 13 6 11 38 38 +0 043.33
Bulgarian Cup First round — Quarter-finals 26 September 2018 4 April 2019 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 033.33
Total 33 14 8 11 42 41 +1 042.42

Updated to match played 21 April 2019
Source: Competitions

Summary

Clean sheets 12 (11 First League, 1 Bulgarian Cup)
Yellow cards 82 (68 First League, 14 Bulgarian Cup)
Red cards 4 (2 First League, 2 Bulgarian Cup)
Worst discipline Bulgaria Plamen Dimov (9 Yellow card)
Biggest Win 4–2 vs Vereya (H)
Biggest Defeat 1–5 vs Septemvri Sofia (H), vs Ludogorets Razgrad (A)
Most appearances Bulgaria Georgi Iliev (26)
Top scorer Bulgaria Georgi Iliev (8)

Correct as of match played on 7 April 2019.

Pre-season and friendlies

The team started pre-season training on June 14.[21] The club has announced 7 friendlies in the summer; one opponent to be confirmed at later stage.[22] On 25 June 2018, the club revealed that the second friendly will be against Gandzasar, the Armenian Cup winners.[23] On 29 August, another friendly with Chernomorets Balchik was announced during the first international break.[24]

22 June 2018 Friendly Cherno More 4–2 Chernomorets Balchik Varna
10:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Mladost
27 June 2018 Friendly Gandzasar Armenia 1–2 Bulgaria Cherno More Bansko
17:00 EEST 56' Report
Stadium: St. Petar
29 June 2018 Friendly Oleksandriya Ukraine 1–1 Bulgaria Cherno More Bansko
17:00 EEST Protasov 20' Report Jorginho 57' Stadium: Evima Football Fields
4 July 2018 Friendly Septemvri Sofia 2–2 Cherno More Bansko
17:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Evima Football Fields
11 July 2018 Friendly Cherno More 2–0 Ludogorets Razgrad II Varna
16:00 EEST
Report Stadium: Mladost
11 July 2018 Friendly Cherno More 3–0 Nesebar Varna
18:30 EEST
Report Stadium: Mladost
14 July 2018 Friendly Cherno More 6–1 Pomorie Varna
19:30 EEST
Report Petkov 43' Stadium: Ticha
8 September 2018 Friendly Cherno More 3–1 Chernomorets Balchik Varna
11:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha

First Professional League

See also: 2018–19 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

Regular season

Matches
20 July 2018 1 Cherno More 2–1 Botev Vratsa Varna
20:45 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Bozhilov
30 July 2018 2 Levski Sofia 2–2 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
4 August 2018 3 Cherno More 1–5 Septemvri Sofia Varna
18:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Chris Gadi
10 August 2018 4 Etar 1–1 Cherno More Veliko Tarnovo
18:15 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 850
Referee: Nedelcho Gadzhalov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
17 August 2018 5 Cherno More 0–0 Beroe Varna
20:45 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,580
Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Blagoy Makendzhiev
24 August 2018 6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–2 Cherno More Plovdiv
21:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Radoslav Vasilev
31 August 2018 7 Cherno More 1–0 Vitosha Bistritsa Varna
21:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 820
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Radoslav Vasilev
15 September 2018 8 CSKA Sofia 3–1 Cherno More Sofia
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov
23 September 2018 9 Cherno More 1–2 Slavia Sofia Varna
17:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
29 September 2018 10 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–1 Cherno More Razgrad
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimo Bakalov
5 October 2018 11 Cherno More 4–2 Vereya Varna
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
20 October 2018 12 Botev Plovdiv 2–1 Cherno More Plovdiv
17:15 EEST
Report
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 900
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Antonio Vutov
26 October 2018 13 Cherno More 3–2 Dunav Ruse Varna
17:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 700
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
4 November 2018 14 Botev Vratsa 2–1 Cherno More Montana
12:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ogosta
Attendance: 340
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Valeri Bojinov
10 November 2018 15 Cherno More 1–0 Levski Sofia Varna
15:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jorginho
24 November 2018 16 Septemvri Sofia 2–1 Cherno More Sofia
12:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 50
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Boris Galchev
30 November 2018 17 Cherno More 1–0 Etar Varna
17:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 380
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Radoslav Vasilev
4 December 2018 18 Beroe 0–1 Cherno More Stara Zagora
15:00 EET Report
Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 350
Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Viktor Genev
8 December 2018 19 Cherno More 2–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Varna
12:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 950
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
15 December 2018 20 Vitosha Bistritsa 1–1 Cherno More Bistritsa
12:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 170
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ivaylo Lazarov
16 February 2019 21 Cherno More 2–0 CSKA Sofia Varna
15:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)
Man of the Match: Martin Minchev
19 February 2019 22 Slavia Sofia 3–2 Cherno More Sofia
12:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Slavia
Attendance: 330
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Radoslav Kirilov
23 February 2019 23 Cherno More 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
15:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 850
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Viktor Genev
1 March 2019 24 Vereya 0–2 Cherno More Stara Zagora
17:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 120
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Radoslav Vasilev
10 March 2019 25 Cherno More 0–0 Botev Plovdiv Varna
15:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Daniel Kajzer
17 March 2019 26 Dunav Ruse 1–1 Cherno More Ruse
15:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Levski Sofia 26 17 3 6 51 24 +27 54 Qualification for the Championship round
4 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 6 7 39 21 +18 45
5 Cherno More 26 12 6 8 36 34 +2 42
6 Beroe 26 12 6 8 32 23 +9 42
7 Etar 26 12 4 10 30 27 +3 40 Qualification for the Relegation round
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[25]
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 12 6 8 36 34  +2 42 9 2 2 19 12  +7 3 4 6 17 22  −5

Last updated: 1 March 2019.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

League performance
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLDDWWLLLWLWLWLWWWDWLWWDD
Position22988556797877676666666665
Source: bulgarian-football.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship stage

Matches
30 March 2019 27 CSKA Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
19:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)
Man of the Match: Henrique
7 April 2019 28 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna
16:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov
13 April 2019 29 Botev Plovdiv 0–2 Cherno More Plovdiv
17:30 EET Report
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Patrick Andrade
21 April 2019 30 Beroe 2–0 Cherno More Stara Zagora
20:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Ivan Bandalovski
26 April 2019 31 Cherno More 2–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
18:15 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
4 May 2019 32 Cherno More 1–3 CSKA Sofia Varna
17:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
12 May 2019 33 Levski Sofia 5–1 Cherno More Sofia
19:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov
18 May 2019 34 Cherno More 1–0 Botev Plovdiv Varna
15:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 750
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Dani Kiki
21 May 2019 35 Cherno More 0–0 Beroe Varna
21:00 EET
Report Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 320
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Dušan Perniš
24 May 2019 36 Ludogorets Razgrad 4–1 Cherno More Razgrad
20:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jakub Świerczok
League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUD CSK LEV BSZ CHM BOT
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 23 10 3 67 19 +48 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 3–0
2 CSKA Sofia 36 24 6 6 57 17 +40 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round 0–0 — 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
3 Levski Sofia (O) 36 20 6 10 64 37 +27 66 Qualification for the European play-off final 0–2 0–2 — 1–2 5–1 1–1
4 Beroe 36 16 10 10 42 30 +12 58 1–1 0–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–1
5 Cherno More 36 15 7 14 44 51 −7 52 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 — 1–0
6 Botev Plovdiv 36 14 8 14 44 36 +8 50 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[26]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 3 1 6 8 17  −9 10 2 1 2 4 5  −1 1 0 4 4 12  −8

Last updated: 24 May 2019.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

League performance
Round12345678910
GroundAHAAHHAHHA
ResultLLWLWLLWDL
Position6656666555
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2019. Source: bulgarian-football.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Bulgarian Cup

See also: 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup
26 September 2018 1st round Arda 0–1 Cherno More Kardzhali
16:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Druzhba
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Ryustem Karagaren (Asenovgrad)
31 October 2018 2nd round Cherno More 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5−4 p)		 Levski Sofia Varna
16:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Penalties
G. Iliev soccer ball with check mark
Bozhilov soccer ball with red X
Panayotov soccer ball with check mark
Vasilev soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with check mark
P. Dimov soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Cabral
soccer ball with check mark Jablonský
soccer ball with check mark Cvetković
soccer ball with check mark Thiam
soccer ball with red X Nascimento
soccer ball with red X Reis
4 April 2019 Quarter-finals Botev Plovdiv 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3−1 p)		 Cherno More Plovdiv
17:30 EET
Report
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Penalties
Nedelev soccer ball with check mark
Pirgov soccer ball with check mark
Vutov soccer ball with check mark		 Andrade soccer ball with check mark
P. Dimov soccer ball with red X
Panayotov soccer ball with red X
Kiki soccer ball with red X

Statistics

Player appearances

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of 15 August 2018. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League Bulgarian CupTotalDiscipline
3 DF Bulgaria Ertan Tombak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Bulgaria Stefan Stanchev 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Cape Verde Patrick Andrade 4 2 0 0 4 2 2 0
8 MF Bulgaria Emil Yanchev 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
9 MF Algeria Mehdi Fennouche 6 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
10 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev 3(2) 1 0 0 3(2) 1 0 0
11 FW Brazil Jorginho 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
14 FW Bulgaria Georgi Bozhilov 1(6) 2 0 0 1(6) 2 0 0
16 MF Bulgaria Petar Vitanov 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
17 DF Bulgaria Martin Kostadinov 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF Bulgaria Atanas Zehirov 1(4) 0 0 0 1(4) 0 0 0
21 MF Bulgaria Georgi Iliev (c) 6(2) 1 0 0 6(2) 1 0 0
22 MF Bulgaria Mariyan Ognyanov † 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1 0
23 DF Algeria Ilias Hassani 6 0 0 0 6 0 3 0
25 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dichevski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Bulgaria Daniel Dimov † 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 MF Bulgaria Lachezar Yordanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Bulgaria Miroslav Enchev 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
36 MF Bulgaria Rumen Kasabov ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK Bulgaria Georgi Kitanov ‡ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote N'Dongala 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
41 DF Republic of the Congo Hugo Konongo 8 0 0 0 8 0 3 0
44 DF Bulgaria Ivaylo Markov ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 DF Bulgaria Plamen Dimov 6 1 0 0 6 1 2 0
71 MF Bulgaria Vasil Panayotov 2(2) 0 0 0 2(2) 0 1 0
88 GK Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
90 FW Bulgaria Martin Minchev 2(3) 0 0 0 2(3) 0 1 0
98 FW Bulgaria Valentin Yoskov ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
99 MF Bulgaria Dani Kiki 4(1) 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0

Minutes on the pitch

Includes injury time. Positions indicate the most natural position of the particular player, followed by alternative positions where he actually started games during the course of the season.

No. Position Alternative Position(s) Player First League Bulgarian Cup Total
3 RB Bulgaria Ertan Tombak 0 0 0
5 RB Bulgaria Stefan Stanchev 173 0 173
7 CM Cape Verde Patrick Andrade 250 0 250
8 CM Bulgaria Emil Yanchev 22 0 22
9 LW Algeria Mehdi Fennouche 519 0 519
10 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev 362 0 362
11 FW Brazil Jorginho 269 0 269
14 FW AM Bulgaria Georgi Bozhilov 197 0 197
16 DM Bulgaria Petar Vitanov 661 0 661
17 RB Bulgaria Martin Kostadinov 94 0 94
18 RW RB Bulgaria Atanas Zehirov 200 0 200
21 CM AM Bulgaria Georgi Iliev 576 0 576
22 AM Bulgaria Mariyan Ognyanov 79 0 79
23 CB Algeria Ilias Hassani 568 0 568
25 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov 0 0 0
26 GK Bulgaria Ivan Dichevski 0 0 0
27 CB Bulgaria Daniel Dimov 285 0 285
31 RW Bulgaria Lachezar Yordanov 0 0 0
33 CB RB Bulgaria Miroslav Enchev 474 0 474
36 AM Bulgaria Rumen Kasabov 0 0 0
36 GK Bulgaria Georgi Kitanov 0 0 0
38 LW RW Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote N'Dongala 750 0 750
41 LB Republic of the Congo Hugo Konongo 759 0 759
44 CB Bulgaria Ivaylo Markov 0 0 0
70 CB Bulgaria Plamen Dimov 571 0 571
71 CM Bulgaria Vasil Panayotov 264 0 264
88 GK Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev 759 0 759
90 FW LW Bulgaria Martin Minchev 232 0 232
98 FW Bulgaria Valentin Yoskov 17 0 17
99 AM LW Bulgaria Dani Kiki 268 0 268

Correct as of match played on 15 September 2018.

Own goals

Man of the Match performances

Ranking Squad Number Position Player Round Opponent Total
1 21 MF Bulgaria Georgi Iliev 2 Levski Sofia (A) 2
4 Etar (A)
10 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev 6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (A) 2
7 Vitosha Bistritsa (H)
2 14 FW Bulgaria Georgi Bozhilov 1 Botev Vratsa (H) 1
88 GK Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev 5 Beroe (H) 1

Last updated: 31 August 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitions, Gong.bg Man of the Match Awards

Disciplinary record

Correct as of 15 September 2018
Players are listed in descending order of Yellow card
Players with the same amount of cards are listed by their position on the club's official website

R. No. Nat Pos Name First League Bulgarian Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 23 Algeria DF Ilias Hassani 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
41 Republic of the Congo DF Hugo Konongo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 7 Cape Verde MF Patrick Andrade 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 Algeria MF Mehdi Fennouche 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
70 Bulgaria DF Plamen Dimov 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 16 Bulgaria MF Petar Vitanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Bulgaria MF Mariyan Ognyanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 Bulgaria DF Miroslav Enchev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Aristote N'Dongala 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
71 Bulgaria MF Vasil Panayotov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
88 Bulgaria GK Blagoy Makendzhiev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
90 Bulgaria FW Martin Minchev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed

Injuries

Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
Players listed will/have miss(ed) at least one competitive game (missing from whole match day squad).

Date No. Pos. Name Injury Note Recovery time Games missed Source
24 May
10
FW
 Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev Ankle injury Occurred during match against Levski Sofia (previous season). Exact time unknown
3
 [27]
29 June
17
DF
 Bulgaria Martin Kostadinov ARS complex Occurred during pre-season friendly against Oleksandriya. Exact time unknown
3
 [28]
20 July
23
DF
 Algeria Ilias Hassani Ankle injury Occurred during match against Botev Vratsa. 1 week
1
 [29]
28 July
98
FW
 Bulgaria Valentin Yoskov Unspecified injury Occurred during training. Exact time unknown
2
 [30]
28 July
3
DF
 Bulgaria Ertan Tombak Unspecified injury Occurred during training. Exact time unknown
2
 [30]
30 July
5
DF
 Bulgaria Stefan Stanchev Strain Occurred during match against Levski Sofia. 1 month
5
 [31]
16 August
17
DF
 Bulgaria Martin Kostadinov Thigh injury Occurred during training. 1 week
1
 [32]
24 August
7
MF
 Cape Verde Patrick Andrade Knee injury Occurred during match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 2 weeks
2
 [33]
13 September
8
MF
 Bulgaria Emil Yanchev Virus Occurred during training. 1 week
1
 [34]

Home attendances

Correct as of match played on 31 August 2018.
  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
First League 20 July 2018 2–1 Botev Vratsa 1,700
First League 4 August 2018 1–5 Septemvri Sofia 1,600
First League 17 August 2018 0–0 Beroe 1,580
First League 31 August 2018 1–0 Vitosha Bistritsa 820
Total attendance 5,700
Total league attendance 5,700
Average attendance 1,425
Average league attendance 1,425

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Bulgaria Ilian Iliev
Assistant First-team coach Bulgaria Petar Kostadinov
Goalkeeper coach Bulgaria Boyan Peykov
Club doctor Bulgaria Dr. Stefan Petrov
Kinesiotherapist Bulgaria Viktor Bumbalov
Masseur Bulgaria Marin Dimov
Host Bulgaria Nikolay Pachkov

Last updated: 1 June 2018
Source: Cherno More

Other information

Chief Executive Officer Bulgaria Marin Marinov
Chief Technical Officer Bulgaria Todor Velikov
Technical Assistant Bulgaria Nikolay Kirchev
Press Officer Bulgaria Ivaylo Borisov
Security Director Bulgaria Boris Kostadinov
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Ticha Stadium (12,500 / 103x67 metres)

Updated to match played 1 June 2018
Source: Cherno More

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