2008–09 PFC Cherno More Varna season
Cherno More 2008–09 football season
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Marin Marinov |
| Manager | Nikola Spasov |
| A Group | 3rd |
| Bulgarian Cup | Second round (knocked out by Minyor) |
| UEFA Cup | First round (knocked out by Stuttgart) |
| Top goalscorer | Yordan Yurukov (11) |
| Biggest win | 6–0 (vs Belasitsa, 1 May 2009) |
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 (vs Levski, 11 Sep 2008) |
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2008-09 season. These are A PFG, Bulgarian Cup and UEFA Cup.
2008-09 Squad
As of 27 April 2009
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | UEFA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  BUL | Karamfil Ilchev | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  LVA | Stanislavs Pihockis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  URU | Sebastián Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Radoslav Bachev | 20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Domakinov | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Tanko Dyakov | 32 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Stanislav Stoyanov | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Atanas Bornosuzov | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Alex | 32 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Georgi Kakalov | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Ivaylo Marinov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BUL | Todor Kolev | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 26 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | BUL | Teodor Atanasov | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Mihail Lazarov | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Georgi Iliev | 26 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Milen Petkov | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Daniel Georgiev | 27 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | BUL | Ilko Pirgov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BUL | Daniel Dimov | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | BUL | Miroslav Manolov | 28 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | GK | BUL | Krasimir Kolev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BUL | Yordan Yurukov | 36 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 84 | MF |  MLI | Mamoutou Coulibaly | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | GK |  MDA | Evgheni Hmaruc | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | MF | BUL | Petar Kostadinov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | FW |  ARG | Adrián Fernández | 17 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | FW | BUL | Georgi Andonov | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| -- | DF |  BRA | Peris | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | MF |  POR | Ricardo André | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Squad changes
Summer'2008
- In
Georgi Iliev - Signed from CSKA Sofia- Yordan Yurukov - Signed from CSKA Sofia
- Tanko Dyakov - Signed from Vihren
- Milen Petkov - Signed from Ilisiakos F.C.
Evgheni Hmaruc - Signed from Persija Jakarta
Adrián Fernández - Signed from FC St. Gallen
- Out
- Aleksandar Tomash - Signed with FK Baku
- Kiril Djorov - Signed with Vihren
Tigran Gharabaghtsyan - Signed with Pyunik Yerevan- Konstantin Mirchev - Signed with Omonia Aradippou
Masena Moke - Signed with Vihren
Winter'2009
- In
Mamoutou Coulibaly - Signed from FC Brussels
Sebastián Flores - Signed from CD Cobenas- Georgi Kakalov - Signed from Dinamo Minsk
- Atanas Bornosuzov - Signed from Al Salmiya
- Ilko Pirgov - Signed from CS Otopeni
Stanislavs Pihockis - Signed from FK Riga
- Out
- Evgheni Hmaruc
- Petar Kostadinov - Signed with Beroe
- Vladimir Kostadinov - Loan to Chernomorets Balchik
- Georgi Andonov - Loan to Botev Plovdiv
- Adrián Fernández - Signed with Chernomorets Burgas
Peris - to Reserve squad
Ricardo André - to Reserve squad
Management
- Manager: Nikola Spasov
- Assistant Managers: Velizar Popov
- Goalkeeping Coach: Krasimir Kolev
- Fitness Coach: Veselin Markov
- Medic: Metin Mutlu
Administration
- President: Marin Mitev
- Vicepresident: Nikolay Nikolaev
- General Manager: Marin Marinov
- Marketing Director: Mihail Statev
- Press Officer: Krasimir Nikolov
Matches
A PFG
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
Pirin v Cherno More
| 9 August 2008 Round 1 | Pirin | 1–2 | Cherno More | Blagoevgrad |
| 18:00 | Peev  74' | (Report) | Manolov 70' Yurukov 90+4' | Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Asen Nikolov |
Cherno More v Vihren
| 17 August 2008 Round 2 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Vihren | Varna |
| 18:00 | Alex 23' Manolov 48' | (Report) | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Georgi Yordanov |
Botev v Cherno More
| 24 August 2008 Round 3 | Botev | 2–2 | Cherno More | Plovdiv |
| 18:00 | Saidhodzha 23', 74' | (Report) | Manolov 33' Fernández 54' | Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Atanas Dimitrov |
Cherno More v Chernomorets
| 1 September 2008 Round 4 | Cherno More | 0–1 | Chernomorets | Varna |
| 17:00 | (Report) | Petrov 84' (pen.) | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
Levski v Cherno More
| 11 September 2008 Round 5 | Levski | 3–0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 19:30 | Hristov 15' (pen.) Joãzinho 34' (pen.)Tiberkanine 87' | Dyakov  34' | Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Cherno More
| 21 September 2008 Round 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | Cherno More | Plovdiv |
| 17:30 | D.Iliev 7' | (Report) | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
Cherno More v Lokomotiv Sofia
| 30 September 2008 Round 7 | Cherno More | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Varna |
| 19:30 | Iliev 44' | (Report) | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Georgi Ignatov |
Litex v Cherno More
| 7 October 2008 Round 8 | Litex | 1–0 | Cherno More | Lovech |
| 16:30 | Popov 52' | (Report) | Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Anton Genov |
Cherno More v Lokomotiv Mezdra
| 19 October 2008 Round 9 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | Varna |
| 16:00 | Yurukov 42' Yurukov 63' | Stadium: Ticha Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev |
Belasitsa v Cherno More
| 26 October 2008 Round 10 | Belasitsa | 2–0 | Cherno More | Sandanski |
| 16:00 | Beto 24', 36' | Stadium: Sandanski Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev |
Cherno More v OFC Sliven 2000
| 1 November 2008 Round 11 | Cherno More | 3–0 | OFC Sliven 2000 | Varna |
| 14:00 | Yurukov 5' Aleksandrov 17'Fernández 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Ticha Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov |
CSKA Sofia v Cherno More
| 8 November 2008 Round 12 | CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 14:00 | Yanchev 66' | (Report) | Manolov 72' | Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov |
Cherno More v Spartak Varna
| 14 November 2008 Round 13 | Cherno More | 5–0 | Spartak Varna | Varna |
| 14:00 | Manolov 51' Fernández 60', 75'Iliev 73'Kolev 80' | Stadium: Ticha Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Stefan Spasov |
Slavia v Cherno More
| 24 November 2008 Round 14 | Slavia | 0–2 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 14:00 | Lazarov 13' Manolov 21' | Stadium: Slavia Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
Cherno More v Minyor
| 29 November 2008 Round 15 | Cherno More | 4–0 | Minyor | Varna |
| 14:30 | Alex 13' (pen.), 33' Yurukov 38'Manolov 65' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed |
Cherno More v Pirin
| 8 March 2009 Round 16 | Cherno More | 1–0 | Pirin | Varna |
| 15:30 | Alex 26' (pen.) | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Georgi Yordanov |
Vihren v Cherno More
| 15 March 2009 Round 17 | Vihren | 0–2 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 13:00 | Yurukov 17' Manolov 58' | Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 600 Referee: Georgi Ignatov |
Cherno More v Botev
| 18 March 2009 Round 18 | Cherno More | 1–0 | Botev | Varna |
| 13:00 | Iliev 88' Ilchev 10' | Popov 89' Manchev 90' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anton Genov |
Chernomorets v Cherno More
| 25 March 2009 Round 19 | Chernomorets | 0–0 | Cherno More | Burgas |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Naftex Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Georgi Ignatov |
Cherno More v Levski
| 4 April 2009 Round 20 | Cherno More | 0–0 | Levski | Varna |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov |
Cherno More v Loko Plovdiv
| 13 April 2009 Round 21 | Cherno More | 2–1 | Loko Plovdiv | Varna |
| 16:00 | Bornosuzov 41' Alex 79' | Sechkov 86' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Georgi Yordanov |
Loko Sofia v Cherno More
| 18 April 2009 Round 22 | Loko Sofia | 3–2 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 16:00 | Savić 36' Špišić 58'Baldovaliev 72' | Alex 43' (pen.) Yurukov 85' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Georgi Yordanov |
Cherno More v Litex
| 22 April 2009 Round 23 | Cherno More | 0–0 | Litex | Varna |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Georgi Ignatov |
Loko Mezdra v Cherno More
| 27 April 2009 Round 24 | Loko Mezdra | 1–3 | Cherno More | Mezdra |
| 17:00 | Simonović 61' | Manolov 43' Yurukov 58', 65' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 500 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
Cherno More v Belasitsa
| 1 May 2009 Round 25 | Cherno More | 6–0 | Belasitsa | Varna |
| 16:00 | Georgiev 4', 5', 34' Yurukov 63'Kakalov 73', 90' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov |
Sliven v Cherno More
| 10 May 2009 Round 26 | Sliven | 0–1 | Cherno More | Sliven |
| 16:30 | Kakalov 90+3' | Stadium: Hadzhi Dimitar Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Angel Angelov |
Cherno More v CSKA
| 16 May 2009 Round 27 | Cherno More | 1–0 | CSKA | Varna |
| 16:30 | Yurukov 7' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov |
Spartak v Cherno More
| 23 May 2009 Round 28 | Spartak | 0–1 | Cherno More | Varna |
| 18:00 | Kakalov 62' | Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
Cherno More v Slavia
| 31 May 2009 Round 29 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Slavia | Varna |
| 17:00 | Kavdanski 44' (o.g.) Bornosuzov 52' | Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov |
Minyor v Cherno More
| 14 June 2009 Round 30 | Minyor | 2–2 | Cherno More | Pernik |
| 17:00 | Dyulgerov 40' Valmir 52' | A.Georgiev 5' Kolev 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Minyor Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Vihren Manev |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 69 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 68 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Cherno More | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League play-off round[a] |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 54 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Litex Lovech won the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
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 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
Last updated: 13 June 2009.
Source: [citation needed]
League performance
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Bulgarian Cup
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
Minyor v Cherno More
| 4 December 2008 2nd round | Minyor | 2–1 | Cherno More | Pernik |
| 14:00 | Dichev 50' Gospodinov 102' (pen.) | (Report) | Alex 10' | Stadium: Minyor Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov |
UEFA Cup
Kick-off listed in local time
Cherno More v 
UE Sant Julià
v 
UE Sant Julià | 17 July 2008 1st qualifying round/1st leg | Cherno More | 4 – 0 | UE Sant Julià | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 | Alex 84', 90+1' Manolov 87'Bachev 90+3' | Fontán 40' | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic) |
UE Sant Julià v Cherno More
v Cherno More | 31 July 2008 1st qualifying round/2nd leg | UE Sant Julià | 0 – 5 (0–9 agg.) | Cherno More | Aixovall, Andorra |
| 21:30 | Yurukov 22', 39' Manolov 41'Tremonti 50' (o.g.)Andonov 64' 67' | Stadium: Estadio Comunal Attendance: 220 Referee: Albanu Janku (Albania) |
Maccabi Netanya 
v Cherno More
v Cherno More | 14 August 2008 2nd qualifying round/1st leg | Maccabi Netanya | 1 – 1 | Cherno More | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 21:00 | Kioyo 27' | Alex 42' | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bernhard Bruger (Austria) |
Cherno More v Maccabi Netanya
v Maccabi Netanya | 28 August 2008 2nd qualifying round/2nd leg | Cherno More | 2 – 0 (3–1 agg.) | Maccabi Netanya | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 | Alex 8' Ricardo 78' | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andrej Hitaylo (Estonia) |
Cherno More v 
VfB Stuttgart
v 
VfB Stuttgart | 18 September 2008 1st round/1st leg | Cherno More | 1 – 2 | VfB Stuttgart | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 | Dyakov 42' | Gómez 67', 81' | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rodriguez Santyago (Spain) |
VfB Stuttgart v Cherno More
v Cherno More | 2 October 2008 1st round/2nd leg | VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 2 (4–3 agg.) | Cherno More | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 19:20 | Hitzlsperger 82' Gómez 90+4' | Yurukov 47' Iliev 80' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Rodriguez Santyago (Spain) |
