2007–08 PFC Cherno More Varna season

Cherno More
2007–08 season
Chairman	Marin Marinov
Manager	Nikola Spasov
A Group	5th
Bulgarian Cup	Runners-up; (knocked out by Litex)
Top goalscorer	Alex (10)
Biggest win	7–0 (vs Vidima-Rakovski, 12 Dec 2007)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (vs Levski, 24 Sep 2007)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2007-08 season. These are A PFG, Bulgarian Cup and Intertoto Cup.

Transfers[]

Summer transfer window[]

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Ivaylo Marinov (from Chernomorets Byala)
—	DF	BUL	Mihail Lazarov (from Rodopa)
—	DF	BRA	Peris (from Americano)
—	DF	BUL	Nikolay Domakinov (from Botev Plovdiv)
—	MF	BRA	Djalma (from Central SC)
—	MF	POR	Ricardo André (from Gondomar)
—	MF	BUL	Alex (from MKE Ankaragücü)
—	FW	BRA	Fabinho (from Vera Cruz)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Yordan Linkov (to Naftex Burgas)
—	DF	BUL	Veselin Vachev (to Kaliakra)
—	DF	SRB	Miroslav Milošević (to Alki Larnaca)
—	MF	BUL	Diyan Genchev (to Astana-1964)
—	MF	BUL	Slavi Zhekov (to Lokomotiv Stara Zagora)
—	MF	POR	(released)
—	MF	BUL	Todor Palankov (loan return to Litex)
—	MF	BUL	Martin Hristov (to Slavia Sofia)
—	FW	BUL	Georgi Vladimirov (to Inter Baku)

Winter transfer window[]

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Kristian Sprećaković (from SV Elversberg)
—	FW	ARM	Tigran Gharabaghtsyan (from Pyunik)
—	FW	BUL	Teodor Atanasov (from Würzburger Kickers)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

2007-08 Squad[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A Group		Bulgarian Cup		Intertoto Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Karamfil Ilchev	33	0	26	0	3	0	4	0
2	MF		Daniel Dimov	11	1	6	0	1	0	4	1
3	DF		Peris	29	1	23	0	5	1	1	0
4	DF		Kiril Djorov	25	0	16	0	5	0	4	0
5	DF		Nikolay Domakinov	29	1	22	1	3	0	4	0
6	MF		Kristian Sprećaković	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Stanislav Stoyanov	30	3	25	1	3	1	2	1
8	MF		Ricardo André	35	3	28	3	3	0	4	0
9	FW		Masena Moke	17	4	14	3	3	1	0	0
10	MF		Konstantin Mirchev	9	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
11	FW		Georgi Andonov	24	2	19	2	2	0	3	0
12	GK		Ivaylo Marinov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Todor Kolev	10	2	8	2	2	0	0	0
14	FW		Tigran Gharabaghtsyan	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF		Aleksandar Aleksandrov	33	1	28	1	4	0	1	0
16	FW		Teodor Atanasov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Petar Kostadinov	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF		Mihail Lazarov	14	1	10	1	4	0	0	0
21	MF		Djalma	12	0	9	0	1	0	2	0
22	FW		Fabinho	17	1	14	1	1	0	2	0
23	MF		Daniel Georgiev	29	7	20	4	5	2	4	1
24	DF		Radoslav Bachev	23	1	18	0	1	0	4	1
26	DF		Aleksandar Tomash	29	0	22	0	3	0	4	0
28	FW		Markos Da Silva	17	3	12	0	2	1	3	2
30	MF		Alex	32	13	27	10	5	3	0	0
31	FW		Miroslav Manolov	31	11	22	9	5	1	4	1
33	GK		Krasimir Kolev	8	0	5	0	3	0	0	0

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)

13 August 2007 Round 1	Pirin	1–0	Cherno More	showBlagoevgrad
18:00	Dyakov 13'			Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

22 August 2007 Round 2	Cherno More	1–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	showVarna
18:00	Moke 67'		Baldovaliev 62'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

28 August 2007 Round 3	Slavia	3–1	Cherno More	showSofia
18:00	Simonović 10' Ortega 47' Ortega 58'		Ricardo 59'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov

4 September 2007 Round 4	Cherno More	1–0	Beroe	showVarna
18:00	Alex 48'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Asen Nikolov

21 September 2007 Round 5	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–1	Cherno More	showPlovdiv
17:00	Kamburov 4' Dakson 6'		Ricardo 73' Moke 78'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

24 September 2007 Round 6	Levski	4–0	Cherno More	showSofia
19:00	Dimitrov 10' Telkiyski 18' Domovchiyski 28' Domovchiyski 88' (pen.)			Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

1 October 2007 Round 7	Cherno More	0–0	Marek	showVarna
16:30				Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev

10 October 2007 Round 8	Botev	1–1	Cherno More	showPlovdiv
16:00	Hristov 9'		Fabinho 37'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Georgi Yordanov

23 October 2007 Round 9	Cherno More	2–1	Chernomorets	showVarna
16:00	Aleksandrov 48' Alex 82'		Krumov 45'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

29 October 2007 Round 10	CSKA	1–0	Cherno More	showSofia
18:30	Amuneke 20'			Stadium: Balgraska armia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anton Genov

6 November 2007 Round 11	Cherno More	1–0	Vihren	showVarna
15:00	Georgiev 2'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

12 November 2007 Round 12	Litex	1–1	Cherno More	showLovech
17:00	Bibishkov 38'		Ricardo 14'	Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

28 November 2007 Round 13	Cherno More	1–1	Belasitsa	showVarna
15:00	Stoyanov 47'		Lichkov 36' Joel Kiki 72'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

3 December 2007 Round 14	Spartak	0–1	Cherno More	showVarna
14:30			Manolov 60'	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

12 December 2007 Round 15	Cherno More	7–0	Vidima-Rakovski	showVarna
14:30	Manolov 4' Georgiev 18' Alex 28' Georgiev 44' Alex 55' (pen.) Kolev 76' (pen.) Domakinov 89'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

1 March 2008 Round 16	Cherno More	1–0	Pirin	showVarna
15:00	Manolov 77'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Asen Nikolov

8 March 2008 Round 17	Lokomotiv Sofia	4–3	Cherno More	showSofia
15:00	Baldovaliev 2' Dafchev 45' (pen.) Dafchev 59' Baldovaliev 82'		Ricardo 14' Alex 22' Alex 66'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

15 March 2008 Round 18	Cherno More	1–0	Slavia	showVarna
15:00	K.Kolev 62' T.Kolev 90+3'			Stadium: Ticha, Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton Genov

18 March 2008 Round 19	Beroe	0–0	Cherno More	showStara Zagora
15:00				Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

23 March 2008 Round 20	Cherno More	2–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	showVarna
15:30	Moke 74' Manolov 82'		Dani Kiki 34'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev

30 March 2008 Round 21	Cherno More	0–1	Levski	showVarna
15:30			Ivanov 70'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Anton Genov

5 April 2008 Round 22	Marek	1–4	Cherno More	showDupnitsa
16:00	Taskovic 84'		Stoyanov 9' Manolov 12' Manolov 36' Manolov 49'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 450 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

9 April 2008 Round 23	Cherno More	2–0	Botev	showVarna
16:30	Alex 69' (pen.) Alex 90+2'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ionel Ivan

12 April 2008 Round 24	Chernomorets	0–1	Cherno More	showBurgas
19:00			Manolov 28'	Stadium: Naftex Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

20 April 2008 Round 25	Cherno More	0–2	CSKA	showVarna
16:30			Nei 10' Nei 14'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lucian Dan

25 April 2008 Round 26	Vihren	0–1	Cherno More	showSandanski
17:00	Sukardinha 26'		Lazarov 72'	Stadium: Gradski stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Georgi Yordanov

30 April 2008 Round 27	Cherno More	2–1	Litex	showVarna
17:30	Andonov 45' Alex 84'		Sandrinho 30'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov

4 May 2008 Round 28	Belasitsa	1–1	Cherno More	showPetrich
18:00	Kabranov 48'		Georgiev 70'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Attendance: 700 Referee: Anton Genov

10 May 2008 Round 29	Cherno More	0–0	Spartak	showVarna
18:00				Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

17 May 2008 Round 30	Vidima-Rakovski	0–3	Cherno More	showSevlievo
18:00			Andonov 7' Manolov 18' Alex 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Gradski stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Lokomotiv Sofia	30	16	9	5	47	28	+19	57	Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
4	Litex Lovech	30	16	8	6	51	26	+25	56	Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
5	Cherno More	30	13	9	8	39	28	+11	48	Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
6	Chernomorets Burgas	30	13	8	9	39	32	+7	47	Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
7	Slavia Sofia	30	13	8	9	38	28	+10	47

Source: soccerway.com
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
Notes:

^ Litex qualify via 2007–08 Bulgarian Cup

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	13	9	8	39	28	+11	48	9	4	2	21	8	+13	4	5	6	18	20	−2

Last updated: 17 May 2008.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

League performance[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W
Position	13	13	13	9	12	14	16	15	11	14	10	9	10	9	9	7	8	7	9	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	5

Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Bulgarian Cup[]