PFC Neftochimic Burgas

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Neftochimic Burgas
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Full nameProfessional Football Club Neftochimic Burgas 1962
Nickname(s)The Sheiks
Founded20 May 1962; 59 years ago (1962-05-20)
GroundStadion Lazur
Capacity18,037
Owner
ChairmanPlamen Mihov
Head coachKrasimir Mechev
LeagueSecond League
2020–21Second League, 14th
WebsiteClub website

Neftochimic (Bulgarian: Нефтохимик) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Burgas, which currently competes in Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The team plays its home games at the local Lazur Stadium, which it used to share with PSFC Chernomorets Burgas up until 2015.

Club colours[]

Green White Black

Kit history[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2011 Bulgaria Tomy Eurobuilding Engineering
2012 United States Nike Burgas Municipality
2013-2014 Italy Legea Lukoil
2015-2018 Bulgaria Krasiko Masterhouse
2019- 2020 Bulgaria Krasiko Efbet
2021 - Germany Uhlsport Efbet

History[]

Ancestors[]

PFC Neftochimic Burgas[]

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On 6 July 2009, Naftex Burgas stopped its existence. On 7 July the amateur football club Athletic was renamed to Neftochimic 1986 and was subsequently declared by the owners as a successor of the old team.During the following 2010–11 season the team finished second, completing a quick return to professional football.[1] On 27 June 2014 it was announced that the club was dissolved due to financial debts.

Neftochimic also won the 2011 Bulgarian Amateur Football League Cup.

Master Burgas/PFC Burgas[]

The club was founded in 2009 as Football Club Master. On 19 June 2014, the BFU confirmed Benkovski Byala's withdrawal from the 2014–15 B PFG and officially invited Master Burgas to take their spot as the 2nd placed team in the Southeast V AFG.[2]

On 22 June, the club announced it has accepted the invitation, and in addition will change its name to PFC Burgas and switch colors from red and white to blue and white, similar to the flag of Burgas.[3][4]

The New Neftochimic (2015–present)[]

Professional divisions (2015–present)[]

On 7 January 2015, it's announced that PFC Burgas and the newly establish team SNC Neftochimic Burgas, claiming to be successor of PFC Neftochimic Burgas (2009–14), are going to merge in the end of the season and start the next season under the name PFC Neftochimic Burgas 1962.[5] Neftochimic Burgas 1962 started the 2015–16 season in B Group on the place of PFC Burgas.The team finished 12th, but was administratively promoted to the new Bulgarian First League.

On 3 June 2017, the team lost the playoff match against Vitosha Bistritsa and was relegated from the Bulgarian First League.[6] On 23 June 2017, the team announced that they will play mostly with youth team players due to financial troubles and so most of U19 team were promoted to first team with Nikolay Krastev as manager and Stanislav Zhekov as his assistant, while most of the players from last season would be released.[7]

Relegation and Third Division (2018-2019)

On 15 August 2017, it was announced that Lokomotiv Burgas would merge with the team, making Sutherland Global Services the new owners of the team. The 2017–18 season was very poor for "the Sheikhs", as they won only 2 games in the Second League, and were relegated to the third tier, the Third Amateur Football League.[8]

In the new season Neftochimic managed to win a promotion back to Second League, finishing 1st, after dominating the league with 29 wins, 3 draws and just 2 losses. They managed to defeat city rivals FC Chernomorets 1919 Burgas on two occasions.

Back to Second Division (2019-present)

In their first season back with the professionals, Neftochimic managed to finish 5th, just before the league was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic just 9 points behind the 3rd in the league Montana who were granted promotion. "The Sheikhs" started the season playing their home games Arena Sozopol, due to the lack of financial support. In their first home game Neftochimic managed to defeat their long time rivals FC Spartak Varna with a 5:0 win.

On November 22nd 2019 Neftochimic signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with Bulgarian betting company "efbet", which made a financial agreement with Stadion Lazur's owner Mitko Sabev to bring the club back to its original home, renaming and re-branding it to "Efbet Arena Burgas".

Current squad[]

Players[]

As of 1 July 2021

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimo Slavov
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Madzharov
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Zhekov
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Georgiev
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Stefanov
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Marin Orlinov
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Sibil Karagyozov
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Radoy Bozhilov
19 DF Bulgaria BUL Petyo Ivanov
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Rostislav Danchev
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Bulgaria BUL Petar Rahnev
27 MF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Kunev
31 DF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Andreev
68 DF Bulgaria BUL David Simeonov
71 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Lazarov
77 DF Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev
88 MF Bulgaria BUL Ahmed Murad
99 DF France FRA Kentin Olive
DF Netherlands NED Kihami da Costa
FW Bulgaria BUL Martin Mechkov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2021.

Managers[]

Dates Name Honours
2015 Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev
2015 Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov
2015–2016 Bulgaria Diyan Petkov
2016 Bulgaria Gancho Evtimov
Bulgaria Dimcho Nenov
(interim)
2016−2017 Bulgaria Hristo Yanev
2017 Bulgaria Nikolay Krastev
2017 Bulgaria Blagomir Mitrev

League positions[]

Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian First LeagueBulgarian B Football GroupRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Past seasons[]

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2015–16 B PFG (II) 12 7 14 8 29 39 35 First round
2016–17 First League (I) 12 8 7 17 33 47 31 Second Round
2017–18 Second League (II) 16 2 3 25 15 62 9 First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Goalscoring and appearance records[]

As of 12 May 2017

Most appearances for the club in the First League

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Ivan Valchanov 2016–2017 29
2 Bulgaria Nikolay Dyulgerov 2016–2017 28
3 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev 2016–2017 27
4 Bulgaria Borislav Borisov 2015–2016 26
5 Romania Sergiu Homei 2016–2017 25
Bulgaria Zhivko Hadzhiev 2015–2017 25
7 Bulgaria Stanislav Zhekov 2015–2016
2017–
24
Bulgaria Angel Granchov 2016–2017 24
9 Bulgaria Stanimir Andonov 2015–2016 23
Bulgaria Tihomir Trifonov 2015–2016 23

Most goals for the club in the league

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Bulgaria Ivan Valchanov 2016–2017 6
Bulgaria Borislav Borisov 2015–2016 6
3 Bulgaria Dimitar Georgiev 2015 5
4 Bulgaria Galin Ivanov 2017 4
Bulgaria Ventsislav Hristov 2016–2017 4
6 Bulgaria Stefan Nedelchev 2015–2016 3
Bulgaria Lyubomir Lubenov 2015 3
Bulgaria Stanislav Zhekov 2015–2016
2017–
3
Bulgaria Emanuil Manev 2016–2017 3
Bulgaria Nikolay Dyulgerov 2016–2017 3

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Neftochimic @ BGClubs.eu
  2. ^ Мастер Бс ще играе в Б група (Sportal.bg, in Bulgarian)
  3. ^ "Мастер става ФК "Бургас". Бошнаков – аут, Руси Гочев поема клуба" (in Bulgarian). e-burgas.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  4. ^ Мастер Бургас си смени името (Gong.bg, in Bulgarian)
  5. ^ [1] ПФК Бургас и Нефтохимик се обединяват
  6. ^ "Сензация! "Бистришките тигри" изхвърлиха "шейховете" от Първа лига" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ Нефтохимик се спаси - започва във Втора лига, но пътят ще е ужасно тежък
  8. ^ Добра вест за бургаските фенове: световна компания взе акциите на Нефтохимик
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