2008–09 PFC Cherno More Varna season

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.

Cherno More

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)

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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:

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:

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	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	3	2	2	6	8	9	8	9	7	9	7	7	6	5	4	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source:
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

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)

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UE Sant Julià 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)

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Maccabi Netanya 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)

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Cherno More 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)

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Cherno More 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)

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VfB Stuttgart 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)

See also

• PFC Cherno More Varna
• 2007–08 PFC Cherno More Varna season