2024–25 PFC Cherno More Varna season

PFC Cherno More Varna
2024–25 season
ManagerIlian Iliev
StadiumStadion Ticha
First Professional Football League3rd
Bulgarian CupSemi-Finals
UEFA Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mazire Soula (7)
All: Mazire Soula (7)
Highest home attendance8,000 v. CSKA Sofia
(28 October 2024)
Lowest home attendance520 v. Ludogorets Razgraad
(22 February 2024)
Average home league attendance2,295

The 2024–25 season is the 112th season[1] in the history of PFC Cherno More Varna as a football club, and the club's 25th consecutive season in the First Professional Football League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Bulgarian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
Summer Transfers In
12 June 2024 GK 33 Plamen Iliev Universitatea Cluj Free [2]
18 June 2024 CM 5 Nacho Pais Antequera Free [3]
19 June 2024 RW 11 Dudu Rodrigues Aparecidense Free [4]
19 July 2024 RB 8 Asen Donchev CSKA Sofia Free [5]
8 August 2024 CF 13 Claudiu Keșerü Retirement Free [6]
Winter Transfers In
22 December 2024 AM 12 Dimitar Tonev Botev Plovdiv Free [7]
28 February 2025 CF 98 Derick Osei Free Agent Free [8]
Total €0

Transfers Out/Released

Date Pos. No. Player Next club Join Date Fee Ref.
Summer Transfers Out
30 May 2024 LB 32 Martin Dichev Botev Vratsa 27 June 2024 Free [9][10]
21 June 2024 RB Petar Ivanov Etar Veliko Tarnovo 21 June 2024 Free [11]
21 June 2024 RW 33 Michael Alves Dobrudzha Dobrich 21 June 2024 Free [12]
30 June 2024 CM 5 Pablo Alvarez Karpaty Lviv 1 July 2024 Free [13][14]
GK 25 Ivan Dyulgerov CSKA Sofia 2 July 2024 Free [13][15]
CF 9 Atanas Iliev Anorthosis 9 September 2024 Free [16][17]
Winter Transfers Out
31 December 2024 CF 13 Claudiu Keșerü Retirement 1 January 2025 Free [18]
30 January 2025 RW 11 Dudu Rodrigues Aris Thessaloniki 30 January 2025 €1.5M [19]
1 February 2025 LW 23 Edgar Pacheco Differdange 03 24 June 2025 Free [20]
19 February 2025 RW 91 Velislav Vasilev Yantra Gabrovo 19 February 2025 Free [21]
Total €1.5M

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player Loaned from On loan until Ref.
Summer Loans In
29 August 2024 DM 88 Renan Areias Krumovgrad 24 December 2024 [22][23]
Winter Loans In
29 January 2025 RW 11 Thierno Barry EN Paralimniou End of the season [24]

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player Loaned to On loan until Ref.
Summer Loans Out
28 August 2024 RW 39 Nikolay Zlatev NK Tabor Sežana 31 December 2024 [25]

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
15 April 2025 RB 2 Tsvetomir Panov 30 June 2026 [26]
16 April 2025 DM 71 Vasil Panayotov 30 June 2026 [27]

First team

First-team coaching staff

Position Name Date of birth (age) Appointed on Last club
Manager Ilian Iliev 2 July 1968 (aged 56) 28 December 2017 Vereya
Assistant Coach Petar Kostadinov 1 April 1978 (aged 47) 28 December 2017 Vereya
Veselin Branimirov 25 August 1975 (aged 49) 1 November 2023 Zorya Luhansk
Goalkeeping coach Boyan Peykov 1 May 1984 (aged 41) 28 December 2017 Vereya

First-team squad

No. Player Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signing date Fee Contract

ends

Goalkeepers
33 Plamen Iliev GK 30 November 1991 (aged 33) Universitatea Cluj 12 June 2024 Free 2026
84 Hristiyan Slavkov GK 26 February 2003 (aged 22) Botev Plovdiv 4 July 2023 Free 2025
Defenders
2 Tsvetomir Panov RB/LB 17 April 1989 (aged 36) Ludogorets 10 January 2019 Free 2026
3 Zhivko Atanasov CB (VC) 3 February 1991 (aged 34) Levski Sofia 16 June 2021 Free 2025
4 Rosen Stefanov CB 10 October 2002 (aged 22) Cherno More U19 1 July 2021 YS 2026
6 Viktor Popov RB/LB 5 March 2000 (aged 25) Cherno More U19 28 May 2019 YS 2025
8 Asen Donchev RB/LB/

RW/LW

22 October 2001 (aged 23) CSKA Sofia 19 July 2024 Free 2027
15 Dani Martin LB/LW 31 May 1997 (aged 28) Melilla 9 February 2024 Free 2026
27 Daniel Dimov CB/DM (C) 21 January 1989 (aged 36) Boluspor 27 August 2019 Free 2025
28 Vlatko Drobarov CB/DM 2 November 1992 (aged 32) Free Agent 8 March 2023 Free 2026
Midfielders
5 Nacho Pais CM 30 May 2000 (aged 25) Antequera 18 June 2024 Free 2027
10 Mazire Soula AM/LW 6 June 1998 (aged 26) Free Agent 13 December 2021 Free 2025
17 Martin Milushev AM/RW 30 March 2002 (aged 23) Cherno More U19 21 July 2021 YS 2026
22 Nikolay Kostadinov AM 28 July 2005 (aged 19) Cherno More II 17 July 2024 YS 2027
23 Dimitar Tonev AM/LW 15 October 2001 (aged 23) Botev Plovdiv 22 December 2024 Free 2028
29 Berk Beyhan DM/CM 29 October 2004 (aged 20) Cherno More II 15 June 2023 YS 2026
71 Vasil Panayotov DM/CM/

AM (VC)

16 July 1990 (aged 34) Levski Sofia 7 August 2018 Free 2026
88 Renan Areias DM/CM 18 January 1998 (aged 27) Krumovgrad 29 August 2024 Loan 2024
Attackers
7 Breno Teixeira LW/CF 7 May 2002 (aged 23) Cruzeiro 6 September 2023 Free 2026
9 Ismail Isa CF 26 June 1989 (aged 35) Free Agent 2 September 2022 Free 2025
11 Dudu Rodrigues RW 17 July 2002 (aged 22) Aparecidense 19 June 2024 Free 2027
11 Thierno Barry RW 12 January 2000 (aged 25) EN Paralimniou 29 January 2025 Loan 2025
13 Claudiu Keșerü CF 2 December 1986 (aged 38) Retirement 8 August 2024 Free 2024
16 Andreias Calcan LW 9 April 1994 (aged 31) Universitatea Cluj 14 February 2024 Free 2026
23 Edgar Pacheco LW 23 June 2000 (aged 24) B-SAD 28 February 2023 Free 2026
39 Nikolay Zlatev RW/LW 12 December 2004 (aged 20) Cherno More U19 9 June 2022 YS 2025
91 Velislav Vasilev RW 27 March 2001 (aged 24) Cherno More U19 1 February 2020 YS 2026
98 Derick Osei CF 10 September 1998 (aged 26) Nîmes 28 February 2025 Free 2026
99 Weslen Júnior RW/LW/CF 12 November 1999 (aged 25) Manama 16 January 2024 Free 2026

Notes:

Players crossed out left the club before the end of the season.

Contracts, squad numbers and ages of the players are last updated on 1 June 2025

Friendlies

Pre-season

21 July 2024 Friendly Farul Constanța 0-1 Cherno More Varna Ovidiu, Romania
18:00 UTC+3
  • Isa 37'
Stadium: Central Stadium
25 July 2024 Friendly Cherno More Varna 2-5 Botev Plovdiv Pravets, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Pravets Sports Complex
Note: The match had 4 halfs of 30 minutes
3 July 2024 Friendly Levski Sofia 0-0 Cherno More Varna Pravets, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Pravets Sports Complex
10 July 2024 Friendly Cherno More Varna 0–1 Fratria Varna, Bulgaria
17:45 UTC+3 Andoni 90' Stadium: Mladost Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Professional Football League 19 July 2024 Matchday 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Bulgarian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Conference League 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00

Last updated: 25 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Levski Sofia 30 19 5 6 55 25 +30 62 Qualification for the Championship group
3 Arda 30 15 8 7 49 33 +16 53[a]
4 Cherno More 30 14 11 5 41 25 +16 53[a]
5 Botev Plovdiv 30 14 7 9 32 31 +1 49 Qualification for the Conference League group
6 Spartak Varna 30 14 6 10 39 38 +1 48
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arda 4; Cherno More 1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUD LEV CHM ARD
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 25 8 3 70 22 +48 83 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 1–1 2–0 2–2
2 Levski Sofia 36 21 9 6 64 29 +35 72 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] 2–2 2–0 1–1
3 Cherno More 36 15 14 7 44 30 +14 59 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 2–0 0–0 1–1
4 Arda (O) 36 15 13 8 54 41 +13 58 Qualification for the Conference League play-off 1–1 0–3 0–0
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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[28]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As Ludogorets Razgrad won the 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup, the cup's Europa League first qualifying round berth was passed to the second-placed team in the First League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSS BPD SPV BER
1 CSKA Sofia 36 19 8 9 58 28 +30 65 Qualification for the Conference League play-off 3–0 5–0 2–1
2 Botev Plovdiv 36 16 8 12 43 43 0 56 0–4 3–2 1–1
3 Spartak Varna 36 15 6 15 45 53 −8 51 0–1 2–1 1–2
4 Beroe 36 14 7 15 41 43 −2 49 0–3 0–6 3–1
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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[28]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SLA LSO CSK SEP LPD BVR KRU HEB
1 Slavia Sofia 37 14 7 16 50 52 −2 49 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2
2 Lokomotiv Sofia 37 13 8 16 43 51 −8 47[a] 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3 CSKA 1948 37 12 11 14 45 47 −2 47[a] 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
4 Septemvri Sofia 37 14 3 20 42 56 −14 45 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–0
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (O) 37 10 8 19 37 49 −12 38 Qualification for the relegation play-off 1–1 0–1 1–3
6 Botev Vratsa (O) 37 10 6 21 34 65 −31 36 2–1 3–2 1–0
7 Krumovgrad (R) 37 8 9 20 20 45 −25 33 Relegation to the Second League 0–1 1–2 0–4
8 Hebar (R) 37 4 9 24 28 64 −36 21 1–2 1–0 1–3
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (only in regular season); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (only in regular season); 4) Head-to-head goals scored (only in regular season); 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams and only in regular season); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw[28]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Sofia 4; CSKA 1948 1.

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
28 13 10 5 38 23  +15 49 6 7 1 20 9  +11 7 3 4 18 14  +4

Last updated: 5 April 2025.
Source: soccerway

Results by round

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GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLWWWDWWDLDLWWWWWWLDDWDDDLD
Position8564433333445544443433333334
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 13 June 2024.[29]

19 July 2024 1 Cherno More Varna 0–0 CSKA 1948 Varna, Bulgaria
18:45 UTC+3
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Georgi Ginchev
29 July 2024 2 Cherno More Varna 2–0 Septemvri Sofia Varna, Bulgaria
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
4 August 2024 3 Lokomotiv Sofia 2–1 Cherno More Varna Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 390
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev
12 August 2024 4 Cherno More Varna 2–1 Botev Vratsa Varna, Bulgaria
21:15 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
19 August 2024 5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 Cherno More Varna Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Vasimir El Khatib
26 August 2024 6 Cherno More Varna 3–0 Krumovgrad Varna, Bulgaria
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
1 September 2024 7 Ludogorets Razgrad 0-0 Cherno More Varna Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:30 UTC+3 Kamara  76'
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nikola Popov
15 September 2024 12 Cherno More Varna 1-1 Arda Kardzhali Varna, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov
22 September 2024 9 Spartak Varna 0-2 Cherno More Varna, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Spartak
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
28 September 2024 10 Cherno More 0-0 CSKA Sofia Varna, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Georgi Ginchev
4 October 2024 11 Slavia Sofia 1-0 Cherno More Sofia
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 910
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
20 October 2024 8 Cherno More 1-0 Hebar Pazardzhik Varna, Bulgaria
16:45 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Denislav Stalev
25 October 2024 13 Botev Plovdiv 1-0 Cherno More Plovdiv
16:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Georgi Davidov
3 November 2024 Cherno More - Levski Sofia Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 Stadium: Stadion Ticha
9 November 2024 Beroe - Cherno More Stara Zagora
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Beroe
24 November 2024 CSKA 1948 - Cherno More Sofia
14:30 Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa
29 November 2024 Septemvri Sofia - Cherno More Sofia
17:00 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
3 December 2024 Cherno More - Lokomotiv Sofia Varna, Bulgaria
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Ticha
7 December 2024 Botev Vratsa - Cherno More Vratsa
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev

Bulgarian Cup

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.

25 July 2024 First leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–0 Cherno More Lovech, Bulgaria
19:00 Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)
1 August 2024 Second leg Cherno More 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Razgrad
20:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Danilo Nikolić

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