FC Chernomorets Burgas

FC Chernomorets Burgas (ФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets (Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. Chernomorets played its home matches at the local Chernomorets Stadium. The team was a runner-up in the Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup competitions.

Chernomorets established itself as one of the most consistent teams in Bulgaria, spending most of its history in the top tier A Group. Financial problems started in the early 2000s however, and the club eventually folded after the 2005–06 season. An unofficial successor, PSFC Chernomorets Burgas was soon founded. The new club played in the top tier between 2007 and 2014, but also encountered financial problems, folding in 2019. A third club from Burgas was created in the wake of PSFC Chernomorets’ problems, named FC Chernomorets 1919 Burgas, which began playing in the amateur levels.

1905–1958
In 1905, a group of Bulgarian students from the Robert College of Istanbul created a new sports club in Burgas with the name SC Strela. Several years later, SC Strela was officially licensed as an association and in May, 1912, the local municipality chose the first staff and the first president of the club. In the period between 1918 and 1919, SC Strela had a roster of 200 members, slowly growing into an association with a big importance to the city. Тherefore some changes had to be made and on August 1, 1919, the first president of the club was chosen to be Stefan Ilic. By his suggestion, the club's name was chosen to be changed to SC Chernomorets and the same year, a football department was created to the sports society, named FC Chernomorets.

Between 1919 and 1944, the football club participated in the Bulgarian State Championship, regularly promoting and relegating from the different divisions of the league. In the following years several changes were made. In 1944, the club was bought by the Municipality of Burgas, its name was changed to FC Lyuboslav and a new manager was hired – the prominent Hungarian coach Kramer Lipot. However the results weren't good and soon he was sacked from his job. Years later, the bad results were the reason to bring FC Lyuboslav to a dissolve.

1958–2006
When the Bulgarian A Group became the new top-tier league format of Bulgaria in 1948, Chernomorets was selected to be one of the ten teams to compete in the new league. Chernomorets finished in last place, however, and was relegated to the B Group.

In 1958, the communist authorities in Burgas decided to reestablish the sports club, which is considered a successor of the achievements of the former FC Chernomorets. The sports club was named SC Botev in honour of the Bulgarian national hero – Hristo Botev. Several years later, the authorities however decided to rename the club to its former name, FC Chernomorets.

It took Chernomorets 16 years to return to the top flight followig the relegation in 1949. Chernomorets spent eight seasons in the A Group, from 1965 until 1973. The Sharks were relegated in 1973, and the next four seasons were spent in the B Group. In 1977, another promotion to the A Group followed.

FC Chernomorets's best seasons in the Bulgarian top division were in the 1981–82 and 1983–84 seasons, finishing in the 5th place. Since its establishment, the club had played a total of 31 seasons in the Bulgarian top division. In 1989, Chernomorets surprisingly reached the final of the Bulgarian Cup and played against PFC CSKA Sofia, but the result of the match was a 0:3 loss for Chernomorets. In spite of the loss, the team led by Dian Petkov, Zlatko Yankov, Lyubomir Sheytanov and Vlado Stoyanov, managed to earn a position to participate in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The club's first participation in European club tournaments was not long-lived, however. The team faced Dinamo Tirana from Albania. The first game in Burgas, in the presence of 17,000 spectators at the Chernomorets Stadium, ended with a 3–1 win. But the second game in Tirana finished with a shameful 0–4 loss and Chernomorets were out of the cup winners cup tournament. A few years later, in 1994 Chernomorets were relegated to Southern "B" Group and its return to A PFG in 1999 was with his new owner Ivaylo Drazhev, who had bought the club in 1997.

In 2004, the club with president Ivaylo Drazhev went bankrupt and in the following two seasons Chernomorets was relegated from the top division of the Bulgarian football. The future of the club was unknown and in late 2006 FC Chernomorets withdrew from the South-East V AFG because of financial difficulties and was dissolved shortly thereafter.

A successor club, named PSFC Chernomorets Burgas, was established while the old club was suffering from financial problems. The new club quickly progressed through the lower leagues and promoted to the A Group in 2007.

Performance by seasons

 * {|class="wikitable"

! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P ! Cup ! Notes
 * - style="background:#efefef;"
 * 1938
 * BSFC
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|18||align=right|4||align=right|4||align=right|10
 * align=right|30||align=right|40||align=right|12
 * N/A
 * 1939
 * BSFC
 * align=right bgcolor=red|10
 * align=right|18||align=right|0||align=right|4||align=right|14
 * align=right|17||align=right|61||align=right|4
 * N/A
 * Relegated
 * 1948–49
 * RFD
 * align=right bgcolor=red|10
 * align=right|18||align=right|2||align=right|3||align=right|13
 * align=right|15||align=right|38||align=right|7
 * 1/4
 * Relegated
 * 1957
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|10||align=right|10
 * align=right|42||align=right|50||align=right|30
 * N/A
 * 1958
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|15||align=right|5||align=right|4||align=right|6
 * align=right|17||align=right|18||align=right|14
 * N/A
 * 1958–59
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|10
 * align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|5||align=right|11
 * align=right|45||align=right|42||align=right|31
 * 1/4
 * Relegated
 * 1961–62
 * B RFG
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|8||align=right|13
 * align=right|41||align=right|49||align=right|26
 * N/A
 * 1962–63
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|38||align=right|15||align=right|6||align=right|17
 * align=right|61||align=right|55||align=right|36
 * N/A
 * 1963–64
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |6
 * align=right|34||align=right|13||align=right|13||align=right|8
 * align=right|53||align=right|42||align=right|39
 * N/A
 * 1964–65
 * Southern B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |1
 * align=right|34||align=right|19||align=right|6||align=right|9
 * align=right|57||align=right|29||align=right|44
 * N/A
 * Promoted
 * 1965–66
 * A RFG
 * align=right |14
 * align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|9||align=right|13
 * align=right|34||align=right|48||align=right|25
 * 1/8
 * 1966–67
 * A RFG
 * align=right |9
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|10||align=right|10
 * align=right|38||align=right|35||align=right|30
 * 2nd in Group 1
 * 1967–68
 * A RFG
 * align=right |13
 * align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|7||align=right|14
 * align=right|35||align=right|53||align=right|25
 * 1/2
 * 1968–69
 * A RFG
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|12
 * align=right|51||align=right|56||align=right|28
 * 3rd in Group 1
 * 1969–70
 * A RFG
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|9||align=right|11
 * align=right|33||align=right|41||align=right|29
 * 1/8
 * 1970–71
 * A RFG
 * align=right |15
 * align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|7||align=right|17
 * align=right|33||align=right|66||align=right|19
 * 3rd in Group 3
 * 1971–72
 * A RFG
 * align=right |14
 * align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|15
 * align=right|47||align=right|49||align=right|28
 * 1/16
 * 1972–73
 * A RFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|12
 * align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|15
 * align=right|35||align=right|44||align=right|31
 * 1/4
 * drawn
 * 1973–74
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |2
 * align=right|36||align=right|23||align=right|6||align=right|7
 * align=right|81||align=right|34||align=right|52
 * 1/4
 * 1974–75
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |2
 * align=right|38||align=right|18||align=right|8||align=right|12
 * align=right|52||align=right|40||align=right|44
 * N/A
 * 1975–76
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|38||align=right|16||align=right|8||align=right|14
 * align=right|61||align=right|47||align=right|40
 * 1/32
 * 1976–77
 * Southern B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |1
 * align=right|38||align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|8
 * align=right|60||align=right|30||align=right|50
 * 1/32
 * Promoted
 * 1977–78
 * A RFG
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|5||align=right|14
 * align=right|45||align=right|43||align=right|27
 * 1/16
 * 1978–79
 * A RFG
 * align=right |5
 * align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|9
 * align=right|45||align=right|43||align=right|34
 * 1/8
 * 1979–80
 * A RFG
 * align=right |9
 * align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|3||align=right|15
 * align=right|39||align=right|42||align=right|27
 * 1/4
 * 1980–81
 * A RFG
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|10||align=right|11
 * align=right|42||align=right|49||align=right|28
 * 1st leg
 * 1981–82
 * A RFG
 * align=right |6
 * align=right|30||align=right|14||align=right|4||align=right|12
 * align=right|48||align=right|44||align=right|32
 * N/A
 * 1982–83
 * A RFG
 * align=right |13
 * align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|4||align=right|14
 * align=right|41||align=right|47||align=right|28
 * N/A
 * 1983–84
 * A RFG
 * align=right |5
 * align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|11
 * align=right|43||align=right|47||align=right|31
 * N/A
 * 1984–85
 * A RFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|16
 * align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|17
 * align=right|35||align=right|57||align=right|21
 * N/A
 * Relegated
 * 1985–86
 * B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |1
 * align=right|38||align=right|21||align=right|7||align=right|10
 * align=right|81||align=right|42||align=right|48
 * N/A
 * Promoted
 * 1986–87
 * A RFG
 * align=right |12
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|4||align=right|16
 * align=right|48||align=right|76||align=right|24
 * N/A
 * 1987–88
 * A RFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|15
 * align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|3||align=right|18
 * align=right|27||align=right|50||align=right|21
 * 1/4
 * Relegated
 * 1988–89
 * B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |2
 * align=right|38||align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|8
 * align=right|63||align=right|32||align=right|50
 * Final
 * Promoted
 * 1989–90
 * A RFG
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|7||align=right|12
 * align=right|36||align=right|41||align=right|29
 * N/A
 * 1990–91
 * A FG
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|11
 * align=right|41||align=right|50||align=right|30
 * 2nd in Group 1
 * 1991–92
 * A RFG
 * align=right |12
 * align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|9||align=right|13
 * align=right|28||align=right|43||align=right|25
 * 1/16
 * 1992–93
 * A RFG
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|11
 * align=right|33||align=right|31||align=right|30
 * 1/8
 * 1993–94
 * A FG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|13
 * align=right|28||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|14
 * align=right|30||align=right|36||align=right|30
 * 1/16
 * Relegated
 * 1994–95
 * Southern B RFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|9
 * align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|7||align=right|10
 * align=right|43||align=right|35||align=right|46
 * N/A
 * Relegated
 * 1995–96
 * South East V Group
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |-
 * align=right|-||align=right|-||align=right|-||align=right|-
 * align=right|-||align=right|-||align=right|-
 * 3rd leg
 * Promoted
 * 1996–97
 * B RFG
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|4||align=right|14
 * align=right|51||align=right|39||align=right|52
 * 1/8
 * 1997–98
 * B RFG
 * align=right |4
 * align=right|30||align=right|18||align=right|5||align=right|7
 * align=right|50||align=right|17||align=right|59
 * 1/16
 * 1998–99
 * B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |1
 * align=right|30||align=right|21||align=right|3||align=right|6
 * align=right|62||align=right|20||align=right|66
 * 2nd leg
 * Promoted
 * 1999-00
 * A FG
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|7||align=right|13
 * align=right|31||align=right|40||align=right|37
 * 1/2
 * 2000–01
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|26||align=right|6||align=right|4||align=right|16
 * align=right|22||align=right|48||align=right|22
 * 1/16
 * 2001–02
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|40||align=right|13||align=right|9||align=right|18
 * align=right|41||align=right|69||align=right|35
 * 1/16
 * 2002–03
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|26||align=right|7||align=right|3||align=right|16
 * align=right|32||align=right|56||align=right|24
 * 1/4
 * 2003–04
 * A FG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|16
 * align=right|30||align=right|4||align=right|6||align=right|20
 * align=right|30||align=right|68||align=right|18
 * 1/8
 * Relegated
 * 2004–05
 * B PFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|15
 * align=right|30||align=right|5||align=right|4||align=right|21
 * align=right|29||align=right|64||align=right|19
 * 1st leg
 * Relegated
 * 2005–06
 * South East V Group
 * align=right|14
 * align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|5||align=right|19
 * align=right|26||align=right|56||align=right|23
 * N/A
 * 2006–07
 * South East V Group
 * align=right bgcolor=red|18
 * align=right|34||align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|34
 * align=right|8||align=right|161||align=right|0
 * N/A
 * Withdrawn
 * }
 * B RFG
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|4||align=right|14
 * align=right|51||align=right|39||align=right|52
 * 1/8
 * 1997–98
 * B RFG
 * align=right |4
 * align=right|30||align=right|18||align=right|5||align=right|7
 * align=right|50||align=right|17||align=right|59
 * 1/16
 * 1998–99
 * B RFG
 * style="text-align:right; background:lime;" |1
 * align=right|30||align=right|21||align=right|3||align=right|6
 * align=right|62||align=right|20||align=right|66
 * 2nd leg
 * Promoted
 * 1999-00
 * A FG
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|7||align=right|13
 * align=right|31||align=right|40||align=right|37
 * 1/2
 * 2000–01
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|26||align=right|6||align=right|4||align=right|16
 * align=right|22||align=right|48||align=right|22
 * 1/16
 * 2001–02
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|40||align=right|13||align=right|9||align=right|18
 * align=right|41||align=right|69||align=right|35
 * 1/16
 * 2002–03
 * Premier football league
 * align=right |11
 * align=right|26||align=right|7||align=right|3||align=right|16
 * align=right|32||align=right|56||align=right|24
 * 1/4
 * 2003–04
 * A FG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|16
 * align=right|30||align=right|4||align=right|6||align=right|20
 * align=right|30||align=right|68||align=right|18
 * 1/8
 * Relegated
 * 2004–05
 * B PFG
 * align=right bgcolor=red|15
 * align=right|30||align=right|5||align=right|4||align=right|21
 * align=right|29||align=right|64||align=right|19
 * 1st leg
 * Relegated
 * 2005–06
 * South East V Group
 * align=right|14
 * align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|5||align=right|19
 * align=right|26||align=right|56||align=right|23
 * N/A
 * 2006–07
 * South East V Group
 * align=right bgcolor=red|18
 * align=right|34||align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|34
 * align=right|8||align=right|161||align=right|0
 * N/A
 * Withdrawn
 * }
 * 2005–06
 * South East V Group
 * align=right|14
 * align=right|30||align=right|6||align=right|5||align=right|19
 * align=right|26||align=right|56||align=right|23
 * N/A
 * 2006–07
 * South East V Group
 * align=right bgcolor=red|18
 * align=right|34||align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|34
 * align=right|8||align=right|161||align=right|0
 * N/A
 * Withdrawn
 * }
 * N/A
 * Withdrawn
 * }
 * }

European
Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup

Honours
Bulgarian A PFG:
 * Fifth place (2): 1979, 1984

Bulgarian Cup
 * Runner-up (1): 1989

Bulgarian Supercup
 * Runner-up (1): 1989

Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.
 * For all players with a Wikipedia article see Category:FC Chernomorets Burgas players.


 * Bulgaria
 * 🇧🇬 Aleksandar Aleksandrov
 * 🇧🇬 Emil Angelov
 * 🇧🇬 Simeon Chilibonov
 * 🇧🇬 Georgi Chilikov
 * 🇧🇬 Georgi Dimitrov
 * 🇧🇬 Kostadin Dzhambazov
 * 🇧🇬 Rusi Gochev
 * 🇧🇬 Vesislav Ilchev


 * 🇧🇬 Yanko Kirilov
 * 🇧🇬 Radostin Kishishev
 * 🇧🇬 Miroslav Kosev
 * 🇧🇬 Petar Kyumurdzhiev
 * 🇧🇬 Valentin Naydenov
 * 🇧🇬 Diyan Petkov
 * 🇧🇬 Ivan Pritargov
 * 🇧🇬 Nikolay Rusev
 * 🇧🇬 Lyubomir Sheytanov


 * 🇧🇬 Valentin Stanchev
 * 🇧🇬 Kostadin Stoyanov
 * 🇧🇬 Vladimir Stoyanov
 * 🇧🇬 Angel Stoykov
 * 🇧🇬 Yordan Todorov
 * 🇧🇬 Stefan Traykov
 * 🇧🇬 Zlatko Yankov
 * 🇧🇬 Georgi Yordanov
 * 🇧🇬 Petar Zhabov


 * Asia
 * 🇺🇿 Georgi Georgiev
 * Africa
 * 🇿🇦 Simba Marumo

Notable coaches

 * 🇭🇺 Kramer Lipot
 * 🇧🇬 Evgeni Yanchovski
 * 🇧🇬 Totko Dremsizov – lead the sharks seven years in a row (record)
 * 🇧🇬 Lyubomir Borisov
 * 🇧🇬 Vasil Zelev – the most successful coach for the club
 * 🇧🇬 Ivan Tsvetanov
 * 🇧🇬 Miroslav Kralev