PFC Chernomorets Pomorie

Chernomorets Pomorie

Full name	Професионален футболен клуб Черноморец Поморие (Professional football club Chernomorets Pomorie)
Nickname(s)	Поморийските акули (The Pomorian sharks)
Founded	1944
Ground	Pomorie Stadium, Pomorie (Capacity: 3,000)
Owner	Petrol AD
Chairman	Kaloyan Panayotov
Manager	Nedelcho Matushev
League	East B PFG
2010–11	East B PFG, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

PFC Chernomorets Pomorie (Bulgarian: ПФК Черноморец Поморие) is a Bulgarian association football club from the town of Pomorie, which currently competes in the East B PFG, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid. The club plays its home matches at the Pomorie Stadium, which has an overall capacity of 3,000 seats. As of 2009, Chernomorets Pomorie is used as a satellite team for Chernomorets Burgas, mainly developing young talents and players for the main squad.

Achievements

Bulgarian Cup

• Runners-up: 2010

East B PFG:

• 2nd place (1): 2011

South-East V AFG:

• Winner (1): 2003 (as PFC Pomorie)

History

The football club in Pomorie was established in 1944 under the name Nikolay Luskov in honour of the famous Bulgarian politic with the same name, who died in the town. Since then, the club changed its name twice, as Cherveno Zname and FC Pomorie, without making some important achievements. However, in 2002, the club managed to earn a promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG. The next season, the club was bought by the Bulgarian oil company Petrol AD, and the same 2003-04 season the team achieved a double by winning the South-East V AFG and the Bulgarian Amateur Cup, again under the name FC Pomorie. The following two seasons Pomorie competed in the Bulgarian B PFG, but in 2006, were once again relegated to the V AFG. In the next years, the club stayed in the South-East V AFG, without achieving any significant results. In 2009, however, PFC Pomorie finished in the third position of their division and were able to play a play-off match for a promotion to the Bulgarian B PFG.

Historical names

Years	Names
1944-80	FC Nikolay Luskov
1980-95	FC Cherno More
1995-09	PFC Pomorie
2009	PFC Chernomorets

Performance by seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2004-05	B PFG	8	30	11	7	12	38	39	40	1/32
2005-06	B PFG	13	26	6	6	14	22	38	24	1/16	Relegated
2006–07	V AFG	3	34	20	5	9	70	31	65	?
2007-08	V AFG	6	34	17	6	11	53	34	57	?
2008-09	V AFG	3	36	24	4	8	78	19	76	?
2009-10	B PFG	7	28	13	4	11	46	36	43	Final
2010-11	B PFG	2	28	9	9	6	23	19	36	1/8

Union with Naftex Burgas

On July 3, 2009, PFC Pomorie merged with Naftex Burgas from the nearby city Burgas, by demands from the Petrol AD owner Mitko Sabev. However, because of the protests of the Naftex fans, the old club was folded and a new club was established by the fans as a successor of the old team. Therefore, only part of the Naftex players were moved to the Pomorie team. The newly created club was named Chernomorets Pomorie and several days later the club obtained a license from the BFU in order to participate in the East B PFG. Currently Chernomorets Pomorie is used as a satellite team for Chernomorets Burgas and has a goal to train and develop players, seeking promotion to the first squad in the main club.

Final of Bulgarian Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup

On April 28, 2010, Chernomorets Pomorie surprisingly managed to secure a place in the final of the Bulgarian Cup after securing some prestigious wins against Minyor Pernik (2:0) and Kaliakra Kavarna (4:1 after penalties) at the Pomorie Stadium. Chernomorets's players are the second ones from a B PFG team in the Bulgarian Cup history, that have reached the final of the competition since Chernomorets Burgas's similar achievement in 1989. The final of the cup was held on May 5, 2010, against Beroe Stara Zagora at the Lovech Stadium, but it was lost by the Pomorians with 0:1.

At the end of the 2010/2011 B PFG season, Chernomorets Pomorie finished in 2nd place, securing the right to challenge Vidima Rakovski for a spot in the A PFG, the top echelon in Bulgaria. However, they were ultimately denied a professional license by the Bulgarian Football Union and FC Sportist Svoge will face the team from Sevlievo.

Stadium and Sports Complex

Chernomorets Pomorie currently play their home matches at the Pomorie Stadium in Pomorie. The stadium has a overall capacity of 3,000 spectators and it's part of a major training sports complex located in the range of a 5-star luxury hotel complex, which is also used by the needs of the football club. The venue has one main stand with roof covers, a 1400 lux floodlight system, a frame scoreboard and a synthetic grass pitch surface. It was built in 2006, along with the Pomorie Sports Complex at a total cost of € 3,25 million.^[1]

Current squad

As of 3 September 2011 (2011 -09-03)^[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Hristyan Slavov 2 DF Kostadin Velkov 3 MF Lyubomir Voynov 4 DF Velin Damyanov 5 DF Nikolay Krastev 6 FW Zhivko Petkov 7 MF Boris Shtarbev 9 FW Vasil Kaloyanov 10 MF Stanimir Mitev 11 FW Andrey Atanasov 12 MF Georgi Chakarov 13 MF Hristo Lemperov

No. Position Player 15 MF Dimitar Blagov 16 MF Miroslav Koev 18 FW Hristo Spasov 19 FW Galin Dimov 20 MF Miroslav Ralev 22 MF Martin Dimitrov 23 MF Iliya Sherdenov 24 MF Rostislav Yankov 25 MF Plamen Dimov 29 FW Stanislav Dimov 33 GK Kostadin Kodzhukliev

Foreign players

Up to one non-EU national can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the B PFG. This non-EU national with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

Non-EU Nationals

Staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Kaloyan Panayotov
Managing director	Todor Hankov
Sport-technical director	Ivan Krastanov
Manager	Nedelcho Matushev
Assistant Manager	Vacant

References

1. ^ Pomorie Stadium in Pomorie Accessed on April 2, 2010.

External links

• Unofficial website