2007–08 PFC Cherno More Varna season

Cherno More

2007–08 season
Chairman	Marin Marinov
Manager	Nikola Spasov
A Group	5th
Bulgarian Cup	Runners-up (knocked out by Litex)
Top goalscorer	Alex (10)
Biggest win	7–0 (vs Vidima-Rakovski, 12 Dec 2007)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (vs Levski, 24 Sep 2007)
Home colours Away colours

This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2007-08 season. These are A PFG, Bulgarian Cup and Intertoto Cup.

Transfers

Summer transfer window

In:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Ivaylo Marinov (from Chernomorets Byala)
—	DF	BUL	Mihail Lazarov (from Rodopa)
—	DF	BRA	Peris (from Americano)
—	DF	BUL	Nikolay Domakinov (from Botev Plovdiv)
—	MF	BRA	Djalma (from Central SC)
—	MF	POR	Ricardo André (from Gondomar)
—	MF	BUL	Alex (from MKE Ankaragücü)
—	FW	BRA	Fabinho (from Vera Cruz)

Out:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Yordan Linkov (to Naftex Burgas)
—	DF	BUL	Veselin Vachev (to Kaliakra)
—	DF	SRB	Miroslav Milošević (to Alki Larnaca)
—	MF	BUL	Diyan Genchev (to Astana-1964)
—	MF	BUL	Slavi Zhekov (to Lokomotiv Stara Zagora)
—	MF	POR	Paulo Dias (released)
—	MF	BUL	Todor Palankov (loan return to Litex)
—	MF	BUL	Martin Hristov (to Slavia Sofia)
—	FW	BUL	Georgi Vladimirov (to Inter Baku)

Winter transfer window

In:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Kristian Sprećaković (from SV Elversberg)
—	FW	ARM	Tigran Gharabaghtsyan (from Pyunik)
—	FW	BUL	Teodor Atanasov (from Würzburger Kickers)

Out:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

2007-08 Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A Group		Bulgarian Cup		Intertoto Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BUL	Karamfil Ilchev	33	0	26	0	3	0	4	0
2	MF	BUL	Daniel Dimov	11	1	6	0	1	0	4	1
3	DF	BRA	Peris	29	1	23	0	5	1	1	0
4	DF	BUL	Kiril Djorov	25	0	16	0	5	0	4	0
5	DF	BUL	Nikolay Domakinov	29	1	22	1	3	0	4	0
6	MF	GER	Kristian Sprećaković	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BUL	Stanislav Stoyanov	30	3	25	1	3	1	2	1
8	MF	POR	Ricardo André	35	3	28	3	3	0	4	0
9	FW	COD	Masena Moke	17	4	14	3	3	1	0	0
10	MF	BUL	Konstantin Mirchev	9	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
11	FW	BUL	Georgi Andonov	24	2	19	2	2	0	3	0
12	GK	BUL	Ivaylo Marinov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	BUL	Todor Kolev	10	2	8	2	2	0	0	0
14	FW	ARM	Tigran Gharabaghtsyan	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF	BUL	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	33	1	28	1	4	0	1	0
16	FW	BUL	Teodor Atanasov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	BUL	Petar Kostadinov	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	BUL	Mihail Lazarov	14	1	10	1	4	0	0	0
21	MF	BRA	Djalma	12	0	9	0	1	0	2	0
22	FW	BRA	Fabinho	17	1	14	1	1	0	2	0
23	MF	BUL	Daniel Georgiev	29	7	20	4	5	2	4	1
24	DF	BUL	Radoslav Bachev	23	1	18	0	1	0	4	1
26	DF	BUL	Aleksandar Tomash	29	0	22	0	3	0	4	0
28	FW	BRA	Markos Da Silva	17	3	12	0	2	1	3	2
30	MF	BUL	Alex	32	13	27	10	5	3	0	0
31	FW	BUL	Miroslav Manolov	31	11	22	9	5	1	4	1
33	GK	BUL	Krasimir Kolev	8	0	5	0	3	0	0	0

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

13 August 2007 Round 1	Pirin	1–0	Cherno More	Blagoevgrad
18:00	Dyakov 13'			Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

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Cherno More v Lokomotiv Sofia

22 August 2007 Round 2	Cherno More	1–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Varna
18:00	Moke 67'		Baldovaliev 62'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

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Slavia v Cherno More

28 August 2007 Round 3	Slavia	3–1	Cherno More	Sofia
18:00	Simonović 10' Ortega 47' Ortega 58'		Ricardo 59'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov

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Cherno More v Beroe

4 September 2007 Round 4	Cherno More	1–0	Beroe	Varna
18:00	Alex 48'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Asen Nikolov

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Cherno More

21 September 2007 Round 5	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–1	Cherno More	Plovdiv
17:00	Kamburov 4' Dakson 6'		Ricardo  73' Moke 78'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

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Levski v Cherno More

24 September 2007 Round 6	Levski	4–0	Cherno More	Sofia
19:00	Dimitrov 10' Telkiyski 18' Domovchiyski 28' Domovchiyski 88' (pen.)			Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

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Cherno More v Marek

1 October 2007 Round 7	Cherno More	0–0	Marek	Varna
16:30				Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev

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Botev v Cherno More

10 October 2007 Round 8	Botev	1–1	Cherno More	Plovdiv
16:00	Hristov 9'		Fabinho 37'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Georgi Yordanov

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Cherno More v Chernomorets

23 October 2007 Round 9	Cherno More	2–1	Chernomorets	Varna
16:00	Aleksandrov 48' Alex 82'		Krumov 45'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

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CSKA v Cherno More

29 October 2007 Round 10	CSKA	1–0	Cherno More	Sofia
18:30	Amuneke 20'			Stadium: Balgraska armia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anton Genov

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Cherno More v Vihren

6 November 2007 Round 11	Cherno More	1–0	Vihren	Varna
15:00	Georgiev 2'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

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Litex v Cherno More

12 November 2007 Round 12	Litex	1–1	Cherno More	Lovech
17:00	Bibishkov 38'		Ricardo 14'	Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

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Cherno More v Belasitsa

28 November 2007 Round 13	Cherno More	1–1	Belasitsa	Varna
15:00	Stoyanov 47'		Lichkov  36' Joel Kiki 72'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

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Spartak v Cherno More

3 December 2007 Round 14	Spartak	0–1	Cherno More	Varna
14:30			Manolov 60'	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

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Cherno More v Vidima-Rakovski

12 December 2007 Round 15	Cherno More	7–0	Vidima-Rakovski	Varna
14:30	Manolov 4' Georgiev 18' Alex 28' Georgiev 44' Alex 55' (pen.) Kolev 76' (pen.) Domakinov 89'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

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Cherno More v Pirin

1 March 2008 Round 16	Cherno More	1–0	Pirin	Varna
15:00	Manolov 77'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Asen Nikolov

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Lokomotiv Sofia v Cherno More

8 March 2008 Round 17	Lokomotiv Sofia	4–3	Cherno More	Sofia
15:00	Baldovaliev 2' Dafchev 45' (pen.) Dafchev 59' Baldovaliev 82'		Ricardo 14' Alex 22' Alex 66'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

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Cherno More v Slavia

15 March 2008 Round 18	Cherno More	1–0	Slavia	Varna
15:00	K.Kolev  62' T.Kolev 90+3'			Stadium: Ticha, Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton Genov

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Beroe v Cherno More

18 March 2008 Round 19	Beroe	0–0	Cherno More	Stara Zagora
15:00				Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

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Cherno More v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

23 March 2008 Round 20	Cherno More	2–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Varna
15:30	Moke 74' Manolov 82'		Dani Kiki 34'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Cvetan Georgiev

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Cherno More v Levski

30 March 2008 Round 21	Cherno More	0–1	Levski	Varna
15:30			Ivanov 70'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Anton Genov

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Marek v Cherno More

5 April 2008 Round 22	Marek	1–4	Cherno More	Dupnitsa
16:00	Taskovic 84'		Stoyanov 9' Manolov 12' Manolov 36' Manolov 49'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 450 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

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Cherno More v Botev

9 April 2008 Round 23	Cherno More	2–0	Botev	Varna
16:30	Alex 69' (pen.) Alex 90+2'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ionel Ivan

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Chernomorets v Cherno More

12 April 2008 Round 24	Chernomorets	0–1	Cherno More	Burgas
19:00			Manolov 28'	Stadium: Naftex Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

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Cherno More v CSKA

20 April 2008 Round 25	Cherno More	0–2	CSKA	Varna
16:30			Nei 10' Nei 14'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lucian Dan

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Vihren v Cherno More

25 April 2008 Round 26	Vihren	0–1	Cherno More	Sandanski
17:00	Sukardinha 26'		Lazarov 72'	Stadium: Gradski stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Georgi Yordanov

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Cherno More v Litex

30 April 2008 Round 27	Cherno More	2–1	Litex	Varna
17:30	Andonov 45' Alex 84'		Sandrinho 30'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov

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Belasitsa v Cherno More

4 May 2008 Round 28	Belasitsa	1–1	Cherno More	Petrich
18:00	Kabranov 48'		Georgiev 70'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Attendance: 700 Referee: Anton Genov

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Cherno More v Spartak

10 May 2008 Round 29	Cherno More	0–0	Spartak	Varna
18:00				Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

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Vidima-Rakovski v Cherno More

17 May 2008 Round 30	Vidima-Rakovski	0–3	Cherno More	Sevlievo
18:00			Andonov 7' Manolov 18' Alex 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Gradski stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov

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League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Lokomotiv Sofia	30	16	9	5	47	28	+19	57	Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4	Litex Lovech	30	16	8	6	51	26	+25	56
5	Cherno More	30	13	9	8	39	28	+11	48	Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
6	Chernomorets Burgas	30	13	8	9	39	32	+7	47	Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
7	Slavia Sofia	30	13	8	9	38	28	+10	47

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
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	13	9	8	39	28	+11	48	9	4	2	21	8	+13	4	5	6	18	20	−2

Last updated: 17 May 2008.
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	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W
Position	13	13	13	9	12	14	16	15	11	14	10	9	10	9	9	7	8	7	9	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	5

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Bulgarian Cup

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

Svetkavitsa v Cherno More

1 November 2007 2nd Round	Svetkavitsa	0–1	Cherno More	Targovishte
16:00			Alex 108'	Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Attendance: 800 Referee: Georgi Yordanov

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FC Bansko v Cherno More

12 December 2007 3rd Round	FC Bansko	2–6	Cherno More	Bansko
14:30	Kyosov 35' Toshev 76'		Georgiev 23' Manolov 47' Alex 58' Peris 66' Moke 74' Alex 82'	Stadium: Saint Petar Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ivaylo Angelov

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Cherno More v Pirin

12 March 2008 Quarter-final	Cherno More	1–0	Pirin	Varna
16:00			Stoyanov 68'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

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Kaliakra v Cherno More

16 April 2008 Semi-final	Kaliakra	1–3	Cherno More	Kavarna
17:00	Kiskinov 51' Petkov  62'		Dimitrov 6' (o.g.) Da Silva 67' Georgiev 74'	Stadium: Gradski stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Angel Bekyarov

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Cherno More v Litex

14 May 2008 Final	Cherno More	0–1	Litex	Sofia
18:00			Manolev 55'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

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Intertoto Cup

Kick-off listed in local time

Makedonija GP v Cherno More

10 July 2007 2nd round/1st leg	Makedonija GP	0–4	Cherno More	Skopje, Macedonia
18:00			Bachev 48' Da Silva 72' Da Silva 73' Stoyanov 82'	Stadium: Skopje City Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Alfonso Peres Burul (Spain)

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Cherno More v Makedonija GP

16 July 2007 2nd round/2nd leg	Cherno More	3–0	Makedonija GP	Burgas, Bulgaria
18:30	Georgiev 12' Manolov 49' Dimov 80'			Stadium: Naftex Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jori Van Der Velde (Belgium)

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Cherno More v Sampdoria

22 July 2007 3rd round/1st leg	Cherno More	0–1	Sampdoria	Burgas, Bulgaria
19:00			Dimov 45+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Naftex Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Brage Sandmoen (Norway)

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Sampdoria v Cherno More

29 July 2007 3rd round/2nd leg	Sampdoria	1–0	Cherno More	Genoa, Italy
20:30	Maggio 90+3'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,811 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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