Nesebar () is a Bulgarian municipal () association football club based in Nesebar, Burgas Province, currently competing in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football.
The club’s greatest success was promotion to the A Group in 2004, where the team played one season before being relegated.
History The club was established in 1946 under the name Chernomorets Nesebar. After 1949 team is divided to Dynamo and Cherveno Zname. In 1957, the company for physical culture and sport Chernomorets is refounded with the team. From 1979 to 2001 the team is called Slanchev Bryag. Еxception are the years from 1993 to 1996 when the team is called PFC Nesebar. From 2001 team is called Nesebar, as from 2012 team is OFC (Municipal football club).
Nesebar won promotion to the A Group during the 2003–04 season—the only time the club has played in the top level of Bulgarian football—with a third-place finish. In their first season in the top flight they were relegated after only five wins.
In 2009–10 season, Nesebar finished second in the B Group and qualified for the promotion play-off, but were defeated by Akademik Sofia 2–1. Two years later, they slipped into the third division.
Nesebar managed to return to the Second League in 2016, after four years of absence. The team managed to stay in the second level three seasons, with a notable fifth-place finish during the 2017–18 season. Relegation followed after the 2018–19 season, after which the club spent returned to the Third League. In 2023, Nesebar finished in first place in the Southeast Third League, but refused promotion to the Second League due to financial reasons. The club then won the league again the following year becoming back to back champions.
Historical names YearsNames1946–1979Chernomorets Nesebar1979–1993Slanchev Bryag1993–1996PFC Nesebar1996–2001Slanchev Bryag2001–2012PFC Nesebar2012 ОFC Nesebar
Honours Third League: Winners (7): 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 A Regional Group: Winners (2): 1973–74, 1977–78 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League Winners (1): 2016
Current squad As of 1 July 2026
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.
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.
Bulgaria Ivaylo Dimitrov Milen Georgiev Ventsislav Hristov Strati Iliev Pavel Kolev Nikolay Kostov Yordan Linkov
Diyan Moldovanov Diyan Petkov Boyan Peykov Milen Radukanov Nikolay Rusev Ivan Stoyanov Mitko Trendafilov
Season to season
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup 1962–63 A RFG 12 DNQ - 1965–66 A RFG 9 DNQ - 1969–70 A RFG 11 DNQ 1970–71 A RFG 9 DNQ 1971–72 A RFG 3 DNQ 1972–73 A RFG 3 DNQ 1973–74 A RFG 1 DNQ 1974–75 B PFG 11 Preliminary round 1975–76 B PFG 4 Round of 32 1976–77 B PFG 18 Round of 32 1977–78 A RFG 1 DNQ 1978–79 B PFG 13 Round of 32 1979–80 B PFG 10 Round of 32 1980–81 B PFG 4 Second round 1981–82 B PFG 14 DNQ 1982–83 B PFG 18 DNQSeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup 1983–84 V AFG 6 DNQ 1984–85 V AFG 5 40th 1985–86 V AFG 12 DNQ 1986–87 V AFG 5 DNQ 1987–88 V AFG 4 DNQ 1988–89 V AFG 6 DNQ 1989–90 V AFG 1 Unknown 1990–91 B PFG 16 Third round 1991–92 B PFG 15 Round of 16 1992–93 B PFG 16 Fourth round 1993–94 B PFG 9 First round 1994–95 B PFG 13 DNQ 1995–96 V AFG 2 DNQ 1996–97 V AFG 5 DNQ 1997–98 V AFG 14 DNQ 1998–99 V AFG 6 DNQ 1999–00 V AFG 1 Second round 2000–01 B PFG 6 Second roundSeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup 2001–02 V AFG 4 Second round 2002–03 V AFG 1 Round of 16 2003–04 B PFG 3 First round 2004–05 A PFG 15 Second round 2005–06 B PFG 8 Second round 2006–07 B PFG 4 Second round 2007–08 B PFG 4 First round 2008–09 B PFG 6 Quarterfinals 2009–10 B PFG 2 First round 2010–11 B PFG 5 First round 2011–12 B PFG 9 Second round 2012–13 V AFG 6 DNQ 2013–14 V AFG 5 DNQ 2014–15 V AFG 10 DNQ 2015–16 V AFG 1 Second round 2016–17 Second League 9 First round 2017–18 Second League 5 First round 2018–19 Second League 15 First round 2019-20 V AFG 9 DNQ
Seasons in A Group: 1 Seasons in B Group (now Second League): 25 Seasons in V Group: 18 Seasons in A Regional Group: 8
League positions
References
External links Nesebar at bgclubs.eu