FC Chernomorets 1919 () is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Chernomorets plays its home matches at the local Lazur Stadium temporary, until they complete the construction of their planned 5,000 seats Ivan Pritargov Stadium.
The club was founded in 2015, following the financial struggles of the former Burgas-based team, PSFC Chernomorets Burgas. Unlike PSFC Chernomorets, however, Chernomorets 1919 is considered to be the official reincarnation of the original club, founded in 1919. The Bulgarian Football Union considers it to be a legitimate successor to the original Chernomorets Burgas, thus it carries all records from the original club. PSFC Chernomorets’ records are kept separate.
History Following the relegation of PSFC Chernomorets Burgas to the third division and the discoveries that Mitko Sabev drained the club,Направиха скандални разкрития за източването на Черноморец от собственика Митко Събев association "Future for Chernomorets Burgas" wanted a new team to represent the original team FC Chernomorets Burgas who was dissolved in 2006.Cдружение Бъдеще за Черноморец кани всички, свързани с клуба, на общо събрание On 4 August 2015 they officially founded Chernomorets 1919.Черноморец 1919 беше основан Zlatko Yankov, who played for Bulgaria at 2 World Cups, and Stoyko Sakaliev were the first players to join the team in advisory roles.
In 2018, the team entered the Third Amateur Football League for the first time.Черноморец картотекира Златко Янков In their first season in the third tier, Chernomorets finished 4th. Chernomorets ended the 2022–23 season in 2nd place but showed a desire to join the Second League, since the group winner, Nesebar, struggled financially.От Черноморец (Бургас) изразиха готовност да участват във Втора лига от новия сезон On 19 June 2023 Nesebar announced they will stay in Third League and Bulgarian Football Union announced that Chernomorets will be promoted to Second League, instead.БФС потвърди: Черноморец (Бургас) се завръща в професионалния футбол In November 2023, Chernomorets announced the reconstruction of Cherveno Zname Stadium in Dolno Ezerovo neighborhood, with plans for a 5,000-seat stadium, 2 new training fields, and a renaming after their striker Ivan Pritargov.ФК "Черноморец 1919" Бургас изгражда изцяло нова модерена база и стадион "Иван Претъргов" в квартал "Долно Езерово" /снимки/ - Днес България
Chernomorets did not manage to survive in the second tier, suffering immediate relegation to the Third League after the 2023–24 season. They immediately bounced back, however, winning the 2024–25 Southeast Third League and earning a spot in the Second League once more.
Honours Third League Champions (1): 2024–25
Shirt and sponsors Chernomorets 1919's main colors are blue and white.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner2015–2017 Tomy Sport None2017–2018 Efbet2018–2021 None2021– WINBET
Players Current squad
For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2025–26 and Transfers summer 2026.
Foreign players Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League, however only five non-EU nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals 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.
EU Nationals Julien Maurice
EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) Yaya Dramé
Non-EU Nationals Wennisson Correia Ivan Brikner
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 Kamen Hadzhiev Kaloyan Krastev Zhivko Petkov Stoyko Sakaliev
Africa Nicola Bragança
Managers NameFromToHonours Angel StoykovJune 2015July 2016 Neno NenovJuly 2016December 2016 Slavi KostenskiJanuary 2017July 2018 Radostin KishishevJuly 2018November 2019 Slavi KostenskiNovember 2019January 2021 Malin OrachevJanuary 20213 May 2021 Vladimir Valchev11 August 202130 May 2022 Georgi Chilikov14 July 202224 September 2022 Vladimir Valchev (interim)26 September 202211 October 2022 Veselin Velikov11 October 202223 June 2023 Angel Stoykov1 July 202320 October 2025 Ivan Kolev23 October 202524 August 2026 Angel Stoykov24 August 2026
Seasons League positions
Season statistics + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueBulgarian CupOther competitionsTop goalscorerDivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPts Pos2015–16B Regional Burgas5161411799+7043 1st DNE2016–17A Regional Burgas42416357526+49513rdDNQCup of AFLQ12017–18422202012516+10951 1st DNQ2018–19Third League32421587635+41684thDNQCup of AFLQ1 Zhulien Parushev162019–2031911353019+11364thDNQQF Trayo Grozev72020–2133425637822+56813rdDNQQ22021–22334191055328+25674thDNQQ2 Milen Tanev162022–2333824868226+5680 2nd DNQQ2 Grigor Dolapchiev192023–24Second League 234911143341-8 38 15th Round of 32 Zhivko Petkov92024–25Third League338351213118+113106 1st Round of 32Cup of AFLQ3 Zhivko Petkov36
Key
GS = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
References
External links Official website Official Facebook bgclubs.eu