This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2016–17 season. These are the Bulgarian First Professional League and Bulgarian Cup. The team's head coach Nikola Spasov has signed a one-year contract extension immediately after the 2015–16 season, but left the club by mutual consent a few weeks later. Subsequently, on 21 June 2016 the club appointed Georgi Ivanov as new head coach, which will be his second spell at the helm of Cherno More.
As the club's ground, Ticha Stadium, was not certified to host league games, the team will play all of its home games at Kavarna Stadium in Kavarna at least until the repair works at Ticha are completed.
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 June 2016 FW Georgi Andonov Beroe Free 3 June 2016 DF Georgi Radev Sozopol Free 8 June 2016 GK Emil Mihaylov Etar Free 9 June 2016 MF Aleksandar Tsvetkov Litex Free 14 June 2016 MF Ivan Kokonov Montana Free 27 June 2016 MF Jan Malík Zbrojovka Brno Free 27 June 2016 DF Ondřej Sukup Baník Ostrava Free 28 June 2016 DF Paulo Henrique Tigres do Brasil Free 29 June 2016 DF Daniel Zlatkov Botev Plovdiv Free 12 July 2016 MF Hugo Seco Académica Free 20 July 2016 FW Marek Kuzma Zlaté Moravce Free 12 September 2016 GK Přemysl Kovář Hapoel Haifa Free 17 December 2016 MF Borislav Baldzhiyski Slavia Sofia Free 5 January 2017 GK Vojtěch Šrom Baník Ostrava Free 6 February 2017 MF Pirulo Senica Free 7 February 2017 MF Filip Hlúpik Slovácko Free
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 4 May 2016 DF Borislav Stoychev Ethnikos Achna Free 4 May 2016 MF Ivan Marković Gyeongnam Free 20 May 2016 MF Simeon Raykov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free 20 May 2016 DF Pedro Eugénio Vereya Free 25 May 2016 MF Sténio Botev Plovdiv Free 25 May 2016 MF Marc Klok Oldham Athletic Free 25 May 2016 MF Mathias Coureur Dinamo Tbilisi Free 25 May 2016 DF Mamoutou Coulibaly Free agent End of contract 25 May 2016 MF Ivan Valchanov Neftochimic Free 25 May 2016 FW Zhivko Petkov Neftochimic Free 2 June 2016 GK Georgi Kitanov CSKA Sofia Undisclosed 4 July 2016 MF Bekir Rasim Pomorie Free18 July 2016 DF Paulo Henrique Free agent Released 20 July 2016 MF Andreas Vasev Montana Free 20 July 2016 DF Georgi Radev Sozopol Free 7 September 2016 DF Daniel Zlatkov Botev Plovdiv Free 8 September 2016 FW Georgi Andonov Vereya Free 14 December 2016 GK Aleksandar Čanović Free agent Released 15 December 2016 MF Vladislav Romanov Neftochimic Free 15 December 2016 MF Jan Malík Legionovia Legionowo Free 23 December 2016 GK Přemysl Kovář Slavia Prague Undisclosed 31 January 2017 MF Hugo Seco Feirense Undisclosed 1 February 2017 MF Iliyan Nedelchev Kaliakra Free
Squad information
Competitions
Overall
Competition record Competition Started round Current position/round Final position/round First match Last match Record P W D L GF GA GD Win % TotalSummary Clean sheets 10 (10 First League) Yellow cards 96 (85 First League, 11 Bulgarian Cup) Red cards 8 (8 First League) Worst discipline Todor Palankov (11 , 1 ) Biggest Win 3–1 vs Pirin Blagoevgrad (A) and Neftochimic (H) (A) Biggest Defeat 0–4 vs Ludogorets Razgrad (A) Most appearances Marek Kuzma (39) Top scorer Marek Kuzma (10)
Correct as of match played on 31 May 2017.
Pre-season and friendlies
First Professional League
Regular season Matches
League table
Results summary
League performance
Championship round Matches
League table
Results summary
League performance
Bulgarian Cup
Statistics Player appearances †10172 †281130250 10151 3122481 †182019230 †00030FW †4156010 0000011 †0001013 3143015 †1013217 1011021 (c)3038022 †2024025 00001027 †0000000029FW 100103030 †00001031 †12001403033 13001401034 00000035FW 00001036 10010037 00000038 00010Aleksandar Mihaylov wore shirt No.34 in his solitary Bulgarian Cup appearance.40 † 00002066 †00001066 00000070 1011071FW †00001073 34003608177 †1012084 †10111197 1011098FW 01110
Minutes on the pitch Includes injury time. Positions indicate the most natural position of the particular player, followed by alternative positions where he actually started games during the course of the season. No. Position Alternative Position(s) Player First Professional League Bulgarian Cup Total3 / Daniel Georgiev139024816384 Mihail Venkov264724728945 / Stefan Stanchev228634126276 / / / / Aleksandar Tsvetkov292227031927 Hugo Seco158311316968 / Jan Malík281713529 Bacari120745125210 Ilian Iliev605811811 Vladislav Romanov2639435713 Ivan Kokonov2412251266315 Trayan Trayanov112111113217 / Martin Kostadinov96594105921 Georgi Iliev2578247282522 Plamen Nikolov2317332264925 Ivan Dyulgerov9509527 Iliyan Nedelchev00029 Marek Kuzma2570238280830 Vojtěch Šrom472047231 Přemysl Kovář1132218135033 Emil Mihaylov1225123134834 Emil Yanchev225022535 / Martin Minchev204020436 Rumen Kasabov3403437 Ertan Tombak9409438 Aleksandar Mihaylov191040 Aleksandar Čanović478047866 Daniel Zlatkov246024666 Filip Hlúpik241024170 Borislav Baldzhiyski97667104371 Georgi Andonov8908973 Ondřej Sukup3173247342077 / Pirulo6875974684 / Todor Palankov2369124249397 Nikolay Minkov38315053398 Valentin Yoskov42294516
Correct as of match played on 31 May 2017.
Goalscorers Rank Player Total 1 FW Marek Kuzma 10 0 10 2 FW Bacari 4 1 5 3 MF Ivan Kokonov 3 1 4 MF Aleksandar Tsvetkov 2 2 4 4 MF Georgi Iliev 3 0 3 5 MF Hugo Seco 2 0 2 DF Plamen Nikolov 2 0 2 DF Mihail Venkov 1 1 2 6 MF Daniel Georgiev 1 0 1 MF Todor Palankov 1 0 1 DF Trayan Trayanov 1 0 1 MF Borislav Baldzhiyski 1 0 1 MF Pirulo 1 0 1 DF Stefan Stanchev 1 0 1 MF Nikolay Minkov 1 0 1 DF Martin Kostadinov 1 0 1 MF Rumen Kasabov 1 0 1 FW Valentin Yoskov 0 1 1 Own goals 3 0 3Totals 39 6 46
Last updated: 31 May 2017
Clean sheets GoalkeeperTotal131Přemysl Kovář505230Vojtěch Šrom2–233Emil Mihaylov202340Aleksandar Čanović1–1Totals10010
Last updated: 5 April 2017
Own goals
Own goals in favour Date Player Opponent Competition 9 Sept DF José Palomino Ludogorets Razgrad First League 14 Oct DF Vladimir Zafirov Vereya First League 23 Apr DF Dimitar Vezalov Lokomotiv Plovdiv First League
Own goals conceded Date Player Opponent Competition
Man of the Match performances Ranking Squad Number Position Player Round Opponent Total 1 21 MF Georgi Iliev 1 Pirin Blagoevgrad (A) 3 8 Slavia (H) 12 Neftochimic (H) 29 FW Marek Kuzma 4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (H) 3 10 Vereya (H) 19 Ludogorets Razgrad (A) 2 13 MF Ivan Kokonov 9 Beroe (A) 2 11 Botev Plovdiv (A) 9 FW Bacari 3 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (A) 2 15 Montana (A) 70 MF Borislav Baldzhiyski 22 Beroe (H) 2 23 Vereya (A) 17 DF Martin Kostadinov 35 Ludogorets Razgrad (H) 2 36 Levski Sofia (A) 3 22 DF Plamen Nikolov 2 Montana (H) 1 40 GK Aleksandar Čanović 7 CSKA Sofia (A) 1 6 MF Aleksandar Tsvetkov 18 Dunav Ruse (H) 1 25 GK Ivan Dyulgerov 25 Neftochimic (A) 1 97 MF Nikolay Minkov 34 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (A) 1
Last updated: 31 May 2017 Source: Match reports in Competitions, Gong.bg Man of the Match Awards
Disciplinary record Correct as of 31 May 2017 Players are listed in descending order of Players with the same amount of cards are listed by their position on the club's official website NameFirst Professional LeagueBulgarian CupTotal 1 84 MF Todor Palankov 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 2 3 MF Daniel Georgiev 5 2 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 3 6 MF Aleksandar Tsvetkov 7 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 73 DF Ondřej Sukup 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 4 21 MF Georgi Iliev 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 5 5 DF Stefan Stanchev 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 15 DF Trayan Trayanov 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 6 9 FW Bacari 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 4 DF Mihail Venkov 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 22 DF Plamen Nikolov 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 7 MF Hugo Seco 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 MF Jan Malík 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 13 MF Ivan Kokonov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 29 FW Marek Kuzma 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 31 GK Přemysl Kovář 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 40 GK Aleksandar Čanović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 77 MF Pirulo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 11 MF Vladislav Romanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 DF Martin Kostadinov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 GK Ivan Dyulgerov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 GK Vojtěch Šrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 GK Emil Mihaylov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 DF Aleksandar Mihaylov 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 35 FW Martin Minchev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66 DF Daniel Zlatkov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 70 MF Borislav Baldzhiyski 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 71 FW Georgi Andonov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 97 MF Nikolay Minkov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 98 FW Valentin Yoskov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0TOTALS857111009671
Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed8 August 20161 Todor Palankov vs MontanaLokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (A)14 August 20161 Trayan Trayanov vs Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaLokomotiv Plovdiv (H)4 November 20161 Bacari5th vs Levski SofiaPirin Blagoevgrad (H)4 November 20161 Ondřej Sukup5th vs Levski SofiaPirin Blagoevgrad (H)29 November 20161 Todor Palankov5th vs Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaLokomotiv Plovdiv (A)11 December 20161 Aleksandar Tsvetkov5th vs Dunav RuseLudogorets Razgrad (A)11 December 20161 Georgi Iliev5th vs Dunav RuseLudogorets Razgrad (A)14 December 20161 Daniel Georgiev vs Ludogorets RazgradCSKA Sofia (H)2 March 20171 Daniel Georgiev vs BeroeVereya (A)5 April 20171 Daniel Georgiev5th vs LitexCSKA Sofia (A)8 April 20171 Trayan Trayanov vs CSKA SofiaDunav Ruse (A)23 April 20172 Todor Palankov9th vs Lokomotiv PlovdivLudogorets Razgrad (A), Levski Sofia (H)7 May 20171 Ondřej Sukup vs Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia (H)7 May 20171 Mihail Venkov5th vs Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia (H)13 May 20171 Stefan Stanchev vs CSKA SofiaDunav Ruse (H)28 May 20171 Stefan Stanchev5th vs Ludogorets RazgradLevski Sofia (A)31 May 20171 Aleksandar Tsvetkov vs Levski Sofiafirst match of next season
Injuries Players in bold are still out from their injuries. Players listed will/have miss(ed) at least one competitive game (missing from whole match day squad). DateNo.Pos.NameInjuryNoteRecovery timeGames missedSource 12 February 2016 Stefan Stanchev Ruptured ACL Occurred during last winter pre-season. 6 months 12 July 2016 Bacari Pulled hamstring Occurred during pre-season. 3 weeks 10 November 2016 Aleksandar Čanović Knee injury Occurred during training. 1 month 2 December 2016 Bacari Knee injury Occurred during match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 2 weeks 11 December 2016 Hugo Seco Ankle injury Occurred during match against Dunav Ruse. 1 week January 2017 Mihail Venkov Achilles tendon injury Occurred during pre-season. Exact time unknown 10 February 2017 Plamen Nikolov Appendicitis Appendectomy took place on 10 February. 1 month 19 February 2017 Georgi Iliev Ankle injury Occurred during match against CSKA Sofia. Exact time unknown 26 February 2017 Stefan Stanchev Pulled hamstring Occurred during match against Slavia Sofia. 2 weeks 1 March 2017 Emil Mihaylov Unspecified injury Occurred during training. Exact time unknown 5 March 2017 Bacari Ruptured ACL Occurred during match against Vereya. 6 months 17 May 2017 Aleksandar Tsvetkov Knee injury Occurred during match against Dunav Ruse. Exact time unknown
Home attendances Correct as of match played on 28 May 2017.
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