FC Fratria () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system. Fratrias home ground is the Dimitar Vatev Stadium in Beloslav, which is under construction, until then, they play on Spartak Stadium, which has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.
History Establishment Fratria was established in 2021 by businessman Viktor Bakurevich, owner of Berezka supermarkets, together with Evgeniy Gashchuk. They decided to start an academy that is free from taxes, making the club base in Benkovski, Varna Province, after their sons both trained in the same academy and they started to look how they can help youth football in Bulgaria.Собственикът на най-бързо развиващия се клуб в България: До 5 години искаме да сме в efbet Лига Later that year, the team started a partnership with MFC Ticha Academy.МФК Тича ще си партнира с новосъздадения ФК Фратрия Варна
Regional and amateur leagues climb up: 2021–2024 They won their first season in B Regional Group and in 2022 were promoted to A Regional Group with Oleksandr Babych taking the manager position.Здрава битка в аматьорския футбол и новоизгряваща футболна сила на Североизток Since Bakurevich had Russian and Ukrainian roots, a few players from Russia and Ukraine, living in Bulgaria, joined the main team and the academies.Представяме ви най-бързо развиващия се аматьорски футболен клуб The team won the league and on 29 May 2023, Fratria secured promotion to Third League, being called the fastest developing team, not only because of their quick promotion to the third league, but also because of the development of their base and academy.Фратрия пише нова футболна история край морето In June 2023, the team started to prepare for their first season in Third League with the intentions to win the group. Fratria also established a second team that joined A Regional League. Later same month it was announced they will move to Stadium Albena 1 in Albena resort.Новакът в Североизточната Трета лига Фратрия (Варна) започна да попълва
In their first cup appearance, Fratria was drawn against local team Spartak Varna, but lost the match with a 1:3 result, played on 8 September 2023.Спартак (Варна) не се затрудни срещу Фратрия On 5 October 2023 the team announced that they are introducing a new sporting director in the name of Emanuel Lukanov, who took the position.Емо Луканов става спортен директор – Варна Спорт – Новинарски уебсайт за спорт In January 2024, Fratria announced they will have a friendly match against Farul II, as part of their winter camp, setting a start of a partnership with Farul Constanța.Фратрия договори контрола с румънци, поставя начало на сътрудничество On 5 February Babych was signed by Pirin Blagoevgrad in First League and Lukanov was promoted as a manager of the team.Собственикът на Фратрия няма да влиза в Пирин On 29 February 2024 the team once again changed stadium, moving to Kavarna Stadium, which would allow the team to play in Second League.Мъдрият ход на Фратрия – взе стадиона в Каварна They won the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League, beating Akademik Svishtov on Ivaylo Stadium on 22 May 2024 with 2:0.Хитът на Североизток спечели Купата на АФЛ
Professional league breakthrough: 2024–present On 1 June 2024 Fratria won their match against Ustrem Donchevo, finishing second, with the same points as Ludogorets III and were promoted to Second League.Фратрия вече е в професионалния футбол The team also returned to Albena 1 Stadium, due to administrative issues with Kavarna Stadium.Емо Луканов: Искам балансиран състав и да сме фактор във Втора лига They won the preliminary round of the Bulgarian Cup against Botev Novi Pazar to face Beroe Stara Zagora in the round of 32. The match, played on 14 November 2024, ended 3-3 on regular time, with Beroe later winning on penalties.Фратрия отпадна от турнира за Купа на България Few hours after the result, despite the positive play of the team and being close to eliminate the team from First League, Lukanov was sacked.Фратрия се раздели със старши треньора Емануел Луканов - ФК ФРАТРИЯ | Официален сайт Later the same day, the sport director Vasil Petrov, was promoted as manager of the team.Васил Петров поема Фратрия In January 2025, the team invested in renovation of Dimitar Vatev Stadium in Beloslav, signing a contract to play their home matches at the stadium after the summer.Президентът на Фратрия с похвална инициатива – ще модернизира стадиона в Белослав Few days after the season end, on 28 May 2025, Vasil Petrov was announced to step down from the post and return as Sporting Director.Промяна на треньора във Фратрия Alexei Savinov was appointed as head coach of the team, a day later.Алексей Савинов е новият старши треньор на ФК „Фратрия“ On 2 September 2025, Spartak Varna announced they made a deal with Fratria and they would move to Spartak Stadium.ФК Фратрия се мести на стадион „Спартак“ във Варна On 3 October 2025, they announced they had signed a contract for 30 years to use Dimitar Vatev Stadium, which will be completely reconstructed.Кандидат за елита взе стадион за 30 години и обяви амбициозни планове The team finished the 2025/26 season on third place, just a point behind second place and missed the chance to play on the promotion playoff.Фратрия разби Пирин, но не успя да постигне голямата цел
Honours
A RFG Varna: Winners (1): 2022–23 B RFG Varna: Winners (1): 2021–22 Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League: Winners (1): 2023–24
Logo, shirt and sponsor The "Fratria" name of the club translates to „Brotherhood", from Latin, with the team having the slogan “frater pro fratre", meaning „brother for brother", on their logo. Their main colors are red (bordo) and black. Since 2021 their main sponsor is Berezka.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner2021–2023 Misho Sport Berezka2023–2024 Saller2024– Macron
Players
Current squad Фратрия Първи отбор
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025 and Transfers winter 2025–26.
Out on loan
Second-team squad
Foreign players Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in 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 Diego Gutiérrez
EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) Vadim Dijinari Bilal Kandoussi
Non-EU Nationals Tymur Korablin Vladyslav Ukrainskyi
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 Denislav Aleksandrov Georgi Kitanov Georgi Lazarov Miroslav Marinov Aleksandar Tsvetkov
Europe Artur Daniyelyan Vasil Andoni Denys Vasin
Africa Mike Bettinger Concacaf Momchil Yordanov
Personnel
Club officials PositionNameNationalityCoaching staffHead coach Renārs RodeAssistant coach Yevhen LutsenkoAssistant coach Yura PodolchukAssistant coach Fernando Rueda GarciaGoalkeepers coach Oleksandr LavrentsovConditioning coach Atanas StefanovFitness coach Oleksiy DovhyiDoctor Hryhoriy MakarovAdministrator Evgeni NikolaevAdministrator Artur NapilovManagementChairman Viktor BakurevichSports director Denys VasinTechnical director Tsvetan IvanovAcademy director Viktor Ulyanytskyi
Managerial history DatesNameHonours2021–2022 Ivaylo Stanchev2022–2024 Oleksandr Babych2024 Emanuel Lukanov2024–2025 Vasil Petrov2025–2026 Alexei Savinov2026 Yevhen Lutsenko (caretaker)2026– Renārs Rode
Seasons League positions
Detailed season history + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueBulgarian CupOther competitionsTop goalscorerDivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPts Pos2021–22B Regional Varna510901298+2127 1st DNE2022–23A Regional Varna41815215510+4547 1st DNQCup of AFLR1 Vasil Andoni192023–24Third League32619437120+5161 2nd Preliminary W Vasil Andoni Denys Vasin132024–25Second League 238139164540-548 14thRound of 32 Georgi Lazarov 92025–2623218956129+3263 3rdRound of 32 Miroslav Marinov 142026–272 Qalified
Goalscoring and appearance records
Most league appearances for the club
RankNameCareerAppearances1 Denis Kadir2023–2026832 Ibryam Ibryam2023–present793 Aleksandar Angelov2024–2026664 Iliyan Kapitanov2024–present655 Martin Kostadinov2023–2026536 Vasil Dobrev2023–2025517 Xavello Druiventak2024–2026508 Igor Mostovei2024–2026469 Vasil Andoni2022–20244410 Miroslav Marinov2025–present41Most league goals for the club
RankNameCareerGoals1 Vasil Andoni2022–2024322 Xavello Druiventak2024–202615— Denis Kadir2023–202615— Danylo Polonskyi2022–2024155 Miroslav Marinov2025–present14— Denys Vasin2023–2024137 Andriy Lisak2022–2025128 Iliyan Kapitanov2024–present119 Denislav Angelov2024–20252026–present1010 Georgi Lazarov2024–20259 Players in bold are still playing for Fratria.
References
External links Official website bfu-tournaments.com bgclubs.eu