The 2024–25 season is the 112th season in the history of PFC Cherno More Varna as a football club, and the club's 25th consecutive season in the First Professional Football League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Bulgarian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.
Transfers
Transfers In DatePos.No.PlayerFromFeeRef.Summer Transfers In12 June 2024GK33 Plamen Iliev Universitatea ClujFree18 June 2024CM5 Nacho Pais AntequeraFree19 June 2024RW11 Dudu Rodrigues AparecidenseFree19 July 2024RB8 Asen Donchev CSKA SofiaFree8 August 2024CF13 Claudiu KeșerüRetirementFreeWinter Transfers In22 December 2024AM12 Dimitar Tonev Botev PlovdivFree28 February 2025CF98 Derick OseiFree AgentFreeTotal€0
Transfers Out/Released DatePos.No.PlayerNext clubJoin DateFeeRef.Summer Transfers Out30 May 2024LB32 Martin Dichev Botev Vratsa27 June 2024Free21 June 2024RB Petar Ivanov Etar Veliko Tarnovo21 June 2024Free21 June 2024RW33 Michael Alves Dobrudzha Dobrich21 June 2024Free30 June 2024CM5 Pablo Alvarez Karpaty Lviv1 July 2024FreeGK25 Ivan Dyulgerov CSKA Sofia2 July 2024FreeCF9 Atanas Iliev Anorthosis9 September 2024FreeWinter Transfers Out 31 December 2024CF13 Claudiu KeșerüRetirement1 January 2025Free30 January 2025RW11 Dudu Rodrigues Aris Thessaloniki30 January 2025€1.5M1 February 2025LW23 Edgar Pacheco Differdange 0324 June 2025Free19 February 2025RW91 Velislav Vasilev Yantra Gabrovo19 February 2025FreeTotal€1.5M
Loans in DatePos.No.PlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef.Summer Loans In29 August 2024DM88 Renan Areias Krumovgrad24 December 2024 Winter Loans In29 January 2025RW11 Thierno Barry EN ParalimniouEnd of the season
Loans out DatePos.No.PlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef.Summer Loans Out28 August 2024RW39 Nikolay Zlatev NK Tabor Sežana31 December 2024
New contracts DatePos.No.PlayerContract untilRef.15 April 2025RB2 Tsvetomir Panov30 June 202616 April 2025DM71 Vasil Panayotov30 June 2026
First team
First-team coaching staff PositionNameDate of birth (age)Appointed onLast clubManager Ilian Iliev2 July 1968 (aged 56)28 December 2017 VereyaAssistant Coach Petar Kostadinov1 April 1978 (aged 47)28 December 2017 Vereya Veselin Branimirov25 August 1975 (aged 49)1 November 2023 Zorya LuhanskGoalkeeping coach Boyan Peykov1 May 1984 (aged 41)28 December 2017 Vereya
First-team squad No.PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigning dateFeeContract endsGoalkeepers33 Plamen IlievGK30 November 1991 (aged 33) Universitatea Cluj12 June 2024Free202684 Hristiyan SlavkovGK26 February 2003 (aged 22) Botev Plovdiv4 July 2023Free2025Defenders2 Tsvetomir PanovRB/LB17 April 1989 (aged 36) Ludogorets 10 January 2019Free20263 Zhivko AtanasovCB (VC)3 February 1991 (aged 34) Levski Sofia16 June 2021Free20254 Rosen StefanovCB10 October 2002 (aged 22) Cherno More U191 July 2021YS20266 Viktor PopovRB/LB5 March 2000 (aged 25) Cherno More U1928 May 2019YS20258 Asen DonchevRB/LB/ RW/LW22 October 2001 (aged 23) CSKA Sofia19 July 2024Free202715 Dani MartinLB/LW31 May 1997 (aged 28) Melilla 9 February 2024Free202627 Daniel DimovCB/DM (C)21 January 1989 (aged 36) Boluspor27 August 2019Free202528 Vlatko DrobarovCB/DM2 November 1992 (aged 32)Free Agent8 March 2023Free2026Midfielders5 Nacho PaisCM30 May 2000 (aged 25) Antequera18 June 2024Free202710 Mazire SoulaAM/LW6 June 1998 (aged 26)Free Agent13 December 2021Free202517 Martin MilushevAM/RW30 March 2002 (aged 23) Cherno More U1921 July 2021YS202622 Nikolay KostadinovAM28 July 2005 (aged 19) Cherno More II17 July 2024YS202723 Dimitar TonevAM/LW15 October 2001 (aged 23) Botev Plovdiv22 December 2024Free202829 Berk BeyhanDM/CM29 October 2004 (aged 20) Cherno More II15 June 2023YS202671 Vasil PanayotovDM/CM/ AM (VC)16 July 1990 (aged 34) Levski Sofia7 August 2018Free202688 Renan AreiasDM/CM18 January 1998 (aged 27) Krumovgrad29 August 2024Loan2024Attackers7 Breno TeixeiraLW/CF7 May 2002 (aged 23) Cruzeiro6 September 2023Free20269 Ismail IsaCF26 June 1989 (aged 35)Free Agent2 September 2022Free202511 Dudu RodriguesRW17 July 2002 (aged 22) Aparecidense19 June 2024Free202711 Thierno BarryRW12 January 2000 (aged 25)EN Paralimniou29 January 2025Loan202513 Claudiu KeșerüCF2 December 1986 (aged 38)Retirement8 August 2024Free202416 Andreias CalcanLW9 April 1994 (aged 31) Universitatea Cluj14 February 2024Free202623 Edgar PachecoLW23 June 2000 (aged 24) B-SAD28 February 2023Free202639 Nikolay ZlatevRW/LW12 December 2004 (aged 20) Cherno More U199 June 2022YS202591 Velislav VasilevRW27 March 2001 (aged 24) Cherno More U191 February 2020YS202698 Derick OseiCF10 September 1998 (aged 26) Nîmes28 February 2025Free202699 Weslen JúniorRW/LW/CF12 November 1999 (aged 25) Manama16 January 2024Free2026 Notes:
Players crossed out left the club before the end of the season.
Contracts, squad numbers and ages of the players are last updated on 1 June 2025
Friendlies Pre-season
Competitions Overall record
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The match schedule was released on 13 June 2024.
Bulgarian Cup
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round The draw was held on 19 June 2024.
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