2000–01 PFC Cherno More Varna season

This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2000–01 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.

Cherno More

2000–01 season
Chairman	Krasen Kralev
Manager	Bozhil Kolev
A Group	10th
Bulgarian Cup	Third round (knocked out by Spartak Pleven)
Top goalscorer	Mario Metushev (5)
Biggest win	3–0 (vs Chernomorets, 5 August 2000)
Biggest defeat	6–0 (vs Levski, 19 May 2001)
Home colours Away colours

Transfers

Summer transfer window

In:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BUL	Borislav Pavlov (from Velbazhd)
—	MF	BUL	Georgi Iliev (loan return from Svetkavitsa)
—	MF	BUL	Kristiyan Dobrev (from Dobrudzha)
—	FW	BUL	Mario Metushev (from Velbazhd)

Out:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BUL	Iliyan Pamukov (to Marek)
—	DF	BUL	Krasimir Vlahov (to Spartak Varna)
—	MF	BUL	Viktor Mihaylov (to Botev Vratsa)
—	FW	BUL	Hristo Marashliev (to Spartak Varna)
—	FW	BUL	Viktor Genchev (to Devnya)

Winter transfer window

In:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Tihomir Todorov (from Spartak Varna)
—	DF	YUG	Miroslav Milošević (from Pelister)
—	DF	YUG	Mark Šekularac (Free agent)
—	FW	ROU	Costel Ilie (Free agent)

Out:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BUL	Kaloyan Chakarov (to Sangiustese)
—	DF	BUL	Slaveyko Dimitrov (to Botev Vratsa)
—	MF	BUL	Ivo Dimov (released)
—	FW	BUL	Vesko Petkov (retired)

Squad

League Statistics

Pos.	Nat.	Name	App	Goals
GK		Nedelcho Dobrev	?	0
GK		Tihomir Todorov	?	0
GK		Galin Milkov	1	0
DF		Kaloyan Filatov	?	0
DF		Filip Ilkov	?	0
DF		Zdravko Zdravkov	?	0
DF		Miroslav Milošević	?	0
DF		Zdravko Stankov	21	0
DF		Mark Šekularac	?	0
DF		Ventsislav Marinov	?	0
DF		Borislav Pavlov	?	0
DF		Boyko Kamenov	?	0
MF		Georgi Iliev	18	2
MF		Daniel Kalchev	?	1
MF		Ivo Mihaylov	?	1
MF		Yavor Georgiev	?	0
MF		Lyudmil Kirov	?	0
MF		Kristiyan Dobrev	18	0
MF		Bozhidar Kolev	?	0
MF		Stanislav Stoyanov	22	3
MF		Milen Petkov	?	1
FW		Mario Metushev	24	5
FW		Costel Ilie	?	1
FW		Filip Teofoolu	11	1

Players, who left the club during a season

Pos.	Nat.	Name	App	Goals
GK		Kaloyan Chakarov	12	0
DF		Slaveyko Dimitrov	3	0
MF		Ivo Dimov	7	0
FW		Vesko Petkov	9	4

Matches

A Group

Cherno More v Chernomorets Burgas

5 August 2000 Round 1	Cherno More	3 – 0	Chernomorets Burgas	Varna
18:00 EEST	V. Petkov 13', 60' Kurtev 30' (o.g.)			Stadium: Ticha

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Hebar Pazardzhik v Cherno More

12 August 2000 Round 2	Hebar Pazardzhik	2 – 0	Cherno More	Pazardzhik
18:00 EEST	Tunchev 54' Stoyanov 88'			Stadium: Georgi Benkovski Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

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Cherno More v Spartak Varna

19 August 2000 Round 3	Cherno More	0 – 0	Spartak Varna	Varna
18:00 EEST				Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 10,000

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Minyor Pernik v Cherno More

26 August 2000 Round 4	Minyor Pernik	1 – 1	Cherno More	Pernik
18:00 EEST	Petrović 78' (pen.)		Metushev 16'	Stadium: Minyor

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Cherno More v CSKA Sofia

9 September 2000 Round 5	Cherno More	1 – 4	CSKA Sofia	Varna
17:00 EEST	Stoyanov 37'	report	Yanev 20' Vidolov 24' Deyanov 78' Sv. Petrov 90'	Stadium: Ticha

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Lokomotiv Sofia v Cherno More

16 September 2000 Round 6	Lokomotiv Sofia	3 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Dafchev 12' Gargorov 37' Mukansi 52'			Stadium: Lokomotiv

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Cherno More v Neftochimic Burgas

1 October 2000 Round 7	Cherno More	0 – 0	Neftochimic Burgas	Varna
17:00 EEST				Stadium: Ticha

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Botev Plovdiv v Cherno More

14 October 2000 Round 8	Botev Plovdiv	1 – 0	Cherno More	Plovdiv
16:00 EEST	Kr. Dimitrov 69' (pen.)			Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

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Cherno More v Lovech

21 October 2000 Round 9	Cherno More	3 – 2	Lovech	Varna
16:00 EEST	V. Petkov 35', 60' Iliev 51'		Bornosuzov 23' Todorov 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Ticha Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Sofia)

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Cherno More v Velbazhd Kyustendil

28 October 2000 Round 10	Cherno More	1 – 3	Velbazhd Kyustendil	Varna
16:00 EEST	Teofoolu 89' (pen.)		Stoynev 67' Trajanov 82' Velichkov 84'	Stadium: Ticha Referee: Svetozar Marinov (Ruse)

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Beroe Stara Zagora v Cherno More

11 November 2000 Round 11	Beroe Stara Zagora	1 – 0	Cherno More	Stara Zagora
14:30 EEST	Gerasimov 87' (pen.)			Stadium: Beroe Referee: Georgi Videlov (Burgas)

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Cherno More v Levski Sofia

18 November 2000 Round 12	Cherno More	0 – 3	Levski Sofia	Varna
14:30 EEST		report	Atanasov 45' Dragić 53' G. Ivanov 62'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Kancho Dimitrov (Sofia)

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Slavia Sofia v Cherno More

25 November 2000 Round 13	Slavia Sofia	3 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
14:30 EEST	Dzhorov 26' G. Georgiev 64' Shopov 90'			Stadium: Slavia Referee: Stefan Gospodinov (Stara Zagora)

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Chernomorets Burgas v Cherno More

3 March 2001 Round 14	Chernomorets Burgas	0 – 1	Cherno More	Burgas
14:30 EEST			Metushev 86'	Stadium: Chernomorets

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Cherno More v Hebar Pazardzhik

10 March 2001 Round 17	Cherno More	2 – 1	Hebar Pazardzhik	Varna
15:00 EEST	Metushev 49', 76'		Bogdanov 75'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,000

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Spartak Varna v Cherno More

14 March 2001 Round 16	Spartak Varna	0 – 0	Cherno More	Varna
16:00 EEST				Stadium: Spartak

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Cherno More v Minyor Pernik

17 March 2001 Round 17	Cherno More	1 – 0	Minyor Pernik	Varna
15:00 EEST	Mihaylov 45'	report		Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov (Stara Zagora)

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CSKA Sofia v Cherno More

31 March 2001 Round 18	CSKA Sofia	1 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Vidolov 18'	report		Stadium: Balgarska Armia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)

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Cherno More v Lokomotiv Sofia

7 April 2001 Round 19	Cherno More	2 – 2	Lokomotiv Sofia	Varna
16:00 EEST	Stoyanov 42' (pen.) Kalchev 77'	report	Donev 24', 45'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kamen Aleksiev (Veliko Tarnovo)

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Neftochimic Burgas v Cherno More

14 April 2001 Round 20	Neftochimic Burgas	4 – 0	Cherno More	Burgas
20:00 EEST	Sakaliev 43', 55' S. Dimitrov 62' Spasov 79'	report		Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anton Getsov

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Cherno More v Botev Plovdiv

21 April 2001 Round 21	Cherno More	3 – 2	Botev Plovdiv	Varna
17:30 EEST	Iliev 23' Metushev 66' M. Petkov 83'	report	Kikov 16' Kamburov 73'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Georgi Narlev (Silistra)

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Lovech v Cherno More

28 April 2001 Round 22	Lovech	5 – 0	Cherno More	Lovech
19:00 EEST	Răchită 2' Yurukov 23' Yovov 50', 70' K. Nikolov 82'			Referee: Dimitar Kostov (Burgas)

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Velbazhd Kyustendil v Cherno More

5 May 2001 Round 23	Velbazhd Kyustendil	3 – 0	Cherno More	Kyustendil
17:30 EEST	Yordanov 7' Hristev 11' Pl. Petrov 54'	report		Stadium: Osogovo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Sofia)

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Cherno More v Beroe Stara Zagora

12 May 2001 Round 24	Cherno More	1 – 2	Beroe Stara Zagora	Varna
17:30 EEST	Stoyanov 34' (pen.)		Mindev 42' Bozhilov 65'	Stadium: Ticha

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Levski Sofia v Cherno More

19 May 2001 Round 25	Levski Sofia	6 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
18:00 EEST	G. Ivanov 49' (pen.) Mihtarski 62' Radimov 64' Telkiyski 66', 90' Stoilov 87'	report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)

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Cherno More v Slavia Sofia

27 May 2001 Round 26	Cherno More	1 – 0	Slavia Sofia	Varna
18:00 EEST	Ilie 39'			Stadium: Ticha

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League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Lokomotiv Sofia	26	9	6	11	37	37	0	33
9	Hebar Pazardzhik	26	7	5	14	38	55	−17	26	Relegation to V Group
10	Cherno More	26	7	5	14	20	49	−29	26
11	Chernomorets Burgas	26	6	4	16	22	48	−26	22
12	Beroe (O)	26	6	4	16	21	47	−26	22	Qualification for relegation play-off

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian) and rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(O) Play-off winners

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	7	5	14	20	49	−29	26	6	3	4	18	19	−1	1	2	10	2	30	−28

League performance

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W
Position	3	7	7	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Goalscorers in A Group

Rank	Scorer	Goals
1	Mario Metushev	5
2	Vesko Petkov	4
3	Stanislav Stoyanov	3
4	Georgi Iliev	2
5	Filip Teofoolu	1
	Costel Ilie
	Ivo Mihaylov
	Milen Petkov
	Daniel Kalchev

Bulgarian Cup

Cherno More v Haskovo

4 November 2000 2nd Round	Cherno More	6 – 0	Haskovo	Varna
14:00 EEST	Kolev 6' Metushev 30' Dimov 34' G. Iliev 57', 75' Teofoolu 65'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 400

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Cherno More v Spartak Pleven

21 November 2000 3rd Round 1st Leg	Cherno More	1 – 3	Spartak Pleven	Varna
14:00 EEST	V. Petkov 74'	report	T. Kolev 35' Panayotov 47' E. Todorov 61'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 600 Referee: Yordan Stalev (Plovdiv)

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Spartak Pleven v Cherno More

2 December 2000 3rd Round 2nd Leg	Spartak Pleven	4 – 0	Cherno More	Pleven
13:30 EEST	T. Kolev 13' E. Todorov 58' Panayotov 77', 90'			Stadium: Pleven Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kamen Aleksiev (Veliko Tarnovo)

Pre-season and Friendlies

Cherno More v Belarus

23 February 2001	Cherno More	0 – 0	Belarus	Varna
14:30 EEST		report		Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 400 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)