Cherno More II (Bulgarian: Черно Море II) or Cherno More 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Varna. Founded in 2022, it is the reserve team of Cherno More Varna, and currently plays in Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
| Full name | Professional Football Club Cherno More Varna II | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Моряците (The Sailors) | |||
| Short name | Cherno More II | |||
| Founded | 1 August 2022 | |||
| Ground | Cherno More Sports Complex | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Owner | Chimimport[1] | |||
| Chairman | Plamen Andreev | |||
| Head coach | Ivan Nikolov | |||
| League | North-East Third League | |||
| 2022–23 | 6th of 15 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Obliged to play one level below their main side, Cherno More II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also can not compete in the Bulgarian Cup.
History edit
2022–present:Foundation edit
Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. Cherno More had the right to start their reserve team in Second League, but instead in 2022 they announced they will start their reserve team in Third League. The team won their first ever match in Third League, played on 14 August 2022.[2] In 2023, team expressed desire to win the league and promote to Second League.[3] On 8 November 2023, they beat their main opponent for the promote Fratria with 5:0 result.[4]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
As of 10 February 2024[update][5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Past seasons edit
| Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2022–23 | Third League | 3 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 47 | 6th |  Marin Petkov
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| 2023–24 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Key edit
- GS = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
| Promoted | Relegated |
References edit
- ^ "Organizational structure of Chimimport". chimimport.bg. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Дубълът на Черно море стартира с победа в Трета лига
- ^ Фратрия остава фаворит за промоция на Североизток
- ^ Черно море сгази Фратрия
- ^ "Отборът 2020/2021". Retrieved 7 July 2023.