2025–26 PFC Cherno More Varna season
PFC Cherno More Varna's 62nd season in the top flight of Bulgarian football
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The 2025–26 season is Cherno More's 62nd season in the top flight since the establishment of the league in 1948 and the 26th consecutive one. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participates in the UEFA Conference League and the Bulgarian Cup.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner | Chimimport[1] | |||
| Chairman | Plamen Andreev | |||
| Manager | Ilian Iliev | |||
| Stadium | Ticha | |||
| Parva Liga | 5th | |||
| Bulgarian Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Georgi Lazarov (8 goals) All: Georgi Lazarov (8 goals) | |||
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Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2025 | FW |  Georgi Lazarov |
Fratria |
Free[2] |
| 9 June 2025 | MF |  Phellipe |
Ibrachina FC U20 |
Free[3] |
| 10 June 2025 | MF | Asen Chandarov |
Levski Sofia |
Free[4] |
| 11 June 2025 | MF | João Pedro |
 Linense |
Free[5] |
| 11 June 2025 | FW |  Celso Sidney |
Lusitânia |
Free[5] |
| 11 June 2025 | DF | Bandaró |
Ibrachina FC U20 |
Free[5] |
| 11 June 2025 | GK | Kristian Tomov |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Free[5] |
| 11 June 2025 | MF | Petar Marinov |
Cherno More II |
Free[6] |
| 14 June 2025 | FW | Gustavo França |
UD Santarém |
Free[7] |
| 5 July 2025 | MF | David Teles |
Anadia |
Free[8] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | Next club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2025 | MF | Daniel Dimov |
Retired | Retired[9] |
| 30 May 2025 | DF | Viktor Popov |
 Korona Kielce |
Free[10] |
| 31 May 2025 | GK | Hristiyan Slavkov |
Free[11] | |
| 7 June 2025 | FW | Breno Teixeira |
América Mineiro |
Undisclosed[12] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 June 2025 | Farul | 1–2 | Cherno More | |
Cojocaru  2' |
Report | Weslen Jr. 57'
Phellipe 84' |
| 24 June 2025 | Cherno More | 3–0 | Sevlievo | |
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Report |
| 26 June 2025 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Spartak Pleven | |
| Sidney 35', 38' |
Report |
| 1 July 2025 | Cherno More | 4–1 | Etar | |
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| 9 July 2025 | Cherno More | 1–0 | Chernomorets Balchik | |
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| 9 July 2025 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Chernomorets Burgas | |
| 12 July 2025 | Cherno More | 4–1 | Dobrudzha | |
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Report |
Friendlies during the international break
| 5 September 2025 | Farul | 1–1 | Cherno More | Ovidiu, Romania |
| 15:00 (UTC+2:00) | Buta 90' |
Report | Weslen 65' |
Stadium: Central Stadium |
Winter brea
| 10 January 2026 | Farul | 1–2 | Cherno More | Ovidiu Romania |
| 13:30 (UTC+2:00) | Larie 40' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Central Stadium | |
| Note: The match had 4 quarters of 30 minutes | ||||
| 14 January 2026 | Cherno More | 0–1 | Dobrudzha | Albena, Bulgaria |
| 14:00 (UTC+2:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Albena 1 |
| 28 January 2026 | Cherno More | v | Chernomorets Burgas | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Stadium: Stadion Mladost |
| 28 January 2026 | Cherno More | v | Lokomotiv GO | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Stadium: Stadion Ticha |
| 31 January 2026 | Cherno More | v | Etar | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Stadium: Stadion Ticha |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Parva Liga | August 2025 | May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Bulgarian Cup | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| UEFA Conference League | July 2025 | Second qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway
Parva Liga
Preliminary stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 46 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 6 | Cherno More | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44[a] | |
| 7 | Arda | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 44[a] | |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 40 |
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw[13]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw[13]
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Cherno More 4; Arda 1.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 July 2025 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–1 | Cherno More | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 21:15 (UTC+02:00) | Aralica 32' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 450 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov |
| 27 July 2025 2 | Cherno More | 2–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski |
| 4 August 2025 3 | Cherno More | 4–0 | Beroe | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 (UTC+2:00) | Masogo  58' |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev |
| 9 August 2025 4 | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | Cherno More | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov |
| 16 August 2025 5 | Spartak Varna | 1–3 | Cherno More | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 (UTC+02:00) | Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Krasen Georgiev |
| 23 August 2025 6 | Cherno More | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 21:15 (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov |
| 7 | Botev Vratsa | v | Cherno More | Vratsa |
| Stadium: Hristo Botev |
| 9 | Arda | v | Cherno More | Kardzhali |
| Stadium: Arena Arda |
| 10 | Cherno More | v | Septemvri Sofia | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 12 | Cherno More | v | Levski Sofia | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | v | Cherno More | Sofia |
| Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov |
| 14 | Cherno More | v | Ludogorets Razgrad | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 16 | Cherno More | v | Lokomotiv Sofia | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 17 | Botev Plovdiv | v | Cherno More | Plovdiv |
| Stadium: Hristo Botev |
| 19 | Cherno More | v | CSKA Sofia | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 20 | Cherno More | v | Spartak Varna | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | v | Cherno More | Plovdiv |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv |
| 22 | Cherno More | v | Botev Vratsa | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 25 | Septemvri Sofia | v | Cherno More | Sofia |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | v | Cherno More | Sofia |
| Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov |
| 28 | Cherno More | v | Slavia Sofia | Varna |
| Stadium: Ticha |
| 29 | Ludogorets Razgrad | v | Cherno More | Razgrad |
| Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
Bulgarian Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
UEFA Conference League
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of pre-season
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | UEFA Conference League | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
Goals
- As of pre-season
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Parva Liga | Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | ST | 19 | |||||
Assists
- As of pre-season
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Parva Liga | Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Clean sheets
- As of pre-season
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Parva Liga | Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Disciplinary record
- As of pre-season
| No. | Pos. | Player | Parva Liga | Cup | Conference League | Total | ||||||||
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