2004–05 PFC Cherno More Varna season

Cherno More
2004–05 season
Chairman	Krasen Kralev
Manager	Ilian Iliev
A Group	8th
Bulgarian Cup	Second round; (knocked out by Lokomotiv Sofia)
Top goalscorer	Plamen Timnev (11)
Biggest win	4–1 (vs Vidima-Rakovski, 14 Mar 2004)
Biggest defeat	8–1 (vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 24 Apr 2004)
Home colours	Away colours

This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2004–05 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.^[1]

Transfers

Summer transfer window

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BUL	Detelin Dimitrov (from Dobrudzha)
4	MF	BUL	Yordan Terziev (from Doxa Drama)
5	DF	BUL	Veselin Vachev (from Levski Sofia)
7	FW	BUL	Todor Simov (from Levski Sofia)
10	MF	BUL	Konstantin Mirchev (from CSKA Sofia)
11	FW	BUL	Plamen Timnev (from Naftex Burgas)
14	MF	SCG	Vladan Milosavljević (from FK Zemun)
17	MF	SCG	Marko Ilić (from OFK Beograd)
19	MF	BUL	Dimitar Georgiev (from Spartak Varna)
21	MF	BUL	Kuncho Kunchev (from Spartak Pleven)
23	FW	BUL	Nikolay Valev (from Spartak Varna)
29	MF	GEO	Konstantine Darsania (from Sioni Bolnisi)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BUL	Tihomir Todorov (released)
3	DF	BUL	Stefan Goshev (released)
5	DF	SCG	Miroslav Milošević (to Alki Larnaca)
7	FW	BUL	Emil Todorov (to Marek)
8	MF	BUL	Stanislav Genchev (loan return to Levski Sofia)
11	MF	BUL	Ilian Iliev (retired)
13	MF	BUL	Rosen Emilov (to Marek)
14	DF	BUL	Kenan Kyazimov (to Lokomotiv GO)
17	DF	BUL	Mariyan Germanov (to Marek)
19	MF	BUL	Martin Zafirov (released)
21	FW	BUL	Rumen Shankulov (to Hapoel Rishon LeZion)
23	DF	GEO	Levan Shavgulidze (to Zestafoni)
25	MF	BUL	Ivo Klekov (to Akademik Sofia)
30	MF	GHA	Emanuel Bentil (released)

Winter transfer window

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	BUL	Nikolay Valev (to Svetkavitsa)

Squad and league statistics

Goalkeepers
1	Zhivko Gerasimov	0	(0)
22	Ivaylo Petrov	24	(0)
33	Krasimir Kolev	5	(0)

Defenders
2	Danail Bachkov	20	(0)
3	Detelin Dimitrov	17	(0)
5	Veselin Vachev	21	(1)
6	Gosho Ginchev	26	(3)
15	Vladimir Kakashvili	14	(0)
20	Stanislav Stoyanov	24	(0)
25	Georgi Georgiev	6	(0)

Midfielders
4	Yordan Terziev	21	(1)
8	Diyan Genchev	23	(1)
10	Konstantin Mirchev	17	(0)
13	Stefan Kikov	1	(0)
14	Vladan Milosavljević	3	(0)
16	Ivan Georgiev	12	(1)
17	Marko Ilić	21	(2)
18	Petar Kostadinov	27	(1)
19	Dimitar Georgiev	21	(1)
21	Kuncho Kunchev	28	(0)
28	Nikolay Stankov	7	(0)
29	Konstantine Darsania	14	(3)

Forwards
7	Todor Simov	24	(3)
9	Valentin Stanchev	14	(1)
11	Plamen Timnev	23	(11)
23	Nikolay Valev	3	(0)

Manager
	Ilian Iliev

Matches

A Group

7 August 2004 Round 1	Vidima-Rakovski	2 – 1	Cherno More	Sevlievo
18:00 EEST	Kakalov 26' Radulov 29' Raychev Ashimov	report	Timnev 13' Terziev Timnev	Stadium: Rakovski Attendance: 2,500

15 August 2004 Round 2	Cherno More	1 – 3	Litex Lovech	Varna
18:00 EEST	Terziev 84' Ginchev Mirchev	report	Trică 20' Rusev 44' Joãozinho 77' N. Dimitrov Yovov Trică	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 5,000

21 August 2004 Round 3	Marek Dupnitsa	2 – 1	Cherno More	Dupnitsa
18:00 EEST	Pargov 27' Y. Kyuchukov 60' (pen.) A. Kyuchukov	report	Timnev 7' Terziev Kunchev V. Stanchev Kakashvili	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 3,000

28 August 2004 Round 4	Cherno More	3 – 0	Belasitsa Petrich	Varna
18:00 EEST	D. Georgiev 6' Ginchev 62' (pen.) Timnev 90' (pen.) P. Kostadinov Terziev	report	A. Kostadinov Panayotov Deyanov Paparkov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000

11 September 2004 Round 5	Pirin Blagoevgrad	3 – 0	Cherno More	Blagoevgrad
17:00 EEST	K. Markov 9' Zlatinov 14' Kosturkov 52' Stoychev Velkov Kosturkov	report	Ginchev Stoyanov D. Genchev	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500

18 September 2004 Round 6	Cherno More	2 – 0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Varna
17:00 EEST	Timnev 47' Simov 80' D. Dimitrov Kostadinov D. Genchev Stoyanov	report	Morales Kr. Dimitrov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,500

25 September 2004 Round 7	Rodopa Smolyan	2 – 3	Cherno More	Smolyan
17:00 EEST	Petev 4' Redovski 74'		Timnev 49' Ilić 80' D. Genchev 89'	Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 3,500

3 October 2004 Round 8	Cherno More	1 – 2	CSKA Sofia	Varna
15:00 EEST	Simov 76' Kostadinov Stoyanov	report	Sakaliev 40' Y. Todorov 50' Y. Todorov Yanev	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Galin Moskalev (Yambol)

16 October 2004 Round 9	Nesebar	1 – 1	Cherno More	Nesebar
16:00 EEST	Pav. Kolev 48' Yonov	report	Darsania 50' Milosavljević	Stadium: Nesebar Attendance: 1,000

23 October 2004 Round 10	Cherno More	2 – 0	Naftex Burgas	Varna
16:00 EEST	Timnev 48' Ilić 64' Stoyanov Terziev	report	Simeonov Krastev Daniel Hristov Bornosuzov Deyan Hristov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000

30 October 2004 Round 11	Spartak Varna	1 – 0	Cherno More	Varna
14:30 EEST	Radomirov 83' Mihaylov Filatov N. Stanchev	report	D. Genchev Stoyanov Timnev	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 4,000

6 November 2004 Round 12	Cherno More	1 – 0	Beroe Stara Zagora	Varna
14:30 EEST	V. Stanchev 68' Terziev Ilić	report	K. Ivanov Popchev Mitev Zdr. Todorov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,000

14 November 2004 Round 13	Lokomotiv Sofia	2 – 1	Cherno More	Sofia
14:30 EEST	Kr. Dobrev 3' (pen.) Orachev 78' D. Donchev Kr. Dobrev Genkov Atanasov	report	Timnev 74' D. Genchev Timnev Kostadinov	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 300

21 November 2004 Round 14	Slavia Sofia	3 – 1	Cherno More	Sofia
14:30 EEST	Vladimirov 45+2' Valkanov 78', 90+1' Valkanov Karaslavov Bl. Georgiev Vladimirov	report	Y. Petkov 84' (o.g.) Timnev Valev Ginchev	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 500

27 November 2004 Round 15	Cherno More	0 – 0	Levski Sofia	Varna
14:30 EEST	Terziev Stoyanov Kakashvili D. Genchev	report	St. Angelov E. Angelov Borimirov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov (Pleven)

26 February 2005 Round 16	Cherno More	1 – 0	Vidima-Rakovski	Varna
14:00 EEST	Vachev 17' Kostadinov Timnev Ilić Vachev	report	Gospodinov Zelenkov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2,000

5 March 2005 Round 17	Litex Lovech	2 – 0	Cherno More	Lovech
15:00 EEST	Kushev 19' Isailović 88' Dzhambazov	report	Terziev Ilić V. Stanchev	Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 2,000

12 March 2005 Round 18	Cherno More	3 – 2	Marek Dupnitsa	Varna
15:00 EEST	Kostadinov 33' Simov 55' Timnev 61' Timnev Kostadinov Terziev	report	T. Kolev 59' Y. Kyuchukov 89' Emilov Stankov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,200

19 March 2005 Round 19	Belasitsa Petrich	0 – 0	Cherno More	Petrich
15:00 EEST	St. Nenov Paparkov A. Kostadinov Sht. Dimitrov	report	Stoyanov Kakashvili Kunchev D. Georgiev I. Georgiev	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Attendance: 500

2 April 2005 Round 20	Cherno More	1 – 1	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Varna
17:00 EEST	I. Georgiev 46'		Zlatinov 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov (Pleven)

6 April 2005 Round 21	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2 – 0	Cherno More	Plovdiv
17:00 EEST	Paskov 5' Kamburov 10' Kotev	report	Ginchev Mirchev	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,000

10 April 2005 Round 22	Cherno More	1 – 0	Rodopa Smolyan	Varna
17:00 EEST	Darsania 10'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500

17 April 2005 Round 23	CSKA Sofia	1 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
17:00 EEST	Yanev 63' (pen.)	report	Kakashvili	Stadium: Balgarska Armia Attendance: 3,000

23 April 2005 Round 24	Cherno More	2 – 1	Nesebar	Varna
15:00 EEST	Darsania 49' Timnev 66' (pen.) Darsania Vachev Stoyanov Ilić Simov	report	Ilchev 23' (pen.) Linkov Nyagolov Stoilov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500

30 April 2005 Round 25	Naftex Burgas	2 – 1	Cherno More	Burgas
20:00 EEST	Sakaliev 30', 56' Sarmov K. Yanev Mitrev	report	Ginchev 90+3' (pen.) Vachev	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 300

6 May 2005 Round 26	Cherno More	1 – 0	Spartak Varna	Varna
18:00 EEST	Timnev 63' (pen.) Darsania	report	N. Stanchev Hasan	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,500

11 May 2005 Round 27	Beroe Stara Zagora	2 – 0	Cherno More	Stara Zagora
18:00 EEST	Moke 74', 83' Zhekov	report	Stoyanov	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 2,500

15 May 2005 Round 28	Cherno More	0 – 1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Varna
18:00 EEST	Stoyanov Kunchev	report	Hr. Markov 45' Trenkov D. Donchev Y. Petkov	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000

21 May 2005 Round 29	Cherno More	1 – 1	Slavia Sofia	Varna
18:00 EEST	Ginchev 56' (pen.) Mirchev Terziev	report	Karaslavov 18' Valkanov Mechedzhiev	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000

28 May 2005 Round 30	Levski Sofia	2 – 1	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30 EEST	M. Ivanov 9', 22' M. Ivanov	report	Timnev 11' Ilić Kostadinov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ivan Babanov (Sandanski)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Lokomotiv Sofia^[a]	30	14	7	9	43	35	+8	46
7	Naftex Burgas	30	10	5	15	24	38	−14	35^[b]
8	Cherno More	30	10	5	15	30	38	−8	35^[b]
9	Marek	30	9	8	13	34	44	−10	35^[b]
10	Beroe	30	9	8	13	32	36	−4	35^[b]

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
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 goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
Notes:

^ Lokomotiv Sofia were docked three points for failure to pay salaries to a former player.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Naftex Burgas ahead of Cherno More, Marek and Beroe on head-to-head points; Naftex Burgas: 10 pts, Cherno More: 9 pts, Marek: 9 pts, Beroe: 7 pts.

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
30	10	5	15	30	38	−8	35	9	3	3	20	11	+9	1	2	12	10	27	−17

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	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L
Position	10	13	15	12	14	11	7	8	8	7	7	6	7	8	8	6	7	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8

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

Goalscorers in A Group

Rank	Scorer	Goals
1	Plamen Timnev	11
2	Todor Simov	3
	Konstantine Darsania
	Gosho Ginchev
5	Marko Ilić	2
6	Yordan Terziev	1
	Dimitar Georgiev
	Diyan Genchev
	Valentin Stanchev
	Veselin Vachev
	Petar Kostadinov
	Ivan Georgiev

Bulgarian cup

26 October 2004 2nd Round	Cherno More	3 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Lokomotiv Sofia	Varna
15:00 EET	Valev 35', 75' Simov 78'		Atanasov 10' Stoyanov 36' Genkov 51' Kondev 101'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,000

References

^ "A Group 2004-05 season" (in Bulgarian). a-pfg.com.

[table_note_LSO0.27515228198615-2] Lokomotiv Sofia were docked three points for failure to pay salaries to a former player.

[table_hth_NAF0.27515228198615-3] Naftex Burgas ahead of Cherno More, Marek and Beroe on head-to-head points; Naftex Burgas: 10 pts, Cherno More: 9 pts, Marek: 9 pts, Beroe: 7 pts.

[1] "A Group 2004-05 season" (in Bulgarian). a-pfg.com.

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2004–05 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 8) Hristo Stoichkov
Club seasons
A Group	Belasitsa CSKA Levski Litex Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Marek Naftex Nesebar Pirin Rodopa Slavia Spartak Vidima-Rakovski
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