1960–61 PFC Cherno More Varna season

The 1960-61 season marked the immediate return of Cherno More to the top flight of Bulgarian football after the club finished bottom of A Group in 1958-1959.

Cherno More Varna
1960-61 season
ManagerLozan Kotsev
Republican Football Group A12th

Overview

Despite spending the majority of the season mid-table, Cherno More narrowly avoided relegation on the last day of the season. The team was seven points clear of Spartak Sofia with only five matches left in the two-points-for-a-win league. Spartak's resurgence began with an away victory against their namesakes and Cherno More's city rivals. On the penultimate day of the season Cherno More lost against city rivals Spartak Varna at home, while Spartak Sofia thrashed Dunav Ruse 5-0 to move just a point behind the Sailors with both teams scheduled to play in Sofia in the last round. Spartak Sofia recorded another convincing win by defeating runners-up Levski Sofia 4-1 but eventually went down despite having a +4 goal difference, after Cherno More, without a win away the whole season, prevailed against Septemvri Sofia 2-1.

Republican Football Group A

Matches
18 September 1960 Round 1 Minyor Dimitrovo 1–0 Cherno More Varna Pernik
25 September 1960 Round 2 Cherno More Varna 2–0 Dunav Ruse Varna
29 September 1960 Round 3 Spartak Sofia 0–0 Cherno More Varna Sofia
2 October 1960 Round 4 Cherno More Varna 1–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Varna
9 October 1960 Round 5 Spartak Plovdiv 1–0 Cherno More Varna Plovdiv
16 October 1960 Round 6 Cherno More Varna 2–1 Slavia Sofia Varna
19 October 1960 Round 7 Levski Sofia 4–0 Cherno More Varna Sofia
23 October 1960 Round 8 Marek Stanke Dimitrov 2–2 Cherno More Varna Dupnitsa
30 October 1960 Round 9 Cherno More Varna 1–1 Beroe Stara Zagora Varna
7 November 1960 Round 10 CDNA Sofia 5–0 Cherno More Varna Sofia
13 November 1960 Round 11 Cherno More Varna 0–0 Botev Plovdiv Varna
18 December 1960 Round 12 Spartak Varna 2–0 Cherno More Varna Varna
25 December 1960 Round 13 Cherno More Varna 5–1 Septemvri Sofia Varna
12 March 1961 Round 14 Cherno More Varna 0–1 Minyor Dimitrovo Varna
19 March 1961 Round 15 Dunav Ruse 1–1 Cherno More Varna Ruse
26 March 1961 Round 16 Cherno More Varna 2–1 Spartak Sofia Varna
9 April 1961 Round 17 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Varna Sofia
16 April 1961 Round 18 Cherno More Varna 4–0 Spartak Plovdiv Varna
21 April 1961 Round 19 Slavia Sofia 3–1 Cherno More Varna Sofia
29 April 1961 Round 20 Cherno More Varna 1–1 Levski Sofia Varna
14 May 1961 Round 21 Cherno More Varna 4–1 Marek Stanke Dimitrov Varna
21 May 1961 Round 22 Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 Cherno More Varna Stara Zagora
27 May 1961 Round 23 Cherno More Varna 1–2 CDNA Sofia Varna
4 June 1961 Round 24 Botev Plovdiv 4–2 Cherno More Varna Plovdiv
25 June 1961 Round 25 Cherno More Varna 1–2 Spartak Varna Varna
2 July 1961 Round 26 Septemvri Sofia 1–2 Cherno More Varna Sofia

[1]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Beroe Stara Zagora 26 7 10 9 30 38 −8 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 8 7 11 33 37 −4 23
12 Cherno More Varna 26 8 7 11 33 37 −4 23
13 Spartak Sofia (R) 26 8 6 12 39 35 +4 22 Relegation to 1961–62 B Group
14 Septemvri Sofia (R) 26 5 7 14 33 56 −23 17
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 8 7 11 33 37  −4 31 7 3 3 24 11  +13 1 4 8 9 26  −17

Soviet Army Cup
Round of 32 Cherno More Varna 2–1 FC Gigant Belene
Round of 16 Cherno More Varna 1–2 Levski Sofia

References
  1. http://www.retro-football.bg/?q=bg/196061

http://www.retro-football.bg/?q=bg/196061
http://a-pfg.com/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD/1960-1961/

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.