PFC Neftochimic Burgas

Neftochimic (Bulgarian: Нефтохимик) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Burgas, which currently competes in Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The team plays its home games at the local Lazur Stadium, which it used to share with PSFC Chernomorets Burgas up until 2015.

Neftochimic Burgas
Full nameProfessional Football Club Neftochimic Burgas 1962
Nickname(s)The Sheiks
Founded20 May 1962 (1962-05-20)
GroundStadion Lazur
Capacity18,037
OwnerBurgas Municipality
ChairmanPlamen Mihov
Head coachNikolay Krastev
LeagueSecond League
2019–20Second League, 5th
WebsiteClub website

Club colours

Green White Black

Kit history

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2011 Tomy Eurobuilding Engineering
2012 Nike Burgas Municipality
2013-2014 Legea Lukoil
2015-2018 Krasiko Masterhouse
2019- Krasiko Efbet

History

PFC Neftochimic Burgas

On 6 July 2009, Naftex Burgas stopped its existence. On 7 July the amateur football club Athletic was renamed to Neftochimic 1986 and was subsequently declared by the owners as a successor of the old team.During the following 2010–11 season the team finished second, completing a quick return to professional football.[1] On 27 June 2014 it was announced that the club was dissolved due to financial debts.

Neftochimic also won the 2011 Bulgarian Amateur Football League Cup.

Master Burgas/PFC Burgas

The club was founded in 2009 as Football Club Master. On 19 June 2014, the BFU confirmed Benkovski Byala's withdrawal from the 2014–15 B PFG and officially invited Master Burgas to take their spot as the 2nd placed team in the Southeast V AFG.[2]

On 22 June, the club announced it has accepted the invitation, and in addition will change its name to PFC Burgas and switch colors from red and white to blue and white, similar to the flag of Burgas.[3][4]

Professional divisions (2015–present)

On 7 January 2015, it's announced that PFC Burgas and the newly establish team SNC Neftochimic Burgas, claiming to be successor of PFC Neftochimic Burgas (2009–14), are going to merge in the end of the season and start the next season under the name PFC Neftochimic Burgas 1962.[5] Neftochimic Burgas 1962 started the 2015–16 season in B Group on the place of PFC Burgas.The team finished 12th, but was administratively promoted to the new Bulgarian First League.

On 3 June 2017, the team lost the playoff match against Vitosha Bistritsa and was relegated from the Bulgarian First League.[6] On 23 June 2017, the team announced that they will play mostly with youth team players due to financial troubles and so most of U19 team were promoted to first team with Nikolay Krastev as manager and Stanislav Zhekov as his assistant, while most of the players from last season would be released.[7]

Relegation and Third Division (2018-2019)

On 15 August 2017, it was announced that Lokomotiv Burgas would merge with the team, making Sutherland Global Services the new owners of the team. The 2017–18 season was very poor for "the Sheikhs", as they won only 2 games in the Second League, and were relegated to the third tier, the Third Amateur Football League.[8]

In the new season Neftochimic managed to win a promotion back to Second League, finishing 1st, after dominating the league with 29 wins, 3 draws and just 2 losses. They managed to defeat city rivals FC Chernomorets 1919 Burgas on two occasions.

Back to Second Division (2019-present)

In their first season back with the professionals, Neftochimic managed to finish 5th, just before the league was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic just 9 points behind the 3rd in the league Montana who were granted promotion. "The Sheikhs" started the season playing their home games Arena Sozopol, due to the lack of financial support. In their first home game Neftochimic managed to defeat their long time rivals FC Spartak Varna with a 5:0 win.

On November 22nd 2019 Neftochimic signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with Bulgarian betting company "efbet", which made a financial agreement with Stadion Lazur's owner Mitko Sabev to bring the club back to its original home, renaming and re-branding it to "Efbet Arena Burgas".


Current squad

Players

As of 1 October 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BUL Plamen Kolev
3 DF  BUL Todor Petkov
4 DF  BUL Ali Ahmed
6 DF  BUL Tsvetan Chahov
7 MF  BUL Simeon Veshev
8 MF  BUL Blagovest Danchev (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
9 FW  BUL Viktor Yanev
10 FW  BUL Oktay Yusein
11 MF  BUL Zhivko Zhekov
14 MF  BUL Valchan Chanev
15 DF  BUL Nikola Borisov
18 MF  BUL Iliyan Yordanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  BUL Mario Yordanov
20 MF  BUL Daniel Ivanov
21 MF  BUL Tsvetan Filipov (captain)
22 MF  BUL Tsvetomir Tsonkov
27 DF  BUL Nikolay Kostov
32 DF  BUL Dimitar Balinov (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
33 GK  BUL Petar Ivanov (on loan from Levski Sofia)
71 MF  BUL Ivan Vinkov
77 MF  BUL Daniel Vasilev
92 DF  BUL Galin Tashev
99 MF  BUL Galin Dimov
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2020.

Managers

Dates Name Honours
2015 Radostin Kishishev
2015 Atanas Atanasov
2015–2016 Diyan Petkov
2016 Gancho Evtimov
Dimcho Nenov
(interim)
2016−2017 Hristo Yanev
2017 Nikolay Krastev
2017 Blagomir Mitrev

League positions

Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian First LeagueBulgarian B Football GroupRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2015–16B PFG (II)127148293935First round
2016–17First League (I)128717334731Second Round
2017–18Second League (II)16232515629First round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Goalscoring and appearance records

As of 12 May 2017

Most appearances for the club in the First League

RankNameCareerAppearances
1 Ivan Valchanov2016–201729
2 Nikolay Dyulgerov2016–201728
3 Yanko Georgiev2016–201727
4 Borislav Borisov2015–201626
5 Sergiu Homei2016–201725
Zhivko Hadzhiev2015–201725
7 Stanislav Zhekov2015–2016
2017–
24
Angel Granchov2016–201724
9 Stanimir Andonov2015–201623
Tihomir Trifonov2015–201623

Most goals for the club in the league

RankNameCareerGoals
1 Ivan Valchanov2016–20176
Borislav Borisov2015–20166
3 Dimitar Georgiev20155
4 Galin Ivanov20174
Ventsislav Hristov2016–20174
6 Stefan Nedelchev2015–20163
Lyubomir Lubenov20153
Stanislav Zhekov2015–2016
2017–
3
Emanuil Manev2016–20173
Nikolay Dyulgerov2016–20173

References

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