FC Volov Shumen explained

Clubname:Volov Shumen 2007
Fullname:Football Club Volov Shumen 2007
Nickname:Пивоварите
(The Brewers)
Founded: as Panayot Volov
Capacity:24,390
(currently down to 3,500)
Chairman:Ivan Stanchev
Manager:Tsvetan Iliev
League:Third League
Season:2023-24
Position:A RFG Shumen, 7th
Leftarm1:FAE652
Body1:FAE652
Rightarm1:FAE652
Shorts1:2970BA
Socks1:2970BA
Leftarm2:FFFFFF
Body2:FFFFFF
Rightarm2:FFFFFF
Shorts2:2970BA
Socks2:2970BA

Football Club Volov Shumen 2007 (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Волов Шумен 2007) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in Third League, third tier of Bulgarian football. The club was established in 1929 under the name "Panayot Volov", and folded its senior team in 2014, before being 'refounded' in July 2018. In 2024 Volov merged with Shumen 2007 to form Volov Shumen 2007.

Shumen plays their home games on "Panayot Volov” stadium, with a historic capacity of 24,390 people and a current one of 3,500. The team's first kit colors are yellow and blue.Because of the city's famous brand of Shumensko beer, they are often affectionately called Пивоварите, or The Brewers.

History

FC Shumen (then called Panayot Volov) participated in the State Championship as Shumen region champion in 1934–35 and reached the semifinals. The club was again champion of Shumen region in 1935–36 and 1936–37, but was eliminated during the first matches of the State Championship. The club subsequently went through further name changes, including to DFS Shumen in 1980, Madara Shumen in 1984, and FC Shumen in 1985.

After a successful spell in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group during the early and late 1990s, which included a 4th-place finish in 1993–94, this led to a UEFA Cup participation. Shumen was drawn against Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta. Shumen lost both games, and were eliminated in their only European participation. In the upcoming years, the club lost its main sponsors and went bankrupt. A newly formed entity acquired its license and merged with Yunak Shumen in 2001, eventually becoming FC Shumen 2001. The club briefly returned to its original name of Panayot Volov in 2007, before entering financial difficulties once more and being renamed to Shumen 2010 as it was demoted to the V group, the third tier in Bulgarian football.[1]

The club regained its position in professional football after a two-year absence by winning the 2011–12 Northeastern V Amateur Group, but finished 12th out of 14 teams in its first season back, and was relegated back to the third division for the 2013–14 season. Shumen 2010 finished 14th in the 2013/14 V AFG campaign, which meant they were relegated to the regional divisions. However, due to continuing financial difficulties the club folded before the start of the 2014/15 season, and fielded youth teams only in the following four seasons.

On 26 July 2018, the team was restored under the name Volov 1929 Shumen and filed a request for participation in the 2018–19 season of the Bulgarian Third League.[2] On 30 July they were accepted, and faced Lokomotiv Ruse in their return to the 3rd division, losing the game 2–1.[3] They were relegated at the end of the season, but returned to the Third League in the 2021–22 season.

PFC Shumen have played in the A Professional Group for a total of seven seasons: 1972–1973, 1983–1984, 1993–1996 and 1998–2000.[4] The club reached the semifinals of the Bulgarian Cup on two occasions, in 1957 and 2006, when they narrowly lost 2:1 to Cherno More Varna after extra time.

Honours

A PFG

B PFG

North-East V AFG

Bulgarian Cup

Players

Current squad

Naming history

Statistics

European record

UEFA Cup

League positions

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League season to season (1948-2024)

SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1948–49V AFG?DNQ
1950B PFG4DNQ
1951B PFG11DNQ
1952V AFG?DNQ
1953B PFG3DNQ
1954B PFG2First Round
1955B PFG8DNQ
1956B PFG4DNQ
1957B PFG2Semi-final
1958B PFG10?
1958–59B PFG4DNQ
1959–60B PFG4First Round
1960–61B PFG16?
1961–62V AFG?First Round
1962–63B PFG8DNQ
1963–64B PFG13DNQ
1964–65B PFG?DNQ
1965–66B PFG6?
1966–67B PFG?First Round
1967–68B PFG10DNQ
1968–69B PFG11First Round
1969–70B PFG18Second Round
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1970–71V AFG?First Round
1971–72B PFG1First Round
1972–73A PFG18First Round
1973–74B PFG4DNQ
1974–75B PFG13First Round
1975–76B PFG4Quarter-final
1976–77B PFG5First Round
1977–78B PFG6Third Round
1978–79B PFG9First Round
1979–80B PFG4Second Round
1980–81B PFG2First Round
1981–82B PFG2First Round
1982–83B PFG1Second Round
1983–84A PFG11Second Round
1984–85B PFG3Third Round
1985–86V AFG?DNQ
1986–87V AFG1DNQ
1987–88B PFG8Third Round
1988–89B PFG8Second Round
1989–90B PFG20DNQ
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
1990–91V AFG1DNQ
1991–92B PFG13DNQ
1992–93B PFG2First Round
1993–94A PFG4First Round
1994–95A PFG10First Round
1995–96A PFG14Second Round
1996–97B PFG11Second Round
1997–98B PFG3Second Round
1998–99A PFG14Third Round
1999–00A PFG16Quarter-final
2000–01B PFG18First Round
2001–02V AFG2First Round
2002–03V AFG2DNQ
2003–04B PFG9First Round
2004–05B PFG9Second Round
2005–06B PFG7Semi-final
2006–07B PFG7Second Round
2007–08B PFG9First Round
2008–09B PFG14First Round
2009–10B PFG10First Round
SeasonDivisionPlaceBulgarian Cup
2010–11V AFG4DNQ
2011–12V AFG1DNQ
2012–13B PFG12First Round
2013–14V AFG14First Round
2014–15

Did not exist

2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19Third League13DNQ
2019–20A RFG2DNQ
2020–21A RFG5DNQ
2021–22Third League9DNQ
2022–23Third League10DNQ
2023–24A RFG7DNQ

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulgaria . 2010-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210173956/http://www.liblib.cn/UEFA/Bulgaria.htm . 2010-02-10 . Bulgarian Clubs
  2. https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=737291 Волов (Шумен) подаде заявка за участие в Североизточната Трета лига
  3. https://gong.bg/bg-football/drugi/iztegliha-zhrebiia-za-severoiztochnata-treta-liga-499266 Изтеглиха жребия за Североизточната Трета лига
  4. Web site: Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009.