FC Volov Shumen
Full name | Football Club Volov 1929 Shumen | ||
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Nickname(s) | Пивоварите (The Brewers) | ||
Founded | December 1, 1929 | as Panayot Volov||
Ground | Stadion Panayot Volov, Shumen | ||
Capacity | 24,390 (currently down to 3,500) | ||
Chairman | Evgeni Bonev | ||
Manager | Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev | ||
League | A RFG Shumen | ||
2022–23 | North-East Third League, 10th (disqualified to A RFG Shumen) | ||
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Football Club Volov 1929 Shumen (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Волов 1929 Шумен) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in A RFG Shumen, fourth 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. Shumen last played in the top tier of Bulgarian football during the 1999–2000 season.
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
The club
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.
Honours
- 4th place: 1993–94
- Semifinalist in the national championship: 1935
- Champions (3): 1986–87, 1990–91, 2011–12
Naming history
- Panayot Volov (Bulgarian: Панайот Волов) (December 1, 1929 - 1946)
- Yunak-Botev-Volov (Bulgarian: Юнак-Ботев-Волов) (1946 - 1947)
- Panayot Volov (Bulgarian: Панайот Волов) (1947 - 1980)
- FC Shumen (Bulgarian: ФК Шумен) (1980 - 1985)
- FC Madara (Bulgarian: ФК Мадара) (1985 - 1989)
- FC Shumen (1989 - 2001)
- Shumen 2001 (Bulgarian: Шумен 2001) (2001 - 2007)
- Panayot Volov (2007 - 2010)
- Macaque 2008 (Bulgarian: Макак 2008) (2010 - 2011) (after split of "Makak" (Makak district, Shumen) from "OFG Shumen")
- Shumen 2010 (Bulgarian: Шумен 2010) (2011 - 2014) (after "Rapid" (Divdyadovo, Shumen) merged into club)
- Volov (Bulgarian: Волов) (2018 - Present)
Statistics
European record
Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1994–95
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Q | Anorthosis Famagusta
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1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
League positions
League season to season (1948-2024)
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- Total seasons in A Group: 7
- Total seasons in B Group: 47
- Total seasons in V Group: 15
- Total seasons in A RFG: 3
References
- ^ "Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-04-27. Bulgarian Clubs
- ^ Волов (Шумен) подаде заявка за участие в Североизточната Трета лига
- ^ Изтеглиха жребия за Североизточната Трета лига
- ^ "Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009".
External links
- Club profile at bgclubs.eu (in Bulgarian)