name Volov 1929 Shumen and filed a request for participation in the 2018–19 season of the Bulgarian Third League. On 30 July they were accepted, and faced Lokomotiv Ruse in their return to the 3rd division, losing the game 2–1. 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. 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 4th place: 1993–94 Semifinalist in the national championship: 1935 B PFG Champions (2): 1971–72, 1982–83 Runners-up (5): 1953–54, 1956–57, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1992–93 North-East V AFG Champions (3): 1986–87, 1990–91, 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup Semi-finalists (2): 1956–57, 2005–06 Quarter-finalists (2): 1975–76, 1999–00 Naming history Panayot Volov () (December 1, 1929 - 1946) Yunak-Botev-Volov () (1946 - 1947) Panayot Volov () (1947 - 1980) FC Shumen () (1980 - 1985) FC Madara () (1985 - 1989) FC Shumen (1989 - 2001) Shumen 2001 () (2001 - 2007) Panayot Volov (2007 - 2010) Macaque 2008 () (2010 - 2011) (after split of "Makak" (Makak district, Shumen) from "OFG Shumen") Shumen 2010 () (2011 - 2014) (after "Rapid" (Divdyadovo, Shumen) merged into club) Volov () (2018 - Present) Statistics European record UEFA Cup: League positions League season to season (1948-2022) Total seasons in A Group: 7 Total seasons in B Group: 47 Total seasons in V Group: 15 Total seasons in A RFG: 2 References External links Club profile at bgclubs.eu (in Bulgarian) Football clubs in Shumen 1929 establishments in Bulgaria 2010 establishments in Bulgaria 2018 establishments in Bulgaria