OFC Pomorie
Introduction '''Pomorie''' () is a Bulgarian municipal () association football club based in Pomorie, that competes in the A RFG Burgas, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. The club plays its home matches at the Pomorie Stadium, which has an overall capacity of 2,000 seats.
Honours '''Second League:'''* 15px Runners-up (2): 2010-11, 2015-16'''Third League:''' * 15px '''Winners (1):''' 2002/03 '''Bulgarian Cup'''* 15px Runners-up (1): 2010'''Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League'''* 15px '''Winners (2):''' 2002/03, 2008/09
History ===First years===The football club in Pomorie was established in 1934.In 1944 became '''Nikolay Luskov''' in honour of the famous Bulgarian communist politic with the same name, who died in the town. Since then, the club changed its name twice, as '''Cherveno Zname''' and '''FC Pomorie''', without making some important achievements.===2002–2009===However, in 2002, the club managed to earn a promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG. The next season, the club was bought by the Bulgarian oil company Petrol AD, and the same 2003-04 season the team achieved a double by winning the South-East V AFG and the Bulgarian Amateur Cup, again under the name  '''FC Pomorie'''.The following two seasons Pomorie competed in the Bulgarian B PFG, but in 2006, were once again relegated to the V AFG. In the next years, the club stayed in the South-East V AFG, without achieving any significant results. In 2009, however, PFC Pomorie finished in the third position of their division and were able to play a play-off match for a promotion to the Bulgarian B PFG.===Union with Naftex Burgas===On July 3, 2009, PFC Pomorie merged with '''Naftex Burgas''' from the nearby city Burgas, by demands from the Petrol AD owner Mitko Sabev. However, the old club was folded and a new club was established by the fans as a successor of the old team. Therefore, only part of the Naftex players were moved to the Pomorie team. The newly created club was named '''Chernomorets Pomorie''' and several days later the club obtained a license from the BFU in order to participate in the East B PFG. As of 2009 Chernomorets Pomorie is used as a satellite team for Chernomorets Burgas and has a goal to train and develop players, seeking promotion to the first squad in the main club.At the end of the 2010/2011 B PFG season, Chernomorets Pomorie finished in 2nd place, securing the right to challenge Vidima Rakovski for a spot in the A PFG, the top echelon in Bulgaria. However, they were ultimately denied a professional license by the Bulgarian Football Union and FC Sportist Svoge will face the team from Sevlievo.Since season 2014/2015 OFC Pomorie has participated in the South-Eastern 3rd football division.===Final of Bulgarian Cup===On April 28, 2010, Chernomorets Pomorie surprisingly managed to secure a place in the final of the Bulgarian Cup after securing some prestigious wins against Minyor Pernik (2:0) and Kaliakra Kavarna (4:1 after penalties) at the Pomorie Stadium. Chernomorets's players are the second ones from a B PFG team in the Bulgarian Cup history, that have reached the final of the competition since Chernomorets Burgas's similar achievement in 1989.The final of the cup was held on May 5, 2010, against Beroe Stara Zagora at the Lovech Stadium, but it was lost by the Pomorie with 0:1.===Difficult Years===On 23 May 2012 was the last game of team. In June 2012 Chernomorets Pomorie and Akademik Sofia did not receive a professional license from the BFU and were relegated to the third division. The team denied to compete in V Grupa and any other division due to financial problems. On 15 September 2012 its changes the name to OFC Pomorie. The youth academy of the club currently competes in youth divisions.===New beginning===On 22 July 2013 the main team made its first training and during 2013-14 season competed in the regional divisions. The team quickly progressed, winning the Third League in the season 2014-15, thus promoting to the second division, where they currently play. Pomorie was disqualified from the second level after the 2019–20 season due to financial problems. The club did not apply for entry to the Third League due to continuing financial trouble.===Historical names===YearsNames1944-80FC Nikolay Luskov1980-95FC Cherno More1995-09PFC Pomorie2009-12PFC Chernomorets2012-presentOFC Pomorie===League positions===ImageSize = width:1300 height:60PlotArea  = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod     = from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/2020ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1991Colors =  id:bl1  value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5)  id:bl2  value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3)  id:rs  value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6)  id:rn  value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1)PlotData=   bar:Position width:16 color:white align:center  from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1991  shift:(0,-4) text:10  from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992  shift:(0,-4) text:7  from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993  shift:(0,-4) text:5  from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994  shift:(0,-4) text:7  from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995  shift:(0,-4) text:2  from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996  shift:(0,-4) text:7  from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997  shift:(0,-4) text:13  from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998  shift:(0,-4) text:9  from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999  shift:(0,-4) text:5  from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000  shift:(0,-4) text:12  from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001  shift:(0,-4) text:4  from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002  shift:(0,-4) text:6   from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003  shift:(0,-4) text:5  from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004  shift:(0,-4) text:1  from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/2004  color:red shift:(0,14)  text: "V Group"  from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2005  shift:(0,-4) text:8  from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2006  shift:(0,-4) text:13  from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2006  color:white  shift:(0,14)  text: "B Group"  from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007  shift:(0,-4) text:3  from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008  shift:(0,-4) text:6  from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009  shift:(0,-4) text:3  from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2009  color:red shift:(0,14)  text: "V Group"  from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010  shift:(0,-4) text:7  from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2011  shift:(0,-4) text:2  from:01/07/2011 till:01/07/2012  shift:(0,-4) text:5  from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2012  color:white  shift:(0,14)  text: "B Group"  from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2013  shift:(0,-4) text:5  from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2014  shift:(0,-4) text:2  from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2014  color:yellow  shift:(0,14)  text: A Regional  from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015  shift:(0,-4) text:1  from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015  color:red shift:(0,14)  text: "V"  from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016  shift:(0,-4) text:2  from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016  color:white  shift:(0,14)  text: "B"  from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017  shift:(0,-4) text:7  from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018  shift:(0,-4) text:6  from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019  shift:(0,-4) text:10  from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020  shift:(0,-4) text:17  from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2020  color:white  shift:(0,14)  text: "Second League"
Past seasons  Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup2013–14A RFG (IV)  2  23  1  4  91  27  70  not qualified2014–15V Group (III)  1  23  4  3  66  16  73  not qualified2015–16B Group (II)  2  15  9  6  36  23  54  First round2016–17Second League  7  14  5  11  36  32  47  Second round 2017–18Second League  6  10  11  9  36  32  41  First round '''Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.'''
Stadium and Sports Complex Chernomorets Pomorie currently play their home matches at the '''Pomorie Stadium''' in Pomorie. The stadium has an overall capacity of 3,000 spectators and it is part of a major training sports complex located in the range of a 5-star luxury hotel complex, which is also used by the needs of the football club. The venue has one main stand with roof covers, a 1400 lux floodlight system, a frame scoreboard and a synthetic grass pitch surface. It was built in 2006, along with the '''Pomorie Sports Complex''' at a total cost of € 3,25 million.
Players ===Current squad===''As of 20 August 2019''''For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2019. ''===Foreign players===Only one non-EU national can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian Second League. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years. '''EU Nationals'''* Wilfried Grimaud* Josué Ntoya'''EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)''''''Non-EU Nationals'''===Staff===PositionNameChairman Hristo BurgazlievManaging director Ognyan RalevSport-technical director Stoyan DzhisovCoach Lazar TonozlievCoach Lachezar DanevCoach Boris Tomov
References
External links * Official website* Unofficial website