Varna derby

Varna derby
Other namesSpartak Varna vs Cherno More Varna
LocationVarna, Bulgaria
TeamsSpartak Varna
Cherno More Varna
First meetingCherno More 2–2 Spartak
(18 July 1948)
Latest meetingSpartak 1–3 Cherno More
(16 August 2025)
StadiumsTicha Stadium Cherno More
Spartak Stadium Spartak Varna
Statistics
Meetings total87
Most winsPFC Cherno More Varna
Most player appearancesBoris Prushev (23)
Top scorerDobromir Tashkov (12)
Largest victoryCherno More 5–0 Spartak
(2008)
Longest win streakCherno More (3)

The Varna derby (Bulgarian: Варненско дерби) is a football rivalry between the two most successful and popular clubs in Varna, Bulgaria: Cherno More Varna and Spartak Varna. The rivalry is one of the most heated and passionate in Bulgarian football.

Overview

The matches between Cherno More and Spartak have a long history, dating back to the early 20th century. The two teams have had a number of intense encounters, especially in the Bulgarian First League. The derby is known for its passionate fanbases, with both sets of supporters having a strong following in Varna and across Bulgaria. The matches are typically high in intensity and often play a significant role in the league standings.

Summary of results

As of the midle of the season 2025-26.

Matches Cherno More Wins Draws Spartak Varna Wins Cherno More Goals Spartak Varna Goals
A PFG/First League[1] 66 25 26 15 78 61
Cherno More Home 33 12 15 6 43 31
Spartak Varna Home 33 13 11 9 35 30
B PFG/Second League 6 0 3 3 4 10
Knockout and cup competitions 16 6 3 7 21 24
Local competitions 9 2 1 6 13 19
Total 97 33 33 31 116 114

Note: Matches that have finished with a win after extra time are represented as a win for the respective club.

A PFG / First League Matches (1948–49 – present)

[2][3] Cherno More – Spartak Varna Spartak Varna – Cherno More
Season Date Venue Attend. Score Home goals Away goals Date Venue Attend. Score Home goals Away goals
1952 12–04–1952 Kolodruma – 3-2 Yovchev 6' 35' 88' Nenchev 25' Arnaudov 29' 20–07–1952 Kolodruma – 0–0 – –
1954 10–10–1954 Kolodruma – 0-1 – Tunchev 76' (o.g.) 16–05–1954 Kolodruma – 1–1 Zheliabov 59' Bogdanov 40'
1955 13–09–1955 Kolodruma – 2-1 Filipov 21' (o.g.) Bogdanov 56' Nenchev 47' 08–05–1955 Kolodruma 15,000 0–0 – –
1957 26–04–1957 Kolodruma 8,000 0-3 – Arnaudov 63' Filipov 76' Kalugerov 83' 20–10–1957 Kolodruma 15,000 0-1 – Kirov 85'
1958 16–03–1958 Kolodruma 13,000 1-3 Kirov 20' Traykov 16' Arnaudov 63' 79' – – – – – –
1958-59 07–09–1958 Gradski stadion 15,000 0-0 – – 22–03–1959 Kolodruma – 0-2 – Genov 31' Kostov 44'
1960-61 25–06–1961 Gradski stadion 30,000 1-2 N. Dimitrov 19' Stefanov 48' 59' 18–12–1960 Gradski stadion 10,000 2-0 Filipov 5'

Nikolov 70'

–
1961-62 26–11–1961 Yuri Gagarin 35,000 0-0 – – 15–07–1962 Yuri Gagarin 30,000 1-1 Filipov 83' I. Vasilev 85'
1962-63 14–05–1963 Yuri Gagarin – 2-1 N. Dimitrov 43' 75' Petkov 55' 21–10–1962 Yuri Gagarin 15,000 2-0 Valchanov 25'

Nikolov 66'

–
1963-64 24–05–1964 Yuri Gagarin 25,000 1-1 S. Nikolov 33' Nikolov 82' 17–11–1963 Yuri Gagarin – 0-2 – I. Vasilev 75'

G. Dimitrov 80'

1965-66 03–04–1966 Yuri Gagarin 30,000 2-2 Velikov 30'

Bogomilov 62'

Kalugerov 34'

Nikolov 81'

29–08–1965 Yuri Gagarin 30,000 1-2 Nikolov 4' Yanev 11'

Mitev 83'

1971-72 03–10–1971 Yuri Gagarin 27,000 1-1 Kalchev 61' (o.g.) Kolev 75' 08–04–1972 Yuri Gagarin 14,000 1-2 Bonchev 55' Mitev 47'

Tahmisyan 49'

1972-73 02–09–1972 Yuri Gagarin 10,000 3-1 Mitev 7'

D. Georgiev 14' E. Nedev 36' (o.g.)

S. Nedev 49' 11–03–1973 Yuri Gagarin 5,000 1-3 Fazhev 81' Mitev 35' 70'

Todorov 37'

1973-74 24–12–1973 Yuri Gagarin 10,000 2-0 Bogomilov 64'

D. Georgiev 72'

– 12–08–1973 Yuri Gagarin 25,000 1-1 Minchev 51' Bogomilov 56'
1975-76 20–03–1976 Yuri Gagarin 20,000 1-1 Kondov 76' Dobrev 44' 06–09–1975 Yuri Gagarin 30,000 1-0 Dobrev 52' –
1977-78 13–08–1977 Yuri Gagarin 30,000 0-0 – – 04–03–1978 Yuri Gagarin 12,000 1-2 Tahmisyan 44' D. Georgiev 17'

Andreev 42'

1982-83 05–03–1983 Yuri Gagarin 20,000 0-0 – – 21–08–1982 Yuri Gagarin 16,000 2-0 Naydenov 20' 27' –
1983-84 24–08–1983 Yuri Gagarin 8,000 0-2 – Gospodinov 35'

Naydenov 72'

11–03–1984 Yuri Gagarin 7,000 2-1 Naydenov 18' 70' Ganev 43'
1984-85 18–08–1984 Yuri Gagarin 15,000 1-0 Spasov 40' – 03–03–1985 Yuri Gagarin 15,000 1-0 Naydenov 75' –
1985-86 29–09–1985 Yuri Gagarin 15,000 3-0 Radev 2'

Spasov 10' Marev 53'

– 26–02–1986 Yuri Gagarin 7,000 2-2 Gospodinov 10'

Trendafilov 62'

Rafiev 27' 73'
1988-89 18–04–1989 Ticha 10,000 1-1 Bakardzhiev 39' Kazakov 69' 12–10–1988 Spartak 12,000 1-1 Kazakov 33' Vazharov 76'
1993-94 09–10–1993 Yuri Gagarin 12,000 1-2 Danev 89' Deliyski 8'

G. Gospodinov 88'

06–04–1994 Spartak 5,000 2-2 Gerdzhikov 39'

Mitov 44'

Kelepov 25'

Bakardzhiev 31'

2000-01 19–08–2000 Ticha 10,000 0-0 – – 14–03–2001 Spartak 10,000 0-0 – –
2001-02 14–10–2001 Ticha 9,000 1-1 Dionisiev 49' Stanchev 45' 10–03–2002 Spartak 4,000 0-0 – –
08–05–2002 Ticha 5,000 1-1 Dobrev 88' (pen.) Kremenliev 28' (pen.) 06–04–2002 Spartak 2,000 1-2 Krumov 50' Gerasimov 30'

Mihaylov 54' (pen.)

2002-03 15–09–2002 Ticha 12,000 2-1 Iliev 1'

A. Zafirov 50'

M. Georgiev 5' 22–03–2003 Spartak 5,500 2-1 Stanchev 5'

Nankov 41'

Spalević 52'
2003-04 15–08–2003 Ticha 8,000 1-1 Mirchev 90' (pen.) A. Petrov 52' (pen.) 21–02–2004 Spartak 3,500 1-2 Z. Mihaylov 83' Savić 27' (o.g.)

Stanchev 79'

2004-05 06–05–2005 Ticha 6,000 1-0 Timnev 63' (pen.) – 30–10–2004 Spartak 3,500 1-0 Radomirov 83' –
2006-07 18–11–2006 Ticha 10,000 3-0 da Silva 39'

Moke 54' (pen.) Zhekov 81'

– 19–05–2007 Spartak 4,500 2-0 Ortega 37'

Todorov 67'

–
2007-08 10–05–2008 Ticha 6,500 0-0 – – 1–12–2007 Spartak 5,000 0-1 – Manolov 67'
2008-09 14–11–2008 Ticha 7,500 5-0 Manolov 51'

Fernández 61' 78' Iliev 75' Kolev 81'

– 23–05–2009 Spartak 5,000 0-1 – Kakalov 65'
2022-23 07–05–2023 Ticha – 3-2 Panayotov 38'

Dimov 51' Drobarov 74'

Ewandro 59'

Balanyuk 83'

22–10–2022 Spartak – 0-0 – –
2024-25 08–03–2025 Ticha – 1-1 Martín 43' Strauß 72' 22–09–2024 Spartak 5,000 0-2 – Soula 8' (pen.)

Dudu 58'

2025-26 07–02–2026 Ticha 6,000 0-0 – – 16–08–2025 Spartak 5,000 1-3 Xande 12' Lazarov 2'

Zlatev 39' Phellipe 89'

B PFG / Second League Matches

[2] Cherno More – Spartak Varna Spartak Varna – Cherno More
Season Date Venue Attend. Score Home goals Away goals Date Venue Attend. Score Home goals Away goals
1990–91 09–03–1991 Ticha 8,000 2-2 Haralambiev 37'

Radev 86'

Vazharov 35'

Trendafilov 55'

22–08–1990 Spartak 10,000 1–1 Trendafilov 73' Naydenov 80'
1991–92 18–04–1992 Ticha 8,000 0-0 – – 12–10–1991 Spartak 6,000 3–0 Hmelnitzki 14' 44'

Kazakov 80'

–
1994–95 06–05–1995 Ticha 10,000 0–2 – Stanchev 40'

Trendafilov 67'

29–10–1994 Spartak 8,000 2–1 Trendafilov 40'

Kazakov 44'

Timnev 35'

Knockout and cup competitions

Competition[2] Season Round Date Stadium Attendance Match Result Goalscorers
Red Army Cup 1946 Preliminary 28 Oct 1945 Kolodruma – Ticha–Vladislav Spartak 4–0 Mokanov , own goal, n/a, n/a
Red Army Cup 1947 Preliminary 31 Oct 1946 Kolodruma 3,500 Spartak Ticha–Vladislav 5–1 Tashkov , Parushev , Ruhov ; Konakov
Red Army Cup 1948 Preliminary 19 Oct 1947 Kolodruma – Spartak TVP 1–0 n/a
Republican Championship 1948 Quarterfinal 18 Jul 1948 Kolodruma 8,000 TVP Spartak 2–2 Konakov 66', Ganchev 83'; Tashkov 45', Parushev 53'
25 Jul 1948 Kolodruma 10,000 Spartak TVP 4–0 Parushev 30' 46', Tashkov 50' 81'
Soviet Army Cup 1952 Round of 16 19 Oct 1952 Kolodruma – Spartak VMS 1–1 n/a
20 Oct 1952 Kolodruma – Spartak VMS 2–2 n/a
23 Oct 1952 Kolodruma – Spartak VMS 0–1 (a.e.t.) G. Dimitrov 102'
Soviet Army Cup 1955 First round 16 Oct 1955 Kolodruma – VMS Spartak 2–1 Dosev 37', Kovachev 71'; Arnaudov 62'
Soviet Army Cup 1969-70 Round of 32 06 Dec 1969 Gagarin – Spartak Cherno More 1–2 Kolev 11'; Bogomilov 20' 22'
Soviet Army Cup 1972-73 Round of 32 20 Dec 1972 Gagarin – Spartak Cherno More 1–0 Nedev 41'
Bulgarian Cup[a] 1980-81 33rd-64th Place 27 Dec 1980 Ticha 6,200 Cherno More Spartak 2–1 Ganev 10', Rafiev 84'; Petrov 63'
11 Feb 1981 Spartak 10,000 Spartak Cherno More 2–1 (4−5 p) Stoev 56', Voychev 65'; B. Kolev 30'
Soviet Army Cup[b] 1983-84 Round of 32 25 Dec 1983 Gagarin 5,000 Spartak Cherno More 1–0 Naydenov 23'
Bulgarian Cup 1984-85 Second Round 11 Nov 1984 Gagarin 2,500 Cherno More Spartak 1–2 Hamidov 36'; Lichev 38', Naydenov 40'
18 Nov 1984 Gagarin 3,000 Spartak Cherno More 0–2 N. Spasov 9', T. Atanasov 25'
  1. ^ Secondary cup tournament until 1982
  2. ^ Secondary cup tournament 1982-1990

Local Competitions

Competition[2] Season Date Stadium Attendance Match Result Goalscorers
Varna Championship 1945 27 May 1945 Kolodruma – Ticha–Vladislav Spartak 2–1 H. Konakov 5' 43';

Parushev 42'

8 Jul 1945 Kolodruma – Spartak Ticha–Vladislav 2–1 Manolov 18', Yovchev 28';

Nedev 11'

1946 12 May 1946 Kolodruma 8,000 Ticha–Vladislav Spartak 2–2 n/a 4', n/a;

Yovchev 15', Karpuschiev

15 Jun 1946 Kolodruma – Spartak Ticha–Vladislav 2–1 Tashkov 8' 88';

Kasabov 11'

1947 20 Apr 1947 Kolodruma 10,000 Spartak TVP 3–1 Zahariev 8', Tashkov 41' 88';

A. Konakov 13'

21 Jun 1947 Kolodruma – TVP Spartak 1–2 n/a
Oblast[a] Championship 1947 02 Aug 1947 Kolodruma 4,000 TVP Spartak 1–3 Nedev 3';

Zahariev 15' 75' (pen.), Ruhov 79'

Oblast[b] Championship 1947-48 14 Mar 1948 Kolodruma 4,500 TVP Spartak 3–2 Ganchev 1' 88', Nedev 21';

Parushev 9', Zahariev 35'

30 May 1948 Kolodruma 6,000 Spartak TVP 2–1 Yovchev 28', Zahariev 55';

Terzistoev 58'

  1. ^ Round-robin between the first two teams in Varna Championship and the winners of the local Shumen, Targovishte and Dobrich championships
  2. ^ Round-robin between two Varna teams and six other northeastern clubs

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2025)

P. 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1
2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16
17
18
B 3 2 3 1 8 1 4 5 2 1 1 6 8 10 7 1 1 9 7 7 8 16 15 3 1
8 11 7
  • Total: Cherno More with 52 higher finishes, Spartak Varna with 25 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2024–25 season).

Interesting Facts

Georgi Iliev scored the fastest goal in the history of the derby.

Source:[4][1]

  • The players with the most appearances in the Varna derby in the A Group are Todor Marev from Cherno More and Iliya Kirchev from Spartak, each with 18 matches.
  • The players with the most appearances in all official matches of the derby (city, regional, and national championships, A and B Group, national cup, and the Soviet Army Cup) are Boris Parushev – "Borleto" from Spartak with 23 matches, and Todor Marev from Cherno More with 22 matches.
  • The top goalscorer in the A Group matches of the derby is Stefan Naydenov from Spartak with 6 goals. Zdravko Mitev holds the record for Cherno More with 5 goals.
  • The top goalscorer in all official matches of the Varna derby is Dobromir Tashkov from Spartak with 12 goals. Zdravko Mitev and Stefan Bogomilov hold the record for Cherno More with 5 goals each.
  • The first and only hat-trick in the A Group derby was scored by Dimitar Yovchev from Cherno More, securing a 3:2 victory in 1952. A hat-trick was also scored by Dobromir Tashkov from Spartak in the Soviet Army Cup in 1946 (which at the time served as a national cup), when Spartak won 5:1. The other goals were scored by Boris Parushev and Spiridon Rukhov, while Anastaz Konakov scored the only goal for Cherno More.
  • The biggest margin of victory was recorded on November 14, 2008, when "The Sailors" (Cherno More) defeated "The Falcons" (Spartak) 5:0 at Ticha Stadium in an A Group match.
  • The largest victory margin for Spartak in the derby was on October 31, 1946, with a 5:1 win in a preliminary round of the national cup at "Kolodruma" stadium, and on July 25, 1948, in a quarterfinal second-leg match of the national championship with a 4:0 win, also at "Kolodruma" stadium.
  • The longest winning streak in the derby belongs to Spartak, with five consecutive victories: 2:1 (June 15, 1946, city championship), 5:1 (October 31, 1946, national cup), 3:1 (April 20, 1947, city championship), 2:1 (June 21, 1947, city championship), and 3:1 (August 2, 1947, regional championship). All matches were played at "Kolodruma" stadium.
  • The first foreign player to participate in the Varna derby at the A Group level was Albanian midfielder Mehmet Kurda. During the 1993/94 season, he played for Cherno More.
  • The first foreign player to score in the Varna derby was Ukrainian Volodymyr Khmelnytsky. During the 1991/92 season, he scored two goals for Spartak in a 3:0 victory in the B Group.
  • The first foreign player to score in the Varna derby at the A Group level was Russian Vladimir Gerasimov. On April 6, 2002, he scored in a 2:1 victory for Cherno More at Spartak Stadium.
  • Hristo Valchanov from Spartak is the only goalkeeper to have scored in the derby. He converted a penalty in 1962, helping "The Falcons" secure a 2:0 victory.
  • Georgi Iliev holds the record for the fastest goal in the history of the Varna derby. On September 15, 2002, he scored in the 1st minute, leading Cherno More to a 2:1 victory.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Любопитни факти за варненското дерби". 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Сезон по сезон". ФК Черно море.
  3. ^ "Cherno More vs Spartak Varna".
  4. ^ Book "Football Varna", 2007.
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